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"Boom!"
In Saffron City, the Alliance Army and Team Rocket members who were fighting stopped their battle when they heard the deafening roar.
They all looked toward the tallest building in Saffron City, the Silph Co. Building.
Because that was where the sound came from.
Then they saw it.
Silph Co. Building—shorter.
"Shorter? What the hell?!"
"It actually became shorter, a floor is missing!"
"That building is the Silph Co. Building, right? I heard that the entire building is constructed with materials that can withstand attacks from Gym Leader level Pokemon."
"Well, it sounds impressive, but now it's missing a floor."
"Is Boss Eddie there? I haven't seen Boss Eddie yet. He'll definitely come to join the battle. I haven't seen him yet, so maybe he's there!"
"I think so. Normal people can't make such a big commotion."
The players were talking among themselves. They would chat even when they were fighting, let alone now when everyone had stopped.
However, they didn't discuss for long before the commanders of both sides gave the order to attack again, and the battle continued.
"Eddie, wherever you're fighting, hang in there! You must win!"
Whether it was Erika or Misty, while commanding their troops, they both silently cheered for Eddie.
"Ahem! Damn it, that Lt. Surge is simply crazy. He was very close to you just now—if you had been hit, he would have been affected as well."
Outside the Silph Co. Building, just outside the floor that was blown up by the explosion, Eddie was floating in the air with Psychic, complaining to Ash who was flying on his Aerodactyl.
At that critical moment, just before the explosion, he rushed directly to Ash, and while pulling Ash to jump out of the window, he also used the power of Aura to create a Barrier. Because of this, the two of them were unharmed—at most just a little disheveled.
"...He said he was a soldier before, so this may be the right thing to do in his mind, but I feel he's loyal to the wrong person."
Ash couldn't help but sigh when he saw the completely destroyed floor.
"Don't sigh. He's not dead—he just escaped. This guy is a master of escaping."
Eddie rolled his eyes when he heard that. At the last moment, he had seen Lt. Surge take out a Poké Ball and release a bunch of Magnemite, forming an electric force field that carried him away.
"There's also Zapdos. Although it seems to have been injured by the explosion, it flew to the top floor in a hurry."
Eddie wasn't surprised to see Zapdos act like this. Lt. Surge didn't have a Badge controlling it, and someone in the Silph Co. Building was holding a Badge and controlling it.
"Whether he lives or dies isn't the key point. What's important is that he has the determination to sacrifice for Team Rocket. I think it's not worth it for someone like him to be a member of Team Rocket."
It was rare for Ash to talk about something so complicated.
"Forget it, forget about him. Let's go rescue the others."
Eddie didn't have any particular thoughts about what Lt. Surge did. No matter whether someone was a good guy or a bad guy, as long as they were his enemy, he would beat them thoroughly.
"However, this Silph Co. Building is also impressive. After one floor was blown up, it still stands. And the upper and lower floors are perfectly connected? Could it be that this situation was anticipated when it was built?"
Looking at the Silph Co. Building, which was still seamless even after one floor was blown up, Eddie couldn't help but comment.
"Eddie, did you recall those four Pokemon at the last moment? Can Garchomp still fly now?"
Looking at Eddie floating in the air, Ash was secretly surprised and asked what happened to Eddie's Pokemon.
"They were injured by the aftermath. Now everyone's injured. Ash, you should come with me. I don't dare to float up like this. If someone attacks me, I'll fall down immediately."
After saying that, Eddie floated to the upper floor and entered the room through the window again.
No, the windows on several floors nearby had just been shattered, so Eddie floated directly in.
Upon hearing this, Ash followed Eddie inside.
Since the four Pokemon with Eddie were injured, he had to act with Eddie. Otherwise, it would be a bit dangerous for Eddie to act alone without Pokemon that could fight.
"The healing power is also a trump card. I'd better hide it just in case. Anyway, there's no rush now."
Eddie looked at Ash who followed him to protect him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Garchomp and the others were indeed injured by the explosion, but Eddie could heal them at any time. He just had a feeling that hiding this ability might have a miraculous effect, so he just went with the flow.
"By the way, Eddie, where are your eight Pokemon?"
Ash remembered that after Eddie used some power that he didn't understand, all twelve Pokemon reached the Pokémon Champion level. However, when fighting Zapdos, Eddie only sent out four Pokemon, and the other eight Pokemon left the battlefield in their own ways.
"You're asking the obvious, aren't you? My eight Pokemon, of course, went to support Gary and Green."
In the situation just now, Lt. Surge probably knew Eddie's intentions, but Ash, as an ally, didn't know?
"Go support Gary and Green? That's good, we don't have to be too anxious. No wonder you look so leisurely now."
Ash finally understood why Eddie was so unhurried at the moment. Although the two of them were heading to the upper floors, Eddie seemed to be taking it easy.
"No matter who Gary and Green's enemies are, if they don't release their Legendary bird to fight before my Pokemon arrive, then they won't have a chance to release it. Pokemon with Pokémon Champion-level strength won't give them the time to react if they want to fight, unless they're also Pokémon Champion-level trainers."
"If they had released their Legendary bird before my Pokemon arrived, it would be equivalent to rescuing Gary and Green."
It was just a rescue—it was hard to say whether they could win. After all, Eddie wasn't commanding them personally, so they could only act based on the tactics he had given them in advance.
"But this is enough. It's hard to say about Green, but as for Gary, if we give him a chance to fight one-on-one, he'll be able to defeat the enemy. After that, he'll reach Green before us, and then there will be no danger."
Eddie had made a lot of preparations for this battle, and this was just one of them.
"As expected of you, Eddie. Without you in this war with Team Rocket, we would have paid a heavy price."
Upon hearing this, Ash felt that Eddie was really amazing and had arranged everything. He couldn't help but sigh that if Eddie hadn't joined the battle, perhaps they would have suffered casualties.
"...No, without me, you would have had an easier time. It's my presence that makes things more difficult."
Seeing Ash's admiring look, Eddie couldn't help but complain silently in his heart.