Invisible psychic waves radiated outward, quickly surging toward the person sleeping soundly on the bed. A second later, the man stopped breathing and turned into a corpse. However, to die in one's dreams might actually be considered a form of bliss.
As moonlight spilled into the room, there was not a single living soul left in the entire villa besides Gu Yuan and his Pokémon. Under the cold, desolate moon, the scene carried a terrifying, ghostly aura. Not lingering long, Gu Yuan gave Alakazam a short moment to rest before rushing toward the next target.
Just as the Elite Four sent people to keep an eye on the powerhouses of those families, the Elite Four also had many subordinates they could not mobilize freely. This was especially true after learning from Tovani that the Cotton family had stationed two Champion Rank trainers and ten Elite Rank trainers in Vermilion City. Gu Yuan's mission grew heavy.
One had to realize that for the wealthy and influential Cotton family to deploy so many people in Vermilion City, they had truly paid a steep price. Most importantly, among the ten Elite Rank trainers, one was a Psychic. Therefore, in addition to dealing with two Elite Rank targets, Gu Yuan needed to eliminate or intercept this Elite Rank Psychic to ensure they did not interfere with the League's operations.
Now that Gu Yuan had dealt with two Elite Rank targets, it was time to find that Elite Rank Psychic. The moment Alakazam recovered, Gu Yuan vanished from the spot. As for the corpses, someone would naturally handle them tomorrow. Anything of value on them had long since been emptied by Gu Yuan.
Slowly opening his eyes, Frey gazed at the bright moonlight outside, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen. Yet, he hadn't received a single piece of news, which made him increasingly irritable. Even the Calm Mind meditation that usually helped him settle down quickly was useless now.
Shaking his head, Frey slowly stood up, intending to go for a walk outside. Sensing the change in its trainer, the nearby Hypno also opened its eyes and silently followed by Frey's side.
Looking at Hypno, Frey couldn't help but recall the scene of their first meeting. At that time, he was just an ordinary child in a small village, and his psychic powers had not yet awakened. At home, his father had passed away early due to an accident, leaving his mother to raise him all on her own.
However, his mother was ultimately just an ordinary person. Using her frail body to keep him alive took every bit of her strength; naturally, it was impossible to save any extra money. Their poverty, combined with the lack of a father, made the young Frey a target for bullying by other children his age.
If things had continued like that, he might have grown up quietly in that environment to care for his mother in her old age. Perhaps he would have eventually sought revenge, or perhaps he would have accepted his fate and lived a life of obscurity. As long as his mother was there, Frey felt he would never commit suicide, let alone act impulsively. He knew very well that without him, his mother would truly have no one to rely on.
But fate loved to play jokes on Frey. Suddenly, a severe illness left his mother lying helplessly in bed, withering away day by day. His already thin mother became like a skeleton, looking as if she didn't have a pound of flesh on her.
To extend his mother's life, Frey chose to drop out of school. He worked desperately at odd jobs and risked his life to harvest Berries, using the meager earnings to buy medicine. Until one day, while Frey was on his way to the pharmacy with his freshly earned wages, the group of people who bullied him found him.
Needless to say, Frey, who had long been used as a tool for their venting or entertainment, was subjected to a brutal beating. The money on him was naturally taken as an "unexpected surprise." But what they didn't expect was that Frey, who had always been submissive, fought back desperately this time.
At that moment, Frey felt a surge of heat constantly circulating in his mind. Then, someone picked up a stone from the roadside and smashed it against his head. Intense pain instantly flooded his mind. It was at this very moment that Frey successfully awakened his psychic power and became a Psychic.
The fluctuation of psychic power attracted a Drowzee that had fled here after being injured. Using its remaining strength, the Drowzee helped Frey easily escape the predicament. After thanking the Drowzee, Frey hurried home in a panic, but he was still too late.
No one knew what Frey thought about that night; they only knew that by the next morning, Frey and his mother had vanished from the village, and the Drowzee had disappeared with them. Nearly a month later, Frey and the Drowzee returned. Their purpose was simple: revenge.
At that moment, in Frey's eyes, everyone in the village deserved to die—and Frey achieved his goal. That night, the entire village seemed to be stained with a layer of blood. Things became simple after that. With his status as a Psychic, Frey successfully walked the path of a trainer and was later scouted by the Cotton family, becoming one of their members.
Opening the door, Frey didn't use Teleport to travel, choosing instead to walk outside. At this moment, he even wanted to stop using psychic detection and instead use his own eyes to properly observe everything around him. Unfortunately, the habit formed over many years made it impossible for him to stop.
Just as Frey and Hypno were strolling along, a pillar of fire shot into the sky. Facing a Champion Rank trainer, even with a sneak attack, it was difficult to land a fatal blow. However, by using the advantage gained from the surprise attack, the people sent by the League had taken the lead; now, they only needed to slowly expand that advantage.
The moment the fire appeared, the police, Pokémon, and other people who were already prepared immediately began to take command to stabilize the situation in Vermilion City. Simultaneously, the League's people accelerated their harvesting, leaving the already heavily damaged Cotton family with no chance to fight back.
The instant he saw the fire, Frey wanted to use Teleport to leave, but he stopped at the last second.
"You must be the genius Gu Yuan who is so famous in the League. It seems the Elite Four finally couldn't hold back anymore."
With the help of the moonlight, Frey could clearly see Gu Yuan's silhouette. At the same time, he realized the sequence of events. He knew that even if he alerted the Cotton family now, it was likely too late. Furthermore, Gu Yuan would not sit by and watch.
"There's no need for extra words. Only one of us can leave this place, and I think it will be me."
Pulling out a Poké Ball, Gu Yuan's eyes were full of confidence.
"Oh?"
"But I think the possibility of me leaving is a bit higher!"
As Frey's words fell, both sides released their Pokémon simultaneously. Psychic power spread out as Gu Yuan and Alakazam linked with Charizard and the others via Telepathy. An even more dazzling light rose up, acting like a war horn, as Gu Yuan and Frey launched their attacks in unison.