Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Z2 on its shoulder chimed in, "Ho-Oh doesn't look like this at all! This statue is a complete mishmash; a Finch would be more like it."

Natsuno tried hard to suppress his laughter: That makes sense. Ho-Oh is known as the Mutant Big-Beaked Finch, or the Different Colored Big-Beaked Finch.

Standing atop the tower, one can enjoy a panoramic view of almost the entire city of Enju.

Seeing Matsuha examining the Ho-Oh statue, Natsuno recalled how exhausted she and Kazuki had been at the Kikyo Gym, and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Speaking of Gym Leader Matsuba, when I was at the Kikyo Gym, I had to face hundreds of challengers a day, you..."

The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but Songye understood what it meant.

Matsuba chuckled softly, then gave Natsuno a gesture of admiration.

"Thanks to your innovations at the Kikyo Gym, we gym leaders have all adopted them."

"Furthermore, the Kikyo Gym is different from other gyms."

At this point, Songye suddenly coughed, carefully choosing his words.

“Asu inherited the dojo from his father, so there is still a lot of room for improvement in his strength.”

Upon hearing Matsuba's insightful and emotionally intelligent remarks, Natsuno instantly understood.

The people of Johto all treat the Kikyo Gym like an easy target, and they basically challenge Kikyo for their first badge.

"So, in other words, Kazuki and I practically faced the challenge of the entire new generation of recruits in the capital during those days?"

Matsuba's expression was somewhat strange at this moment, and he glanced at Natsuno.

"Well, because your reputation spread, it was actually only half at first."

"The newlyweds were all talking about you online, which attracted other newlyweds to go, so in the end, it really was the entire city's newlyweds who went."

"A few hundred challengers a day is indeed a lot, but if we spread them out across eight gyms, we can actually manage it."

"With the addition of your newly conceived badge examiner system, we have optimized and upgraded it, and now all the gyms are having a relatively easy time."

Seeing Matsuba once again give him a gesture of gratitude and admiration, Natsuno felt utterly exhausted.

Just as the two were talking, they suddenly saw the Ho-Oh statue begin to glow.

Natsuno's words caught in his throat, and he changed them to something else: "Matsuha, did you see that? The statue is glowing, what does that mean?"

Songye's eyes widened: "I don't know either! I've never seen anything like this in the past few days!"

"The installers didn't mention this either. Let me see!"

After saying this, Song Ye covered his right eye with two fingers together, and his left eye began to emit a faint light.

Xia Ye did not disturb them, and the glowing scene attracted some residents below to gather around the cordon and look out.

Some even knelt down, their expressions extremely devout: "Lord Phoenix has appeared! Lord Phoenix is ​​returning to the nest! This is wonderful!"

Xia Ye was somewhat bewildered as he watched the people below suddenly begin to kneel and worship towards the top of the tower.

Song Ye lowered his hand and frowned: "I can't figure out the meaning behind the statue's glow. I apologize for making you laugh."

Xia Ye scratched his head: "So who sent the statue? It must have some important background to get everyone to agree to put it on top of the tower, right?"

Songye nodded and looked at the crowd kneeling in worship below the tower.

"It's Glacier Industries. The person in charge is a famous philanthropist, and the statue was donated free of charge."

Xia Ye frowned: Not Uncle Liu?

Noticing the commotion below the tower, Matsuba looked at Natsuno and said, "Sir, I need to go down and deal with this first. Please excuse me."

...

"Excuse me, fellow Radas."

At the foot of the mountain range in the center of the westernmost part of Whirlpool Island, the masked man gave Akin and the others a goodbye gesture.

Upon hearing the other person call him Little Rada, the foul-mouthed Akin was about to retort when Little Silver grabbed his head and pressed it down.

"Stop talking, the attack is coming!"

But then, the masked man's messenger bird unleashed a powerful burst of ice energy, completely freezing and cutting off the underground water flow.

Xiao Yin and the others had anticipated this, and with their combined efforts, they barely managed to withstand the blizzard.

When they came to their senses, the masked man had already vanished.

It wasn't over yet. Suddenly, a loud crash came from the entrance of the cave, sounding like a collapse.

The group returned to the entrance, only to find that the passage had collapsed and a large number of rocks had blocked the only passage.

It wasn't over yet; explosions were coming from all over the mountainside, getting closer and closer.

The group was horrified: "There are bombs everywhere in the cave! Run!"

However, the only way out has been blocked, so where can they run to?

Xiao Yin thought of the swift current at the bottom of the cave: "There's no other way, let's dive into the current and get back quickly!"

With his companions leading the way, Ajin and his friends rushed back to the bottom.

Faced with the swift current and rocks falling from above, Xiao Yin jumped down.

"If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Chapter 394 Can the Existence of Power Lead to Brainwashing?

Silver initiated the group buy, and Azure followed immediately.

Hearing the explosion above their heads, Ajin Crystal and Little Yellow didn't have time to think. They took out their Water-type Pokémon and jumped into the undercurrent.

Ah Jin regretted it as soon as he got into the water.

"Damn it, the underwater world looks like a giant washing machine! I knew something was wrong, I couldn't even see a Magikarp!"

"You damn little silver, what kind of road did you lead us down? @#￥&glurglurg..."

Unfortunately, no one could answer him; everyone was churning in the washing machine.

The current led directly to the seabed. Before losing consciousness completely, Akin saw everyone being swept away by the current to different locations.

After an unknown amount of time, Ah Jin, feeling a warm sensation all over his body, woke up from his nightmare coma and gasped for air.

Little Silver lay beside him, surrounded by a large circle of flames.

There were two Pokémon he had never seen before huddled together ahead, seemingly communicating telepathically.

It has orange-red fur, red six-pointed star patterns on its cheeks, and wisps of white smoke rising from its back.

The other one resembles a saber-toothed tiger, with golden fur all over its body, carrying thunderclouds on its back, and crackling sounds can be heard from time to time.

Ajin stared blankly at the two mysterious Pokémon in front of him: "So cool! Did you save us?"

Noticing the sound made by Argent, the two Pokémon looked up at Argent and Silver, then turned and left.

Ajin struggled to his feet to chase after them, but he was too weak and soon fell to the ground.

"Wait a minute, what are your names?"

Unfortunately, there was no response, but his shouts did wake up Xiao Yin.

The moment he opened his eyes, Silver's hand was already touching the Poké Ball at his waist.

After taking a good look at the situation, Xiao Yin went over and helped Ah Jin up: "What are you doing?"

Akin told Silver about the two mysterious Pokémon he had just seen, and Silver couldn't help but frown after hearing the description.

"What you're describing sounds a bit like members of the Phoenix Guard, Entei and Raikou."

"Moreover, the flames surrounding this place are exactly the same as the ones we saw when we woke up after being knocked into the Lake of Wrath by the Masked Man last time."

A Jin's eyes widened as he glanced again in the direction where the Flame Emperor had disappeared: "What a domineering name! I love it!"

Xiao Yin took her phone out of her pocket, shook it, and found it was soaked in water. She shook her head helplessly.

"Let's confirm the location first, then we need to find the others."

...

"The others? We haven't found them. We've already sent people to search everywhere. By the way, how did you end up in such a sorry state?"

At the Minami Ward Medical Center in Asagi City, Asagi Gym Leader Ami looked at Crystal, who was the first to wake up in the ward, and gestured for Crystal to rest more.

On the beds next to them lay Azure and Little Yellow, both still unconscious.

Crystal's face was full of worry as she tried to sit up, but her body was too weak to do so.

Helpless, Ami offered her assistance and then patiently inquired about what had happened.

At this moment, Crystal's expression changed, and she grabbed Ami's arm tightly: "Sister Ami, when did you rescue us?"

Did you see Team Rocket members moving around Whirlpool Island when they rescued us?

Just as Ami was about to answer, there was a knock on the ward door. Natsuno entered after being granted permission.

“Three days ago was the day you contacted me, and that afternoon we found you on the beach.”

Recalling what happened three days ago, Natsuno was speechless.

The Ho-Oh statue lit up for a while and then stopped responding, seemingly just trying to make its presence known.

Having racked his brains to no avail, he turned to Asagi instead, and had no choice but to seek out Gym Leader Ami to solve the problem of the boat to Whirlpool Island.

Immediately afterwards, Amira, who was observing the sea from the lighthouse, went to rescue them; it was Crystal and her two companions.

Natsuno looked at Ami: "If it weren't for Ami finding out, you might have had to drift at sea for a long time before reaching the shore of Asagi."

Crystal nodded again to thank Ami, and then recounted the group's experience of tracking the island.

"After we met up with Akin, we tracked down the Rockets, but unexpectedly we ended up being surrounded."

"Natsuno-kun, have you gone to Whirlpool Island to search for Lugia these past three days? I'm afraid Team Rocket has already kidnapped Lugia!"

Natsuno shook his head, glanced at the direction of Whirlpool Island from afar, and frowned.

"After rescuing you three days ago, Miss Ami and I took a boat to Whirlpool Island to take a look."

"I didn't expect that a powerful whirlpool had already formed around Whirlpool Island at that time, making it impossible for even the sturdiest ships to sail."

"I don't know if it's the Rockets' doing, as you're saying, but the league has already sent people to surround Whirlpool Island."