Hearing Drake's words, Aoki closed his eyes.
Since it was a Team Aqua operation, Archie would definitely bring Shelly. Aoki had planted a psychic seed in Shelly's mind, and as long as he wished, he could sense Shelly's location.
In Aoki's perception, Shelly's location was still moving, and at a considerable speed, indicating that she was likely still in a submarine, searching for Kyogre's resting place.
Aoki could clearly sense that Shelly's heart was very conflicted at this moment.
There was joy and excitement at being close to finding Kyogre, but also confusion about what might happen, and even distrust towards Archie.
Ever since Archie obtained the Indigo Orb, his already flamboyant personality had become even more pronounced, even turning somewhat irritable.
This made Shelly increasingly suspect that the dream Aoki had shown her was a true prophecy.
This left her feeling very conflicted, unsure which side to believe.
Seeing Aoki close his eyes, a hint of curiosity appeared on Drake's face, and he asked, "What's wrong?"
Aoki slowly opened his eyes. "During the last battle with Team Aqua executive Shelly, I found an opportunity to leave a psychic imprint on her. At such a close distance now, I can vaguely sense her whereabouts."
Upon hearing this, Drake's expression instantly brightened, but then became somewhat complex.
Aoki was startled.
"Is something wrong, Teacher?"
Drake shook his head helplessly and said, "If Team Aqua is truly operating underwater, we are at a disadvantage. After all, being in the water is not conducive to combat."
That being said, it was indeed a bit troublesome.
"Teacher, since we are all humans, even if they are better at fighting in water, humans cannot stay underwater for long. As long as we prepare in advance, I believe it won't be a problem. Besides, have you forgotten what abilities your disciple possesses?" Aoki said.
As he spoke, he spread his palm, and a psychic barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping both himself and Drake.
Seeing Aoki's move, Drake finally realized and said with a smile, "I had forgotten.
However, this time it might be just the two of us facing Team Aqua's Archie and his subordinates. I'm worried the League's reinforcements won't arrive in time, so if a battle breaks out, please prioritize your own safety. This time, we will definitely take down Archie!"
Intense confidence appeared in Drake's eyes.
Team Aqua and he were both children of the sea; the only difference was that Archie and his team operated underwater, while Drake navigated the seas in his own ship.
Whenever Team Aqua did something out of line, it was usually Drake who handled it.
"Let's go! Since you can confirm their location, let's attack directly. We'll take them all down before they find Kyogre!" Drake said.
Aoki nodded.
He walked out of the Pokémon Center with Drake. Officer Jenny and the other League police officers were waiting outside for Drake and Aoki's instructions.
"Elite Four Drake! Elite Four Aoki!" Officer Jenny saluted, "Is there anything we can do?"
Drake nodded, "Officer Jenny, please calm the island residents. Elite Four Aoki and I have confirmed Team Aqua's location. There might be some significant commotion later, so I hope you can keep the residents under control."
"Yes!" Officer Jenny immediately responded.
Then Drake threw out a Poké Ball, summoning his Salamence leader.
Now, the faster, the better, so Aoki and Drake stood together on the back of the Salamence leader.
With a flap of its wings, it stirred up a gust of wind and flew towards Team Aqua's location.
The Salamence leader's strength was, after all, much greater than Aoki's Salamence. Even without Mega Evolution or the Blue Orb Shard, its speed was considerably faster than Aoki's Salamence.
The whistling wind blew directly at them, and Aoki extended his psychic barrier.
"Sometimes, I really feel that psychics are truly convenient in any situation," Drake sighed.
He thought about the times he rode his Salamence alone and didn't dare to stand straight on its back; the whistling wind was more than he could bear.
"Psychic power is actually the extent that a person's spiritual energy can reach when condensed to its limit. Teacher, you might even have a chance to become a psychic. I can give you a test later, but improving psychic power is much more troublesome than awakening it," Aoki said.
Drake waved his hand directly, "Forget it, I don't have much time to spend on that. You are young; you are different from us old men."
Aoki nodded and said no more.
Aoki believed that Drake indeed had some chance of awakening psychic power, but his talent would likely not be as good as his own. Without any extraordinary encounters or special auxiliary items, he might never reach the level of a beginner psychic in this lifetime.
Rather than wasting time on this, it would be better to train his Pokémon more; he might even be able to make further progress.
Aside from anything else, Drake's old partner, this Salamence leader, had a good chance of making further progress. As long as it broke through to Level 90, it would officially enter the ranks of the very top tier of people in this world.
At that point, his perspective and feelings about things might be different.
After flying for about an hour, the Salamence leader's speed finally allowed them to catch up with Team Aqua's submarine.
"Team Aqua's submarine is below. Their movement speed is still very fast. What do you say, Teacher?" Aoki said after closing his eyes and sensing for a moment and pondered for a moment, "Go down!"
After making his decision, he had Salamence fly to the turbulent sea surface.
Aoki immediately extended his psychic barrier and nodded to Drake.
Drake understood and recalled Salamence. Then, the two of them fell straight into the stormy seawater.
Taking out a Poké Ball, Aoki summoned his Swampert, and Drake also took out a Poké Ball, summoning his Gyarados.
Although Gyarados was not Drake's main Pokémon, as a captain navigating the vast ocean, he did have some Water-type Pokémon.
Led by their Pokémon, the two quickly approached the submarine.
Because Aoki used psychic power in a way similar to how members of the Divine Cult used it, the submarine's radar could not detect their approach.
Although Swampert and Gyarados appeared large, compared to Team Aqua's base, this massive underwater warship, the difference was still quite significant.
Drake's worries were completely unnecessary. In such a large warship, there was no need to worry about not being able to exert their full strength.
They had Swampert and Gyarados carry them, sticking close to the warship.
Then Aoki used psychic power to open a tightly closed door and directly infiltrated inside.
Team Aqua's members probably never imagined that while they were rapidly moving through the sea, someone could stealthily infiltrate them.