I caught a Pokémon

“That’s right, let’s take a short break.” The other Rockets members echoed.

After a moment's thought, the captain nodded: "Alright then, let's rest here for five minutes, and then we'll continue our operation."

The team members cheered and sat down on the sofa.

Inside the dimly lit changing room, Xia You and Na Zi remained silent. The air here didn't circulate much, and as time went on, it began to become stuffy, and the temperature slowly rose.

In the activity room, several Rockets members took advantage of a rare break to relax and chat casually.

"Captain, what exactly is the purpose of this large-scale operation we're undertaking?"

As lower-ranking team members, they didn't know much about the details of the operation, but out of curiosity, they wanted to take advantage of the break to find out something from the captain.

At first, the captain was reluctant to reveal anything, but after a moment's hesitation, he finally spoke up after being bombarded with questions from everyone.

"Alright, alright, I can't say too much, but I can reveal a little something to you." He coughed lightly and continued, "Besides the company's assets, our real target is a type of Poké Ball they're secretly developing—the Master Ball!"

"Masterball!?" one player asked blankly. "What's that?"

"This is the most precious Poké Ball." The captain looked longingly at the mention of the Master Ball. "It's said that no matter what kind of Pokémon it is, as long as you use this ball, you can catch it 100% of the time, without even having to battle or expend any energy!"

"That's amazing!?" The Rockets members were all speechless.

"Of course!" the captain laughed. "Otherwise, why would Team Rocket go to such lengths to occupy this place? If we really get a Master Ball like this, catching powerful and rare Pokémon will no longer be just a dream!"

Chapter 44 Layers of Obstacles

Masterball?

That was exactly what they were after!

At this moment, Naz shifted unnaturally a few times. It turned out that she had been in one position for a long time, and her body was inevitably a little stiff.

However, although her movement provided some relief, it actually made her contact with Xia You even closer.

Upon touching several soft spots, Xia You's heart raced, and even Na Zi's breathing became heavier.

Fortunately, the Rockets players only rested for a short while before leaving the activity room. After they could no longer be heard, the two hurriedly crawled out of the locker.

After being cooped up for a while, Xia You took a deep breath. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but it seemed that he was too close to Na Zi and that he could smell the girl's scent on his body.

To avoid awkwardness, Xia You didn't look at Na Zi's expression. Instead, she walked to the door and slowly peeked out to observe.

A dark, round face was staring right at him…

Xia You was startled before recognizing that it was her own Gastly.

What are you doing outside?!

"It's because you guys are too slow." Gastly floated in from the side, its suspicious gaze sweeping back and forth between Xia You and Sabrina. "Strange, what were you doing just now? Why is her face a little red?"

"Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense!" Xia You quickly tried to cover Gastly's mouth, but his hand passed right through Gastly's body. "We were just hiding from Team Rocket's search!"

"Don't worry, Team Rocket has already left." Gastly chuckled mischievously, clearly taking Xia You's explanation as a cover-up. "Since everything's alright, let's hurry up and go."

After leaving the activity room, the two entered the staircase and headed upstairs.

Unfortunately, there were too many Team Rocket members in this building, and after walking for a short while, we ran into several of them.

Who are you people?!

Seeing Xia You and Naz's attire, which was clearly different from that of the researchers, one of the team members shouted. However, before they could act, the next second, they were all enveloped by telekinesis and turned into tiny puppets by Naz!

She used this move against Brock and Misty when Ash challenged the gym, and those who were hit by it had no ability to resist and could only be manipulated by their opponents.

However, despite taking down those few people, the shouts earlier still alerted the others, and many Team Rocket members who heard the shouts rushed over.

"It just didn't go as smoothly as I expected!"

The two started running up the stairs, while more and more Rockets players caught up with them.

"Intruder!"

"What happened? Didn't the surveillance room notice?!"

"Damn it, how did they sneak in? Report this to the officers immediately!"

After running up a few more floors, their path was quickly blocked by another group of Team Rocket members.

Now, with pursuers behind and blockers in front, the road has been completely blocked.

Seeing this, Xia You decisively took out a Poké Ball and released Kirlia.

"Gastly, use Hypnosis! Kirlia, use Psychic!"

The two Pokémon unleashed their moves simultaneously, and the Team Rocket members, before they could even summon their own Pokémon, fell to the ground like bowling pins.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia You and Na Zi continued running upwards.

……

Top floor of the Silver Building, CEO's office.

As the Rockets' ultimate boss, Giovanni Sakaki, dressed in a black suit with his hair neatly combed and a dignified expression, stood in this office, looking down at the old man in front of him.

The elderly man sat on the sofa. Although he was over seventy years old, he was full of energy. Despite his predicament, his face remained calm and showed no signs of panic.

"Old man," Giovanni's voice was deep and slow, sounding extremely intimidating, "For the sake of your employees' safety, you'd better tell me quickly where you hid the Master Ball!"

"Give up on that idea. How could I possibly entrust such a dangerous Poké Ball to you?" the old man said calmly. "I just really didn't expect that the infamous leader of Team Rocket would personally lead a team to take over my company today. It's quite surprising."

Sakaki remained unmoved by the old man's sarcastic remarks.

In fact, after a thorough search of the building, no master ball was found. This old man had become his last hope, and because of his age, no one would dare to be violent towards him.

At that moment, a Team Rocket member walked up to Giovanni and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Intruders?" Sakaki glanced coldly at the team member, his voice carrying an air of authority. "Why did you only discover it now?"

Cold sweat instantly beaded on the team member's forehead: "This...this is because they stormed into the control room first, knocked our men unconscious, and damaged the equipment, so..."

Unexpectedly, even the most meticulously planned schemes have encountered unexpected changes.

"Who are the intruders?"

The team member hurriedly said, "There are two intruders. One of them has been identified as Sabrina, the Goldenrod Gym Leader! The other is a man, about the same age as Sabrina, but his identity is still unknown!"

"Naza!?"

A murderous glint flashed in Sakaki's eyes.

It's one thing to talk about others, but as a Gym Leader in the Pokémon League, Giovanni had naturally met Sabrina several times.

His identity as the head of the Evergreen Dojo is a good cover for him. If Sabrina finds out his true identity, it would be a great loss.

Thinking of this, he turned around and glanced at a Rockets officer who was leaning against the wall.

"Lance, I'm leaving things here to you. Don't let them leave alive."

The officer called Lance was a man with short, blue hair who wore a Team Rocket-style black hat.

Upon hearing the order, he bowed gracefully and said respectfully in a flippant tone, "Please rest assured, sir, everything will be over soon."

……

When Xia You and Na Zi finally reached the top floor, panting heavily, they suddenly heard the loud sound of propellers outside the window. In an instant, a helicopter left the Silver Building and disappeared into the distant sky.

They went up to the floor, locked the door to the stairwell, and were just about to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard a round of applause in front of them.

Lance clapped as he walked up to the two men and praised them, "To be able to break through our Rocket Team's encirclement and get here, I must say, you two are really amazing."

Many Team Rocket members surrounded Lance, and behind them, with a loud crash, the pursuing Team Rocket also broke through the stairwell door and poured into the corridor.

Chapter 45 The Third Cadre

"But your good luck ends here."

Following Lance's words, all the Team Rocket members released their Pokémon, instantly filling the corridor to capacity.

Xia You and Na Zi stood back to back, pressed tightly together, not daring to relax for even a moment.

"What do we do now? Should we run away?" Naz asked softly.

"Of course we can't run away." Xia You shook her head, then took out a Poké Ball from her waist and tossed it into the air. "Now that we're here, how can we give up halfway?"

With a flash of blue light, a Pokémon with a wingspan of nearly three meters, a golden body, and an electric current emanating from its body appeared before everyone.

"It's Zapdos!?"

Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen this!

The Rocket team members exclaimed in surprise, and even Sabrina couldn't help but turn around, her eyes filled with astonishment as she looked at Zapdos.

You should know that these legendary Pokémon are extremely rare. Ordinary people may never see one in their entire lives, let alone catch or battle with them!

"Don't panic!" Lance shouted, trying to calm his teammates down as they began to commotion. "So what if he has a Zapdos? Attack together!"

Xia You also commanded, "Zetzart! Use Thunderbolt!!"

Zapdos initially didn't want to obey Xia You's orders, but seeing attacks coming from both sides, it let out an angry cry and had no choice but to launch indiscriminate attacks in all directions to protect itself.

A fierce burst of lightning erupted from Zapdos, instantly negating the moves of other Pokémon and spreading further until it covered most of the corridor.

The instant Zapdos unleashed its Thunderbolt attack, Kirlia grabbed Xia You and Sabrina's hands and teleported to the other side of the corridor, dodging the attack.

The lightning was incredibly bright, and amidst the crackling sounds, the screams and wails of the Rockets players could be heard.

When the light faded, the corridor was filled with the fallen Team Rocket members and their Pokémon.

"hateful!"

Lance turned to look at Xia You with a gloomy expression.

Because he was far behind the crowd, he had just narrowly escaped being hit by the Thunderbolt, and while gritting his teeth, he released his Pokémon.

"Unless you defeat me, you won't leave here!"

His Pokémon were the same as Lambda, another executive Xia You encountered on the St. Anne's ship: Zubat and Weezing.

Footsteps echoed continuously as more Team Rocket members ran in from the stairs and stood behind Lance.

"Tch." Xia You sighed. "It's really troublesome that so many people keep coming one after another."

At this moment, Nazi stepped forward and stood in front of Xia You, leaving him with only an alluring back view.

"Alright, leave this to me. Now, go do what you're supposed to do."

“This…” Xia You hesitated for a moment, but she knew that the situation was urgent and it was not the time to be modest and procrastinate. Moreover, Nazi’s abilities were outstanding, so there was really no need to worry too much.

"Alright, I'll leave Zapdos and Gastly to help you. You must be extra careful!"

After saying that, he didn't care whether Natsume agreed or not, and led Kirlia towards the president's office without any hindrance.

"Damn it! You stop right there!"

Seeing Xia You leave, Lance wanted to go forward to stop her, but after only a few steps, he saw Sabrina calmly throw out her Poké Ball, blocking his way.

……

Xia You pushed open the office door and saw an old man slumped on the sofa. Apart from him, there was no one else in the office.

Huh? Isaki isn't here?

Thinking of the helicopter that had just left, Xia You already had her answer.

Without time to think it through, Xia You saw that the old man's demeanor and attire clearly indicated he wasn't a member of Team Rocket. She quickly took a few steps forward and helped him up.

"Are you OK?"

The old man opened his eyes, looked at Xia You, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You police officers are way too slow..."

"I'm sorry." Xia You shook her head. "I'm not a police officer. I'm just here to check on the situation on someone's behalf."

"What!?" The old man's eyes widened in disbelief. "They can get this far without being police? That's incredible. And those Team Rocket members outside..."

“That’s right.” Xia You paused, allowing the old man to hear the screams coming from the corridor. “They’re still outside. We should hurry and leave.”

However, just as he was helping the old man and trying to get Kirlia to use Teleport to take them away, a woman's voice suddenly came from inside the room.

"I knew Lance was unreliable. He still managed to let the rats in. He really wasted the chief's trust."

Xia You turned around abruptly and discovered that a woman with red eyebrows and red hair, dressed in a white Rockets uniform, was standing in the corner of the office!