Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Soon, she finally made up her mind and walked towards the exit.

Natsuno and the two doctors successfully arrived at the suspected gene research lab.

The central control computer was physically destroyed, and not a single piece of data could be found.

The two doctors searched around, while Xia Ye went to the equipment area connected to the central control computer and immediately spotted a third-generation machine.

"Hmm? Third-generation fighter jet? Wait a minute, I remember that third-generation fighter jets haven't been fully opened to enterprises yet, have they?"

Natsuno frowned. His idea was to prioritize providing it to researchers first, and then gradually open it to the public later.

Meanwhile, Devon, for the sake of scarcity marketing, was selling its second-generation fighter jets well, so it naturally couldn't release its third-generation fighter jets so quickly.

"So where did this third-generation machine come from? Check the equipment serial number!"

Natsuno directly contacted the head of the Dewen Guandu branch and transmitted the device serial number.

The other party replied quickly.

"A month ago, all research areas were fully equipped, and we opened them up to a small group of alliance members."

For example, some dojo owners, Elite Four members, champions, etc., are quite eager to thoroughly understand their partners.

"The serial number lookup results for this unit indicate it was sold to Plum, the Gym Leader of the Kaji City Gym in the Johto region. Anything else you'd like to ask?"

The moment the name "Uncle Liu" was uttered, Xia Ye felt a thunderous roar in his brain.

"It's Master Liu?!"

“As Pine Leaf mentioned before, the Ho-Oh statue on the Bell Tower was also Liu Bo’s suggestion and was prepared by Glacier Industries.”

"This place has a strong connection with Uncle Liu, so what exactly did Uncle Liu do here?"

When Natsuno suddenly mentioned his friend's name, Oki frowned.

Before he could say anything, he heard the police officers outside the passage suddenly shouting loudly.

"There's a locked room here with someone trapped inside. Quickly, bring them some water and food!"

The three of them exchanged a glance, then left the research lab and headed straight for the room the police officers had found.

Through the wall of the mechanism, a bespectacled man with a stubble beard and a very haggard appearance appeared before them.

"Dr. Fuji? It's you?"

"Xia Ye?"

Natsuno quickly stepped forward, looked Fuji up and down, and confirmed that he was alright.

Fuji accepted the bread and water offered by the police officer, but did not eat it.

The voice was weak and feeble: "The masked man's goal is to revive the Pokémon!"

Chapter 409 Heading to the Oak Forest

"Resurrecting Pokémon?"

Upon hearing Fuji's words, Kuki immediately thought of rebutting them. Various documents and materials flashed through his mind, and he wanted to start citing classical texts to begin his explanation.

But Xia Ye patted him on the shoulder: "Phoenix King's Guard."

With irrefutable evidence presented in the Johto region, Kuki's open mouth instantly shut, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

Professor Oak's expression changed drastically. He remained silent, his expression becoming frighteningly grave.

Fuji was taking big bites of bread and drinking water, as if he were eating the world's finest delicacies.

Daiki looked at Natsuno: "Natsuno, do you mean the masked man is very likely Uncle Liu?"

Natsuno nodded: "All the evidence points to this. As for the truth, we'll only know once we find the Masked Man."

By this time, Fuji had finished the last bite of bread and couldn't help but lick his fingers, completely unconcerned about his image.

Finally, still feeling unsatisfied, he said, "It was the masked man who grabbed me in the first place. Natsuno, you should have received my timed SOS messages, right?"

"They've been keeping me locked up because I was brainwashed by Giovanni before, and the masked man can no longer control me through brainwashing."

"He only recently contacted me, asking me to do something for him: revive Pokémon."

"It's ridiculous that he only found the genes of the original two dragons, but not the corresponding memories."

"And you expect me to resurrect his original two dragons? Isn't that a joke?"

"I finally managed to genetically breed two Lapras, but they said I couldn't do it and locked me up again without food or water! I've been starving for two days!"

Listening to Fuji's story, the latter was filled with anger and a hint of fear. Natsuno patted him on the shoulder.

Upon hearing Fuji mention Lagi, Daiki's eyes widened instantly: everything made sense; it really was his old friend.

Da Mu sighed and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"So that's how it is. After all these years, you still haven't let go?"

"How can humans possibly reverse life and death?"

Upon hearing Professor Oak's words, Fuji couldn't help but retort.

"Why can't I do it? Genetically regenerate the original body, and then input the memories I've already preserved!"

"Wouldn't adding them together be enough to revive them? Although you're an expert on Pokémon bondage, I'm the one who has the right to speak on this matter."

Upon hearing Fuji's words, Kuki continued his mental search for relevant literature, but to no avail, leaving him scratching his head in frustration.

Natsuno was too lazy to discuss with Fuji the issues of consciousness generation and the philosophical question of whether newly inputted memories counted as the original person.

Let's leave it as a memento for Dr. Fuji. He's a brain science expert and knows much more about this than Natsuno does.

Natsuno fell into thought: If the masked man doesn't know that Fuji has been brainwashed and has developed antibodies, then it's very certain that the masked man is not Sakaki.

So where did Giovanni go?

Unfortunately, now is not the time to think about this. Confirming that the other party is Uncle Liu will determine the direction of the special episode.

Create a GS Ball with Rainbow Feather and Silver Feather, and catch Celebi!

Natsuno patted Professor Oak on the shoulder, who seemed to snap out of a daze.

"Doctor, there's no time to think too much. Since they've given up on this place, they must have already achieved their goal."

"What we need to do now is find Uncle Liu as soon as possible, and hopefully nothing bad will happen!"

Kongmu scratched his head: "That's what they say, but who knows where the other person went?"

"And we don't even know what their real goal is, do we? What other way is there to revive a Pokémon?"

"Could it be that they're after Ho-Oh?"

Just when things were about to reach a stalemate, Natsuno suddenly received a communication from Crystal.

"Natsuno-kun! The masked man made a Poké Ball in the underground base of Glacier Industries, a Poké Ball that can capture time!"

"We're already tracking him with all our might; his destination seems to be the oak forest!"

"Ouch!"

Just as they were finishing their story, a gasp suddenly rang out, followed by a series of crackling noises and the faint sounds of tiny movements colliding.

When Crystal was halfway through her speech, Natsuno turned on the speakerphone, and everyone else present heard what she said.

Daiki and Kuki exchanged a glance and stood up.

Oki frowned: "Celebi? He wants to travel through time and change the past?"

Kongmu's eyes darted around: "Putting aside whether it's even possible, changing the past will change the whole world, right?"

"This involves a very complex theory of time; we should start from another angle..."

Natsuno shook his head and quickly ran outside, interrupting Kūki's incessant chatter.

"Doctors, now is not the time to think about these things. We should set off and stop Uncle Liu!"

"Theoretical analysis is not important for now!"

Xia Ye didn't have time to think about sci-fi concepts like multiverses and timelines; he just felt inexplicably uneasy.

The Sinnoh butterfly's gentle flapping of its wings can stir up a storm on the coast of Kanto.

A strange premonition told Natsuno that if Uncle Liu succeeded, everything would be completely different, and there might even be a more terrible outcome.

At this moment, the Poké Balls on his body were trembling, and his companions responded with unease. Natsuno comforted them one by one with his heartfelt words.

It's not a big deal if there are no research results, but what if there are even bigger changes?

For example, could Natsuno have never been born? And would his bonds with his current companions have disappeared as a result?

Xia Ye only thought about it for a moment, but his heart was breaking, and he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

Even Xiao Lan, who had been listening in without saying a word, was now urging Xia Ye to hurry up.

'Stop them quickly! Time isn't something you can just play around with!'

Just as they were about to reach the ground, Natsuno's eyebrows suddenly twitched, and his superpowers activated spontaneously.

Energy fluctuations began to emanate from various underground locations, both faint and extremely intense.

The Poké Balls on their bodies opened one after another, and all their companions appeared instantly, working together to release the shield.

"Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions continued to rang out, and people in the outer area looked on in horror.

At this time, the core area of ​​the glacier industry had been reduced to ruins.

"Go save them! Get the Poké Ball back and get the Pokémon's help!"

...

At the edge of the oak forest, Crystal is being besieged by a large group of Team Rocket minions.

They maneuvered and used trees and other objects as cover, then had their partners flank and counterattack.

For some reason, Crystal felt very uneasy, but she still calmly dealt with their attacks.

Surrounded by twenty or thirty opponents, Crystal could only rely on the terrain to fight back and defeat them one by one.

Further in, there are far fewer combatants, making it a very fair 2v2 situation.