Chapter 113: The Great Advance of Evil
"That was a very exciting race!"
Red took off his helmet and walked over with a smile to shake Ming Rizhao's hand.
"You and your Pokémon coordinate very well!" He gave Rio a thumbs-up. "Although I lost the motorcycle race this time, if we have a chance to have a Pokémon battle, I won't lose so easily."
"No, the one who wins will be me!" Ming Rizhao retorted with a smile. She looked down at her own Pokémon. "Because I've already found the best balance."
While the two were still chatting, Misa, who had rushed over from the entrance of the racetrack, hugged Ming Rizhao and said excitedly, "Xiao Zhao, you did it!"
And Red, looking a little apologetic, said to Masha, "Sorry, Boss Masha. I still lost the race in the end."
Masha shook his head, his eyes seeming to hold some different emotions.
The race was over, so naturally, it was time to discuss the wager. In the previous three bets, Misa had lost the rights to several large tracks on the Speedway and the ownership of that large motorcycle factory. Having finally won the fourth battle, even Ming Rizhao and the others didn't know what Misa wanted back.
"Misa, you want to take back that large motorcycle factory, right? Fine, I'll sign the contract with you right now..."
Masha was speaking softly when he was suddenly interrupted by Misa.
"No, that's not what I want."
"Is it those few racetracks?"
"That's not it either."
Misa took a deep look at Masha, as if having made a momentous decision.
"What I want is a promise."
Masha listened to her quietly.
"After watching their race, I feel that this whole dispute between traditional two-wheeled motorcycles and new-type maglev motorcycles is just too childish. What we've always been pursuing, isn't it that exhilarating feeling of riding a motorcycle and that sense of bond with the motorcycle itself? So, I want you to promise that in the future, regardless of the type of motorcycle—whether it's a two-wheeled motorcycle, a maglev motorcycle, or any new type of motorcycle in the future—you cannot stop them from speeding on the Speedway, and you cannot destroy their pure heart of a rider."
After stating her conditions in one breath, Misa pushed her two-wheeled motorcycle and left with Ming Rizhao and the others without looking back.
Rio couldn't help but look back and saw Masha's expression changing, lost in deep thought.
…
In that mysterious underground base.
Due to the discovery last time that the base could be freely entered and exited by that mysterious organization, the Pokémon poacher gang had specially reinforced the base's protective measures, installing hard iron gates everywhere, and even covering some extremely small holes with several layers of steel plates, taking protection to the extreme.
At this moment, in the main hall, almost all the members of the poaching gang were gathered.
At the very front of the gang, the General Captain of the poaching gang sat in his seat, his hands crossed in front of his face, his features obscured in the darkness.
In the structure of the entire Pokémon poaching gang, the one who held the highest power was the General Captain. And below the top-level General Captain were the poaching teams responsible for different cities, each with a captain and a large number of underlings. Unlike those loosely structured dark organizations, the division of labor in the Pokémon poaching gang was second to none in the dark world. They acted methodically, which was why the police and the Pokémon League had spent great effort in the past but failed to wipe out the Pokémon poaching gang completely.
Around the round table in the hall sat several poaching team captains. They greeted each other hypocritically, putting on a show of camaraderie, while paying attention to the General Captain sitting at the very front.
"Quiet!"
The General Captain, who had been observing all the poaching gang members, finally spoke.
His voice was not loud, yet it made the clamor in the entire hall vanish in an instant.
"Everyone, report on your recent operations."
The General Captain said faintly.
The poaching team captain on the far left stood up.
"Our Team 1 is responsible for Yuanqi City. After multiple feint operations, we have already figured out Yuanqi City's security forces. The police have also been baited by our actions, and their focus is now mainly on preventing Pokémon from being stolen."
"Team 2 is responsible for Zidian City. Deployment at the Pokémon nurseries and the power plant park is complete. Hehe, they think we want to steal Pokémon, but in reality..."
The captain of Team 2 said lazily. Beside him stood a Zangoose, sharpening its claws on the ground.
"Team 3, Verdant Leaf City. Personnel are ready and can act at any time," the cloaked captain of Team 3 said in a muffled voice.
"Team 4, preparations complete..."
"Team 5..."
Listening to the reports from the poaching team captains one by one, the General Captain's eyes also lit up.
But no one saw that it was a dark and abnormal light.
"No matter how many of those ordinary, trash Pokémon we steal, it can't compare to the target of this operation."
The General Captain once again swept his gaze across the room.
"Go! Get into position! Await my next instructions!"
"Yes, sir!"
After all the members had left like a receding tide, only then did the General Captain rise. He walked from behind the table to the center of the hall, then couldn't help but take out two black Poké Balls, caressing them fondly.
Under the dim light, the General Captain's face was faintly visible. His face was deathly pale without a trace of color, and he was so gaunt that his cheekbones were about to protrude.
A faint black mist seemed to swirl around his face.
…
A few days later.
Inside the Zidian City power plant park.
According to the instructions issued by the city government, the power plant park required 24-hour uninterrupted patrols to prevent accidents. Therefore, the park's highest person in charge had also increased the number of guards and arranged a three-shift rotation system for the guard team.
It was night now, and truly worthy of a city named after "electricity," even in the deepest night, it was brightly lit everywhere. The power plant park, in particular, had all kinds of electric lights on, making it as bright as day.
"I'm telling you, in a place this bright, how could anyone sneak in?"
A guard in a guard team uniform, holding a flashlight, complained to his companion, his head tilted.
Another guard also opened his mouth to yawn.
"Yeah, if it weren't for the night shift subsidy, I wouldn't be willing to come either. Let's just walk our round quickly and go back to sleep... Hmm? What's that in front?"
The yawning guard hadn't even closed his mouth when the corner of his eye saw a large, dark lump in a backlit area.
The guard holding the flashlight casually swept the light over, saying without a care, "What kind of junk is that? It's just some useless machines that those misers are unwilling to throw away..."
The flashlight beam swept over, revealing a large cat staring intently at them with two pairs of beastly eyes.
"What... Ah!!"
"What's wrong... Ah, stay away!"
Before the guards' screams could even fully escape, their throats were directly slit by two "swishes" of cold light.
A lazy-looking man walked out from behind the large cat and patted its head.
"Zangoose, well done."
He then placed a block-like object in his hand on the outer wall of a power plant.
"Hey, hey, how are you guys doing?"
An intermittent voice came from the earpiece in the man's ear.
"Report... Captain. We... have... installed... complete..."
"Hurry up," the man casually urged, then stood in a large patch of shadow,眯 (narrowing) his eyes as he looked at the power plant in the distance, where Pokémon occasionally entered and exited, his eyes filled with the color of greed.
"Should I take the opportunity to snatch a few? Can't have the captain eating all the meat while we don't even get any soup..."
In the distance, several Electabuzz, happily generating electricity, all shivered.
…
In Yuanqi City.
A group of people hiding deep in the Natural Park were also respectfully reporting to the captain of Team 1, who was surrounded in the middle.
"Very good. Although Yuanqi City doesn't have a Gym Leader, because it has a Pokémon Exchange Center, there's a chance that some powerful trainers from other regions might be present."
The captain of Team 1 said calmly to his subordinates.
"So your mission, after the operation begins, is to cause as much chaos as possible, to attract the attention of the police and most of the trainers. Don't let them have a chance to go and support other cities."
"After the operation is over, I will allow you," the captain of Team 1 paused, a greedy smile also appearing on his usually calm face, "to freely choose from the rare Pokémon the organization has plundered."
After all, once we have that one Pokémon, the others won't have much value.
There was one sentence the captain of Team 1 did not say out loud. As the person who had followed the General Captain of the poaching gang for the longest time, he naturally knew what the purpose of this operation was.
Listening to his subordinates' heavy breathing and irrepressible restlessness, he smiled with satisfaction.
…
Verdant Leaf City.
The Pokémon Ecological Nature Reserve.
At night, most Pokémon had already entered a deep sleep. But in the deepest part of the reserve, the lights were still bright, and a large group of guards were on alert.
Suddenly, a gaunt figure with a large group of people appeared before the security cordon in the deepest part of the reserve.
"Halt! Who are you?"
The guards, who were on high alert, immediately shouted to stop this group of unknown individuals.
"Captain, let me!"
Before the General Captain at the very front could speak, the captain of Team 6, who was serving at his side, had already eagerly stepped forward. After all, he was the newest member to join the poaching gang, so he had been hoping to show off his abilities.
He quickly took out 6 Poké Balls. As the white light of summoning flashed, 6 Victreebel, which looked like pitcher plants, popped out.
"Victreebel, use [Sleep Powder]!"
Hearing their trainer's command, the Victreebels' large, open mouths sprayed a massive amount of powder. The guards, caught off guard, were just about to take out their Poké Balls to fight back when they were already doused with [Sleep Powder] and all fell into a deep sleep.
"Clap, clap," the General Captain applauded.
"Well done!"
The captain of Team 6, having received praise, hurriedly directed his subordinates to move the unconscious guards to the side, revealing the dark cave entrance in the depths of the reserve.
The General Captain dismissed everyone else and walked into the darkness alone.
The others waited outside the cave entrance. From time to time, curious people would peek into the cave but couldn't see anything.
They waited like this until the sky was about to brighten.
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