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"Alright, Sapphire will be the referee. On my left is contestant Ruby, and on my right is contestant Qing Wu."
"Both sides will adopt a 1v1 match."
"Please, both sides send out your Pokémon." Sapphire said in a sweet, soft voice.
At this moment, Treecko calmly walked into the courtyard. Earth Wolf Dog also didn't want to show weakness, barking and running to meet it.
"Oh, there's actually a Treecko." Another observer from the Lava Team at the research institute saw this Treecko and the rare Pokémon Larvitar following it.
"Treecko and the rare Pokémon Larvitar, Captain, when are we going to attack?" The Lava Team member twisted his head and looked at the tall captain, somewhat impatient.
"Wait, don't rush. We'll make our move after their battle. Smoke, are the Hunter Balls ready?" The tall captain ordered the other team members. This was a standard Lava Team squad configuration,
with a total of five people. The tall one was the captain, responsible for planning. Two members were responsible for attacking and observing the rare Pokémon in the research institute.
One member handled logistics, planning escape routes and preparing tools. One member handled emergency rescue. The entire squad consisted of three men and two women. Besides the tall captain and the two members responsible for attack being male, the others were all female.
"Captain Flint, the Hunter Balls are ready. We can attack the institute at any time," a smart-looking woman in a Lava Team uniform said, flexibly operating a computer.
Hunter Balls were Pokémon specifically for lawbreakers. Their biggest feature was being able to put already caught Pokémon into the Hunter Ball.
"I've already planned the retreat route. You, Flint, and Blaze will be responsible for the attack and capture. I'll wait in the off-road vehicle. The off-road vehicle will depart when the capture has been going on for fifteen minutes,
arriving at the main entrance of the institute in five minutes," Smoke said, pushing his glasses. "There are two roads leading to the institute in total, and I've placed bombs on both.
I'll monitor Miss Junsha's movements at any time, and when Miss Junsha is about to arrive, I'll detonate the bombs on both roads."
"This way, Miss Junsha will need another 15 minutes to bypass it. We can use this time to escape via another road," Smoke analyzed, anticipating possible contingencies.
"You've done very well, Smoke. If we succeed this time, I'm sure Lord Hokage will value our team even more," Flint said confidently.
"Earth Wolf Dog, use Glare, then use Howl!" Ruby was very smart. Earth Wolf Dog fiercely glared at Treecko, then used Howl to increase its own attack power. This Earth Wolf Dog originally had a "Threaten" ability,
so Ruby's two simple moves both boosted its attack and weakened the opponent's attack and defense abilities, killing two birds with one stone.
"Treecko, use Slam!" Treecko, upon hearing Qing Wu's command, leaped high into the air with extreme agility. It flipped in mid-air, its tail precisely striking Earth Wolf Dog.
Treecko was using gravity acceleration to unleash its Slam skill. Before Earth Wolf Dog could even howl, Treecko had already successfully hit Earth Wolf Dog's face with its tail, forcing Earth Wolf Dog's long snout into its mouth.
"Earth Wolf Dog, run, use Double Team!" When one trick failed, Ruby came up with another. By running, it created a large number of shadow clones to interfere with Treecko's judgment. Qing Wu observed that this Earth Wolf Dog ran with unusual agility.
It seemed Ruby usually trained this Earth Wolf Dog quite a bit. Indeed, Kilian was originally a trainer specializing in the Normal-type in a dojo. It seemed that Kilian didn't care about Ruby in normal times.
Qing Wu could see that Ruby was very dedicated to her Pokémon, judging by the Earth Wolf Dog's glossy fur and well-developed leg muscles.
"Treecko, use Bind!" To deal with a running Pokémon, there was no better ultimate move than Bind. Treecko's whole body emanated green light. The light shone on the ground, nourished by this natural energy, and many young sprouts burst out of the earth.
The young sprouts gradually grew and twisted together, binding the running Earth Wolf Dog off guard.
The Earth Wolf Dog, due to inertia, fell heavily to the ground. Its originally split shadow clones were also disrupted and shattered.
"Earth Wolf Dog, are you okay?" Earth Wolf Dog didn't move for a long time, scaring Ruby half to death.
"It's fine, Earth Wolf Dog is just a bit exhausted," Qing Wu checked Earth Wolf Dog's condition, then gave it an Energy Ball.
Just then, Qing Wu directly tackled Ruby to the ground. A Wind Blade rushed out from the bushes, slashing the spot where Ruby had just been standing. If Qing Wu hadn't tackled Ruby, Ruby would definitely have been severely injured by the Wind Blade.
Ruby looked gratefully at Qing Wu. Qing Wu's face was grim as he looked at the three people emerging from the bushes.
"Sapphire, go find your father and tell him the research institute is under foreign invasion."
"Ruby, take your Pokémon and find a place to hide."
Sapphire knew the situation was serious. She nodded. After seeing Ruby was unharmed, she threw out a Poké Ball.
"Go, Dodrio, Pelipper, and Graveler, it's your turn!"
"What an irksome fellow! We're in a hurry, so move aside!" With a flapping of wings, Qing Wu saw a ferocious Crobat flying towards Sapphire.
Crobat was blocked by a blue figure, which was Qing Wu's Pelipper. Qing Wu saw Pelipper staring fiercely at Crobat.
"My name is Flint! My little Pokémon have taken a liking to you! Obediently hand them over! This old man is very merciful. As long as you hand them over, this old man will spare you!" Flint said arrogantly. Flint's Pokémon were the Lava Team's unique Pokémon: Numel, Crobat, and a Koffing.
Qing Wu looked at Koffing with some trepidation. If Koffing were to unleash a huge explosion, everyone present would be in danger.
"Hmph." Qing Wu's refusal to yield an inch showed his stance.
Just then, the research institute's alarm went off. Once such an alarm was triggered, Miss Junsha would arrive at the research institute within 15 minutes.
"You're really too naive. Do you think calling the police will be useful?" Smoke heard the alarm, and took out a red controller from a small bag.
Smoke's slender hand, as white as jade and with distinct joints, pressed the only red button on the controller. Smoke, through system monitoring, already knew which path Junsha would take. He detonated the explosives in advance.
They only heard a rumbling sound, and the earth shook. A huge two-meter-high rock fell from the top of the mountain, perfectly blocking the path leading to the research institute.
"Now you have no tricks left, do you?" Flint said triumphantly.
"What to do, what to do?" Just as Dr. Oda was about to send a message to Kilian, he found that all signals around the research institute were blocked. This group of Lava Team members had come prepared.
"Captain, you still have fifteen minutes, don't stall any longer," Smoke's voice came through Flint's Bluetooth earpiece.
"Alright, watch me," Numel said, using Flamethrower on Dodrio. The remaining two Lava Team members also released their Pokémon, both of them Numel.
Numel was mostly yellow, with lighter yellow on its belly and snout. Near the top of its hump on its back were green patches. It had two small yellow ears on its head, with two small green balls between them.
The frame of its glasses resembled coffee-colored dark circles, plus its eyelids were always half-closed, making it look listless. Inside the hump on Numel's back was molten lava, but before evolving, it couldn't spray flames from there.
Three raging flames shot directly out of Numel's mouth. However, the flames hadn't even gotten close to Dodrio when they were directly blocked by Pelipper.
Pelipper usually liked to bully Pokémon like Numel. Besides the magma snail that Pelipper used to live with in the volcano, most of its companions were Numel and Camerupt.
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