"That is..."
Having successfully defeated the poaching group's lackeys and tied them all up with rope, Officer Jenny looked up. She saw Miss Gardevoir raise her slender hand lightly, her already cool face now even colder.
The sky, obscured by thick clouds, suddenly stagnated, and five full moons appeared simultaneously in the heavens.
Milotic raised her head proudly, blue light shining brightly from her throat, and a diamond-like Ice Beam surged instantly.
As the green-and-white figure waved her delicate hand down, the moon wheels coated in fluorescent blue light, carrying surging waves of snow, crashed toward the Salamence locked by psychic power.
"Roar~"
At this moment, no matter how durable Salamence was, it was completely crushed by this Moonblast + Ice Beam combo. Accompanied by a roar of unwillingness, it completely lost its combat capability.
[Farm Upgrade Mission 5: Defeat Hunter J, solve the farm crisis]
[Mission Rewards: Rose Incense (Red), Mental Herb x200]
"Piplup!" "So... so amazing... Big Brother Hakuya, how do you usually train your Pokémon?!"
Looking at the large crater blasted into the ground, Dawn and Piplup widened their eyes, admiring him.
Suddenly, the blue-haired girl pounced onto Hakuya, beginning to ask questions eagerly.
"..."
The always calm Officer Jenny was also stunned for a moment. Fine ripples spread in her hazel-brown eyes, and her raven-feather eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.
She was originally worried about whether Hakuya would have any trouble facing Hunter J alone. Now it seemed she worried too much—this black-haired youth didn't just stall her; he maintained a crushing posture from beginning to end, easily defeating Hunter J head-on.
It should be known that Hunter J, who had escaped pursuit repeatedly, was definitely not weak. Even when besieged by several Gym Leaders last time, she still managed to retreat unscathed with her Salamence, giving the League a headache for a long time.
After tying up the unconscious Hunter J with rope, Officer Jenny walked forward gracefully.
"Thank you for your hard work, Hakuya... you really helped a lot this time~"
Perhaps because they were more familiar now, the cool, glamorous green-haired beauty no longer addressed him stiffly as "Mr.", but called him by his full name with a smile.
Her originally crisp tone had become much softer at some point, sounding inexplicably numbing and teasing to the ear.
"No need to be so polite; it was just a small effort."
Hearing Officer Jenny's thanks, Hakuya, who was checking Celebi's injuries, smiled and shook his head.
After all, he rushed to the Hiyori Forest mainly to protect the farm's safety and complete the system's mission.
If Hunter J hadn't been jumping around so much, he would probably have finished planting the berries and returned to the wooden cabin for a nice orgy by now.
However, the upright Officer Jenny obviously didn't guess his thoughts at this moment and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Truly... truly humble..."
Her favorability towards Hakuya increased a few more points. The green-haired beauty didn't forget to explain the reward for assisting in the capture.
"In a few days, our police station will specially award you a silk banner and distribute the corresponding reward..."
The banner was uniformly printed by the League, engraved with the words "Courageous Action."
As for the reward, based on Hunter J's bounty, it would be around ten million League Coins.
"Sa~"
Miss Gardevoir tilted her head cutely.
She didn't expect that just a fight would bring such a substantial income.
BOOM—!!!
However, not long after they finished chatting, a series of deafening explosions suddenly rang out in the forest.
"What's happening?!"
Officer Jenny, who had just taken out her communicator to contact the police station to take the criminals back, was startled by the sudden explosion.
Thick black smoke rose suddenly from several corners of the forest, and the crackle-pop of burning branches could be faintly heard.
"It's... it's the time bombs the Boss planted in the forest beforehand..."
Under Officer Jenny's cold scrutiny, a conscious poaching group member tied nearby explained tremulously.
"Besides the time bombs, there are several Pokémon jammers."
"As soon as the explosives detonate, those jammers will start working, causing all Pokémon in the entire forest to fall into a frenzy..."
In Hunter J's original plan, these explosives and jammers were clearly backups left after capturing Celebi.
Knowing that blowing up the forest would cause too much commotion and worried that the League would send many people, they planted these explosives and devices in advance. They planned to create a new round of forest fires and wild Pokémon riots during their retreat so they could escape in the chaos.
Although Hakuya's arrival completely disrupted their plan, the timed explosives inevitably detonated.
Hearing this, Hakuya looked at the unresponsive Pokémon beside him and nodded thoughtfully.
The working principle of these jammers was probably emitting ultrasonic waves that induced emotional agitation in Pokémon.
Although completely ineffective against Gardevoir and the others, for the wild Pokémon living in the forest—already terrified by the firelight and explosions, and then affected by these ultrasonic waves—they would inevitably lose control of their emotions and start rioting.
Mmm... this method of retreat fits the persona of that ruthless woman Hunter J perfectly.
"Bastard!"
Hearing the poaching group member's story, the already angry Jenny was now furious.
Hunter J's behavior of completely disregarding the lives of Pokémon and Trainers undoubtedly stepped on the police officer's bottom line.
"Simply too hateful!" "Piplup~"
The always energetic and gentle Dawn also couldn't help but frown, showing indignation on her fair, snowy-tender face.
She suddenly recalled the previous scene. If the jammers were activated, the wild Pokémon in the forest would definitely attack Trainers indiscriminately like that tyrannical Ursaring.
"Is... is there any remedial measure?"
Officer Jenny felt low; she had thought of this too.
"It's probably too late."
Hakuya shook his head gently and pointed ahead.
Even shrouded in heavy snow, the Hiyori Forest, blasted by multiple giant bombs, instantly emitted soaring firelight.
Although he arranged for Articuno to patrol the air in advance, extinguishing the forest fire was only a matter of time.
But another piece of bad news was that besides the bomb explosions, the Pokémon jamming devices set up by the poaching group in advance were also successfully triggered.
Under the double stimulation of explosions and jamming, the Pokémon in the forest had completely fallen into a rage, their aggression undoubtedly reaching its peak—one could glimpse this from the ceaseless roars in the forest at this moment.
If no action was taken, that group of rioting Pokémon would definitely swarm up, attacking Trainers still in the forest, then charge step by step towards the outskirts of Hinata Town, and finally, even his farm wouldn't be spared.