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"I didn't expect you to know me?"
Mr. Mammon raised an eyebrow.
"It seems that woman Sird submitted my information to you before."
Mr. Mammon calmly straightened his coat, not too surprised.
To be honest, he was quite a celebrity now.
Team Rockets had already taken over the underground world of four regions, and as the King of Team Rockets, Mr. Mammon felt he should have some fame.
Team Rockets?
Sheena looked puzzled. What kind of organization was Team Rockets?
Well, Sheena, who usually stayed in the Michina and rarely ventured out, obviously didn't know what Team Rockets was.
However, Sheena didn't take it to heart. Mr. Mammon must be a good person!
Didn't she see that even Champion Cynthia was with Mr. Mammon?
Upon hearing Mr. Mammon's words, Cyrus's expression slightly changed, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
Sird exposed?
Immediately, Cyrus thought of this point. Subconsciously, he didn't believe Sird would betray him.
Sird was a subordinate who had followed him from the very beginning, even going undercover in the Kanto region for the organization's needs.
Sird would never betray him, never!
"What did you do to Sird?"
Cyrus's tone was much lower. For him, Sird was still a valuable subordinate, far more important than incomplete tools like Commander Mars.
"What do you think?" Mr. Mammon looked at Cyrus with surprise. This guy wasn't surprised?
Wait, Mr. Mammon suddenly understood.
"Hahaha~!"
Mr. Mammon couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
This mocking laughter, full of sarcasm, instantly made Cyrus's temper flare up, and he questioned him expressionlessly.
"Sorry, it's mainly because your reaction doesn't match. By the way, you wouldn't think I exposed Sird, the undercover agent, would you?"
Mr. Mammon paused, smiling at Cyrus.
"?" Cyrus frowned deeply.
"It's not like that. Sird actively sought me out, revealed her identity, and then pledged allegiance to me."
Mr. Mammon's mouth stretched wide, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, but combined with Mr. Mammon's smile at this moment, it appeared very evil and chilling.
"Impossible!"
Cyrus almost instinctively retorted.
"Nothing is impossible. Compared to a leader with a sick mind like you and a useless organization, anyone with ambition knows what to choose."
Mr. Mammon mocked.
"What did you say?!"
"Arrogant brat! How dare you look down on our Team Galactic!"
"Damn it! He actually humiliated us!"
"What are you Team Rockets anyway?!"
Upon hearing this, Commander Mars and the Elite of Team Galactic behind Cyrus all glared at Mr. Mammon.
Some of the more hot-tempered ones were already on the verge of losing control.
"Nonsense!" Cyrus stared coldly at Mr. Mammon.
"Trying to sow discord? It's truly laughable. Sird was still…"
Cyrus sneered. He understood now. Mr. Mammon intended to disturb his mind.
Sird had contacted him yesterday. How could she betray him?
Beep, beep, beep~
But just then, Cyrus's communicator rang.
Cyrus pressed the communicator, and an anxious voice immediately came through.
"It's bad, Boss! We were ambushed. A group of people suddenly rushed out and attacked us!"
"Please send reinforcements, Boss."
Hearing this, Cyrus's eyes changed slightly again. Ambush?
Cyrus looked at Mr. Mammon, only to find him smiling broadly, as if he had expected it.
Cyrus's eyes were now extremely cold and gloomy. An ambush meant this was a trap!!
This damned thing wasn't talking nonsense. That Sird, did she really betray him?!
"Tsk~ Your gaze is really scary, but don't be so angry."
Mr. Mammon's smile grew even wider upon seeing this.
"Sird is still very capable. A good bird chooses its tree to perch. Don't blame her. It's not strange to abandon a leader like you."
He particularly liked Cyrus's expression at this moment. It was truly amusing.
One second, he was confident, thinking he had seen through everything. The next second, his face was as gloomy and ugly as if his mother had died.
Laughing to death, he changes his expression too well.
"Hehehe…"
Cyrus forced a smile that didn't reach his eyes, as if squeezed from his throat.
"A petty man getting his way. So what if this is indeed a trap?"
Cyrus regained his expressionless face, but his tone was noticeably much colder.
"Just the two of you, do you think you are my opponents?"
That's right, no need to panic at all.
Sird did indeed trick him by using his trust in her, but it didn't matter.
This arrogant and conceited Mr. Mammon actually didn't set up any traps. How laughable.
Did he think that just the two of them could be a match for so many people on his side? What a fool.
"As for that traitor Sird, I will deal with her sooner or later." Cyrus said coldly.
Sird, a short-sighted thing!
How dare she betray him, she has chosen her path to death!
"You, I don't know where you get your confidence from." Mr. Mammon clicked his tongue in wonder, scrutinizing Cyrus up and down.
"A large cannon fodder leading a group of ordinary wastes, you seem quite proud of yourself?"
Mr. Mammon was still very venomous.
At least Cyrus and his subordinates were all breathing heavily now.
One moment he's calling them cannon fodder, the next he's calling them wastes, this guy!!!
Cyrus found his heart racing at this moment, because he was angry!
"I want to see what abilities you have to be so arrogant."
However, Cyrus's 'self-cultivation' skills were indeed in place. Even though Mr. Mammon was practically taunting him wildly, Cyrus was still able to suppress his anger.
"You're not worthy of fighting me." Mr. Mammon stretched.
Fighting Cyrus? He really had no interest.
Cyrus's Aura Heart grew even colder. Just as he was about to order Houndoom to attack Mr. Mammon directly.
Several roars suddenly came from behind, causing Cyrus's movements to pause.
"Boss, there are people ambushing us from behind." Commander Mars's expression changed.
"I know."
Cyrus's face twitched slightly. How could he not understand?
Cyrus stared intently at Mr. Mammon. Should he retreat now? From a rational perspective, he should retreat now.
After all, this was an ambush by Team Rockets. Who knew what dangers there would be?
But Cyrus was unwilling!
Sird's betrayal and Mr. Mammon's mockery caused Cyrus's emotions to begin to spiral out of control at this moment.
This disgusting resentment and anger, brought about by 'mind,' made Cyrus feel extremely disgusted at this moment.
But it had to be said that he was indeed affected.
"Boss, should we retreat first?"
It was Commander Mars's first time seeing Cyrus's expression so gloomy, but she still mustered the courage to suggest it to Cyrus.
"No hurry." Cyrus said faintly.
He opened another Poké Ball, and a Weavile appeared in front of Cyrus.
"I'm going to deal with this guy first!" Cyrus stared at Mr. Mammon, his tone heavy.
Commander Mars pursed her lips and sighed inwardly, but since this was Cyrus's decision, she only needed to obey.
And Mr. Mammon noticed Cyrus's gaze, shrugged, and slowly walked towards Sheena and Kevin.
This guy!
Cyrus's eyes were bone-chillingly cold. At this point, was he still so arrogant?
"Houndoom, Flamethrower…"
Cyrus had just given the order to Houndoom.
A pure Dragon Pulse shot towards Houndoom, from a Hydreigon.
"Flamethrower!"
Houndoom immediately turned its head and shot a blazing Flamethrower back, directly hitting the incoming Dragon Pulse.
Boom!
Flamethrower and Dragon Pulse collided heavily in mid-air. After a moment of stalemate, Flamethrower suppressed Dragon Pulse and continued to advance.
Hydreigon immediately flapped its wings to dodge, narrowly avoiding the Flamethrower.
"Tsk~ So fast to react."
A clear, energetic girl's voice came. Cyrus turned his gaze, and what came into view were several figures, and the one who had just spoken was the girl with the bun hairstyle.
"Is this person the Boss of Team Galactic? He does look quite imposing."
Drayton looked at Cyrus with great curiosity.
"This is also the biggest Boss of this mission, a Champion-level Trainer." Hilda was still very serious.
"It's okay! Even if he's a Champion-level Trainer, he's definitely not our opponent!"
Rosa, however, was very confident.
"Rosa is right. We are all Trainers with names and reputations, so defeating a Champion-level is no problem."
Drayton agreed wholeheartedly. He felt Rosa's words were very spirited.
"As long as we capture him, Team Galactic won't be a threat anymore."
Platinum opened her Poké Ball and released her starter Pokémon, Empoleon.
During her travels this year, she had encountered Team Galactic several times, but Team Galactic's actions were undoubtedly those of a very Evil Organization.
This kind of Evil Organization was not needed in the Sinnoh region!
"Let's stick to the plan. Everyone go up together, and the Merits points for defeating Cyrus will be shared equally."
Drayton also released Archaludon.
Rosa, Hilda, Platinum, Drayton, and Kieran had discussed it after accepting the mission yesterday.
They would team up to fight the Boss today.
And Cyrus was undoubtedly that Boss. For Rosa and the others, who had not yet entered the Champion level.
Cyrus was still challenging, but as long as they cooperated well, Rosa and the others felt their chances of winning were very high.
"So that's it, a bunch of kids? That Mr. Mammon…"
Cyrus narrowed his eyes slightly, his emotionless gaze sweeping over the five of them.
"Hehe… hehehe…"
Involuntarily, Cyrus let out a low laugh, a laugh born of extreme anger.
"You really look down on me, sending only a bunch of children to deal with me."
"Hey, hey, hey, I can't pretend I didn't hear that, missy. What? You look down on us?"
Rosa immediately became displeased.
"To deal with someone like you, Mr. Mammon doesn't even need to lift a finger, okay? What kind of role are you? You still want to fight Mr. Mammon."
"We can take you down!"
Rosa obviously also knew very well how to use 'provocation'.
Cyrus was successfully 'taunted'.
"Just you lot?" Cyrus's expression was cold.
A bunch of wet-behind-the-ears kids, do they really think that having more numbers in battle is enough?
Cyrus slowly straightened his back, a Poké Ball ready in his hand, his gaze sweeping over each of the five individuals.
Although it was 1 vs 5, Cyrus felt that the advantage was with him!
"This guy is really arrogant." Rosa couldn't help it.
"He's an Evil Organization's Boss after all, and his strength isn't weak. Don't be careless."
Hilda rolled her eyes, reminding Rosa.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I won't be impulsive."
"Then let's go according to the plan."
Although the five of them were cooperating for the first time, they seemed to have great synergy, at least for now.
Mr. Mammon did not participate in the battle. He came to the front of the temple gate, grabbed a chair, and lay down directly.
Too bad there were no melon seeds.
"Mr. Mammon, are you really not going to make a move?"
Sheena was shocked. She thought Mr. Mammon saying he wouldn't act was just talk, just to dampen Cyrus's arrogance.
But now Mr. Mammon was lying down!
"No need. These people are enough to deal with Team Galactic."
Mr. Mammon shook his head, sipping pineapple juice through a straw.
"Emmm…"
Sheena tilted her head, but since Mr. Mammon was so confident, there shouldn't be any problems.
"Mr. Mammon, can I ask a question?"
"Ask away."
"Earlier, this Cyrus said you were from Team Rockets. What kind of organization is Team Rockets?" Sheena asked curiously.
She was genuinely curious, and how should she put it?
Mr. Mammon's conversation with Cyrus always gave her a strange feeling, as if Mr. Mammon was the bad guy…
He was completely different from the Mr. Mammon she had in her mind.
"Team Rockets is a legitimate organization that is misunderstood."
Mr. Mammon replied with a light chuckle.
"Eh?"
"But from the perspective of the Pokemon League, Team Rockets is also an Evil Organization."
Mr. Mammon stroked his chin.
"Ah?" Sheena was stunned. An Evil Organization?
"That's right, Team Rockets is defined as an Evil Organization, Miss Sheena, you should be careful of me." Mr. Mammon teased.
Upon hearing this, Sheena covered her mouth and laughed, but she was very puzzled. Mr. Mammon, was he actually part of an Evil Organization?
That didn't seem right. If Mr. Mammon was truly a member of an Evil Organization, how could Miss Cynthia be traveling with Mr. Mammon?
Sheena pondered this question.
Could it be that Miss Cynthia was also from Team Rockets? Impossible.
Mr. Mammon naturally didn't know what the Guardian Maiden was thinking. He was currently enjoying Cyrus's 1 vs 5 with great interest.
It had to be said that Cyrus indeed had some skill, but only relatively speaking.
Cyrus's strength was definitely on the weaker side among Champion-level Trainers, and this was directly reflected in this battle.
Although none of the five, Rosa, were Champion-level, their strength was outstanding among the Elite.
Especially Rosa, Hilda, and Platinum.
As the battle continued, Cyrus clearly began to struggle, and his mistakes also started to increase.
Ultimately, it was one person fighting five. When the strength gap was not particularly large, using numerical superiority to overwhelm the weaker side was definitely the best way to win against a stronger opponent.
Just like Cyrus now, he was already sweating profusely.
He was already thinking about using Crobat to escape, otherwise, he might really be taken down by these young people.
He, the dignified Boss of Team Galactic, did he have no shame?
No, I can't fall here! My ideal has not yet been realized!
Cyrus made up his mind.
Run!
"In the future, I'll have something to brag about. I fought three 'protagonists' alone. Cyrus, Cyrus, I've given you a dignified curtain call."
Mr. Mammon clicked his tongue in wonder.