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"Let's go!" The smoke screen blocked Athena, and with the surrounding giant Pokémon rioting, Team Rocket was too busy to care about Ash and the others.
At this time, the giant Venusaur released its Vine Whip. Six Vine Whips randomly swept around, knocking several Team Rocket members flying. The scene was too chaotic, and the Vine Whips wrapped around other giant Pokémon.
When retrieving them, they directly tangled around other giant mechanical Pokémon. After all, they were machines, not as intelligent as living beings. The giant Venusaur struggled to pull back its Vine Whips.
But the Vine Whips were all tangled around other mechanical Pokémon. When pulling, the other mechanical Pokémon either fell to the ground or crashed into each other, making the scene even more chaotic. Misty and Brock, who had just left a little, heard the sound and subconsciously turned to look.
Due to the strong impact, cracks and gaps appeared on the shells of these Pokémon, revealing the mechanical parts inside.
"Ah! So these Pokémon are all mechanical?"
Brock and Misty only now realized that these big guys were all artificial. But then again, if they were really living Pokémon, it would be too terrifying.
If all of these were real, then poor Professor Masaki had been waiting for them to watch over him for many years.
"Don't mind these. These things are after us. We should go!" Ash didn't care, and said to the two.
These things were locked onto them. If they chased after them later, they would be in trouble.
"Little brother, you think you can just leave?" At this moment, a figure leaped out from the smoke, appearing behind the group, holding a Poké Ball, ready to make a move.
"No time today, let's play again next time! Here's a gift for you! Pikachu, use Electro Ball! Eevee, use Shadow Ball! Charmander, use Flamethrower! Axew, use Dragon Rage!!"
Ash turned to look at Athena, then looked up at the sky. The mechanical Pokémon on the ground had all crashed into each other. Only the two in the air were still moving towards them. Ash glanced at them, then gave a command.
Pika~~chu pi!!
Axew!!
Eevee!!
Eevee!!!
The four Pokémon simultaneously attacked the Pidgeot flying towards them in the air. The Pidgeot's body deviated in the explosion and directly crashed into the Luxray beside it.
The two colossal creatures collided and simultaneously lost their balance, instantly falling from the sky. As Athena was about to attack, the two giant Pokémon fell. One crashed in front of Athena, and the other directly crashed into the Pokémon that had crashed together.
The force of the impact also blocked Athena's movements. On the other side, other Team Rocket members were also sent flying by the impact and were in a sorry state.
Ash, taking Brock and Misty, seized this opportunity to escape the scene. The scene was a mess, with the mechanical Pokémon emitting flames after being damaged. Team Rocket members were sprawled on the ground and in the rubble.
Bang!!!
A piece of metal was pushed aside, and Athena slowly walked out, looking in the direction Ash and the others had left. At this moment, it was empty.
"Bastards! Annoying brats!" Seeing Ash and the others had escaped, Athena gritted her teeth. She had never suffered such a loss before. She didn't expect to be outwitted by a brat.
"Hmph! Interesting. Next time we meet, I won't let you off so easily." After angrily cursing, Athena suddenly showed a smile again.
However, this didn't mean she had taken a fancy to Ash. This smile was a sneer. There were still many unanswered questions about Ash, such as how he could guess her identity, and Ash's own identity, which all felt incredible.
...
"That's the situation, BOSS!"
After Ash and the others escaped, Athena also had a headache looking at the current situation. This mess was impossible to clean up, so she could only contact Giovanni.
She told Giovanni all the details, only pushing most of the responsibility onto Jessie and James.
"Hmph! Two good-for-nothings. Not only did they lose the St. Anne, but they also made a mess here, cutting off my important source of funding!"
Athena was Giovanni's true confidante. Although in the future he would realize that Jessie and James were his truly loyal and dedicated employees, at this moment in Giovanni's eyes, Jessie and James were nothing but useless trash.
Jessie and James still didn't know that from now on, they were officially in a free-range state. Only the two of them still considered themselves Team Rocket members, which was somewhat ironic.
Athena remained silent. After all, if responsibility were to be assigned for this incident, she also failed to handle it well. But since she pushed all the blame onto Jessie and James, she didn't dare to say much more.
"A young boy actually caused you such heavy losses. Have you found out who he is?" Giovanni frowned. Although he was very angry with Jessie and James, his tone towards Athena wasn't much better.
A dignified member of the Four Generals of Team Rocket, the highest-ranking member besides himself, was actually defeated by a young boy and caused them heavy losses.
"Yes, sorry BOSS, I was too careless, but that young boy is indeed not an ordinary person. He didn't reveal his identity, but… his strength is really strong, and he even recognized my identity when he saw me."
Athena didn't push all the blame onto Jessie and James. She told the truth about her encounter with Ash.
"Hmm??" Giovanni also frowned slightly upon hearing this. A young trainer in his early teens actually knew Athena's identity?
"What are the characteristics of that young boy?"
"His battle style is very unique. He used a Pikachu to defeat my Arbok." Athena thought for a moment after hearing the question and then said.
"Pikachu? Is this the young boy?" Giovanni sounded a little puzzled after hearing this, and then sent a photo.
"That's right, it's this young boy!" Athena received the photo and glanced at it, naturally recognizing Ash at a glance. She would never forget that face.
"He ruined my plans on the St. Anne, and now he's cut off my source of funding, and he even knows our identity. Is this kid coming after us?" Giovanni sounded a little annoyed. Both times were related to Ash. This time, he didn't dare to underestimate Ash.
"Send people down and thoroughly investigate everything about this young boy!"
"Yes!"
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