At that moment, Haunter was floating quietly in place, its eyes also fixed on Natsui, but its body was in a faint, semi-transparent state, not fully materialized.
However, in the scope, its form was clearly visible; even the parts that had disappeared were perfectly clear!
He took the scope away from his eyes, and Haunter's appearance returned to normal.
"Eh? Why are you looking at me?" Haunter asked curiously.
"In this scope, your body has nowhere to hide, you know."
Haunter was greatly surprised, "What? There's such a magical pair of goggles?"
Natsui nodded and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this must be the Silph Scope."
"Silph Scope? What's that?"
Seeing Erika and Sabrina also approaching, Natsui explained, "This is a high-tech product made by the Silph Co. Its purpose is to see things that are imperceptible to the naked eye, like seeing through a Ghost-type Pokémon's invisibility, seeing enemies in a smokescreen, and even seeing psychic energy fluctuations in the air!"
"It's that amazing!?"
Natsui turned his head to Sabrina, "This might be the loot they stole from the Silph Co. building during the last attack."
Sabrina glanced around at the equipment, "So you're saying they wanted to analyze its principles for mass production?"
Just as Natsui was about to speak, the lab's main door opened again, and several people burst in from outside!
Wearing berets and black uniforms, it was surprisingly the same Matori Matrix members who had pestered Natsui before! And their captain was none other than that burly, one-eyed strongman—Gozu!
"You disgusting rats! To think you've already made it this far!"
When he saw Looker and Natsui, a fire ignited in Gozu's eye!
"It's you again!? This time, without the help of those two idiots, I'll be sure to eliminate you here!!"
At the sight of these people, Looker's not-yet-healed wounds throbbed faintly. He shouted, "Gozu! Last time it was because of your sneak attack that I was seriously injured! This time, I will bring you to justice! And completely crush Team Rocket!"
As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes burn with fury. After they both exchanged threats, their Pokémon pounced on each other, breaking into a chaotic battle!
Putting the Silph Scope into his backpack, Natsui was about to have Haunter join the fight, but Looker stopped him with his hand.
"We can't all get tied up here. You need to go to the other areas. We absolutely cannot let them destroy any more data!"
"We're splitting up again?" Natsui frowned. "If we divide our forces any further, we'll lose our advantage."
His preference was for the four of them to stick together, a concentrated force that could strike like a heavy fist.
However, Looker's decision to split up couldn't be called right or wrong; after all, their different roles led to different ways of thinking.
Natsui's priority was, of course, everyone's safety. Since they were already here, it was best to stay together to avoid being picked off one by one and suffering needless sacrifices.
But Looker, as an International Police officer, prioritized mission completion and efficiency over his own safety. Moreover, the data and information here were invaluable to headquarters!
"Don't worry," Looker said, feigning a carefree attitude. "As soon as I'm done with these guys, I'll regroup with you!"
"Alright, I'll leave this to you then!"
As Natsui was about to leave, Gozu saw this and let out a roar!
"Trying to run!? None of you are leaving! Aggron! Use Take Down!!"
Aggron charged towards Natsui's group with heavy steps but was blocked by Sabrina's psychic power.
"I'll stay and help him too," Sabrina said, turning her head to Natsui. "You two, go quickly. Leave this to us!"
The scene couldn't help but remind Natsui of that similar moment back at the Silph Co. building. He and Erika exchanged a look, and without further hesitation, they immediately left through the back door.
Passing through a long connecting corridor, they arrived at the core area. Here, there was a downward-going elevator. Natsui pressed the button a couple of times, but there was no sign of the elevator starting.
Pointing at the card slot on the control panel, Erika said, "Looks like it needs a keycard to activate. Let's find another way!"
They continued forward, passing through several rooms, and happened to enter the base's internal cafeteria.
The two of them stopped, not because they didn't want to proceed, but because behind rows of dining tables, a man and a woman, though currently eating, looked so calm and unhurried that they had clearly been waiting for a long time!
The woman was Ariana, with whom Natsui had fought at the end of the Silph Co. battle. And the man next to her, just like her, was also wearing a white Team Rocket uniform!
Beneath his short, bluish-green hair was a face with delicate features and a capable demeanor.
He gently wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin, then looked up, his sharp gaze slowly shifting to Natsui.
"This is as far as you go," the man said. "From now on, I will not allow you to take another step forward!"
As he spoke, the wall next to Natsui and Erika suddenly shattered. A Pokémon with a powerful build, like a monstrous Godzilla, smashed through the wall and crashed hard into Erika!
Erika's body lurched backward. Luckily, Natsui was quick enough to catch her in time.
A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She looked at the Pokémon, her expression filled with gravity.
"It's a Tyranitar!"
Setting Erika down and shielding her behind him, although Natsui already had a guess in his heart, he still asked, "Who are you?"
The man and Ariana stood up and walked closer.
"You must be Natsui, right? My name is Archer. Like Proton, Petrel, and Ariana, whom you've defeated, I am one of Team Rocket's four Executives."
So it really was him!
Looking back at Erika, Natsui gave a wry smile, "I thought with the International Police backing us, everything would go smoothly. It looks like we'll have to fight these guys after all. How are you? Can you still battle?"
"I'm fine."
Erika slowly stood up, and with a flick of her hand, she sent out two Pokémon at once.
It was the Gloom she had battled Natsui with before, and a Pokémon that looked like a pineapple tree—an Exeggutor!
Ariana stared at Natsui and said coldly, "Take off that ridiculous mask. Did you think I wouldn't recognize you just because you're wearing it?"
As she spoke, she also sent out her Pokémon, Arbok and Murkrow!
Knowing that a tough battle was now unavoidable, Natsui no longer hesitated and opened several Poké Balls at once.
Instantly, Kirlia, Jolteon, Charmeleon, Wartortle, and Ivysaur appeared, standing before Natsui.
"GROOAAR!!"
Tensions were high on both sides, and with a roar from Tyranitar, in the next second, the Pokémon all launched their moves, attacking the other side!
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