After venting, a fierce glint flashed in Colress's eyes.
"Since you won't cherish the chance I gave you, then die!"
"After you're dead, I'll take your Pidgeot and Squirtle and turn them into the most wonderful research material in this world!"
As he spoke, Colress pressed the button on his wrist.
A sharp sound tore through the air from the Ultra Beast swarm behind. One of the Genesect that had been blocking the Ultra Beasts split off and rushed toward Ash at a speed far faster than Pidgeot!
"Pidgeot, use Hurricane!"
"Genesect, use Techno Blast!"
Both commands were given at the same time. Colress threw out a Drive from his hand, and it landed precisely on the back of Genesect's neck.
The UFO-like Genesect instantly transformed, rising upright as a massive cannon lifted up behind its head.
A dense yet razor-sharp aura gathered inside the barrel, forming a solid sphere that tore through the Hurricane with a howling wind and smashed straight toward Pidgeot.
With the Drive installed, Genesect's signature move could switch between different types.
The one Colress had just thrown was the Rock Drive, turning Techno Blast into a Rock-type attack.
With Rock having an advantage over Flying, Pidgeot's Hurricane was instantly ripped apart by Techno Blast and vanished.
Meanwhile, Techno Blast seemed completely unaffected, still hurtling toward Pidgeot at incredible speed.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, Techno Blast slammed hard into Pidgeot's wing, knocking it off balance. It was about to crash to the ground and suffer a second impact.
Squirtle, having just ended its Hydro Pump state, had no foothold in midair and began falling rapidly as well.
"See that? That's the power of Colress!"
Colress burst into wild laughter, as if victory was already in his grasp.
"Your Pokémon may be strange, but their raw strength is pathetic. They're not even worth a single hair of Genesect's!"
"Trying to stop me will be the worst and final decision of your life!"
"Is that so?", Ash lightly touched the brim of his cap, revealing young eyes filled with stubborn resolve.
"In that case, I'll show you our bond!"
"Huh?", The moment he heard the word "bond," Colress felt something was wrong. He hurriedly tried to command Genesect to fire again at Pidgeot.
But it was too late.
"Hang in there, Pidgeot! We can't lose to this guy!"
One second… Pidgeot was still falling.
Two seconds… Pidgeot barely opened its eyes. Colress relaxed slightly, because it was now less than twenty meters from the ground.
Once it hit the ground, no one would be able to save it.
But in the third second, everything changed.
Pidgeot suddenly let out a clear cry. A terrifying airflow burst from its body as it shot back up into the sky.
"Damn it, that works too?", Colress let out a strange shout. He was so shocked that his voice even cracked.
He had seen many bond-based Trainers before and knew they were troublesome.
But why did this guy's Pidgeot become like it had activated Blaze the moment it "stood back up"?
Losing once only made it stronger. This was more ridiculous than a cartoon.
"Genesect, fire Techno Blast repeatedly! Finish it with a fatal blow!"
"Genesect!", The cannon behind Genesect's neck lit up continuously, instantly sealing off every escape route for Pidgeot.
But just then, a voice that sounded like a devil's whisper to Colress rang out again.
"Pidgeot, dodge it!"
"You think this is a game? You say dodge and it dodges? I'll show you what real—HOLY CRAP!"
Colress had been about to mock Ash, but halfway through his sentence he let out a shocked scream.
Because he saw that under Ash's command, Pidgeot moved like a dodging machine, easily avoiding multiple blasts from Genesect.
It even had spare effort to catch Squirtle, who was still falling from the sky, and carry it onto its back.
This was absurd.
"It's our turn now, Pikachu. Let's show him our bond."
Ash stepped back a few paces, took a short running start across the rooftop, then leapt high into the air with Pikachu. Under Colress's stunned gaze, he approached Genesect and landed on its back.
"Thunderbolt!"
"Pika-CHUUUU!"
Golden electricity burst from Pikachu's cheeks, instantly spreading across its whole body. The blinding lightning lit up the dark metropolis in an instant.
Colress could not even open his eyes, let alone give effective commands. He could only copy Ash and shout "Dodge it!" before leaving Genesect to endure the attack on its own.
But clearly, he did not have Ash's ridiculous advantages.
Under the enhancement of their bond-powered lightning, Genesect's body trembled in the electric current and soon lost its ability to battle.
Even Colress's flying device was affected by the lightning. Its speed dropped sharply and it was quickly caught by Solgaleo from behind, which swiped it down to the ground with one claw.
"Ash, nicely done!"
"Hehe," Faced with Dawn's praise, Ash scratched the back of his head shyly.
"Not really. Uncle, you're amazing too."
"But where's Brother Axel? Why haven't I seen him? Where did he go?"
"Axel?", At the mention of that name, a vicious grin flashed across Colress's lips.
"Since you all care so much about him, then I'll make sure he dies!"
He pressed a button on his wrist. The Poké Balls at his waist burst open, and several Klinklang appeared, surrounding him tightly and forming a temporary fortress.
Solgaleo immediately launched an attack, but to its surprise, even as a god, it could not break through the defense of this Klinklang fortress in a short time.
Whether Psychic-type, Steel-type, or even the Fire-type attacks Solgaleo disliked using, none produced any significant effect.
This Klinklang fortress had, in some sense, stepped beyond the category of Pokémon. It was more like a precise machine.
Just as everyone was trying to figure out how to break the Klinklang fortress and capture Colress, the flying device that had just been knocked down suddenly rose into the air again.
Without Colress weighing it down, the device's speed surpassed everyone and every Pokémon present. It was impossible to intercept.
At the same time, Colress's gloomy voice echoed from inside the Klinklang fortress.
"Colress Machine, activate. Let Necrozma absorb all the light and kill Axel, the culprit who ruined my plan!"
"When that happens, I'll still be the strongest!"
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