Bai Yu's eyes were fixed on the chakra before him.
One of Team Rocket's three Beastmasters was actually here.
The woman over there must be Sachi, one of the three Beastmasters.
The Team Rocket executives who were assigned to the Johto region to collect the three legendary beasts were all in the Kanto region.
And they were even at the research institute in Macha City.
Previously, Bai Yu was not quite sure of Team Rocket's purpose.
Now, seeing Professor Akihabara's state and the materials he was so desperately protecting,
Bai Yu knew exactly what Team Rocket's purpose was.
The materials for those artificial Pokémon.
Sure enough, Team Rocket was planning to create Mewtwo.
Those materials might be able to accelerate the research progress for the entire Team Rocket.
Artificial Pokémon!
They had been researching this since Giovanni's mother created Team Rocket.
Finally, Giovanni successfully created the first legendary Pokémon in the Kanto region.
Artificial Legendary Pokémon!
Mewtwo!
"The Gym Leader of Macha City!"
"A mere Gym Leader, coming out to get in the way."
The moment Chakra saw Bai Yu, memories gradually surfaced in his mind.
A mere Gym Leader, considered one of the weakest in the entire Kanto region.
This trash dares not even appear before him, let alone try to stop Team Rocket's actions.
"Forretress, Rapid Spin!"
Inside the research lab, a Pokémon that had been hiding beneath the research equipment sent several machines flying. Its entire body transformed into a sphere, hurtling towards Mudkip at high speed.
"Protect!"
Mudkip watched the approaching Forretress.
A white barrier materialized in front of it, and Forretress collided with it at high speed.
Mudkip was completely unharmed, easily blocking the rapid spin.
"Rock Smash!"
Just as Forretress was about to move, Mudkip leaped up, a brown aura gathering in its forepaws, and slammed them down towards Forretress.
The immense force slammed Forretress to the ground.
An explosion rang out, sending smoke and dust billowing into the air.
The research institute wasn't large, and the smoke and dust significantly obscured visibility.
Chakra couldn't immediately pinpoint Bai Yu's exact location.
However, he didn't need to make any judgments.
"Foretold, Big Bang!"
One Foretold was nothing to Chakra.
The priority was eliminating this troublesome fellow.
Hearing this, the woman frowned, a thought forming in her mind.
Alakazam slowly raised his hand, releasing a powerful burst of psychic energy.
Within the smoke and dust, Foretold emitted a dazzling white light, continuously compressing itself. Its immense power, released at its peak, was restrained by an invisible force, compressing the explosion's area to its limit.
Chakra was completely unaware of this.
Bang!
A loud explosion.
Smoke and dust erupted from the research institute, and Foretold collapsed to the ground, dizzy and unable to fight.
Seeing this, Chakra revealed a cunning smile.
"Hmph!"
"You overconfident fool, you and your Pokémon can go to hell together."
He'd used similar explosive tactics countless times.
His strongest Pokémon was Steelix, but his favorite move was Explosion.
His subordinates' Pokémon were the same—
all capable of self-destruct and Explosion-type moves .
This method could inflict considerable damage even against Elite Four level trainers.
The smoke slowly dissipated, and Chakra's smile gradually froze.
A Pokémon appeared before Bai Yu.
Magneton!
A pink barrier seemed to have negated the massive damage caused by the previous explosion.
The barrier faded as the smoke cleared.
A Psychic-type Reflect!
Reducing the power of the opponent's physical attack by half.
Bai Yu frowned slightly; he had sensed a strong psychic power just moments before,
compressing the original blast radius to its limit.
If it weren't for that superpower, the explosion at that distance
would have caused significant damage to his Pokémon, even with Reflect activated.
It wouldn't have been so easy.
Who was it that
could unleash such powerful psychic energy at that moment ?
"Damn it!"
"He's not dead!"
Chakra clenched his fists, countless thoughts racing through his mind, before he threw all the Poké Balls in his hand.
In an instant, four Forretresses appeared on the field.
If these four Forretresses were to unleash a simultaneous explosion, the destructive power would likely reduce the entire research institute to ashes.
A complete madman.
One of the few Team Rocket executives who wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal.
He wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice himself if it meant completing the mission.
"Time to go."
A cold, beautiful voice rang out, calming Chakra's anger somewhat.
He focused his gaze on the materials in the woman's hand, then looked at Professor Akihabara again, clenching his fists.
If he were acting alone, he would definitely have made all those Forretresses unleash a simultaneous explosion this time.
But then, a high-ranking officer of equal status appeared beside him.
This officer was a Team Rocket member hidden within the League.
The crucial point of this mission was to conceal this officer's identity.
The League members were already on their way; delaying them even a little longer would cause unnecessary trouble.
Even if they completed the mission, Giovanni would reprimand them.
"Kid, consider yourself lucky,"
Chakra gritted his teeth, recalling Forretress.
He gestured to the Team Rocket members around him.
They were all Chakra's direct subordinates and knew his thoughts.
They threw out all their Poké Balls.
A swarm of Koffing appeared inside the research facility, releasing plumes of smoke the instant the Pokémon appeared, the poisonous gas slowly spreading and covering the entire facility.
Bai Yu, carrying his Pokémon
, rushed towards the perimeter of the research facility. However, Chakra had already ridden Skarmory in another direction.
In addition, the other Team Rocket members also released their Flying-type Pokémon,
quickly fleeing Martha City.
"We still need a Flying-type Pokémon."
Bai Yu stared at the fleeing Team Rocket members.
Looking back at the plaza, the once quiet place was now bustling.
Either those guys had been subdued by the League forces, or the Team Rocket scum had already left Martha City.
"Let's check on the situation inside the research institute."
As the smoke slowly dissipated, Bai Yu entered the institute.
Various degrees of damage were visible around them.
The researchers inside were all suffering from varying degrees of poisoning.
Even Dr. Akihabara himself, having gotten too close, had turned purple, clearly suffering from
severe poisoning. Bai Yu didn't have a Chansey and couldn't use Heal Beam.
Helpless, he took out his Pokédex and asked Nurse Joy from Martha City to come to the institute to treat the researchers.
"Cough cough~"
"Thank you, I remember you. You're Bai Yu, the Martha City Gym Leader."
Dr. Akihabara coughed incessantly, expelling some smoke, his condition seemingly improving somewhat.
Having spent years with Pokémon, he could withstand some of the poisoning.
"I was still a step too late."
Bai Yu looked at Professor Akihabara. If he had been a little faster, perhaps this situation wouldn't have occurred.
However, at the last moment, the opponent had already released four Forretos.
If they had unleashed a massive explosion at the same time,
his Pokémon would definitely have lost their ability to battle, and he himself would have suffered considerable injuries.
His chakra, however, was restrained at that moment.
Because of what the female executive had said.
Being a little distance away, Bai Yu couldn't hear what she was saying.
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