boyutpedia Chapter 289 This is Mind Control: Subduing the Evil Firebird
Chapter 289 This is Mind Control: Subduing the Evil Firebird
Chapter 289 This is Mind Control: Subduing the Evil Firebird
"What did you say?"
Inside the Rockets headquarters, Giovanni's hand, holding his treasured wine, trembled almost imperceptibly.
He turned around in disbelief and had his secretary repeat what he had just said.
"Boss, Dr. Nanbo and Base Three have been detained by the Alliance."
"What about the rest?"
"The combat personnel led by Captain Yamato and Captain Kosaburo had already failed their mission and were all captured before the enemy invaded the underwater base."
"The clerks in the base chose to escape during the base's fall, and most of them were captured by Officer Jenny's team when they came ashore afterward."
"These useless trash!" Sakaki finally couldn't keep his expression in check.
He has been focusing his attention on the Unova region recently.
I had no choice but to give the Tokyo branch more autonomy, but I never expected that my subordinates would pull off such a big surprise after I was gone for only a short while.
Just two days ago, Nanbo sent him some good news.
They said that not only was the Rage Enhancement Device partially completed, but they also successfully captured a legendary Pokémon.
The situation seemed to be very favorable, and a counterattack against the alliance was just around the corner.
How could such a sudden and drastic change have occurred in such a short time!
"The branch base that cost so much money to build, all gone in an instant —"
The air pressure around Sakaki dropped three degrees in an instant as he closed his eyes tightly.
The secretary stood silently to the side, expressionless, waiting for the boss to finish his contemplation.
Finally, Sakaki slowly put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Using the experimental data that Nanbo sent back earlier, immediately mass-produce the rage enhancement devices and equip our subordinates with them."
Sakaki decided to do everything he could to mitigate the losses.
"Try to get the combat team members out, but those clerical staff—"
"Fire them all!"
The Rockets usually have very generous benefits, these bastards really disappointed Giovanni.
(Actually, it's because most of Giovanni's money was pocketed by Nanba, haha.)
This also made Boss Sakaki realize that it was indeed unreliable to have a PhD who specializes in research as the head of a branch.
He will need to make some adjustments to the organizational framework.
Suddenly, Sakaki felt a pang of nostalgia for Bishas. Although his usual attitude was annoying, his abilities were undeniably strong.
However, if Bishas were still alive, the current problem could be solved, but there would probably be other big troubles that would make Sakamoto suffer.
"We still lack capable subordinates —"
"Pass it on: Although Nanbo and his team were captured this time, the experiment was ultimately a complete success. This is a victory for Team Rocket."
"To celebrate the contributions of all team members, we'll give them all bonuses!"
"And each branch is given two slots to send outstanding members to serve at headquarters."
In short, we won!
Team Rocket, led by Boss Giovanni, is virtually invincible.
But after a moment, Sakaki waved to his secretary and whispered something in her ear.
"Immediately arrange for several secret agents to thoroughly investigate the Team Rocket branches in Johto and Kanto."
The shrewd boss, Sakaki, had naturally noticed the oddities in the organization's financial statements long ago, but such matters could not be publicized.
The only way is to conduct a covert investigation first, and then take swift and decisive action to bring down the corrupt officials, so as not to cause too much turmoil to the organization.
"At the same time, I want the doctoral students in other departments to accelerate their current research. I want to see substantial results as soon as possible."
"We can't let these parasites just eat and do no work anymore."
After hanging the headshot of Satoshi handed to him by his secretary on the wall below the photos of Wataru and Damaranchi, Giovanni suddenly turned around and asked his secretary a question.
"Any news about those three guys?"
Upon hearing this, the secretary immediately understood who Sakaki was referring to, quickly flipped through the documents in her hand, and shook her head.
"Since their last report came back and they were transferred to the capital, there has been no new intelligence."
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"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash!"
Giovanni's attitude toward those three idiots, Kojiro and his brother, has always been that it's best if they can be of use, but it doesn't matter if they can't.
Anyway, he had no hope for Kojiro and Musashi, he just happened to think of it and asked casually.
Back then, Musashi's mother, Miyamoto, was one of the most capable executives in Team Rocket.
I thought Musashi would be just as good, which is why Giovanni made her the squad leader. Now it seems I was wrong.
Looking at Ash's bright smiling face on the wall, Boss Giovanni picked up his glass again and drank the treasured wine in one gulp.
"I will absolutely not let this go so easily!"
In the forest of Silver Rock Island, where the divine bird was fiercely attacking, a Blastoise was suddenly sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.
This was the morning after dealing with the Team Rocket invasion incident, and Ash was helping Misty practice using Mega Evolution.
"Sigh, why did Blastoise go out of control after Mega Evolution?" Misty helped Blastoise up and de-evolved, looking puzzled.
Misty Mega Evolved during her battle with Ash's Latias, but Blastoise went out of control.
The trainer seemed oblivious to its trainer's commands, its eyes red as it acted on its own.
Then it was quickly defeated by Ash's Latias using Psychic.
At this moment, Ash brought Latias to Misty and Blastoise.
"The Pokémon are going out of control, that's because you're still immature, Misty."
When Ash and Lucario first Mega Evolved, Lucario was showing signs of going out of control, but Ash immediately dealt with it with his fists.
This is a sign of a trainer's maturity!
"To perfectly master Mega Evolution, you must have sufficient training and a strong bond with your Pokémon!"
Xiaoxia pouted slightly, a little unhappy at Xiaozhi's righteous and dignified lecture.
"But I heard that some people can fight wild Pokémon—"
"It's fake, I don't believe it!" Xiaozhi quickly interrupted Xiaoxia, showing strong resistance.
What a joke! What do you mean by "super evolution can happen even from a random roadside spot"? This is absolutely fake news!
Fakenews!
Mega Evolution is a powerful force that can only be mastered by reaching a state of perfect understanding with your Pokémon.
"However, on our Kalos side, there is a very famous gym where Lucario has been Mega Evolved for generations."
"The successors there must undergo various trials and cultivate a bond with their Pokémon in order to master Mega Evolution."
"That's right, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond!"
When Serena came over and told everyone about the rumors surrounding the Kalos League Gym, Ash nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Xiaoxia, if you want to master Mega Evolution, keep training!"
Hearing that Ash, who is skilled in Mega Evolution, and Serena, a Kalosian, both said so, Misty could only obediently comply.
But in the next few battles, Ash was victorious again.
"Well done, Latias!"
"Mmm, mmm~"
[Ding! Latias: Affection +3; Intimacy +2]
After being praised by Ash, Latias happily circled around him a few times before affectionately hugging him.
This made Chikorita, who was sunbathing nearby, immediately puff up her cheeks in jealousy and swing her vine whip onto Ash's shoulder.
Latias and Ash took turns picking him up.
"Latias and Chikorita, aren't they a little too fond of Ash?"
For some reason, Serena felt something was off when she saw this scene.
But Ash didn't care at all.
"Haha, after all, I have a very good relationship with Pokémon."
Even the perceptive Serena frowned.
"This seems a little different from how other Pokémon show their affection for Ash—"
Ash, who always approaches Pokémon with a childlike heart, didn't quite understand what Serena meant.
Ash had an important task to do this morning: to put all the Pokémon he had let out to play back into their Poké Balls.
That is to subdue a traitor in one's own team, the evil firebird.
After so much training, Xiao Hei's strength has increased to a considerable level.
It's time to take on this guy who's always been unwilling to listen.
Ash found an open space in the forest, far from the camp, and first released Blackie, then Whiteie as well, so they could all watch together.
"Just in case Pikachu stays alert," Ash asked, patting Blackie's head.
"Are you ready, Little Black?"
"hold head high!"
It had been a long time since it had wanted to take revenge on that arrogant, flat-feathered bird.
"Okay!" Ash immediately took out the Master Ball from his system space, a ball he hadn't used since capturing it.
He swiftly released the evil firebird.
"Goo goo ga!" (Ah, this is the scent of sunshine!)
The evil Moltres, which hadn't seen the sunlight for a long time, raised its head and spread its wings as soon as it appeared, wantonly releasing its evil mental attacks to the surroundings.
But soon, it noticed Xiao Zhi and Xiao Hei, who looked hostile.
"Gurgle, gurgle?" (Wasn't this black charcoal in front of me much bigger a few months ago?)
The evil firebird is two meters long, while Little Black is already four meters tall.
For some reason, Moltres instinctively realized that something seemed amiss.
It immediately displayed its excellent character, decisively sweeping up the dust on the ground with one paw to block the vision of Little Black and Little Ash, and then immediately took off and ran away.
"This guy is still the same as ever, he doesn't hesitate to run away."
This level of visual obstruction is essentially the same as none for Ash.
"Little Black Dragon, dive down! Shoot it down!"
Now, Blackie is much faster than Moltres.
As soon as the flamingo took off, Blackie flapped its wings and landed directly above it.
It swooped down on it with astonishing force, knocking it straight back onto the open ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Gurgle!" (You wretched brat!)
Looking up at the little black creature in mid-air, the evil firebird immediately burst into a fierce blaze of red and purple flames.
This is its unique skill, Burning Rage, where its anger transforms into a flame-like aura that attacks Little Black.
"Little Black, water cannon!"
Although Ash knew that the flames on Moltres weren't real fire, but rather a spiritual aura that looked like flames.
However, because both of its attributes are Dark and Flying, Blackie's best move, Dark Cyclone, is not very effective against Moltres.
The water cannon, which is also a high-power skill, can actually cause more damage.
Moreover, at such a close distance, there's no fear of the water cannon missing its mark.
However, the Evil Moltres might not behave itself during battle; while using its skills, it also keeps kicking up dust on the ground with its feet.
On the open ground in the Silver Rock Island forest, there was a lot of loose mud and sand, which it used as a tool for manually throwing mud.
This guy threw it very accurately, and the dirt landed right in Xiao Hei's face.
It doesn't cause much harm, but it's very insulting.
The now-grown Blackie was not easily swayed by the mud, and the water cannon still struck Moltres squarely on the belly.
The molten bird was immediately slammed into the tree trunk behind it by the powerful jet of water.
But the burning rage of his spirit also formed a line-like vortex, which wrapped around Xiao Hei's body along with the water from the water cannon.
Because its eyes were covered, Xiao Hei was unable to dodge in time.
This allowed the evil Moltres to seize the initiative and stand up first.
At this moment, its stamina had been significantly depleted by Blackie, and its ability, Rage, was activated, boosting Moltres's Special Attack.
It immediately unleashed its primal power to attack Little Black.
"Little Black, fly upwards and get out of the way!"
However, because Moltres's previous rage was a mental attack, Blackie suddenly entered a state of fear.
Failed to act as Ash commanded, the Rock-type Ancient Power successfully hit its target, proving extremely effective.
The little black creature was badly injured and fell to the ground from mid-air. The molten bird immediately began to mock it evilly.
"Little Black, are you alright?"
"Roar!!!" Little Black roared in anger.
Although it was due to the mental attack of the skill, the fact that it had fallen into cowardice still made it feel extremely ashamed.
"Hmph!" (I'll make you pay!)
The red light in Xiao Hei's eyes intensified, and his aura gradually became dangerous.
The evil firebird on the other side trembled uncontrollably upon seeing this scene.
At this moment, Moltres finally realized what it was doing, why it was fighting, and why it should have run away instead.
The evil firebird quickly flapped its wings and frantically fled into the distance.
Even without Ash's command, the enraged Kuro quickly got up and charged.
The dark aura emanating from its body immediately blocked the firebird's path, and Blackie grabbed its head with a claw.
Then it dragged the Moltres and crashed it into the ground.
With a loud thud, Moltres's head made intimate contact with the ground, and the immense pain momentarily dazed it.
But Little Black wouldn't let it off so easily, and continued to lift the big bird's head with its claws and slam it to the ground repeatedly.
For some reason, the dark aura emanating from Xiao Hei prevented the Evil Firebird from exerting its strength for a moment.
They could only helplessly endure Xiao Hei's frenzied abuse.
Thump! Thump! Thump! ————
"Gurgle, gurgle—!" (Help—!)
Suddenly, Blackie bent down and used its sharp beak to pluck the flaming black feathers of the Firebird right from the roots.
Suddenly, fire and feathers rained down from the sky, creating a scene of extreme cruelty and violence.
At this moment, Ash realized that something was wrong with Blackie, so he quickly sent some Aura to it and immediately called out to it.
"Calm down, Kuro! We're in a battle right now. Use Thunder!" Ash's call snapped Kuro back to reality.
There's no way around it, Ash still has a strong deterrent effect on Blackie.
The fierce glint in its eyes vanished instantly, replaced by its usual clarity, and it ceased its attack on the flamingo.
Instead, it summoned lightning from the sky, and finally a giant bolt of lightning struck the firebird.
The effect was outstanding; the evil Moltres lost its ability to fight.
This time, Blackie defeated the evil Moltres in a decisive battle!
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "The Repentant Demon King and His Three Executives (Part 1)": Please use Dark Lugia to defeat the full-power Moltres (Galar)]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +3; Attack +3; Articuno Battle Ticket +1]
[Ding! Moltres (Galar): Affection and intimacy have reached maximum!]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000, Special Attack +2, Skill: Burning Fury]
Afterwards, Ash fed Moltres a recovery potion, and when the bird woke up again, its eyes were indeed much more innocent.
Faced with Ash's submissive demeanor, she immediately lowered her head and kissed his feet, showing no further intention to run away.
"Coo coo coo~"
After kissing the soles of his feet, he immediately started massaging Xiao Hei's shoulders and legs with a beaming smile. The fawning expression on his face made Xiao Zhi think he was a complete scoundrel.
He looked like a treacherous villain serving a king.
"Is this a form of alternative hypnosis, or mind control?"
Anyway, after this battle, the Evil Moltres is completely obedient.
At this moment, Xiaobai came over and hugged his brother's leg with admiration, while Xiaohei proudly held his little head high.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" (This is the power to conquer the Demon King of the World!)
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "The Repentant Demon King and His Three Chiefs (Part Two)":]
Please use Dark Lugia to gracefully defeat Articuno (Galar)
[Rewards: League Coins +3000; Special Attack +3; Speed +3; Zapdos Battle Ticket +1]
[After completing the quest, Articuno's (Galar) friendship and intimacy levels will be forcibly reset to 100]
"Elegant? How do I defeat him elegantly?" Ash was a little confused about this task. Could Mikami do it?
Ash can only think about this later; he originally wanted to use the newly acquired battle tickets immediately.
Seeing that Ash's battle was over, Serena came to Ash's side from the camp.
"Ash, I have something important to tell you."