Chapter 209: They headed elsewhere

"That's right, otherwise why would I be saying this here?" Ash was also inspired by the old woman.

If they just stayed here, they might not necessarily gain anything, but regardless, these things were already fated.

The attack power of Samuel Oak remained very strong against them; even if they stayed in place, these things could not be changed.

"Although I can roughly understand it, I still feel this is absurd."

Samuel Oak followed behind everyone in a daze, thinking that if possible, he really hoped he could help everyone, rather than being a useless person here.

"What is that expression on your face?"

The old woman led them to the side, and seeing the confused looks on their faces, she couldn't help but tease them.

"Actually, you are much better than those people."

No sooner had they left than the Boss and the Masked Marauder came walking toward this side, unwilling to be outdone.

In their eyes, there had to be an explanation for all of this.

They would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.

"I already said, everything is negotiable; as long as you hand this over to me, any conditions you want to propose are fine."

If he had heard this at any other time, the Masked Marauder would certainly have concealed his true feelings and stated his own thoughts, but now his goal was almost reached.

Why bother acting and rambling so much with him? Wasn't this just a waste of time?

As for the Team Rocket duo, after returning, they were scolded by the Boss and told to go capture Pikachu.

They didn't need to worry about anything else.

If they interfered in such matters again, he wouldn't blame himself for deducting that quarter's bonus.

"Where are we supposed to go to catch one? Whether it's the Pikachu following Ash or those wild Pikachu, they aren't easy to get at all."

The two had mournful faces, but there was no help for it; they could only leave the headquarters.

"We can only take it one step at a time. If it really comes to this, then there's truly nothing we can do."

The two continued to leave the area in their hot air balloon.

Meanwhile, Ash and the others finally reached the edge of the forest.

"But if we save him from here, wouldn't it be very disadvantageous for us? And the situation inside is also a bit confusing."

Samuel Oak said with great concern; if it were just this, it wouldn't matter.

He was mainly worried about Celebi's safety.

"I don't know what you're afraid of; isn't this normal? When the time comes, we'll speed up and return to the Mirror Mirror Lake of Life; we should be able to let it recover several times over. If we only use traditional methods in that forest, it will cause even greater destruction there."

Ash was not joking; this was a matter they were currently experiencing, and in any case, they absolutely could not do that.

"Alright, I understand. I did think about it too simply, but wherever we go, I hope Celebi can be safe and sound."

After reaching the edge, Celebi couldn't help but want to head back.

But it was stopped by the Pokémon brought by Misty and the others; in other words, it was intercepted halfway. "We've already come this far, why do you still want to go back in?"

Misty didn't quite understand, but Ash stated his own question.

"Isn't that simple? Because the forest is its home turf. Coming here makes it feel extremely insecure, which is why it's unwilling to come out and battle us."

Even though the current Celebi already hated the group to the bone and even wanted to use its own abilities to deal with them.

But once away from its home turf, it still felt afraid.

Here, after the Masked Marauder and the Boss arrived at the scene, they discovered that the situation was not quite right.

The location they had set for today was right here, but now they were told the people were no longer here.

"If Celebi disappears when the time comes, then I'd like to see how you'll make amends, or perhaps you didn't care about these things to begin with."

Hearing the other's mockery, he, who had been somewhat complicated, became very angry.

"I thought you knew everything; it turns out you don't know everything either. You've used me for so long, now it's time for me to take something back."

He looked at the other person seriously while ordering people to investigate.

"No matter what, do not miss this opportunity. No matter where this little one is, you must find it for me."

While they were searching the forest in a hurry, the group on the other side had indeed relaxed.

"I don't think he has any combat power now, so we don't really need to be that nervous."

Samuel Oak looked at the people beside him and comforted them earnestly.

"If that were really the case, then I don't think there would be anything to it, but the facts are not so."

At the same time, the group also raised their vigilance, feeling the situation demanded it.

"Are you sure the previous method is useful?" They looked shocked, feeling that the current situation was a bit detached from the original idea.

Although Samuel Oak now believed in everyone's approach, the group was still very worried about Celebi's current state.

The old woman in the distance saw this scene and remained indifferent.

"No matter what, you have all tried your best; otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have been able to do even what I said."

The old woman was not joking anymore; before this, people had indeed done such things, but they all failed and left this place.

Only Ash and the others persisted. Delaying here for so long just to save Celebi—this sincere heart was truly incomparable.

If Ash and the others knew what the old woman was thinking, they would definitely complain.

If it weren't for the fact that the guy in front of them was their friend, they wouldn't necessarily have such great determination, and Celebi had also spent some time with them.

Although that time was extremely short, they were especially happy.

"Come, we need to try again this time," Ash said.

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He turned his head and reached out toward Celebi at his side.

Samuel Oak immediately jumped up, trying to use this method to wake Celebi up, just like in the forest.

Celebi, at this moment, just looked at them in a daze, not knowing what they were doing, but it seemed curious about their behavior.

"Look, everyone, it's still useful. You guys continue; we'll help you keep watch on the side."

Misty and the others, seeing this situation, all revealed happy smiles.

After all, where had they ever seen this situation before?

Especially Bai, who was almost shedding tears of emotion now.

This meant that by doing this, they were close to success, and the others, seeing this, were also a bit helpless: "You don't need to be happy so early; we still have two major enemies to deal with."

Hearing this, they looked helpless; if they really knew what to do, they wouldn't be like this.

On the other side, the Masked Marauder and the Boss, who had searched the entire forest, were furious.

"Was it you who moved the thing? Why is there nothing here now?" The Boss turned and questioned the Masked Marauder beside him.