Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1144: Chapter 1361: Metagross

Julian also knew that Xerneas would never agree to his earlier request. After all, with Shiny Rayquaza now gone, Xerneas had absolutely no confidence that he could defeat Hoopa.

So, asking it to share its eternal life with him in advance was something it would never agree to.

"If you have some powerful Pokémon, hurry up and summon it! Mewtwo is about to reach its limit. As long as you defeat Hoopa, I absolutely won't go back on my word. If I do, I'll be a dog!"

Seeing that Julian still hadn't made a move, Xerneas couldn't help becoming anxious.

"There's no need to summon anyone. My ace has always been by my side," Julian said calmly.

Those words left Xerneas a bit bewildered. 'What do you mean your ace has always been by your side? Then why didn't you send it out from the very beginning?'

The conversation between Julian and Xerneas had taken place entirely through telepathy, so no one else knew what they had been discussing.

However, people around the world could tell that Xerneas had been extremely angry just now, and the target of its anger had been Julian.

As for the matter of eternal life, Julian naturally had no intention of letting the entire world know about it. After all, he had never liked showing off.

"My ace... Celebi, Jirachi, do you know who it is?" Julian asked with a smile.

"I know! It's Metagross!" ×2

The two little ones answered in unison.

"Haha, that's right. It's Metagross—and only Metagross." Julian laughed loudly.

As his words fell, Metagross, who had remained by his side the entire time, arrived in front of Hoopa. And at that very moment, Mewtwo X was sent flying by Hoopa.

"Oh, are you sending it here to die?"

Looking at Metagross standing in its way, Hoopa sneered.

Although Metagross was a First-class Legendary, it was only at the early-stage, and it was also an acquired First-class Legendary.

Hoopa didn't even regard natural-born First-class Legendaries as worthy opponents, let alone one like this. It could swat such an opponent away with ease.

"You know, ever since I started my journey, I have suffered defeats. But there is one Pokémon that has never been defeated. Isn't that right, Metagross?"

"Meta!"

Metagross answered its trainer in a deep rumble.

Although it knew full well that it was absolutely no match for Hoopa. But its trainer had said it could win—so it would definitely win.

There was no reason why.

If it had to give one, it was simply because Julian had said that it could.

"Have you lost your mind? How could Metagross possibly defeat Hoopa?!"

Xerneas glared at Julian, its face contorted with fury.

It felt that Julian had been toying with it all along—that this guy never had a way to defeat Hoopa in the first place, and everything he'd said before was nothing but lies.

Solgaleo was also puzzled, but for certain reasons, it remained silent.

"Quiet down. Julian must have a plan. Metagross is his very first Pokémon—there's no way he would send it to its death."

Kyogre, who had an excellent relationship with Julian, had no idea why Julian was doing this either, but it trusted him. And its tone became a bit sharp as it spoke up in defense against Xerneas.

It wasn't afraid of Xerneas anyway. After all, the giant Caterpie was standing right beside it. If Xerneas dared to hit it, then it would also be slapping its big brother in the face.

Rayquaza would definitely help it get even afterward.

Meanwhile, people across the world were dumbfounded when they saw Julian send out Metagross.

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> "No way... Has Julian gone crazy?"

> "I admit Metagross is strong, but Champion Walker's opponent is Hoopa! Don't toy with our emotions like this!"

> "No matter how strong Metagross is, it could only be a Peak Champion. Has Julian given up?"

> "Poor Metagross, ending up with a trainer like Julian."

> "The apocalypse is here. Everyone, just give up resisting."

> "AAAAHHHH! Julian, you must take responsibility for all of humanity! You are a sinner!"

> "All of you shut up! Champion Walker has fought all the way until now. There's no reason for him to give up. Even if everyone else in the world died, Champion Walker could still survive. There has to be a reason why he sent out Metagross!"

> "I believe in Champion Walker!"

> "Me too!"

> "+1"

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The majority of people abroad were cursing Julian.

And in Drakoria, the situation wasn't much better—only a very small fraction of people still believed in him.

After all, at a time like this, sending out Metagross seemed far too absurd. It felt as if he was making a mockery of the entire world.

Even in the Elders Council, the several Elders exchanged bewildered looks before simultaneously turning their eyes toward the Grand Elder, James Walker.

"What are you all looking at? Julian definitely has a plan!"

James spoke with a stern expression. Although he also had no idea why Julian had sent out Metagross, he had absolute trust in Julian.

And even if Julian ultimately couldn't defeat Hoopa, he would never send out Metagross simply because he was out of options.

Among those who trusted Julian without reservation naturally included his grandfather, father, mother, and the other members of his immediate family.

"Big brother's Metagross is on the field! Hoopa is definitely finished!"

Jade excitedly watched Metagross make its entrance, not caring in the slightest about the enormous gap in strength between Metagross and Hoopa.

Beside her, Deoxys opened its mouth as if to say something, but ultimately held back—it really wanted to tell her that her brother had lost his mind by sending Metagross out to die.

For generations, the Walker family had always regarded the silver Metagross as their ace, its renown even surpassing their other iconic Pokémon, Aggron.

To the Walkers, the silver Metagross was a symbol of faith, a member of the family, bound by a legacy of shared life and honor.

That trust had reached a point of near-blind devotion—as if, so long as Metagross was present, the Walkers could overcome any hardship and defeat any enemy.

And that same blind trust was reciprocated by Metagross itself.

This trust had been built up, generation after generation.

It also stemmed from the fact that all the silver Metagross the Walker family possessed descended from a single ancestor.

Metagross was a genderless Pokémon, and its reproduction relied on self-division.

Ever since the first ancestor of the Walker family obtained the original silver Metagross, every silver Metagross that followed was a descendant of that very first one.

For centuries, the Walkers had relied on successive generations of Metagross to protect the family and safeguard its people. That spirit was continuously passed down through each generation of Metagross offspring.

"Metagross... we're counting on you."

Tina clasped her hands tightly together. She believed that her son would absolutely never send Metagross to its death just because he couldn't defeat Hoopa.

If things truly reached such a desperate point, she was far more willing to believe that Julian would die for Metagross, rather than use Metagross to stall Hoopa and buy himself time to survive.

"Dee..."

Love stared intently at the screen and whispered softly, "Metagross, if you don't bring my cub back, I'll dismantle you into scrap metal."

"Can Metagross really do it?"

Alice quietly asked her husband beside her.

"No problem. As long as it's Julian, as long as it's Metagross, there's absolutely no doubt," Henry replied with complete confidence.