Facing Lu Sheng's request for a back door, Musashi thought about it and refused him: "Dream on! You want a back door? We spent a lot of effort to pass the assessment, and you actually want to use connections to sneak into our Team Rockets. That's not allowed!"
After Musashi finished speaking, James thought for a moment, looked at Lu Sheng, and saw in his eyes only earnest anticipation of joining their Team Rockets, with no ulterior motives!
"It's not impossible to join our Team Rockets..."
James paused, then changed the subject, looking at Nurse Joy, "You help us steal the Pokémon here, and then we'll recommend you to take the Team Rockets' test. If you pass, then congratulations on joining Team Rockets."
"Come over now!"
Musashi still thought highly of Lu Sheng. He was handsome and knew his place, but his taste wasn't great; he actually chose a common Pikachu as his Pokémon.
Their Team Rockets were looking to capture powerful and rare Pokémon. As for those common Pokémon... they weren't interested.
James also looked down on Pikachu. They only collected rare Pokémon. Although the Pokémon in the Pokémon Center were mostly common, by searching through them one by one, they could still find two or three rare Pokémon.
Of course, such a tedious task would be left to that kid. It was good to have free labor.
They had big things to do; these simple small tasks could be left to their newly recruited subordinate!
Meowth's eyes were full of disdain. The small Pikachu was not in its eyes: "Kid, quickly snatch all those Poké Balls for me!"
It's good to have a subordinate to boss around!
"Don't worry, it's fine!" Lu Sheng whispered to Xiao Xia and Nurse Joy, giving them a reassuring look, meaning, "You two stay here and look after the Pokémon. I'll handle this; you don't need to come out and help me!"
Having witnessed Lu Sheng's skills, Xiao Xia wasn't too worried; she was even looking forward to seeing how Lu Sheng would deal with Team Rockets.
Nurse Joy's eyes at this moment only held Lu Sheng's tall figure. In her gentle, water-like eyes, there was a hint of admiration and respect that was hard to detect.
Lu Sheng walked towards the Team Rocket Trio. Pikachu also understood Lu Sheng's meaning; it didn't follow, its four limbs on the ground, slightly tensed, ready to charge at any moment.
Meowth looked disdainful. In its eyes, what threat could a Pikachu, as common as stray dogs on the roadside, pose?
"Lu Sheng, right? You're very perceptive. It seems we can't help but open this back door for you!"
Seeing Lu Sheng act decisively, not even bringing his Pikachu... James was very approving. Those common electric rodents were better off without.
"You don't need to open your back door..." Lu Sheng bypassed the Koffing and Ekans in front, walked to Musashi's side, smelled a faint fragrance, and asked, "What do we do next?"
"Of course, you attack..."
Musashi had just finished speaking when she let out a groan, and her tall body fell to the ground.
James turned his head to look. It was Lu Sheng who had attacked Musashi, striking her neck with a hand chop, causing Musashi to faint.
"What are you trying to do, kid?"
He cried out in alarm, but was ambushed by Lu Sheng, who punched him in the stomach.
Hearing the painful cries of its two teammates, Meowth shouted in panic: "This kid is ambushing us! You two, go get him!"
Ekans and Koffing reacted, turning to attack Lu Sheng.
"Pikachu, Pikachu!"
Pikachu immediately used Quick Attack, knocking the fast Ekans flying, then ran out of the Pokémon Center with Lu Sheng.
"Kid, don't run!"
As the famous Team Rockets, they decided in their hearts to teach Lu Sheng a lesson. No one had ever dared to treat them like this before, and they were very angry. So they all followed Lu Sheng out, determined to make Lu Sheng pay the price.
Lu Sheng ran to the fountain outside the Pokémon Center, looked around, and saw that the space was quite open. Fighting here would not damage the Pokémon Center.
Pikachu also ran to Lu Sheng's side, looking at the approaching Team Rockets.
"Run, run! Why aren't you running now, kid?"
James, supporting the unconscious Musashi, said through gritted teeth.
"You're the first kid to ever trick us like this."
Meowth looked at Lu Sheng, noticed a faint smile on his face, and shouted, "Still smiling? I'm going to capture you!"
[Ekans LV: 14]
[Koffing LV: 13]
Who's capturing whom?
After seeing their data, Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow, then looked at Pikachu and shouted, "Pikachu, Quick Attack."
A yellow figure, like a flash of lightning, rushed forward.
Ekans saw a yellow cannonball coming straight at it and was instantly sent flying.
"Chaba~"
Ekans shrieked in terror, sliding backward for a distance, then crashing heavily into a nearby water hydrant. It collapsed to the ground, its eyes spinning, having lost its ability to battle.
Immediately, clear streams of water gushed from the hydrant, splashing everywhere.
James shouted, "Koffing, use Take Down!"
The plain Koffing charged towards Pikachu, but didn't notice the silver aura blooming on Pikachu's tail, emanating a chilling gleam.
Pikachu ran forward, leaped up abruptly, swung its silvery-white tail, and with a whistling wind, slammed it fiercely down onto the Koffing below.
Iron Tail struck Koffing head-on. Koffing received a huge force from Iron Tail, causing its body to be sent backward, where it landed on Meowth, who was trying to ambush Pikachu, who had not yet landed.
Bang!
Koffing and Meowth collided violently.
Meowth was smashed to the ground by Koffing, collapsing heavily. A shallow pit instantly appeared on the ground.
"That probably hurt a bit, huh?" Lu Sheng looked at Meowth sleeping in the small pit and quietly walked backward.
"Kid, you like to smile, don't you? Don't let me find an opportunity."
Meowth lay on the ground. The pain in its body didn't affect its bravado; it even felt it had the upper hand.
Meanwhile, Koffing bounced several times on the ground like a popped ball, eventually sliding back a distance weakly, collapsing to the ground, and falling into a coma.
"Pikachu, give them the final blow, Thunderbolt!" Lu Sheng shouted. Pikachu, who had just learned Thunderbolt not long ago, was about to use it on the Team Rocket Trio.
A golden current of electricity burst from Pikachu, like a dazzling lightning bolt cutting through the night sky, landing on the Team Rocket Trio.
Because the water hydrant had just burst, spraying water that soaked the Team Rocket Trio, Thunderbolt hit the trio and their two Pokémon.
Zzzzzzz~
The Team Rocket Trio let out painful howls, their bodies trembling violently under the powerful electric current.
"Ahhh!"
Musashi had just woken up when she felt her body suddenly jolt, beginning to spasm violently... It was an electric spasm, trembling and a bit bumpy.
Before the Team Rocket Trio fainted from the shock, a thought simultaneously appeared in their minds.
They would seek revenge on this Lu Sheng, and snatch that Pikachu right in front of him!