Rumble, rumble, rumble...
The huge roar of helicopter rotors grew from a distant hum to a deafening noise, clearly audible even amidst the chaotic battlefield.
Butch and Cassidy looked towards the horizon and saw four helicopters appear, rushing towards their location.
The roar grew louder until it hurt their eardrums. By the time the helicopters arrived over the beach, the two could clearly see the massive insignia of the International Police emblazoned on the fuselages!
"The International Police!?"
Seeing that it was the International Police, the two looked at each other in great surprise.
Before this, even though they knew helicopters were coming, they had assumed it was just ordinary police. They had never expected it to be the International Police!!
These people were much tougher to deal with than regular police. Both their members and their Pokémon could be described as well-equipped and well-trained. Among them were experts who could rival the Four Executives, and they often called in various forms of outside support. They generally didn't mobilize unless it was for major transnational criminals or organizations like their own Team Rocket!
For them to appear here now, they must have come with the intention of completely annihilating them!
If possible, Cassidy and Butch really did not want to confront these people!
The appearance of the International Police here shattered their last shred of hope and was like the final straw that broke their army's morale!
It was clear that the Team Rocket grunts were in complete disarray. Some of those on the front lines, trapped deep in the battlefield, had no choice but to continue fighting with Natsui's group's Pokémon. But those in the back had lost the will to fight, staring in terror at the helicopters in the sky!
After their initial shock, Cassidy and Butch also started to panic.
"Damn it! Didn't they say we still had a few minutes!?"
The International Police had arrived much faster than they had anticipated.
This timing was terrible—not early, not late. They could neither snatch Lugia from these people nor retreat safely in time!
Seeing this, Cassidy had no choice but to give up the mission, shouting loudly to the people around her, "Don't get bogged down! Retreat immediately!!"
With that, she and Butch were the first to recall their Pokémon and retreat towards the submarine.
At the same time, before the two could even get close, the submarine had already begun to slowly submerge!
It wasn't that they were disregarding their teammates. It was just that, compared to those ordinary grunts, this submarine was an extremely valuable asset to Team Rocket and absolutely could not be lost here.
Actually, if they had left immediately after getting the news about the helicopters, they could have departed calmly. But now they had delayed for too long, and it was too late to escape!
The helicopters circled in the air, and dozens of International Police officers rappelled down. As they joined the battle, the numbers were instantly balanced. The only way to describe the Team Rocket grunts was as a scattered retreat!
There was almost no resistance. Now, there was only one thought in Team Rocket's minds: every man for himself, run as far as possible!
But this was an isolated island. Apart from Cassidy, Butch, and a small number of members who got into the submarine, where could the rest of them possibly escape to?
On the other side of the battlefield, Natsui stood on the large rock. Seeing the submarine about to fully submerge, he quickly waved to Misty.
"Misty, quick, have your Pokémon follow them quietly and see where their secret base is!"
"I got it!"
Misty nodded, then turned to give an order to her Pokémon. The next second, a Poliwhirl leaped into the sea and swam rapidly towards the submarine!
The Poliwhirl swam with all its might, leaving a long wake on the surface of the sea.
Watching the Poliwhirl grab onto the edge of the submarine and sink into the sea with it until it disappeared from sight, Natsui slowly retracted his gaze.
If his Blastoise or Gyarados were here, he wouldn't have had to trouble Misty. For now, he could only hope that Poliwhirl could find Team Rocket's secret base and return safely with the intel.
On the beach, the arrests continued.
Although the Team Rocket members fled in all directions, they had nowhere to hide under the surveillance of the helicopters. As time passed, more and more of them were captured and handcuffed.
At this point, there was no longer any need for Natsui and his group to intervene. Erika and the others walked over, and the group gathered together, bringing their respective Pokémon to one place.
To avoid causing unnecessary commotion, the moment the helicopters had appeared, Natsui had already signaled Shuichi to hide Silver.
Although Silver's existence couldn't be hidden from these officers—they could get the information just by briefly interrogating the Team Rocket members—as long as it didn't show itself now, it would still save a lot of trouble.
Just then, the sound of footsteps was heard, and a woman in a black suit walked up to them.
"Mr. Natsui, I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Natsui turned his head and, sure enough, saw Anabel, from whom they had parted ways not long ago!
Natsui nodded at her. "Miss Anabel, thank you for your hard work this time!"
"Don't mention it!" Anabel waved her hand. "Capturing Team Rocket is our duty. I wish for more things like this to happen, so you really don't need to be so polite with us! But speaking of which, thank you again this time. For luring out so many Team Rocket members, you're truly our lucky star!"
Lucky star?
I don't want to be any lucky star.
Besides, Team Rocket's target this time wasn't even me...
Natsui wanted to explain, but since it involved Silver, he decided against it.
The group exchanged a few pleasantries, and then they saw Brock running over, out of breath.
Although Brock didn't participate in this battle, he had also worked very hard, running back and forth to report to the police. His contribution was also indispensable!
After chatting for a while longer, Anabel got busy dealing with the Team Rocket matter, and Natsui was left with just his group again.
Ash wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath. "Sigh, it's finally over!"
"You're relieved too early," Natsui shook his head. "Team Rocket must have a secret base nearby. If things go smoothly, it might be our turn to take the initiative and raid that base. For now, everyone should hurry up and rest, and treat your Pokémon's injuries!"
Hearing him say that, everyone realized this as well and went to tend to their Pokémon.
Only Ritchie remained standing, looking at Natsui with a complicated expression. "That was really close just now. I want to know, if the plan had failed, or if the International Police hadn't arrived in time, what would we have done then?"
"Failure?" Natsui glanced at Ritchie, his right hand subconsciously touching the two Ultra Balls in his pouch. "All we can do is try our best to make sure this operation doesn't fail. But if it really came to that, even if I had to give it my all, I would, of course, have to protect Silver's safety!"
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