Dawn of Pokémon

The daylight moved upward, and the search scope gradually extended from the ground to the underground.

Exploration underground is much more difficult.Ultrasonic waves cannot penetrate thick soil, and it is difficult to accurately detect super powers - not to mention, Seiji's team does not have many super-type Pokémon.

Xiaoye's waveguide power finally came into use.The waveguide's detection ability is inherently stronger than superpowers, and it has been fully exercised by Xiaoye recently - invisible fluctuations seep into the ground, reflecting the images in the land in Xiaoye's mind.

However, obstacles also exist.

Honglian Volcano is not an extinct volcano, and hot magma is always flowing underground.The high temperature and dense fire energy made Xiaoye's waveguide power unable to continue after exploring dozens of meters underground.

After understanding this situation, Seiji only thought about it for a few seconds and then signaled Xiaoye not to worry about the undetectable area and just maintain the current depth.

The possibility of Team Rocket building a base close to the magma layer is very low, and it is indeed difficult for buildings to survive in such extreme conditions.

The search progress is progressing little by little.Seiji and his team members did not communicate too much verbally, and everyone knew exactly what they should do.

Occasionally when he encounters local residents walking in the mountains, Seiji will ask Xiaoye to come up and ask if there are any abnormalities in Honglian Volcano recently.

As for why Xiaoye?

All members of Team Seiji are adults - and most of them have a very serious style similar to the captain, which can easily make residents nervous.In contrast, Xiao Ye, who was just a ten-year-old girl, found it easier to get more information from unsuspecting residents.

While summarizing the information obtained, Seiji's team arrived at the door of a wealthy family's mansion.

This is the most obvious building in the Honglian volcanic mountainous area. It is probably a house bought by a wealthy person to enjoy the hot springs.

According to nearby residents, the owner of the mansion has not been here for several years.The security guards guarding the house are always there, but they can only look at the door and cannot enter.

There is no doubt that this is the most suspicious place in today's search.When the other party's position is unclear, of course one cannot hastily engage in direct negotiations.So, everyone walked around to the wide courtyard behind the mansion - a neat metal fence stood tall, and there were several Cady dogs wandering beside the fence.

Hu Di once again launched a mental exploration.An overhead view of the building was projected on the screen, and Seiji's team quickly used this as a basis to find the narrow corner surrounded by the irregularly shaped mountain slopes.

This is the blind spot in the courtyard.The owner of the mansion was obviously aware of this and specially arranged for a Cady dog ​​to guard this corner.In order to avoid being discovered, Seiji and his team did not get close to the fence.From a distance, it can be seen that only this Kati dog has never moved like the other guards.

These Pokémon with a keen sense of smell and strong vigilance are difficult to deal with.Once they notice anything unusual, they will bark loudly to attract security guards.

——At the same time, this also means that it is possible to sneak into the courtyard quietly as long as you hide it from Cady Dog.

All six people sprayed special grass juice on their clothes.The smell of green grass completely covered up the original smell of their bodies - then, the only thing left was how to avoid being detected by the eyes of the katy dogs.

Teleportation should be a good method, but the courtyard is too open, and even entering it will be noticed by the Kati dogs.The only place where he could hide was under a row of bushes at the edge of the courtyard—and this was within the sight of the cutie in the corner.

"If we break in from here, we can enter smoothly as long as we put down this Cady dog." Seiji pointed to the puppy Pokémon standing in the corner of the courtyard in the overhead view, "Everyone, do you have any suggestions? "

As a regular partner of the Ministry of Public Security, Kati Dog naturally has its own merits.It is not difficult to defeat it, but it is not easy to defeat it silently.

When the four executors of Seiji's team were all lost in thought, Xiaoye said, "Mr. Takada, just defeat it without making a sound, right?"

"That's right. Do you have any idea?"

"Yes, please allow me a try."

"Okay." Seiji nodded and looked at Xiaoye with cold eyes, "However, if you alert the security guards in the courtyard, I will ask you to leave my team."

For newcomers, this sentence is too harsh.But Xiaoye didn't show any intention of retreating, she just nodded, "I understand. Then, I'll go."

The red and white balls are opened, and ghost stones fly out of them.When the cheerful kid bit into Saya's head, Seiji's eyebrows almost turned into knots.

What a system!

However, Xiao Ye calmly signaled Ghost Stone to "bite and don't let go" - when Seiji even thought that Xiao Ye was talking nonsense, crystal blue lightning bloomed from the girl's feet.

Then, she disappeared.

The right hand wrapped in crystal blue light violently strangled the dog's jaw, making it unable to make any sound.Before Cady Dog even had time to struggle, his eyes met Ghoststone's glowing red eyes.

Three seconds later, the dog fell into a deep sleep.

Gently placing the puppy Pokémon in the soft grass, Xiaoye quickly ducked behind the bushes and waved in the direction where she was hiding, signaling that everyone could get closer.

The people in Seiji's team looked at each other, and even Seiji himself was stunned.

No one saw how Xiao Ye entered the fence instantly, and even the Kati Dog clan, which was always very responsive, failed to notice Xiao Ye's actions.

——Of course.From the hiding place to the fence, there was a distance of tens of meters, but it only took Xiaoye less than a second to cross it.

As a result, Seiji's team entered the courtyard of this mansion safely and securely.While the executives all looked at Saya in surprise, Seiji withdrew his gaze.

The Waveguide Messenger truly lives up to its reputation.

Even though his surname is not Shenyu, his powerful figure has not changed.

Well, that's good.She is indeed someone who can come in handy in battle.

That kid from Xiaotian...

Sure enough, the teammates he found were not ordinary people either.

The infiltration operation went very smoothly, but the results of the investigation were still discouraging.

Under the comprehensive coverage of waveguide, super energy and ultrasound, the conclusion is drawn that this is just an ordinary mansion and has nothing to do with Team Rocket.

Luck obviously did not favor the executive branch.For three days, they tried their best to conduct searches on the huge Honglian Island, but found very little.

The work of the execution department is very busy.From six o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the evening, all twelve hours were devoted to the search.Following the professional team, Xiao Ye and the other four learned a lot of knowledge and skills that travelers cannot obtain, and also saw the modern working methods of the execution department.but--

The most important clue has not been found.

On the afternoon of April [-]th, the Honglian Volcano search team discovered traces of a large number of people who had been engaged in collective activities.However, these marks had become quite blurry, and ultimately the location of Team Rocket's base could not be traced through them.

Finally, on the evening of April [-], the search ceased.

Three days is indeed too short to fully search the entire Red Lotus Island.This result was not beyond the expectations of the three executives, so——

The search is over and preparations for war begin.

April [-], during the solar eclipse, is the time when the Rockets are most likely to expose themselves.It would be better if nothing happened - it would not be too late to continue the search then.

Considering the possibility of a large-scale battle on April [-], everyone adjusted the status of their Pokémon to the best and prepared for battle.Since a solar eclipse is a rare sight, there will be many people on the streets watching it. Maintaining order and protecting the public are also important tasks.

April [-]th, night.

Room 301, Pokémon Center Dormitory. The 19 people gathered together again, waiting for the incoming investigators.

"...Now, almost all the bombs have been definitely eliminated, and most of the unidentified air raiders have been arrested and brought to justice. The repair work of the damaged buildings in Miyuan City is proceeding in an orderly manner..."

The orange-haired boy looked at the harmonious scene on the TV screen and couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Hey, the news is still the same. The real battle is clearly in a stalemate."

Of course, the "real battle" was never known to the general population.

When there was a knock on the door, Seiji immediately turned off the TV and stepped forward to open the door.

"Mr. Shenyu, please come in."

The voice with a clear smile enveloped the outdoor air, like a refreshing summer breeze, slowly spreading into the brightly lit room.

"So - don't always use such incestuous names for me, Seiji-senpai."

The young man with long silver hair walked into the room slowly.There was no sharpness in the gentle smile, and a very soft brilliance overflowed from the ice blue pupils.Even so, everyone in the room still stood up immediately and saluted the young investigator.

"Hello, Mr. Shenyu."

"Hello." Xinghai smiled and nodded, "You don't have to be so formal. It's still very early, so just chat about the situation here."

"Okay!" The orange-haired boy who had never read the air for ten thousand years immediately became happy, "Report to Investigator Shenyu, we searched for three whole days but found nothing! Above!"

Executives:...(face covering)

Su Hai: ...Ahaha.

Ayakawa: This, this is not impressive at all, young man...

Seiji: ...Shut up! (getting furious)

"Hahaha." Seeing Seiji's angry look, Xinghai laughed instead and patted his stiff old friend on the shoulder, "I see, thank you for your hard work."

"Don't happily report your useless work." Seiji said through gritted teeth, making people suspect that he was going to beat the boy into pieces in the next second.

"It's okay, it's okay." Xinghai waved his hands nonchalantly and smiled at the young executive, "If you have anything interesting, please share it with me, Huitai."

"Yes!...Eh, eh, eh, eh? Mr. Shenyu, do you actually remember my name?"

Within a few minutes, Xinghai was chatting noisily with everyone in the execution department, completely losing the seriousness of the combat meeting.The four free trainers who were foreign aids sat quietly in the corner, and none of them came forward to say hello for some reason.

Xiaotian just nodded to his father and didn't talk too much.The golden retriever brother and sister seemed to be looking at the sea of ​​​​stars, chatting in low voices, and nodding together in a serious manner. I don't know what they were thinking.

As for Xiaoye——

Too embarrassed to speak.

Unfortunately, Xinghai didn't seem to realize anything. He walked around the house with a smile, and naturally did not forget to say hello to the four newcomers, "Hey, hello. And - we meet again, Xiaoye."

Three surprised looks from her friends immediately came to her, and Xiaoye could only apologize awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xinghai, I clearly promised you not to participate in this matter..."

"I've heard all the details." Xinghai smiled helplessly, "My son asked you to come, right?"

The silver-haired boy seemed a little surprised, and his ice-blue eyes, which were exactly the same as his father's, widened slightly.

Father and Xiaoye... do they know each other?

"It's okay. It is true that the execution department is short of manpower now and needs your help. Don't forget to protect yourself tomorrow."

Xinghai smiled and brushed off the topic and turned to chat with the golden retriever brother and sister.Facing Xiaotian's questioning gaze, Xiaoye could only shrug with a complicated smile.

"This matter... it's a long story. Let's talk about it later."

The small talk continued for a long time before the formal combat meeting officially began.However, this is an operation based on "adaptation", and there are not many details that need to be deployed.

I don’t know if it’s to take care of the newcomers, but Xinghai’s explanation is very detailed and easy to understand.And with this powerful first-level investigator here, everyone seemed to have found a backbone.In his gentle and calm voice, the depression caused by the failure of the search work was completely swept away, as if--

As long as you follow this person, there is nothing you can't do.

The next morning.

"Are you ready-"

"OK OK, you can shoot at any time!"

"Okay, the time of the solar eclipse is noon. The next task is to wait patiently."

"Phew, it's great to get up early and get a good seat."

Many photography-loving residents woke up early ahead of the rare eclipse.They set up photography equipment on the streets and on rooftops, waiting for the solar eclipse to arrive at noon.

On the other side of the city - there are 15 people in the enforcement department, one person in the search department, and four freelance trainers.A team of 20 people in total has been hiding in the shadows of the city, ready at all times.

The faint morning light reflected the Pokémon Alliance emblem on their chests.

At this time, no one has noticed the undercurrent behind the vitality; and no one would have guessed that the disaster 500 years ago would happen again on this once-traumatized island.

On April [-]th, the sword is ready to be unsheathed.