Silas set up the portable tent home and went inside with Espeon. They weren't tired, so they stayed up all night meditating and standing guard. Fortunately, no Pokémon or humans troubled them that night.
In the morning, Silas prepared a light breakfast for everyone before they set out.
Tropius flew for the entire day. Along the way, they were attacked by a flock of Taillow and Swellow, but surprisingly, Politoed proved to be an excellent diplomat. It explained Silas' arrangement to the advanced-tier Swellow leading the flock.
There were 4 Swellow in total along with 8 Taillow. They wanted Silas to bring them out of the suppressed land.
According to Swellow, it was common knowledge that the limit of power within this place was roughly mid-advanced by human standards.
Just like that, Silas had another tribe of Pokémon entrusting him with their future.
The leader Swellow was much larger than a normal Swellow, allowing Silas to ride comfortably on its back. It stood nearly two meters tall with an equally impressive wingspan.
"I know an area that has many powerful Pokémon if that is what you seek."
"Yes, but not now. I need to return to my comrades first. We can always go later. I'm not lacking resources right now."
With the evolutionary stones in his possession, Electabuzz, Nidorino, and Nidorina would soon evolve and experience tremendous improvements in their overall talent. This would create a qualitative leap for the Spartan faction.
Swellow understood that Silas was in a hurry. It simply wanted to seize the opportunity to leave this place. As a Flying-type Pokémon, it valued freedom above all else. The island had long since begun to feel like a prison. Silas represented an opportunity to free its tribe, and it had no intention of letting that chance slip away.
After a full day of travel, Silas returned to the Seviper burrow.
Jessie, James, and their Pokémon were all waiting outside.
Silas was surprised because the Pokémon that were supposed to be meditating were no longer inside the cave. The second surprise was that Golbat had evolved into Crobat.
He examined them with his psychic aura and immediately understood why.
They had finished assimilating the poison energy earlier than expected.
This was an excellent sign. It meant their compatibility with the energy was exceptionally high.
Silas' scan revealed that both Nido Pokémon had reached Level 45 while Crobat had advanced to Level 46.
"Boss, you wouldn't believe it. Golbat was meditating when he suddenly jumped back into the pool. He triggered his evolution, and a cocoon of purple energy formed around him. It even absorbed some of the remaining poison energy inside the pool."
"I can believe it. Crobat assimilated a tremendous amount of energy and managed to purify its bloodline. James, you're a lucky man."
Crobat landed on James' shoulder before affectionately rubbing against him.
"Not to burst your bubble, but your Crobat experienced a massive increase in strength over a very short period. You'll need to rebuild its foundation properly, otherwise it could hurt its future growth."
"Yes. I'll make sure he receives proper training. We'll master his new body and energy before trying to gain any more levels."
Silas nodded approvingly.
James' plan was almost identical to what he himself would have done.
"Jessie, James, I have a surprise for you both."
Silas produced two supreme-grade Moon Stones.
They shone brilliantly the moment they appeared, immediately drawing the attention of Nidorino and Nidorina.
"Give these evolution potions and Moon Stones to your Pokémon and watch them reach their final forms. Spartan's overall power is about to take another huge leap."
Jessie and James trembled with excitement alongside their Pokémon.
"Thanks, Boss! I don't even know what to say."
Both Nido Pokémon ran over and affectionately rubbed against Silas.
They fully understood that Silas was their trainers' benefactor. He had always treated them well, and now he was presenting them with the ultimate gift.
Of course they were excited.
Nidorino and Nidorina drank their evolution potions before grasping the Moon Stones.
Brilliant white light erupted from both Pokémon simultaneously. It was a magnificent sight.
The evolution wasn't instantaneous. It still required a considerable amount of time. A full 8 hours passed before the light finally faded, revealing Nidoking and Nidoqueen.
The towering purple and blue Pokémon stood proudly beside one another before roaring toward the heavens as though announcing their arrival to the world.
Power radiated from both of them.
Crobat flew over to congratulate his companions.
Silas took the opportunity to scan all 3 Pokémon.
Nidoking — Level 47
Ability: Sheer Force
Potential: B+
Moves: Rank A Toxic, Rank B Peck, Rank B Focus Energy, Rank B Double Kick, Rank B Poison Sting, Rank B Fury Attack, Rank B Horn Attack, Rank B Cut, Rank B Strength, Rank B Helping Hand, Rank B Toxic Spikes, Rank B Flatter, Rank C Horn Drill, Rank C Poison Jab, Rank C Earth Power, Rank C Counter, Rank C Iron Tail, Rank C Skull Bash, Rank C Thunderbolt, Rank C Megahorn, Rank C Fire Punch, Rank C Ice Beam, Rank C Protect
Nidoqueen — Level 47
Ability: Sheer Force
Potential: B+
Moves: Rank A Toxic, Rank A Venoshock, Rank B Poison Jab, Rank B Scratch, Rank B Double Kick, Rank B Poison Sting, Rank B Fury Swipes, Rank B Bite, Rank B Helping Hand, Rank B Toxic Spikes, Rank B Strength, Rank B Cut, Rank B Flatter, Rank B Crunch, Rank B Poison Fang, Rank C Earth Power, Rank C Counter, Rank C Superpower, Rank C Iron Tail, Rank C Body Slam, Rank C Skull Bash, Rank C Ice Beam, Rank C Thunderbolt, Rank C Flamethrower, Rank C Sludge Bomb, Rank C Protect
Crobat (M) — Level 46
Ability: Inner Focus
Potential: B+
Moves: Rank A Toxic, Rank B Giga Drain, Rank B Brave Bird, Rank B Supersonic, Rank B Astonish, Rank B Bite, Rank B Tailwind, Rank B Protect, Rank B Wing Attack, Rank B Confuse Ray, Rank B Air Cutter, Rank B Mean Look, Rank B Heat Wave, Rank B Poison Fang, Rank B Haze, Rank B Venoshock, Rank C Air Slash, Rank C Quick Attack, Rank C Whirlwind, Rank C Zen Headbutt, Rank C Sludge Bomb, Rank C Hypnosis, Rank C Taunt
With these Pokémon among their ranks, the trio had become a competent unit within Team Rocket. They now possessed truly respectable strength.
This boded well for Silas too. Their strength was his strength by extension.
Finally, Silas introduced the Swellow tribe to everyone. Fortunately, the Pokémon got along well without any issues.
6 months into the trial, things were progressing smoothly. Despite nearly dying several times, Silas appreciated his time here.
He checked his upgraded TR device and found that it actually had service. Consulting the map, he saw that it had become far more detailed than before, displaying known Pokémon territories along with estimated levels.
As an elite officer and confirmed owner of the device, Silas had to pass facial recognition, enter a password, and then speak a verbal safe word before gaining full access.
After unlocking it, he examined the locations of the known Luminary Court bases.
He decided that after Electabuzz and Vibrava evolved, he would head there next to temper himself through intense battle.
Frogadier also needed to evolve, but that milestone was still further away. Vibrava, on the other hand, was already close.
The Dragon Fang's energy was no longer as dense as before, but with the addition of Altaria's blood, Vibrava continued making steady progress.
As for Electabuzz, his evolution was simply a matter of time. The Electirizer had absorbed both supreme-grade Thunder Stones within minutes. The process itself had been rather strange.
Both stones were pulled into the Electirizer as though caught in a miniature energy vortex that formed above the device before collapsing inward.
Every night, Electabuzz silently meditated with the Electirizer, gradually absorbing the immense power stored within.
Another 4 days passed. Throughout that period, Silas remained extremely conservative.
His Pokémon and allies were all consolidating their recent breakthroughs. This was the most vulnerable stage after rapid improvements, so there was no reason to take unnecessary risks.
Then Politoed's voice suddenly echoed inside everyone's minds.
"Everyone, we might be under attack. They should reach us in about 5 minutes at their current speed."
According to Politoed, one Pokémon was approaching from underground while three humans riding land Pokémon advanced from the same direction. At the same time, two flying Pokémon were approaching from the sky.
The entire camp immediately sprang into action.
By the time the intruders arrived, everyone was already prepared for battle.
"State your purpose."
Silas was already annoyed.
Whatever this was, he wanted to get it over with quickly.
He immediately scanned the enemy.
There was a Level 51 Aerodactyl and a Level 54 Staraptor circling overhead.
On the ground, three men rode an Arcanine, a Tauros, and a Pyroar, all at Level 49.
Finally, the underground Pokémon burst from beneath the earth.
A massive red Krookodile stood upright before them.
Level 54.
Silas' expression became serious.
Their strength was legitimate.
Worse still, there was no way these were all of their Pokémon.
The man riding the Arcanine spoke first.
"Do you fight as well as you bark?"
"If you're here to attack, then so be it. No more words are needed."
Silas had no intention of wasting time.
He would strike decisively.
Politoed immediately activated Drizzle, blanketing the battlefield in heavy rain.
"Poliwraths, use Bulk Up. Infernape, Aura Sphere. Electabuzz, Thunder. Swellow and Tropius, deal with the flying types."
From the very beginning, Silas switched entirely to telepathy.
After months of daily refinement, his control over psychic power had reached an extraordinary level.
He wasn't an overwhelming psychic like Sabrina, but his precise control allowed him to master nearly every fundamental psychic technique.
Most importantly, his telepathy had become nearly instantaneous, allowing his Pokémon to react far faster than opponents relying on spoken commands.
Infernape immediately launched an Aura Sphere toward Krookodile.
Krookodile met it head-on.
Both Dragon Claws crossed together, cleaving into the Aura Sphere and detonating it harmlessly before the Ground-type continued charging forward without hesitation.
"Infuse aura into Vacuum Wave."
Infernape slashed his arm through the air.
A brilliant blue crescent of aura shot toward Krookodile at incredible speed.
Krookodile instinctively raised a Dragon Claw to intercept it.
He underestimated just how fast it was.
The Vacuum Wave slammed directly into his chest before he could finish his swing.
At the same moment, Electabuzz leapt into the air.
"Thunder!"
Empowered by the rain, bolts of lightning descended with terrifying force toward Arcanine.
Just before impact, an emerald-colored barrier suddenly appeared around the Fire-type, completely dispersing the electricity.
Silas narrowed his eyes.
Some sort of defensive technique.
Before anyone could react further, both Poliwrath disappeared.
Using Mega Shift, they appeared beside Arcanine and Krookodile simultaneously.
Liquidation struck both Pokémon before either had time to defend themselves.
Krookodile suffered the worst of it.
A deep slash opened across his chest as the tremendous impact sent him crashing backward.
He dropped to one knee, violently coughing blood.
One Poliwrath immediately followed up.
A point-blank Hydro Pump blasted Krookodile high into the air before he came crashing heavily back to the ground.
"It seems your Krookodile is in some trouble."
The second Poliwrath descended from above.
Dynamic Punch crashed directly into the existing chest wound.
The impact caved in Krookodile's chest even further.
Blood sprayed from his mouth as his body bounced across the soaked earth.
The three trainers immediately reached for more Poké Balls.
Each of them released three additional Pokémon.
Charizard, Feraligatr, Sceptile, Absol, Hariyama, Luxray, Talonflame, Jolteon, & Goodra.
Every single one had reached the advanced tier.
At that moment, Jessie, James, Jason, and the Seviper tribe all joined the battlefield.
Chaos erupted almost instantly.
Silas deliberately kept his commands simple.
His Pokémon had trained together for months. He trusted their instincts. He would only intervene whenever absolutely necessary.
Silas released Carbink.
"Carbink, use Reflect and then Light Screen."
The dual barriers rose across his side of the battlefield.
The instant Carbink appeared, the man atop the Arcanine burst into laughter.
"Hahahahahahaha! I knew it! This brat definitely kept the Carbink for himself. Our mission is complete. Hand over every Carbink and every advanced-tier Pokémon in your possession, and I might let you live."
"I don't think you understand the situation."
Politoed answered before Silas did.
A precisely aimed Hydro Pump shot toward Pyroar.
Pyroar responded with Hyper Voice.
The violent sound waves completely shattered the incoming Hydro Pump.
Meanwhile, Infernape was already locked in battle against both Luxray and Sceptile.
Electabuzz unleashed Thunder.
This time, however, he didn't target the ground. He aimed directly at the flying Pokémon overhead.
Staraptor narrowly dodged.
Aerodactyl wasn't nearly as fortunate, the Thunder found him and immobilized him as electricity violently ripped through his body.
Unable to evade, Aerodactyl could only watch in horror as the descending Swellow flashed past with incredible speed.
Steel Wing cleanly severed Aerodactyl's head in a single motion. Swellow's timing was absolutely impeccable.
Seeing Aerodactyl's severed head fall from the sky, every opposing Pokémon felt a chill run through them.
Aerodactyl had been one of their stronger fighters.
Watching it die so quickly inspired genuine fear among several of the remaining Pokémon.
Jolteon immediately retaliated with Thunder aimed at Swellow.
Electabuzz teleported directly in front of the attack.
He calmly absorbed the entire bolt head-on.
The Seviper tribe proved invaluable throughout the battle.
They repeatedly burrowed underground with Dig before surfacing beneath unsuspecting opponents with Poison Fang.
Before long, nearly every enemy Pokémon fighting on the ground had been infected with their potent venom.
Charizard attempted to eliminate the Seviper with a devastating Fire-type attack.
Politoed and both Poliwrath instantly answered with a combined triple Hydro Pump.
Then Electabuzz teleported beside Charizard.
Thunder struck at point-blank range.
Before Charizard could recover, both Poliwrath appeared simultaneously.
Liquidation flashed twice.
The slash from behind cleanly severed one of Charizard's wings.
The second carved a deep wound across its chest.
For the next several minutes, the Poliwrath completely terrorized the battlefield.
Although the opposing Pokémon successfully defended against many surprise attacks, every successful block left them vulnerable to another follow-up strike.
One mistake after another slowly snowballed into fatal injuries.
Many of Silas' Pokémon and allies had accumulated wounds and were visibly exhausted.
Fortunately, none of them had fallen.
The enemy couldn't say the same. Heavy casualties littered the battlefield.
Only Arcanine, Staraptor, Sceptile, Hariyama, and Goodra remained conscious and capable of fighting.
Feraligatr and Jolteon had already been knocked unconscious. The other Pokémon had died in battle.
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