Chapter 150: Raid on Team Galactic!

Brock was suffering terribly, so when Sabrina's phone rang, his gaze practically screamed anticipation.
Whoever it was, please come and help!

Sabrina's hand trembled, and without even glancing at the screen, she tossed the phone straight to Alakazam.
"Hello, Sabrina? Where are you guys right now? I'm getting ready to deal with the Team Dark members."
"Alakazam."

Zhusuihan was stunned: "Why is it Alakazam? Never mind, whoever answers is fine. What's the situation with Team Dark over there? Any abnormal behavior?"
"Alakazam."
None. The secret stronghold is operating normally, and the stronghold leader has been there the entire time.

"Alright, then I'll make my move directly."
"Wait!"
Brock hurriedly spoke up: "I am Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter Gym. Might I ask you to come over to the Pewter Gym to discuss the battle plan?"

Erika covered her mouth with a chuckle, refraining from teasing him at such a moment.
With Sabrina's permission, Alakazam placed the phone on the table and turned on the speakerphone.

"Uh, that's not out of the question. Could you please find someone you trust to wait for me at the entrance? I'll arrive in half a minute."
"Got it, no problem! I'll go myself!"
A savior!

When Zhusuihan and Mewtwo arrived at the entrance of the Pewter Gym, a stern-faced man with perpetually squinted eyes rushed straight toward them, grabbing Zhusuihan's right hand with both of his and shaking it vigorously without a moment's hesitation.
"You must be our reinforcement! Hello, hello, a pleasure to meet you."

Zhusuihan: ?
Is Brock always this enthusiastic when meeting strangers who aren't older sisters?
Neither the Special timeline nor the anime timeline seemed to match up with this.

[His mental state is somewhat unstable. Could that King of Potassium be dangerous? We should be careful later.]
Lapras and Milcery inside their Poké Balls instantly perked up.
It looked like a tough battle was waiting for them!

Zhusuihan exchanged a few polite pleasantries and then followed Brock into the gym's conference room.
Seeing that the reinforcements had arrived, Erika immediately stood up and greeted them as a courtesy.
"I am Erika, the Gym Leader of Celadon City. Please advise me."

"And this is Sabrina, the Gym Leader of Saffron City. She's been in a rather bad mood these past two days, so your understanding is appreciated."
Zhusuihan smiled: "Hello, Gym Leader Erika. Just call me Suihan."
"Her discomfort is understandable. After all, the Saffron City Gym Leader is an old acquaintance."
"Who's an acquaintance with you, you white-haired monkey!"

Sabrina bared her teeth as she glared at Zhusuihan: "Let me tell you, to deal with the likes of you, I've prepared a secret ultimate move!"
Mewtwo raised an eyebrow: [Pretty decent psychic power level. Wait, does she have a grudge against Suihan?]
"Ooh-woo."
Nothing much, really. She just got drained dry by her Trainer twice, or was it twice?

"Milu."
That's right, that's right. Just the impotent rage of the weak. Little Mewmew doesn't need to pay attention to her.
Mewtwo: [?]
So there really is a grudge.

"Secret ultimate moves aren't the main point. The main point is that your lineup here is a bit luxurious."
Zhusuihan smiled: "Three Gym Leaders. The one from Viridian City wanted to make money and didn't come, which is understandable. Could it be that the other Gym Leaders are here too?"

Erika shook her head: "Misty and Lt. Surge are holding down Vermilion City, Koga from Fuchsia Gym is standing by as a mobile unit ready to reinforce us at any time, and Blaine of Cinnabar Island is operating alongside the investigators."
Zhusuihan stroked his chin: "Misty ran off to Vermilion City, which means there's a Team Dark stronghold near Vermilion Port, and it might even be underwater?"

Erika looked somewhat surprised: "Suhian, you know Misty?"
"No, just basic logical deduction. A Water-type specialist Trainer running over to cooperate in Vermilion City—anyone could guess there's probably an underwater base over there."
Zhusuihan shook his head: "Now that I think about it, that side sounds more fun. An earthquake would solve both the people and the base underwater in one go."
Brock: ?

Mewtwo was this close to covering the white-haired man's mouth.
[Tone it down, tone it down! We are righteous people striking down evil!]
An earthquake to drown them all and bury them on the ocean floor?
Well said, don't say it ever again.

"All joking aside, have the escape routes for that stronghold near Pewter City been scouted out?"
Zhusuihan said: "Gym Leader Brock, you should have a lot of say in this regard."
"Everything has been fully scouted."
Brock entered work mode: "There are a total of three secret escape tunnels, and every single one of them has Rhyperior and Onix squads lying in ambush."
"When necessary, we can have the Diglett squad coordinate with an Earthquake to directly cut off their retreat."

"Great, please show me the route map."
Zhusuihan committed the route map to memory: "Then that's settled. You guys take the local investigators and Officer Jenny to hit them from the front, and I'll go in through the secret tunnel for a pincer attack."
Erika frowned: "Won't that be too dangerous?"
"It's precisely because it's dangerous that I have to go."

Zhusuihan said: "The most dangerous fellow inside was released by me. Whatever you start, you have to finish."
Seeing that Sabrina offered no reaction, Brock immediately slammed his hand down to finalize the battle plan.
Across both the Kanto and Johto regions, countless members who had already taken their positions pulled out their Poké Balls and launched a fierce assault on Team Dark's stronghold!

Boom!
Zhusuihan kicked open the cabinet blocking the rear passage, a menacing-looking Milcery with a baseball bat perched on his head.
[Actually, I could have opened this secret door silently.]
"No need, we're outlaws now anyway."

Wearing his Scrooge McDuck mask, Zhusuihan tossed a ball. Lapras landed steadily on the ground, and Hydro Pump roared to life!
"Milu!"
The sisters cooperated seamlessly. Lapras's Hydro Pump took care of the mooks who hadn't yet reacted, while Milcery charged forward, wielding her baseball bat to finish off the higher-level mooks who still had the strength to resist.
Dazzling Gleam, Dazzling Gleam!

After two bat-swings that sent targets spinning with dizzying stars in their eyes, Milcery proudly shouldered her baseball bat and used her free hand to strike a muscle-flexing pose at her family behind her.
Me, super strong!

"Nidorino, use Poison Sting!"
"Milu!"
Cream Barrier!
Expending her stamina, Milcery instantly manufactured a massive amount of fairy cream, continuously compressing it before erecting it right in front of herself.

The clattering ping-ping-pong sounds left the Team Dark leader momentarily stunned, suspecting that Nidorino's attack had hit a steel plate.
"Milu!"
Milcery vaulted out from behind the barrier, easily drawing a heart in the air with one hand before swinging her baseball bat straight into Nidorino!

Absorb Kiss!
Specks of life energy drifted away from Nidorino's body, and the ferocious four-legged purple beast collapsed at light speed, entering the dizzy spiral-eyed state of being unable to battle.
Milcery flew back to land atop Zhusuihan's head, glaring down at the trembling higher-level mooks nearby with an aura of absolute dominance.

Reversed type matchups?
The Empress specializes in fighting type disadvantages!

"Let's go. It's time to reel in our bait."
A single frying pan knocked the Trainer unconscious as well, and the family unleashed a Musou-style mob-clearing rampage like ancient demons unsealed.
Bang, bang, bang sounds echoed continuously as Team Dark members realized they couldn't win and chose to release all the Pokémon affected by Dark Balls to fight back.

Their commanding abilities naturally couldn't match military-grade combat, and this tactic was merely meant to trade numbers for time to run away.
"My preparation was spot-on, just like reviewing before an exam."
Zhusuihan pulled out his electromagnetic EMP device and pressed the button.

Intimidation!
Sonic shockwaves and intimidation took effect simultaneously. Every Pokémon instantly snapped back to sobriety, cowed by the intimidation into obediently pressing themselves against the walls on either side, leaving a clean path straight down the middle for Zhusuihan.

A few particularly hot-tempered Pokémon even sneakily knocked out a mook with a punch, dragged the guy's leg into a corner, and turned back to flash ingratiating smiles at Zhusuihan.
Boss, right this way!

Mewtwo floated calmly beside Zhusuihan, preventing anyone from attempting a sneak attack.
"Scrooge McDuck!"
An angry roar echoed from the end of the tunnel as a Rhyhorn came rumbling forward, charging with a Vileplume wrapped around it using Vine Whip to steady its posture, already fully charged up!

As soon as the distance closed, the Rhyhorn let out a furious bellow, its body covered in a thick layer of Ground-type energy as it rushed toward Zhusuihan with even greater ferocity!
High Horsepower!
At the same time, the Vine Whip wrapping the Vileplume around the Rhyhorn loosened, using the recoil to launch itself high into the air, unleashing the energy it had been storing up!

Solar Beam!
Mewtwo raised a hand, and a barrier of azure light blocked the damage from the Solar Beam, simultaneously shattering the enemy's attempt to use the move to obscure vision.
How dare you even think of harming my family?

The blue light in Mewtwo's eyes transformed into a beam of psychic power, striking the Vileplume and sending it flying to the side to lay flat.
One-shot KO; whether it entered a confused state or not was no longer relevant.
"Lapras."

Zhusuihan smiled, his hair blowing wildly backward making him look all the more like a grim reaper coming to collect souls.
"Hit them back!"
"Ooh!"

A Hydro Pump that occupied nearly half the tunnel slammed into the Rhyhorn, the sheer impact force causing the nearby Pokémon to plaster themselves even tighter against the wall, wishing they could embed themselves into the masonry.
They were genuinely terrified of getting caught in the crossfire!
Just grazing the edge of that would spell absolute disaster!

The momentum of the High Horsepower gradually waned. The Rhyhorn braced its forearms in front of itself, its horn spinning for all it was worth to help shed the terrifying force of the Hydro Pump.
It truly hated why it hadn't grown a few extra horns!
"Ooh!"

Lapras ramped up the output of its Hydro Pump. The surrounding Pokémon closed their eyes in unison, holding hands to steady each other and anchor their current postures.
You think this is just an ordinary day, but you'll realize days like this probably won't come again.
Liberated from the control of the Dark Ball, it felt like it had briefly seen the afterlife, but it wasn't happy at all.
Because right now, it was dancing a close-quarters tango with the boss's attack!

The Rhyhorn ultimately failed to withstand the ultimate powerhouse artillery piece in Zhusuihan's household. The force of the Hydro Pump pressed on unabated, its power even more formidable with Lapras putting her back into it.
The Rhyhorn was sent flying right back the way it came, just in a somewhat different posture.

"Heh, the King of Potassium shouldn't just have such petty little tricks up his sleeve."
Zhusuihan smiled. Mewtwo and Milcery instantly entered a synchronized state, while Lapras took on the responsibility of "protecting the dharma" to shield everyone, their family's tacit coordination reaching its absolute peak.
[Target location locked successfully. Trajectory calculation successful.]

Mewtwo and Milcery raised their hands in unison, the condensed fairy cream wrapped in a slowly rotating layer of psychic power.
"Milu!"
Dream Milcery Sniper Round!

A name improvised on the spot by Milcery almost caused Mewtwo to lose control of its psychic output, but fortunately, the ready-to-launch sniper round successfully blasted forward.
Although Milcery's control over fairy cream wasn't yet sufficient to support such long-range attacks, with Mewtwo's psychic power providing speed and guidance support, the resulting effect was vastly different!

Psychic power extended outward. Mewtwo turned to look at Zhusuihan, nodding slightly to indicate the target had been hit.
The distance was far too great, and with several twists and turns along the way, they could only perceive what was happening ahead through Mewtwo's abilities.
[Target eliminated. According to your plan, that soul brimming with chaos and evil found no second vessel to possess.]

Zhusuihan smiled and patted Lapras on the head, then high-fived Milcery hard.
"Not bad, decapitation strike successful."
Mewtwo looked bewildered: [Our operation seemed rather different from a standard decapitation strike.]
Zhusuihan laughed, then held out a hand toward Mewtwo.
"Just tell me whether we succeeded or not."
[That's true.]

Mewtwo originally wanted to twitch the corner of its mouth, but remembering Milcery's surveillance-grade locked-on stare, it instantly turned solemn again.
Smack—
High-five successful.

Mewtwo looked at Lapras and Milcery, whose starry eyes were filled with eager anticipation, and without the slightest hesitation, raised its hand once more.
[Let's do it too.]
"Ooh-woo!"

Lapras nudged Mewtwo's left hand with the horn on her head, wearing an expression that practically said "the child has grown up."
"Milu!"
Milcery condensed a cream hand and high-fived Mewtwo's right hand with even more force.
The three sisters, mission accomplished!