Click!
Minister Kenjiro froze in place.
The communicator in his hand fell to the floor.
A second-tier Legendary!?
Mew!?
In his mind, the image of a pink, long-tailed little Pokémon immediately surfaced.
Right after that, an inexplicable chill crept into his heart.
Team Dark had actually managed to control and capture a second-tier Legendary!?
Even though he had no idea what method they had used to pull it off, judging by their usual style, they were obviously planning to make a huge issue out of it.
If things got truly serious, the entire Alliance could be thrown into chaos, with devastation spreading everywhere!
Only now did Minister Kenjiro finally understand why, some time ago, they had received reports about Team Dark appearing in Wintergreen Forest outside Wintergreen City.
And why there had been powerful Psychic-type energy fluctuations in the forest whose source could not be traced.
It had to be connected to this Mew sleeping inside the unknown ruins!
It seemed they had learned of it long ago.
And had already set their sights—and their hands—on this place.
Mew might look cute and gentle on the outside,
but as a second-tier Legendary,
its power was unquestionably immense!
What was more, it was said in legend to be a being that possessed the genes of every Pokémon!
Not only did it have the rare ability to transform, it could also use all Pokémon moves!
Thinking this far, Minister Kenjiro also vaguely understood
why Team Dark had chosen Mew.
Most likely, they were after those exact traits.
"I'll go assemble the forces immediately! We'll get there as fast as possible!"
Realizing the severity of the situation,
Minister Kenjiro did not hesitate.
After replying decisively, he hurriedly hung up and turned to gather manpower.
As for GeoGreymon,
that matter could only be set aside for the moment.
The most urgent priority right now
was dealing with Team Dark and Mew first.
At the same time,
under orders from the Commander-in-Chief, the four major Military Divisions all sprang into action.
Four Champion-level division ministers,
dozens of Elite Four-level commanders of elite squads,
nearly a hundred quasi-Elite Four elite squad captains,
and several hundred Gym-level elite squad members—
from the four major Military Divisions,
a force of several thousand high-level Trainers began gathering immediately
and rushed at top speed toward Wintergreen City.
Inside Mt. Silver,
Himeko also received the Military's notice.
In her current position, she was naturally one of those called up for this operation.
The hidden leader of Team Dark!?
The second-tier Legendary Mew!?
The moment these two key phrases appeared in the Military's notice, Himeko's brows tightened sharply.
In her original memories and in the previous timeline,
nothing like this had ever happened.
In fact,
she had never even known that there were mysterious unknown ruins inside Wintergreen Forest, with Mew sleeping within them.
Otherwise,
when she had gone to Wintergreen Forest to investigate, she would not have found absolutely no clues.
A second-tier Legendary...
Himeko narrowed her eyes.
In her mind, the final world-ending battle from her previous life surfaced instinctively.
In that battle,
Mew had also appeared.
That small, pink, adorable Pokémon
possessed terrifying power completely out of proportion with its body.
It was like a turret with limitless energy,
madly unleashing move after move of different types!
Its overwhelming attack power and destructive force
could reduce an entire city to ruins in the blink of an eye.
Recalling those scenes,
Himeko could not help but tremble slightly.
A powerful sense of foreboding and danger rose in her heart.
Looking toward the depths of the Mt. Silver range, toward that silver-white highest peak,
should she call Shiko back and have him go with her?
She hesitated inwardly.
Without Shiko by her side,
Himeko always felt uneasy, as though she lacked a sense of security.
But on second thought,
although Shiko was powerful now,
if he were to face Mew, a second-tier Legendary,
he probably would not have much chance of victory either!
What was more, right now,
he was clearly in the middle of doing something crucial to his own future and prospects.
So after weighing everything,
Himeko made up her mind.
This time,
she would bring only Lopunny and Gardevoir to take part in the operation!
Wintergreen Forest.
The sun hung high overhead, and waves of heat swept through the woods.
On the grassy ground beneath the towering wintergreen trees,
the main force of Team Dark had appeared.
Standing at the very front was Team Dark's leader, head raised as he surveyed the area.
At this moment,
he wore a bizarre pink helmet on his head.
Several antennae extended from it,
and now and then pink arcs of energy could be seen flickering across it.
Aside from that,
hanging at his waist
was a special Poké Ball unlike any other.
It was an entirely red Poké Ball,
with a pink circular marking on its top half.
The Poké Ball kept struggling and shaking.
Every time it moved,
Genjo's face turned a little paler,
and cold sweat poured down like a waterfall.
"Are you alright, boss!?"
"I'm fine!"
Leaning against a large tree, Genjo steadied himself and took several deep breaths.
This rampage had lasted for more than twenty minutes.
Only when he had strained himself to the limit, to the point where he was nearly passing out,
did the Poké Ball's violent struggle finally stop and gradually calm down.
"It worked!"
Genjo collapsed onto the ground,
gasping for breath.
As he looked at the Poké Ball at his waist,
a weak smile appeared on his deathly pale face, and light returned to his eyes.
After struggling against it for so long,
he had finally managed to make this second-tier Legendary settle down for the time being.
Seeing this,
all the Team Dark members present
immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Then,
one after another, eager and excited expressions appeared on their faces.
Genjo's words
meant that Team Dark
temporarily possessed control over a second-tier Legendary!
This was the supreme power countless people throughout history had dreamed of obtaining!
With the power of this Legendary,
perhaps this time,
they really could overturn the world!
Team Dark could rise from the underground
and in one stroke become the rulers of the Great Axia Alliance!
(End of Chapter)
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