Chapter 678

"Hehehe, of the three legendary giants, only Registeel and Regice remain."

Athena stroked her bright red, moist lips, a hint of morbid flush appearing on her face.

After this trip, not only did she obtain a huge energy source sufficient to advance the Storm Project, but she also captured three Regi-gods with at least Elite-level strength. Boss Giovanni would definitely be very happy.

"Hey, Jinmu."

Athena suddenly remembered something and stepped with her high-heeled foot on the back of the Team Rocket grunt who was lying under the jade throne acting as a footstool.

"Do you have any instructions, Lady Athena!"

If Ash and the others were here now, they would definitely recognize that this Team Rocket grunt Jinmu, who was acting as a footstool, was the very person who locked them in the iron cage.

"How are those brats and the adventurer doing? How do you plan to arrange them later?"

"Them......" Jinmu's flushed face froze. He thought Lady Athena was going to give him a reward.

However, Jinmu still replied dutifully: "I intimidated them. After we, Team Rocket, leave, without Pokémon to defend themselves, they will probably be torn to pieces by the angry wild Pokémon inside the Tree of Beginning, right?"

"Oh, and what about their Pokémon?" Athena said nonchalantly.

She didn't care about the life or death of those brats at all. The adventurer was valuable; she could consider bringing her along to extort funds from her team when they evacuated.

Jinmu chuckled: "Those that could be retrieved have been locked in Poké Balls, ready to be taken back to headquarters for brainwashing and training when we evacuate."

"Idiot!" Athena kicked Jinmu over, her expression very impatient. "I want to ask how that Elite-level Lucario is doing."

Athena was very interested in that Lucario that followed the brats. After capturing it and doing some training and double brainwashing, it wasn't impossible to make a Pokémon with a righteous heart serve her.

This way...... she could properly get back at that hateful ugly woman who used ice.

Athena had already imagined the unsightly expression on that woman's face when her Cloyster, Dewgong, and Lapras were all defeated by Lucario.

Jinmu wasn't annoyed either; he climbed up, bowed slightly, and said: "As for that Lucario, it is currently restrained by the energy field, just waiting to be taken back to headquarters for you to train."

"Not bad." Athena touched the manicure she had specially done before the mission, and her irritable mood suddenly became comfortable.

"Is there any reply from Apollo who entered the interior of the Tree of Beginning?"

"No reply yet, but that duo and the talking Meowth are missing. Do we need to go find them?"

"No need. Those two are special talents specially cared for by Boss Giovanni. Thanks to the funds secretly provided by James's family, Team Rocket's operations have been so smooth...... As for Jessie...... she is, after all, that person's daughter."

"Boss Giovanni said, as long as nothing major happens, just let them be."

"Yes."

.................. Not long ago..................

There was no one guarding the iron cage where Ash and his group were held, as if they were certain they had no way to escape, and only arranged for one person to guard the entrance in the distance.

At this time, the quiet arrival of three sneaky figures startled Brock.

"You are........ Team Rocket!?"

Brock's squinted eyes almost opened. How could the Team Rocket trio appear here!?

Ash and the others were also shocked. What did these three guys want to do?

"Shh! We are here to take you out, don't talk, Meowth!"

Meowth, who had a gold coin on its head, walked upright, and could speak human language, looked outside guiltily, telling Ash and his group to be quiet.

"We always feel that something is wrong with this matter. The Tree of Beginning should have a profound connection with the world. We, Team Rocket, shouldn't focus our eyes here."

"Only by having the world can we conquer the world!"

James and Jessie said one after another.

Saying that, they took out a small lock-picking tool, opened the iron cage in a few light movements, and let Ash and his group out.

"These are your personal Poké Balls, but that Lucario's target is too big, we can't take it out!"

Meowth handed the suitcase it had been carrying to Ash.

Ash and Kidd looked at each other. After Kidd confirmed there was no problem, Ash carefully opened the suitcase, and inside were indeed the Poké Balls that had been snatched from them.

After Ash, May, Brock, and Kidd got their Poké Balls back, they looked at the Team Rocket trio gratefully.

Ash said: "Thank you, Team Rocket."

Subsequently, he looked anxiously at the Tree of Beginning above his head. Pikachu was up there, but Lucario was still being held by those bad guys......

Pikachu was his most important partner. Ash had to go find it, but abandoning Lucario was also unacceptable to Ash.

At this moment, he was in a dilemma.

James seemed to see Ash's worry and said in a deep voice: "We will find a way to let Lucario escape, but we can't show our faces at the Tree of Beginning. Leave that place to you!"

Meowth patted its chest, looking like it was all on them, and said: "That's right, leave Lucario's matter to us!"

"Then I'll trouble you!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ash chose to trust Team Rocket and led the four of them to run toward the entrance of the Tree of Beginning behind them.

He had to find Pikachu and then stop Team Rocket's conspiracy.

James, Jessie, and Meowth stood with their hands on their hips, watching Ash and his group go away. Jessie stretched and said: "Let's go, let's find a way to let that Lucario go!"

Setting off as soon as they said so, after sharing all the information he knew about the Tree of Beginning with Mewtwo, Su Hao recalled all his Pokémon into their Poké Balls, so that the speed of Mewtwo's Teleport with him would be even faster.

Su Hao put on his Super Gloves, then put the Z-Ring on his wrist, and said seriously to Mewtwo: "I'm ready, let's go!"

"Good." Mewtwo nodded slightly and placed his hand on Su Hao's waist. This method of increasing the contact surface could allow the distance of Teleporting with people to be further.

The light of Teleport flashed slightly, and the figures of Su Hao and Mewtwo disappeared from the laboratory.

After experiencing several vision shifts brought about by Teleport, in just three minutes, Su Hao and Mewtwo arrived at the outskirts of the Tree of Beginning.

This was the edge of the forest, and the crystals shining with a faint green light indicated that this was the vicinity of the Tree of Beginning.