Chapter 57 Explosion is Art!
"So, do you have any last words?"
"If not, why not come back to the League with me? I believe that old man at the League Association would be happy to see you two."
The middle-aged man standing to the side, shirtless, spoke with a hint of contempt.
If it were just Lorelei alone, the two of them would need to put in a lot of effort, and there was even a risk of losing. However, with him, the difficulty of this match was reduced.
"In the end, we only managed to find one?"
Lorelei said with some disappointment. After acting for so long, they only managed to find one of Team Rocket's spies. Well... Team Rocket is so cautious, they wouldn't send so many executives to capture Zapdos all at once.
"Lapras, Hydro Pump!" Lorelei
didn't even look at Lt. Surge and Apollo in front of her, her gaze fixed on the Zapdos in the sky, which was a legendary creature.
The next second, Lapras, who was originally at a disadvantage, condensed a blue wave, and the water flow gathered into a powerful wave from its mouth and released it forward.
"Champion level?!"
"Thunderbolt!"
"Flamethrower!"
Raichu leaped up, lightning crackling from its cheeks.
Strands of lightning converged, colliding head-on with the water jet.
The violent collision quickly dispersed the Thunderbolt, slightly weakening the water cannon.
Houndoom also opened its gaping maw, the scorching flames lowering the surrounding temperature.
The flames also collided with the water jet, the two energies colliding violently, creating an explosion.
Lapras suffered no damage whatsoever.
With a single move, it blocked the combined attack of two Team Rocket executives.
Apollo gritted his teeth; those League guys were actually hiding their strength.
Lorelei, hailed as the only Elite Four member capable of defeating Lance with her type advantage, was initially thought to be just an Elite Four member, but now her displayed strength clearly indicated Champion level.
Standing to the side, Siba's raw strength surpassed Lorelei's; that Machamp was definitely Champion level.
These guys were fully prepared from the start. Regardless of whether they showed up or not, they could take down the Team Rocket executives who came here in the simplest way. Ordinary Elite Four Pokémon were no match for the two Champion Pokémon in front of them.
Lt. Surge realized that Lorelei's strength was far beyond the rumored Elite Four level.
He had initially thought she was just one of the stronger Elite Four members, but no one expected that all four Kanto Elite Four members possessed Champion-level power.
Even against Team Rocket, their opponents had only ever shown Elite Four strength, even in clashes with their executives.
"You really think victory is assured?"
"Where is this? This is an abandoned power plant!"
"The abandoned power plant belongs to Vermilion City and is under my jurisdiction!"
Lt. Surge's tone was exceptionally arrogant.
Even if a Champion intervened, he was prepared with ample countermeasures.
Champion-level Pokémon were indeed strong, easily defeating Elite Four level Pokémon.
But…
what if a swarm of Pokémon appeared?
The resulting explosion would be enough to level the entire abandoned power plant.
Champion-level! They didn't possess that devastating power.
Besides, the League couldn't easily deal with the workers.
A group of people appeared behind Lt. Surge; they were all workers from the abandoned power plant.
They each held a Poké Ball; these were the main workforce at the unmanned power plant. "Team
Rocket , they really are a bunch of reckless lunatics!"
Lorelei had long heard that Team Rocket were fearless; as long as they could complete a mission, even the weakest members would be equipped with a Volt Ball.
The power of a Volt Ball might not be very strong, but the explosion of hundreds or thousands of Volt Balls released simultaneously, even if the Pokémon themselves weren't very strong, was enough to destroy the entire unmanned power plant.
Lorelei didn't even want to think about the casualties if it exploded in a bustling town.
"Life? Something dispensable."
"You have no idea what I want!"
"Elite Four members, champions, whatever! Anyone who stands in my way, no matter what kind of being they are, I will make sure they die a horrible death!" Lt.
Surge's tone grew increasingly manic, his eyes filled with disgust for the world. He was a pilot, a pilot from the Unova Region. His plane crashed in the Kanto Region, leaving him severely injured. How could a trainer from Unova survive in such an unfamiliar environment?
He would never forget the greed in the eyes of those people; they wanted to plunder his belongings and steal his only Pokémon.
Team Rocket? It was merely the only option for a low-level trainer!
He ultimately chose to join Team Rocket, and he had climbed his way up to where he was today. If it weren't for Team Rocket, he would have died years ago in a back alley of Vermilion City, his remains never recovered.
"We can't delay any longer, it's time to go, Lt. Surge."
Apollo didn't want to waste any more time. He timed it perfectly; intelligence had arrived from the resort island, and Agatha Christie, one of the Elite Four, had also set off for the unmanned power plant.
These Voltorb Pokémon were barely enough to handle two Champion-level Pokémon, let alone a third.
The plan had changed; they needed to leave the scene as soon as possible, or they really wouldn't be able to leave.
"I understand." Lt. Surge's gloomy eyes swept over Apollo. Without another word, he waved his hand, leading the workers behind him to Lorelei and the others.
They all threw out their Pokémon, all of them Voltorb.
They were all Pokémon from the unmanned power plant, and a few Magneton could also be seen.
"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. These workers aren't part of Team Rocket!" Lt. Surge's eyes held a hint of mockery. Faced with this situation, what choice would the League make?
"Have all the Voltorbs use Mega Blast!"
...
Boom! Suddenly, a deafening explosion ripped through the air, as if the entire world was shaken by this powerful force.
A dazzling white light shot into the deepest part of the thundercloud, piercing a large hole in the cloud.
Everyone's attention was drawn to that area.
"!"
Zapdos cried out, flapping its wings, also drawn by the sound of the explosion.
"Zaporn~ I wonder if I can catch it now." Red stared at the Zaporn in the sky; there was no information about this Pokémon in his Pokédex.
He needed to fill the gap in his Pokédex, which meant catching it.
At this stage, Red wasn't sure how much his current strength differed from Zaporn's.
"Charizard, let's go!"
Red was still Red; only the thought of battle occupied his mind.
Along the way, he hadn't encountered an opponent comparable to Green, and now that a legendary creature was before him, he naturally wouldn't let the opportunity to challenge it pass.
"Red, you...you be careful!"
Ash believed in Red's strength more than anyone else.
After all, Red was almost invincible in Pallet Town back in the day.
No trainer was his match; apart from Professor Oak, Red had defeated almost all opponents until Green appeared, giving Red a worthy opponent.
"That's...Red?" Bai Yu also noticed the figure riding Charizard.
Wearing a hat, with delicate features and a youthful appearance, Ash's personality was definitely not suited to controlling that Charizard. In Bai Yu's mind, the only trainer capable of handling it was
Red, the Battle Maniac! "I'll join in the fun, but I don't have a Flying-type Pokémon." He should have just caught a Flying-type Pokémon in the Hoenn Region as a backup.
Right now, the only Pokémon with some flying ability was Magneton, which couldn't carry anyone; if it did, its speed would be as slow as a snail.
However… there was another way.
Bai Yu thought for a moment and then shifted his attention to Sabrina.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Sabrina noticed Bai Yu's mischievous gaze.
Countless thoughts raced through Sabrina's mind. She seemed to be thinking of something, her eyes slightly closed, trembling, her face flushing slightly, looking incredibly cute.
What was this girl thinking? Was it all mush? He clearly didn't mean that! Okay!
Okay!
"Ahem, I just wanted to borrow your Pokémon for a bit."
"Lend me your Alakazam~"
Clearly, Sabrina didn't want to hear what Bai Yu was saying.
Sabrina didn't refuse, handing Bai Yu the Poké Ball, but silently fuming inside; this guy was still as clueless as ever.
The damage from a Big Bang is equivalent to TNT, meaning about a hundred Pokémon exploding simultaneously—the power is unimaginable. In Team Rocket, besides Chakra, only Lt. Surge likes to use Big Bang. Chakra prefers to use Thunder Balls like grenades, while Lt. Surge prefers to use Big Bang for massive destruction.
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