The melee continued, but just as Cassidy and Butch had predicted, even with the addition of Misty's group's Pokémon to the battle, which had caught them off guard, it only managed to create some initial chaos and had no further impact.
For every one of their Pokémon that was defeated, several more would swarm in to take its place!
They were quickly intercepted, entangled, and ultimately surrounded by even more of Team Rocket's Pokémon.
Seeing that the overall situation seemed decided, confident smiles returned to Cassidy and Butch's faces.
Hmph, so what if they have reinforcements?
In the face of absolute numbers, it's ultimately just useless resistance!
However, in contrast to the pair's relaxed mood, inside the submarine, the captain soon detected an anomaly on the radar.
A Team Rocket member hurriedly turned his head and shouted to the captain, "Report! Several unidentified helicopters have been detected in the southern sea area, and they are rapidly approaching our position!"
Helicopters!?
The captain's brow furrowed again in surprise. "Why would helicopters appear in a place like this? Are you sure they're coming for us?"
The Team Rocket member nodded. "Judging by their flight path, they are indeed heading straight for us!"
"How long until they arrive?"
"Estimated to be about 10 minutes!"
"10 minutes?" Sighing, the captain took out his communication device and said to Butch and Cassidy outside, "The situation has changed. An external force has suddenly intervened. You must end this quickly and try to finish the battle within 8 minutes!"
An external force?
Hearing the captain's words, Cassidy and Butch looked at each other, both greatly surprised.
This was a remote, uninhabited island. There was no reason for anyone to come here out of the blue. From this, it was clear that these people must be coming for them!
But how would anyone else know they were here?
Thinking of this, both of them turned to look at Natsui in the distance.
Within their Team Rocket organization, from the boss Giovanni down to the ordinary grunts, the evaluation of this person was "extremely dangerous." No one wanted to deal with him.
They had even heard that the Four Executives had warned the regular members: whenever you encounter this man in the wild, if it's not a critical mission, you must prioritize escape!
For even the Four Executives to have such an opinion of him, it showed just how fearsome his reputation was within Team Rocket!
Thinking about the ambush just now, and now the helicopters, could it all have been orchestrated by this one person?
Otherwise, such a coincidence would be impossible!
With this thought, the two of them no longer dared to be careless, and their caution towards Natsui grew.
No matter what, the most urgent task now was to capture Lugia as quickly as possible and leave before the helicopters arrived!
8 minutes wasn't long, but it wasn't short either. But for a chaotic battle like this, it was uncertain if that was enough time to defeat these guys!
Knowing time was tight, Butch and Cassidy didn't dare to delay. At their urging, Team Rocket's Pokémon intensified their assault, attacking recklessly as if their lives depended on it!
Almost simultaneously, Natsui felt the atmosphere change.
From the way Team Rocket's Pokémon were attacking, they had gone into a frenzy, leaving no room for quarter. Something must have happened to cause this shift in their attack rhythm!
Needless to say, Brock must be arriving with the real reinforcements!
Feeling greatly reassured, he said to Ash, "The International Police are here. It's time for our counterattack!"
Hearing this, Ash's spirits were also lifted. He nodded and then commanded his side of the battle with even more vigor.
Both sides were now going all out, fighting with complete disregard for everything else. In just an instant, this beach, composed of sand and reefs, was covered with the marks of battle, its appearance completely changed!
Countless reefs were pulverized into dust by various moves, and the nearby seawater was evaporated by the powerful energy!
Time ticked by.
One side attacked, the other defended. To capture this one Lugia, both sides engaged in a fierce positional battle. In the fight to break through to Silver's position, the area where it was located had already changed hands several times in just a few short minutes!
A dozen Zubat gathered together, forming a tornado made of Pokémon, and swept forward with piercing screeches, seemingly trying to get close to Silver this way. But they were only halfway there before they were scattered by a dozen attacks and broken apart.
"...Crackle... Cassidy! Haven't you captured Lugia yet!?"
The captain's urging came through Cassidy's earpiece. She glanced at the time. Although five or six minutes had passed, forget about getting close to Lugia, they hadn't even dealt with the group of Pokémon in front of them!
"Not yet, please give us a little more time!"
After ending the communication, she slammed her fists together, gritted her teeth, and said resentfully, "Damn it, how are these guys so hard to deal with!!"
Butch pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Should we retreat now?"
"What? Retreat now!?" Cassidy's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me! We haven't even caught that Lugia yet, how can we retreat early!"
Butch sighed and gestured for Cassidy to look around. "Wake up and look at the situation. Forget eight minutes, I doubt we could even solve this in another hour. Instead of wasting our time here, it's better to retreat now and prepare for the next attack!"
Hearing Butch's words, Cassidy slowly surveyed the entire battlefield.
Just as Butch had said, at this moment, a large number of their members' Pokémon were already injured. Almost every second, a Pokémon would fall from the sky, having completely lost its ability to battle.
Although the brats' Pokémon also had some injuries and had been recalled by their trainers, Natsui's strongest Pokémon, their most troublesome opponents, were still fighting like gods of war, wreaking havoc everywhere!
"This..."
Cassidy opened her mouth. She also knew the situation was not in their favor, especially with those helicopters about to arrive. When that happened, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse!
But she was just so unwilling to give up. After all, they had been fighting for so long. If they gave up now, all their efforts would be for nothing!
Continue the attack or retreat?
These two thoughts flashed repeatedly in her mind. In the end, Cassidy followed reason and chose to retreat.
However, just as the two were about to give the order to withdraw, they discovered that leaving now was not so easy.
After the chaotic battle, the situation on the field was now one of entanglement, with their forces mixed in with the enemy's. Coupled with the fact that Misty's group was surrounding them from the outside, their Pokémon and members were deeply bogged down. Even if they wanted to leave, they couldn't get away safely at a moment's notice!
This discovery made both of them break out in a cold sweat.
I see, so this was that man's real objective!?
To bog us down from two directions, inside and out, and then wipe us all out after his reinforcements arrive!?
How vicious!!
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