["Axel, Giovanni has already left!"]
The moment the call connected, Lance's urgent voice came through Rotom.
["I've also got the locations of several Team Rocket bases. When do we start?"]
"Hmm," Axel's eyelid twitched slightly. It was obvious this Champion Lance had been itching to deal with Team Rocket for a long time.
"You've already tracked down their bases this quickly? The Kanto League's efficiency is impressive."
["I've wanted to wipe out Team Rocket for a long time. It's just that the League didn't have enough power before,"] Lance didn't hide the killing intent in his eyes at all, practically gritting his teeth as he spoke.
["Now that you're here to help, Mr. Axel, I naturally want everything prepared so you won't make the trip for nothing."]
["Tell me when it's convenient, I'll personally come pick you up."]
Axel didn't hesitate, "Now."
With Rainbow Team Rocket possibly descending at any moment, he had no intention of wasting time.
Giovanni had already gone to confront the Explorers head-on. As long as they wiped out Team Rocket here as well, the entire Pokemon League would be free of villain organizations, completely sealed tight.
Although Giovanni and Pryce were still out there, compared to an organization of this scale, individual threats were far less dangerous.
["Alright, I'll come get you,"] Lance's tone burned with excitement. Before even ending the call, he had already leapt onto his red Gyarados and shot into the sky.
["Oh, and I'll send you the locations of several Team Rocket bases as well. Take a look and decide which one we should hit first!"]
After hanging up, several messages appeared on Axel's Rotom, each one related to a Team Rocket base.
[Below Celadon Gym, a Team Rocket biological base has been confirmed. Currently under Executive Ariana. Threat Level: Low.]
[Cinnabar Island is being used by Team Rocket to raise a large number of Fire-type Pokemon. The terrain is dangerous, and Blaine has fully defected to Team Rocket. Threat Level: High.]
[Mewtwo Island (League designation) has been verified to house an artificial legendary Pokemon, originating from the same source as your Mewtwo. Additionally, Team Rocket is currently developing new legendary Pokemon there. Threat Level: Extremely High!]
Axel skimmed through it. There were more than twenty locations listed in total. Across the entire Kanto region, aside from the Indigo Plateau, Pallet Town, and Mt. Silver, there were traces of Team Rocket activity almost everywhere.
He thought for a moment, then crossed out the locations controlled by Apollo, Lance, and Ariana, as well as those under Koga. That left only eight sites remaining.
Axel opened his chat with Lance.
"Lance, the leaders at these locations are all my people. No need to consider them."
"I suggest we go straight to Mewtwo Island. That's where Team Rocket's main force is. The other locations aren't strong, let Lorelei and the others handle them."
Reading Axel's message, Lance, who was riding his red Gyarados in a surge of adrenaline, was stunned.
'What the hell?'
He, Lance, had spent years, mobilizing the full strength of both the Kanto and Johto Leagues, and had only managed to take down fewer than ten Team Rocket bases.
And Axel, by himself, had already infiltrated more than half of them?
'What the hell is this… I've been a Champion for nothing.'
["I understand, Mr. Axel. I'll have the rest of the League withdraw immediately and focus all forces on the remaining targets."]
["Also, I've already reached the center of Violet City. Just come out and wait for me…"]
Above the ocean, two Gyarados churned through the clouds like twin dragons playing with a pearl, casting a suffocating pressure over the sea below.
"Mr. Axel, Mewtwo Island is just ahead. Should we attack directly, or go down and scout first?"
"Let's attack directly. Also… just call me Axel. Adding 'Mr.' feels a bit awkward," Axel sounded slightly helpless.
Ever since he told Lance he controlled many Team Rocket bases, Lance had been overly polite, keeping a noticeable distance.
"Alright. Then we attack directly."
Lance's presence instantly sharpened. His cape snapped violently in the wind, the warmth he showed Axel vanishing completely.
Two Dragonair emerged from his Poke Balls, and the clouds overhead suddenly thickened, dark and heavy.
The next moment, a violent storm erupted.
Torrential rain engulfed the entire Mewtwo Island. Gale-force winds whipped up the sea into a massive tsunami that crashed toward the island.
Without intervention from opposing trainers, the entire island would be wiped out by this storm.
This was the destructive power of a top-tier Champion.
Axel didn't act immediately. He stood calmly atop his Gyarados, with Giratina hovering at his side, ready to strike at any moment.
The instant an opposing trainer interfered, Giratina would unleash a full-powered Strange Light and put them in their place.
But even after a long while, Axel saw no sign of any Team Rocket trainer making a move.
They simply huddled at the center of the island, hiding beneath a large protective structure, seemingly having no intention of resisting at all.
"Something feels off," Axel muttered. Though he hadn't interacted much with Team Rocket, he had heard of their reputation.
Compared to other villain groups, they might not be the most brutal, but they were definitely among the strongest.
A group like that, especially with Mewtwo in their hands, shouldn't lack the courage to fight back against Lance.
"Is Mr. Axel here? Or is it only Mr. Lance?", At that moment, a calm voice came through a loudspeaker.
"If Mr. Axel is present as well, we ask that you come down for a talk!"
"Why are you looking for me?", Axel was puzzled, but he still guided his Gyarados lower. He wasn't worried about any ambush.
"Mr. Axel, our boss already gave us instructions in advance. He said you might come in the next few days and told us to fully assist you in removing Mewtwo's flaws so it can follow you."
"Also, if you intend to arrest people, we've already gathered all members who have committed crimes."
"With just a word from you, they'll head to the nearest city and turn themselves in."
"However, before that, Boss Giovanni said we must first present you with another gift before accepting the League's punishment."
"This gift is our research on the 'Cosmic Virus'."
"What?", The moment those words fell, Axel hadn't even processed that "Cosmic Virus" referred to Deoxys when a sudden roar from Rayquaza exploded in his mind.
"Those things are still alive."
"Axel, agree to it, have them help locate those things."
"They've already descended once. This time, under no circumstances… absolutely cannot let them descend a second time!"
"The danger they pose is far greater than Team Rocket!"
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