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After easily dealing with the two poachers at the entrance, Lucario signaled that they could come over.
David walked up to the two men, who had involuntarily fallen into a deep sleep, and did a quick search of their bodies.
Aside from some useless sundries and a few Poké Balls, there was nothing to identify them.
"That's right. It seems these guys aren't completely stupid, but it looks like they really aren't from a professional criminal organization."
David speculated.
The main reason was that these two guys were too careless and underestimated their opponents. Even near their own base in the wild, they didn't even release their Pokémon when they went out.
Smoking and chatting, they had no vigilance whatsoever, which didn't resemble a professional criminal organization at all, but rather fit the characteristics of those wild poaching gangs.
However, the weapons in their hands did catch David's attention.
Picking up the guns from the ground, David examined them carefully and found that these two firearms were a bit unusual.
"Hiss~ these guns..."
After weighing them in his hands, David discovered that both firearms were not only brand new but also professionally modified.
They were the kind of firearms specifically enhanced for power, designed to deal with Pokémon.
This was quite unusual.
It's important to know that the Cloudspire Alliance has very strict gun control within its borders. Brand new, high-powered modified firearms like these would absolutely not be circulated on the market under normal circumstances.
Even if illegal organizations used firearms, most could only use old, aging second-hand firearms circulating on the black market or homemade guns.
The power difference between these two types of firearms was immense.
Then David ejected the bullets from the guns and held them in his hand for a closer look.
"Whoa~"
Even the bullets loaded in the firearms weren't ordinary—they were clearly specially made paralysis bullets.
After penetrating a Pokémon's outer defense with a modified, high-powered firearm, they could induce a paralyzed state, incapacitating its movement.
With this, even a Superior-level Pokémon could be taken down by an ordinary person if caught off guard.
Connecting this with what the tall man said earlier, it wasn't hard to guess that these firearms likely came from the mysterious organization he mentioned.
Interesting.
After tying up the two poachers, David directed the many Pokémon following him to spread out and surround the entire area near the cave.
There were too many Pokémon here, making it unsuitable for them to enter the cave together, so David simply dispersed them all, except for the male Pyroar.
David deeply detested these individuals who arbitrarily captured wild Pokémon cubs and even exported them overseas, betraying their own kind. This time, he was determined to catch every single one of them.
The accompanying conductor and the Simisear Trainer also stayed outside to assist the wild Pokémon with their defensive arrangements.
After arranging things outside, David then led Lucario and the others into the cave.
"No wonder those guys wore night vision goggles and masks."
David thought, pinching his nose. After entering the cave, David realized that although the place inside was not small, it was completely dark, with no trace of light.
Moreover, it emitted an unpleasant smell, and there were no signs of long-term human construction, only some relatively recent human trash, such as cans and plastic bottles.
"It looks like this should be a temporary spot they found."
Feeling the harsh environment inside the cave, David's mouth twitched. This place didn't look like somewhere people could stay long-term at all.
The cave was pitch black everywhere, making it impossible to see anything clearly, and the internal environment was quite complex, with tunnels and forks in the road everywhere. However, the only thing that was certain was that there were many criminals inside.
David and Lucario could sense many human life Auras inside through their Aura.
The complex environment, coupled with the need to constantly watch out for potential criminals, made David and his team's progress very slow.
Furthermore, to avoid being discovered, Kirlia's Flash technique couldn't be used until they found the captured Pokémon cubs, or it would expose their infiltration.
It was thanks to David and Lucario's Aura that they weren't completely stuck at this moment.
Inside the cave, David and Lucario's Aura was fully activated, constantly probing the situation ahead.
After confirming that there were no problems, they proceeded cautiously and slowly.
To be safe, they had to quickly find the place where the captured Pokémon cubs were being held.
Lest these poachers, if cornered, lash out and harm those little ones.
"Wait... there's something ahead."
It seemed he had sensed something.
David quickly led Lucario and Pyroar to hide behind a rock wall. As for Kirlia and Zorua, they had naturally returned to their Poké Balls long ago.
This place was too narrow. If so many Pokémon were released and crowded together, it would only create trouble for themselves if an unexpected situation arose.
"Squeak, squeak~"
In the quiet cave passage, faint footsteps approached from a distance. David and his companions immediately held their breath, their eyes fixed on the front.
As the footsteps grew closer, human voices also became audible.
"Where are those two? Where did they go? Why aren't they back yet?"
"I don't know! They were just here. Maybe they went out for a smoke! Why don't you wait a little longer..."
"Slap~"
"I'm not waiting for a damn thing! Go quickly and call those two idiots back."
"As expected of a large organization, their connections are wide. Mr. K has already finalized this deal for us, and the buyer has already paid the down payment for the goods."
"The boss just sent a message telling us to load all the goods within half an hour. The people coming to pick them up are already on their way."
"Hurry up and tell those two to get back to work."
"If you mess up the business and affect our earnings, I'll skin you alive! Damn it, I don't know why I ever took in you bunch of good-for-nothings..."
Hiding behind the rock wall in the corner, David and the others heard a crisp sound, followed by a string of curses.
Then they heard the person who was hit repeatedly agreeing.
Immediately, the previously unhurried footsteps quickened, and a figure quickly passed by them, heading outside.
"Lucario, the one who left is yours. Pyroar and I will deal with the other."
To maintain stealth, David communicated with Lucario directly through telepathy.
"Luca!"
Upon hearing David's command, the pragmatic Lucario immediately followed quietly.
Tiptoeing, his agile body made no sound.
"Let's go, Pyroar. We'll follow that person first—we're sure to find your child."
"But first, let's be clear: once we get there, you can't act on your own. You have to listen to me."
"If you have any questions, don't rush. We'll talk about it after we rescue your child."
Hearing this, Pyroar lowered its habitually proud head and nodded to David without hesitation.
Their ability to find this place was entirely due to David and Lucario's efforts. The other party didn't hold a grudge about its attack and was even willing to help it find its child. Pyroar was actually quite grateful.
Most Pokémon possess intelligence equal to or even surpassing humans—they are just simpler in nature.
Pyroar, of course, wouldn't be ungrateful.
Seeing that it would soon find its child, it naturally had no objections.