Silas walked toward the outer perimeter of the base, preparing to leave.
He had to admit, the person who proposed building the base here was truly clever. Who would ever imagine that Team Rocket's base was hidden beneath the black market?
Even if the black market were raided someday, the Rocket base would likely remain undiscovered.
After all, who would suspect that behind one hidden location there was another secret layer concealed even deeper?
Along the way, Silas also purchased several "specialties" from Team Rocket.
These included hidden weapons, hand crossbows, and specially designed climbing boots.
The survival equipment produced by Team Rocket was all of extremely high quality.
Among them, Silas even managed to buy something unexpected-a spatial ring.
"I didn't expect Team Rocket's research into spatial equipment to have reached this level…"
Silas looked at the ring on his left index finger and silently pondered.
Even the Pokémon League might not necessarily be ahead in this area, considering that the League was currently promoting spatial backpacks as the standard equipment.
Of course, it was also possible that the League had developed similar technology but had not released it publicly.
Regardless, this trip to the Rocket base had shocked Silas.
Besides the spatial ring, there were also items such as spatial belts and other storage equipment with various forms.
Compared with bulky backpacks, these devices were far more convenient and much easier to conceal.
"But in this Pokémon world, the research into spatial technology by major organizations is truly impressive…"
Silas couldn't help sighing.
Then again, when he thought about it ,Wasn't the Poké Ball itself a form of spatial technology?
Even the most ordinary Poké Ball cost only a few hundred PokéDollars.
Yet the spatial ring in Silas' hand contained thirty cubic meters of storage space.
Its price?
One million PokéDollars.
Unless something unexpected happened, this would likely remain Silas' primary storage equipment for a very long time.
His generous purchases naturally attracted attention.
However, this was Team Rocket's base, and Silas was wearing a Rocket uniform with the Squad Leader badge on his chest.
Although many people secretly watched him, no one dared follow him.
Silas even felt slightly disappointed.
Originally, he had been planning to kill a few people and replenish his wallet.
...
After leaving the Rocket base, Silas emerged from a valley exit.
The base actually had several exits leading to different locations.
Silas took out his Pokédex to confirm his current position.
"Caw!"
He released Murkrow from its Poké Ball.
"Murkrow, scout the area ahead."
"Murkrow!"
The dark bird flapped its wings and flew off happily.
Being a nocturnal Pokémon, Murkrow was especially active at night.
Silas waited quietly for it to return.
Suddenly His expression changed.
Something felt wrong.
Silas wrinkled his nose and inhaled sharply.
"Sleeping gas?!"
He quickly pulled the collar of his clothing over his mouth and nose while scanning his surroundings with sharp eyes.
"Hehe~ I never expected Lord Black Sky to be so young."
"Ara… I'm quite surprised."
A seductive voice suddenly echoed through the valley.
Silas instantly realized ,He had been followed.And worse…He hadn't noticed the follower at all.
Without hesitation, he threw two Poké Balls.
"Crawdaunt! Sharpedo!"
"Craw!"
"Sharrk!"
Seeing the two Pokémon appear beside him, Silas finally felt slightly safer.
From the darkness, a graceful figure slowly stepped into the moonlight.
It was the seductive female squad leader from earlier.
Her wine-red hair shimmered under the moonlight.
Her voluptuous figure and sweet voice would have been enough to charm almost any man.But Silas remained completely unmoved.
He drew his dagger and assumed a combat stance.
"It's you?"
"Why were you following me? And why release sleeping gas into the air?"
"Didn't we agree to form an alliance?"
His voice carried clear killing intent.
The woman was slightly surprised that Silas had discovered her method so quickly. But she still laughed softly.
"Little brother Black Sky, don't be so impatient."
"Let big sister explain everything slowly."
She stepped forward as if intending to approach him.
However ,Several crossbow bolts suddenly shot toward her.
Whoosh!
The arrows sliced past her scalp and embedded themselves into a nearby tree.
The woman's smile instantly froze.
She hadn't expected her usual seductive tactics to fail today.
Damn it!
What an unromantic brat!
In the past, whenever she used such seductive gestures and ambiguous words, men would immediately fall under her charm.
This, combined with her Grass-type Pokémon team, had allowed her to rise to the rank of Squad Leader at just over twenty years old.But Silas remained expressionless.
In his eyes, she was already a dead woman.
At the Rocket base he had always worn a mask.
Now she had seen his real face.
Even if the chance of exposure was small,Silas would never gamble on it.
Sensing the killing intent radiating from him, the woman hurriedly said,
"Brother Black Sky, don't be so anxious."
"Why not hear my explanation before we fight?"
Silas ignored her completely.
"Crawdaunt!"
"Use Aqua Jet, then Razor Shell!"
"Sharpedo!"
"Aqua Jet,followed by Ice Fang!"
Both Pokémon were instantly wrapped in rushing water as they launched their attacks.
The woman cursed inwardly.
This lunatic attacked without even talking!
She quickly threw several Poké Balls.
Just as Silas expected, the fragrance he had smelled earlier indeed came from long-term contact with Grass-type Pokémon.
The woman released four Pokémon:
Venusaur
Breloom
Two Sunflora
Among them, Venusaur was clearly the strongest.
The energy radiating from it was comparable to Crawdaunt's,both were just one step away from reaching Elite-level strength.
"Sunflora!"
"Use Sunny Day together!"
"Venusaur!"
"Block with Seed Bomb!"
"Breloom!"
"Use Toxic on yourself, then Mach Punch!"
Her counterattack came instantly.
Her team composition was extremely deliberate, each Pokémon supporting the others.
Although the two Sunflora were weaker, they were valuable in specific situations.
After all, Sunflora were among the few Pokémon capable of learning Sunny Day naturally through leveling.
The two Sunflora cast Sunny Day together at incredible speed.
Even faster than the weather abilities of Castform.
Under the blazing sunlight, Venusaur,normally sluggish ,suddenly began sprinting rapidly across the valley.
Silas' eyes widened.
"Chlorophyll ability!"
He hadn't expected Venusaur to possess its Hidden Ability.
No wonder she paired it with two Sunflora.
Chlorophyll:
When sunlight is strong, the Pokémon's Speed doubles.
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(End of chapter)