"Huh!!?"
Hearing that Natsui was actually going to stay, everyone looked at him with disbelief!
"Natsui, what nonsense are you talking!?"
Misty even reached out to touch Natsui's forehead. Seeing no sign of a fever, she said, puzzled, "The countdown only has a few minutes left! We should leave now!"
Saying that, she reached out to grab Natsui's arm, intending to pull him out through the exit.
Shaking his head, Natsui removed Misty's hand and said with a wry smile, "I'm not kidding. I really feel that things aren't this simple. Think about it. Before we even did anything, we haven't even seen the boss of this base. And they only resisted for a little while before deciding to blow up the entire base. Don't you think that's not right, a bit of an overreaction?"
Erika thought for a moment and calmly guessed, "Perhaps... they felt they couldn't resist at all, or there was some important data in the base that couldn't be leaked, which is why they took such extreme measures."
"Exactly!" Misty quickly chimed in. "And didn't you hear the alarm? An explosion isn't something you can fake. And look, Team Rocket also left in a hurry!"
"That may be true..." Natsui still stuck to his opinion, shaking his head. "But I just feel that something is abnormal, so I plan to stay here and check things out first. Don't worry, I'm not stupid. If an explosion really happens, I can have Gardevoir teleport me outside in an instant!"
Although Natsui had made himself clear, the others around him wouldn't dare let him be so reckless and all tried to dissuade him.
"That's too dangerous! You're basically joking with your life!"
"That's right, let's just run!"
His ears were filled with voices of opposition, but even so, Natsui chose to trust his intuition.
"Alright, I've made up my mind. You don't need to say any more. And if there really is an explosion, my Pokémon will protect me!"
Seeing him still so resolute, everyone could only look to Erika, hoping she could talk some sense into Natsui.
However, seeing everyone looking at her, Erika, after a moment's thought, actually said, "In that case, I'll stay too!"
She said this with great determination, giving off a feeling of a wife following her husband's lead.
"Huh?"
"Miss Erika, how could you be so confused too!?"
Hearing Erika's words, everyone was stunned. They had hoped that the mature and steady Erika could persuade Natsui, not stay behind and be reckless with him!
Looking at their incredulous faces, Erika sighed helplessly. "It can't be helped. He's already made up his mind, and I can't let him stay here alone. Someone has to watch over him."
After saying that, she also turned her gaze to Natsui.
Looking into her eyes, although Natsui was a bit taken aback, the thought that Gardevoir's Teleport could easily get both of them out made him nod.
And seeing that Erika was also staying, Misty said without a second thought, "In that case, I..."
But before she could finish, Natsui had already stopped her with a wave of his hand.
"Alright, you guys should leave first. The two of us are enough here. Besides, Gardevoir can't take any more people at once."
"But..."
Misty still wanted to say something, but at Natsui's signal, she was pushed and pulled out of the base by Ash and Brock.
But before leaving, she still looked back and said, "Then I'll wait for you outside. You must be careful!"
After the group left through the exit, no one was left except Natsui and Erika. At this moment, apart from the constantly echoing alarm, the entire base seemed to have been abandoned and had fallen completely silent.
"Warning, one minute remaining until base destruction. All personnel, evacuate immediately! Warning, one minute..."
Seeing that time was running out, Natsui didn't delay. He turned around and walked quickly towards the interior of the base.
Erika, just in case, had already recalled her Leafeon. She followed behind Natsui and couldn't help but ask, "This matter... how confident are you?"
Natsui shrugged. "How could I be confident? It's just a guess. So we must always be prepared for the worst!"
Erika sighed. "If the explosion happens in an instant, we won't be able to escape at all. We'll really die here together."
Natsui chuckled. "Then you still dared to come with me?"
Hearing Natsui's seemingly teasing tone, Erika suddenly fell silent and said no more.
To be honest, she didn't know what she was thinking just now, to actually take such a huge risk to be reckless with him.
Even though she knew she could die at any moment, she still had no regrets in her heart.
Seeing the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Natsui realized he might have said the wrong thing. He cleared his throat and changed the subject. "Don't worry, this base is mainly used for research. The labs inside, for example, are kept far away from explosives like gunpowder to avoid accidents. If the base really is destroyed, it will definitely be in stages. It won't all blow up at once. It should at least leave us a few seconds of buffer time."
At this time, as the two continued to move forward, time was also passing quickly.
"Warning, ten seconds remaining until base destruction... ten... nine..."
As the explosion time drew nearer, Natsui and Erika couldn't help but feel nervous.
Although he sounded confident, he actually had no real certainty in his heart.
Gardevoir had already grabbed both of their hands. The moment it sensed something was wrong, it would use Teleport immediately.
"Five... four... three... two... one..."
When the countdown ended, Natsui only felt another slight tremor under his feet, and a few explosions were heard in the distance.
Gardevoir was about to use Teleport, but Natsui stopped it. He then perked up his ears and listened carefully.
These few explosions were very far away, seemingly at a certain distance from where they were. Although it was a series of explosions, he could feel that the energy was not very large.
"What are you waiting for!?" Startled by the explosions, Erika clutched her chest and said nervously, "It's really exploding now! It seems your guess was wrong. Alright, let's get out of here!"
"Wait a moment." Natsui made a hushing motion. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Listen..."
Seeing Natsui's expression, Erika also listened carefully. To her surprise, after the initial few explosions, the explosions had all stopped in an instant!
And not just the explosions, even the alarm had completely ceased!
Huh?
What's going on?
What happened to the promised base destruction!?
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