Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Just as Natsuno dodged the two explosive energy gifts that the messenger bird pulled out, he saw the messenger bird plunge headfirst into the water.

Looking around, Natsuno was shocked to find that both the masked man and Xiaomeng had disappeared.

Supervisor Z2 spoke up promptly: "Underwater, Xiaomeng has given chase. I've used my authority to track and lock onto her; head south!"

Natsuno had no choice but to lower his altitude and pursue from the sea, also so that the Alliance ships could see him.

After chasing for more than ten kilometers, Z2 shouted: "Stop! It's nearby!"

Suddenly, the seawater surged, and Xiaomeng emerged from the water, enveloped in a superpower shield.

Drifting in front of Xia Ye, Xiao Meng's eyes held a hint of resentment: 'His underwater speed is unparalleled; even with my shield activated, I couldn't catch up.'

'Both are superpowers, but the other one clearly doesn't have the water attribute, so why is this?'

Seeing that Xiaomeng was having some doubts about life, Xia Ye gently patted everyone's heads to comfort them.

"It's okay, let's not compare ourselves to them. That big guy has a pointy head, he doesn't look as smart as you."

"By the way, which direction did that guy walk from?"

Mewtwo pointed, and Natsuno took out his phone to check the map: "This direction, is it to Azure City?"

"Isn't that perfect? ​​Green is secretly hiding in Azure, waiting for people to come. Let's go to Azure too!"

The group flew directly towards the direction of Zhanlan. Midway, Xia Ye contacted Qinglu to explain the situation, and the latter was overjoyed.

"Great! Then I'll lie in wait with Master Si on the beach and we'll definitely catch them!"

Qinglu did indeed learn martial arts from A Si before. It seems that Professor Oak mentioned this was his idea, saying it was to prevent being ambushed in a fight and not being able to react in time.

After hanging up Qinglu's call, Xia Ye contacted Ami to explain the situation.

"Although they are likely to return to Azure, it is also possible that they will take a long detour and return via Asagi."

"I'm leaving that to you. If you find anything, call us immediately. You're no match for the Masked Man!"

Upon hearing Xia Ye's words, Ami abandoned her ladylike demeanor and loudly retorted to Xia Ye.

"What are you talking about! You're just about my level, one of the top dojo trainers!"

"If it weren't for your bullshit telepathic interference, how could I possibly have lost! Who taught you to use superpowers like that!"

Two days ago, she and Xia Ye had a full-scale battle. Xiao Meng didn't fight, and the other five were all at the top level of gym leaders. Ami barely managed to hold her own and unfortunately lost.

After venting her frustrations, Ami let out a long sigh of relief, then suddenly realized what she had just done, and her face turned bright red.

My God, Amy, how could you do something so unladylike!

Unfortunately, Natsuno was unaware of Ami's inner thoughts. The wicked research guy wiped away non-existent drool from his face, his expression slightly smug.

“Miss Ami, the Alliance’s combat tactics do not prohibit the use of this kind of superpower. I am using it reasonably.”

"To put it another way, if I use superpowers to enhance my Pokémon, you actually wouldn't be able to withstand it, would you?"

Upon hearing Xia Ye's words, Ami gritted her teeth, her ladylike expression crumbling.

"I'm going to appeal to the league right now and ask them to add voice attacks to the list of prohibited items!"

Xia Ye smiled slightly and shook his head gently: "Ami, don't rush, I have an immature suggestion."

"It's a bit unfair that only you've experienced mind-reading attacks. Would you like others to experience them too?"

To make others feel the psychological attack as well?

Xia Ye's words were like a demonic whisper in her ears. Ami's eyes widened, and she was about to refuse.

Unexpectedly, a little devil with horns suddenly popped into her mind: "Ami, this is not fair to you."

"How can people know how terrible this behavior is if they don't experience mind-based attacks themselves?"

"How can someone who hasn't experienced it agree with your suggestion to ban this behavior?"

Ami was in a daze, muttering the little devil's words to herself.

She had always held herself to the standards of a lady and had never heard such a heretical statement.

Yet, this thought captivated him, causing him to struggle with it repeatedly.

After a long minute, Ami finally spoke again, but did not mention the mind-reading attack.

"I am a lady. Natsuno, I will challenge you again next time. I will train my teammates twice as hard during this time, just you wait!"

Hearing the other party hang up the phone with a lot of energy, Xia Ye was a little confused and finally shrugged helplessly.

"Do as you please, I am invincible."

Thanks to the new energy cubes, even the gym leaders and Elite Four members, who hadn't made any progress in a long time, are gradually improving their strength.

Previously, the main level of gym trainers was between 60 and 69, but now they have broken through the 70 mark, and the data is still slowly increasing.

This is especially true for champions and elite trainers, whose skill level is rising, and the average level of ordinary trainers is also increasing rapidly.

While Natsuno was filling in at the Kikyo Dojo, his friends barely had time to train in other areas; the only thing that improved was their mastery of the moves.

This caused his team's level to drop from an average of 70+, which put them at the Elite level, to now being at the upper level of a Gym Leader.

This made Xia Ye suspect that the masked man had been holding back, as the other party's accumulated strength couldn't possibly be limited to this level.

As he pondered this, the outline of Azure City could already be seen in the distance.

Xiao Cai and Xiao Meng had already begun to strengthen their abilities, their eyes fixed on various parts of the sea, searching for any possible Lugia.

However, the sea was calm at this time, and occasionally a few Water-type Pokémon would leap out of the water to show off their figures.

While searching, Natsuno suddenly spotted a large group of Pidgeots carrying people, led by Aoki, who was accompanied by a large group of police officers.

"Brother Xia! We've patrolled back and forth several times, monitoring every inch of the surrounding sea, but there's been no movement!"

Because there were many people around, Qinglu noticed Xia Ye's disguised face and immediately changed her address.

The way he addressed him as "Big Brother" drew surprised looks from the police officers behind Qinglu, who frequently glanced at "Lu Renjia".

Xia Ye glanced around, his expression changed, and he quickly contacted Ami.

"Ami, Azure didn't find anything. The other party may have left through Asagi Login. Be careful!"

Unexpectedly, Ami sounded confused: "But the police officers who are monitoring and patrolling the shore reported that there was nothing unusual!"

"The watery areas near the sea in Asagi are under police surveillance, and we haven't seen anything unusual. We will continue to monitor the area."

After hanging up the call, Xia Ye frowned: "That guy is hiding in the water and won't come out? That's impossible, isn't it?"

Qinglu instructed the officers to keep a close eye on the sea and pulled Xia Ye back to the shore.

But then they saw a middle-aged man dressed in martial arts attire, shirtless and with his belly exposed, waiting on the shore.

Before Natsuno even landed, the other person grabbed his hand.

"Greetings, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Asahi, the Gym Leader of Azure Dojo!"

Chapter 397 Is the Masked Man Sakaki?

As Natsuno's hand was being held, he recalled the last time he shook hands with Shiba, and unconsciously tightened his grip.

Ah Si had been told Xia Ye's true identity by Qing Lü before, and was very clear that Xia Ye was a fragile researcher.

I originally planned to shake hands politely and then let go, without doing any fancy grip strength tests or anything like that.

Unexpectedly, Xia Ye launched the first attack, and his eyes lit up, and he began to increase the force in his hands.

With a smile still on his face, he said, "Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. It's finally time to meet you."

Feeling the opponent gradually increasing their strength, Natsuno felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but he didn't show it on his face and struggled to hold on.

Half a minute later, Natsuno, unable to bear it any longer, was the first to let go.

Ah Si reacted quickly, promptly releasing his grip: "Not bad, young man, unexpected."

With his hands still behind his back and relaxed, Xia Ye smiled and replied, "Senior A-Si is amazing, I admire you!"

Just then, a commotion arose from the police officers on the sea, and the three of them turned to look.

But then they saw a giant flying fish with several gunfish hanging from its wings riding the waves, looking like a fighter jet carrying missiles, with two people sitting on its back.

Upon seeing the police officers call out to stop it, the giant flying fish did not slow down, but simply turned and went around them.

One of the people on his back cheered loudly, and they sprinted to the shore.

The two people on his back had already landed. Xia Ye approached and stared wide-eyed: "Ah Jin? And Xiao Yin too?"

Akin pushed his goggles up to his head, waved to thank and bid farewell to the kind-hearted giant flying fish.

Hearing Xia Ye call out, his eyes lit up: "Oh, it's you, kind big brother!"

Xiao Yin's reaction was different. Her eyes were very wary, she took a step back, and at the same time, she reached out and grabbed A Jin, who was about to walk towards Natsuno.

Ah Jin scratched his head: "Little Silver, why are you pulling me like this? This guy may not look very special, but he's a kind person. Don't worry."

Noticing Xiaoyin's actions, Xia Ye shrugged slightly and said nothing.

"Ah Jin, what are you doing here? Crystal and the other two were rescued by Ami from Asagi City and are recuperating in the hospital there."

Hearing this, Ah Jin exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful!"

Then, gritting his teeth, he added, "It's a pity that that damn masked bastard got away. Next time, I'll teach him a lesson, you bastard Sakaki!"

Hearing this, Natsuno frowned: "Wait a minute, what did you say? The masked man is Sakaki?"

Akin was somewhat surprised that Natsuno knew about the Masked Man.

"Yeah, that guy is always surrounded by a bunch of Team Rocket remnants, and he's really strong. Who else could it be but Giovanni?"

"Could anyone else keep so many remnants of the Rockets by their side?"

Hearing Kin describe how he always saw the Masked Man leading a bunch of Team Rocket minions, Natsuno's expression grew increasingly confused.

It's highly unlikely that the remnants of the Rockets will follow anyone else, and Giovanni also possesses brainwashing techniques.

But the masked man's messenger bird couldn't fake it.

North of Cajon Town, in the Lake of Rage, the booster that causes Magikarp to evolve is also the model used by Team Rocket.

Natsuno became more and more confused, feeling that the masked man resembled both Liu Bo and Sakaki.

After his expression changed a few times, Xia Ye gave up thinking.