Drake hesitated after hearing what Aoki said. Compared to Steven, Aoki's strength was lacking. However, Drake had great confidence in Aoki's abilities. In Drake's opinion, Aoki was a very thoughtful and capable Trainer. After the two of them had worked together several times, Drake realized that Aoki was different from ordinary League Trainers and the flowers in the greenhouse; he was truly capable.
"Are you sure?" Drake said with a serious expression, but did not refuse directly. Moreover, with Aoki's current strength, he was considered quite good in this temporary meeting room. Apart from himself, Phoebe, Drake, and Steven, no one could guarantee that they would defeat him. Aoki nodded, his eyes firm.
"I'm going too!" Steven said suddenly. Phoebe and Wallace also wanted to speak, but were directly rejected by Drake. "No, for this kind of operation, the fewer people the better. Aoki has psychic powers, and his Slowking can also teleport to ensure his own safety. If you go together, not only will you not be of any help, you may even become a burden," Drake said directly. Although his tone was a bit harsh, Steven and the others understood what Drake meant. For a moment, everyone was silent. Aoki smiled and patted Steven's shoulder. "Don't worry, there will be no problem. You must have confidence in me."
Since they had decided to send Aoki, it would be best to do it now under cover of night. "You really don't need me to go?" Steven looked at Aoki who was walking out and said to Drake. Hearing this, Drake smiled and shook his head. "The little guy is very powerful. When it comes to the ability to save his life, I may not be as good as him."
"Oh?" Steven was a little surprised when he heard Drake's words. Why was Aoki so highly regarded? You have to know that Drake was a member of the Elite Four, and he was also the Dragon Master. How could Aoki's ability to protect his life be stronger than Drake's? In fact, if it was before the trip to the Kanto League, Aoki would not have stopped this mission. But after learning the method of transformation, he had gained great confidence in his ability to hide. As long as there were no undercover agents planted by the cult in Team Magma and Team Aqua, his safety was absolutely guaranteed. And after Celebi came out of the space last time, Aoki had secretly asked Slowking to leave the psychic power coordinates on Shelly, the cadre of Team Aqua, and Courtney, the cadre of Team Magma. If nothing unexpected happened, they should not have been cleared out yet, which would make it easier to find their location coordinates.
After saying goodbye to Steven and the others, he summoned Slowking and disappeared into the woods. After appearing, Slowking told Aoki that although the coordinates of the two psychic powers were a bit obscure, as if something was blocking them, he could sense the directions. This was not the first time he had come to Meteor Falls. The tunnel behind the waterfall was interconnected and full of intricate passages because of the burning of the meteorite. In order to facilitate progress, Aoki also summoned Drapion. Only Slowking and Kingdra could ensure their own safety in Meteor Falls. There were no known wild Pokemon here that could pose a threat to him.
Wherever he went, every once in a while, Slowking left behind the coordinates of his psychic powers. At the same time, the combined psychic powers of Aoki and Slowking could scan a wider range. In the previous book, there were methods on how to add your own psychic powers to your own Pokemon. This kind of blessing could only last for a period of time. It put a certain amount of pressure on both yourself and the Pokemon and could not be maintained for a long time. The strength of this blessing effect was directly related to the strength of the Trainer's own psychic powers and the degree of control over them, while the length of time it lasted was related to the Trainer's own physical fitness and the physical fitness of the Pokemon.
The psychic powers of the middle-aged man in black had increased the strength of his Alakazam by three levels, and the duration of the attack was unknown. Aoki and Slowking made a simple attempt. Slowking was much stronger than that guy's Alakazam, and Aoki's control over his psychic powers was not very high, so even if he fully blessed him, he could only increase his strength by two levels at most, and the maintenance time should not exceed half an hour. That was in combat mode. This non-combat state was just the superposition of psychic powers themselves. For one person and one Pokemon, there was no pressure, except that there was no increase in strength.
It was a complicated maze for others, but for Aoki, it had a small map. And along with the records of the system, the map channels of the entire Meteor Falls maze were drawn one by one on the system map. A map slowly appeared in Aoki's mind. He was approaching the two psychic power coordinates little by little. When encountering some walls that blocked the way forward, Drapion came into play. Digging... ahem, he was definitely good at digging holes. Unless it was a particularly hard rock wall, nothing could stop Aoki for more than ten seconds. As for the wild Pokemon, they certainly did not dare to approach rashly because of the elusive aura released by Drapion.
The other side. Two groups of people wearing clothes of different colors were in an empty cave. The situation was tense. The blue Team Aqua and the red Team Magma. The one standing at the head of both teams at this time was their leader. The leader of Team Aqua, Archie, was a middle-aged strong man wearing blue clothes and a beard. Even through his clothes, you could see the bulging muscles on his body. On the other side, the leader of Team Magma, Maxie, was wearing a red windbreaker, a pair of glasses on his face, his hands behind his back, looking very gentle. No one dared to underestimate the two of them.
"It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you here. What? Are you not shrinking anymore?" Archie said with a big laugh. Maxie lowered his glasses and said calmly, "Why don't you hide in the water and come to the shore to do things? Aren't you afraid that the League will destroy you?" Although Archie and Maxie represented two forces, they came from the same place: a small village on a remote island in the Hoenn region. The two were good playmates in their childhood, but eventually parted ways due to differences in their philosophies. However, they did not expect that they would eventually become the leaders of the two major forces and become giants in the Hoenn region.
Speaking of the village where the two lived, there was some history and stories. This was the reason why the two of them decided to make Groudon and Kyogre their lifelong pursuits and fulfill their ideals. It was a pity that the village had disappeared due to a huge tsunami, and the only ones that survived were Maxie and Archie. It was exactly the template of Destiny's Child. After a period of silence, Maxie broke the silence. "It's no use for the two of us to remain stuck here. The League will definitely take advantage of us in the end. Why don't we discuss how to cooperate?"