Chapter 270: Eternal Flower
Splitting the narrative, when Bai Feng arrived at the scene where the Berries were stolen, he only saw lingering signs of battle around. It was evident that the fight that had occurred must have been quite intense.
He looked around, wanting to find a Wild Pokémon to ask about the situation, but found that something seemed off about the surroundings.
This was the Suburbs; it was impossible for there to be no Wild Pokémon at all. Even the most common Fletchling and Scatterbug in the Wilds were nowhere to be seen.
"Officer Jenny, something is wrong!" Bai Feng said softly to Officer Jenny.
Officer Jenny naturally also noticed the anomaly. She quietly retreated to Bai Feng's side and took out a Poké Ball, releasing her Arcanine.
A red light flashed on Bai Feng's body, and Primarina also appeared outside.
"Ya gu~ gu gu gu~~"
As Fletchling after Fletchling were startled and flew away from the forest, a group of people with their Pokémon walked out of the woods aggressively.
Leading them were four women wearing red uniforms and black sunglasses. Bai Feng recognized them: the one with short green hair was Bella, the one with short purple hair was Claire, the one with short orange hair was Abigail, and the one with blue braids was Momiji.
According to the original work's development, they would eventually become core members of Team Flare. But now, they should be members of the Immortal Organization, subordinates of Zhi Huo.
The group quickly surrounded Bai Feng and Officer Jenny.
"Was it you who robbed my goods?" Bai Feng asked coldly.
"That's right, it was us. If we didn't do this, how would you have left Biyi City?" Momiji walked out and said with a smile. Beside her were two snarling Pokémon, Houndoom and Weavile.
Hearing Momiji's words, Bai Feng frowned slightly. "You sent people to my Home?"
"That's right. By now, Lord Zhi Huo has probably turned your Orchard into a sea of flames, hasn't she? Oh ho ho ho~~" Claire stepped forward, covering her mouth and laughing maniacally as she spoke. She also had two Pokémon beside her, Manectric and Drapion!
Hearing Claire's words, Bai Feng's frown deepened.
"Stop the nonsense, hurry up and attack! Once we deal with him, we can go back and report to Lord Zhi Huo!" Abigail said impatiently. Beside her were a Mightyena and a Fraxure.
Bella looked at Abigail and sneered, "You're really arrogant. Why do you think Lord Zhi Huo used the Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountain Stratagem to draw this person out of Biyi City? It's because he's too powerful.
A Pokémon Trainer that even Lord Zhi Huo is wary of, and you're boastfully saying you'll deal with him? You're killing me! Hahaha~~~"
Momiji chimed in, "Exactly. Our purpose is just to stall him. Deal with him? You're too arrogant. Have you forgotten how Lord Xerosic was captured? He was much stronger than us!"
Abigail's face turned ashen from being ridiculed by the two.
Seeing this, Bai Feng said coldly, "How noisy. Since you won't make a move, I will!"
Hearing Bai Feng's words, the four women and the Immortal Organization Members behind them all changed their expressions and simultaneously commanded their Pokémon to pounce towards Bai Feng and Officer Jenny.
"Primarina, Sparkling Aria!" Bai Feng said in a deep voice.
"Lulu~"
Primarina responded. Suddenly, transparent bubbles appeared around Bai Feng and Officer Jenny. The Immortal Organization Pokémon's attacks landed on the bubbles and were all reflected back.
Seeing their attacks fail, those people ordered their Pokémon to try again, but then all the bubbles suddenly burst. With screams echoing, except for Momiji and the other four leaders, all the other small fries fell to the Ground, wailing and rolling around.
Seeing this scene, Bella and the others' faces turned pale. At the same time, Abigail finally realized how ridiculous her arrogant thought had been earlier.
Such a powerful Pokémon Trainer was simply not someone they could contend with.
Lord Zhi Huo sending them to stall him, was that really not a mistake? It seemed they couldn't stall him at all!
At this moment, Officer Jenny was also completely bewildered. Seeing Bai Feng take down most of the enemies with a single attack, her face was full of question marks.
(ω) What am I doing here?
And Arcanine: ()???
Just then, two red figures suddenly descended from the sky. It was a man wearing a red cloak and a red mask, and a Blaziken.
"Where there is crime, there is I, Flame Mask..."
Clearly, the newcomer was Flame Mask, a hero who had been active In the darkness of Lumiose City. However, his words stopped abruptly halfway through.
Looking at the Immortal Organization Members wailing on the Ground, Flame Mask suddenly felt a bit awkward. It seemed the situation didn't really need him!
"Ahahaha~" Flame Mask laughed awkwardly, "I think I came to the wrong place! Well... goodbye!"
Flame Mask slipped away very decisively. Blaziken picked him up by the waist and leaped, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant with its outstanding jumping ability.
Before leaving, he even waved at Bai Feng.
Officer Jenny really wanted to bring this hateful guy to justice, but she knew very well that now was not the time. Compared to Flame Mask, the Immortal Organization was a greater threat.
Bai Feng actually had the ability to catch him on the spot, but thinking of his Bayleef, he decided to pretend he saw nothing.
"Stop him! Just stall him! Let Lord Zhi Huo get that thing, even if we get caught, we don't care!" Abigail said with a determined expression.
The other three women exchanged glances upon hearing this and nodded in agreement.
Bai Feng knew they were talking about the Ultimate Weapon. He snorted coldly, "Overestimating yourselves!" With Mewtwo, Senior Ninetales, and Mother at Home, he wasn't really worried.
The four women commanded their Pokémon to attack. Suddenly, a melodious and ethereal singing sounded. The next second, all the Pokémon fell to the Ground, sleeping soundly.
The gap between these Pokémon and Primarina was too large. It was effortless for Primarina to make them fall asleep using its Sing move.
Without their Pokémon, Abigail and the others were like tigers without teeth. Four bubbles suddenly appeared, trapping all of them inside.
"Let me out! Let me out!"
"What is this? Let me out quickly!"
...
The four women desperately pounded inside the bubbles, but these bubbles were difficult for even Fighting-type Pokémon to break, let alone them!
Bai Feng ignored their shouting. A purple radiance flickered in his eyes, and the bubble closest to him uncontrollably floated towards him.
This bubble contained Bella. She retreated in panic inside the bubble, but the Space inside the bubble was so small, where could she retreat to?
"What do you want to do? Everything about me belongs to Lord Zhi Huo, I won't obey you!" Bella curled up her body, hugged her chest with her hands, and spoke incoherently.
"Lunatic!" Bai Feng cursed inwardly. The radiance in his eyes flickered even faster. The moment Bella's gaze met Bai Feng's, her mental state was seized, and her eyes slowly lost their radiance.
"Where did you hide my goods?"
"At..."
Seeing this situation, the other three women guessed that Bella was being controlled by Bai Feng and began calling out, trying to awaken Bella's consciousness.
"Bella, wake up, wake up quickly!"
"Bella, are you going to betray Lord Zhi Huo?"
"Bella, you can't do this! If you dare to talk nonsense, I'll tell Lord Zhi Huo that you usually like watching adult movies!"
...
Although the three women were yelling loudly, it was all in vain. Bai Feng's Hypnosis was too strong. Without a sufficiently strong stimulus, the controlled person had no way to regain consciousness.
Soon, Bai Feng learned from Bella where his Berries were hidden and also got a general understanding of the basic situation there.
After asking what he wanted to know, a radiance flashed in Bai Feng's eyes, and Bella fainted.
Seeing their Organization's secret exposed, the other three women actually started crying.
Bai Feng shook his head speechlessly, then looked at Officer Jenny and said, "Officer Jenny, I'll leave these people to you. I'll go check out the Base they mentioned first. If I can successfully find the Base's location information, I'll send it to you. I'll tell you the Base's location, and you can bring people over then."
Officer Jenny had already fully understood Bai Feng's strength. She had nothing to worry about regarding Bai Feng's safety and simply said, "Don't worry, I will handle these people properly!"
Bai Feng nodded, took out a Poké Ball to Recall Primarina, then released Dragonair and rode on it, disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.
However, before going to search for the Base, Bai Feng made a telephone call Home. The one who answered was Hatterene.
He learned from Hatterene that Zhi Huo and her group had indeed gone to Fangxing Mountain, but Hatterene told Bai Feng not to worry, as Bai Ye and the others could handle the incoming enemies.
With Hatterene's explanation, the worry in Bai Feng's heart finally lessened considerably.
After Dragonair flew at extreme speed for about an hour, Bai Feng appeared on a desolate Mountain. According to the information given by Bella, their Base was located here. This small Mountain was situated between Biyi City and Lumiose City.
After a search, Bai Feng found a Cave. This should be the Base Entrance.
Before entering, he sent the location information to Officer Jenny as promised.
Entering the Cave and walking a short distance In the darkness, a metal door appeared in Bai Feng's line of sight. Two Immortal Organization Members wearing red uniforms were guarding the door.
Looks like I didn't come to the wrong place!
Bai Feng walked straight over.
"Who goes there?"
The two guards in front of the door shouted. The two Skorupi beside them also stepped forward, brandishing their claws and tails menacingly.
A radiance flashed in Bai Feng's eyes. In just an instant, the guards and their Skorupi fell to the Ground, unconscious.
After dealing with the guards, Bai Feng took Dragonair to the door, wanting to open it. But he found that opening the door required a fingerprint. So, he pulled the fingers of the unconscious guards and tried them one by one, but none were successful, and he even activated the Base's alarm.
"Forget it, I'll just open the door by force!"
"Dragonair, I'm counting on you!" Bai Feng turned to Dragonair and said.
"Woo~"
Dragonair nodded, opened its mouth, and condensed a blue-purple ball of light. As an energy wave shot out, a giant dragon emerged from the energy wave, instantly smashing the metal door to smithereens.
The moment the metal door was smashed open, the Immortal Organization Members inside, already alerted by the alarm, surged out, glaring angrily at Bai Feng.
"Who are you?"
"Why are you trespassing here?"
"Stop talking nonsense with him, catch him first!"
...
In an instant, everyone swarmed towards Bai Feng and Dragonair.
Unfortunately, the expert/master Pokémon Trainers of the Immortal Organization were either captured or had gone to Fangxing Mountain. The people remaining in this Base were just small fries.
Bai Feng, relying on just one Dragonair, fought his way through the entire Base. For a time, there were sounds of people and Pokémon wailing everywhere.
However, as Primarina's singing sounded, they instantly quieted down.
Soon, Bai Feng found his lost Berries in the Base's Warehouse, not a single one missing. As long as Officer Jenny brought people over to arrest everyone here, he could have someone come and transport the Berries back to complete his task.
Bai Feng originally had no ill feelings towards Zhi Huo, but ever since he learned she was the Leader of the Immortal Organization, his opinion of her had plummeted, because the Immortal Organization truly did nothing but evil.
In this Base, Bai Feng discovered many Pokémon that were being used for experiments, and they were all very bloody experiments.
The Pokémon were injected with special potions, causing them to lose their sanity, and then they were locked up together, forced to brutally kill each other. Often, out of dozens or even hundreds of Pokémon, only one would survive, and even then, its mental state would become abnormal.
Looking at the miserable-looking Pokémon, Bai Feng's heart was truly filled with anger towards Zhi Huo.
"You want to find an opportunity for the Diancie who lost its life to be resurrected, but aren't the lives of other Pokémon also lives?"
Checking the situation in the Base bit by bit, Bai Feng finally reached the deepest part of the Base. Here, he found a Room that was tightly sealed.
Even a Dragon Pulse from Dragonair couldn't destroy the closed metal door. Bai Feng was puzzled: "Was there something special inside?"
Thinking this, he released Heliolisk and Primarina. Only with the combined strength of the three Pokémon were they able to break the metal door.
After walking into the Room, Bai Feng found it very empty, with nothing inside. Everything was white; the walls were white, the ceiling was white, and the floor was white. Only a thick glass tube stood in the center of the Room.
Inside the glass tube, a sleeping Pokémon was quietly levitating. This Pokémon was small and resembled Floette, but its color was completely different. The Fairy Flower it held was not any of the red, orange, blue, white, or yellow colors, but a seductive purplish-red, emitting an ominous aura.
Bai Feng instantly recognized the identity of this Pokémon.
Eternal Flower Floette. This meant it was the partner AZ had been searching for for three thousand years. He just didn't expect it to fall into the hands of the Immortal Organization.
Bai Feng searched the Room and finally found the switch to open the glass tube, releasing the Eternal Flower Floette from it. However, this Pokémon was still in an unconscious state, and he didn't know why.
(End of Chapter)