Frogadier swiftly unleashed Water Pulse, forming a turbulent sphere that shot straight toward Houndour.
Unable to dodge, Houndour took the hit head-on, crashing to the ground severely injured.
Combusken opened its mouth, spewing searing flames that engulfed Venonat in an instant. Swallowed by fierce fire, the furball spun wildly midair before finally collapsing limply to the floor.
Without pause, Raichu released Thunderbolt, illuminating the sky with a golden flash. The fierce bolt struck Spearow instantly, sending it tumbling unconscious onto the ground, completely immobile.
Grookey agilely charged forth using Grassy Glide, the priority move swift as a gust of wind. Twirling its twin sticks, it struck Graveler like lightning, knocking it down effortlessly.
The battle concluded before Graveler even had the chance to counterattack; Grookey's speed and strength overwhelmed it completely.
"Enemies spotted, hurry and report—"
"And here comes my elbow strike!"
Without letting the Team Rocket grunt finish his sentence, Satoshi moved with incredible speed and strength, his body flashing past the criminal like a bolt of lightning. The muscles of his arm tensed visibly, as his elbow slammed violently into the grunt's torso.
"Guh—haa..." The Team Rocket grunt collapsed instantly, convulsing in pain, groaning as he lost consciousness.
The last thought that lingered in his mind...
Too fast. This isn't human movement at all.
The corner of Satoshi's lips lifted slightly, revealing a delighted smile.
The prison boss really didn't lie to me.
The elbow strike really is amazing!
[Sato-baby, you're seriously so cool~~♡ Love you!]
"This is just the beginning. I'm going to kick Team Rocket out, not a single one left behind!"
Unfortunately, the commotion just now clearly alerted Team Rocket. A distinct alarm started blaring.
Satoshi immediately became even more cautious as he pressed deeper inside.
"Raticate, use [Quick Attack] and finish them!" At that moment, another Team Rocket grunt rushed out from around the corner, the large rat Pokémon, Raticate, quickly dashing forward upon hearing the order.
But sadly for it, Satoshi and his Pokémon were far faster than this thing could ever be.
"Pachi!" Without hesitation, Grookey charged fearlessly toward Raticate, its body shimmering faintly white. With the speed of lightning, it instantly flattened Raticate onto the ground.
"What's this? Is Team Rocket really only at this level?"
Satoshi taunted openly, while subtly shifting weight onto his thigh—his provocations clearly effective, as even the opponent's action of reaching for his Pokéball paused slightly.
"What?! You little brat, how dare you—Ahhh~~!"
Provoked, the grunt angrily pointed at Satoshi, but before he could react, Satoshi slammed him down with a swift reversal.
"If you're not even gonna pull out your Pokéball, I'll just move first."
No mercy at all. Against Team Rocket, he would never talk about fairness or honor; this was no game.
If he relaxed vigilance, even overwhelming strength could falter.
Satoshi wanted nothing more than to quickly defeat them and rescue Garchomp and the other captured Pokémon.
Countless Pokémon and trainers had suffered at Team Rocket's hands. Talking reason to this organization was pointless.
"Gah..."
Casually stepping on the fallen grunt, Satoshi advanced deeper, his focus sharpened.
Team Rocket's power had grown increasingly bold lately. Every time he saw them on the news, anger accumulated inside him.
For Satoshi, holding onto this fury was unbearable; anger had to be vented. He had waited long enough.
I've been super, super, super eager to beat these guys up!
"Tell me why you're here!"
At that moment, Satoshi swiftly and precisely seized a young Team Rocket grunt, pinning his arm tightly. He squeezed down forcefully on the man's wrist, making him groan in sharp agony.
"Uaaah—wait, relax a bit, stop being so rough..."
The Team Rocket grunt twisted frantically, desperately trying to break free, but to no avail. His face contorted in pain, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"But I'm already pretty relaxed, though..." Satoshi tilted his head, puzzled.
"Oh, right. Better not hide anything from me, or I might accidentally break every bone in your body."
[Sato-baby... you're so bad—I love it~♡]
Can you stop going nuts right now?!
Satoshi silently retorted at Furiko in his head, then refocused his attention back on the grunt.
What kind of strength is this?!
This can't be normal human strength, right? Did he reincarnate as some kind of monster?
The Team Rocket member's face distorted further with terror and desperation. Hesitating briefly, he finally resigned himself and spoke up.
"This place is a branch where Team Rocket manufactures TMs. Recently, we secretly caught a Garchomp from the EcoDome, one that shouldn't be captured. Before we could put the collar on it, the Garchomp went berserk from using Outrage, so we trapped it behind a barrier. It's been silently shedding scales, but it's slowing us down, so we planned to send it to Dr. Xerosic today for... modifications."
Shedding scales... slowing progress...
"What's this collar you're talking about?"
Satoshi stomped down sharply onto the grunt's shoulder. His heel pressed deeply into the man's skin, the steel-like force of his will crushing down.
"Gah—cough! It's a device created by Dr. Xerosic that forcibly controls Pokémon," the grunt gasped painfully, his face contorted with unbearable suffering.
Wait, something's not right—I already gave him the info, why's this kid even angrier now?
Is he sympathizing with that Garchomp? Damn it... damn it!
"I understand," Satoshi's grip tightened like a vice, his hands slamming down like hammers onto the grunt's shoulder. The pain was so severe it robbed him of breath, swiftly causing him to pass out.
"Rai rai~ (Don't be so angry~)"
"Koga~ (We'll save it for sure.)"
"Pachi~ (Yeah, yeah~!)"
"Gabu~ (We should've wrecked them sooner~)"
"Thanks, everyone."
The four Pokémon's encouragement greatly boosted Satoshi's confidence, calming him a little.
[Sato-baby... sniffle... sorry I can't help you.]
It's alright. Thank you too, Furiko-san. Having you by my side makes me really happy.
Satoshi expressed his feelings without reservation.
[Sato-baby♡~ I LOVE you~]
After thanking everyone he needed to thank, Satoshi gradually made his way to the deepest part of the building, where over twenty Team Rocket members and technicians were busy adjusting parameters.
"He's here! Quickly, bring out your Pokéballs!"
"Go, Fearow!"
"Get him, Arbok!"
"I've got Vileplume and Houndoom here too!"
"We'll win! Tentacruel, you're up!"
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T/N: 4 chapters since i was gonna update yesterday but didnt, bonus chaps are tomorrow and uhhh no character note for thisweek
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