Team Rocket's Second-in-Command!

To Deoxys, the core is the true essence.

The body is merely a vessel—expendable. As long as its core remains intact, Deoxys can swiftly recover from any injury.

In contrast, Mewtwo, despite sharing the same Psychic typing with Deoxys, has a different physiology. While Mewtwo also used Recover to heal the wound in its chest, it couldn't manage it as efficiently as Deoxys.

Mewtwo's energy was visibly waning.

And to make matters worse, the recent assault from Deoxys had cracked the M2 restraining device on Mewtwo's body, causing its psychic powers to fluctuate erratically.

Giovanni frowned as he contemplated his next tactical move.

Meanwhile, Luo Yuan seized the opportunity to press the attack.

He gestured towards Deoxys, signaling it to continue the fight autonomously.

Following his command, Deoxys raised an arm and fired a Shadow Ball, vanishing from sight in an instant.

This time, Deoxys appeared directly behind Mewtwo.

"Knock Off!"

Deoxys raised an arm, ready to strike Mewtwo from behind.

This maneuver was one of the strategies Luo Yuan had tailored for Deoxys. Against Psychic-type opponents, the tactic was to teleport behind them and use the Dark-type move Knock Off—an effective strike that also disarms the opponent of any held items.

But just then...seeing Deoxys execute this move, Luo Yuan felt a sudden pang of dread.

The Knock Off move deals damage while dislodging an opponent's held item... But what was Mewtwo's held item right now?

He stared at the M2 restraining device on Mewtwo. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Luo Yuan was about to shout to Deoxys to hold back, but Deoxys's move was already in motion. It struck Mewtwo squarely before he could intervene.

Boom!

Mewtwo, unable to dodge, took the hit directly, staggering backward from the force.

As Deoxys's arm connected with Mewtwo, the compressed shockwave stirred up a cloud of dust, engulfing Mewtwo.

Seeing this, Luo Yuan covered his face with his hand.

He shouldn't have let Deoxys act on its own...

Not that Luo Yuan had time to dwell on his regret.

Whoosh—!

With a burst of psychic energy, Deoxys summoned a gust of wind, dispersing the dust cloud.

There stood Mewtwo, exposed with only minor scratches, but the M2 restraining device that had bound it now lay shattered, piece by piece, on the ground.

Mewtwo's psychic energy, once agitated but now unrestrained, surged to terrifying heights!

A tidal wave of psychic power radiated outward from Mewtwo, sweeping through every corner of the Viridian Gym.

And the intensity of this psychic energy was still rising.

The energy shield on the metal walls was easily shredded, and the super-alloy walls groaned as they resisted the expanding force, preventing it from spilling out into the surrounding area.

Watching this, Luo Yuan's brow twitched. He finally understood why Giovanni had equipped Mewtwo with the restraining device.

Mewtwo's psychic power wasn't just wild and unstable—it was beyond what it could fully control.

If unchecked, Viridian Gym could be obliterated in an instant, and much of Viridian City would likely meet the same fate, reduced to ruins under Mewtwo's power.

Perhaps Mewtwo allowed itself to be subdued by Giovanni precisely because it wanted help containing its own strength.

But...so what if Mewtwo was now free?

Luo Yuan looked at the unbound Mewtwo floating in mid-air, a confident smile on his face, undeterred.

He had never believed that his Deoxys was weaker than Mewtwo.

"If that's how it is, Deoxys, let's show them our full power!" Luo Yuan signaled with a wave.

Deoxys responded without hesitation.

Boom!

An intense psychic energy no weaker than Mewtwo's erupted from Deoxys in its Attack Forme, clashing fiercely with Mewtwo's raging psychic aura.

The two forces collided, pressing against each other.

The air inside the gym thickened, nearly to the point of suffocation.

At the boundary where the psychic auras met, faint arcs and sparks flickered in the air.

Both sides were locked in a standoff.

The alloy walls of the gym creaked under the strain, showing signs of buckling under the relentless pressure.

It was clear that if this went on for longer, even these reinforced walls wouldn't hold.

This time, Giovanni moved first.

Even with the restraining device shattered, Mewtwo continued to heed Giovanni's commands.

Luo Yuan found it hard to believe that Mewtwo, who constantly pursued meaning in life and chased after Mew's elusive presence, would willingly serve as Giovanni's Pokémon.

So this only further validated the theory that Mewtwo wanted Giovanni's help to control its own power.

Mewtwo raised its hand, firing a series of Shadow Balls at Deoxys, breaking the deadlock with a barrage of attacks.

Faced with the oncoming Shadow Balls, Deoxys naturally chose to evade. All but one missed their mark, with one glancing off Deoxys's side as the others crashed into the ground.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Shadow Balls struck the already battered battlefield, leaving it in even greater disarray.

"Deoxys, Teleport, then use Zen Headbutt!"

With an advantage due to Recover, Luo Yuan opted for close combat tactics for Deoxys.

Swish!

In a flash, Deoxys reappeared right in front of Mewtwo.

This time, however, it appeared at point-blank range...barely inches away.

Ignoring the psychic blade Mewtwo launched towards it, Deoxys's tendrils wrapped around Mewtwo, drawing in close.

Gathering psychic energy in its forehead, Deoxys braced itself, disregarding the cuts from Mewtwo's Psychic Blades as it propelled its head into Mewtwo's.

Thud!

Caught off-guard, Mewtwo saw stars from the impact.

While Mewtwo's defenses were decent, they were still its weakest stat compared to its other capabilities.

The headbutt left Mewtwo dazed and reeling, taking longer than usual to recover.

As a skilled Trainer, Luo Yuan seized the moment.

"Deoxys, Recover, then hit it with Shadow Ball!"

Deoxys quickly restored itself, forming a Shadow Ball in its hand.

And with a fierce throw, it slammed the Shadow Ball into Mewtwo!

Mewtwo was engulfed in the resulting explosion.

The blast's shockwave sent Mewtwo hurtling through the air, slamming into the super-alloy wall and leaving a dented impression.

"Huff...huff..."

The pain stirred Mewtwo's adrenal response, its body recovering rapidly from its previous state.

But there was a cost—between the exertion and the accumulating injuries, Mewtwo's breathing grew labored.

"What now?"

Giovanni's training had mostly involved dispatching weaker opponents, and this was Mewtwo's first time battling a Pokémon of comparable strength.

Mewtwo's gaze fell on Deoxys, a flicker of hesitation in its eyes.

Just then, Giovanni's voice echoed in its mind:

"Mewtwo, use Future Sight!"

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