At this moment, Team Dark only had six Pokémon left.
After Shiko joined the battle, it felt as if a massive weight had been slammed onto Team Dark's hearts—heavy beyond measure.
They had seen Shiko's terrifying combat power with their own eyes.
So they understood.
The situation had already flipped.
Their previous overwhelming advantage was gone without a trace.
Even though they still had the edge in numbers…
With Shiko's frightening strength, dealing with those six Pokémon would be effortless!
Not to mention there was also a Buneary here with impressive fighting power!
Sure enough!
The moment Shiko appeared, he and Lopunny worked together—perfectly in sync.
In the blink of an eye, two more Pokémon lost the ability to battle under their combined assault!
The one-eyed man's expression turned gloomy and sinister.
He lowered his head, thinking through what to do next.
If this kept up…
What awaited them was defeat!
And even if they barely managed to escape in the end…
The organization's punishment was not something he could endure!
No choice.
A flash of viciousness crossed the one-eyed man's eyes.
The next second, he suddenly turned around and left!
He abandoned command of the battle entirely!
He left his subordinates behind to keep Shiko and Lopunny entangled in the fight—
And before anyone could react,
He sprinted straight for the truck, leaping into the driver's seat, trying to take Ralts and get away!
"Hold them back for me!"
Roaring out the order, the one-eyed man prepared to start the truck.
"Don't let him get away!" Himeko cried out.
Victory was right in front of them—
How could they let the ringleader run!?
Before her words even finished—
Shiko drove a Fire Punch down hard onto a Tangela.
He smashed Tangela into a flaming ball—
And in the process, tore open a small gap in the encirclement!
Right after that, Shiko sprang out, charging straight at the truck!!
The one-eyed man hadn't even had time to fully get the vehicle moving.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a dark red figure outside the window, closing in at explosive speed.
Damn it—
Why is he here?!
Every nerve in the one-eyed man's body snapped tight.
Sweat poured across his forehead in sheets.
"Move, damn you—move!" he bellowed,
Hands fumbling wildly as he scrambled through one frantic action after another.
Rumble! Rumble!!
The engine finally roared to life.
Relief washed across his face.
He made it!
He could finally get out of this hellhole!
He rejoiced inwardly, a surge of ecstatic, near-death relief flooding him.
Clang!!
Scrrrreeech!!
Before he could even step on the gas—
A massive metallic impact rang out, mixed with a string of ear-splitting grinding sounds.
A cold gust of wind swept into the driver's cab.
Before the one-eyed man could turn his head—
The corner of his eye caught a dazzling orange-red blur already right beside him.
His heart stopped.
He stiffly turned his head—
Only then did he see that the steel door had already been destroyed, leaving a gaping hole.
In front of him stood a Charmeleon radiating intense killing intent and fury.
Damn it!!
Why?!
Why is this Charmeleon so strong?
Why is he locked onto me and refusing to let go?!
The one-eyed man's emotions collapsed as he howled hysterically in his mind.
The very next second—
Shiko's fist smashed into his face, beating him into a mangled mess as he lost consciousness.
Over on Buneary's side, the battle had also entered its final stage.
Even though it was a one-against-three situation,
Those Pokémon clearly had no will left to fight.
With Himeko directing things as well,
It didn't take long before the last three Pokémon were all defeated.
Team Dark's members looked utterly despairing.
They slumped onto the ground, faces deathly pale.
After tying up those criminals, Himeko hurried over with Buneary to Shiko's side.
Seeing Shiko like this, a torrent of questions surged through Himeko's mind—she desperately wanted answers.
But looking at Shiko's expression, she knew this wasn't the time.
The top priority—
Was to rescue that Ralts as quickly as possible!
Clang!
A white light flashed along Shiko's razor-sharp claws.
He slashed down viciously—
Severing the alloy cage and leaving behind a smooth, clean cut.
Dragon Claw…
How did he learn that?! Himeko stared at Shiko's movements, shocked.
On the other side—
Shiko immediately reached into the cage and carefully lifted Ralts out.
(End of Chapter)
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