"Sato Kenta?" Lance was taken aback when he saw the person who appeared.
Wasn't the one who walked out from the corner the very Sato Kenta who had disappeared from the Sato Clothing family?
Why was he here?
And judging by his demeanor....
He was clearly in cahoots with Tom Ruoqi.
Receiving two Pokeballs from Tom Ruoqi, Sato Kenta revealed a somewhat sickly smile.
A Blastoise, a Scyther.
Their strength wasn't weak; wasn't this sweeter than raising his own?
Natsuhiko also didn't expect things to develop to this point.
Kenji's brother unexpectedly got mixed up with Tom Ruoqi, which meant that the case of Sato Kenta's disappearance was planned by them all along?
Thinking about it, that seems to explain things better.
The other party deliberately chose to disappear in that place, probably to make him link the ground's dirt and the dirt on Lotto's shoes, ultimately locking the target onto Lotto, right?
Step by step scheming, step by step calculating, holding him in a death grip.
Seeing Natsuhiko's grim expression, Tom Ruoqi brushed aside her falling hair and chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, once everything is over, I can also give you some good Pokémon. As long as you...behave."
She had witnessed Natsuhiko's meticulous mind and seen his effort in training. Holding such a talent firmly in hand gave her a sense of accomplishment, just like Sato Kenta.
Natsuhiko's face darkened.
Look at Sato Kenta's sickly appearance!
Falling into Tom Ruoqi's hands was definitely not a good thing!
The development of the situation had long escaped control. Lance took out two Pokeballs, and said in a deep voice, "Natsuhiko, I'll try to hold him off, you go destroy that device. If possible... try to leave the Conversion Device intact."
The Conversion Device at the power plant was already overloaded. If this Conversion Device got destroyed again, Goldenrod City would really fall into a long-term power outage, which would not be good news for the Alliance or the entire residents of Goldenrod City.
Natsuhiko didn't respond, just nodded silently.
If he could do it, he wouldn't mind leaving the Conversion Device. But if he couldn't....
"Go!" Lance shouted lowly, throwing out the two Pokeballs in his hand.
The not yet fully healed Charizard and Gyarados made their appearance again.
"Weedle!" Natsuhiko called out as well.
Weedle instantly understood, spitting out a thread from its mouth and tightly wrapping it around a relatively solid high point nearby.
Now, Weedle's state had reached a critical point, and if he could, Natsuhiko really didn't want it to get involved in such a high-level battle.
But unfortunately, it seemed that for now, all Natsuhiko could rely on was still Weedle.
This made him more eager than ever to want to own a second Pokémon.
Wrapping his sleeves around his palm, grabbing the end of the thread handed by Weedle, he held on tight, running from the side, trying to bypass Sato Kenta and those two Pokémon, dashing across the junk pile for a daring escape.
"Hmph!"
He heard Sato Kenta snort coldly. Tom Ruoqi's favorable attitude towards Natsuhiko didn't please him much.
"Blastoise, Cannon Light Cannon! Scyther, Cross Cut!"
Then he saw Blastoise lower its body, pointing the two cannons on its shell at Natsuhiko, a milky white glow rapidly converging within.
Scyther's wings fluttered lightly, its figure transformed into a streak of green light, its blade-like arms crossed in front of its chest, rapidly closing in on Natsuhiko.
"Charizard! Gyarados!"
At this time, Lance's voice came from behind, and with a gust of wind, Charizard appeared not far from Natsuhiko with its fiery tail blazing strong, meeting Scyther's Cross Cut with its searing red flames.
Meanwhile, the water jet from Gyarados' vicious mouth perfectly intercepted Blastoise's Cannon Light Cannon's attack path.
BOOM!!
Amidst loud explosions and the splattering blast waves, although Natsuhiko didn't take a direct hit, his figure was inevitably affected.
Bang!
The thread in his hand snapped, and he fell heavily to the ground.
His aching chest being crushed by his own weight, the air from his chest involuntarily exhaled, causing a brief whiteness in his vision.
The loss of blood in his arm and the battering rain had long exhausted him, and now he completely collapsed.
He barely lifted his head, vaguely seeing the electric arcs jumping not far away from the white light, and urged the anxious Weedle crouching and calling out in front of him, in bits and pieces:
"Weedle, go, destroy it!"
Weedle's small purple eyes were filled with worry, but it also understood that it seemed to be the key to breaking the stalemate now.
Once again feeling the push from Natsuhiko's palm.
"Bzz!"
Wait for me!
Gritting its teeth, moving its seven pairs of legs to the extreme speed, it quickly traversed over the overlapping corpses of Electric-type Pokémon, enduring the intertwining sparks within Mareep's wool, finally reaching the device.
Weedle froze for a second, not knowing where to start.
It remembered, Lance had said, if possible, not to destroy the Conversion Device under the Pure Gold Feather.
Then destroy the Pure Gold Feather!
With a glance, it shot out three Poison Needles directly at the suspended Pure Gold Feather.
But unfortunately, before the Poison Needles even touched the feather, the Electric Energy enveloping it already melted the Poison Needles, evaporating even the toxin on them.
Looking at the still pure, unaffected Pure Gold Feather, Weedle was momentarily stunned.
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Szzzzzz...
The flickering electric currents and spinning pure gold feathers seemed to mock its incompetence in its eyes.
"Ugh!!"
Weedle shouted.
Mocking? That it absolutely cannot tolerate!
What other way is there?
Suddenly, a bold idea slipped into Weedle's consciousness.
It leapt forward, its small mouth wide open, a green glow gathering inside.
If Poison Needle doesn't work, then Insect Bite!
Dare to mock me?
Shatter it!
As Natsuhiko's consciousness slowly returned, he raised his head once more and saw Weedle flying towards the pure gold feather, determination filling its small eyes.
He froze for a second.
Then hurriedly stumbled and rushed towards Weedle.
Are you crazy?
If it doesn't work, destroy the conversion device!
Yet Weedle, bathing in the Electric Energy enveloping the pure gold feather, quickly had its earth-brown shell turn charred black, but successfully passed through the energy barrier.
The external Electric Energy was inflicting damage on it almost every second.
It was overwhelmed with the sound of electric currents.
Determined, it did not hesitate and bit fiercely onto the pure gold feather.
Crack!
The crisp sound was like eating some sort of cookie, creating a conspicuous gap.
Huh?
It's actually...
Quite tasty indeed.
Seemingly entranced, Weedle disregarded the pain on its body, burying its head and biting at the pure gold feather.
Gaps appeared one after another.
Soon, the giant pure gold feather was gone, eaten away completely.
With the loss of this crucial item, the dense thunder around seemed to weaken slightly in frequency.
Screech!!!
Zapdos in the sky let out a long cry, seeing the singed Weedle which ate the pure gold feather and emitted a small burp, its majestic eyes showing a touch of kindness.
Natsuhiko rushed forward and hugged Weedle.
Seeing Weedle's body charred black, with arcs of electricity continuously jumping on it, worry filled his eyes.
But because of Zapdos' cry, he unconsciously looked towards the sky.
Noticing Zapdos' kind gaze, before he could even catch his breath, he saw...
Zapdos' body gathering bright thunderlight, arcs of electricity jumping repeatedly, ignoring Tom Rokicki's few Pokémon.
Natsuhiko's body instinctively trembled.
Instinctively, he felt like Zapdos this time seemed to have locked onto him?
Or rather, it locked onto Weedle in his arms?
Kindness, so it means to strike you?
Good logic!
Natsuhiko reacted almost subconsciously, grabbed Weedle, and ran desperately towards the dumpster's exit.
Being struck by Zapdos.
Might die, right?
Running frantically, but Zapdos hovered above his head, its thunder already gathered to a terrifying level, yet still not descending.
Suddenly.
Not knowing how long he ran, Natsuhiko heard the sound of flowing water.
Fengluo River!
Another river!
But perhaps the only opportunity!
Except, Zapdos, which had accumulated power for so long, didn't give him more time to run.
Boom!!
A massive thunderbolt struck down like a sudden spring thunder, bathing him in rich Electric Energy.
"Natsuhiko!!" Lance screamed following closely behind.
And Tom Rokicki, who followed just behind, smiled and tousled his hair, muttering in a voice only he could hear, "Now, all preparations have worked out."
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