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"Roar~!" The giant dragon took a deep breath, and incredibly, it sucked all the flames into its mouth. In the end, it even smacked its lips with relish.
Three Water Guns accurately struck Camerupt's back, and Camerupt's movements immediately became sluggish.
These three Team Magma members weren't strong, just at the level of elite trainers. Qingwu was not struggling to deal with them now.
"Yian, this is getting tricky. Camerupt's movements have slowed after being hit by Water Gun. Use the fire RPG rocket launcher to create a lava field for Camerupt."
If Camerupt's body touched water, the magma inside it would cool and become sluggish, but as long as it touched fire, it could regain vitality.
"I need the password," Yian said, pulling a gleaming silver box from the off-road vehicle. Inside, heavy items were packed.
"The password is 142531," Huoyan quickly blurted out the password.
After Yian entered the password as Huoyan requested, the password box opened with a click. Inside was a meticulously crafted, fiery-red rocket, resting on velvet, emblazoned with Team Magma's logo. This was a fire RPG rocket developed by Team Magma.
It could emit immense heat in a short period, similar to the effect of an incendiary bomb. However, this one had a higher temperature than an incendiary bomb and could create a small area of lava, altering the terrain.
This was a new type of weapon developed by Team Magma scientists. Huoyan had spent all his savings to acquire this single one.
"Liao, help me out. This rocket launcher is really heavy," Yian yelled at Liao.
Just as Yian and Liao had finished assembling the rocket launcher and were preparing to fire, a giant Flygon descended from the sky, stirring up countless strong winds. From afar, Qianli saw countless flashes of fire emanating from the research institute.
Anxiously, he quickly called out Flygon. When he neared the research institute, he saw two people stealthily carrying two rocket-launcher-like objects. Qianli recognized them as Team Magma at a glance from their attire.
"Spinda, Volcarona, help me seize the rocket launchers from their hands," Qianli casually released two Pokémon.
Huoyan released Cacturne, and a Grassy Terrain naturally unfolded. Spinda quickly leaped to Kecleon's side, using Teeter Dance. Before Kecleon could even turn invisible, Spinda landed a Drain Punch on it, knocking it to the ground.
Cacturne hadn't even received its Trainer's command yet when it was thrown into confusion by Spinda's Teeter Dance. It immediately fired a Needle Arm at itself, then fell to the ground.
Qianli looked at the two Team Magma members, his eyes filled with mockery, as if saying: "And these are Team Magma elites who scored an 'A'?" The damage was minimal, but the humiliation was extreme. Both of them immediately blushed.
"Boss Huoyan, a very powerful trainer is here. Neither my Pokémon nor Liao's can last even one move." Yian hadn't even finished speaking. Volcarona then used Yawn on Yian. The white Yawn-induced breath immediately put both of them into a sleep state. Both fell to the ground, emitting three happy cries.
"Spinda, you stay here. I'm going to assist the research institute." The anxious Qianli took a step ahead.
"Hey, hey, Yian!" Suddenly, no sound came from his earpiece. Huoyan knew Yian and Liao had met with misfortune. It was time to make a quick escape. Qingwu saw the three of Huoyan suddenly break formation and knew something was definitely wrong. Golbat had already been frozen by Swablu's Ice Beam, and Camerupt's movements had become incredibly slow due to being hit by Water Gun.
"Koffing, use Smokescreen!" Koffing immediately sprayed out a large amount of black smoke. "Swablu, use Gust!" After the smoke cleared, the three Team Magma members disappeared.
"Good thing Koffing didn't use Explosion," Qingwu sighed in relief.
Just then, three thumping sounds came from outside. A chubby man, accompanied by a Slaking, entered the research institute. On Slaking's shoulder were three unconscious figures dressed in Team Magma uniforms Huoyan and the other two.
Professor Birch came forward to greet them. "Qianli, you're finally here!" Professor Birch had truly been like an ant on a hot griddle. "Thankfully, Qingwu was here to help guard, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do," Professor Birch exclaimed.
"Qingwu???" Qianli was a bit puzzled; the name sounded somewhat familiar. "He's Qingdong's son," Professor Birch prompted. "My junior brother's son, huh? I didn't expect him to grow so much." Not long after Qingdong's father had an accident, Qianli was assigned by the Alliance to work in Goldenrod City, and he stayed there for ten years.
Not long after, Officer Jenny arrived. Qianli's Slaking immediately unleashed a Hyper Beam, directly destroying the massive rocks blocking the road. Qingwu watched Officer Jenny put handcuffs on these five individuals, locking the buttons on their Poké Balls.
"These five individuals attempted to rob a crucial Alliance research institute, poach Pokémon, and use dangerous weapons. With multiple charges, they'll likely spend five or six years in prison. All of this will only be finalized after the Alliance court's verdict." Officer Jenny said to Qianli with a righteous expression.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Officer Jenny," Qianli said politely to Officer Jenny.
This was an incident with more fright than actual danger. After Officer Jenny left, Qingwu suddenly remembered something and said to Professor Birch and Qianli. "Uncle Birch, Uncle Qianli, I heard a piece of news: the Petalburg Gym Leader is retiring this year. After he retires, the Petalburg Gym will become vacant. Uncle Qianli, why don't you try for it?"
When addressing Mr. Qianli as "Uncle," Qingwu felt a bit embarrassed to speak. This news wasn't hard to find out in his previous life. The Petalburg Gym Leader would apply for retirement from the Hoenn Alliance this year due to personal health reasons.
However, because it was too sudden, the Alliance didn't have a suitable Gym Leader on hand, leading to six different Gym Leaders in five consecutive years. It wasn't until Qianli took over that the situation finally eased.
This was because Petalburg City was close to Petalburg Woods, the largest forest in the Hoenn region. Poaching was rampant there, and with a wide variety of wild Pokémon, incidents of wild Pokémon harming people were common. Therefore, only a powerful Gym Leader could guard Petalburg City.
If Qianli could become the Gym Leader in advance, it would also provide a suitable cover for Qingwu's identity. Who would have thought that a trainer, breeder, and scholar, whom even Gym Leader Qianli praised endlessly, would be an undercover agent sent by Team Rocket?
"It seems this news will be released soon, Qianli. Do you want to give it a try? Besides, Petalburg Gym is very close to here; it's just past Oldale Town. If anything happens at my research institute again, you'll be able to rush over quickly." Professor Birch was also very tempted, so he tried to persuade Qianli.
"Well, I'll think about it," Qianli said. Although he was tempted, he didn't agree immediately. He needed to discuss it with his family. Ruby was already six years old, and he wanted to accompany Ruby.
"Oh, right, Uncle Birch, please write me a letter of recommendation. I want to register as a trainer in the Hoenn region," Qingwu suddenly said. "Right, right, right, look at my memory, I completely forgot about this," Professor Birch said, patting his head apologetically.
Without a letter of proof from Professor Birch, Qingwu would not be able to participate in the Hoenn League conference. In the Hoenn region, there were two main ways to obtain a Gym Leader position.
One was to participate in the League conference, win the League conference championship, and then pass the League's assessment to become a Gym Leader.
The League Champion and Regional Champion were not the same title. The League Champion referred to the winner of the annual trainer tournament held by the Alliance.
The Regional Champion, on the other hand, was like Steven or Wallace, possessing champion-level strength and passing the Elite Four examination to become the nominal strongest trainer in the region.
Another way was to actively apply for the Gym Leader assessment, like Qianli. However, this required passing various theoretical exams. After passing these exams, there would be a final Alliance assessment, followed by a ranking. Generally, only the top three would have a chance to become a Gym Leader.
Qianli was currently in the process of passing the theoretical exam and entering the Alliance assessment phase. The exam results from the Johto region and Hoenn region were mutually recognized.
As long as the reputable Professor Birch vouched for him, Qianli could undergo the Alliance assessment in the Hoenn region.
As long as he secured a spot in the top three and then actively applied for a city lacking a Gym Leader, there was a high probability of receiving Alliance approval. The top three in the assessment were essentially provisional Gym Leaders.
The news Qingwu received was that not only was the Petalburg City Gym Leader about to retire, but the Rustboro City Gym Leader position was also vacant. Becoming a Gym Leader was the best way to conceal Qingwu's identity as a Team Rocket member.
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