Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

"A gym leader? I don't think you're that skilled. You just inherited it from your father, and you can't seem to use your full potential."

Hearing Carter's taunts, Asu's expression turned unfriendly. Although he knew that the other party was trying to provoke him, he still couldn't control himself.

Unable to concentrate fully, Asu failed to achieve any quick results.

His Pokémon were all inherited from his father, and their battle teamwork wasn't good enough, so he was often ambushed by his father.

The key is that Carter's side only brought several Ice-type Pokémon, and with similar levels, the type advantage is very significant.

Carter looked relaxed. He remembered that the masked man had given him the task of stalling for time, so he wasn't in a hurry.

"boom!"

At that moment, several loud noises seemed to come from the direction of the tower, and the sound carried far.

Asu was greatly alarmed and unconsciously quickened his offensive.

Hearing the commotion, Carter couldn't help but smile, his mood becoming even more wonderful.

During the battle, he still used Asu's father as a pretext to put pressure on Asu in order to find an opening.

Nearly half an hour later, the taxi finally arrived at the edge of the large lake below Trumpet Bud.

Xia Ye frowned: "Didn't you say you were the fastest in that area? How come it took you so long to get here?"

"Why do I feel like you've taken several detours?"

The driver was speechless for a moment, then threw the toss to Natsuno as if it were free.

Complaints include "lack of foot feel", "many obstacles requiring detours", and "having to take back roads to avoid traffic lights".

The more he spoke, the more self-righteous he became, then he put his hands on his hips and said, "That's how it is, hurry up and give me the money, three hundred yuan!"

Xia Ye was shocked: "Three hundred yuan? Are you kidding me? I've memorized your license plate and your appearance."

"I'll give you one more chance. I know people in the league."

After saying that, Xia Ye scanned the code, paid several tens of yuan, and then got off the bus with Zhu Lan.

The road to the Tower of Trumpet Buds had been cleared, and the two traveled without any obstacles.

As you walk forward, you start to see people lying on the ground, mostly wearing Team Rocket uniforms and masks.

As they approached the tower, the two were stopped by police officers: "The area ahead is blocked off. Please come back another time if you wish to visit!"

Xia Ye scratched his head. There were too many people around, making it difficult to remove his disguise.

Just then, he saw Asu not far away. The other person's appearance was similar to what Natsuno remembered, so he quickly shouted.

"Ah Su! I'm a good person!"

Asu, who was leading the police officers to clean up the mess, was startled by Natsuno's loud roar and came over.

Natsuno waited until the other person got close and then communicated with them telepathically.

The latter was somewhat surprised and waved for the police officers to let Natsuno and the other person go.

Looking at the ever-standing Trumpet Sprout Tower, Natsuno pulled Asu to a corner, removed his disguise, and let Asu take a look.

The latter was relieved and explained the situation to Xia Ye and the other person before leading them to the foot of the tower.

"You mean, a man wearing a half-face mask stopped you?"

While wondering, Natsuno noticed a very familiar-looking boy standing in front of the tower; it was Kin.

Akin was looking around the tower, seemingly searching for something.

Asu pointed at Ajin: "This boy and another boy in black suddenly appeared from the side and took care of all the people attacking the tower."

"He also took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Carter. Although he didn't succeed, he forced the other party to retreat."

"Huh? That boy in black was just here a moment ago, where did he go?"

Natsuno called out to Akin, "Akin! What are you looking for?"

Looking around, Akin saw Natsuno calling out and came over.

"It's you, kind brother. I'm looking for Xiao Yin, the guy in black."

"You should have seen him at the Skywood Research Institute. He just left without saying a word."

"So, what brings you here, brother?"

Natsuno shrugged: "We came to Johto for tourism, and today we happened to be in Kikyo City, so we thought we'd check out the Bell Bud Tower."

Ajin nodded, glanced back again, didn't see anything, and waved goodbye to Natsuno.

"Goodbye, kind brother, I'm off to Manjin City now! Miss Hu Tao is waiting for me to rescue her!"

"After I rescued her, Miss Walnut developed feelings for me. We fell in love with each other. How wonderful!"

Ah Jin left in a hurry, after all, he was a huge fan of Miss Walnut, just a bit of a dreamer.

At this moment, Asu was reporting the situation at the headquarters of the Communications Alliance, while Xia Ye pulled Zhu Lan along to walk around and observe.

"When I fought my opponent, I could tell that he wasn't going all out; he was clearly just stalling for time."

"It's very likely a feint to cover up the operation in Manjin City."

At this moment, Asu walked up to Natsuno with a serious expression.

"I will lead everyone to clean up the mess here, but the situation in Manjin is unclear. I have a favor to ask."

"You two are exceptionally capable. Please go to Manjin to provide assistance, what do you say?"

Xia Ye waved his hand: "We had this in mind all along. Since everything is alright here, we'll leave now."

As they spoke, Natsuno summoned Little K and headed towards Manjin City with Takeran.

Sharky is too recognizable, while Little K is just a Staraptor, a Sinnoh family bird, there are many of them, it won't be noticed.

As they flew out of the city, Natsuno saw a group of buildings that seemed out of place and leaned close to the blonde beauty in front of him to whisper in her ear.

"Zhulan-chan, that looks like the ruins of Aluf. Let's go check it out sometime."

Chapter 375 Gyarados Doesn't Count as Electric Fish

As Natsuno was speaking, he inexplicably felt a tremor in his heart, as if he sensed that something bad was about to happen.

But he was quickly dispelled by the laughter of the blonde beauty in front of him, which swayed in the wind: "Okay, Ono."

"And I remember that the Ho-Oh legend takes place in Enju City. Shall we go check it out sometime?"

The blonde beauty was leaning against Natsuno, a few playful strands of hair tickling his neck.

Xia Ye nodded: "That place isn't far from Manjin City, maybe we can find some clues there."

...

"So that's what the clue was all about. Steel, it's such a waste to have such a treasure on you. From now on, I'll keep it safe for you."

In a workshop in the town of Hinoki, a masked man is engrossed in reading a scroll.

Nearby, several henchmen were holding hostage the master craftsman who made the Poké Balls by hand, Steel, and his granddaughter.

The Steel Master's tone was now unfriendly: "What do you need this for? This sphere can't be made at all!"

The masked man carefully put away the scroll and gently shook his head.

"The core materials recorded above are very unfamiliar to you, but they are different for me. I can find them."

Upon hearing this, Steel's eyes widened: "That's impossible! That legendary Pokémon was utterly disillusioned with humans and disappeared from the world long ago!"

The masked man didn't say anything when he heard this, he just waved his hand.

"This is none of your business. Alright, now that I've got the things, I'll be going."

At this moment, a henchman stepped forward, glanced at Steel and his granddaughter, and asked, "Boss, do you want them?"

As he spoke, Lou made a "click" sound, his tone carrying a hint of boasting.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the masked man's eyes narrowed, and a strong chill erupted from him.

The next second, the guy who had come closer instantly turned into an ice sculpture.

The others dared not utter a sound and kept their heads down.

The masked man waved his hand: "What you need to do is listen to me. Release the people, leave, and don't leave any trace."

"Yes!"

The men quickly cleaned up any traces in the workshop, making sure not a single flaw was left.

Steel frowned as he watched the masked man leave with his hands behind his back.

"Strange, why do I feel a very familiar feeling about him?"

...

Halfway through the flight, Xia Ye suddenly received a communication from Qing Lü, whose tone was very anxious.

"Natsuno-kun, are you heading to Manjin City? There's something else going on!"

"A large number of Gyarados have suddenly attacked Kaji Town. Since you are the closest, you should detour to Kaji Town first!"

After saying that, Qinglu hung up the call, and Xia Ye didn't even have time to ask a few more questions.

Shaking his head helplessly, Xia Ye changed the navigation to Kaji Town, and Xiao Ke made a turn and flew back towards the destination.

"The tremors in Bellflower City, the attack on the radio tower in Goldenrod City, and now Gyarados attacking Cassiopeia Town."

"The fact that they are operating in three different places at the same time suggests that their influence in the capital is quite strong."

The blonde beauty frowned slightly, lost in thought.

"If we follow their usual line of thinking, Kaji Town is probably not their real objective."

"What could possibly be worth all this trouble? Could it be that causing widespread destruction in the city will attract a legendary Pokémon?"

Natsuno shook his head: "According to Xiaolan's statement and the literature, Pokémon have always been said to be independent of humans."

"Otherwise, there wouldn't be so little information about legendary Pokémon recorded in history; it's barely even a few words."

"Destroying the city is pointless; it's better to destroy the wild ecosystem. Little Blue will come running when it smells it."

Geographically, Kagi Town is located north of Kikyo City, which is not far away, and the two arrived there quickly.