Chương 149: The knife's already been handed over, let's do it!

Less than 5 minutes.

With her superpowers fully activated, Gadriya finally reached the shore with Rikusa.

This also means that the Pokémon turmoil caused by Team Galactic has finally come to an end.

Upon reaching the shore, Lu Sha threw out a Poké Ball containing Azelf.

Seeing the unconscious Azelf, and with Cattleya unleashing her psychic power to sweep across the entire area, coupled with the oppressive aura of the Elite Four members, Wallace and Wheatfield, all the rampaging Pokémon stopped moving.

Pokémon are just simple, not stupid.

On the contrary, because of their naivety, seeing that Azelf had been captured and was unconscious, and that the leading Elite Four Pokémon had all been wiped out, the other Pokémon didn't know what to do.

However, just as the unrest had completely subsided and everyone was preparing to take measures to appease the situation, a loud rumble suddenly came from the direction of the town.

"Crack? (Huh? You want to die that badly?)" Lu Sha paused for half a second, then turned to look in that direction.

The young lady's supernatural perception was synchronized, and the image of the direction from which the roaring sound came immediately appeared in his mind.

In the video, a giant swamp monster, over three meters tall, emerges from the ground.

That location is right next to the Chiri Resort Hotel.

The ground began to tremble violently the moment the Swampert appeared.

"Crack? (Holy crap! An earthquake? Has someone gone mad?)" Not just Lu Sha, everyone knew what was going to happen next.

But they were too far from the town to stop the King-level Swamp Monster in time.

Fortunately, thanks to the young lady's psychic perception, there were no living people or Pokémon inside the Red Sun Resort Hotel, only a large number of people who had been attracted to the area.

Rumble!

The next second, the earth shook violently.

In an instant, the building collapsed.

The entire Chiri Resort Hotel was as fragile as building blocks, collapsing instantly.

The speed of the collapse even led Lu Sha to suspect that the hotel was a shoddy construction project.

Countless people and Pokémon screamed and fled in all directions, and the surrounding buildings were also affected.

The town, which had just quieted down, was instantly thrown into chaos again.

"Damn it! That old bastard Damalanzang is insane!"

Seeing this, King Maiye couldn't help but curse aloud, his face turning very ugly.

He really didn't expect it.

Even at a time like this, that old man still dares to do something like this.

And it just so happened to be right after Cattleya returned.

"What's the point?"

King Wheat Leaf did not understand.

The hotel could be blown up at any time, and he was even prepared for the loss of his family and himself.

But why bomb the hotel at this particular time?

When did Damalanzang become so bold?

Are you really not afraid of becoming an idiot to dare to bomb Cattleya despite her threats?

At the same time, Swampert released the earthquake and immediately burrowed back underground and disappeared.

The Elite Four-level Pokémon was determined to escape, and given the distance, no one present could stop it.

Almost simultaneously, others quickly set off to join the rescue operation.

Cattleya took Lu Sha with her and flew straight to the accident site.

While flying in the sky, Gadria used her psychic powers to lift up the reinforced concrete structures that had collapsed due to the earthquake, rescuing the people and Pokémon trapped underneath before they were crushed to death.

In less than ten seconds, the man and the shark arrived at the scene.

The newly completed Chiri Resort Hotel has now been reduced to ruins, and the scene is extremely chaotic.

"Click! (It seems there's really no one inside the hotel. The casualties weren't too high this time. I have reason to suspect that this hotel itself has safety hazards.)" Lu Sha stared speechlessly at the ruins in front of him.

He couldn't understand why they would bomb the hotel at this time.

They were young and impetuous, while Damalanzang was old and hot-tempered.

Suddenly, Cattleya raised her head and looked in the far distance.

What's wrong?

Lu Sha noticed her unusual behavior.

The next second, the scene in the distance appeared in Lu Sha's mind.

It was the rooftop of a resort hotel that was about thirty stories high, and the signboard looked like that of the Shiruff Group.

On the rooftop, a melancholy young man with blue hair, dressed in a suit, was leaning on the railing with his hands folded.

Seemingly sensing the young lady's gaze, the blue-haired youth looked in their direction, smiled, and waved to them.

Lu Sha knew that man; he had just seen him on the news yesterday and they had spoken to each other today.

Team Galactic leader, renowned Sinnoh entrepreneur, Sun!

He is also the mastermind behind today's events.

Upon seeing the other person, Lu Sha connected all the dots in just one second.

The hotel explosion was most likely not Damalanzang's idea, but rather Chiri's own initiative.

Perhaps it was in retaliation for Damalanzang's warning to the Galactic Team, or perhaps it was an attempt to test them.

Either way, it made Lu Sha very unhappy.

Under the combined perception of the man and the shark, Chi Ri disappeared from the spot almost the instant he finished waving his hand.

It was obvious that they used a Psychic-type Pokémon to teleport, giving the young lady no chance to stop them.

In fact, Lu Sha also knew that the young lady couldn't stop the other party.

Chi Ri is not Dama Lanzang. The other party is a genuine genius. Putting aside his various mechanical inventions and creations, his own strength alone is beyond Dama Lanzang's reach.

The greatest strength of psychics lies in their ability to directly target the opposing trainer.

Given Red Sun's current strength, it would be quite difficult for the young lady to kill him by force.

Moreover, Chiri is more urgent, difficult to deal with, and more cautious than Damalanzang.

Given the distance between the two sides just now, even if the young lady breaks through to the champion level, she might not be able to catch up.

interesting..."

Lu Sha muttered something to himself.

What's wrong?

Cattleya tilted her head slightly, not quite understanding what had happened.

"We just made a tough statement, and they deliberately made a move. They want to see us make a fool of ourselves. If we do nothing, no one will be afraid of us anymore. If we do something, we'll just be used as pawns by Team Galaxy," Lu Sha explained.

It's obvious that Chiri is trying to take this opportunity to mess with Damalanzang.

Although Lu Sha didn't know what Chi Ri was after, he really wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Damalanzang, since the reasons were already laid out in front of him.

But being tricked by Chi Ri like this still left him feeling somewhat resentful.

Oh... just tell me what to do.

When Cattleya heard that it was related to a conspiracy, she immediately lost interest.

She didn't care what happened, as long as Lu Sha could accept it.

If all else fails, kill them all, or turn them all into dolls or idiots.

Is there a way to make someone less intelligent, but not permanently demented, and with a way to reverse it?

Lu Sha suddenly had another bold idea.

"Yes, we can use hypnosis to override his consciousness. With my current abilities, unless a Psychic-type Elite Four Pokémon interferes, I can hypnotize him for the rest of his life."

The young lady spoke silently in the telepathic link, while continuing to search for survivors buried under the building, using her telekinesis to lift the rubble and rescue them.

They weren't exactly good people, but they weren't so bad as to stand by and watch someone die.

Okay, let's wrap this up for today, and do this together!

Lu Sha chuckled mischievously, releasing Diancie and Scizor to assist in the search and rescue.

It's estimated that Red Sun was just testing them this time, not wanting to really provoke them. He chose a very suitable time to explode, so not many people or Pokémon around were actually affected.

There were quite a few injuries, but no deaths.

With the medical methods available in the Pokémon world, even broken arms and legs can be healed, so it's not a big deal.

After tallying the casualties, Lu Sha genuinely suspected that the Chiri Resort Hotel was a shoddy construction project, and that Chiri blew up the hotel primarily to settle accounts, with other purposes being secondary.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Since Chi Ri has put on such a big show, they can't fall behind.

The next day.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door of the penthouse suite at the Devon Resort Hotel.

Sitting at the tea table, holding a cup of fully sweetened honey water, Gadriya frowned slightly. The next second, the door was opened by telekinesis.

Outside the door stood the pale-faced King of Wheat Leaf and a stylishly dressed silver-haired old lady.

"Click! (Hey! Good morning, Old Deng. What brings you here?)" Lu Sha, who was instructing the Mini Dragon on Dragon Dance, looked up at the door and let out a hearty laugh.

"Meow! (Mommy, I want to eat!)" After being tormented for hours, the Dratini seized the opportunity to escape the clutches of its captors and rushed towards Diancie with teary eyes.

What are they teaching?

I can't learn it, I simply can't learn it.

I don't have hands, how could I possibly learn such an awkward dragon dance?

"Heh, thanks to you guys, we had a great morning. You're teaching us Soul Dance Sonic Boom, which Mini Dragon could never learn." Elite Four member Mai Ye glared at Lu Sha with a forced smile.

"Crack! (Old Deng, your eyesight is terrible! I clearly taught you Dragon Dance!)".

Lu Sha disagreed and corrected him, saying that what he called "Soul Dance Sonic Boom" was actually the authentic Dragon Dance.

It's all dragon-type energy performing a dance, how could it be wrong?

"Tch! Old woman Kikuno, Gible can learn Dragon Dance? Your near-Elite Four member Garchomp hasn't even learned it yet."

Wheat Leaf King was amused and looked at the fashionable old lady next to him.

The man next to him is another of the Sinnoh Elite Four, Kikuno, the Ground-type Elite Four member.

"I might not be able to learn it, but I might not be able to with this one in front of me," Kikuno said calmly.

"Crack! (Tsk tsk, did you hear that, Old Deng? Even the Ground-type Elite Four member says we're good enough, you fake Fire-type Elite Four member, go to the side.)" Lu Sha said with a pout.

"Hey! How am I a fake Fire-type Elite Four member? Isn't Volcarona's fire hot enough?" Wheat Leaf glared angrily.

"Crack! (You couldn't stop Team Galactic yesterday, and today you're just sitting around catching the culprit. Where's your fiery temper as a Fire-type trainer?)" Lu Sha exclaimed in amazement.

"We're not here to catch a murderer? I really don't understand. This place is 1200 kilometers away from Suzuran City. How did you manage to get there, incapacitate someone, and then come back?"

Mai Ye spoke with a puzzled expression, her gaze shifting back and forth between Gadriya and Lu Sha.

Just last night, Damalanzang suddenly became demented overnight.

According to the doctor's diagnosis, Damalanzang suffered from severe fright, which led to a split personality.

The new personality has completely forgotten the past, and is as naive as a newborn.

Upon hearing the diagnosis, Mai Ye was stunned.

Perhaps most people don't know, but how could he not know?

Yesterday, after Jia Deliya made her threats, the Chiri Resort Hotel was bombed, and Damalanzang was stunned that very night.

If you say these three things are unrelated, Mai Ye would dare to eat a pound of stinky mud.

"Click! (Old Deng, don't be so sarcastic. You know this place is 1200 kilometers away from Suzuran City, which is 2400 kilometers round trip. We don't even have a single flying Pokémon. Do you think we can manage?)" Lu Sha rolled his eyes.

"That makes sense..."

Mai Ye frowned, this was also something he couldn't understand.

Telekinesis allows one to fly, and at a fairly fast speed, but it consumes a considerable amount of energy.

But traveling 2400 kilometers round trip in one night, dodging six Elite Four Pokémon, and silently incapacitating Damaranzo is something that Psychic God simply cannot do.

And with Cattleya's Pokémon lineup, there aren't even any other Pokémon that can speed things up or hypnotize others.

In other words, all the work had to be done by Cattleya herself.

In terms of both time and capability, this is an impossible task.

If Gatricia could do that in a solo match, she wouldn't be a king, she would be a champion.

Most importantly, traces of a Champion-level or higher Flying-type Pokémon were discovered inside the manor where Damalanzang lived.

No trainer in the entire Kalos region possesses a Flying-type Pokémon of this caliber, and Dorasena's control over flight is not at the Elite Four level.

Given Cattleya's connections, she couldn't possibly borrow a Pokémon of that caliber, which indirectly reduced her suspicion.

This is also why they laid their cards on the table before even entering the premises.

Moreover, looking at Cattleya sitting calmly and leisurely at the tea table, both Heavenly Kings could clearly sense that her superpower fluctuations were still as deep as the moon, showing no signs of fatigue from overexertion.

"Wait, I didn't mention that old man, Damalanzang. How did you know?"

Mai Ye suddenly noticed a blind spot and looked at Lu Sha and the others with a bright look in her eyes.

"idiot!"

Kikuno spoke calmly, glancing at the man and shark in the room, and said, "Some things, once done, should be done cleanly. Sinnoh needs a champion, and anyone can sacrifice for that, including me."

After saying that, Kikuno turned around and left decisively, leaving behind only the still bewildered Mugiha.

"No, how is that swearing? Isn't this the key? I'm the highest-ranking investigator in Sinnoh, how could you, an old woman from the Pipeline Gym, possibly know more than me!" Maiye protested.

"Click! (Old Deng, someone like you being an investigator? Sinnoh is doomed.)" Lu Sha silently raised his shark arm and pointed to the television playing in the room.

Mai Ye stared blankly at the television, which was broadcasting a news program from Carlos TV. It was a news report about Damaranzang, the vice president of the Sinnoh League, suffering from dementia.

"Wait? When did it get to Carlos? Didn't Sinnoh block the news from broadcasting it? Also, why is there no sound on your TV?"

"Click! (Is it possible that we don't like the sound of the TV, we only like the visuals? Also, Carlos's Flame Foundation was going to meet with Damalanzang this morning to continue discussing the distribution of donations. Isn't it normal that they know Damalanzang is in trouble?)" Lu Sha shrugged, his words leaving no room for error.

Since there's no evidence, it's none of their business.

No matter how much Sinnoh investigates, they can only investigate Carlos's side at most. How could they possibly investigate Team Rocket?

They went through a lot of trouble to borrow a Flying-type Elite Four Pokémon.

However, Giovanni is truly generous, lending out his champion-level Dragonite without asking for anything in return.

Although it's true that what's free is the most expensive, Lu Sha accepted this favor.