Qingwu's eyes narrowed as he looked at these explosive black-robed figures, thinking thoughtfully: "Humanoid robots from Team Rocket. I didn't expect this research to actually come out." Qingwu mumbled.
Humanoid robots are controlled by brainwaves, which can reduce trainer casualties.
Trainers observe the surrounding environment through cameras and use microphones to manipulate Pokémon to attack.
This was introduced in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl anime. Paul remotely controlled Pokémon and launched attacks through a robot. Team Rocket's research was even more specific, adopting humanoid robots to greatly reduce the losses of veteran trainers.
"I remember Paul was very good at this technique in my past life." This humanoid robot also ultimately exposed the identity of the attacker.
"Krookodile, get rid of these robots!" A giant rock descended from the sky. Krookodile, who was hiding below, launched an attack.
The disadvantage of these humanoid robots was that they were insensitive to their surroundings, making it easy for them to fail to perceive the real environment and thus fall victim to sneak attacks.
Qingwu felt that these things were simply useless. Trainers had to be on site to make the most accurate judgments.
A puff of smoke dispersed. A humanoid robot suffered large-area damage all over its body, sparks flashing as it slowly crawled out. Its lower body was basically crushed.
"Kill him, kill him!" The robot finished speaking, then with a rumble, it self-destructed.
All the Pokémon scrambled as if their lives depended on it, frantically pouncing on Qingwu and attacking.
Two Dugtrio instantly swelled dramatically, glowing and heating up as they charged over, completely disregarding their own safety.
"Pelipper!" Qingwu calmly shouted. Pelipper appeared behind Qingwu, extending its powerful wings.
Controlling the flow of air in a tailwind, Dugtrio were originally gas Pokémon. After being swept by the strong wind, they got further and further away from the explosion target, instead getting closer to their own companions.
"No!" The two Dugtrio watched helplessly as they drifted to a distance near their companions. Their companions also widened their eyes.
With a rumble, the two Dugtrio in the forest exploded, creating three deep pits.
The other Pokémon that attacked Qingwu all lay in deep pits, turned into charred remains. They could only be judged as still alive by their faint breathing.
"Why bother with such suicidal explosions? It harms others and yourselves." Qingwu walked over and found the Poké Balls of these Pokémon.
Fortunately, these Poké Balls were extremely durable; otherwise, these Pokémon would only have been able to self-destruct here.
Qingwu recalled these Pokémon into their Poké Balls and locked the switches of the Poké Balls.
These Pokémon seemed severely injured, but given their Pokémon physiques, they would recover in just a few days.
If a human received such severe injuries, they would basically be dead.
Just then, Qingwu found that the Poké Ball actually flickered with a ray of light. Qingwu instantly felt unable to move.
"Oh no, Krookodile, Pelipper, quickly grab me!" Qingwu knew he had fallen into a trap. The real killer move was here.
This was the instantaneous movement of a Psychic-type Pokémon. Pelipper and Krookodile daringly grabbed Qingwu's clothes, disappearing from the spot with Qingwu.
After Qingwu disappeared, seven black-robed figures slowly walked out from the forest behind.
"Didn't expect that, Qingwu. This is the grand meal I prepared for you. Just stay obediently in the ghost cave we found until the trial ends. Although it wastes four humanoid robots and twelve Pokémon, I think it's worth it," the black-robed man said with a laugh, then disappeared from the spot.
"Drip drip drip." Qingwu, who had fallen asleep due to the instantaneous movement, was awakened by the sound of dripping water.
Qingwu slowly opened his eyes, seeing everything around him in hazy darkness, unable to see his hand in front of his face.
Qingwu pulled out a flashlight hidden in his black robe and found Krookodile and Pelipper, who were also sleeping beside him.
However, their condition wasn't good. A small Pokémon with a round, purple-like body and a pair of hands detached from its body was continuously draining Krookodile's and Pelipper's life energy.
This small Pokémon had triangular white eyes with black pupils, and several sharp purple teeth in its mouth.
"Oh no, this Gastly is using Dream Eater to drain Krookodile's and Pelipper's life energy!" Qingwu immediately released Hydreigon.
"Hydreigon, use Bite!" After Hydreigon emerged from its Poké Ball, it cautiously looked around. It quickly gathered Dark-type energy onto its fangs and fiercely bit Gastly.
They only heard a mournful cry. Gastly glared at Qingwu angrily, then vanished into thin air.
"Krookodile, Pelipper, are you okay?" Qingwu woke up the two small Pokémon, but saw them weakly open their eyes, looking as if they hadn't slept for days.
"It seems they lost quite a bit of stamina from Gastly's Dream Eater. Good thing I found out early." Qingwu took out an Energy Cube that could replenish spirit from his backpack and put it into the mouths of the two small Pokémon.
"If it had been a little later, after their stamina was completely drained, what would have been absorbed would be their souls." Qingwu hadn't expected Paul's team to be so ruthless, directly sending him to the Spirit World.
The Spirit World is a world where Ghost-type Pokémon live. Mortals should not enter.
Once a Pokémon of another type enters the Spirit World, it also means that their soul will be completely sent into the Spirit World and unable to escape.
They can only helplessly watch as, with the passage of time, their souls are corroded by the aura of the Spirit World, and then transform into a brand new Ghost-type Pokémon.
"No, this isn't the Spirit World. It's just very similar to the Spirit World." Qingwu had been to the Spirit World before, so he naturally knew what it looked like. After all, the Spirit World wouldn't have the sound of dripping water.
Moreover, Paul's team did not have the ability to directly teleport him to the Spirit World. That was a skill only top-tier Psychics had.
"So that's how it is." Qingwu looked at the surrounding rock walls, finally understanding Paul's team's scheme. They wanted to trap Qingwu here so he would miss the last gathering.
According to Team Rocket's rules, if one fails to arrive at the gathering, no matter the reason, they will be expelled from Team Rocket and directly assassinated.
"This should be Mount Ghost, what a pity. They gave me a ride. I originally wanted to come here." Qingwu had made many preparations to come here, including making the Ghost-type Pokémon's favorite Energy Cubes.
"And they even helped me. Thank you very much," Qingwu chuckled coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. If it were a normal person, they might have succeeded, but for Qingwu, he could come and go freely in Mount Ghost.
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