Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

The absolute difference in speed was on full display at this moment.

This is Beedrill's fighting style.

Maximize movement speed and attack power.

Even Ho-Oh cannot guarantee both attack strength and attack range.

After all, energy in three-dimensional space will decrease its intensity exponentially during the diffusion process, which is the dilution of energy concentration by space.

Therefore, the power of an energy burst does not increase proportionally to its kill radius.

Roughly, for every order of magnitude increase (10 times), the kill radius only doubles.

To put it simply, a 10-megaton nuclear bomb has a kill radius that is only four times that of a 100-kiloton nuclear bomb, and its kill area is only 16 times larger.

Therefore, generally speaking, there are only map-based attacks on [two-dimensional surfaces]... reduce the explosive charge of the bomb and then divide it into more quantities.

There is no map-wide attack against [three-dimensional objects]... The destructive range of piling all the bombs together is not enough... The cost-effectiveness is too low.

Beedrill concentrates its energy highly on itself.

Concentrating on a single point of attack with the poison needle is a highly cost-effective approach.

"call out--!"

Another flash of cold light appeared.

This time, the Beedrill didn't pierce, but instead delivered a fierce vertical slash from top to bottom.

There was a flash of light.

Phoenix King's enormous body was split in two along its midline.

"Hiss..." It was as if one could hear such a sound.

The two halves of Ho-Oh's body, split in two, fell helplessly from the sky.

The sacred flames were quickly extinguished, like two enormous, lifeless meteorites.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Two heavy thuds struck the newly revived earth, raising clouds of dust.

died?

The legendary Phoenix King... was thus...

Ash and his Pokémon were on the edge of their seats, barely able to breathe.

But the next second—

"Bear--!!!"

An even more intense and dazzling golden divine fire shot into the sky from the two halves of the Phoenix King's fallen corpse.

The flames gathered and merged as if they were alive, reshaping the form of the divine bird.

In the blink of an eye, a perfectly intact, golden Phoenix King was reborn from the ashes once again.

He raised his head to the sky and let out a clear, angry cry.

Most importantly, Ho-Oh is really angry now.

His size began to increase dramatically.

No longer tens of meters.

It is over a hundred meters in size.

Since their attacks couldn't hit.

Then continue to increase the attack range and attack intensity.

Faced with this situation, Ho-Oh chose to continue its reckless actions.

Now it is—Full Power Form Ho-Oh!

"Did you see that, Giovanni!" Ho-Oh's voice was filled with barely suppressed rage.

"This attack is completely pointless!"

"You're just wasting each other's time!"

Phoenix King was still trying his best to control his temper.

But no matter how much he tried to restrain himself, he was nearing his limit.

However, Giovanni's response, transmitted through Beedrill, remained cold:

"significance?"

"The point is to tell you that I have plenty of patience."

"If you can't kill him in one try, kill him ten times!"

"If you can't kill him ten times, then kill him a hundred times!"

"Tell me exactly where my son is!"

Sakaki didn't say he absolutely had to kill them all, but he did make some threats first.

There is one irreconcilable gap between the strong and the true gods.

That's battery life.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Beedrill seems to be able to overpower Ho-Oh.

But this means that Beedrill is expending a lot of energy.

And what about Ho-Oh?

For Ho-Oh, dying repeatedly in battles of this intensity wouldn't even register for ten days or half a month.

But this level of combat intensity is too much for Beedrill... it would be exhausted to death in a day.

If they really can't get an answer from Ho-Oh, then even Giovanni will have no choice but to retreat.

Beedrill's compound eyes locked onto Ho-Oh once again.

The needle tip gleamed coldly, clearly preparing for a new, endless attack.

The Phoenix King's golden pupils burned with rage, yet a hint of helplessness also flashed across them.

Faced with this awkward situation where the opponent's speed far exceeds one's own, their attack power is enough to break through defenses, and they can resurrect infinitely...

He possessed immense divine power, yet it was like a giant elephant swatting a fly—powerful but with nowhere to use it.

It's a bit like when an ordinary person can't sleep at night and swats at a mosquito.

Mosquitoes may not kill you, but their constant buzzing is really annoying.

But you can't hit it, and even if you're staring at it, you can easily lose sight of it in a moment of distraction.

...But mosquitoes are a little better; it's more like swatting flies.

Flies can fly faster and react more quickly.

Just when tensions were running high and it seemed like they were about to fall into an endless cycle—

A strange feeling swept through both Ash and Ho-Oh's hearts at the same time.

That was given by the previous system—[Spiritual Medium/Divine Possession]

This is the highest level of spiritual medium psychic constitution.

Ash is now the Rainbow Hero.

This is a very traditional profession, unlike the trainer profession of today.

In a sense, this also laid the foundation for a connection between Ash and Phoenix.

Ho-Oh on the other side felt the same way.

He clearly sensed a unique fluctuation emanating from the human boy below whom He had just recognized—a fluctuation that was incomparably pure and approachable, as if it were born to communicate with beings like Him.

Although Ho-Oh didn't understand what this was.

but……

Their gazes met in the air.

In an instant, it seemed as if countless thoughts were communicating and confirming each other in silence.

A resolute glint flashed in Phoenix King's eyes. Rather than be endlessly humiliated here, it was better to...

Ho-Oh: Since you're going to team up with Beedrill, Giovanni!

Ho-Oh: Then it's only natural that I go with my Rainbow Hero!

"Wow—!"

Ho-Oh let out a high-pitched cry, ignoring the Beedrill that attacked again.

Even if I stand here, Beedrill can't kill me.

With a flap of its enormous wings, Ho-Oh transformed into a golden meteor and swooped down towards Ash, who was standing atop the head of the golden Gyarados.

It looked like it was going to run Xiaozhi over and kill him.

But in reality, given Ho-Oh's unique characteristics...

He can avoid killing any life if He doesn't want to.

He can resurrect any soul if He so desires.

Therefore, as long as Ho-Oh is present, there is no possibility of death.

Ho-Oh's actions have indeed made everyone very nervous.

This isn't a question of whether I'll die.

Instead, if you see something hundreds of meters tall rushing towards you, anyone would be scared.

Not everyone would breathe on an oncoming truck like a round-headed old man.

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Pidgey: Pidgey—

Gyarados: Roar!

Dream Fairy: Mama!

Charizard: Fire!

Exclamations of surprise rang out from his companions.

But Xiao Zhi seemed to have a sudden inspiration.

He had a feeling—it would all be alright.

Perhaps the trials of the Rainbow Hero, the identity of the Rainbow Hero, do indeed possess some kind of power.

Perhaps this is the function of [spiritual mediums and divine possession].

Instead of dodging, Ash opened his arms wide.

The blue waveguide light in his eyes and the iridescent feathers in his arms shone brightly as he faced the swooping divine bird!

"Come on, Ho-Oh!"

Amidst Ash's shouts.

When Ho-Oh's massive body, burning with golden divine fire, came into contact with Ash, there was no collision as expected. Instead, it absorbed Ash and all his companions into its body.

"boom--!!!!!"

An indescribable amount of energy erupted from Ho-Oh at its center.

Golden divine fire erupted and shot straight into the sky.

It completely transformed the originally leaden sky into a magnificent gold.

It is nighttime now, but at this moment it is as bright as day.

Golden divine fire condensed and shaped on the surface of Phoenix King's body.

Ho-Oh's strength, which had remained unchanged since its birth, began to increase further.