"Are you stupid? Or do you think I am?"
The moment those words left Gu Qiu's mouth, Dr. Zhao froze.
"Y-What did you say?"
"Move aside. Not everyone is easy to deceive."
Gu Qiu had no interest in arguing further.
Whether this man had real credentials meant nothing.
His character had already exposed itself.
"Let's go."
Serena and Gu Xin stayed quiet in front of outsiders, obediently following him.
"You think you can leave?"
Dr. Zhao's expression darkened.
If persuasion didn't work—
Force would.
Fortunately, he had prepared a backup plan.
The four people behind him spread out, summoning their Pokémon and surrounding Gu Qiu's group.
Gu Qiu scanned them casually.
Strongest: the leather-clad woman.
Her Pokémon: Nidoking (Top-grade), Level 61.
The other three:
Mid-grade Pokémon, Levels 52–55.
All radiating oppressive aura.
Serena tightened her grip on his arm.
Gu Xin trembled.
She was only a second-year high school student.
This was beyond anything she'd experienced.
"Don't be afraid."
Gu Qiu gently pulled them closer.
"Brother… I'm scared…"
"It's okay. Trust me."
His warm smile calmed them.
Dr. Zhao watched with irritation.
His real identity?
A researcher embedded in Kanto Institute—
Actually a member of a mysterious organization.
These four were assigned to protect him.
Especially the leather-clad woman—equal rank to him.
"You don't understand how dangerous this is."
"I know your Greninja is strong."
"But this Nidoking is Champion-tier."
"And the others are quasi-Champion."
"You can't escape."
"Two choices."
"Hand over the Milotic evolution method."
"Or…"
He sneered.
"This place is empty. Even if something… happens… no one will know."
Gu Qiu's gaze turned cold.
"This environment is indeed nice."
"Perfect for your…"
He paused.
"…burial ground."
"What?"
"Pikachu. Tsukuyomi."
Pikachu's eyes transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan.
In that instant—
Their gazes locked.
And they were gone.
Tsukuyomi.
The supreme illusion.
In the Tsukuyomi world, time, space, and sensation were entirely controlled by the caster.
Years of torture—
Could pass in a fraction of a second in reality.
The damage inflicted could shatter the mind.
It could not kill—
But it could destroy.
Previously, Gu Qiu avoided this move.
The strain on the eyes was immense.
But now—
With Super Self-Regeneration, Pikachu could use Mangekyō techniques without permanent loss.
Imagine Itachi with unlimited regeneration—
True god-tier.
Inside the illusion—
They suffered.
Endless mental collapse.
When Tsukuyomi ended—
Reality had only blinked.
Five bodies lay on the ground.
Eyes hollow.
Minds broken.
Silence.
Serena and Gu Xin hadn't even processed what happened.
One second they were threatening—
Next second, finished.
"Let's go. It's quiet now."
They walked away.
"What… just happened?"
"Don't ask."
"Knowing won't benefit you."
"Just remember one thing."
"I'm very strong."
"Especially Pikachu."
Gu Xin swallowed.
Pikachu?
The one she'd hugged countless times since childhood?
That Pikachu?
She suddenly reconsidered every time she'd squeezed his cheeks.
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