As soon as Eddie walked into the cave, he heard hurried footsteps not far away, and he quickly hid in the dark.
"Hurry up, hurry up and go out to support, there are intruders breaking in!"
After hearing this, Eddie knew that these people were going to deal with the Flame Mask.
After the footsteps faded away, Eddie breathed a sigh of relief and quietly walked out of the corner. It was his first time doing such a sneaky thing, and he was quite nervous.
"Do you know if there is any hidden route that leads directly to the inside of the base? I want to go in and look for someone." Eddie lowered his head and whispered to the Purrloin in his arms.
Now the Purrloin was also tied to the same rope with Eddie, so it nodded without any hesitation.
"Meow~ Meow~"
The Purrloin pointed in a direction and meowed. It didn't feel the slightest bit of burden about betraying its old boss. It even thought that it would be great if the police could bust the entire gang this time!
Eddie walked in the direction pointed by the Purrloin, and soon a vent appeared in front of him.
The Purrloin jumped out of Eddie's arms with a "whoosh", opened the vent skillfully, then pointed inside and meowed at Eddie.
"Is this the hidden route you mentioned?" Eddie was full of black lines on his head. "This..." It's too narrow, right? Can it really be entered?
"Meow meow meow~"
The Purrloin nodded quickly and kept urging Eddie to go in quickly.
"Okay, I'll trust you this time!"
Eddie gritted his teeth, bent down, and crawled into the vent. The passage of this vent was really narrow. He felt extremely cramped as soon as he entered. If he was not only twelve years old and his body had not fully grown, he probably would not be able to get in at all.
When the Purrloin saw Eddie crawling in, it also crawled in nimbly and then skillfully closed the vent door.
One man and one Pokémon kept crawling forward along the vent. Eddie couldn't figure out the direction at this time, so he just kept crawling forward, and when he encountered a fork in the road, he would just choose one and continue forward.
After climbing for an unknown amount of time, Eddie looked down, and it seemed that they had arrived at a breeding area of the base. Below, they saw a number of narrow spaces surrounded by special glass, in which a large number of Paras and Parasect were raised.
The Paras and Parasect seemed to be asleep, lying there motionless, while above them were flying mechanical bees.
The mechanical bees were extremely busy at work, constantly rising and falling on Paras and Parasect. Every time they rose, the mushrooms on Paras and Parasect would be picked.
Even though they were all asleep, Eddie could still see extremely painful expressions on Paras and Parasect's faces when their mushrooms were being picked.
Needless to say, the collected mushrooms must be one of the materials used to make drugs.
Those mushrooms did not look ordinary, as if they were cultivated using special methods. Although the mushrooms on ordinary Paras and Parasect were also extremely brightly colored, the tones were relatively simple, mainly red and yellow.
But all the mushrooms here exude a hazy color, and one mushroom even has five or six colors, which looks extremely strange.
When the mechanical bees were collecting mushrooms, there would even be scattered colorful spores falling from them. Eddie felt that those spores could easily suffocate him just by looking at them from a distance.
Eddie observed for a while and then ignored it. He was in a hurry to find Teacher Omura and the others. These Pokémon had to be left to Officer Jenny to rescue!
He continued to climb forward, and then he came across several breeding areas one after another. The situation in each area was terrible.
In one of the areas, there were dozens of brightly colored Vileplume. The colors were so bright that Eddie felt it was abnormal.
Each Vileplume is assigned a special person to "take care of" it. Those people will whip the Vileplume continuously with whips. The stimulated Vileplume will spray a large amount of poisonous pollen from the stamens on the top of their heads.
The caretakers will then collect the pollen and store it, and then feed the Vileplume a granular food made of an unknown material. After eating that food, the Vileplume will become drowsy, just like drunk humans.
The Vileplume were reluctant to eat those strange things at first, but the caretakers would forcefully stuff them into their mouths. If the Vileplume dared to resist even a little, they would be severely punished immediately.
There is a black metal ring on the ankle of each Vileplume. As long as the caretaker presses the controller in his hand, the metal ring will release a strong electric current, and the Vileplume will feel excruciating pain under the ravages of that strange electric current.
There is also an area where a large number of reservoirs have been built, in which Tentacool and Tentacruel are kept. The caretakers here will use a knife to cruelly dig out the red crystals on the foreheads of the Tentacool and Tentacruel.
The entire area was filled with the wailing cries of the Tentacool and the Tentacruel, but the caretakers all had blank expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that they were used to it.
The blood of Tentacool and Tentacruel is different from that of humans. Their blood is transparent and light blue. It will even melt into the water and disappear when it flows into the water. Therefore, the scene when the caretakers dig crystals does not look bloody.
But the wailing sounds of the Tentacool and the Tentacruel were very terrifying, as if they were the devil's sounds coming from the eighteen levels of hell.
Both Tentacool and Tentacruel are Pokémon with very strong regenerative abilities. Even if the red crystals on their foreheads are dug out, they will grow back soon and can then be dug out again by the caretakers.
Eddie listened to the caretakers and learned that many of the Tentacool and Tentacruel here had their crystals dug out from their foreheads more than once. This repeated torture of the Tentacool and Tentacruel was simply too terrifying!
The crystals of the parents of the Tentacool and the Tentacruel are not like the tail of Slowpoke. Even if they are cut off, they won't feel much. But for them, it will be very, very painful.
However, the red crystal of the Tentacool and the Tentacruel is a very precious and necessary material. No matter how painful it is, the Tentacool and the Tentacruel have to endure it.
Eddie felt that some of the Tentacool and Tentacruel seemed to have shown signs of mental disorder due to the painful torture.
There are many breeding areas like this. Different Pokémon are raised in different areas, and materials from their bodies are constantly collected.
According to the people inside, not all of these materials will be used to make drugs. Some are just experimental materials for them to develop new drugs. Whether they can be used depends on the final results of the drug development.
For Pokémon, this place is like hell on earth.
After climbing for an unknown amount of time, Eddie entered a pharmaceutical laboratory, where he finally saw Teacher Omura.
Teacher Omura was locked in a cage with another man about his age. He had a big swelling on his forehead and his clothes were dirty and messy. He looked as if he had suffered a lot.
There are many people in blue and green clothes busying around in this laboratory. A large amount of Pokémon materials are sorted and placed in transparent containers, waiting to be used by drug dealers to make drugs.
At this time, Eddie silently took out a pair of earplugs and plugged his ears, then released the Brionne and whispered to it: "Brionne, use Sing."
The space here is too small for the Brionne to lock onto the target. In order to avoid being accidentally injured, Eddie had to put on headphones.
The Purrloin was still wondering why Eddie wore earplugs when suddenly he heard a song in his ears. His head tilted and he fainted.
You...you...have no moral principles!
Eddie picked it up without thinking and stuffed it into his arms.
"Did you hear any noise?" a drug dealer who was making medicine suddenly said.
His companion stopped what he was doing and pricked up his ears to listen carefully: "It seems like someone is singing, and it sounds pretty good!"
Another drug dealer suddenly slapped him in anger: "Are you stupid? There is an enemy attack!"
However, just as he was about to sound the alarm, the people around him fell down one after another, and then he himself fell to the ground with his eyes closed.
Teacher Omura and his friend were secretly happy to see so many people fall down for no reason, but they didn't expect that they would faint the next second.
What…what song is that? It's…toxic…
After everyone in the laboratory fell asleep, Eddie climbed out of the ventilation duct with the Brionne.
Huh~ I'm suffocating! Eddie took a deep breath as soon as he came out.
"Brionne, well done!"
Eddie gave the Brionne a thumbs up, then quickly walked to the cage where the teacher was locked, only to find that the cage was locked.
"Brionne, let's find the switch to open this cage." Eddie said anxiously. Time waits for no one, and he was worried that if they delayed too long, it would attract the attention of other drug dealers in the base.
He doesn't have the extraordinary strength of the Flame Mask to fight a hundred people alone. If he is surrounded, it would be difficult for him to escape. It would be fine if he was alone, but now he has his teacher with him. It would be bad if the teacher got hurt.
Fortunately, the switch of the cage was not difficult to find. Eddie successfully found it on the operating table not far from the cage and opened the cage.
After helping Teacher Omura and his friend out of the cage, Eddie took out two Chesto Berrys and fed them to them. Soon, the two of them woke up slowly.
The Chesto Berry has the effect of curing sleep.
The moment he saw Eddie, Teacher Omura widened his eyes in disbelief: "Eddie, why are you here?"
Eddie helped the teacher stand up and said, "Teacher Omura, now is not the time to discuss this. Let's leave here quickly, otherwise it will be bad if we are discovered!"
Teacher Omura pointed at the unconscious drug dealers on the ground and asked, "Are these all your masterpieces?"
"That's right!" Eddie nodded, and the Brionne at his feet raised his head proudly.
It's all thanks to me!
Upon hearing this, Teacher Omura stopped asking questions. He knew that the situation was urgent and it was not the time to get to the bottom of it, so he had to suppress his doubts.
Just when he was about to leave with Eddie, his friend suddenly stopped them.
"We must destroy all the information and equipment here. Otherwise, if these are still in the hands of these drug dealers, who knows how many evil drugs will be produced." Teacher Omura's friend said seriously.
During the time he was captured, he has fully realized the horror of this evil place. In order to force him to submit, he and Teacher Omura were almost injected with drugs. If he had not threatened to commit suicide, they would probably have become slaves to drugs.
Teacher Omura looked at Eddie and saw him nod, so he and his friend began to destroy the information and equipment here.
After all the data in the computer was deleted, Eddie said to the Brionne just in case: "Brionne, use Sparkling Aria to destroy this laboratory!"
"Come from the West~"
The Brionne stepped forward, motioned for Eddie and the others to cover their ears, and then began to sing. As the song sounded, the air began to vibrate violently, followed by bursts of explosions in the laboratory.
When Eddie and his men destroyed the laboratory, Officer Jenny had already led people to surround the entire base. Upon hearing the news, the drug leader did not hesitate at all and immediately decided to abandon all his men and escape with only two confidants.
Before leaving, he said to several of his trusted subordinates: "Everything else can be discarded, but the experimental data and drug formulas must not be lost!" As long as the data and drug formulas are still there, he will be able to make a comeback one day!
After saying that, he led his men towards the laboratory where Teacher Omura and others were imprisoned. However, before they got there, they suddenly heard bursts of explosions coming from that direction.
"Oh no, the pharmacy was also attacked!"
The drug leader's face changed drastically, and he immediately turned around and ran away with his trusted men, not daring to go to the pharmacy again. He was a cautious and timid person, but he didn't have the courage to confront the police directly.
Eddie and the others didn't know that because of the drug leader's misunderstanding, they were able to avoid a confrontation with the other side too early.
After almost destroying the laboratory, Eddie planned to run away with his teacher, and the Purrloin was also awakened by him using the Chesto Berry.
"Purrloin, do you know any way to leave the laboratory as quickly as possible without being discovered?" Eddie asked.
"Meow meow meow~ Of course I know!"
The Purrloin has an expression that says you asked the right person.
"Well, please lead the way. I will definitely repay you after we get out!"
"Meow meow meow~ It's a deal, follow me!"
With that, the Purrloin ran out, followed closely by Eddie, Brionne, Teacher Omura, and his friend.
What Eddie didn't know at the moment was that the Purrloin was taking them to the secret passage that the drug leader used to escape.
Outside the valley, most of the drug dealers have been dealt with by the police and the Flame Mask, including some high-ranking officials of the base, such as the second-in-command of the drug dealers.
The second-in-command did not know at this time that he had been abandoned by the leader. He was pushed out by the leader as a shield to attract police fire and was waiting anxiously for the leader to rescue him.
"Officer Jenny, since your police officers are here, I will not interfere in your business. That's all for today. Bye!" The Flame Mask said to Officer Jenny from a distance, and then he was about to ride on the Noivern and leave.
"Flame Mask!" Officer Jenny looked at the masked man dangerously, "Arcanine, Flamethrower!"
She wants to catch the drug dealers, and she doesn't want to let Flame Mask go either. If it weren't for this bastard, how could their police arrangements be disrupted, and why are they in such a mess now!
"Ah~"
An unusually tall Arcanine suddenly jumped out from behind Officer Jenny, and opened its mouth to shoot out a thick and hot flame towards Flame Mask and his Noivern.
"Spray~"
Mega Blaziken leaped in front of its Trainer and kicked out, instantly dispersing the flames of Arcanine.
Seeing this scene, Officer Jenny's face turned very ugly: It turns out that she still can't do anything to that guy!
Flame Mask sat on the back of the Noivern smoothly, and said to Officer Jenny in a familiar tone: "Don't be so angry, we are old acquaintances. Officer Jenny, see you next time if there is a chance!"
After saying that, he took out the Poké Ball, took the Blaziken back, and then rode the Noivern into the sky.
Looking at the Flame Mask disappearing into the sky, Officer Jenny was so angry that her teeth itched: "Damn it, sooner or later you will fall into my hands!"
This Flame Mask was too powerful. Officer Jenny always suffered losses when facing him. Not only had she never caught him, she had never even figured out his true identity. The angry Officer Jenny took out all her anger on the drug dealers, and they all suffered badly.
On the other side, Eddie, under the guidance of Purrloin, entered the secret escape passage of the base. This passage leads directly to the outside of the valley, and Purrloin discovered it by accident.
As the group was walking, they suddenly heard someone talking in front of them.
This secret passage is very quiet, and any slight movement will produce a loud echo.
Eddie and the others suddenly stopped. He looked at the Purrloin and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Didn't you say you're the only one here who knows about this?"
The Purrloin pretended to be innocent. It really didn't know that anyone else knew about this place.
When Eddie and his team heard the noise ahead, the drug leader also noticed something unusual behind them. Both groups began to carefully investigate the situation, and then met at a corner.
The moment he saw Eddie and the others, the drug leader subconsciously took two steps back, and then loudly asked Eddie: "Who are you?"
But soon he noticed Teacher Omura and his friend behind Eddie. How could he not recognize these two hostages? So he asked again, "Are you from the police? How did you find this place?"
Obviously, the drug leader thought Eddie was someone sent by the police to rescue the hostages. However, he couldn't understand how the police knew about the existence of this secret passage. Was there an undercover agent among his people?
Thinking of this, he unconsciously glanced at a few trusted subordinates behind him, and the seeds of doubt were planted in his heart.
"Brionneeee~"
Brionne jumped forward without saying a word and stood in front of Eddie. At the same time, Helioptile also rushed out of the Poké Ball.
Seeing this, the drug leader said to the two subordinates behind him: "Dashi, Rod, you two stop this man."
The two men named Dashi and Rod looked at each other and finally walked forward reluctantly and released two Pokémon each, two Clauncher and two Psyduck.
"Clauncher, Water Gun!"
"Phantump, Will-O-Wisp!"
The four Pokémon immediately launched an attack on Eddie and the others, but the next second, a golden light flashed before the eyes of the two drug dealers. When they came to their senses, the Water Guns of the two Clauncher had been broken, and they also fell in a flash of lightning.
As for the Will-O-Wisp of the two Phantump, it was directly dispersed by the Sparkling Aria of the Brionne. The two Phantump wanted to fight back, but the Brionne suddenly jumped up and used the Double Slap skill, slapping them hard on the face, left and right, and pasted them on the wall not far away.
Eddie was still a little dazed to see several Pokémon being defeated so easily.
There was no way. Eddie suffered too much of a blow in the previous battle with Flame Mask. He originally thought that his strength was pretty good, but after facing Flame Mask, he was easily defeated.
He had not experienced too many battles and had not met many Trainers. He thought that the strength of Flame Mask was more common among Trainers, so he felt that his strength might not be good enough.
This time, I met these two noobs again, and Eddie was confused for a moment: Am I strong or weak?
In fact, Eddie's strength is really not weak.
All I can say is that Flame Mask is too strong. He is a genuine master, otherwise he would not have been able to get away with it for so long under Officer Jenny's nose.
Officer Jenny from Lumiose City is different from Officer Jenny from other cities. This is the center of the Kalos region, and those who can hold important positions here cannot be weak.
After subduing the two men of the drug leader, Teacher Omura said, "Eddie, don't worry about us. Go chase that guy. He is the leader of the drug gang. Don't let him get away!"
"Okay, teacher." After saying that, Eddie called Selene out again and said to it, "Mom, please take care of the teachers and the others, and also keep an eye on these two drug dealers. I'm going to chase the one who ran away."
"Shana~" Is it okay for you to go by yourself?
Selene said with a worried look on his face.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. If I can't win, I'll just run away."
Under Selene's worried gaze, Eddie chased after him with the Brionne and the Helioptile.
Eddie chased the drug leader all the way along the passage, but he didn't see the leader. He thought he had run far away, until he reached the exit of the secret passage and saw from afar that the drug leader was trying to escape on a Pidgeot.
Seeing Eddie chasing after him, the drug leader anxiously urged the Pidgeot under his crotch to take off quickly. In a hurry, the Pidgeot was not ready at all and could only fly up shakily.
"Helioptile, use Thunderbolt!" Eddie shouted.
"Hey beep~Hey beep~"
The Helioptile was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it was right under the Pidgeot. Before it flew high and far, it immediately shot out a Thunderbolt.
At this moment, the sky was completely bright. The golden electric current echoed with the golden sunrise in the sky, and it was so bright that people could not open their eyes.
Pidgeot and the drug leader on him felt numb all over and then lost consciousness.
"Bi~"
The Pidgeot screamed and fell from the sky, then hit the ground heavily. If the drug leader hadn't had the Pidgeot under him, he would have been flatened.
But even so, he was hit hard by the fall.
After landing, the drug leader wanted to take out the Poké Ball without saying a word, but the Helioptile was faster. It was covered with blue electricity and crashed into the drug leader at lightning speed.
"Ah!!!"
After the drug leader screamed, the Poké Ball in his hand slipped to the ground without even a chance to open it.
"He was defeated so easily? Is this guy really the leader of the drug trafficking gang?" Eddie was full of doubts. He was too weak.
In fact, the drug leader is not the one who is in charge of the force within the organization. The real one is the second-in-command of the organization. Unfortunately, the second-in-command has been captured by Officer Jenny.
This drug trafficking gang is actually just a puppet supported by another mysterious organization. The leader and second-in-command of the drug trafficking gang were both sent by the higher-ups. One is responsible for the operation of the drug trafficking gang, and the other is responsible for the organization's arms.
The second-in-command has higher martial arts skills, but his brain is not very smart. He has been fooled by the leader and has been treated like a slave. The leader has never regarded him as his own.
The leader had made a lot of money from drug trafficking over the years, and he had been planning to take his men on a solo trip, but he didn't expect that before he could implement his plan, he would fall into the hands of the police.