Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Besides Natsuno and Takeran, there were also two Johto Tenno (Kings of the City) on the plane: Ichiju and Rika, as well as two professors: Akane, Aoharu, Kou, and Oki.

Others, such as the gym leader, also wanted to come along, but Natsuno refused them without hesitation.

"Groudor and Kyogre are likely to hold power. You should stay in Johto to keep things under control. I'm worried Giovanni might cause trouble."

On the plane, the two doctors and two kings were contacting people in other regions to explain the situation and relaying Natsuno's suggestion.

"It's best for the champion trainer to bring two Elite Four trainers, while the others guard the area to prevent any unrest."

From the plane, we can now roughly observe the direction in which the Pokémon are migrating; they are all heading towards the location of Hoenn.

Natsuno frowned as he looked at the unconscious Meng Huan in his arms.

"Perhaps the World Tree sensed the crisis and transmitted it to Mew, resulting in the same sensation."

"There's no need to go to the World Tree. Just resolve the battle against the solidified tree. I wonder how things are going in Hoenn."

...

"What's going on here? Something's very wrong from the sea! The weather is abnormal; there's sunshine and rain happening at the same time!"

Southeast of the Kanto region lies the Hoenn region. Steven is patrolling the waterways on his Metagross, communicating with Wallace on the other end of his phone.

"How about your end? Is headquarters able to contact other regions? What exactly did Team Magma and Team Ocean do?"

"No matter what, we need to make sure that trainers in various dojos manage to evacuate the crowds before we can safely find the source of the incident!"

"I'll search the waterways again. If I can't find anyone, we'll see how to proceed! That's all for now!"

After hanging up the communication, Steven instructed Metagross to increase its speed while flying over the waterways, and occasionally used his psychic powers to rescue people who had fallen into the water.

On the other side, Mikoli was piloting his multi-purpose aircraft, with a boy wearing a headband and looking blank in the back seat.

"Ruby, I hope you will seriously consider what I have told you."

“Strange phenomena are appearing all over the Hoenn lands now, so you should stay at the rescue center.”

As they spoke, the aircraft landed on a high mountain. People were coming and going in the temporary tents, and Pokémon were carrying residents up the mountain from the floodwaters below.

Michael gently patted Ruby's shoulder in the back seat, startling him awake with a look of unease.

The two entered a tent where the disaster victims were watching the content displayed on the screen inside, their expressions varying.

But then they saw a young girl leading a very ancient-looking fish Pokémon, shuttling back and forth across the sea to rescue people.

The girl had no cloth on her body, only straw-woven clothing covering her chest and lower body, exuding a wildness.

Ruby recognized the girl on the screen at a glance, and a hint of worry unconsciously appeared in his eyes: "Safia?"

Watching the girl and rescue workers rushing back and forth on the screen, and listening to the incessant thunder outside the tent, Ruby clenched her fist tightly.

The confusion and unease in his eyes vanished instantly. Ruby strode out of the tent and blocked Mikoli's path as he was about to take off on his flying machine.

"Teacher, please take me with you! I want to do something for the people and Pokémon of Hoenn!"

Chapter 447 Rescue Operation in Progress

Deep beneath the seabed in a waterway somewhere in Hoenn, there lies a mysterious cave.

A state-of-the-art submarine is placed outside the cave, with two passageways extending from the inside.

At the far end of the left passage, everyone was dressed in red uniforms, and the man in the very center wore glasses and had a cunning look in his eyes.

The bespectacled man's face was filled with fervor as he gazed at the enormous, entirely red figure deep within the black ore.

"It hasn't fully awakened yet, but it can already affect the weather of the entire Hoenn region. It truly lives up to its reputation as the embodiment of the earth."

"Awaken, Groudon!"

"Everyone, attack! Keep using fire attacks!"

The figures in red uniforms behind the man also had fanatical expressions and respectful faces.

"Yes, Chief Crimson Pine!"

As they spoke, everyone took out their Poké Balls and released all sorts of Fire-type Pokémon, continuously unleashing Fire-type moves towards Groudon's location.

The intense heat melted the surrounding rocks, and Groudon's body began to emit wisps of heat.

Several minutes later, the enormous figure opened its eyes, looked up into the distance, and with a few swings of its claws dug a large hole before disappearing from sight.

Crimson Pine's men looked confused: "Boss, we finally managed to awaken Groudon, are we just going to let Dig Dig leave like that?"

Red Flame Pine remained calm as he listened to the cheers from Team Aqua's Archie through the listening device in his ear, a sly smile flashing across his face.

"Groudan has been awakened and will find its own stage to perform."

"Looks like the embodiment of the ocean awakened earlier? That guy, Water Archie, is smiling quite happily."

"Himura, bring me the two precious orbs from Mount Okami!"

"Yes, Chief!"

A middle-aged man behind Crimson Flame Pine respectfully opened the two boxes, revealing a basketball-sized pearl, one vermilion and one indigo blue.

Crimson Pine glanced at them, then reached out and placed its hand on the vermilion pearl.

"We humans grow up on land, and land is everything; it is the most, most important thing!"

"Groudor, expand the land indefinitely!"

The crimson pearl shone brightly, and Crimson Flame Pine thought for a moment and felt it wasn't enough, so it used one of its hands to press on the indigo pearl.

"As for the ocean, just observe it quietly."

As Crimson Pine manipulated the situation, Groudon began to unleash its full power, while Kyogre remained as quiet as possible.

This was quickly reflected in the sky outside.

The original balance of sunshine and rain in half the sky was instantly broken, and the area covered by sunshine began to spread, while the space for rainfall was continuously compressed.

Temperatures are rising around the world, causing water to evaporate rapidly, with the Hoenn region bearing the brunt of the impact.

On the plane, Natsuno and his group also noticed the changes in the weather outside the window, their expressions becoming serious.

"Without external interference, Groudon and Kyogre should be evenly matched, but the current situation is very wrong."

"It's probably an underground organization in Hoenn that's behind this, but it doesn't matter who's stronger or weaker. Fighting will only cause a major upheaval in the world."

Natsuno gazed at the location of Hoenn and prayed in his heart that the plane would fly faster.

The two professors and the Elite Four members just confirmed the situation in other regions. Champions and Elite Four members from all regions have already set off for Hoenn.

The plane continued to advance, and after a certain distance, the general outline of the Hoenn region could be seen.

The pilot suddenly exclaimed, "There are storms everywhere at sea, the flight conditions are terrible, and it's difficult to propel us forward!"

As they were talking, the plane suddenly shook, clearly affected by strong air currents, and everyone felt uneasy.

"Everyone, put on your parachutes. I'll push as far as I can towards Hoenn!"

...

Meanwhile, on the Hoenn Waterway, Safia was warming up on the back of a Wailord.

"Aaaaaah! In that case, I'll just dive down myself! I can usually hold my breath for 5 minutes, and if I try, holding it for 10 minutes shouldn't be a problem!"

Wearing her flight suit, Naki reached out and grabbed Safia: "Stop fooling around, Safia!"

"Only the latest models of submersibles can reach deep-sea caves; existing submersibles cannot!"

Safia gritted her teeth: "I know! But... I'm not reconciled!"

Looking at the turbulent scene in the sky and the churning seawater, everyone present clenched their fists.

Just then, a noise came from above, and Ruby's voice rang out: "I have a way."

As Ruby leaped off Mikoli's aircraft, Safia glared at him: What's this guy doing here!

"Old man Hatch said that in the past, people could reach the deep sea with the help of Pokémon."

"A very ancient Pokémon, the one she's holding, Relicanth!"

Everyone followed Ruby's finger and looked at the ancient coelacanth that Safia had tucked under her armpit with one hand, and frowned.

Naki waved her hand: "What you're saying is baseless. We can't take such a risk."

Safia suddenly remembered something: "Teacher, I believe him."

"When I fell into the water just now, Kirara released a strange energy that parted the seawater for a moment!"

Ruby grinned and patted Safia on the shoulder: "That's right, you understand me best!"

"That's the skill the ancient coelacanth used to take people into the deep sea: diving!"

Ruby took out his Pokémon device and called out to the old man Hatch, receiving neither good nor bad news.

Safia's ancient coelacanth Kirara is only 80 centimeters long and can only carry two people down at most, and they cannot be tall and strong adults.

Ruby patted his chest: "This time it was my idea, so let me and Safia go down together!"

The others tried to stop him, but Mikoli spoke up: "He's my disciple now, so maybe we can trust him."

Ruby, gesturing excitedly, exclaimed, "Great! Let's cheer up and go to the bottom of the sea together!"

Safia glared at her, revealing her two little fangs: "Hey! What are you up to!"

Ruby looked at Safia with a strange expression: "Hey, why are you still dressed like a caveman?"

“Look at me, I made a new outfit just for the thought of stepping into unknown land.”

"Oh, right, I also made one for you. Wear it..."

Safia exploded: "What do you mean? I haven't forgiven you!"

As he spoke, Ruby took out a set of clothes from his bag and handed them to Safia, who was glaring at him, with a sincere look in his eyes.

"It would be perfect."

Safia's expression hardened as she stared into Ruby's eyes.

A few seconds later, she grabbed the clothes that the passerby had made for her, quickly put them on, and threw her original grass skirt aside.

He then grabbed Ruby's hand, leaped up, and jumped into the water.

Kirara was the first to enter the water, her body surging with energy as she unleashed her diving techniques.