After first securing the two individuals and sending their location to Agatha, Gu Yuan immediately headed toward the location of the base.
Using Teleport for transportation, Gu Yuan rushed to the vicinity of the base at top speed. Just as Agatha had said, the place had already been turned into ruins.
He did not give up. The system's detection function and Alakazam's psychic powers were released together to search for the nearest people or Pokémon.
Exactly as Gu Yuan thought, a base of that size could not simply vanish into thin air, no matter how fast the transfer was. Especially within every base, there were Lower-tier members like One-star Deacons; their transfer speed could never be too fast. Even with Psychics or Psychic-type Pokémon, it would be impossible to leave quickly while moving a crowd of that scale.
Soon, Gu Yuan discovered some specific tracks.
"Let's go!"
At the sound of Gu Yuan's voice, Alakazam used Teleport again, making them vanish from the spot. After several teleports, Gu Yuan successfully caught up with the members of the Hunter's Guild who had not yet managed to leave.
The reason Gu Yuan was so keen on pursuing the Hunter's Guild was not just to gain merits, but also because he was eyeing their technology. If it was truly as he suspected—that Tobias possessed those two legendary Pokémon by relying on the power of the Hunter's Guild—then could the guild clone even stronger beings?
Alternatively, could these cloned beings improve their strength through training like normal Pokémon? Even if they couldn't, with a system at his disposal, could he create a different spark with these clones?
It was with these thoughts that Gu Yuan launched his pursuit. Even if he failed to obtain intelligence this time, the news of his involvement would surely reach the Hunter's Guild. When that happened, he could wait for the guild to take the initiative and come to him, allowing him to find their weakness.
After all, this was an organization that even the League struggled to gather much intelligence on. Despite his confidence in his own strength, Gu Yuan did not expect a massive harvest immediately.
"Stop! I am First-Class Superintendent Gu Yuan. I suspect you are connected to the Hunter's Guild. Submit to my investigation now!"
Suddenly appearing before the group via Teleport, Gu Yuan produced his identification and ordered the people in front of him to stop. This First-Class Superintendent identity was, of course, given to him by Elite Agatha.
As one of the Kanto Elite Four, Agatha was precisely in charge of the police department. Although most of the power belonged to the Jenny family, Agatha was not at all worried about her power being usurped, and arranging such an identity for Gu Yuan was an extremely easy matter.
Lorelei, who controlled the Pokémon Centers, was in a similar situation. For Agatha and Lorelei, the existence of Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy did not interfere with their work; rather, it allowed them more free time to handle emergencies.
The moment Gu Yuan appeared, the group immediately became vigilant. Especially upon hearing that Gu Yuan suspected their identities, a trace of panic flickered in their eyes. Even though they quickly forced themselves to calm down, Gu Yuan noticed the change.
"Run in different directions!"
Seeing that Gu Yuan was ready to take control of them, the leader suddenly barked an order. In the next instant, everyone scattered. Their actions were extremely swift, showing they were well-trained.
Unfortunately for them, they had met Gu Yuan.
Alakazam acted first. Its psychic power spread out, first restraining the slowest batch of people. Immediately following, Charizard and the others took action. Based on the information provided by Gu Yuan and Alakazam, they caught up to all the fleeing individuals in the blink of an eye.
Given the massive gap in strength, these people had no hope of escaping the pursuit of Charizard and his team. And this was merely the beginning.
Based on their escape routes, Gu Yuan quickly had several suspected directions and paths.
"Let's go, Alakazam. We'll be busy for a while. Think of it as an initial investment."
After handling these people and waiting for the personnel sent by Agatha to take over, Gu Yuan and the rested Alakazam set out once more. This time, the targets were no longer these foot soldiers, but the Star-level Deacons.
If possible, Gu Yuan even wanted to pursue that Moon-level Deacon. As long as they were in the wild, Gu Yuan had the confidence to fight even an Elite Rank opponent, especially since his Charizard could reach Elite Rank strength after Mega Evolution.
Using Teleport, Gu Yuan and Alakazam vanished, checking the routes he suspected one by one. According to Agatha, deacons who leave a base do not immediately look for other Hunter's Guild strongholds; instead, they remain in an observational state.
Only after the Hunter's Guild confirms they have no issues and have shaken off the League's tracking will someone be sent to contact them and bring them to other bases.
With the help of Teleport, system detection, and intelligence support from the League, Gu Yuan's search speed was lightning fast. He eventually locked onto a suspicious target. Unfortunately, the target was currently in a small town. Gu Yuan did not act rashly, simply waiting for a suitable opportunity.
"I didn't expect the League's people to chase so closely this time."
"It seems the one pursuing is the League's strongest recent genius, Gu Yuan. The reason the base was discovered must be because of him."
"In that case, don't blame me. If I can kill a genius of this level, the guild will grant a massive amount of resource rewards."
Sitting cautiously in his room, surrounded by his Pokémon for protection, Gul muttered to himself. Looking forward, it was as if Gul could see through the walls to Gu Yuan, who was staying not far away.
To avoid attracting more pursuit, Gul did not stay long. He first had his Sableye enter his shadow to protect him, then went to the hotel front desk to handle the check-out procedures.
Exactly as Gul expected, not long after he left, Gu Yuan followed suit and checked out. While having Alakazam lock onto Gul's position with psychic power, Gu Yuan also used the system's detection to lock onto the Sableye in Gul's shadow—double insurance.
Instead of revealing himself immediately, Gu Yuan followed silently behind the man.
"Interesting. It seems I've hooked a big fish."
Finding that Gul did not leave immediately after entering the forest but instead leisurely strolled around, Gu Yuan said with a smile. Then, Gu Yuan sent a message to a certain number and continued following him.
He was in no hurry to strike. Only when the man reached the center of the forest did Gu Yuan have Alakazam use Teleport to close in rapidly.