Chapter 167

【Golden electric light, accompanied by a tiger's roar, Raikou made a brilliant entrance.】

【On the hillside, Raikou looked down at the two Team Rocket members; it would never let those who bullied Electric-type Pokémon go.】

【With just a single strike, the mechanical arm controlled by Team Rocket was torn to pieces by Raikou.】

【Under Raikou's cover, the Electric-type Pokémon all escaped one by one.】

【Looking at the rampant Raikou, Hamura and Busho didn't care at all; they had a secret weapon to deal with Raikou.】

【"What should we do now?"】

【Misty, hiding in the woods, asked quietly.】

【"Wait and see."】

【Now is not the best time to act; at the very least, they should wait until Team Rocket reveals their trump card before they make a move.】

【Having only had two mechanical arms destroyed, Busho didn't care at all; they had as many of these things as they wanted.】

【Driving the main unit, a dozen mechanical iron arms sprang out and charged straight at Raikou.】

【At this moment, Raikou was thoroughly enraged.】

【A lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking Busho, who was driving the main unit.】

【"What an astonishing lightning strike."】

【And this was just a casual strike from Raikou; its power was already comparable to Pikachu's full-power output. Is this the power of a Legendary Pokémon?】

【Even more shocking things were yet to come: the lightning bolt that was supposed to hit Busho suddenly changed direction and rushed toward the amethyst placed on the ground.】

【This scene left Ash and the others completely dumbfounded.】 Big.

153: Is Raikou About to be Captured by Black Ash? Unlucky Giovanni!

【The two Team Rocket members clearly came prepared; it was precisely because they had an amethyst capable of absorbing electricity that they dared to provoke Raikou.】

【Watching Raikou's lightning strike return without effect, Busho proudly showed off their Team Rocket's latest invention.】

【"That crystal can absorb all electrical energy; no matter how strong the electricity released is, it's useless."】

【Absorb all electrical energy? Raikou refused to believe it; even stronger electrical energy erupted from Raikou's body, targeting the amethyst in front.】

【It took the bait.】

【The reason Busho said that was to provoke Raikou's competitive spirit, making it use electrical energy to attack the amethyst. Now, Raikou had completely taken the bait.】

【The amethyst absorbed the electrical energy released by Raikou, and a purple protective shield unfolded, trapping Raikou inside "833".】

【This is no ordinary protective shield; it is a shield that can reflect all moves.】

【At this moment, Raikou was a trapped beast.】

Lance: "Team Rocket, you are truly damned!!!"

Bruno: "Damned is damned, but I have to say, Team Rocket's technology is a bit impressive."

Technology that can absorb Raikou's electrical energy and counter Raikou—this is cutting-edge technology that even the League hasn't mastered.

Giovanni: "Hehehe, this is the power of money."

He invests so much money into the R&D team every day; this money isn't spent in vain.

So what if Mewtwo is gone? As long as his R&D team is there, sooner or later, he will create an artificial Pokémon stronger than Mewtwo.

Diantha: "Don't be too smug, Giovanni. Have you forgotten about Black Ash?"

The Raikou that got tricked is probably in trouble, but don't forget, Black Ash is still in the nearby jungle.

Team Rocket won't capture Raikou that easily.

【"How foolish; the stronger the Electric-type move released, the greater the damage received," Hamura said coldly.】

【He had already foreseen Raikou's future.】

【Just when Hamura and Busho thought they had captured Raikou, Ash made his move.】

【"Pikachu, Thunderbolt."】

【Unlike Raikou, which mostly relies on beastly instincts, Ash uses his brain.】

【His target is Busho, who is controlling the machine.】

【Busho, whose attention was entirely on Raikou, never expected anyone to launch a sneak attack on him. Without any reaction, he was hit directly by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.】

【Numb.】

【Don't look at Busho as a big, burly guy; his resistance to electricity isn't even one-tenth of Ash's. He couldn't handle it after being shocked by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.】

Brawly: "I must say a word for Busho here; it's not that his resistance to electricity is poor, it's that Black Ash's resistance to electricity is too abnormal."

Black Ash's Pikachu is an Elite-level Pokémon; the Thunderbolt released by a Pikachu of this level cannot be withstood by the flesh and blood of an ordinary human.】

Only a superhuman like Black Ash would be able to take a Thunderbolt and act like nothing happened.

Bea: "Sigh, when will I be as strong as Black Ash?"

Bea used to have thoughts of competing with Black Ash, but by now, she didn't have such thoughts at all.

Not a match, definitely not a match; the two are already people from two different planes. Even if she worked hard for another ten years, she might not reach Black Ash's current level.

Black Ash, the god of taijutsu.

【Watching the defeated Busho, Hamura looked stunned. Just as he was about to take a Poké Ball from his pocket, Ash had already rushed in front of him.】

【"Don't move, or you'll die."】

【Ash pressed a sharp tree branch against Hamura's neck. At this moment, if he applied just a little force, the branch could pierce Hamura's neck.】

【"Do you know who we are?"】

【Hamura tried to scare Ash off.】

【"I know, Team Rocket, right?" Ash replied nonchalantly.】

【He had clashed with Team Rocket several times back and forth; he wouldn't fail to recognize Team Rocket's uniform.】

【Knowing that they were Team Rocket and still daring to act so unscrupulously, Hamura realized at this point that the other party was not someone to be trifled with.】

【He was a smart man; he obediently raised his hands, signaling that he had no intention of resisting. 0】

【He didn't have much loyalty to Team Rocket; he only joined for the money, so he had no intention of risking his life to defend Team Rocket's interests.】

Lance: "These are your Team Rocket executives? Their will is too fragile."

Lance seized the opportunity to mock Giovanni.

Who knew Giovanni wouldn't care at all.

Giovanni: "Hehe, isn't it normal for mercenaries to fight for money? I wouldn't be naive enough to think that all Team Rocket members are willing to give their lives for me or for Team Rocket."

He is a businessman, and even more so a smart man; he wouldn't have such unrealistic ideas.

Jessie: "Boss, we are absolutely loyal to you; we are willing to give our lives for you and for the future of Team Rocket."

Meowth: "Long live Team Rocket, long live the Boss, meow."

James: "Me too!!!"

Giovanni: "Hehe."

He doesn't need loyal subordinates; he needs capable ones.

He couldn't afford the loyalty of Jessie, James, and Meowth.

He just wanted the three of them to hurry up and find a job elsewhere and stop harming him and Team Rocket.

Their Team Rocket isn't as big and wealthy as the League; they can't afford such damage.

Jessie, James, Meowth: "..."

【Hamura, having regained his senses, also recognized Ash: "You're the guy who snatched Mewtwo from the Boss?!"】

【After recognizing Ash, Hamura suddenly felt at ease.】

【This defeat wasn't his fault; it was mainly because the opponent was too strong. Even their Team Rocket Boss, Giovanni, had been defeated by Ash; it was only normal for small fry like them to lose to Ash.】

Misty: "This guy really knows how to comfort himself."

Brock: "That's a must; if you don't have the ability to comfort yourself, you can't become a villain."

【Ash controlled Hamura, and Busho had been shocked unconscious by Pikachu; the crisis was completely resolved.】

【Brock rushed to the console and released the trapped Raikou.】

154: The Past of Samuel Oak, Celebi is Here!

【Hamura and Busho were handed over to Officer Jenny by Ash; awaiting them was at least ten years of imprisonment.】

【Raikou, saved by Ash, did not leave immediately; it only parted ways with Ash and the others after teaching Pikachu for a week.】

【In this week, Pikachu gained a lot; not only did it improve in the use of Electric-type moves, but it also learned a new move—Extreme Speed.】

Lance: "Can anyone tell me, can Pikachu learn Extreme Speed?"