Seeing the scene descend into utter chaos, Natsui quickly issued commands to reassign his Pokémon.
"Kirlia, Charmeleon! You two take on Murkrow!"
"Jolteon, Wartortle, Arbok is yours!"
"Ivysaur, go help Exeggutor and Gloom, and surround Tyranitar together!"
Hearing his command, the Pokémon quickly adjusted. At the same time, Natsui glanced at Haunter and instructed, "Haunter, take them down one by one!"
"I understand!"
Haunter's body vanished, and when it reappeared, it was already next to Arbok.
At that moment, Arbok twisted its body, having just dodged a Flamethrower, and immediately retaliated, spewing a large mouthful of Acid at the two Pokémon before it.
Just as Charmeleon was about to be hit, Kirlia suddenly grabbed it and used Teleport, moving to a safe location.
Seeing Haunter appear silently and unnoticed, with Arbok completely unaware, Ariana shouted, "Arbok! Watch your back!"
Arbok had just turned its head when it saw a Shadow Ball getting closer and closer, smashing into its body!
It cried out in pain, but Haunter's attack wasn't over. Haunter then stuck out its large, slightly slobbery tongue and licked its face.
This not only caused damage but also triggered the paralysis effect!
"Good chance!" Natsui yelled. "Kirlia, use Magical Leaf! Charmeleon, use Fire Fang!"
The two Pokémon launched their moves, hitting Arbok simultaneously. Because the Fire and Grass combination triggered a burn effect, this time Arbok didn't even have time to scream before it collapsed from exhaustion.
"Nicely done!"
Just as Natsui was about to repeat the strategy and switch targets to defeat Murkrow, Archer, in the distance, suddenly gave a command, "Tyranitar, use Dark Pulse!"
Tyranitar opened its massive mouth, and in the next second, rings of dark energy and a dozen orbs of darkness shot out from its maw!
However, its target wasn't any of the Pokémon present, but surprisingly, Natsui and Erika!
Although Exeggutor quickly used Psyshock to intercept, due to the power difference between the Pokémon, it only neutralized part of the attack, and the aftershock still flew towards Erika!
"Watch out!"
Natsui shouted, quickly tackling Erika to the ground. In a flash, the shockwave arrived. Although they shared the damage, the powerful force sent them rolling together several meters away!
When they finally stopped, Natsui felt a burning pain in his arms, thighs, and back, as if he had gained many bruises. Even his mask had fallen to the side.
Looking at Erika in his arms, she wasn't seriously injured, but her face was pale, clearly shaken.
Once Erika understood the situation and looked at Natsui's face, her big eyes were full of gratitude.
"Thank you."
Her soft body lay on top of him, and though it felt delicate, Natsui still said, "This isn't the time for that. We can't let it attack us again!"
Erika nodded and quickly climbed off Natsui, commanding her Pokémon to counterattack.
By the time Natsui got up and put his mask back on, Haunter had already defeated Ariana's Murkrow. However, Archer's Tyranitar was extremely powerful. The Pokémon's moves hit it, but it remained standing, unshaken!
What was even more troublesome was that after seeing Ariana defeated, Archer calmly took out another Poké Ball and sent out a second Pokémon!
This was a Pokémon whose entire body, including its tail and forehead, was engulfed in flames. It looked something like an ugly, large duck, burning all over like a fireball!
"It's a Magmar!"
Natsui whispered a warning, and Erika, beside him, nodded. She also recognized the Pokémon, and what was worse, as a Fire-type, Magmar had a complete type advantage over her Pokémon!
However, seeing Natsui's hand subconsciously reach for a Great Ball on his belt, Erika's heart skipped a beat, and she whispered, "At a time like this, don't hold back anymore. If you have any trump cards left, you should use them now."
Natsui hesitated slightly, just about to send out Zapdos, when suddenly the window of a nearby room shattered, and a man jumped in from outside!
Fiery red hair, a black cape—everything was so familiar.
It was Lance!
Glancing around, Lance smiled, "Looks like I've arrived just in time!"
"Lance!" Archer narrowed his eyes, staring deadly at him. "To think that even you would come!"
Lance waved his hand nonchalantly, "Hey, I'm telling you, Archer, this isn't the first or second time we've fought. No need to be so surprised to see me, right?"
As he spoke, a large, stout Pokémon flew in through the window and slammed hard into Tyranitar, sending it straight into the wall on the other side!
Seeing Lance join the battle, Natsui lowered his arm and asked, "Mr. Lance, how's the situation on your end?"
Lance gave Natsui a 'thumbs-up' gesture, "Don't worry, the special forces have already broken in. They'll have this entire floor secured soon. These guys won't be running rampant for much longer!"
Hearing this, Archer and Ariana exchanged a look, sensing things were bad, and both had the thought of retreating.
If only a few people had invaded, they could have just eliminated them. But if a large force had already entered the base, then wasting any more time here was completely meaningless.
With that thought, the two didn't delay any longer. They recalled their Pokémon and left without so much as a backward glance!
"They ran?"
Natsui breathed a sigh of relief. Calming down, he could indeed hear the sounds of intense fighting and chaotic footsteps from the hallway outside.
He recalled his other Pokémon, leaving only Kirlia and Haunter by his side, and walked out of the cafeteria.
Outside, International Police special forces were everywhere. Large groups of Team Rocket members were either fleeing or being arrested, in a state of complete rout.
Remembering Sabrina and Looker, Natsui was about to turn back to find them, but then he saw the two of them, along with Agatha and Nanu, slowly walking over.
Meeting Sabrina's gaze, Natsui asked, "What about the Matori Matrix members?"
Before Sabrina could speak, Looker had already cut in, "We repelled them. Or rather, they retreated on their own after seeing the special forces enter the base."
"So," Natsui mused, "we still couldn't catch them this time?"
"Yeah..." Looker also sighed helplessly. "This is their lair, after all, filled with traps and secret passages. Catching them is indeed not that easy."
With the first basement level completely secured, they continued forward, conquering the second and third basement levels, until they reached the fourth basement level!
Just as everyone thought the operation would conclude perfectly, Looker pushed open the stairwell door. There, in the center of the vast underground hall, a middle-aged man in a suit was sitting on a soft sofa, watching them with a calm expression!
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