"Then I'll keep a backup plan."
After making his decision, Yun Qing immediately walked up to Athena.
He met her gaze with his Sharingan. Instantly, he consumed a large amount of chakra and ocular power, activating the Sharingan's Transfer Seal, forcibly engraving a genjutsu into her spiritual sea.
The command was simple:
She would commit suicide in three days.
Next, Yun Qing walked up to Apollo and repeated the process, imprinting the same ocular seal into his mind—but this time setting the trigger for five days later.
He deliberately staggered the timing.
That way, it wouldn't look too suspicious and wouldn't draw the League's attention.
As for the other Team Rocket members…
Yun Qing didn't bother.
They were nothing more than disposable henchmen.
After finishing, Yun Qing moved like a shadow, swiftly knocking out every remaining intruder with clean and efficient strikes.
Then, after thinking for a moment, he decided to leave behind a shadow clone to guard the area—just in case.
Once everything was handled, his figure flashed and he rushed toward the outside at full speed.
…
In just a few breaths, Yun Qing reached the gym's main entrance.
The place was in complete chaos.
The gate was shattered, the walls were cracked, and several Team Rocket members stood guard after releasing their Pokémon.
Hearing movement behind them, they turned around—
and met Yun Qing's Sharingan.
In the next instant, they and their Pokémon were dragged into hypnosis.
They mechanically recalled their Pokémon, locked the Poké Balls, and tossed them aside.
Smooth. Clean. Perfect.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Yun Qing formed hand seals.
Three more shadow clones appeared beside him.
In the blink of an eye, the four Yun Qings split up, each rushing toward one of the abnormal energy sources he had sensed earlier.
Because the four locations weren't far apart, Yun Qing's main body arrived at one of them within moments.
He landed on the rooftop of a nearby building and looked down.
Below him were more than a dozen Team Rocket members guarding a strange machine.
However, the Pokémon stationed below had sharp instincts.
They immediately sensed Yun Qing's presence and alerted their trainers.
The Team Rocket members looked up—
and saw crimson eyes spinning with three tomoe.
Instantly, their consciousness was swallowed.
One after another, they recalled their Pokémon, locked their Poké Balls, and tossed them away.
Under Yun Qing's hypnosis, one of them stepped forward and shut down the machine.
Whoosh!
A corner of the special force field surrounding the gym vanished.
The interference weakened drastically.
Inside the gym, Sabrina instantly felt the pressure on her mind lighten by nearly thirty percent.
Her condition improved significantly. She was no longer on the verge of collapse.
Although she still couldn't teleport, she could now use weaker psychic techniques.
"Yunqing?!"
Her eyes filled with worry as she rushed toward the front courtyard.
…
At the same time, Sabrina's parents—who were fighting Team Rocket members attempting to intercept them—also sensed the change.
The two exchanged glances, both seeing shock and hope in each other's eyes.
"Could it be…?"
A guess formed in their minds.
They immediately commanded their Pokémon to attack even more fiercely.
Meanwhile, Sabrina's father felt his chaotic psychic power stabilizing.
He raised his hand and unleashed his superpowers.
The Team Rocket members were forced back in an instant.
"Buzz buzz buzz!!"
Moments later, the interference field weakened again.
Sabrina's psychic power recovered even further.
Now, she could teleport short distances again.
Her eyes brightened with excitement.
The next moment, she sensed Yun Qing's chakra fluctuations near the gym's battle arena.
Without hesitation, she teleported there—
and saw Yun Qing's shadow clone standing guard.
"Hm? Sabrina, you recovered?"
The shadow clone looked at her in surprise, then smiled in relief.
"Mhm."
Sabrina nodded.
Then she tilted her head slightly, confusion in her eyes.
She reached out and gently rubbed Yun Qing's cheek, asking telepathically,
"Is this some kind of shadow clone ability? Where is your real body?"
"Oh? You can sense it?"
The shadow clone raised an eyebrow, surprised.
But he still explained calmly:
"That's right. Shadow Clone Jutsu is a chakra-based ninjutsu, different from the shadow clone techniques in your world."
"It's a physical clone that can attack."
"However, it will dissipate once its chakra runs out—or if it takes enough damage."
"But its memories will return to the real body."
"It's an extremely useful technique."
"As for the real me… he's outside dealing with the remaining Team Rocket members."
Sabrina nodded thoughtfully.
"This is more useful than the clones in our world."
"It can't escape my psychic perception… but that may be because my psychic power is too strong."
"You'll need more testing."
Then her gaze sharpened.
"I'm going to find your real body."
She immediately expanded her psychic perception outward.
She quickly discovered that the western side of the gym was still heavily interfered with, making perception difficult.
But before she could think further—
the interference in the west vanished as well.
The pressure on her mind dropped dramatically, almost becoming negligible.
At the same time, she instantly locked onto Yun Qing's real location.
He was near the gym's main entrance.
Without hesitation, she teleported away.
…
"Hm? Sabrina?"
Yun Qing had just finished hypnotizing another Team Rocket group when he suddenly sensed intense psychic energy and spatial distortion.
In the next moment, Sabrina appeared in front of him.
Her eyes widened slightly as she asked,
"Are you alright?"
"Yes."
Seeing the worry in her expression, Yun Qing felt warmth rise in his chest.
Sabrina nodded softly, her voice carrying a faint nasal tone.
Then she glanced at the nearby Team Rocket members and said coldly,
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Leave the rest to me."
Before Yun Qing could even respond, her eyes flashed crimson.
A terrifying psychic wave erupted.
Bang!
A sonic boom shook the air.
The six Team Rocket members who were still trapped in genjutsu were instantly blasted away.
Their hypnosis shattered.
They only had time to scream before being thrown dozens of meters, slamming into the ground with a horrifying crack.
Bones shattered.
All of them lost consciousness instantly.
Yun Qing sucked in a breath.
So ruthless…
Far more ruthless than his own approach.
But then again—
Sabrina was a Gym Leader. She was a native of this world.
So it should be fine…
Probably.
Before Yun Qing could speak again, Sabrina vanished.
In the next instant, she reappeared at another intersection dozens of meters away.
Boom!
Another devastating psychic strike exploded outward.
Seven or eight Team Rocket members—and even their released Pokémon—were sent flying, severely injured.
Her expression remained cold.
Her killing intent was terrifying.
This was no longer the aloof Psychic Queen from before.
This was a predator protecting what belonged to her.