Although there were many Pokémon in the arena, Fulang's Pokémon were clearly different from the other small fry, emitting a powerful aura.
As quasi-Elite Four level Starmie, Golduck, and Blastoise rampaged on the field,
many Team Rocket members were immediately knocked down. Yingcai took down a Gym apprentice and then recalled Arbok and Sandslash.
Turning his head, he said to Nobunaga and the other: "I'm retreating. Whether you leave or not is up to you!"
After saying that, he immediately rode Crobat and flew out of the battlefield.
After gathering up his Pokémon, Tajima also turned around and ran toward a small path.
After seeing the two leave, Nobunaga had Koffing spew out a black smokescreen to cover this battlefield, and began searching for Menyan and Stone.
Stone was leading Graveler, Golbat, and Rhyhorn in a fight with a Gym apprentice from Cerulean City.
Nobunaga stepped forward and made a hand signal. After Stone saw it, he took his Pokémon and retreated backward.
With Koffing's smokescreen, the two met up in the rear and then searched for Menyan again.
On the other side of the Gym, Menyan's left arm was already gone, and a Golbat and Sandshrew were desperately protecting him.
By the time Nobunaga and Stone arrived, Menyan's face was already pale from excessive blood loss.
"Stone, take Menyan and go first. After I take care of this guy, I'll catch up!" After saying that, Nobunaga commanded Koffing and Ekans to charge up.
Stone helped Menyan up, slung him over his shoulder, and quickly withdrew.
Facing the enemy who had injured his companion, Nobunaga had Golbat provide cover, and charged up with Grimer.
That Gym apprentice was not weak either; his Staryu and Cloyster blocked Nobunaga's Koffing and Ekans.
Beside him, a Psyduck protected at his side.
After closing in, Grimer held back Psyduck, and Nobunaga and the Cerulean Gym apprentice began to fight each other.
But Nobunaga's hand-to-hand combat was not trained for nothing; in less than ten moves, this Gym apprentice could not hold out, and was hit in the throat by Nobunaga's punch and lost his life.
Nobunaga then commanded several Pokémon to finish off the opponent's Pokémon.
After that, he ran in the direction where Stone and Menyan had retreated.
Pokémon Center
At first, Lance could still trade blows with Du, but as his stamina declined, whether it was his Pokémon or himself, he was beaten back step by step by Du.
Seeing that if they kept fighting, defeat was inevitable, he hurriedly had Weezing spew out a large amount of black smokescreen.
Seeing this, Du quickly commanded Dragonite to blow away the smoke, but there was already nothing in front of him. He angrily swung his fist once, then turned around, stood on Dragonite, and hurried to the Pewter Gym.
After Nobunaga and Stone met up, they also did not dare to return directly to the Team Rocket base. The three went along a small path into Viridian Forest.
After finding a stone cave, they hurried inside to stop Menyan's bleeding and bandage him.
Nobunaga and Stone wanted to comfort Menyan but stopped themselves, their eyes also showing a bit of urgency.
After seeing the flickering looks in their eyes, Menyan said: "Don't look at me with that kind of gaze. Even if I only have one arm, it doesn't stop me from training Pokémon."
Nobunaga and Stone understood that Menyan was only putting on an indifferent look because he did not want them to worry. No matter who lost an arm would not think it was a small matter.
After the bleeding stopped, the three headed toward Nobunaga's old family house in Sanshi Village.
On the other side, when Elite Four Du arrived at the Pewter Gym, the battle was already over; the dead were dead and the injured were injured.
Only the wounds on the faces of the several captured Team Rocket members at the side showed what kind of brutal beating they had suffered.
On the road, Wuneng and the people of the Pewter City police force arrived in a hurry, late.
Seeing that the battle was already over, Officer Jenny led the police to quickly restore order, while Wuneng quickly returned to the Pewter Gym.
As soon as he entered the Gym's main door, he saw the Gym full of wreckage. Du and Fulang came up to comfort Wuneng.
"This matter isn't entirely your responsibility. After all, when Team Rocket attacked Pewter City, you were still at Mt. Moon suppressing a Pokémon riot."
"Right, I believe the League won't pursue your responsibility. Otherwise, I, as a Gym Leader, won't do it anymore either!"
The two were comforting Wuneng, but Wuneng was searching through the wreckage for the basement door.
After finding the entrance, Wuneng shouted loudly: "I'm back, Xiaomi! Are you and the kids okay?"
In the basement, after Wuneng's wife heard her husband's shout, she hurriedly opened the door to the safe room.
After the two saw each other, they excitedly hugged together.
After Brock's younger siblings saw that Wuneng had returned, they also happily came up from underground and went forward wanting a hug.
But after the Pewter Gym apprentices came out, they were awkwardly red in the face. Everyone had been fighting, but they had been hiding in the basement, and did not even have the courage to fight; at this moment they could only stare at the ground and pretend nothing had happened.
Du asked Wuneng: "Gym Leader Fulang and I are going to destroy the Team Rocket base. Do you want to go together?"
After hearing this, Wuneng handed Brock Onix's Poké Ball and said: "You're already an adult. Dad is going to go fight bad guys now. You take Onix and protect your mom and your younger brothers and sisters."
After saying that, he walked to Du's side: "They dared to harm my hometown, harm my family. I must make them pay the price!"
This usually stern squint-eyed man also became impulsive this time.
After that, the three led many Trainers to the Team Rocket base outside Pewter City.