Chapter 662

(I have no shame posting something this bad behind a paywall. I clearly know I can start wrapping up the novel once the Ultra World arc ends, but I just can't write it. Three thousand words took me at least a dozen hours to grind out. I'm truly sorry for putting everyone through these past two months. I'll speed up the ending from here, then write some daily-life extras to reset my state. ó﹏ò)

Beneath the ink-black canopy of the sky, the heart-palpitating aura of Dark Pulse had yet to fully dissipate.

Veiled by hazy, mist-like energy, Milotic, Garchomp, and Hatterene suddenly began to shine with three brilliant lights of different colors.

The intense energy fluctuations that suddenly arose in the air made Ultra Necrozma let out an uneasy roar.

This development further settled Xia Chen's heart as he guided the Z-Moves from not far away.

Previous experiments had concluded that "Z-Moves are exceptionally effective against Pokémon controlled by Dark Matter," but whether they would work on Ultra Necrozma remained uncertain.

Yet this terrifying giant beast had reacted to the Z-Moves of three Champion-level Pokémon, seemingly confirming that Z-Moves could restrain it.

The facts proved that Z-Moves might have an even greater restraining effect than Xia Chen had imagined.

Because only half a second later, Necrozma's reaction was no longer limited to roaring.

Beneath the heavens, its enormous wings, suffused with dim crimson light, slowly beat. Even more vast and dense Dark-type energy began spreading through the air, condensing without warning into a massive cluster of pitch-black energy.

Another Dark Pulse—and one far more powerful than the last!

Xia Chen frowned slightly. At such a critical moment, he could not let the three Pokémon releasing their Z-Moves be disturbed.

Glancing toward the three Pokémon nearby, he paused briefly before transmitting,