Damn it! Handsome slammed his hand against the corridor railing, "He still got away!"
Before Xia You could speak, he already explained, "This Lambda is the Team Rockets Rocket Executive I've been tracking. I thought I would capture him today to cut off a Team Rockets' support, but I didn't expect to fail at the last moment!"
"You've already done great by stopping this robbery," Xia You comforted him, then his tone suddenly shifted, "But now is not the time for self-pity. The most urgent task is to deal with those ordinary Team Rockets members below!"
"You're right," Handsome nodded solemnly, "Then let's act quickly!"
A gentle breeze blew, stirring ripples across the once calm sea. Looking into the distance, the sky had already changed color, and a thick, massive dark cloud was slowly approaching the St. Anne.
In the first-floor hall, with everyone's concerted efforts, Team Rockets was quickly defeated.
The Team Rockets members scattered and fled, disappearing completely in the blink of an eye.
Handsome, however, was powerless to stop them and could only watch them escape.
After all, he alone couldn't bring so many Team Rockets members to justice. So, after greeting Xia You and leaving his phone number, he also chose to leave quietly.
Just then, a huge wave crashed onto the ship, causing it to shake violently. The passengers, caught off guard, lost their footing and fell backward.
Xia You, quick-witted, grabbed a nearby table, which prevented him from falling. Before he could look up, a small body had already crashed into his arms.
It was Xiao Xia!
Xia You quickly wrapped his arms around her waist to prevent her from falling and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Xiao Xia's face flushed slightly as she looked up at Xia You and gently shook her head.
Under the impact of the waves, the St. Anne swayed from side to side. Its stabilization system had very limited effect in such severe weather. People rushed to the ship's windows, looking out. The entire sky was like night, and all they could see was lightning and thunder.
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"It's a storm!"
Someone shouted, instantly causing a wave of panic.
Xia You helped Xiao Xia up and sighed, "In such terrible weather, this ship definitely can't return."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the hall, the captain, who had been missing since the beginning, was now found by people from somewhere. Although his face showed panic, he still feigned composure and said, "...By the time I noticed, the ship was already surrounded by the storm. But please rest assured, this St. Anne is well-tested and has a very large tonnage. I guarantee it will absolutely not sink!"
Just as he finished speaking, another huge wave crashed onto the ship. Everyone jolted and fell to the ground. When they got up, they saw that the captain had already run to the end of the emergency exit and gotten into a lifeboat!
"Everyone!" The captain, from the lifeboat, repeated his previous words to the astonished crowd, "I guarantee this ship will absolutely not sink! Please stay here with peace of mind!"
However, seeing that the captain himself had boarded a lifeboat, these people no longer believed his words and rushed towards the lifeboat, scrambling over each other.
In the chaos, women's screams, men's shouts, and children's cries all sounded, and for a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic.
"Let's go too, quickly." Xia You waved to Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang. Just as he was about to step forward, Ash's figure was gone. "Huh? Where's Ash?"
Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang also hurriedly searched and finally found Ash's figure in a corner in front of a machine.
"He's over there!"
When Xia You and the others reached Ash, they saw him exchanging Pokémon on the machine with the man in the suit.
As expected, he finally understood...
While operating the machine, the man in the suit saw Xia You and was also very surprised: "It's you!? In such a short time, your Ralts has already evolved into Kirlia. I'm sure it must have become stronger than before!"
Xia You nodded kindly, without giving much of a reply.
Just then, Ash took the Poké Ball containing Butterfree back into his hand. However, before he could grip the Poké Ball tightly, the St. Anne shook again, his hand slipped, and the Poké Ball fell directly to the ground and rolled into a nearby corridor.
"Butterfree!"
Ash called out and quickly chased after it. As his companions, Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang, out of concern, also ran into that corridor.
Xia You looked back at the lifeboat. If he wanted to leave safely, now was the best time.
But logically, with such huge waves, even getting on a lifeboat would be very dangerous, right?
Shaking his head, he did not choose to leave alone but followed behind Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang, entering the corridor.
After running forward for dozens of steps, he finally caught up with Ash. As Ash picked up the Poké Ball and before he could stand up, a sudden, unprecedented powerful force swept through the St. Anne. The next second, Xia You felt a dizzying sensation, his body lifted into the air, and he crashed against the wall.
It was a truly hard fall. After a long time, when Xia You stood up with Kirlia's help, he found that the entire ship had completely capsized.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that the entire ship was continuously sinking, and from the occasional cracking sounds, he could also hear streams of water pouring into the ship.
It finally sank...
Beside him, Ash and the others were also badly shaken. Xia You woke them up one by one, and when they understood the situation, their expressions also changed.
With another tremor, the St. Anne seemed to have sunk to the bottom of the sea and came to a complete stop.
The corridor lights still illuminated the cabin; it seemed its electrical system had not yet been affected.
"What do we do now?" Ash, lie on the ship's window, said with a shocked expression, "This ship has completely sunk to the bottom of the sea!"
"Calm down," Xia You soothed his emotions, "We need to find a way out quickly. We must escape before this place is completely submerged by seawater!"
Fortunately, due to the large amount of air inside the ship, the seawater would not completely fill the ship for the time being due to water pressure, which gave them ample time.
The group hurried along the corridor, but unfortunately, due to the ship's capsizing, what was once down became up, and what was up became down, making some paths impassable. Moreover, because of the accumulated water, it became very difficult to continue forward.
And when they reached the stairwell, seeing the stairs completely submerged in water and nowhere to go, they couldn't help but stop nervously.