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Chapter 151 Ling Feng's Judgment, Cynthia's Pursuit! (6k)
Upon realizing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but sigh and shake his head slightly.

Now, besides waiting for Team Rocket to finish their experiments and research on Mewtwo, there's nothing else he can do.

However, upon closer reflection after seeing the task notification pop up, Ling Feng discovered a new problem.

Although it has been confirmed that Mewtwo was born with Team Rocket and that Team Rocket has only just begun to control and experiment on him, there are still many things that are uncertain.

For example, the biggest questions are: what level of technology has Team Rocket reached? How long will their control over Mewtwo last? And will it be even stronger than in the original series?
Actually, when Ling Feng was watching the anime before, he thought that if he were Giovanni, he would be more cautious in order to completely control Mewtwo, and would not give Mewtwo any chance to escape his control.

After all, this is a genuine legendary Pokémon... Not to mention how much of a loss it would be for Team Rocket, Mewtwo's power alone would probably be enough to wipe out the entire Team Rocket.

It's fortunate that Mewtwo in the original work has a relatively good temper. Even after escaping Team Rocket's control, it still tries to solve the problem in the same way as in the movie, which is already considered quite mild.

Besides this, Ling Feng felt there was another problem. During the game just now, Ling Feng clearly heard the voices of the Team Rocket members. It was a manifestation of their voices in reality within the game, and the voices explicitly mentioned that Mewtwo seemed to be Experiment 002.

This means that Team Rocket should still have Experiment 001, and perhaps even more other experimental subjects like Mewtwo.

If that's really the case, then it's a bit scary...

This means that Team Rocket may still have experimental subjects on par with Mewtwo. Simply getting Mewtwo out of Team Rocket's control is not enough; they must make Mewtwo turn against Team Rocket.

I just hope I'm overthinking it. A Pokémon as powerful as Mewtwo isn't something you can just create again so easily... If there were several of them, Team Rocket would have already ruled the world.

After much deliberation, Ling Feng quickly made a decision.

Now, the plan has changed. I can't just sit here and wait for the next invitation card to successfully connect to Mewtwo. I have to find a way to get involved.

But what can I do now to influence all of this?

After a brief moment of thought, he immediately had an answer.

With its current strength, it definitely can't do anything. Although Chandelure has improved greatly after eating a Rare Candy, it is still only a near-Elite Four level Pokémon.

He's not even sure if he can get his Gengar to fight, let alone overthrow Team Rocket.

From an identity standpoint, he certainly couldn't show himself. If all those top champions knew he was the game's creator, it would likely cause him a lot of trouble.

You have to understand that he went to great lengths to hide his identity using the system, and many people have probably already tried to find out about him. Ling Feng didn't want to take that risk.

Since that's the case, there's only one way: start with the game.

Ling Feng stroked his chin and began to think.

Now it's not just Cynthia playing her own game; many other Champions from other regions have also entered Emerald, and even Crimson has come.

All he needs to do is provide them with hints through the game's storyline, informing them what Team Rocket is currently doing, and he can then bring these Elite Four champions together to fight Team Rocket and save Mewtwo.

One's own strength may not be enough to shake the Rockets, but with so many superstars and champions from the league, that's a different story.

Unfortunately, he couldn't locate Mewtwo's current position using the invitation card. Otherwise, he could have simply sent a message to Cynthia to tell her to bring people over and destroy Team Rocket's base.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Ling Feng suddenly realized something and shook his head.

Of course, all of this is predicated on first and foremost taking care of Mewtwo.

If Mewtwo were still in a chaotic state controlled by Team Rocket, even the Elite Four champions and the rest of the team probably couldn't defeat him, after all, he is a genuine legendary Pokémon.

Even top trainers like Cynthia Red in this world are only at the Champion level as depicted in the original series, and are nowhere near the level of legendary Pokémon...

Otherwise, Cynthia wouldn't have been so surprised when she saw the Geo Regiment that her emotions immediately exceeded her threshold.

With that in mind, Ling Feng sat down at his computer desk again and opened the game's backend interface.

So, to accomplish this task and successfully break Mewtwo out of Team Rocket's control, there are essentially two things to do. First, continuously use invitation cards to help Mewtwo achieve self-awakening through the game's content.

Secondly, reveal all this to the league's champions and stars through the game content within Emerald, thereby encouraging them to join the operation.

However, the latter cannot be done so obviously; it needs to be done more subtly.

After all, Team Rocket members might also have access to information about the Ultimate Emerald.

I saw in the news that Team Rocket's secret experimental base in a large arcade in the Kanto region was suddenly wiped out and destroyed by the League overnight. At that time, Lance's game progress had just reached Lavender Town.
He clearly discovered the problem at the Ziyuan Town arcade, and thus deduced that such a possibility existed in the real world as well. He reported this information to the Alliance... which led to what happened next.

Judging from the news reports, the Rockets reacted quite quickly and did not leave any information about the experiment.

Now that Mewtwo has been created, Ling Feng estimates that the information must be related to the creation of Mewtwo.

The league hasn't figured out the Rockets' actions yet, but the Rockets will definitely be on guard because of this. Given the current buzz surrounding the Emerald, they'll likely find out the source of the information soon.

If, at this point, one were to directly add a storyline related to Mewtwo and Team Rocket into Emerald to give the League a hint, Team Rocket would probably be in an uproar.

To ensure the safety of his most powerful weapon, Giovanni will definitely maintain a more secure and stable control over Mewtwo, thus losing the opportunity to use the invitation card to help Mewtwo achieve self-awakening.

So now the difficult part is here.

They needed to give the league a hint, but also be subtle, so that the Rockets wouldn't realize that Mewtwo's existence had been exposed.

How can this be done?

After recalling the plot of the original Emerald Emerald, Ling Feng suddenly had a bold idea.

He went directly into the backend interface and began quickly creating a storyline.

……

Meanwhile, in the Sinnoh region.

After seeing Gadria off, Cynthia sat back down at her computer desk without hesitation and reopened Pokémon Emerald. She now knew what this game meant to her.

Not only can you obtain items that enhance your strength through this game, but you can also find everything you want to know within its storyline.

The image of the green dragon flashed through her mind again. She took a deep breath, and the screen in front of her suddenly lit up.

This time, unlike before, she didn't start a live stream. Instead, she logged in in stealth mode and first checked the game's progress leaderboard.

The player ranked first is still the mysterious player who suddenly appeared and is called "Passerby". He has already cleared the Flying-type Gym, but there seems to be no further progress.

Second on the list is Qishu, who seems to be challenging the Flying-type Gym Leader, and has been doing so for some time now.

She herself ranked third, having fallen from the top spot in just two days.

At this moment, Cynthia couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

Where did this top player, who suddenly emerged in just two days, come from?

This game is so incredibly difficult that even if I played it for two days and two nights straight, I probably wouldn't be able to beat the Flying-type gym.

While the opponent must have borrowed some of the experience from other players during the game, the fact that they were able to conquer even the Flying-type Gym in such a short time is enough to prove that they possess extremely strong skills.

So who exactly is this person?

Crimson? Green? Or... Daigo?
Cynthia's mind was filled with the names of the strongest trainers she knew, but none of them felt quite right.

She shook her head slightly, and after a brief moment of thought, she opened her browser and searched for the name "Passerby".

The name "Passerby" is clearly just an alias, something the other person chose casually to avoid revealing their identity.

Although it's unlikely that you'll find any useful information about the other person online, you should still hold onto this only clue and give it a try.

But the search results that popped up in the browser the next moment were completely unexpected by Cynthia!

It was a series of videos and posts, all about this player named Passerby.

[Shocking! A mysterious streamer has appeared on a certain platform, gaining millions of followers overnight thanks to his "Emerald" gaming skills! The number of viewers watching continuously reached 400,000!]

[A player cleared the Emerald Gym Battle with an all-Bug type team?! A "casual" player stormed the leaderboard and took the top spot!] [Even Cynthia would be moved to tears; the fastest Emerald Gym Battle clear in history is here!]

……

A series of notifications left Cynthia completely stunned!

The other person... is actually a streamer?!

In other words, his travels were completely public!
Her eyes lit up suddenly, and without hesitation, she clicked on the last search result:

[Full recording and edited version of the "casual player's" journey through the game—you'll regret not watching!]

As Cynthia opened the website, a video with a live stream background instantly appeared before her eyes. She heard a gentle and calm male voice welcoming the new viewers in the live stream.

"Welcome everyone to my live stream. Now, the challenge to clear all Bug-type levels will begin."

Upon hearing this, Cynthia was slightly taken aback.

When she was searching for information about this person, she found that he had cleared the game using an all-bug team. At the time, she thought it was just a rumor circulating online.

Despite being a champion, he has no prejudice against Bug-type Pokémon; on the contrary, he knows several powerful trainers who are skilled at using Bug-type Pokémon.

However, it is undeniable that Bug-type Pokémon are indeed less impressive in terms of potential compared to other types. If they want to become stronger, they need to put in many times more effort than Pokémon of other types.

This has already been proven true for the Bug-type Elite Four members; they often need to spend more effort training them, and they also need more resources to improve their Pokémon's level.

Given the high level of realism in this Emerald game, it likely reflects this aspect as well.

Is it possible that this random player was able to beat the game on this difficulty with a team of all Bug-type Pokémon...?
To be honest, Cynthia definitely wouldn't have believed it before.

But now it seems that the other party really can do that.

And isn't this level completion speed a bit too exaggerated?
How on earth did he do it?
Cynthia's curiosity grew stronger.

But then again... there's one more thing.

Recalling the sound she had just heard, Cynthia's brow furrowed slightly.

Because she discovered that this voice was completely different from the voices of the powerful trainers she remembered, and she couldn't connect this voice with any of the other people she knew, or rather, those powerful trainers she didn't know had absolutely no connection with this voice.

As the champion of the Sinnoh region, she knows all the top trainers in the world, which means this is someone she doesn't know at all.

No, there is another possibility.

Cynthia's breath caught in her throat for a moment as a thought arose in her mind.

He excels at Bug-type Pokémon, possesses a profound understanding of Pokémon, and is a highly skilled trainer. Furthermore, I've never heard his voice before…

So now there are only two possibilities left. First, the other party used some kind of voice-changing software to deliberately cover up their voice.

However, having been in the live streaming industry for many years, the experienced Cynthia could clearly sense that the other person's voice was quite natural and did not sound like a disguised tone.

So now only the second possibility remains.

She raised an eyebrow slightly, and her gaze took on a serious look.

As expected, her worst fears came true. After talking with Gadria, she realized that it wasn't just her who could use this game to make her Pokémon stronger and learn more about legendary Pokémon and even the secrets of this world.

Those who lurk in the darkness... can be like that too!

This suddenly appearing passerby might very well be the leader of a dark organization in some region.

Otherwise, Cynthia really couldn't think of a way to explain this person's identity!
Her gaze grew increasingly serious. If her suspicions were true, then reclaiming the number one position was something she absolutely had to do now.

However, since the opponent had already used an all-Bug team to clear the Flying-type gym so quickly, there must be something in his recorded video that we can learn from.

I need to figure out at least why he was able to advance the game so quickly.

Cynthia knew that to become a true powerhouse, one must always maintain the mindset of an apprentice.

Every opportunity to learn from others and improve oneself should not be missed, and this is naturally the case in games as well.

As she activated Pokémon Emerald, controlling her character, and left the Weather Institute towards the next town, she began to carefully watch the edited video of the other person playing on the left side of the screen.

What unfolded before her eyes next surprised her from time to time.

The video editor produced a very concise version, only releasing the most exciting parts.

When she saw the streamer, nicknamed "Passerby," whose character appeared in her home and immediately ran towards the computer, then took out a bottle of healing potion and a Poké Ball, she was stunned.

There are even items to claim inside this computer?

She initially thought it was just a decoration.

As time went by, when she saw the Framebug evolve and learn the new skill Double Wall, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

So it turns out... this seemingly ordinary Framebug by the roadside was able to master the defensive skill "Double Wall" so quickly after evolving... and even had a talent for it?

When she saw Beautifly get stuck in its stamina bar and use Jet Breeze to instantly defeat Archaeopteryx, she couldn't help but admire this person's understanding of Bug-type Pokémon abilities—even though she knew that too.

Then, by using Beautifly's type advantage, she easily broke through the Fighting-type gym, and with her wide range of moves, she defeated her rival Shinji and even the Team Rocket trio. Finally, she used Silver Wind's type advantage to perfectly break through the Electric-type gym.

Then came the Fire-type Gym, defeating Mega Kangaskhan, and resolving the Flying-type Gym despite the type disadvantage...

This streamer, known as "Passerby," is perfect in every step, as if everything was planned out in advance.

The more Cynthia looked, the more amazed she felt. She asked herself, if she had such a start, she would probably still be stuck on the first three gyms in such a short time.

To be frank, just finding that Poké Ball from the computer... I'd probably have to figure it out myself for ages, and I might have already switched to a different type before I even found it.

The reason why this streamer, known as "Passerby," was able to clear the Flying-type Gym so quickly with an all-Bug team is not only because he has extremely strong trainer skills and knows the situation of each Pokémon like the back of his hand, and can make accurate judgments and give correct commands in the face of complex situations in battle... but also because he seems to have some understanding of the game itself.

If it's the latter, she could also use the fact that the other person searched for game guides online and provided a lot of information from other players to explain it—after all, she had just discovered on her way back that the game forum she created was now overflowing with people and extremely popular.

However, the former is clearly something only the strongest among the strong can do—the opponent must be an extremely strong trainer, and absolutely on the same level as oneself, or even higher!
Cynthia found it hard to believe that watching someone play a game could evoke such feelings in her; she hadn't felt this way in a long time.

The moment the streamer, nicknamed "Passerby," finished the Flying-type Gym battle, Cynthia also turned off the video, took a deep breath, and had to admit that she had actually learned quite a bit from the short 20-minute video.

She suddenly realized that some of the limitations that apply to these Pokémon in the real world do not exist in the game.

For example, the Framebuster is a good example. It is a first-stage evolved Bug-type Pokémon that is only level 16, yet it can learn advanced moves such as Light Screen and Reflect.

I should also broaden my thinking to explore the possibilities of Pokémon that are unusual and rarely used in the real world.

Furthermore, since this is a turn-based game where every Pokémon has a chance to make a move, your team composition should perhaps be detached from real-world battle experience.

For example, the idea of ​​equipping Saiyulong with a Pokémon with the Trick Room move suddenly became incredibly strong at this moment.

For example, in the real world, it's rare to see Pokémon that are purely focused on negative status effects and support moves. For them, every Pokémon must possess decent offensive capabilities.

Since most battles are 1v1 duels, if you only have strong defensive abilities but lack offensive skills, you will only be stuck in an endless war of attrition and tug-of-war with your opponent.

While this can indeed increase the chances of winning, most trainers prefer to directly improve a Pokémon's offensive capabilities.

But in the game... those Pokémon with exceptional durability seem to have more room to perform.

For example, Cuckoo's Cradle Lily in the Rock Gym is a good example.

However, I haven't forgotten my initial plan—to build a team around rainy weather.

What kind of Pokémon should you use to combine all these factors together?
Cynthia fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)