Chapter 377: Arbok's Power Surge!!!
This was the process of purifying the impurities within Arbok's body. Under the smelting influence of the golden scale, its draconic bloodline had become incredibly pure.
As the bloodline purified, the power granted by the Dragon Pattern amplified significantly. Furthermore, since Arbok's level had jumped from Elite to Champion tier, its strength in its Dragon Form now officially reached the Master tier.
Arbok's assault was savage, a suicide-style tactic that prioritized dealing damage at any cost.
To bridge the gap between a Champion-tier fighter and a Master-tier opponent, Arbok had to go all-in. It had no room to play defensively.
Under the combined assault of the three Pokémon, Mewtwo was finally starting to show signs of strain.
Beneath the silver-white armor, Mewtwo grew increasingly furious. This was the first time since its creation that it had been pushed into such a corner.
That silver-white armor, ironically, provided no true power boost—it was a prison. Every time Mewtwo tried to unleash its full psychic potential, the harness would constrict, restricting and limiting its output.
Escape!!!
In the depths of Mewtwo's consciousness, caught between the resentment of being controlled and the fury of being suppressed, a primal desire to shatter the silver armor began to swell.
This internal conflict started to bleed into Mewtwo's conscious mind, making its movements erratic and uncontrolled.
"Dammit!! Dammit!!! DAMMIT!!!! —"
In a hidden research facility far away, a gaunt man in a lab coat with dark, heavy circles under his eyes slammed his fists onto his desk. His bloodshot eyes were glued to the screen showing the battle between Mewtwo and the Arbok/Beedrill/Dragonite trio.
This was the birthplace of Mewtwo and the headquarters of Team Rocket's genetic cloning division.
The man in the lab coat was Dr. Fang, the mastermind behind the project and one of the highest-ranking members of Team Rocket, second only to their mysterious Founder.
This brilliant but deranged scientist stared at the screen with eyes that looked ready to burst.
Team Rocket had pushed Mewtwo to its limit. If they lifted the internal limiters any further, there was a massive risk that Mewtwo would lose control entirely.
This was something Dr. Fang could never, ever accept.
Mewtwo was his life's work—the most perfect experiment he had ever created. While cloning technology was improving, the odds of creating another existence as perfect as Mewtwo were statistically zero.
He could not accept Mewtwo going rogue and slipping from his control.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn you, Kenji!!! It's him again!!!"
Dr. Fang was the head of the genetic research division. The gene-synthesis technology used to create Arbok had also been one of his pet projects.
Losing Arbok years ago was the first time Kenji had crossed paths with Team Rocket—and with Dr. Fang. The subsequent tracking and assassination attempts on Kenji were all orchestrated by the Doctor.
But later, as the Mewtwo project reached a critical phase, Dr. Fang had shifted his focus away from the boy.
He hadn't expected that years later, this same Kenji would reappear, bringing along that very "failed experiment" to ruin his masterpiece.
Dr. Fang felt like he could kill Kenji with his bare hands.
Gritting his teeth, he finally made the call: he released another layer of the armor's restrictions on Mewtwo.
As the limiters were loosened, Mewtwo's power surged, becoming even more terrifying.
Kenji frowned. He glanced at Darkrai beside him, concerned. "How is it? How much longer can you hold the seal?"
"Not long," Darkrai spat irritably. "Two minutes, tops. The domain won't hold under this much pressure."
Kenji frowned. Two minutes. Looking at Mewtwo's current state, three Pokémon probably couldn't take it down in that time.
Once the Shadow Tag domain shattered, Mewtwo would be free to Teleport. Even with Mega Beedrill's speed, pinning down a Pokémon with that level of spatial control was nearly impossible.
This left Kenji frustrated. Allowing a monster like Mewtwo to remain under Team Rocket's control was a massive liability. No one knew what other atrocities they would commit with it.
But the island had been saved. That was the primary victory.
High above, the three Pokémon clashed in a blur.
Dragonite used Extreme Speed. In terms of pure linear movement, it was every bit as fast as Mega Beedrill, but it lacked the sheer agility required to maneuver in tight spots.
Dragonite blurred behind Mewtwo, unleashing a Dragon Claw that tore through the air.
Mewtwo didn't look back. It forced Arbok back with a single Psychic blast.
BANG!!! —
Dragonite's claw landed, but Mewtwo reacted with a barrier of psychic energy that absorbed the strike.
Then, Mewtwo whipped its tail around, manifesting a Psycho Cut blade from the tip, slashing toward Dragonite.
Dragonite didn't dare take a direct hit, quickly retreating.
Just as the two monsters disengaged, Mega Beedrill swooped in.
Mewtwo was overwhelmed. Having just repelled two Pokémon, it didn't have time to reset. It instinctively used Teleport, vanishing from the spot to escape the circle of fire.
But it was only a Level 70 (Elite) Mewtwo in terms of experience—not the cosmic horror it would one day become. Even with its high power, it was still a Pokémon.
And Pokémon have limits.
The three-way battle raged on, their techniques moving faster than human eyes could follow. Even the Elite Four members had to watch the playback on the screen to understand the split-second decisions being made in the heat of the fight.
They watched as Mega Beedrill's lances missed by a fraction of a millimeter, and Mewtwo countered with psychic barrages that punched holes in the atmosphere.
Kenji understood: Mega Beedrill was the only one capable of keeping pace, but it couldn't win alone.
He had to coordinate. He had to be the bridge between his two partners.
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