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"Grrr?"

Dragonite growled in confusion as its Dragon Pulse had no effect whatsoever.

It had expected to take out at least a good chunk of the Unown swarm with that hit.

But the reality was far from what Dragonite had imagined.

Luo Yuan, however, wasn't surprised.

With a swarm-based Pokémon like Unown, numbers often translated directly into power.

He recalled from his past life that the twenty-eight known forms of Unown represented twenty-six letters and two punctuation marks, each possessing unique abilities.

And when more than two gathered, their powers amplified exponentially. The larger the swarm, the stronger the abilities they could unleash.

As Luo Yuan pondered this, Dragonite, unwilling to admit defeat, unleashed another attack on the Unown.

"ROAR!"

With a ferocious growl, Dragonite charged up a powerful Hyper Beam.

Given that its last Hyper Beam had blasted a temple out from underground, its sheer strength was undeniable.

But just like the previous Dragon Pulse, this attack was also absorbed by the Unown's barrier without leaving a scratch.

Dragonite blinked, starting to question reality.

The Unown, having endured Dragonite's two attacks, weren't about to keep passively defending.

Taking advantage of Dragonite's brief cooldown from using Hyper Beam, the Unown quickly rearranged themselves in the air.

Layer upon layer of psychic energy radiated from the Unown as they focused their power, locking Dragonite in place.

Then, in one smooth motion, they merged into a massive, ribbon-like formation and struck Dragonite directly.

"Oof…"

Dragonite let out a pained grunt as the psychic ribbon smacked it in the belly, sending it rolling backward.

Seeing this, Luo Yuan had had enough. They were actually daring to attack his Pokémon?

Especially when Dragonite had only been hit for trying to help him.

Now, he had to step in.

Just as the Unown shifted into an arrow formation, preparing to dive at Dragonite again, Luo Yuan called out to Deoxys.

"Deoxys, assist Dragonite—use Light Screen!"

Deoxys didn't need further explanation.

A large psychic shield shimmered into place in front of Dragonite, courtesy of Deoxys's immense power.

The Unown, taken by surprise, crashed headfirst into the screen, their formation thrown into disarray.

"Psychic!"

Not giving the Unown time to recover, Deoxys shifted into Attack Form, its core glowing intensely.

An immense wave of psychic energy surged forward from Deoxys.

Sensing the incoming attack, the Unown regrouped, hastily channeling their collective psychic energy to counter Deoxys's assault.

In terms of sheer quantity, the combined psychic power of thousands of Unown dwarfed Deoxys's output.

But the difference in quality was stark.

After all, the strength of a Legendary Pokémon wasn't just about numbers; it was about potency.

Even a champion-level Dragonite would struggle to survive a single hit from Deoxys's Psychic.

The Unown's vast but scattered psychic energy couldn't stand up to Deoxys's concentrated force.

The instant Deoxys's psychic energy collided with the Unown's barrier, it shattered, scattering their defenses.

In seconds, Deoxys's Psychic swept over the outermost Unown, sending them plummeting from the sky.

The remaining Unown scrambled to gather together, quickly generating a psychic shield to protect themselves from Deoxys's onslaught.

Meanwhile, Dragonite looked on, visibly shaken.

Was I really this weak?

Watching the frantic, wide-eyed Unown huddled within their barrier, Luo Yuan allowed himself a small smile.

"Hiding behind a shield won't help you. Deoxys—Psycho Cut!"

Hovering in the air, Deoxys extended a tendril.

Several blades of psychic energy materialized, slicing through the Unown's psychic shield as easily as they had cut through the temple door.

A wave of Unown tumbled down like falling leaves.

Realizing their defense was futile, the Unown regrouped, readying another attack.

Buzz, buzz, buzz

Under the command of their collective consciousness, the Unown vibrated in unison, each eye glowing as they all released Hidden Power, aiming straight at Deoxys.

A torrent of energy poured from the Unown, surging toward Deoxys like an avalanche.

"You're too slow. Deoxys, Extreme Speed!"

Shifting into Speed Form, Deoxys vanished in a blur, leaving only an afterimage to be engulfed by the Unown's attack.

Reappearing behind the swarm, Deoxys decided it was time to ramp up its offense.

Its core pulsed, and in seconds, dozens of replicas split off from its body.

Within moments, a near hundred-strong army of Deoxys clones formed around the Unown, with more copies emerging by the second.

The clones launched an unrelenting attack, catching the Unown off guard and knocking them down from the sky like raindrops.

Realizing their strategy wasn't working, the Unown switched tactics.

Though their numbers had dwindled by nearly a tenth, the remaining Unown began to rotate in mid-air, releasing a torrent of psychic energy to form a massive Psychic Tornado.

The vortex sucked in the Deoxys clones, trapping them in its spiraling force.

Though the clones weren't immediately destroyed, those caught in the whirlwind were effectively incapacitated.

"A Psychic Tornado?"

Watching the swirling storm above, Luo Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

He'd only recently used a similar move against Lance and Agatha, and now here it was, turned against him by the Unown.

But…

"The situation now is quite different."

Luo Yuan's eyes glinted with a faint blue psychic light as he focused on the colossal tornado above.

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T/N: also holy grail war got blocked :), caught me in a bad time so no reposting here just going to go straight to scribblehub!

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