Pokémon: Did you play Pokémon today?

Chapter 238 Are you interested in... staging a scene of usurping someone else's place?

"Ugh—vomit!"

The captain felt an indescribable force pierce through his protective suit, as if his internal organs had been run over by a high-speed train.

The excruciating pain caused his vision to go black, and his body instantly curled up like a cooked shrimp.

A mouthful of blood mixed with gastric juices gushed out uncontrollably. He didn't even have time to groan before collapsing straight down, completely losing consciousness.

The other two team members finally snapped out of their daze after the series of shocking events and frantically tried to pull out their Poké Balls.

But the next moment, their wrists were suddenly grabbed by an irresistible force!

Click!Click!

Two sharp, chilling cracking sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

"Aaaaaah!!!"

A piercing scream instantly shattered the silence of the forest!

The two men's wrists were twisted at an eerie angle, and the excruciating pain caused them to collapse to the ground instantly, clutching their severed hands and rolling around in agony.

Bai Zhou frowned slightly, seemingly finding the noise somewhat jarring.

With a slight frown, he casually raised his foot and precisely kicked the two men in the jaw joint.

After the tooth-grinding sound of dislocation.

The two men's screams instantly turned into muffled and painful "oohs," unable to utter a single clear word, and they could only convulse and sob helplessly on the ground.

Bai Zhou stood in the center of the open space, where a faint smell of blood permeated the air, and slowly withdrew his stance, casually brushing the dust off his body.

He didn't even glance at the three useless people on the ground, but slowly raised his head and looked at the aircraft that was slowly descending in the air.

In the forest, only the rustling of leaves in the wind and the suppressed, intermittent sobs of the two team members could be heard.

Just then, two figures landed gracefully behind Bai Zhou.

"Bai Zhou, calm down—"

Daigo's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible worry.

He looked at Bai Zhou's profile, which was unusually cold, and feared that he had been blinded by anger and lost his rational judgment.

"I know you're angry, but—"

"I'm fine."

Bai Zhou interrupted him, giving Daigo a reassuring look.

"I'm just a little annoyed; I didn't expect them to act so quickly."

Daigo's worries were actually unnecessary.

Bai Zhou wasn't some naive newcomer who had never seen the world; he had witnessed far more cruel and dark things in his previous world.

After all, the Rainbow Rockets are a truly ruthless and unscrupulous group.

They'll do anything to achieve their goals.

He was just a little regretful, regretting that he had arrived too late.

These Pokémon, who should have been living freely in the forest, have been forced to suffer these undeserved calamities.

He shook his head, banishing useless distractions, and turned to look at the other figure behind him, as steady as a rock.

"Sakaki."

Bai Zhou's voice returned to its usual tone, but the content carried an undeniable determination.

"These three people are in your hands now. You should know—how to 'handle' them."

Daigo understood the unspoken meaning behind Shirashu's words.

These three individuals will not be handed over to the Alliance Judiciary; instead, they will face a more direct and brutal "trial."

Although he is a league champion, he does not entirely agree with bypassing legal procedures and handling matters privately in his personal philosophy.

But at this moment, he unexpectedly found that he didn't feel any aversion; in fact—he felt it was the right thing to do.

So he didn't try to persuade him.

"Um.

""

Sakaki responded calmly, his face expressionless.

He had long anticipated that this kind of "dirty and tiring work" would eventually fall into his hands.

Do I really look like someone who does illegal work?

He clearly has a mature and composed appearance, and possesses a strong leadership quality.

He casually waved behind him.

Several team members who were already waiting immediately rushed forward silently and skillfully dragged the three helpless men on the ground away like dead dogs, quickly cleaning up the scene.

Then, Sakaki began to issue instructions efficiently, his voice steady and powerful.

"Establish a defensive perimeter on site! Engineering team, immediately set up a temporary command camp! Reconnaissance team, take counter-surveillance equipment and establish early warning outposts on the outer perimeter."

"I need to ensure that within a five-kilometer radius, not even a single unfamiliar supersonic bat can fly in silently!"

Shirafusa was very reassured to entrust the mundane tasks of personnel deployment and camp establishment to Sakagi, who was extremely experienced in this area.

He returned to the spaceship that had just landed as quickly as possible.

Young Gilas's injuries appear to be severe, and his condition is not optimistic.

Although Bai Zhou had urgently redeemed some vitality blocks from Xiao A and fed them to it immediately.

But seeing the little guy's weak appearance, I couldn't help but feel a heavy worry in my heart.

"Master! Young Gilas is temporarily out of danger. The Vitality Block is taking effect, and its injuries are visibly healing—"

Hunter J reported respectfully, carefully handing over the baby Gilas he was holding.

Her eyes were complex, a mixture of fanatical worship of Bai Zhou's immense power and a deep fear of the punishment that might come from her past actions.

The most exhilarating part was witnessing Bai Zhou leap from the sky and instantly eliminate three enemies without a scratch.

She became increasingly convinced that Bai Zhou was omnipotent and her destined savior.

What frightens her is that the poaching activities of those three Team Rainbow Rocket members might remind Bai Zhou of the "shady jobs" she used to do.

This led to their dislike of her, and even severe punishment.

She now wished she could chop those three good-for-nothing bastards into mincemeat and throw them into the sea to feed the giant sharks!

"The spaceship is temporarily under your command."

Ignoring Hunter J's slight trembling, Shirazuki took the somewhat cold baby Giras and gently enveloped it with his super-counter power.

While carefully examining its internal injuries and recovery progress, he carried it out of the spaceship.

"Disguise yourselves and cooperate with ground personnel to establish a temporary camp."

In Bai Zhou's view, Hunter J and those Rainbow Rocket members from earlier were not fundamentally different.

In other words, she still has some use to him and can act as his "black glove," which is why he's keeping her around for the time being.

If she remains oblivious to right and wrong, or dares to make any unusual moves, Bai Zhou will make her truly understand what "right and wrong" means.

This almost dismissive and indifferent attitude greatly increased Hunter J's psychological pressure.

If Bai Zhou uses this incident to reprimand or even punish her, she will be afraid, but at least she will be able to figure out Bai Zhou's bottom line.

But this "indifference" now means that she is insignificant in Bai Zhou's heart.

He could dispose of her like trash at any time, and she didn't even have the right to evoke any emotional response from him.

A flush of fear mixed with morbid excitement rose to her cheeks, and her legs even trembled slightly from the extreme pressure.

Hunter J forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, returned to the main pilot's seat of the spaceship, and began to activate the spaceship's various optical camouflage, signal jamming and other counter-reconnaissance facilities.

Bai Zhou had just left the spaceship carrying the young Kiras.

The entire spaceship emitted a low hum, and ripples spread across its surface like water before it quickly disappeared into the air, blending perfectly into its surroundings.

It landed silently in a clearing in the woods.

At this time, Sakaki had already directed his men to quickly set up a fully functional temporary camp with basic defensive fortifications using the modular equipment they carried.

To prepare for any unforeseen circumstances that may arise.

"How is the situation?"

Steven was equally worried about Larvitar's condition. As soon as Shiraishi stepped off the spaceship, he immediately approached and asked with concern, "Its injuries—if the medical facilities here aren't adequate, I can contact the League immediately and take it to the nearest Pokémon Center—"

"No need for that."

Bai Zhou shook his head, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"The Vitality Block is working very well. Its life force is rapidly recovering, its injuries have stabilized, and it's fine now."

He lowered his head and gently rubbed the somewhat hard and cold abdominal armor of the young Gilas in his arms with his fingers, saying in a slightly joking tone, "Hey, little guy, I'm the one who rescued you from bad guys, aren't you even going to say thank you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Young Gilas's tightly closed eyelids trembled slightly, and he squinted open a slit to steal a glance at Bai Zhou.

When it noticed that Bai Zhou was staring at it with a half-smile, it immediately closed its eyes tightly again as if startled, and its whole body stiffened and remained motionless.

She even deliberately softened her breathing, perfectly portraying the image of "I'm still unconscious and can't feel anything."

Bai Zhou looked at its adorable "burying its head in the sand" act with amusement and shook his head helplessly.

He walked to a soft meadow at the edge of the camp and carefully put the little guy down.

He then ignored it, called out to Daigo, and turned to walk toward the center of the camp.

Young Gilas, who was "playing dead" on the ground, sensed that he had been placed on soft grass and secretly opened his eyes a crack.

All I could see were the backs of Shirafusa and Daigo gradually disappearing into the distance.

It instantly rolled to its feet, looked around warily, and then plunged into the dense bushes nearby, disappearing from sight in a flash.

"Is it okay to just let it leave like this?"

Daigo gestured with his eyes to the swaying bushes behind him and asked with some concern.

This commotion naturally did not escape his and Bai Zhou's notice.

"fine."

Bai Zhou appeared very composed.

"We have a camp nearby, so it's safe for now. As for those Rainbow Rocket scum scattered throughout the forest—"

At this point, Bai Zhou snorted coldly, his tone filled with undisguised, intense killing intent.

"We're going to raid their hideout right now. They dare to poach Pokémon on such a large scale right under our noses—they're fucking asking for trouble."

Daigo had no objection to this.

As a champion, he also deeply abhors the despicable act of poaching Pokémon, which is no different from human trafficking.

He didn't say anything more.

Although he is the Hoenn Champion and holds a prestigious position, being with Shiraishu always gives me a strange sense of security, as if everything is under his control.

All I need to do is play the role of "champion," the one with the most strength, and do what needs to be done by myself.

They didn't notice that not far behind them was an ancient tree that required several people to encircle.

The young Gilas timidly peeked out its little head, watching Shirafusa and Daigo's receding figures, its eyes filled with complex emotions.

It hesitated for a moment, then took two steps forward, as if it wanted to catch up.

But in the end, he couldn't muster the courage, and finally turned around and disappeared completely into the deep shadows of the bushes.

Return to the center of the camp.

Shirashu found Sakaki, who was efficiently deploying personnel and setting up defenses.

Surprisingly, in just a short while, Giovanni had managed to extract the crucial information they wanted from the three Team Rainbow Rocket prisoners.

This includes the Pokémon they captured and the specific locations of their temporary detention sites!

It's not that those three guys were too weak-willed.

Those selected to be part of the advance team for this mission have undergone some counter-interrogation training and have a tough personality.

only----

When the three men recovered from the excruciating pain and realized that the person standing in front of them, looking down at them expressionlessly, was none other than Boss Sakaki.

They were instantly stunned and filled with immense panic!

The reaction was even more "excited" than seeing one's long-lost biological parents!

The three of them knelt before Sakaki, tears streaming down their faces, and kowtowed frantically.

They rambled on incoherently, arguing that they absolutely did not intentionally leave the group to act alone or to be greedy for credit.

They begged their boss to forgive their foolish mistake, swearing they would never do it again.

They kept calling him "boss" and "boss," their earnestness and extreme fear leaving Daigo, who had just walked over, completely dumbfounded.

I almost thought Giovanni was some kind of humanoid succubus, possessing a strange aura that made him "bow down and worship" whenever he saw a villain.

However, in reality, these three Team Rainbow Rocket members had clearly mistaken the person for someone else.

They mistakenly took the Sakaki from this world for their Rainbow Sakaki who came from another world!

Sakaki was utterly speechless at the time.

But he reacted very quickly, going with the flow and simply accepting this identity.

The moment they showed even the slightest hint of "displeasure from those in power," those guys were terrified and ran away in a panic, answering every question as if they wanted to tear their hearts out.

If it weren't for the strict information secrecy and lack of communication between the various task forces within Team Rainbow Rocket, they would have almost revealed even the color of their own squadron leader's underwear.

It was precisely because of this somewhat comical yet highly informative interlude that Bai Zhou had a flash of inspiration and instantly realized the enormous potential for maneuver within it!

even----

If executed properly, it's not impossible to take down Team Rainbow Rocket's advance team's base without losing a single soldier!

His eyes lit up, and he affectionately put his arm around Sakaki's shoulder, whose face showed a helpless expression. Some dogs glanced around furtively.

After confirming that no one else was eavesdropping, he lowered his voice and asked with a sly smile, "Um—Boss Sakaki."

He used an extremely familiar form of address.

"Would you be interested in—a case of the cuckoo taking over someone else's nest?"

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