Even though Celebi had been strengthened by the Dark Ball, it couldn't take down Mewtwo immediately, but Ash could capture Celebi in one move!
If he, as a Trainer, was captured, everything would be over!
That's why he anticipated Ash's actions from the beginning, not intending to let Celebi collide with Mewtwo, but to have Celebi take Ash out directly!
As long as this pesky kid is dead, wouldn't everything be under his control?
Mewtwo watched coldly as energy surged from Celebi, yet did not move. If she wanted, she could teleport Ash away from a distance. Psychic Type Divine Domain Level is just that unreasonable, but Ash doesn't need it.
Everyone who has seen Ash knows he has performance beyond human capabilities, but they don't know just how abnormal Ash truly is. He is... a presence that can stand shoulder to shoulder with gods!
Telekinesis surged from Celebi, the Psychic's power being unleashed without reservation, making it seem as though Ash would be crushed into a pulp!
"Run!" Samuel Oak shouted at Ash, enduring the pain in his body. He knew how powerful Celebi was from the moment its aura spread.
The aura alone was enough to blow them away directly, so using skill moves in such a direct manner, even with Ash's strength and power, it is absolutely impossible to withstand it. The only hope is for Ash to rely on his excellent physique to dodge Celebi's attack.
However, Ash 'saw' the psychic aura cover his body, and as Celebi exerted its force, the Aura Power within Ash suddenly erupted!
"Boom!!" The deep blue, violent aura was visible to the naked eye, sweeping away the superpower that covered Ash!
In the next moment, Ash's fist fiercely pounded against Celebi, catching the unsuspecting Celebi off guard, sending it flying tens of meters away, spinning continuously in the air.
Mewtwo teleported to the point where Celebi ended up flying, raised her hand, and pinched Celebi's onion-like head tightly with three fingers.
Meanwhile, she infused superpower into Celebi, sealing all of Celebi's strength—such was the vast difference between them.
If it weren't for Celebi interfering with her attack using time powers earlier, even if Celebi used teleportation, she could have pulled Celebi back directly, without giving Celebi an opportunity to reach Ash.
Of course, since Celebi insisted on getting beaten, she respects Celebi's choice—although this probably wasn't Celebi's choice.
If they fought, at most, she would just directly lock Celebi with superpower. After all, the gap in strength between Celebi and her was too vast; she could afford to hold back.
However, the gap between Ash and Celebi, though present, wasn't as large. Facing a controlled Celebi, Ash wanted a quick resolution, and therefore could not afford to hold back, resulting in that punch just now.
With one punch, everyone was dumbfounded. Samuel Oak swallowed his words of concern, his face showing an expression of sheer astonishment.
Iron-Masked Marauder even had snot running down his nose; his brain was already completely out of order.
No matter how imaginative he was, he couldn't have foreseen Celebi being punched away by Ash upon arrival!
That was a Phantom Pokemon empowered by a Dark Ball!
I know you're not a normal human, but are you that abnormal?!
"Wait, stop... stop!!" Naturally, Ash wouldn't listen to Iron-Masked Marauder. He had been holding back for who knows how long, and finally had the chance to beat him up!
Punches fell like raindrops on Iron-Masked Marauder, making him scream.
It's apparent Ash wasn't using his full strength; otherwise, the first punch would have punched a hole through his body.
Even so, the heavy impact of each punch left Iron-Masked Marauder in considerable pain, making even Samuel Oak, Misty, and the others shiver from afar.
How painful must it be?! It felt like Iron-Masked Marauder wasn't being punched by Ash, but pierced with needles and sliced with knives.
A full five minutes passed before Ash stopped his punches, wiping nonexistent sweat from his forehead.
With each punch, he infused Aura Power, which stimulated the acupoints in Iron-Masked Marauder's body, amplifying his pain receptors by countless times.
Otherwise, Iron-Masked Marauder is, after all, Team Rocket's new leader. Heads may roll, and blood may flow, but dignity cannot be lost—if it weren't so painful, why would he scream so loudly?
"Hey, quickly undo Celebi's control, or I'll let you experience what another five minutes of punches feel like!" Ash waved his relatively small fist, threatening Iron-Masked Marauder, who now resembled a pig's head.
Iron-Masked Marauder's mask had long been battered beyond recognition, but now his appearance didn't differ much from when he wore it. Those familiar with him probably couldn't recognize him now.
His entire head was black and blue, swollen, blocking his eyes and mouth, making him look more swollen than a pig's head.
"Mmm mmm mmm!!" Iron-Masked Marauder wanted to say something, but his face, swollen like a pig's head, couldn't produce coherent sounds, only soft whimpers.
Seeing this, Ash shrugged helplessly, scratching his head: "Looks like I forgot to leave a mouth, can't say anything now, huh~"
Mewtwo shook her head helplessly, then brought Celebi down to the ground: 'No need for that guy to release Celebi; I can easily remove the control, as the control power is based on my power.'
As her words fell, Celebi's fierce gaze suddenly became clear, and the awakened Celebi was still stuck in the moment of being restrained by the dark ball, thus desperately activating its internal superpower to try and break free from the restraint.
However, Celebi was now restrained by Mewtwo's superpower, not the current Celebi or even its amplified potential could break free.
"Released? Then that's good. What do we do with this guy?" At this moment, Ash leaped from the robot with Iron-Masked Marauder and casually tossed him onto the ground.
"Handing him over to Miss Jun Sha might result in him being rescued by Team Rocket, a real hassle," Brock rubbed his chin, fretting.
There are too many twists and turns between the League and Team Rocket. Even the Team Rocket trio can escape repeatedly after being locked up in the League Prison, so this new Team Rocket leader has even more escape methods.
However, this guy poses a threat far beyond the Team Rocket trio; if escaped without Ash's intervention, it could lead to worldwide chaos again.
But to say to end this guy's life right here...no matter what, they can't bring themselves to do it; if they start taking lives as freely as Iron-Masked Marauder does, what difference would there be between them and him?
'Let me do it; I'll erase all his memories, leaving only what he had before joining Team Rocket, then send him to prison. This way, even if rescued by Team Rocket, he'd be of no use.'
Mewtwo's voice echoed in everyone's mind, including Iron-Masked Marauder.
Upon hearing this, Iron-Masked Marauder shook his head like a rattle drum, while everyone except him and Samuel Oak agreed, nodding in agreement with Mewtwo's method of disposal.
The reason Samuel Oak didn't nod was because he hadn't yet comprehended what memory erasure meant.
Can human memories really be erased by a Pokemon? This is a terrifying thought...but after witnessing so many frightening events today, one more doesn't seem to matter.
As for Iron-Masked Marauder, no one cared about his opinion.
"So it's decided happily, erase this guy's memory." Ash snapped his fingers, deciding Iron-Masked Marauder's fate.
At this moment, Iron-Masked Marauder also felt what it's like to be at the mercy of others...