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“And Xia…” The handsome man quickly changed his words, “The player and Miss Sabrina will join me in leading other international police to raid a research base located on the shore of the Lake of Rage, which is also the place we value most! Remember, this operation may encounter fierce resistance from Team Rocket, and we may even encounter their executives, so everyone must be on high alert and be careful at all times!”

Chapter 323 Raid on Team Rocket's Research Lab

As the largest lake in the Johto region, the Lake of Wrath is said to have once been the crater of a volcano. After the ground collapsed, it was filled with rainwater and became what it is today.

To the west of the lake lies a vast labyrinth of trees. Whenever it rains, the lake rises and flows here, turning the entire forest into a swamp. At that time, all sorts of amphibious Pokémon emerge, and all kinds of creatures gather, creating a lively scene. After the rain stops, the water level gradually drops, and the forest slowly returns to its original calm.

However, at some point, the Gyarados here became unusually ferocious, destroying boats and attacking swimmers, making the nearby residents no longer dare to approach the Lake of Rage!

In order to find out the reason for Gyarados's rampage, the police sent several officers to investigate here half a month ago. However, when they arrived, they did not find the reason, but unexpectedly discovered Team Rocket!

Greatly alarmed, they cautiously refrained from taking any rash action and instead informed the Interpol, which led to this operation!

Led by the handsome guy, Xia You, along with Natsume and a team of international police officers, arrived at a hillside not far from Team Rocket's base.

Hidden behind the hillside, they looked towards the lake and saw that a large clearing had been cleared out of the once dense forest. Team Rocket's secret base was built here!

From a distance, the base appears to be quite large.

At its center is a three-story, modern research institute. Next to the institute are signal towers, warehouses, power plants, and other facilities. They even built a small dock to allow easy access to and from the Lake of Wrath!

With such thorough preparation, it seems the Rockets intend to establish a long-term presence here!

Unfortunately, today is the day of their demise...

When Xia You and his group arrived, many Team Rocket members were already unloading boxes of supplies from the warehouse and loading them onto trucks, seemingly preparing to leave.

However, judging from their demeanor, they were not in a hurry to leave.

"This is already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune." Seeing this, the handsome man breathed a sigh of relief. "More than a day has passed since you and Adu appeared in Yanmo City. Nothing has happened during this time, which may have made them realize that it was just an accident. The fact that they are still packing up supplies is just that they are preparing for the worst while also observing the situation!"

Xia You nodded. The handsome man was clear-headed and his analysis made a lot of sense.

At this moment, Naz suddenly tugged at Xia You's sleeve. Xia You followed her gaze and immediately saw Bishas!

He really is here!

This guy was still riding his mechanical spider, but it looked like he was preparing to leave the base!

Is he going to hunt other Pokémon again?!

“It’s Bishas!” Xia You whispered. “He’s trying to leave. Should we arrest him now?”

The handsome man also looked at Bishas, ​​and after a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about him for now, just send someone to follow him. Our people haven't finished encircling him yet. If we expose ourselves now, it's very likely that the other Team Rocket members will escape!"

In order to completely surround and blockade the research institute, in addition to the team of international police led by the handsome guy, two other teams are flanking and encircling the institute from other directions.

However, because the journey is quite long and involves a long detour, which is extremely time-consuming, it is crucial not to alert the enemy beforehand.

Helpless, Xia You could only watch as Bishas left.

Although she couldn't stop him, Xia You immediately sent a message to Xiao Chun.

After Xia You left Yanmo City, Adu also set off back to Kanto. Now, he could only tell her about Bishas's whereabouts, hoping that after receiving the news, she could work together with the other dragon trainers to capture him!

Xiaochun replied to the message quickly.

The message contained only the brief word "received," but Xia You seemed to have already sensed her determination.

The sun gradually began to set in the west.

The group waited quietly for another half hour before the handsome man finally received the signal that the other two teams of international police were ready.

However, he did not immediately issue the order to act, but instead looked at his phone again.

Soon, he received a call from Pear Blossom.

Because she was right next to him, Xia You could hear it very clearly.

Meanwhile, in Kagi Town, Rika and Kazuki led the Interpol police to storm Team Rocket's base, and the operation was progressing quite smoothly.

In the early stages, they encountered little resistance and captured most of the base. Although Team Rocket later reacted and launched a counterattack, they still could not stop their advance.

Furthermore, they spotted Lance, a member of Team Rocket, there and engaged in a battle with him!

Although some officers appeared, Rika confidently told the handsome guy that Lance was no match for them under her and Ichiki's offensive, so she expected that the entire base would be wiped out soon and they would come here to provide support.

Xia You nodded.

If they can actually capture Lance, then, along with Lambda whom they captured before, he will be the second Team Rocket executive to be sent to prison!

Suddenly, the research institute became chaotic, presumably because they had also received news of the attack on the Kaji Town base!

Some of them went to support Kaji Town, while others sped up the transport of supplies!

It's now!

The handsome man's eyes narrowed: "Let's begin!"

At his command, international police officers simultaneously sprang out from the forests surrounding the base on three sides and rushed towards the research institute.

Even on the lake, several speedboats were speeding towards the dock!

A large net is tightening!

As they approached, they were quickly detected by Team Rocket's detection equipment. Instantly, alarms blared throughout the base. Seeing these menacing international police officers, the Team Rocket members were clearly thrown into a panic!

"Oh no! There are international police here too!"

"We're surrounded!!"

Just as they were in chaos, a tall, somewhat rugged-looking man wearing a vest and black gloves led a group of Team Rocket members out of the research institute.

"What's the panic!" he shouted, stopping the team members who were trying to escape. Then he looked at the handsome guy and sneered, "They're just a bunch of international police. What's there to worry about? Just wipe them all out!"

This person speaks with such arrogance; either they have complete confidence in their abilities, or they have other trump cards up their sleeve!

Xia You knew it must be the latter!

After all, apart from the Rockets' trio, the rest of the Rockets aren't fools and rarely attempt to fight a losing battle!

Chapter 324 Project R

The handsome man was naturally not intimidated by his harsh words. However, he looked at the man in front of him carefully, and his mind was racing to think of his identity. But no matter how hard he thought about it, there was no information matching him in the Team Rocket files collected by the Interpol!

But he was clearly not some low-ranking official!

"Who are you!? Are you the person in charge here!?"

The man's lips curled into a smile, his thick arms crossed over his chest as he coldly stared at the handsome man: "My name is Chen Ji, and I'm the captain of the R Project execution force! And the man who's about to kill you!"

"Project R?" The handsome man frowned, clearly uneasy about this unfamiliar name. "What is that? Is it another one of your latest evil plans?!"

"How pathetic," Tatsumi mocked. "You don't even know what Project R is, yet you rashly came here. You can only say you've really hit the jackpot!"

"Tell me quickly! What exactly is Project R!?"

"Hehehe... Dead people don't need to know so much!"

Tatsumi was too lazy to waste any more words. With a wave of his hand, the Team Rocket members around him released their Pokémon. In an instant, hundreds of Zubats and Weezing filled the ground and sky, forming two waves of Pokémon, one black and one yellow, together with the Interpol's Arcanine!

War is imminent!

Seeing these stubborn fools, who, unsurprisingly, still intended to put up a last-ditch resistance, the handsome guy took a deep breath and then shouted one last time, "Team Rocket! Give up! You're surrounded, there's no way you can escape! If you know what's good for you, surrender now! Don't make yourselves suffer for nothing!!"

However, all he received in response was the relentless attack from the opposing Pokémon!

"Arrest them!"

Without further hesitation, the handsome guy gave the order for a full-scale attack. Instantly, more than a hundred Arcanines charged towards Team Rocket's Pokémon.

In the crowd, Xia You and Na Zi did not move together, but stood with the handsome guy.

After all, chaotic battles like this can be left to ordinary international police, while their Pokémon should be saved to deal with more difficult opponents!

However, just as the international police were about to take action, an unexpected change occurred!

The Growlithe dogs, who were running forward, seemed to have been hit hard. For some reason, they all showed pain on their faces, stopped, and curled up on the ground!

Their bodies were trembling violently, clearly indicating that they were enduring great pain!

"What!!?"

This sudden turn of events caught the handsome man completely off guard. He looked around blankly, utterly bewildered, and had no idea what had happened!

No matter how the international police tried to get them to stand up, the Gyrocopters were unable to get up, suffering greatly and feeling extremely weak!

Meanwhile, the Team Rocket Pokémon were all unharmed and continued charging towards the Interpol police!

"What exactly happened? Was it attacked?"

For the handsome man, the unexpected turn of events in his well-prepared plan has made him less composed than before!

If the operation fails and results in serious damage to the international police, he will be held accountable and bear a great deal of responsibility!

"Hahahaha!" Seeing the Interpol police in disarray, Tatsumi laughed wildly, "This is part of Plan R! Didn't you just think you had everything under control? Now, let me see what else you can do!"

At this moment, Xia You also felt the shadow beneath her swaying.

He looked down and found that even Gengar had emerged from the shadows!

At this moment, it was holding its head with both hands, its face full of pain.

"My head hurts so much!" Gengar's face was terrible, and even his voice was trembling. "I feel like all my strength has been drained, and it feels like something is churning inside my head!"

Upon hearing this, Xia You frowned.

Given Gengar's strength, it's virtually impossible for any Pokémon to harm it without it realizing it!

unless…

"Is it some kind of supernatural force?"

“No…” Gengar shook his head, looking slightly strained, “This feeling is like an electromagnetic wave affecting me. It appeared suddenly, and I can’t resist it at all. Wait… I can’t take it anymore, I have to go hide!”

As it spoke, it actually opened the Poké Ball on Xia You's belt and crawled inside!

This is the first time Gengar has been inside a Poké Ball since it was captured! This shows just how much damage that electromagnetic wave caused to the Pokémon!

But... radio waves?

Why didn't he sense anything? Could it be that the attack only targets Pokémon?

If that's the case, even releasing the three sacred birds probably won't help!

"Damn it!" After hearing Gengar's explanation, the handsome guy also realized the key point. "I understand now. Most of Team Rocket's Pokémon are Zubat and Weezing. If it really is an electromagnetic wave attack, then they must have adjusted the frequency to keep their Pokémon safe and unaffected by the electromagnetic waves!"

While they were talking, Team Rocket's Pokémon rushed up to the Interpol and began attacking the helpless Arcanines!

In no time, a large number of Gyro Dogs collapsed!

A police officer urgently asked the handsome young man, "Should we retreat first?"

Upon seeing this scene, the handsome guy was at a loss.

Reason told him that he had to retreat now, but he was unwilling to leave just like that!

Turning his gaze to Xia You, the handsome man hoped that his trusted friend could offer some solution!

Xia You's gaze swept across the entire base, finally looking up at the signal tower next to the research institute.

"To affect so many Pokémon at the same time, it's not something that can be done with a simple device. Look over there, I bet the radio waves are being emitted from that signal tower. If we destroy it, the Pokémon should be able to return to normal!"

Cell towers, huh...?

The handsome guy also turned his head to look at the signal tower, and then looked at the Rockets team in front of him.

"But now, how do we destroy it?"

The area around the base is now covered by signal, and Team Rocket members are everywhere there. Without Pokémon help, they have no way to get close to the signal tower!

Xia You sighed softly and glanced at Na Zi.

Since it can't affect humans, then we'll have to trouble Sabrina to take action.

To be honest, he didn't want his woman to take such a big risk in such a chaotic situation.

Moreover, even she, without any cover, simply couldn't withstand the attacks of so many Pokémon!

Beside her, facing Xia You's gaze, Nazi showed no expression, only nodding slightly.

The two of them, thanks to their tacit understanding and the long time they've spent together, no longer need many words to understand each other.

She also knew that everyone was helpless and that she was the only one who could solve the problem!