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Is Chapter 159 over? Ling Feng's New Plans (4k)

The two of them rushed into the forest with extremely close calls. Almost the instant they plunged into the woods, a deafening explosion followed, and flames completely engulfed the secret exit behind them.

A scorching wave of air, mixed with metal fragments and dust, shot out, only to be quickly blocked by the dense trees.

They managed to escape into the forest.

Immediately afterwards, an even more violent internal explosion came from underground, causing the ground to tremble slightly. The hidden exit behind them collapsed completely after a tooth-grinding cracking sound, and was completely buried by countless boulders and cascading soil, completely cutting off the possibility of pursuers and burying most of the traces of Team Rocket's secret base underground forever.

In the game, Watari let out a long sigh of relief, his face showing the exhaustion of a fierce battle, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brilliance, filled with the excitement of finding a crucial clue.

“What we’ve obtained this time is crucial.” His voice was steady, but he couldn’t hide his urgency. “Zero Island… and these clues. I must set off immediately and report everything directly to the highest levels of the Alliance headquarters. There can be no delays.”

He turned around, his gaze sweeping over the transitional character with a hint of admiration and affirmation.

“Your courage and decisiveness are admirable, but having lifted this curtain on darkness, the storms to come will only be greater and more dangerous... You yourselves must be very careful.”

Having said that, he didn't hesitate for a moment. His red cloak fluttered in the night wind in the forest, and his figure flickered a few times before swiftly and decisively disappearing into the shadows deeper into the dense forest.

Moonlight spilled onto the clearing in the woods, leaving only Watari's character standing alone in the same spot.

The surrounding forest seemed to instantly swallow up all the sounds from before, restoring the place to a state of tranquility, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

The explosion and escape scene just now felt like a thrilling moment that was quickly cut short.

"Project Twilight. Zero Island..."

Cynthia's voice came through the earpiece, her tone thoughtful, clearly indicating that she was also considering something.

"An island that has never appeared in any Kanto region archives before. Team Rocket has really kept it well hidden. I will immediately use the Sinnoh League's network to investigate all the locations that this name might point to. Lance, you did a fantastic job this time."

She paused, then emphasized her point.

"By the way, while I was exploring these ruins, I noticed some other details that might be related to some abandoned project of Team Rocket in the past. It's quite interesting. Besides that, I also obtained some information in the game. But this matter is a higher priority right now. Let's talk about it in detail after I finish processing the information about 'Zero Island' and my discoveries."

"Understood. Take care and stay in touch."

Du gave a brief reply, only then realizing that a strong sense of exhaustion was welling up inside him.

Although everything was experienced within the game, for some reason it gave him a strong sense of realism.

After hanging up the voice call, Du leaned back in his chair, letting out a long breath that he had been holding in for a long time, feeling a slight ache in his shoulders.

He planned to take a short break to relax his brain, which had been working at high speed all day, and his fingers, which had been gripping the mouse tightly.

However, just as his gaze unconsciously and aimlessly swept across the game screen, all his relaxation and nonchalance vanished instantly, and his movements froze.

From the dense shadows at the edge of the forest, a familiar little figure slowly and almost silently emerged.

—It's that mutated Eevee!
It neither left nor approached rashly, but stopped a few meters away, stood there quietly, raised its head, and gazed at the role of the ferryman for a long time.

Its fur was still incredibly gray, but the pain and confusion in its eyes were gone, replaced by an unusual clarity and calmness, interwoven with a complex and indescribable emotion.

It's as if, after a tremendous inner struggle, someone finally made an incredibly important decision.

It stood there, silently demonstrating its choice.

It seems... it intends to cross over?

Ibrahimovic walked towards Lance step by step, and finally stopped beside him.

It was only then that Du noticed that the color of his fur still had an unhealthy grayish hue. Although the energy phantom had subsided, it would occasionally flicker slightly like a light bulb with a faulty connection, revealing its inner instability.

Are you coming with me?

Du spoke softly, controlling his character to crouch down.

Ibrahimovic nodded, and a notification immediately popped up in front of Lance's eyes.

Ibrahimovic has joined your team!

A thought struck him, and he moved the mouse, opened the team list, selected Eevee, and its detailed status bar immediately popped up.

【? ? ? (Eevee)】

【property:???】

【characteristic:???】

【Skill:???】

A series of question marks didn't surprise Du; this Eevee was beyond the realm of reason. His gaze focused on the "Ability" section, and he frowned.

After a brief moment of thought, he decided to give it a try and set Eevee as the team's starting Pokémon, sending it into the nearby bushes.

Soon after a small Rattata emerged, the game switched to a battle screen.

"Eevee, use... um, try Quick Attack?" Lance pressed the interaction button and gave the command, wanting to see how this Eevee with disordered energy would react.

The battle scene unfolds, and Eevee moves at the command, its body instantly enveloped by a surge of restless energy!

The energy shifted rapidly, its form flashing wildly between Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, and more, while the attribute tags in the battle information bar jumped around at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye!

It seemed to be trying its best to respond to Lance's command and gather the normal type energy required for "Spark," but the raging multi-attribute energies within its body were interfering with and clashing with each other, making it impossible to stabilize.

In the end, it failed to unleash any skills, only letting out a painful and frustrated whimper. The chaotic energy field around it suddenly erupted and then rapidly contracted, making it look even weaker than before, and it even started to pant slightly.

Eevee tried to use Quick Attack, but failed!

At the end of the round, the opponent's Rattata used Tackle, but because of its low level, it only caused a little damage to Eevee.

But Du felt a sudden tightness in his chest and immediately chose to flee, forcibly withdrawing from the battle.

In the forest, Eevee was drawn back by the red light and then immediately released again.

It lowered its head, seemingly afraid to look at Wataru's character, its small body trembling slightly. It seemed afraid that its "useless" performance would disappoint the trainer who had just begun to trust it, that he would despise it, and that he would abandon it again.

Or... to torture yourself like that crazy researcher from before.

Lance felt a pang in his heart. Looking at Ibrahimovic's dejected and fearful expression, a few words he had seen on the Team Rocket base server flashed through his mind.

And even earlier, the experimental materials of that mad researcher "Gigg" were discovered in the base—a device used to forcibly trigger and control Eevee's form switching.

He immediately understood.

That's right! Those unnatural form and attribute switching are not powers that Eevee should have!

That was the result of being forcibly implanted and manipulated by external forces!
Every switch is probably draining his life force.

Therefore, it is not its fault that it cannot stabilize its form in battle, but because it has already been tormented by that cruel experiment and is riddled with holes. Its body is instinctively resisting and rejecting the imposed power that causes it pain!

Du Weiwei sighed. He controlled his character to crouch down again, this time with even gentler movements. He canceled all game commands, simply having the character extend a virtual hand and hover it above Eevee's head in a soothing gesture.

He spoke into the microphone, his voice deep and firm, as if he were truly speaking to the sensitive and wounded Pokémon through the screen:
“I know…I understand.” His tone was full of understanding. “That’s not your power, is it? It’s that device…it’s what Giger did to you that caused you so much pain.”

Ibu suddenly raised his head, his deep red eyes filled with shock and a hint of barely perceptible fear. He hadn't expected that the human in front of him would know these things.

"Don't be afraid, it's all over now." Watari's voice grew softer, yet carried an undeniable promise. "I will never let anyone hurt you with that thing again. I will not despise you because you cannot control this power. Never."

He paused, making sure each word was clearly conveyed:
"You've been through so much pain. But please believe me, from now on, I'll be by your side. Let's work together to find a way to overcome it, okay?"

"Maybe one day, we'll find a way, not through that damn device, but through the bond between you and me, so you can truly and freely wield this power. So you can change form at will, instead of being tormented by it. It will be incredibly difficult, but I will help you, I will always be there for you. So... don't give up, let's cheer each other on, okay?"

On the screen, Ibrahimovic listened quietly.

The fear and despair in its eyes gradually dissipated like mist driven away by the sunlight.

The words of the humans before him, their unreserved acceptance and promises, flowed like a warm spring, soothing his cold and wounded heart.

Its body stopped trembling, and even its gray fur seemed to have gained a faint sheen.

The next moment, it let out a very faint, choked whimper, then suddenly lunged forward, burying its little head deep into Watari's arms, rubbing against him forcefully, as if it wanted to pour all its grievances and newly gained hope into this action.

As Du watched this heartwarming scene on the screen, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

He knew that only at this moment had this long-suffering Ibrahimovic truly and completely entrusted its trust and even its future to him.

"Welcome to the team, Ibrahimovic."

Meanwhile, the real world.

On the system panel in front of Ling Feng, a system notification with an exclamation mark suddenly popped up, glowing with a faint golden light.

[Congratulations, host! The important plot character 'Watari' has broken through the emotional threshold, current level: Lv.2!]

[Reward: Due to exceeding the threshold, you will receive 1000 Emotion Points in a one-time payment. Afterwards, Emotion Point gains from this character will revert to the normal baseline with a slight increase.]

[Please keep up the good work, host. Upon your next breakthrough, you will receive a special ability reward related to that character!]

"Oh? The threshold has been exceeded?"

Ling Feng was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening.

"...It's probably because of the Team Rocket storyline...those inhumane experimental records, and what happened to that Eevee probably made him quite angry."

He stroked his chin, thoughtfully.

Watari's reaction was exactly as he expected, or even better.

This is a righteous Alliance law enforcement officer; it would be strange if he weren't furious to see something like this.

"Since Lance is so angry, it seems that the investigation into Team Rocket is about to begin."

Ling Feng muttered something to himself, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously.

"This reduces the danger on Mewtwo's side quite a bit, but hopefully they won't make things worse."

His expression turned slightly serious as he realized a problem.

—If the league pushes too hard and pisss off those crazy guys on the Rockets, they might do something desperate and release Dream, which would be a huge problem.

Given Meng Ge's strength, he is definitely someone that no powerful trainer in the league would want to face head-on at this stage.

No kidding, these legendary Pokémon really could shatter their Champion dreams with a single punch.

Therefore, we need to find a way to slightly 'guide' Wataru and the Alliance's investigation direction through the game.

We need to put pressure on the Rockets, but we can't push them into a situation where they can launch a counterattack.

That's really troublesome.
Ling Feng sighed, feeling as if he were playing an extremely complex strategy game, with the entire Pokémon world as his chessboard.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

With this thought in mind, his gaze fell on the floating [Invitation Card] on the system panel in front of him, and he began to think again.

I wonder when we'll connect with Mewtwo again? And what's its current situation?
Obviously, all of this is still unknown.

Ling Feng shook his head slightly, temporarily suppressing his thoughts about Mewtwo.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to go step by step.

The content for the first three bases of Team Magma, Team Aqua, and Team Rocket has been polished. According to the schedule, after Cynthia visits the bases of Team Magma and Team Aqua, her next target should be the Gym in Mossdeep City.

To be honest, the strength of that gym leader isn't low, even in the official original work... He's one of the nightmares that has stuck countless kids.

Not to mention in Ultimate Emerald...
(End of this chapter)