The blue streak of light that was Axel's charge suddenly made a sharp turn. In front of him, psychic power instantly formed a Protect shield.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Boom!
Metal fragments slammed against the shield like a rainstorm, bursting into dense sparks and flashes of energy annihilation.
The huge impact made Axel's body stall for a moment. The afterimages from his high speed movement instantly vanished, revealing his serious expression.
The shield trembled violently, letting out a strained groan.
After launching the first wave of attacks, the massive metal dragon adjusted its posture in the air with surprising agility.
Several crimson electronic eyes locked tightly onto Axel. The energy at its core flickered rapidly, clearly brewing an even more terrifying next strike.
Its enormous body itself was the most terrifying weapon. Every movement stirred destructive air currents. The remaining buildings below trembled under its shadow, ready to be crushed at any moment.
At that moment, the civilians gathered below had finally fled, clearing the ground.
"Groudon!" Axel's gaze was icy. In his hand he held the orb used for Groudon's Primal Reversion, and he let out a roar that shook the surroundings.
Roar!
Responding to Axel's call was an even more terrifying, more ancient roar than when the metal dragon had appeared, as if it came from deep within the planet's core.
The ground in front of Axel was struck upward as if by an invisible giant fist from the earth's center.
The sturdy alloy pavement shattered and bulged like fragile biscuits.
Scorching magma from the earth's veins surged out of the cracks like fountains, twisting the air with heat and releasing the smell of sulfur and destruction.
A massive figure, so huge that even the metal dragon seemed small in comparison, rose from the ground wrapped in lava and rock, carrying the might of splitting heaven and earth.
The god of the land, Primal Groudon!
Its colossal body, covered in dark red molten armor, stood firm like a moving volcano.
Every plate of its shell flowed with glowing magma lines, radiating intense heat that instantly melted nearby metal debris into molten iron.
That was why Axel chose Groudon. Its blazing flames could easily deal devastating damage to this kind of metal construct.
As for the buildings here, with Groudon's Ground typing, they could be rebuilt easily afterward.
Groudon's huge eyes, like burning furnaces, filled with ancient authority and fury, instantly locked onto the cold metal imitation of Kyurem in the sky.
A suffocating pressure from the planet's origin descended like a tangible gravity field. Under the extreme heat, even the air seemed thick and heavy.
The metal dragon's head, made of countless electronic eyes, froze for a moment. The crimson lights flickered wildly, as if its core program had been disrupted by the primal divine power.
"ROAR!"
Groudon roared to the sky. The sound wave swept away the smoke in the air and even suppressed the metal dragon's harsh grinding roar for a moment.
"Smash it down for me!", Axel's voice was resolute, filled with anger toward Team Rainbow Rocket, as he pointed at the floating steel beast.
Groudon's massive right claw, covered in molten armor, rose high into the air.
With its movement, the entire district shook violently. Countless huge, sharp stone pillars burning with dark red magma energy gathered from deep underground and burst from the earth as if responding to their king's command.
Precipice Blades!
Groudon's pillar-like claw came down with world-destroying power.
Before the claw even landed, dozens of burning magma pillars shot out from all directions, shrieking as they tore through the air, stabbing, crashing into, and crushing the cold steel creation.
Boom!
Crack! Snap! Bang!
An indescribable explosion swallowed all sound. The ultimate collision of earth's fury and steel body.
The magma pillars precisely struck the metal dragon's weakest joints and connections.
The terrifying heat, enough to melt through a planet, instantly vaporized and melted the metal at the points of contact.
The sturdy alloy armor was like paper in front of absolute power and origin energy, easily pierced, torn, and crushed.
The metal dragon let out an ear-piercing wail. Its left wing was directly pierced and torn apart by a magma pillar, turning into burning iron rain that fell from the sky.
Its huge body was struck across the middle by another pillar, twisting into a strange V shape. Countless parts, pipes, and weapon remnants exploded from the break like shrapnel.
The claws made from Recon Squad weapons melted and were destroyed under the flood of lava.
Groudon's giant claw followed immediately, slapping down on the heavily damaged dragon body like swatting a fly.
Bang!
Like a meteor striking the earth.
The twisted metal dragon corpse was slammed into the ground with unstoppable force.
At the impact site, a massive crater instantly formed. The shockwave spread outward in a ring, flattening the already unstable buildings around it.
Just one strike.
Colress's carefully crafted steel war beast, capable of destroying a city, was reduced to a pile of twisted, melted scrap metal under the god of the land's might.
At the moment Groudon's devastating blow landed, a battered figure shot out from the edge of the metal wreckage that was about to be crushed flat.
It was Colress.
His white lab coat was covered in oil and dust. His iconic glasses were crooked. The usual mad confidence on his face was gone, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief.
"No! Impossible! I've fought Groudon before. How can your Groudon be this strong?"
Colress screamed, his voice breaking from fear.
He could not understand, nor accept, that his proudest war machine had been crushed so easily.
"Genesect! Stop him!", Colress shouted as he fled toward the ruins behind him, pressing an emergency button on his wrist.
Buzz!
A streamlined red Genesect, gleaming with cold metallic light, suddenly appeared from the shadows near the direction Colress was escaping.
The cannon on its back charged instantly, glowing with a dangerous red light, locking onto Axel, who had just commanded Groudon and was now staring at him coldly.
However, Axel was faster.
The moment he saw this Colress, he had already expected a backup plan.
Genesect had been mass revived from ancient times and enhanced by Colress. How could he not bring such a trump card?
The instant the cannon glowed, Axel shot into the sky.
He did not pause at all, nor make any obvious casting gesture. He simply opened his mouth toward the red killing machine's direction!
"ROAR!", A majestic roar like that of an ancient god burst from Axel's mouth.
Along with the dragon roar, an extremely condensed, blinding white pillar of fire shot out like a comet tearing through the night sky.
Flamethrower!
But this was no ordinary Flamethrower.
After Groudon's Primal Reversion, the origin fire power within it was pure and violent.
The temperature was so high that even the air was instantly ionized, crackling loudly.
The fire column was unbelievably fast. Before Genesect finished charging, it had already crossed the distance.
Boom! Crackle! Bang!
The blazing white fire struck Genesect's core with perfect accuracy.
The special alloy armor that could withstand powerful energy attacks melted instantly like butter before this extreme heat.
The fire pierced straight through its body, triggering a chain explosion of its internal energy core.
It did not even have time to scream. The red Genesect turned into a violently expanding fireball on the spot.
After the blinding flash faded, Genesect lay on the ground, smoking, its eyes spinning in circles.
Instant defeat! Absolute crushing!
"W… what?"
Colress, who had already run dozens of meters away, turned back just in time to see his proud modified Genesect, capable of rivaling legendary Pokémon, destroyed in an instant by a single flame before firing even one shot!
The color drained from his face. His glasses fell to the ground with a crack and shattered. His pupils shrank in extreme fear.
'Monster! This Axel is a complete monster!'
He had known Axel mastered the power of moves, but he had never imagined his personal strength would be this terrifying, even surpassing that old man Oak who was still confronting them in Kanto.
"Run! I have to run!", That was the only thought left in Colress's mind.
He had come this time first to find the other Necrozma mentioned by Archie and Maxie and bring it under control.
Secondly, he wanted to see Axel and test whether he could modify his own body to become like him.
But now it seemed he had just come to throw his life away.
Plans, the Blinding One, Team Rainbow Rocket's ambitions, in the face of death, all of it became meaningless.
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