Chapter 80: This Is the Truth of the World

The police in Ulaanbaatar City have fully 'activated' and deployed additional forces from nearby cities, completely surrounding the southern district of Ulaanbaatar City.

Growlithe and Arcanine stand guard; without exaggeration, not even a fly can escape the southern district of Ulaanbaatar City now.

"Have they still not found Erika?"

Lorelei still wore a black women's suit and a pencil skirt; the slim-fitting attire highlighted her ample figure to perfection.

Yet, with such a perfect figure, her cold tone and expression made people fear her from the bottom of their hearts.

"I apologize. According to the Gym staff, Erika left the Gym at noon and has not returned; we cannot contact her either."

The Officer Jenny in charge of Ulaanbaatar City reported.

"Hmph, truly negligent."

Lorelei crossed her arms and let out a cold snort.

The Officer Jenny in charge groaned inwardly; she still had good feelings for Erika. Although Erika was young, she was very responsible as a Gym Leader.

Aside from being sleepy, Erika had almost no flaws, but today was indeed a bit strange.

This did not match Erika's personality; had some accident occurred?

"Then there is no need to wait. Have the citizens of the southern district been evacuated completely?" Lorelei said indifferently.

"Yes, the evacuation is basically complete at present."

"Then begin preparing for the operation."

Lorelei adjusted her glasses; the eyes beneath the lenses were ice-cold and bone-chilling.

"Yes!"

The Officer Jenny in charge withdrew, took out a communicator, and began issuing orders.

"Dirty things should all be cleaned up."

Lorelei's expression was cold; a Lapras appeared before her.

She had seen it; she had seen with her own eyes the genetic experiment data inside a Team Rocket base. What was recorded on that white paper was bloody Pokémon genetic experiments.

Although in the past year, the Team Rocket bases she had eradicated no longer contained such related data, and Team Rocket seemed to have abandoned genetic experiments.

But what of that? Could it cover up the sins they had once committed?

No! Evil deeds must be repaid with blood!

Once a member of Team Rocket, always a member of Team Rocket!

No matter what, this cannot be changed; she would personally punish all of Team Rocket!

"Earthquake!"

Lorelei slightly opened her red lips and coldly spat out two words.

Lapras raised half its body and then slammed heavily onto the ground; a Ground-type Earthquake.

Boom—!

The earth began to trem violently; a powerful earthquake shockwave spread out, the solidified earthquake shockwaves overflowing like water ripples.

Nearby buildings could not withstand this violent shaking and collapsed into ruins; the loud crashing sounds never ceased.

Yet Lorelei's face remained cold; her twin eyes merely gazed forward at everything gradually turning into ruins under the earthquake.

"This..."

"Although it is to eliminate Team Rocket, this also..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, do you want to lose your life?"

"With this earthquake, can those members of Team Rocket still survive?"

Even the Young Ladies Officer Jenny over there, feeling the aftershocks of the earthquake, were shocked at this moment.

Although they had long heard that Champion Lorelei hated evil like an enemy, detested Team Rocket deeply, and took eliminating Team Rocket as her duty.

But starting with an earthquake, was this not too extreme?

Team Rocket is basically still hiding underground right now, and Earthquake is a 'super-effective' move against underground targets!

This is really... a bit too extreme?

These Young Ladies Officer Jenny fell silent.

And at this moment, in the underground base.

The violent shaking affected more than half the base; large amounts of dust began to scatter.

"This is an earthquake?? It must be Lorelei's doing! That damn vicious woman!"

Athena leaned against the wall to avoid falling, cursing Lorelei in a low voice.

"Lorelei? Does she intend to bury us alive?" Gladion was shocked.

The Kanto Elite Four are members of the League! Is their killing intent so heavy?

"That person has always treated us with no regard for life or death; we can no longer hide underground." Athena gritted her teeth.

Boom—!

An even more intense tremor struck; some parts of the base had already begun to collapse. Obviously, Lorelei had commanded Lapras to use Earthquake a second time.

"Caitlin, can Teleport still be used?"

"No, it is blocked."

Caitlin released Alakazam to try; Alakazam shook its head at Caitlin. A large number of communication jamming facilities and Psychic-type interference devices had been placed in the southern district of Ulaanbaatar City.

This was to prevent Team Rocket from contacting the outside world and from using Teleport to escape.

"Go! We can only attempt to break out above ground." Gladion said in a deep voice.

"What about my lord Mamon?"

Athena asked.

"We do not need to worry about my lord Mamon; he has his own preparations."

Gardenia shook her head, brushing the sand from her shoulder. She wore black pencil pants and a jacket, showcasing her slender, graceful figure.

This base was already on the verge of collapse; the pressure from the earthquake on the underground facility was simply too great. If Steven used Earthquake twice more, they feared they would truly be buried alive here.

"Everyone, break out!"

Athena nodded and decisively gave the order via the wireless communicator.

Above.

"Finally willing to come out?"

Steven's expression was blank. Visible beneath the rubble, several spots had exploded, and a large number of Team Rocket members filed out one after another.

However, these were merely minnows; Steven did not take them to heart.

This was a large Team Rocket base, so it must have high-ranking officers stationed here. That was her target for this mission.

Ordinary Team Rocket members were evil, but high-ranking officers were unforgivable evil!

Soon, Steven's gaze locked onto Athena and the other two.

Ordinary Team Rocket members all wore uniform black outfits, but the attire of high-ranking officers differed; the Team Rocket organization had no strict rules on what to wear.

For instance, Athena wore a white uniform, and Gardenia, for the sake of mobility, also wore form-fitting clothes and long pants.

Gladion was the same, wearing the black punk-style outfit he usually preferred.

Among the crowd of Team Rocket members, the three were naturally conspicuous.

"Athena."

A cold curve formed at the corner of Steven's mouth. Athena, one of the Four Elite Four of Team Rocket, was quite a large fish.

Even from a great distance, Athena felt a chilling cold rise from the soles of her feet. She turned her head and saw Steven in the distance, smiling at her with zero warmth.

Athena's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no! This madwoman is coming for me!

On the other side.

"What a spectacular scene, don't you think, Young Lady Erika?"

Mamon chose a relatively flat patch of rubble, sat on a stool, and leisurely watched the Team Rocket members and League personnel beginning to clash in chaotic battle.

His mood seemed quite good; he was even chuckling softly.

"..." Erika, dressed in a floral kimono with light makeup, beautiful and dignified, was out of place amidst this battlefield.

She pressed her lips together, her beautiful face looking somewhat dazed. This scene, like a war from history books, struck her with no small impact.

"No matter what world it is, the complexity of the human heart inevitably breeds conflict. This is unavoidable in any case; this is reality."

Mamon slowly stood up, turned his head to look sideways, and slowly grinned.

"Don't you agree? Friend?"

Erika followed Mamon's gaze. A red-eyed boy wearing a baseball cap was slowly walking toward them.

(End of this chapter)