Chapter 545: Diplomacy Before Force
If Old Tyranitar had been able to Dynamax in time, the consequences of this attack wouldn't have been so severe.
But over the past few days, the trainers coming and going had all been respectful challengers. With cameras recording everything, everyone cherished their reputation. This had lulled Old Tyranitar into a false sense of security, and she hadn't reacted in time.
The suicide bombing had severely injured her. Now, one of her arms hung limply, and one eye was swollen shut.
Arthur was the first to rush to her side, asking with concern, "Are you okay?"
Old Tyranitar spat aggressively and let out a low growl.
"Roar!" — I won't die!
She was seething with rage.
A bunch of scum, daring to plot against me! Just wait until I catch you, I'll teach you why flowers are red!
At this moment, the other Tyranitar in the nearby territory stepped forward, whipping up a sandstorm together to drive the curious crowd to the perimeter, maintaining order with angry roars.
Although pseudo-legendary tribes were mostly small with few members, their combat power was usually fierce.
Especially the clan members trained by the Iron Lady, Old Tyranitar. Each one displayed the dominance of a Great Tyrant to the fullest.
This allowed them to control the situation immediately and stabilize order, preventing the enemy from finding another opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
The watching trainers were all shocked and screaming. For a moment, various Pokémon were released, and the surroundings were in chaos.
But the Tyranitar clan took a tough stance, preventing anyone from approaching their matriarch again.
Arthur became the only human allowed within the Tyranitar circle.
The cameras faithfully recorded this scene. It was easy to imagine that Arthur would attract a huge wave of topic traffic after this live broadcast was aired.
But at this moment, he really didn't have the mind to pay attention to these details.
"Specter, can you confirm it was those people?"
He had Specter turn into gas and crawl along the shadows, quietly examining the wreckage left by the explosion.
Although not much was left after such an explosion, as the former behind-the-scenes boss of this organization, Specter found some clues.
"It's the CTRZ-4800 bomb they commonly use, magnetically detonated, locked with Electrode's Explosion.
"Looking at it this way, one of the two Electrodes that exploded at the time wasn't this person's Pokémon, but should be the Pokémon of a distant commander. The commander's Electrode controlled the detonation switch at close range. As long as the remote command 'Explosion' was issued, regardless of whether this person was willing or not, the bomb on him would detonate along with the commander's Electrode, completely blocking the possibility of him fleeing before the battle.
"This technique is indeed my... their usual style."
Specter quickly transmitted his findings through the telepathic link.
He only dared to report this to Arthur telepathically, not daring to say it out loud.
Because he was afraid of being beaten by Old Tyranitar...
From Specter's slip of the tongue, it wasn't hard to hear that this "artistic" technique was invented by him back then. Unfortunately, it had now been inherited and carried forward by others.
From this, Arthur undoubtedly confirmed—the enemy was indeed right in front of them!
This discovery made his eyes sharper.
The convergence of fate seemed to come even earlier than imagined!
Then, Old Tyranitar returned to her palace with the support of her kin. Before she left the stage, no human dared to take a step forward, like a queen who was injured but whose majesty remained undiminished!
Thanks to this, the order nearby was well protected, giving the enemy no further opportunity to take advantage of the chaos.
But Arthur knew this attack would definitely not be the end. On the contrary, it was likely just the beginning.
This was destined to be a long-overdue decisive battle and reckoning.
For this reason, he became extremely sensitive in the following time, constantly tracking the origin and identity of the suicide bomber.
However, this tracking was not smooth sailing.
Because not everyone was as sensitive as him. Most people just treated that explosion as a madman's performance art.
At first, when Arthur went around asking and inquiring about the suicide bomber, most people were willing to say a few words to help him organize information and screen clues.
But as time went on, a few days passed, and inevitably, some people started to get impatient.
"Heh, brat! Stop bothering me! I told you I just met that madman by chance and gave him directions. How many times do you have to ask?!
"Besides, who do you think you are? The police? Aren't you annoying with your repeated questioning?
"Don't think you're something just because you have some fame in Kubfu! We Sinnoh people don't buy your act!"
The one rejecting Arthur today was a trainer from Sinnoh, said to be a very famous professional player there named Ivern Glick.
He was also a genius who became famous at a young age. Being a main player at twenty-nine, he was considered very young even by world standards.
This was probably part of the reason for his arrogant personality.
But Arthur never tolerated anyone's bad habits. He just looked at him calmly, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"I hope you can tell me the situation at that time in detail. This is very important to me. I would be grateful if you could help. But if you insist on not cooperating, I might take some tough measures. I hope you understand."
Arthur always believed in diplomacy before force.
Generally, we reason first.
But if someone isn't willing to listen to reason, we can teach them some physics first to make them docile, and then reason with them.
However, Arthur's reasoning made Glick laugh.
"Speaking so politely, do you really think you're some messenger of justice, kid? Heh! What tough measures do you want to take? Show me?"
The other party looked at Arthur sideways, eyes full of contempt.
The relationship between Sinnoh and Kubfu in this region was already delicate. Recently, they had just experienced an international public opinion war with Kubfu, and now they were purely disgusted with each other.
So Glick judged very accurately: even if he was arrogant, the people around wouldn't all support Arthur unilaterally. There would still be many Sinnoh trainers supporting him.
After all, Tyranitar's territory was closer to Sinnoh's sphere of influence!
In this situation, he didn't believe Arthur really dared to make a move.
There were more of his people nearby!
However, Arthur just smiled lightly.
It seemed he really needed to show his determination today.
"I said, this matter is very important to me."
"What does that have to do with me?!"
"Important enough that I will definitely find a way to get the information I want."
After calmly stating his determination, the next moment, two ghosts suddenly shot out from Arthur's shadow, red lights flashed beside him, and Pokémon appeared quickly!
At the same time, he stepped forward and rushed, quickly approaching the opponent!
Some people just didn't seem to understand his determination.
So Arthur decided to make them docile first, then continue the heart-to-heart talk.
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