I caught a Pokémon

The Lava Team's convoy entered a cave and eventually disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the dark entrance, Xia You didn't rush in. Instead, he said to Gengar, "This should be Team Magma's secret base. Needless to say, the passage is heavily guarded. Going in like this will only alert them. You sneak in quietly and see if there are any secret entrances nearby."

"Leave it to me!"

As the Pokémon that often does the dirty and tiring work in Xia You's hands, Gengar is already used to his arrangements and knows that this is Xia You's usual trick.

It agreed and then, without looking back, burrowed underground and disappeared into a distant cave.

While Gengar was infiltrating, Xia You was not idle either. He first sent the location to Lyra and Fleur respectively, and then carefully examined the surrounding terrain again.

Looking at the map, his current location is actually not too far from Water Lily City.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, he ended up back here again.

The passage led directly to the interior of a small mountain, so Xia You was certain that the entire mountain had been hollowed out. Although the surrounding area was densely wooded, it was easy to imagine that the Lava Team had set up a large number of cameras there, and there might even be patrols going around. It looked peaceful and quiet, but if you took a few more steps forward, you might be discovered by them.

This is not a good situation...

Xia You touched her chin, then her gaze followed the hill all the way to the other side.

On the other side of the hill is a cliff, with the sea below. Although we can't see how high it is from the sea, we can imagine that with the forest as a shelter, the mountain as its body, and the sea as its back, this place is indeed an excellent place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!

Could Team Lava's hideout be here?

As Xia You made her bold assumptions, she also quietly moved closer to the cliffside coast.

A secret base like this must have a hidden back door somewhere at the bottom of the cliff, and the security there would definitely be weaker than the main passage.

rustling... rustling...

After leaving a mark on Gengar, Xia You and his two Pokémon quickly traversed the forest. To avoid alerting the enemy, he deliberately took a long detour, making a roundabout way to reach the coast.

The forest was just too dense.

His Scizor acted as a trailblazer, snapping any vines that Xia You couldn't pass through into pieces under its large pincers, creating a path for its trainer to pass through.

That's why we just sent it out as well.

When they encounter difficult-to-cross ditches or places that require climbing to higher places, Gardevoir will use Teleport to easily take them there.

This allowed him to take a longer route, but he reached the edge of the cliff in a very short time.

Standing here, Xia You looked down.

The cliff below was at least thirty meters above the sea, with the sea constantly crashing against it. As the water receded, you could see the large and small hard rocks below.

There was a sudden noise beside me.

Gardevoir and Scizor immediately looked in that direction warily, but the next second, it was his Gengar that emerged from the forest following the mark.

Upon seeing Xia You, before he could even speak, Gengar shook his head and said, "No way. It is indeed those guys' secret base inside, but there is only one entrance and exit, and the security is extremely tight. It's fine for me to go in by myself, but if I bring you along, it's impossible to get in without anyone noticing!"

Xia You didn't seem to care much when she heard the news.

He continued to look down at the cliff below, searching with his naked eye for any possible cave entrance, while sending Gengar down as well.

Gengar's body floated down, and then quickly floated back up.

Shaking its head at Xia You again, it shrugged and said, "I've scanned the area, and I haven't found any entrances or exits above the water."

Oh?

Upon hearing this news, Xia You was both surprised and felt that it made perfect sense.

It seems that Team Lava has managed this base very well, leaving no opportunity for anyone to exploit loopholes.

Now it seems there's only one path we can take...

Thinking of this, he said to Gengar, "There's no other way, so we can only choose to attack head-on. However, such a base will obviously have some kind of self-destruct mechanism. Go back and find such a place and destroy it to prevent any further complications!"

"What a life of toil! But who told you to be the boss? You only have to say a few words, and I have to run my legs off. Being a Pokémon is really tough."

Gengar sighed, but despite complaining, it didn't stop moving and returned to Team Magma's base.

"This guy..."

Watching Gengar's departing figure, Xia You shook his head with amusement, then said to Gardevoir and Scizor, "Alright, let's go back too. From now on, we'll have to launch a full-scale frontal assault!"

……

Inside the lava team's monitoring room in the mountain cave passage.

At this moment, two members of the Lava Team were carefully examining the monitor in front of them.

As the Lava Team's stronghold, the team members here are of extremely high quality, so there would be no chance of them cheating or shirking their duties. Moreover, they had just received orders that the operation had been a great success, but in order to avoid being followed by the enemy, they needed to check carefully and not miss any suspicious signs.

Therefore, although they had looked for a long time without finding anything unusual, the two of them still dared not be careless.

Just then, one of them focused his gaze on one of the screens and said to his companion in surprise, "Hey? Look, isn't there someone over there?"

Upon hearing his words, his companion also looked at the screen.

Outside the passage, a 'person' was slowly walking towards the entrance.

Because they were far away, they couldn't see what it was at first, but as the person got closer, they realized that it was not human, but a creature they had never seen before!

"What is this? Is it a Pokémon?"

"I think so, but I've never seen a Pokémon like this before..."

Upon closer inspection, the two discovered that this strange Pokémon resembled a humanoid creature, with an orange body and long, cylindrical legs, but no feet. Its face appeared to be wearing a blue-green mask, with only its eyes visible. Its hands were also strange, as if tentacles were intertwined.

"Hiss... It looks really strange. Is it wild? Or was it sent here by someone?"

They used the monitor to look behind the strange Pokémon, but could only see a dense forest and did not find anything else suspicious.

"Never mind, let's just send the person at the door to take a look."

At this point, the team member took out a walkie-talkie and reported his discovery to the guard team located in the passage.

"...A strange Pokémon is approaching? Okay, I understand, let's go check it out."

After putting down the walkie-talkie, the members of the garrison exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.

"How many times has this happened already?"

"Yeah, seriously, are all these guys in the monitoring room making such a fuss? So what if a Pokémon gets close? They'll just sit there comfortably enjoying the air conditioning, completely oblivious to how many times we have to go through all this trouble!"

"That's right, I reckon this time... it's definitely some Pokémon that accidentally wandered in here again!"

Despite saying that, and despite some complaints, they still sent a few team members toward the exit.

This has actually happened far too many times. Almost every few days, some Pokémon that accidentally wanders in here will be chased away by them.

As for what the monitoring room said was strange?

It must be some kind of rare Pokémon.

With relaxed expressions, they slowly walked to the entrance of the passage, and the team members looked into the distance at the same time.

And just as they said in the monitoring room, there was indeed a Pokémon they had never seen before, floating slowly towards them!

Chapter 704 Abandonment and Foresight

"This is……?"

The Lava Team members were quite surprised.

Indeed, the Pokémon that appeared before them this time was one they had never seen before. Could it really be an extremely rare Pokémon?

Looking behind this Pokémon, there are no humans present, so... does that mean it's very likely wild?

Just as the team members were overjoyed, exchanging glances and preparing to be the first to capture this extremely rare Pokémon, their captain, upon seeing the Pokémon, was first puzzled, then pondered, then suddenly realized something, and finally his expression changed!

"Oh no! It's Deoxys!! It's an enemy attack!!!"

As the captain, he naturally knew far more than the other team members. Although as a member of the garrison, he didn't have many opportunities to go out and hadn't participated in the siege of Xia You and Deoxys, he had heard his teammates talk about that matter too many times!

He had also watched the videos those people brought back, and while he was amazed by Xia You's Pokémon lineup and strength, he also had a certain impression of that Deoxys.

Especially after the retreat and back at the base, some people privately speculated that the man named Xia You had probably captured Deoxys, which made him even more impressed with this Pokémon.

Seeing this Deoxys now, although I didn't immediately think of it, after a moment of confusion, all my memories of it came flooding back in an instant!

"What!?"

The other team members, though they didn't know what Deoxys was, understood the sound of an enemy attack!

The group was initially taken aback, but their expressions changed, and they all reached for the Poké Balls at their waists.

It was at this moment that Deoxys launched his attack.

It didn't need to change its form at all; it simply condensed energy in front of its chest, and once an energy ball was formed, it shot out violently and exploded in the crowd, completely eliminating those team members.

—Waaaaah!

The alarm blared throughout the entire base.

The base was thrown into chaos in an instant. The garrison was able to orderly rush towards the exit to block the enemy, while the non-combat personnel began to frantically pack their belongings and prepare to flee.

What is a secret base?

It means that we must absolutely not expose ourselves to the enemy.

Even if we manage to stop the enemy this time, this base must never be used again!

Amidst the chaos, protected by Gardevoir and Scizor, Xia You emerged from behind the tree where she was hiding and headed towards the entrance of the passage.

No other Pokémon are needed; a single Deoxys can easily break through Team Magma's defenses and pry open its gate!

Team Magma's defense force surged forward wave after wave, seemingly reckless, as they charged at Deoxys. Their Pokémon launched a desperate attack, but were instantly reduced to nothing by Deoxys's immense power.

Deoxys advanced slowly, but wherever it went, there were unconscious people and Pokémon, as well as traces of energy destruction!

News of the intrusion quickly reached Crimson Flame Pine's ears.

Was it discovered?

Although Crimson Flame Pine was surprised by the speed at which these people retaliated, it was not entirely unexpected.

At this moment, his emotions, which had been ecstatic upon receiving the vermilion pearl, had completely calmed down, and he was able to handle matters more calmly.

He made his decision almost instantly.

This base must be abandoned!

Although it was somewhat regrettable, after obtaining the gem, the base had become less important to him.

As long as Groudon can be controlled and subdued, we can rebuild as many bases as we need in the future. Compared with Groudon's strategic significance, what is this loss?

Thinking of this, he instructed one of his team members: "Quickly prepare the submarine and evacuate all non-combat personnel. As for the data, transfer what can be transferred and destroy what cannot be carried on the spot."

"Yes!"

……

"The first district has been breached!"

"The second district has been breached!!"

"The intruders have reached the third district and are currently engaged in battle with the garrison!"

"what……!"

"He's too good... We're no match for him at all..."

"Retreat! Retreat!!"

"The intruders have breached the third district and are heading towards the fourth district!!"

The Lava Team's communication equipment was in complete chaos, with commands, shouts, and explosions all around. Even when someone was speaking, it was impossible to understand what they were saying.

But one thing is clear: the intruder is advancing with unstoppable momentum, reaching deep into the base!

brush!brush!

The Scizor used its scissor blades, and the heavy blast door in front of it was sliced ​​into four pieces by its power!

As the fragments fell, Xia You stepped into the deepest part of the base.

Compared to when he first entered the base, he now has three more Pokémon by his side: Blaziken, MetalGreymon, and Eevee. This is partly to let them train in such battles, and partly to guard against enemies who might launch sneak attacks from behind.

Deoxys remained like a sharp dagger, leading the way from afar and dealing with enemies who resisted head-on. No one and no Pokémon could stop it. Meanwhile, the Pokémon beside Xia You were responsible for eliminating any stragglers and defending against any possible counterattacks by the enemy.

With this setup, Xia You easily passed through the first three areas in succession.