Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

"but..."

Li Chen suddenly took half a step back, and opened his palm as if to show great mercy, "Take me to see your boss, and we'll let this matter drop."

The sea breeze carried burning ashes across Lance's pale face.

He opened his mouth, then suddenly realized that this was a choice more terrifying than death.

Take this monster to Team Rocket headquarters?

Giovanni will personally feed him to Mewtwo as food.

Um......

Although Mewtwo's whereabouts are unknown.

However, I heard that they're planning to make a Mewtwo 2.

The pangolin's whimpering inside the container suddenly became clearer, as if reminding him of his current predicament.

Lance stiffly turned his neck and saw Li Chen playing with the Team Rocket Advanced Token that had been taken from him. The clicking sound of the token turning between his fingers was like a death knell on a countdown.

"My patience is very limited."

Li Chen's fingertips lightly tapped the Team Rocket token, the metal striking his fingernails with a rhythmic "tap, tap" sound.

Each sound was like a heavy hammer blow to Lance's taut nerves.

"three."

The port cranes suddenly stopped operating, and the entire dock fell into an eerie silence.

"two."

Lance's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, and cold sweat trickled into his eyes, stinging him but he dared not blink.

"one."

"I'll lead the way!"

Lance's voice was so hoarse it didn't sound like his own.

He loosened his sweat-soaked tie and pressed the emergency contact button on his wristwatch with trembling fingers.

This is tantamount to signing one's own death warrant, but it's better than becoming a floating corpse in the harbor right now.

In the distance, the whistle of a cruise ship setting sail sounded, its long, drawn-out blast like a funeral horn...

......

......

Three hours later, it was just noon.

Under the blazing sun, the Silver Company building shone brightly, its glass curtain walls reflecting a false sense of prosperity.

Li Chen looked up at the window of the top floor, which should have been the president's office, and saw unusual energy fluctuations reflected in his iris.

"interesting..."

He ran his fingertip across the identification device at the company entrance, and a mechanical female voice immediately announced in an overly sweet tone: "Welcome back, Mr. Special Advisor."

A suspicious scraping sound came from the elevator shaft, like some kind of large creature moving between the pipes.

The surveillance cameras at the corners of the corridor are angled unnaturally, deliberately avoiding certain areas.

Even the air was filled with a faint scent of hypnotic powder—clumsily disguised as air freshener.

Lance followed three steps behind him, the sound of his military boots hitting the ground much heavier than usual.

The Rockets' senior officer looked ashen-faced, as if he were heading to an execution ground rather than returning to base.

"It seems you've done a pretty thorough renovation here."

Li Chen casually pressed the top-floor button, and suspicious bloodstains seeped from the gaps in the elevator buttons. "They even managed to sneak past the Alliance's regular inspections..."

The mirror in the elevator car reflected the two figures, as well as Lance's instantly distorted expression.

He knew better than anyone what awaited him when the elevator doors opened again.

It was the middle of summer noon.

The intense sunlight streamed into the lobby through the glass curtain wall of the Silver Company, but Lance felt a chill creep from his spine to his limbs.

He stroked the cuff of his military uniform, and a fine shiver rose on his skin beneath the fabric.

Cold sweat trickled down his temples and condensed into a dangling droplet on his chin.

As the elevator smoothly ascended with a soft hum, Lance heard his teeth chatter slightly.

This was not caused by the cold air from the air conditioner, but rather by a biological instinctual danger alarm whenever one approached that office on the top floor.

Sunlight cast diamond-shaped spots of light on the elevator buttons, but it couldn't dispel the gloom in his eyes.

Lance suddenly remembered the first time he saw Mewtwo, he also felt this oppressive feeling that could freeze his very bones.

But the chill was even stronger now, as if an invisible hand had already gripped his throat.

The elevator stopped at the top floor with a "ding," and the moment the metal doors opened, Lance's pupils suddenly contracted.

From the slightly ajar, carved wooden door at the end of the corridor, a dark purple glow, seemingly not belonging to this world, was seeping out.

Suddenly.

A deep, authoritative voice suddenly rang out from all directions, as if the entire building had become a megaphone: "Li Chen..."

His voice carried a sense of oppression from someone who had long held a superior position; each syllable sounded like a heavy hammer striking the eardrum.

The outline slowly emerged from the shadows of the office.

The sound of the leather seats turning, the light tapping of a cane on the ground, and that unique aroma mixed with expensive cigars and Pokémon potions.

"The man who can control Groudon and Kyogre at the same time."

The figure in the shadows was finally fully revealed.

Sakagi leaned on his cane with his hands clasped together, the jeweled cufflinks on his suit sleeves gleaming blood-red in the shadows.

The eldest cat at his feet raised its tail, its golden eyes as straight as needles, but it couldn't hide the slightly trembling paw pads.

Mewtwo's shadow flashed past the floor-to-ceiling window, and instantly the entire floor's glass was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

Lance had already knelt on one knee, while Li Chen simply brushed away the shards of glass that had fallen onto his shoulder.

"I've heard so much about you, Rockets boss."

His smile seemed to drop the room temperature by ten degrees. "Or should I call you... Sakaki of the Earth?"

"Hahahahaha..."

Suddenly, Giovanni threw his head back and burst into laughter, the sound shaking the ceiling and causing dust to fall, yet it revealed no trace of joy: "'Giovanni of the Earth'?"

He slammed his fist on the table, shattering the last few intact panes of glass: "Ever since those brats destroyed Evergreen Dojo..."

A figure in a suit and tie emerged completely from the shadows, the "R" badge on his tie pin gleaming coldly. "It's been a long time since anyone dared to call me that."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the eldest cat leaped onto the desk, its paws silently stepping over a document labeled "Silver Corporation Acquisition Case".

Sakaki casually stroked its ruffled back, his fingertip lingering on a hidden button: "Fortunately, these years of management..."

The entire floor-to-ceiling window suddenly transformed into a transparent display screen, showcasing the massive base Team Rocket had built thirty stories underground.

Countless researchers in white lab coats were adjusting equipment, while in the central culture chamber...

A purple-white figure appeared and disappeared.

"The Silver Company's skin is quite comfortable to wear."

Sakaki finished speaking.

Lance had retreated to the corner, as if that place could give him a false sense of security.

Sakaki slowly removed his gloves, revealing the keystone in his palm.

He made an inviting gesture, and the hidden door behind the desk slid open silently, revealing an elevator leading underground: "A trainer like you should not serve the outdated League."

Just in time, the cat brought over a holographic projector and projected Team Rocket's ultimate blueprint into the air.

A mad plan to control legendary Pokémon and reshape the world order.

The image finally freezes on the genetic map of Mewtwo and Mew, with the words "Perfect Weapon" flashing bright red.

“Join us.” Sakaki’s voice suddenly took on a seductive low tone, “You can have more than you have now…”

His words came to an abrupt halt as all the Poké Balls on Li Chen's waist suddenly opened up with a gap.

Groudon's lava patterns, Kyogre's tidal markings, and Regigigas' ancient runes intertwine on the floor to form a totem of rejection.

Mewtwo's roar echoed from deep within the elevator shaft, and the lights throughout the building began to flicker.

Upon seeing this, Sakaki showed genuine surprise.

He saw the phantom image of Arceus's Thousand Wheels emerging within Li Chen's shadow...

"Ugh......"

Sakaki sighed deeply: "What a... pity."

Before the words were even finished, the air suddenly distorted.

Mewtwo appeared in front of Li Chen without warning, its fist, imbued with psychic power, aimed straight at his face.

The moment Li Chen raised his hand to block, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"boom!"

The shockwave from the collision shattered all the glass in the office.

Li Chen took a half step back, feeling an unfamiliar numbness in his arm.

This is not the power that Mewtwo should have, but rather something that has been forcibly modified.

Stronger, more ferocious.

Sakaki's figure appeared and disappeared amidst the flying documents.

"Surprised?"

"However, this is the Rockets' real masterpiece."

Mewtwo's eyes turned an unnatural blood red, and purple mist suddenly shot out from the ducts on its back, causing the gravity field of the entire floor to distort.

All the Poké Balls on Li Chen's waist activated automatically, as the legendary Pokémon sensed an unprecedented threat.

clap clap clap...

Giovanni's applause echoed through the empty building, each clap like a heavy hammer blow to the nerves: "As expected... only those chosen by legend can elicit such a violent reaction from Mewtwo."

He suddenly opened his arms, and the projection behind him switched to a world map, with the habitats of various legendary Pokémon marked as flashing red dots: "We don't have to be subservient to others. We can cooperate as equals and share this world..."

“Mr. Giovanni,” Li Chen interrupted softly, his fingertips brushing against the Master Ball at his waist that was trembling slightly, “Do you think I would be interested in playing with the souls of Pokémon?”

Dragonite had somehow appeared in front of the trainer, its iridescent scales gleaming in a way that rivaled Mewtwo's purple mist.

Sakaki's smile vanished completely: "It seems..."

Dozens of Rockets elites emerged from the shadows of the office. "We are not the same kind after all."

Amidst Mewtwo's roar, the entire floor's metal structure began to twist and deform.

The next instant.

The air was suddenly torn apart.

The figure of the Martial Arts Bear Master appeared like a black lightning bolt, and evil energy condensed into a materialized shadow vortex at its fist.

Dark Nether Strike!

The moment the attack was made, all the light on the entire floor was distorted and absorbed, as if it had instantly plunged into eternal night.

Mewtwo crossed its arms in a defensive stance, and a mental barrier formed a hexagonal matrix in front of it.

However, when Master Xiong's fist touched the barrier—

"Snap!"

A teeth-grinding cracking sound echoed throughout the space.

Mewtwo's pupils suddenly contracted as it watched in disbelief as its invincible barrier crumbled like fragile glass.