bookbashuk Chapter 310 This is kidnapping!
Chapter 310 This is kidnapping!
Chapter 310 This is kidnapping!
Wakaba Town, Kumoki Research Institute.
It was just after nightfall, a beautiful night with a bright moon overhead, and Dr. Kuki was still engrossed in studying the newly delivered samples.
He's always like this; once he gets busy, he becomes completely focused and no longer pays attention to external affairs, even forgetting to eat.
This was originally his strength, which allowed Professor Elm to make rapid progress in his research after graduating from Professor Oak's tutelage.
Moreover, in this town where the winds of beginnings blow, a place heavily guarded by the League, Dr. Elm has not encountered any problems except for the theft of the starter Pokémon he prepared for a newcomer once.
But he's in trouble again tonight, because a group of men in black uniforms have been secretly watching him.
They landed silently from the helicopter and arrived at the roof of the research institute.
"Target confirmed. All the assistants have left the research institute; only Dr. Kumoki is inside—"
Scarface, who was in the lead, was using a miniature telescope to discreetly observe the layout of the research institute through the skylight.
At that moment, his subordinates used hypnosis with Gastly to eliminate all the security forces around the research institute and simultaneously knocked out the alarms.
Their movements were clean and efficient, without any unnecessary actions; it was immediately clear that they were a professional unit.
Once he confirmed that everything was proceeding smoothly as planned, Scarface immediately gave the hand signal.
Team Rocket agents quickly infiltrated the research facility.
Meanwhile, Dr. Kuki was still engrossed in his microscope, completely unaware of what was happening.
The Team Rocket group slowly approached in the darkness until they completely surrounded Professor Elm.
The leader, Scarface, shook his head and swaggered out of the shadows.
He casually pulled over a chair from the research lab, walked over to Dr. Kongmu with feigned ease, and brandished his weapon.
At the same time, he put his hand on the doctor's shoulder.
"You must be the famous Professor Elm! Come with us, the leader of Team Rocket wants to see you!"
Scarface's tone was fierce and threatening, and the clicking of weapons being cocked echoed around him.
But the Rockets didn't hear the panicked voices they expected from Professor Hollow; the atmosphere was eerily quiet.
"To be such a brave Pokémon professor." Scarface frowned and then said more fiercely.
"Empty Tree! Don't think that just because you're an expert on Pokémon evolution, we won't dare to touch you!"
"Team Rocket has a research project about Mew that needs your participation. You'd better come with us!"
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to your wife and children in the lab's backyard!"
As he spoke, Scarface pulled out a dagger and held it to Kongmu's neck.
But Dr. Kumoki didn't even raise his head, completely ignoring Scarface's words.
"Okay, okay, then let's do the experiment as you say~"
The air was completely still, and you could even hear a few crows cawing overhead. The Team Rocket members responsible for the encirclement were starting to get nervous.
"What kind of people are these?!"
Scarface, the leader, suddenly felt like he was punching cotton.
"We're not your assistants, Kongmu!"
"We are the Rockets, and we're trying to hold you hostage. Can't you show us some respect?!"
Scarface couldn't take it anymore and was about to forcibly pull Kongmu off the research equipment when...
A loud bang suddenly came from the sky outside the research institute. The helicopter that was originally responsible for picking up Team Rocket agents was smashed to pieces by an unidentified flying object.
The Rockets members' eyes widened instantly.
"What? What happened?"
At that moment, the door was kicked open.
"Who are you? Don't come in—ouch!"
"Get out of my way!" Little Chile landed and kicked away several Team Rocket members who tried to surround him, then quickly walked inside.
Seeing this, the remaining Team Rocket members quickly released their Pokémon in an attempt to stop Ash from advancing, but they were immediately paralyzed by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.
Even Scarface was electrocuted so badly he started breakdancing, spewing black smoke as he collapsed.
"I really shouldn't have taken this mission—"
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a good deed today: Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (67/∞)]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Free Attribute Points +5; Region Favorability +5; Region Reputation +5]
"Team Rocket?" Ash wondered who these people dressed in all black were.
Oh, it's Team Rocket! I thought it was just some random Pikachu by the roadside.
No wonder he felt an urge to kick it the moment he saw it, although he did actually do it.
Before he fell, Scarface accidentally released a small amount of electricity from the dagger in his hand, shocking Dr. Kuroki's ear.
Dr. Kumo was startled, and he quickly got up and looked around.
"Oh, what happened?"
The once tidy laboratory is now filled with seven or eight strangers lying haphazardly.
There were also Ash and Misty, who looked very anxious.
"Ash, how come you guys got here so quickly? Didn't you say it was still two days' journey?"
Who are these people on the ground?
"Never mind all that, Professor Elm, go check on Tyranitar!"
"It's been like this ever since it hatched from the egg."
Ash casually tossed the charcoal on the ground into a pile and quickly showed Professor Elm the Larvitar he was carrying.
"Larakira—" Professor Elm finally noticed something was wrong with the Larakira in Ash's arms.
They quickly pulled out a large box of instruments from the laboratory and placed Yukira on the operating table to examine her.
But the more Dr. Kuroki examined him, the more serious his expression became.
"This is hypothermia, and the situation is not good, but I'm the only one in the lab right now, so surgery is difficult to perform—"
Just as Dr. Kongmu was scratching his head, several footsteps sounded outside the institute's entrance.
"Kongmu, why are all the security guards at your gate fast asleep?"
To Xiao Zhi's surprise, all the people he peeked out were familiar faces he hadn't expected.
"Mom, Professor Oak, what are you doing here?"
"Ash, you arrived so quickly."
It turns out that after learning that Ash had collected all eight badges, the two of them specially came from Pallet Town to Elm Labs.
We're planning to surprise Ash when he gets here and cheer him on for the upcoming tournament.
But to their surprise, even though they arrived two days early, they were still a step behind Xiaozhi.
"You're always getting lost and late, how come you're here so fast this time?"
"Mom even prepared several monster masks to scare you."
When Hanako pulled out several huge masks from who-knows-where, Ash was speechless. This wasn't something you'd use to encourage a child, was it?
"Mom, this kind of thing can't scare me, and now is not the time to talk about this!"
Although Ash wasn't frightened, Professor Oak arrived just in time and quickly pulled him along with Professor Elm to treat Gigantomachia.
With the help of two top Pokémon professors, after a flurry of activity, Larvitar's body temperature finally returned to normal.
"Okay, my consciousness and condition have finally stabilized."
Dr. Kuki wiped the sweat from his forehead and finally breathed a sigh of relief as he stood up.
At this moment, Professor Oak also brought a blanket for Larvitar and gently covered it with it.
"Thanks to Xiaozhi and the others for bringing it in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"However, this child is still quite resistant to external stimuli, and it seems to have no desire to eat at all. I can only give it a nutritional injection for now."
"Why is Kira like this?" Xiaoxia asked, puzzled.
Normally, when a Pokémon hatches, it's either lively and energetic or full of life, but Larvitar is as hard as a dead object when it's born.
Even with his eyes open, he looked dazed.
Unfortunately, neither Professor Oak nor Professor Elm knew the answer to this question.
But Ash suddenly spoke up.
"Perhaps it's because something terrible happened to Yukira when it was still inside the egg."
During the flight, Ash's energy resonated with that of Tyranitar.
He vaguely saw a strange scene.
It was like an egg being snatched from its mother's arms by a strange robot and then placed in a wooden box and bumped along the way.
The wooden crate was damaged during the attack and fell onto the street, where it was kicked and shoved by a group of people. It eventually rolled into the river and was washed into the sea, where it was finally picked up by Director Chengmei.
Xiao Zhi told everyone about these things, and everyone was very shocked.
"So, you saw Larvitar's memories? That's quite a rare phenomenon," Professor Oak added.
"There are indeed some Pokémon that are born with strong mental abilities and can communicate with their trainers. It seems that this Tyranitar is quite talented."
"But in other words, Yugira believes it shouldn't have been born, which is why it resists the world's contact with it."
Professor Oak let out a long sigh.
"This situation is a bit troublesome now, what if Yukira continues to refuse to acknowledge his birth?"
"If it doesn't want to truly come back to life, then even if I keep giving it nutritional injections, Yugira's body won't be able to hold on."
"In the past, Pokémon like these would eventually die out, almost without exception."
Infusing Larvitar with Aura power had no effect whatsoever, and Ash could only pat Larvitar on the shoulder with a heavy heart.
"Yakira————"
"Eh?"
Unexpectedly, when Ash touched Tyranitar, it suddenly blinked.
Ash quickly picked it up and realized it wasn't an illusion; Tyranitar's body had indeed become a little softer.
"By————By————"
"Yakira spoke!" Dr. Elm quickly and happily came over to check.
But as soon as he got close to Tyranitar, he instantly hardened again, becoming even more like a stone than if he had been petrified, leaving Dr. Elm to awkwardly scratch his head.
"Professor Elm, can I take care of this Tyranitar?" Ash suddenly asked. He couldn't just watch Tyranitar die.
Larvitar's current official guardian is Professor Elm, so Ash earnestly asked him for help.
"I want to show Tyranitar the beauty of this world and let it believe that being born into this world is a happy thing."
Dr. Kumoku pondered for a moment, then immediately spoke.
"Of course you can, and it seems that Tyranitar is only willing to be close to you, so it's most suitable for you to take care of it." Professor Elm had originally planned to ask Ash for help.
Now that Ash has taken the initiative to speak, Professor Elm naturally won't refuse, and at the same time, he also thought of it.
"There appears to be a habitat for Bangiaras in the protected area at the foot of Mount Silver."
"Yakira might be from there. When you go to Mt. Silver, you can take Yukira there to have a look."
"Maybe we can find out the reason for Yuki's inner conflict."
"Yes, I understand, Doctor."
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Pseudo-Legendary Collector!": You possess three different types of pseudo-legendary Pokémon! (Dragonite; Garchomp; Larvitar)]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +3; Attack +3; Free Attribute Points +3]
"Since you've been busy for so long, let's eat first. I've already prepared a late-night snack."
At that moment, Hanako's mother suddenly chimed in, easing the tension.
Upon hearing this, Dr. Kongmu realized that he hadn't eaten dinner yet and suddenly felt extremely hungry.
He readily agreed and led everyone to the dining table at the research institute.
Ash held Lark in his arms, first tying up the Team Rocket members who had fallen over in the lab and hoisting them outside, before coming to the dining table to eat.
Because Ash was there, Hanako's mother prepared a very lavish meal.
"By the way, Ash, you're probably heading straight to Mt. Silver next, right?"
After finishing their meal, Professor Oak suddenly brought up Ash and his friends' itinerary.
"Although the competition is still more than a month away, given your level of getting lost—"
"It's probably best if you set off sooner rather than later for places you haven't been to before."
Professor Oak was telling the truth, and Ash and Misty couldn't refute it at all.
"Don't worry, Professor Oak, I've already planned this out."
"We'll set off tomorrow, and we'll train our Pokémon along the way. By the time we reach Mt. Silver, we'll be almost there."
"Then you'd better hurry, Xiao Mao has already arrived at Silver Mountain and said he's waiting for you there."
Professor Oak's smile broadened considerably when he talked about Gary.
"Xiao Mao is really looking forward to facing you at the tournament."
"Heh, I can already picture what that guy would say."
Whenever Ash mentions Gary's arrogant face, he can't help but picture it in his mind.
"I will never lose!"
"It's good that you're still so confident, but I still have to remind you that Xiao Mao's progress is quite significant."
"The stronger that kid Mao is, the happier I am!"
Ash has been eagerly anticipating the Pokémon that Gary mentioned he had specially prepared for him.
Having replenished the energy consumed during flight, Ash suddenly remembered something.
He came to Dr. Kongmu's research institute because he wanted to ask Dr. Kongmu for help with something.
Arriving at the backyard of the research institute, Ash released Black and White.
"There's a new legendary Pokémon."
Upon seeing Shiro, Professor Oak couldn't help but sigh again.
"Ash, you really have a special connection with legendary Pokémon."
Upon seeing Blackie and Whiteie appear together, Dr. Kongmu's eyes lit up with excitement, and his hands were itching to start researching them.
"Wow, that black Lugia has grown so big!"
"Yes, thanks to the nutritional formula you helped me formulate before, Dr. Kongmu, it's very effective."
Ash came this time wanting Professor Elm to help him prepare a nutritional formula for White, since legendary Pokémon grow up too slowly.
Xiao Bai is only about one meter tall now, which is far less than Xiao Hei, who is already six meters tall.
Although the Sea God helped Xiao Hei's sudden rise in height, the formula given by Dr. Kongmu before that also played a significant role.
"That's no problem at all!"
At this moment, Professor Sky and Professor Oak had already taken out their instruments and were intently observing Black and White.
No matter how much people around them tried to talk to them, the two of them couldn't hear them at all.
They were all shouting something about how amazing this feather had three forks, along with all sorts of strange technical jargon.
The next day, Professor Skywood gave Ash the formula he had created specifically for Snow.
After putting Lark into his bag, Ash said goodbye to Professor Elm and the others, and quickly headed towards Mt. Silver.
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