Chapter 108 Crossing the Champion is nothing! You think you can beat a 'god'?!
It really is for that Pokémon!
Athena looked at Xiao Lan. After Xiao Lan infiltrated Team Rocket, she also entered the research institute once, but she shouldn't know the state of that Pokémon.
Could it be that there are other traitors in Team Rocket?
Athena wasn't very confident either. She remained silent for a long time, then took out a Poké Ball and threw it towards Bai Yu.
Bai Yu caught the Poké Ball. The Pokémon inside was the same as the one he wanted, an Eevee that could evolve on its own, one of Red's main Pokémon in the special episode.
In order to avoid making Eevee experience the pain of repeated evolution, Red made that Eevee evolve into Espeon, thus avoiding the pain brought by repeated evolution.
"I didn't expect there to be someone as greedy as you in the League."
"The League isn't as impregnable as I thought."
After Athena finished speaking, she walked past Bai Yu. Her eyes were like those of a venomous snake, staring intently at Bai Yu, and she was also calculating what methods she would use to target Bai Yu later.
Athena was known for her vengeful nature, and she wouldn't allow herself to suffer such a loss.
Bang! The moment Athena finished speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her back, and her body collapsed forward. Her last thought was, 'This guy actually used dirty tricks.'
"Saria, I don't think I ever said I'd let her go. Young people are so healthy, she just falls asleep."
Bai Yu glanced at Athena lying on the ground, a smile playing on his lips.
He had never mentioned letting Athena leave; it was all just Athena's wishful thinking.
He still wanted to capture Athena and bring her back to the League to see if Guild Master Damaranchi could give him another pseudo-legendary. After all, Athena was a high-ranking member of Team Rocket, a threat to the League.
Exchanging her for another pseudo-legendary shouldn't be too much to ask, right? Including the pseudo-legendary he got from Athena and the one promised by Lance, he'd earned a total of three pseudo-legendaries on this trip.
Sure enough, helping the League with small tasks yielded far more rewards than he'd imagined.
"Gym Leader Baiyu, could you perhaps show me your Beldum?"
Xiao Lan had never seen pseudo-legendary Pokémon from other regions.
However, being a pseudo-legendary, that Pokémon must be very valuable.
Why didn't she see Beldum when she secretly infiltrated Team Rocket last time?
If she had seen it, that Pokémon would have been hers; she'd lost out big time.
She wondered if providing information to Lance this time would yield a Dratini; everyone said Lance's dragon army had several Dratini...
Xiao Lan grumbled, still a little unhappy, looking longingly at Baiyu, wanting to see Beldum, that pseudo-legendary Pokémon she could only see in the Pokédex.
"Xiao Lan, listen to my advice. The pseudo-legendary world is very complex; if you can't handle it, leave it to me," Baiyu slowly shook his head.
The Blastoise in this girl's possession was stolen from Oak's lab.
Even the National Pokédex in her possession was taken.
This girl is ruthless; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to sneak into Team Rocket and emerge unscathed to report.
"Hmph~ stingy girl, I was the one who provided this information." Xiao Lan snorted, glanced at the research institute, and went inside.
She had seen many wild Pokémon in the institute before, including one that could change shape and looked quite strange. She didn't want that Pokémon to be captured by Bai Yu.
"Are we going in again?"
"We can't let her take everything from Team Rocket's base by herself."
Bai Yu glanced at Xiao Lan's figure, then walked towards the research institute without much thought.
Sabrina glanced at Athena on the ground, then also walked towards the research institute without much thought.
After the group left, Athena's fingers twitched, her eyes filled with malice. She had lost face big time this time. Fortunately, all the valuable Pokémon in the research institute had been moved.
Only some worthless Pokémon remained inside, most of them tortured to the point of near death. Those Pokémon had no experimental value, let alone any value to sell.
"Bai Yu, I'll remember you."
Athena gritted her teeth and said this, forcing herself to walk towards the hidden secret passage.
That Electivire had shown great strength, far stronger than expected.
Apollo had previously mentioned Bai Yu's strength as being among the top tier of Elite Four members.
To achieve such a crushing victory, that Electivire is probably not as simple as a Champion-level Pokémon; even if it hasn't reached Champion level, it's not far off.
Where did this kind of strength come from?
I've never heard of a trainer with such strength in the Kanto League.
And he's just a Gym Leader.
"Oh right, I almost forgot."
Athena hadn't walked far when she heard a familiar voice from behind her. Her face twitched. Wasn't this guy already inside? How come he sneaked out?
Athena's body stiffened slightly, and she forced a smile.
"Oh... Ms. Athena, you just fainted, how come you're up?" Bai Yu seemed a little surprised and raised an eyebrow. "I told you I didn't use much force, how come you fell down?"
"Stop talking nonsense, what do you want?"
Athena suppressed her anger; she also wanted to know what Bai Yu wanted.
"Nothing, I just wanted to invite Ms. Athena to visit the Rainbow Prison."
Bai Yu slowly shook his head. Athena didn't have anything valuable left.
As for her main Pokémon, they were of no use to Bai Yu. "
He's not even a member of Team Rocket, why would he do something as stupid as stealing someone else's Pokémon?
"
Athena snorted lightly, following behind Bai Yu without saying a word.
"I have to say, Team Rocket has really got quite a few Pokémon. I even saw several from other regions."
Bai Yu led Athena into the research institute, where many Pokémon could be found.
One or two unique Pokémon from the Hoenn, Sinnoh, and even Unova regions could be seen.
Bai Yu even saw a different form of Meowth, a form unique to the Galar region, like Vulpix and Kingoth, appearing only in specific regions.
"So what if they're from other regions? If they're weak and can't protect their Pokémon, they deserve to have them stolen."
Athena didn't think she had done anything wrong; the strong should be at the top of the food chain.
These powerful and talented Pokémon couldn't reach their full potential in the hands of mediocre trainers; only in Team Rocket's hands could they unleash their true power.
This was the philosophy Team Rocket had always upheld.
Of course, it mainly comes from other regions. Pokémon are easier to sell in the Kanto region. Rich young men love Pokémon they've never seen before, and they can easily sell them for a high price. "Is this your excuse for stealing innocent Pokémon? I despise your kind of organization." Blue looked at Athena with disdain.
"Weakness is the original sin," Athena said calmly.
"Nonsense!" Blue scoffed.
Bai Yu was a little confused when he saw the two arguing. Blue's actions seemed to be no different from Team Rocket's.
The only difference was that Blue secretly took other people's Pokémon, while Team Rocket openly plundered others' Pokémon.
"Gym Leader Bai Yu, why are you looking at me like that? Let me make this clear, I don't sell myself." Blue felt Bai Yu's gaze, put her hands in front of her, and kept backing away.
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in little girls." Bai Yu glanced at Blue again and shook his head.
After hearing these words, Xiao Lan remained silent for a long time, her expression suddenly changing. She looked at her own figure, then at Bai Yu's back, gritting her teeth, "Bai Yu!"
Hearing this, Sabrina understood something, a slight smile appearing on her face, and inexplicably feeling a sense of relief.
"Judging by the time, Lance should be dealt with by now."
Bai Yu estimated the time. With Lance's righteous indignation, dealing with Team Rocket members would be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables. As long as he didn't encounter Giovanni, there wouldn't be any surprises.
Lance, after all, was currently the strongest fighter in the Kanto League.
Before Red, Green, and others rose to prominence, Lance could basically roam freely in the Kanto region, and there weren't many trainers who could fight him.
"Hmph! Even a Champion-level trainer would appear mediocre in front of a 'god'!"
"No matter how strong Lance is, he can't beat a 'god'!"
Athena sneered. She wasn't familiar with Lt. Surge, but she knew about the Pokémon he had, a being that controlled lightning and could unleash astonishing power.
Even with Lance's Champion-level strength, that Pokémon would struggle to withstand Lance's attacks, which was Athena's confidence.
"A god?" Bai Yu was taken aback.
Could Mewtwo be at Team Rocket's base? No, Mewtwo shouldn't have appeared only after Ash's Indigo League tournament. Even if it appeared quickly, it would have been around when Ash challenged the Viridian Gym.
Ash has collected at most six badges, and he still hasn't challenged the Cinnabar Gym. Mewtwo is at most being researched and rapidly developing; how could they possibly store it at Team Rocket's base?
Even if Mewtwo was born, Giovanni wouldn't allow anyone else to touch it. Mewtwo would definitely remain within Giovanni's control, preventing it from acting out of control.
"Country bumpkin!" Athena muttered softly.
"He doesn't even recognize the Legendary Birds. I don't even know how I lost to him."
Resort Island! The Zapdos that had appeared above the unmanned power plant.
"Oh right, how could I forget that Pokémon? In the special episode, Team Rocket captured all three legendary birds, and then Red and the others defeated Team Rocket's three executives, severing their connection with the legendary birds. "
The legendary birds? "Since when have these three silly birds been called 'gods'? At best, they're just third-tier gods, their base stats aren't even as good as legendary Pokémon. Only third-tier gods at the clan leader level are barely worth mentioning."
Bai Yu rolled his eyes. Without the aid of natural forces, the three silly birds' strength was far inferior to champion-level Pokémon. Only Articuno could rival Lance's Dragonite.
The other two were no match for him.
Athena frowned. She had never seen the three legendary birds, yet Bai Yu called them the "three silly birds"? These were legendary beings, even Team Rocket had searched for them for a long time. These legendary
beings shouldn't be as insignificant as Bai Yu made them out to be.
Lt. Surge… don't actually lose to them.
On the other side of the battlefield…
Dragonite swept through the Team Rocket members it encountered along the way. The Pokémon in their hands were all rendered unable to battle, their bodies struck by various attacks; some were covered in frost, some were burned, and some even had electric currents crackling around their bodies.
All of this was due to Lance's watch. He felt only disgust for the Team Rocket members, not a shred of goodwill, except for a sliver of kindness remaining in his heart; otherwise, these Pokémon would have already met their demise.
"The Elite Four members, it seems, aren't any better."
"They keep talking about peace in the Kanto region, but their actions are even more ruthless than Team Rocket's."
Lance looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a jacket emerge, with blond hair and a sharp glint in his eyes.
"Lt. Surge, a League wanted criminal. I didn't expect you to be hiding in Team Rocket's base."
"Interesting~ Truly interesting. To escape from Shiba and Lorelei, using the Thunderballs from the unmanned power plant to create an explosion and force your way out."
"Team Rocket's rats, they love to run away like this."
"Now deep underground, I'd like to see how you escape!"
Lance's face trembled slightly, a hint of savagery in his eyes. The Lt.
Surge before him had recently been the Gym Leader of Vermilion City.
Vermilion City was even known as one of the eight Gyms of the League.
He had indeed been too lenient with Team Rocket, to the point that Team Rocket had forgotten the force he had personally wiped out years ago.
"Escape?"
"Since I've come to Lance on my own initiative, I never intended to escape."
Lance knew Lance's strength well; the Kanto Elite Four all possessed Champion-level combat power.
However, he had a Zapdos in its prime.
In the past, even a severely injured Zapdos had cost him a considerable amount of money to capture.
Now, a Zapdos in its prime might very well defeat Lance.
He also wanted to try commanding a legendary Pokémon.
"Zapdos, it's your turn."
Lt. Surge threw a Great Ball forward.
"Screech~"
A sharp cry echoed through the corridor, arcs of electricity crackling around its wings. Each flap of its wings produced a thunderous roar, black feathers scattering like raindrops. Even in the narrow corridor, a surge of lightning could be felt.
Above Celadon City, the once clear sky darkened, countless black clouds gathering, shrouding the city in darkness. Even Celadon City's Gym Leader, Erika, emerged from Celadon Game City, looking up at the appearing thunderclouds.
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