"Blaziken!" Aoki called out.
Blaziken instantly understood, flames erupting around its body as it charged towards the three Mightyena.
For a poacher, these three Mightyena were quite impressive. They had all reached level 60, considered to have stepped into the threshold of Elite Four level.
It was likely that Sakata Dalang had invested all the resources he earned into training these three Mightyena.
However, judging by the development and growth of these three Mightyena, it seemed their limit was just entering the Elite Four level.
To make further progress, this person would have to replace their Pokémon.
And what was Blaziken's strength at this moment?
A veteran Elite Four, with its power fully integrated.
Dealing with these three Mightyena was truly no challenge at all; Blaziken quickly pinned them to the ground and gave them a good beating.
Sakata Dalang stared blankly as his three Pokémon, on which his livelihood depended, lost their combat ability just like that.
"I presume you detected our arrival through the scent of these three Mightyena?" Aoki walked up to Sakata Dalang and said indifferently.
"Who are you?! If you let me go, I can give you a lot, a lot of money. Consider it buying my life." Sakata Dalang's face was a bit pale, but he remained relatively calm.
Upon hearing this, Aoki smiled, "Oh? And how much money do you have?"
Sakata Dalang lowered his head, pretending to count the money with his fingers.
However, as he lowered his head, a giant spider was slowly descending from above.
Ariados.
Aoki seemed oblivious to the spider, just watching Sakata Dalang.
But just as Sakata Dalang thought he would succeed, a large black hand reached out from Aoki's shadow and grabbed the Ariados.
Gengar!
Sakata Dalang noticed this scene and saw the playful smile on Aoki's face, realizing he had been completely played. Fury instantly surged within him, and he gritted his teeth, throwing a punch at Aoki.
Aoki dodged it with a swift movement, but Sakata Dalang didn't expect his punch to pose much of a threat to Aoki anyway.
With the hand holding the fist, he lightly pressed a mechanism on his wrist, and three short arrows glowing with purple light shot out from beneath his wrist.
As if that wasn't enough, Sakata Dalang's other arm, from his sleeve, slid down a sharp dagger with a purple sheen on its blade. After twirling it once in his hand, he lunged at Aoki.
The short arrows and the dagger, one after the other, directly attacked Aoki himself!
But the short arrows stopped about ten centimeters from Aoki, and the hand holding the dagger was grabbed by Aoki.
Sakata Dalang suddenly felt his body unable to move, frozen in place, his eyes wide.
A term suddenly appeared in his mind.
Psychic!
...
Bang--
A person, tied up tightly, was thrown to the ground.
Officer Jenny and Drake were still waiting for Aoki in the SUV. They saw a bundle of something fly out of the forest,
and only when it got closer did they realize it was a person.
Then Aoki appeared before them with Blaziken.
"Officer Jenny, this person should be Sakata Dalang. I'll leave him to you. Here are his Poké Balls. Please keep them safe. Investigators will arrive soon to take custody of this person and the Poké Balls." Aoki placed the four Poké Balls in Officer Jenny's hand and said calmly.
"Yes, Elite Four Aoki!" Officer Jenny tried to stand up to salute, but realized she was still in the driver's seat.
Just as she was about to get up, Aoki stopped her.
At this moment, Sakata Dalang, bruised and swollen, clearly having been thoroughly beaten, widened his eyes.
Elite Four Aoki? The new Elite Four of the Hoenn region? The Sandstorm Elite Four Aoki, who possesses the name of Sandstorm?!
No wonder he was subdued so easily.
But if he was subdued, why beat him? If he was beaten, why hit his face?
"How do you feel?" Drake glanced at Sakata Dalang on the ground, whose face was in intimate contact with the dirt.
Aoki subconsciously pursed his lips, "Too weak."
Hearing Aoki's evaluation of him, Sakata Dalang truly wanted to cry but had no tears.
Big brother, is it okay for you to be so blunt? Don't I have any dignity?
But Drake nodded in agreement, "He is a bit weak, but we weren't really after him anyway. It was just to let you get used to facing these unscrupulous villains and how to deal with them.
But it seems you are even more suited to these tasks than I imagined."
Saying that, he slowly got out of the car, "Since that's the case, let's go. I'll show you the real purpose of this trip.
Officer Jenny, thank you for your trouble."
"Elite Four Drake, Elite Four Aoki, rest assured," Officer Jenny said.
I'm just a thief, my strength is a bit strong, but do you really need two Elite Four members to capture me? It seems I'll have a lot to boast about when I get in. Captured by two Elite Four members working together, the new star of crime!
Lying on the ground, Sakata Dalang instantly felt his mood improve considerably.
Drake took Aoki on the back of his Salamence and flew towards the vast, boundless sea.
Aoki had already asked Drake once where they were going, but Drake just smiled and said nothing.
Helpless, Aoki could only quietly watch what Drake was hiding.
The sun slowly set, painting the sky and the sea red. At this moment, Aoki and Drake were like a small boat in this vast red ocean, minuscule.
"We're here." Salamence suddenly stopped in mid-air, Drake said.
"Here?" Aoki was stunned, looking at the surrounding sea where there was nothing but a few small birds occasionally flying in the air.
"Don't use your eyes, use your psychic abilities to sense it," Drake said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Aoki reacted. His psychic abilities extended outward, but they seemed to be blocked by something halfway through their extension.
"This is..."
Drake patted Salamence's neck, "I'm showing you something new. Welcome to... the Dragon Space!"
After he finished speaking, as Salamence slowly moved forward, a curtain seemed to appear before it. Space folded, and the curtain slowly drew open, revealing a brand new environment before Aoki and them.
Salamence flapped its wings and flew inside. After the two entered, the curtain slowly fell, returning to its original state.
Roar—
After entering this space, Salamence seemed exceptionally excited, letting out a long roar that echoed throughout the entire space.
Roar!!! Roar!!! Roar!!!
And after its roar, different dragon roars emerged from all directions of this space.
For a moment, the entire space became active because of Salamence's entry.
One by one, Pokémon darted out from different places.
Seeing these Pokémon, Aoki's eyes widened.
"This is the Dragon Space?"
Drake was clearly very pleased with Aoki's expression at this moment.
"Weren't you curious where my old partner went? Look, he's flying this way." Drake pointed to a giant figure flying from the horizon.
Flapping its wings, it was a Salamence!