Kyogre's Strange Behavior

Time rewinds to one hour ago...

Within Mt. Chimney, Groudon's appearance provided a new path for Team Magma and Team Aqua, who were riding Submarine Explorer and hiding under the ocean of lava, avoiding the pursuit of Hoenn's Elite Four.

Since Groudon was constantly digging tunnels, magma was poured into the tunnels, and Submarine Explorer could follow the tunnels it dug and keep moving forward...

Maxie was a very sensible man.

He held the 'Blue Orb' and after some time of thought, he decided not to rely on the power of the orb to tame Groudon for the time being.

Not only for the sake of not triggering a conflict between Team Magma and Team Aqua within Submarine Explorer, which would result in both of them destroying the ship together, but also for the sake of the subsequent development.

Prior to this, Maxie and Archie had already made an appointment, waiting for Groudon and Kyogre to finish off Hoenn's trainers during the great battle, the two of them would then rely on the two precious jades and tame these two Ultra Ancient Pokémon, and then finally carry out a battle that belonged to the earth and the sea... The fisherman will benefit from it.

Right now, if he himself tamed Groudon one step ahead of time, Archie would definitely not watch in peace.

"Hey..."

Hands placed on top of his back, Maxie sighed in silence.

The coveted Groudon was right in front of him, and the orb that could control this Ultra Ancient Pokémon was also inside his hand...

It had indeed taken Maxie a great deal of determination to suppress the idea of controlling it immediately.

"..."

The silence within the Submarine Explorer was eerie.

The mental state of the six cadres had already been pretty much tortured by this period of hiding in the east.

Maxie's attention was all focused on Groudon.

Archbie, on the other hand, gazed at Maxie in silence, as if he was worried that this man would tear up his previous contract under Groudon's attraction.

Fortunately, Maxie's silence allowed both teams to be known to remain at peace with each other...

Submarine Explorer also followed Groudon, who was digging a tunnel, and gradually swam from underneath Mt. Chimney, following the rushing of lava, to Lilycove City.

"Throttle-!!!"

As the hot magma collided with the cold seawater within the tunnel, Tabitha, who was riding the Submarine Explorer, didn't hesitate to turn the direction of advancement, bypassing Groudon in front of him, and plunged into the sea with a jerk.

"Ha..."

"Finally... Finally came out."

"Within Mt. Chimney is simply not a place for people to stay, how can you Team Magma establish a base in that kind of hot and scary place?"

Finally returning to the embrace of the sea, the three cadres of Team Aqya almost immediately resented Mt. Chimney that had protected themselves and the others for a long time.

"..."

Although Archie didn't say much, however, judging from the fact that the leader of Team Aqua didn't hesitate to take off the protective clothing that was protecting him from the heat of the lava as soon as he exited the tunnel, and changed back into his own captain's outfit, he didn't like Mt. Chimney as a place much either.

"Hmph."

Seeing Archie's action, Maxie just snorted coldly.

"..."

The three cadres of Team Magma didn't have much of a response to Team Aqua's provocations and complaints either.

After all...

Even for themselves, facing the boundless sea of lava that had no color change from day to day, their moods were just as bad.

During that period of time, Submarine Explorer's energy reserves and supplies were gradually depleting, but the day of reckoning never came, except for Maxie, that guy who was suspected of being born with a lack of emotion, the other seven people within the submarine all inevitably felt different degrees of despair, even Archie was the same.

The silent environment and the deteriorating status quo... It is indeed possible to drive them, the living, crazy.

"Anyway, it's a good thing we're out now!"

Through the window, Archie looked to the front where dark clouds were accumulating.

"That direction is Lilycove City, so it seems that Kyogre is probably still in Mossdeep City right now..."

Having left the sea of magma, Maxie was in a bit of a bad mood, and responded to Archie's voice less positively.

"What do we do now?"

"What to do?"

Taking off his goggles and putting on his somewhat special glasses again, Maxie was also expressionless as he headed in the direction of Sootopolis City.

"Guess what we're going to do?"

"Hey."

Archie gave an excited smile.

"Tabitha, let's head towards Sootopolis City."

"Yes, Boss!"

Now, as long as they arrive at the Cave of Origon in Sootopolis City in advance before Groudon and Kyogre, and hide there to watch the battle, they can take advantage of the two ultra-ancient Pokémon to fight the high-level trainers of Hoenn until both sides are injured. When the time comes, the oriole, as a mantis stalking cicadas, harvests all the fruits of victory...

"Go!"

The six cadres excitedly debugged the various data of Submarine Explorer.

Although it had soaked inside the scorching magma for a long time, and was now suddenly in contact with the icy cold seawater, however, as a high-tech submarine born from the efforts of the four forces of the Slateport City Shipyard, the Devon Co with Team Magma and Team Aqua, the outer shell and built-in equipment wouldn't undergo any damage.

The submarine's various values were quickly adjusted, and Submarine Explorer swam towards Sootopolis City.

"..."

The six cadres didn't see the gradual coldness in the eyes of the two leaders who were looking at them and the others from their own rear.

Right now, victory was only one step away for Maxie and Archie...

Then, they naturally didn't want to have others to share the world after the victory with themselves.

''Afterwards, let this group of useless trash deal with the dojo masters of the Hoenn region, and utilize their residual passion.''

''A bunch of trash that are in the way.''

Maxie and Archie glanced at each other, both seeing each other's thoughts.

These two deadly rivals whose attributes and ideals were incompatible with water and fire had an extraordinarily tacit understanding at this time.

... ...

Mossdeep City, the great war had already lasted for some time.

"Ha... cough!"

The pouring rain sprinkled on top of Wallace's body, and his clothes were already soaked through, clinging on top of the current Hoenn Champion's body that was as exquisite as a top model.

He had been standing between this downpour for half an hour, facing that crazy god...

Mega Swampert, Ludicolo, Seaking, Walrein, and Laplace had all been defeated under Kyogre's attack within the battle.

Now, the only Pokémon left in Wallace's hand that still had the ability to fight was a Milotic.

"Wallace..."

Steven's voice reached Wallace's ears.

"Steven?"

Wallace turned his head to Steven who was just as much aboard his ace Pokémon, the shiny Metagross.

There was only one of his Pokémon left as well.

The god that ruled the sea was simply too strong.

The two Hoenn champions had fought to the death for such a long time, and each of them had lost five Pokémon - losing their ability to fight. As a result, that huge and terrifying god still calmly dived under the sea with a flick of his tail, probably beginning to treat his injuries.

"Ha... We haven't won yet."

Steven gasped, admonishing Wallace.

"Of course I know about that."

Wallace also looked rather helplessly at the ocean in front of him.

Due to Kyogre's riot, the most terrifyingly heavy rainstorm had risen above Mossdeep City and an ocean.

The downpour was as if it had overwhelmed the sky, pouring madly over the earth and the ocean, and Steven and Wallace, who were fighting between the rain curtains, were smashed by the whistling raindrops and suffered raw pain.

"Wow...!"

The rain curtain that linked the earth and the sky blocked Steven and Wallace's vision, and the raindrops mixed into the sea to make the raging tsunami seem even more terrifying, and the "clattering" sound of the rain and the tsunami lapping against the land mixed into an ear-splitting roar, so much so that their sense of sight and hearing was greatly interfered with.

This was a paradise that belonged exclusively to water type Pokémon.

If it wasn't a water type Pokémon, the combat power that could be utilized right now would definitely be greatly reduced.

Of course, for Wallace's water type Pokémon, the fact that they were enemies of that god who ruled the ocean meant that this piece of paradise had rejected itself...

Gazing at this despairing water paradise, Steven and Wallace would also think with emotion and gratitude that, fortunately, Groudon and Kyogre were gods that had been constantly in slumber within a long period of time.

If anything, they have also raised their own army...

An army constructed by a water-attribute wild Pokémon under this heavy rain must be a terrifying army that could rule the sea.

"Where is Kyogre?"

"I don't know... However, it must not be too far away."

After a long battle, not only were Steven and Wallace in bad shape, but the two of them, after paying the price of ten Pokémon, Kyogre itself had also suffered some injuries.

However, the most terrifying thing about First-level Legendary Pokémon is their nearly endless stamina... Relying on his almost terrifying endurance, Kyogre could completely continue to fight them until the end, and it might not be much of a problem to keep fighting until Steven and Wallace died of exhaustion.

"...In that case, why is it gone now?"

Looking at the ocean, which was undoubtedly a lot calmer compared to the party, Wallace was a bit more puzzled.

Kyogre was no kind god - ever since the beginning of the battle, when his own shore had locked eyes with the god that ruled the sea, Wallace had gained a deep understanding of its nature.

Berserk, ferocious and disorganized...

This was the essence of Kyogre.

Now, the fact that this deity actually gave up the chance to continue bombarding itself and Steven with fury, and hid under the surface of the sea to stop fighting, really made Wallace too puzzled.

"Its injuries clearly aren't to the point where it can't fight."

Wallace kept himself as calm as possible, and after quickly calculating Kyogre's injuries, he inquired to Steven next to him, saying, "Has the additional support not arrived yet?"

"Hey..."

Steven sighed.

"Not yet..."

Along with Groudon's defeat, the curtain of rain that had covered the sky had lost what had imprisoned them, and now, the sea in the Hoenn region was completely Kyogre's territory.

The downpour had even begun to eat up the land.

Those gym leaders who weren't too good at flying and crossing the sea had been stopped beyond the coastline, and even if they had started their support, their speed was bound to be greatly reduced.

"Pity."

Steven spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.

"There are only three gym leaders in the eastern part of Hoenn region; Tate and Liza are still the gym leaders jointly guarding the Mossdeep Gym, and Juan gym leader has to guard Sootopolis City."

The importance of Sootopolis City within this battle was naturally needless to say.

As for Tate and Liza...

The two of them had indeed backed up Steven and Wallace, however, the combat power of psychic twins was just not enough in front of the God of Ocean, and the six Psychic type Pokémon that they had co-bred had been cleared by Kyogre's Origin Pulse in less than half an hour after they had been involved within the battle.

Now, for the sake of their personal safety, these two gym leaders had already withdrawn from the battlefield...

"Steven, I feel something is not quite right."

At this time, Wallace frowned and looked towards the coastline.

"Kyogre's aura is gradually moving away..."

"What?"

Hearing Wallace's words, Steven was immediately startled.

"Metagross!"

"Me-ta-!!!"

Steven quickly called out to Metagross, and Metagross carrying him roared in understanding, its thick arms fitting over its heavy torso as if it were a silver and white flying saucer floating in midair.

Psychic fluctuations swept out from within the emotionless, bright red eyes of Metagross, spreading out into the ocean ahead.

"Buzz-!!!"

The psychic fluctuations were scanning the ocean that had turned into a tsunami.

In theory, facing the terrifying spiritual power of a god, using this move was undoubtedly an act of seeking death.

However, right now Steven couldn't care less...

"Me-ta-!!!"

A moment later, Metagross withdrew its supernatural power fluctuations and conveyed the news that Kyogre had gradually moved away from the sea towards Steven.

"Oh no!"

Immediately, Steven's expression twisted to a degree.

Because Kyogre's strength was too powerful, Steven and Wallace had ignored the possibility that it would leave behind the two of them, who had provoked their majesty, and leave the battlefield.

"Kyogre traveled to Sootopolis City!"

In a rush of anger, Steven slapped the sturdy head of Metagross, looked at Wallace, and said, "We must now head to Sootopolis City as soon as possible, and by the way, right now, immediately pass on the information towards Juan gym leader, as well as those other gym leaders that are coming to support them, and tell them to head to Sootopolis City together!"

In the distance, Kyogre, who had already swum out for some distance, showed a comical expression towards the direction of Sootopolis City.