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Chapter 114 Conspiracy

On the way to the dock, Ronis and Gerhard were soaked in the rain, and their faces looked particularly pale.

A rapid ringtone sounded, and Gerhard quickly answered the phone.

However, the call was disconnected just two seconds after it was connected.

Before the call ended, only a few short shouts and curses could be heard from the speakerphone before everything was drowned out by a deafening clap of thunder.

Gerhard, enraged, squeezed the corner of the phone screen with all his might.

"Whoosh! Protest!"

Rotom on the phone immediately launched into a series of protests.

Gerhard ignored him and instead turned his head to stare intently at Ronis beside him, questioning him in a heavy voice.

"Are you satisfied now? Because of your hesitation, all of our men left in the city were wiped out! If you had activated your abilities sooner, we could have been wiped out one by one."

However, Ronis coldly interrupted him, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"The failure of this operation was mainly due to our misjudgment of the strength of that Cerulean Hall Master. None of us expected that her home-field advantage would be so great. Even if I had launched the operation in advance, those people would still not have been able to withdraw."

The implication is simple: don't blame me entirely for the group's decision-making failures.

These words made Gerhard even angrier and more agitated.

"But you could have done it all."

"What could I have done? You're still sitting on my chicken's back; you're the one who hasn't done anything useful!"

Now that things have come to this, Ronis has abandoned his usual composure and gentleness, no longer silently enduring humiliation, but instead unleashing a torrent of attacks.

The dire situation is driving everyone equally crazy.

Gerhard, who had been raging in a state of impotence, finally fell silent.

After a long silence, he could only speak as if he were hypnotizing himself:

"Once we reach the dock, everything will be alright. They can't catch us; they'll be too late!"

At the same time, on the back of the crimson ninja's motorcycle, Chen Mu was listening to the ninja in front say, "We still have time! That barbarian mermaid, I mean, Xiaoxia, can quell the chaos in the city center in about ten minutes. We're not completely unprepared at the docks either."

"Teacher Chen, you don't need to be too nervous. We just need to hold off the enemy for less than ten minutes!"

Although these ninjas had a very retro style and were rarely seen when there was nothing to do, always appearing and disappearing without a trace, and their appearances were always particularly flamboyant, Chen Mu quickly discovered after getting to know them that their equipment was not retro at all.

Another ninja had been using a modern sniper rifle throughout the battle, complete with a support bracket and optical sights. He even threw an electromagnetic shock grenade for cover during the retreat.

During the chase, two extremely futuristic off-road motorcycles appeared out of nowhere, carrying Chen Mu and instantly launching into the air. Their speed instantly soared to 100 miles per hour, speeding wildly on the open suburban highway in the rain, relentlessly pursuing the proud pheasant in the air.

During this time, the ninja in the front seat was still using an earpiece and an eye mask with visual imaging capabilities to communicate with his teammates and an unknown third party.

This futuristic scene made Chen Mu momentarily hallucinate that he had entered a cyberpunk film set.

It wasn't until the ninja suddenly pressed the Poké Ball again while riding the bike, releasing his Mothora and Crobat, and instructing the two Pokémon to take a shortcut to the dock in advance, that Chen Mu regained his familiar feeling.

These ninjas did not abandon their role as trainers, but at the same time, they did not reject modern equipment in the slightest.

This is the most authentic portrayal of frontline combat personnel in the world!

With a chase taking place in the air and on the ground, several minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Ronis and Gerhard finally spotted the private yacht docked at the pier.

"Their target was indeed Bobby Dick's private yacht. This was probably one of the reasons they approached Dick. By taking advantage of this Unova businessman's immense wealth, they could freely enter and leave the gyms and also calmly prepare their escape routes."

While analyzing the enemy's objectives, the ninja quickly issued combat orders via remote communication.

"Automatic location calculation enabled: coordinates, ! Sent!"

Meanwhile, the cross-bats that had sensed the pier's presence flew high into the air, circling continuously above the designated private area to aid in positioning.

The next moment, just as Ronis and Gerhard had arrived at the dock aboard the Proud Pheasant and were only one step away from boarding the yacht, "Click! Rumble!"

A series of thunderclaps descended from the sky, instantly covering a large area centered around the yacht!

Thanks to the rainy weather, this series of lightning strikes took shape very quickly and were more powerful than ever before.

"What?! How is this possible?!"

Gerhard was completely stunned, his eyes wide with anger, and he shouted, "The Cerulean Gym Leader is still in the city center! Even a Champion-level Pokémon couldn't possibly extend the 'Thunder' move this far away!"

He couldn't accept such an outrageous divine punishment when he was just one step away from escaping Hualan.

It wasn't until Ronis reminded him, "These lightning strikes didn't come from the city center! Even disregarding distance, the number is wrong! That gym leader doesn't have that many Pokémon with the 'Thunder' move! Besides, the power of these lightning strikes varies greatly."

Ronis then quickly turned his gaze to another dock a few kilometers away.

There, a particularly huge luxury cruise ship was always in the most conspicuous position!

The Saint-Antoine!

The large ship has not left port due to the recent continuous rainy weather.

Ronnie suddenly realized, "It was those guys from the Vermilion City Gym who used 'Thunder'! An Electric-type move, those guys are the real pros! But how could they have located this place?!"

Ronis glanced at the two motorcycles chasing after him in the distance, as well as the Moro and Crossbat that had been following the Proud Pheasant all along.

His face immediately darkened, and he let out a heavy sigh.

"How did they pinpoint the location? Ha! Clearly, someone gave them the coordinates! The Crimson and the Leafy Gyms belong to the same faction. Surprisingly, our past intelligence on this was accurate. But I never expected—"

He didn't continue speaking, but Gerhard clearly understood.

They just didn't expect that these two gyms from the same faction would choose to work so hard to help Cerulean City clean up the mess.

According to their intelligence, the alliance of troublemakers consisting of the four gyms—Crimson, Leafy, Evergreen, and Golden—should have been extremely hostile to Cerulean and Rainbow for many years.

In the distance, the ninja's motorcycle had already caught up.

Ronis could see that these people wanted to delay their side.

The problem now is that if these guys who keep sending location information to protect their positions are not dealt with, every step they take at sea could be met with a lightning strike.

On land, they can easily deal with lightning strikes using Pokémon skills, but at sea, being frequently struck by lightning is not a pleasant experience and could even lead to death.

Clearly, this was a calculated move by the opposing ninja!

This forced them to stop and deal with the moths that were following them!

But the Gyarados flying over the city center could clear away the remaining obstacles and arrive here at any moment!

At this moment, time became a noose around their necks that was tightening at any moment!