Rolling, Captain Price's blood-stained head rolled all the way to Anke's feet.
Anke glanced at his former colleague and then at Giovanni, who had flicked his long blade to shake off the blood, and felt his eyelids twitch.
Giovanni murmured softly, "What are you still standing around for? Collect his Pokémon."
Anke shivered, feeling somewhat confused, but still obediently prepared to step forward.
However, Haunter suddenly flew out from Captain Price's head and sucked his soul dry.
Then it scurried over to Giovanni, picked up the Poké Balls from Captain Price's corpse one by one, and collected all the fallen Pokémon.
Seeing this, Anke awkwardly scratched his head.
So Giovanni was calling Haunter.
Giovanni glanced at Anke, a hint of amusement hidden in his eyes, then picked up Scyther's Poké Ball and threw it to Anke, "Well done, this is your reward."
Anke was a little surprised; holding the Poké Ball in his hand, he hastily thanked him: "Thank you, Young… Boss."
Giovanni stepped forward and gently patted his shoulder, "Let's go, the show isn't over yet."
Anke was somewhat confused by these words; since Raven and Captain Price were already dead, it should have been over.
But Giovanni's words left Anke a bit puzzled.
Giovanni put on his meowth mask again and led his Pokémon in one direction, lightly stomping his foot.
Haunter flew out of the shadows, obediently awaiting Giovanni's command.
Giovanni glanced at Beedrill, which clearly hadn't had its fill of killing, and instructed Haunter, "Go tell Shadow to gather all the Squadron Leader and Squad Leaders at my former Training Ground 13."
Haunter immediately turned into a shadow and flew into the distance.
It was only then that Anke guessed what Giovanni was planning, but wasn't this a bit too crazy?
He shivered, "Boss, do we need to ask for instructions?"
Giovanni looked down and replied to him: "Don't worry, since I dare to do it, there's no problem. Pick up that guy's head."
Anke closed his mouth upon hearing this; no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't afford to offend either Giovanni or Madame Boss.
So he could only let nature take its course. He didn't mind the bloodstains on Captain Price's head and simply lifted it directly from the ground.
Halfway there, the battered Vicious and Yotaro were supporting each other, laboriously making their way towards them.
They were somewhat happy to see Anke, who, though a bit disheveled, was at least safe and sound.
Upon seeing the bloody head in Anke's hand, their pupils all contracted.
At the same time, under Haunter's notification, the Shadow Squad members were also bringing the Squadron Leader and Squad Leaders they guarded to gather.
However, upon hearing this, these people were somewhat incredulous. "What? The Boss wants us to gather? And you're delivering the message?"
Someone reacted very strongly, "We're not going. What was that commotion just now? Can you explain it?"
The Shadow members wouldn't indulge them. Rat grabbed a Squad Leader by the neck and lifted him entirely, "Since you're unwilling to go, then I'll take you!"
The Squad Leader screamed in terror: "Wuu wuu… What… do you… want to do?!"
Rat sneered, his palm tightened, and with a snap.
The Squad Leader's legs immediately kicked out, and his head, losing support, slumped directly onto his shoulders.
His Poké Ball at his waist was shrouded in a Haze, completely unaware that its master had died.
Among the Shadow, the strength of each member was similar, so there was no hierarchy. Their codenames were merely assigned by Giovanni according to their age.
There are currently thirty members in Shadow, from Rat to Pig, as well as Elephant… and so on.
Each one has the strength of a Squad Leader and also possesses a Ghost-type Pokémon, which was also thanks to a bountiful harvest from that treasure cave; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to gather them all.
Currently, Shadow has no captain; the only commander is Giovanni.
Madame Boss and Matt can give some commands, but the primary authority still rests with Giovanni.
After eliminating a few who stubbornly resisted, the others were all led by Shadow to Giovanni's former training ground.
The Shadow members immediately blocked the only exit the moment they entered. By the time these Squadron Leader and Squad Leaders realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
After all, everyone gathered here was from the same group, and some, like Elephant, still had blood on them.
How could Team Rocket members not be familiar with the smell of blood? One of the more senior Squadron Leader questioned Elephant and the others:
"Who exactly are you people? Where did the blood on you come from? Where's the Boss? We want to see the Boss!"
Rat sneered coldly and told them: "Since you asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you. We are Shadow! Subordinate to one person, our Boss, your Boss Giovanni."
The guys below looked at each other, then immediately realized something was wrong, "Shadow? Boss Giovanni? Impossible!"
Chen, who was absolutely loyal and fanatical to Giovanni, snorted, "You're still thinking about that fool Raven? What is he? He's not even fit to carry Boss's shoes."
One Squad Leader, quite quick-witted, instantly guessed what was happening.
"No, we've been tricked! Besides Mr. Raven, there's someone else!"
At this mention, they all understood. This wasn't Madame Boss gathering them; this was rounding them all up in one swoop.
"It's that guy! Hurry and break out, or we'll all die!"
Clap clap clap!
One by one, Poké Balls opened, and dozens of Pokémon appeared throughout the training ground.
Ugly Bull scratched his head, "What do we do?"
Chen Long's hand was already on his Poké Ball, "What can we do? Kill them all! Anyone who dares to disrespect Boss must die!"
Rabbit's ears twitched, and she spoke in a gentle voice, "We're not needed. Boss is here."
Rat waved his hand, and the Shadow members immediately dispersed, simply having their Pokémon protect them.
The Squad Leaders and Squadron Leader trapped inside were delighted to see the open doorway.
Buzz!
But just as one Squad Leader ran to the door, a golden lightning bolt suddenly flashed across.
Thud!
The Squad Leader clutched his neck, which had been completely pierced, and fell to his knees. He turned his head, and a large amount of blood gushed from his mouth and through the gaps in his fingers, his eyes filled with disbelief and intense fear.
His gaze reflected a figure like a god of war.