"Oh, what is this?" Lance looked at the mysterious device with interest. In the center of the device were three transparent jars about five meters high. There were several spherical grooves carved on the stands around the jars.
Hearing the other party's question, Dr. Shiratani immediately showed a proud expression: "As you can see, we have spent several years to finally conquer the Alliance's Pokémon transmission technology. Using this machine, we can directly bypass the Alliance's system and transmit Pokémon to our warehouse in the Hoenn region."
The back of Dr. Shiratani's hand had scars that looked like they were corroded by some solution. He stroked the grooves on the stand with his palm: "Just put the Poké Ball with the Pokémon you caught on it. If there are some special circumstances, you can also directly transport the Pokémon through the tank."
As if to demonstrate the usage to a few people, he took out a red and white ball from the pocket of his coat, stuffed it into the groove in the center, and then pressed the button to start the machine.
A dull humming sound came from the device, and blue high-voltage current began to flow through the energy tubes on both sides. The high-frequency energy caused the platform to vibrate violently.
During the operation, a white light suddenly appeared on the groove, quickly engulfing the red and white balls and disappearing into the air.
As Dr. Shiratani finished his demonstration, enthusiastic applause rang out behind him. Lance clapped his hands and walked to his side. A hint of greed flashed in his eyes as he looked at the device. If Team Rocket could also have such a device, the risks of carrying out missions in the future would be greatly reduced.
"I wonder if your organization is willing to include this device in the next transaction?"
In response to Lance's question, Dr. Shiratani just chuckled and replied, "I'm afraid I don't have the final say on this. If you're interested, we can discuss it in detail later. As for now, let's continue with our unfinished transaction."
He took the briefcase from the assistant beside him, pressed a button to open it, and a radioactive purple light lit up from inside the box, which was filled with neatly arranged small cans of the miracle virus solution.
"If you're worried, Mr. Lance can check it out first."
He carefully took the suitcase and scanned the contents. Lance closed the suitcase and opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by a deafening explosion.
"What's going on outside?!" Realizing that the sound came from outside the factory, Dr. Baitani immediately became alert and turned to look outside the door.
"Don't be nervous, Dr. Shiratani. They are just some uninvited guests. My men will take care of them quickly."
After turning on the black headset and closing the communication, Lance, who had briefly learned the situation from his subordinates outside, regained his friendly expression and began to comfort the other party. However, he quietly glanced at the door, revealing a hint of cruelty.
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"Arbok uses Poison Needle!" "Zubat uses Air Blade!"
On the construction site, the "workers" who had been "working overtime" all night to move heavy iron boxes all stopped their work and rushed towards a certain area.
The Pokémon in the balls in their hands were released one after another, obeying the orders of their masters and launching a torrential attack on the yellow-haired man in the center of the encirclement.
"Electric shock monsters, hold the front! After charging the naughty thunder bomb, use 100,000 volts!"
Even though he was alone under siege and every move was aimed at taking his life, Ma Zhishi remained calm and composed, and gave orders to the giant beast with black stripes and yellow hair and the oversized "red and white ball" beside him.
Hearing this, the electric monster raised its strong arms to block in front of itself, forming a prismatic energy barrier. The poison needles and air blades hit it, but were bounced away without leaving any trace.
At the same time, the electrical energy in the atmosphere began to gather on the Naughty Thunder Bomb, and the sphere was covered with a layer of golden light. Its big eyes opened and emitted a destructive electric current that had been charged and strengthened.
The lightning quickly spread to the local Pokémon such as Arbok and Zubat that tried to approach, and also to the Rocket soldiers who didn't have time to retreat, and they were turned into charred corpses lying on the ground.
The companion in front of him died instantly, and the terrifying power of the naughty thunder bomb frightened the members of Team Rocket to some extent, making them dare not get close again for a while.
However, at this moment, a familiar, friendly, yet slightly chilling voice rang out from their black headsets. Their bodies shivered instantly, and they no longer cared about anything else. They took out their balls and released a new batch of Pokémon.
Beads of sweat appeared on Ma Zhishi's forehead. Although most of the people surrounding him were just useless people, there were simply too many of them. If he really piled up on them regardless of the cost, he was afraid that he would be exhausted to death here.
Ever since receiving an emergency call from the league in the afternoon that the Rockets might conduct illegal activities in Vermilion City today, Ma Zhishi has not rested for a moment. He and his subordinates put on plain clothes and quietly began patrolling in Vermilion City. However, he did not expect that his luck was so good that he ran into the activities of these guys directly.
Relying on his qualities as a former soldier, he successfully avoided the lurking sentries and successfully knocked out and changed the clothes of a Rocket Team member who seemed to have a slightly higher status in the field. Then he began to move around among the soldiers carrying iron boxes and asked for a lot of information indirectly.
Unfortunately, just as he had found some clues, he met a guy who knew the original owner of his disguised identity. He was immediately exposed because of the difference in accent, and now he is surrounded by this group of people.
He couldn't help but curse the Alliance in his heart for not sending more people when they knew it was a good idea. But complaining all the time wouldn't solve anything. Ma Zhishi clenched his fists and seemed to have made a decision.
He looked at the naughty Leidan beside him, with a hint of apology in his eyes: "I can only ask you for help, old friend."
Seeing the expression of its master, the naughty thunder bomb understood in its heart, it nodded gently, and floated to the other party's hand without any complaints. Then, under the powerful throw of Ma Zhishi, it flew towards a densely gathered rocket team with white light.
"Naughty bomb, big explosion!"
In the horrified sight of the Rocket Team soldiers, a dazzling white light filled their vision and engulfed their bodies. The originally impenetrable human wall was suddenly blown open with a large gap. Taking this opportunity, Ma Zhishi rushed towards the gap, and did not forget to put the Naughty Thunder Bomb that had lost its combat power back into the Poké Ball.
"He escaped!" "Chase him!"
There was a constant noise. Seeing Ma Zhishi blow up the naughty bomb in order to escape, the remaining members of the Rocket Team regained some courage and clamored to chase after him, but no one cared about the teammate who was hit by the explosion and was missing.
Thunder roared from its fist as big as a sandbag, and the electric monster turned around and fired several lightning punches, smashing the Pokémon that tried to attack it and its owner directly. But the other Pokémon of Team Rocket followed one after another, and it was impossible for it to block all the attacks.
Ma Zhishi took a few quick steps back and narrowly avoided an Arbok that broke out of the ground along his escape route, then swung his military boots and gave it a roundhouse kick, sending it flying.
This is not a solution... As he frowned, two new "enemies" appeared at the end of his sight and rushed over to stop him.
Without any hesitation, Ma Zhishi threw a straight punch at the face of one of the female members. However, before his fist could hit the opponent, it was blocked in mid-air by an invisible force.
"What..." Before he could utter a shocked sound, a green light flashed faintly, and his eyes suddenly felt dizzy and his body lost balance.
The clattering footsteps gradually died down, and the Rocket Team soldiers who stopped looked at the living man and his Pokémon who suddenly disappeared, and looked at each other in surprise and suspicion.
…
About two meters in the air, several green lights suddenly lit up out of nowhere, and a big yellow-haired man spun straight down and gave the ground a close and powerful kiss.
Enduring the pain as if his body was about to fall apart, Ma Zhishi forced himself to stand up from the ground, rubbed his slightly red nose, and spat out the dirt from his mouth that he had accidentally chewed on.
What happened just now? I was being chased by a group of Team Rockets, and then a few more appeared in front of me to block me. I was about to knock down the guy who was blocking my way, but then I fell flat on my face...
Just as my mind was in a mess, I heard the angry roar of the electric beast. Electricity came out of its hands, and it was about to attack the two strangers on the other side.
Ma Zhishi regained consciousness instantly and shouted loudly: "Electroshock the monster! Don't do it yet!"
The fist that was halfway through the swing suddenly stopped in mid-air. At the same time, the green light in the eyes of the female in the two people also eased. After looking at herself coldly, she turned her head and leaned on the other person.
"Master Ma Zhishi, what a coincidence, we meet again."
Hearing the inexplicably familiar voice, Ma Zhishi raised his eyebrows, and the next moment he seemed to have thought of something, revealing a look of realization: "You are... the boy who came to challenge the Withered Leaf Gym this afternoon."
If that's the case... he looked at the woman on the other side who was holding Qianye's arm:
"You are the gym leader of Golden City! So what happened just now... and what you are like now, could it be the legendary superpower? It's really amazing! What else can this thing do? Can it read minds? I heard that it can even predict the future?"
His tone suddenly became excited, and Ma Zhishi continued to ask questions curiously, making Nazi's already unfriendly gaze even colder.
"Master Ma Zhishi, now is not the time to explore Nancy's superpowers..." Sensing Nancy's dissatisfaction, Qianye spoke up helplessly to remind her.
Fortunately, the other party was not a person who didn't know his limits. After remembering his mission, he regained his composure. Seeing this, the young man immediately asked:
"Nancy and I have discovered that the boxes we are moving contain Pokémon that were poached by Team Rocket. What kind of illegal activities are going on here?"
However, Ma Zhishi just glanced at him, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry I can't tell you. Although I appreciate your help just now, the things here are not for you kids to get involved in. Leave here as soon as possible."
As expected... Qian Ye, who had long expected the other party to reply in this way, showed the badge in front of him without saying a word.
"The badge of a non-staff investigator." His pupils shrank slightly, and then he sighed, "Okay, I'll tell you the information I have found so far."