chsdbacks Chapter 174 "Rayquaza's Revenge Plan"
Chapter 174 "Rayquaza's Revenge Plan"
Chapter 174 "Rayquaza's Revenge Plan"
Higana was stunned.
She stood there, stunned, staring blankly at the sky, utterly shocked.
What did she just see?
She actually saw Ze Shu standing on her Dragon God's head, wrapping a red object around it like reins, and then riding away as if driving the Dragon God whom the Meteor People had worshipped and believed in for generations?!
They just rode off with the Dragon God like that?!
And they rode so far away?!
She was so far away that she couldn't even see the Dragon God's body clearly.
"Is this reasonable...?" Higana couldn't help but ask.
"If it's Zeki, that makes sense," Little Blue chuckled, loosening her grip on the Poké Ball.
Higana still couldn't believe it: "But...but Zeshu rode away...rode away the Dragon God!"
Hoenn, Lilycove City, Pokémon Association Headquarters: "Chairman, urgent report! Urgent report!"
"According to an urgent message from the Weather Institute, regarding the anomalies they reported, we have discovered Rayquaza's tracks again! This time, its tracks are very clear, and its path of movement is quite obvious!"
Upon hearing this news, the chairman of the Hoenn Pokémon Association, who was sitting at his desk, jumped up and quickly said:
"Can you pinpoint its location? Remember its scent? Use our specially built, high-investment equipment. I believe the equipment is located here, right?"
"Yes! This time its movements are very clear!"
"Hahaha—" the chairman laughed, "This is truly an 'unexpected delight'!"
If there's one most difficult aspect to the second Rayquaza capture plan, it's undoubtedly the elusive and elusive presence of Rayquaza.
But now it has been exposed "out of the blue," what else could this be but an "unexpected surprise"?
Thinking of this, the chairman resolutely said:
"Bring Qianli here!"
"I wonder what he's found out in his four or five years of tracking Rayquaza. He's the one who released Rayquaza from the research building!"
"We must pool our resources and strive to capture Rayquaza in one fell swoop, just as we did in the first plan!"
"By the way," the chairman paused, then asked,
"You said Rayquaza's tracks are quite obvious, so which direction is it flying in right now?"
The staff member who came to report also paused for a moment, then quickly looked at the tablet in his hand.
A moment later, he reported to his supervisor, looking dazed and nervous:
"Rayquaza seems to be... heading straight in our direction!"
"Our direction..."
The chairman paused for a moment, not understanding what it meant.
But at that moment, he suddenly received a message. He glanced down at it and immediately understood what the message meant.
After understanding the meaning.
His eyes suddenly narrowed:
"Evacuate! Evacuate from here!"
It's also high in the sky.
But riding Rayquaza and driving a spaceship are two completely different experiences.
The spaceship is safe and secure.
And Rayquaza...
The sound whistled incessantly in his ears, and the wind pressure that rushed towards him was like a knife cutting through him. Rayquaza should have been able to block the wind here, but it did not, letting Zeki be battered by the wind—after all, Zeki had 'forced' it.
But he adapted quite well.
Clutching the red chain tightly in his hand, he steadied himself, and even had the leisure to let his mind wander:
"I wish my spaceship could travel at that speed, then I could get wherever I wanted in a day... But that seems impossible."
"unless..."
Zeki looked down at Rayquaza.
"Unless this Rayquaza can be used as a horse to pull a carriage."
Tying a red chain to this Rayquaza and having it pull his spaceship seems like a good idea.
But I only thought about it for a moment.
after all.
"That's a bit too insulting."
Seemingly sensing Zeki's insulting intent, Rayquaza roared again, increasing its speed once more. But this time, Zeki pulled the 'reins' tighter, saying:
"Faster, faster!"
"We're almost at our destination, let's slow down!"
"roar--!!!"
Rayquaza let out a defiant roar, but it was still controlled and slowed down.
They were now high above the clouds, in Rayquaza's comfortable domain—below the ozone layer. Peering from this place, invisible to most, they could vaguely see a shrunken city below, the Grand Contest Hall still bustling with activity.
This is the city of Suejeong.
Ze Shu pointed to a three-story building on the edge of Shuijing City and said, "See that building?"
He said to Rayquaza:
"I know you are rational and intelligent. This is the headquarters of the people who captured you five years ago, but you managed to escape. And now, they want to capture you again."
"Do you know why?"
"Just because they think you're easy prey."
"so..."
"Aim carefully, don't miss."
The Pokémon Association headquarters in Lilycove City is excellent because it's located in a relatively remote area of Lilycove City, with no other distractions around it, making it an ideal target.
At this moment, the association headquarters was thrown into chaos.
"Has everyone come out?!"
"Reporting to the Chairman! My Alakazam has searched every corner of the building and confirmed that all staff members have been evacuated!"
"That's good.."
The elderly and short chairman patted his chest.
"But—" the staff member who had just reported hesitated, then asked, puzzled, "Why do we need to evacuate urgently... Mingming,
There was clearly no danger.
Just after saying that, and then...
He then saw a thick, seemingly long-accumulated "Dragon Pulse" suddenly descend from the sky!
Before they could even marvel at just how powerful the Dragon Pulse was, or which Pokémon it was, the Pokémon Association headquarters they had just come from was annihilated by the Dragon Pulse.
A violent explosion was triggered.
With just one Dragon Pulse, the entire Pokémon Association headquarters building was...
It was annihilated in the flames and completely destroyed.
If they hadn't evacuated in time, he probably... he didn't even dare to think about it.
This left the staff member who had just asked "why evacuate" wide-eyed, mouth agape, mind blank, his forehead covered in cold sweat from the shock and fear.
The association chairman's angry eyes reflected the flames from the explosion.
He clenched his fists, but there was nothing he could do; his small figure seemed powerless.
This is... a threat.
A complete and utter threat!
Above the clouds.
"Don't just stand there," Ze Shu said to Rayquaza. "I know you're having a good time, but there are a few more targets to make you feel good next."
"Let's go, fly west."
Rayquaza roared a few times reluctantly.
But compared to its "reluctance" in its mouth, its body was much more honest—after Ze Shu said "fly west," its body obediently began to move, without even needing Ze Shu to control it with the red chains.
It's simply... Rayquaza, who says one thing but does another.
Kazna City.
"Yes, this is Devon Corporation. You know that machine they used when they arrested you, right?"
"It's the device that left you so weak that I had to 'force myself on you'."
"Yes, this is their headquarters building."
"Like I said, aim accurately."
"roar!!!"
Zijin City.
"Hmm...this is Da Zi Jin Company."
"Don't rush to hit me!"
"I haven't even introduced myself yet!"
"Although this company was involved in the original 'Raystar Capture Project,' it was probably a side project and has since gone bankrupt. However, the original company building still stands; it was quite impressive."
"Well, since you want to have some fun, then go ahead and fight."
"Be on point."
"roar!!!"
"Breaking news! Breaking news!"
"We are currently in front of the original Great Zijin Company building in Zijin City, where it was attacked! You can see the scene..."
No, the building's condition is horrific! The entire building was cut in half.
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"This is not the only tragic scene in Hoenn."
"The Devon Corporation Building, the former Grand Purple Corporation Building, and... the Pokémon Association headquarters in Lilycove City have all suffered such extensive destruction!"
"In such a short period of time, three different important buildings in Hoenn have all suffered such severe attacks!"
"We don't yet know the connection between these three."
"We only know that the attack came from the sky! But we don't know the specific attackers yet; we may need to wait for further information from the Alliance!"
"But strangely enough, so far there have been no casualties."
"According to terrified witnesses who were still inside the building, they were all given instructions to 'evacuate immediately' before the attack. The building was attacked just after the evacuation was completed."
"The attackers precisely targeted three buildings that separated different areas of Hoenn, but did not attack buildings along the way. In other words, the attackers had a specific purpose."
"We have good reason to suspect..."
"This is a warning from the attackers!"
"But fortunately, after attacking those three locations... it seems that no other places have been attacked."
The Hoenn region is not far from the Johto region; in fact, it's right next door.
At this moment, in the skies above Mankin City in the Johto region.
"Do you remember this place? The Pokémon Association's research building."
Ze Shu stood on Rayquaza's forehead, arms crossed, and said...
He can now stand steadily without needing to hold onto Rayquaza's dragon horn handles. After all, practice makes perfect. The biggest reason is that Rayquaza actively helped Zeki isolate the airflow, so he no longer has to endure the slapping of the wind when 'riding' it.
"roar"
"You were trapped here back then, weren't you? If you hadn't escaped by chance, you would probably have been humiliated inside, thoroughly studied as a 'caterpillar'."
"Well, I won't say much. Just watch carefully and don't hurt any plants or trees."
The same Dragon Pulse surged towards the Pokémon Association research building, and unsurprisingly, the building burst into flames and was completely destroyed with a deafening roar.
"Roar!!!"
Rayquaza let out a few exhilarating roars.
Despite its weakened state, Rayquaza had been flying for a long time, struggling to accumulate energy for its attack, and its body was already exhausted. But even so, Rayquaza felt exhilarated, and even found itself looking at Zeki much more pleasing to the eye.
Although this human "humiliated" it, it also "pleased" it.
"roar!!!"
"What? Still want more fun..." Ze Shu smirked and said, "That's it, this is the last one. Shouldn't you be complaining about how few people arrested you back then?"
"but..."
Ze Shu thought for a moment, then looked southeast of Manjin City—that was the direction of Hinoki Town.
"If you want to keep playing, there's another target for you to fight."
Upon hearing this, Rayquaza exclaimed with interest, "Roar..."
"...This target is not your enemy, nor did they participate in the operation to capture you five years ago."
"Well, that's one of my enemies."
Zeshu refers to the Masked Base.
"Oh? You really want to help me get revenge too?"
"You're not going to hold it against me for forcing myself on you before?"
Seeing Rayquaza react somewhat to his words, Zeki smiled and said.
"Never mind."
"In your current state, you still dare to provoke the Masked Base..."
"I'm afraid I'll freeze into a green caterpillar."
On a makeshift spaceship, which served as the temporary headquarters of the Pokémon Association,
"Chairman...it's confirmed, this is Rayquaza's revenge..."
"Our Hoenn headquarters, Devon, Grand Majesty, and even... just now we received news that the research building from which Rayquaza escaped has also been destroyed..."
The chairman really wanted to say: I already knew!
Even though he knew about it, hearing the news still made him feel dizzy.
"Chairman, this... this isn't...?" a staff member who knew a little about the situation asked anxiously, "...Raystar knows about our 'operations,' so it's come here specifically to retaliate?!"
"Is Rayquaza really that 'sharp'...?" another staff member said in surprise.
But at this moment...
The chairman pulled the paper from the fax machine, slammed it on the table, and roared:
"It's not that Rayquaza is particularly perceptive, but rather—"
There's clearly a person standing on Rayquaza!!!
The paper that the chairman slammed onto the table had a picture printed on it, which wasn't very clear, perhaps because it was taken from high above. However, it still captured the complete silhouette of Rayquaza soaring through the sky.
In the photo, Rayquaza has a human-shaped black dot on its head.
It's so blurry that no one can recognize it.
The staff around the scene were horrified and bewildered when they saw the picture.
but!
The chairman clenched his fist angrily, then relaxed it.
If others don't recognize him, surely he will?!
Thinking back to the evacuation message that person "kindly" sent him before the incident, the chairman felt that it was most likely that person!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
His resentment now even led him to think that if that person hadn't been so kind as to send him the evacuation message, and if many people had been injured, it would have been even better!
That way he can thoroughly punish him! He can be imprisoned for life!
But now...
No one was injured.
What was destroyed were just some 'buildings', so there wasn't much punishment to be given.
But what lies behind it is a complete threat and a slap in the face!
The staff at the Pokémon Association all knew that this was Rayquaza's revenge.
So... will his plan to capture Rayquaza a second time still be able to proceed?
In fact, it couldn't even continue.
Under his "brilliant plan," the Hoenn region where he lived... became utterly hostile to a legendary Pokémon that was free-spirited and swift in action.
It has also been confirmed that it was attacked in retaliation by the legendary Pokémon, and there is a reason behind it.
This has a huge impact...
How will other regions view him?
And it's not just other regions; it's likely that other high-ranking officials in the Hoenn region are also...
High above, the scenery below blurred as it moved at high speed.
Sitting atop Rayquaza's head, Ze Shu stretched. He had already removed the red chains binding Rayquaza's head, but Rayquaza still hadn't thrown him off, instead thoughtfully shielding him from the wind.
Well, it's just a little "shaky".
Suddenly...
Ze Shu's communication device rang.
He was his "boss," and he sounded quite agitated.
[Chokuran: What did you do? You're in Hoenn, aren't you!]
Ze Shu: Yes.
[Cynthia: You've been accused. The Hoenn Pokémon Association has reported you to me as the mastermind behind this incident, the one who stood on Rayquaza's back and instigated it to launch a terrorist attack on Hoenn. They want me to punish you.]
[Sawaki: —]
Why is the Hoenn Pokémon Association acting so quickly?
[Bamboo Orchid: Is that right?]
[Sawaki: Yes.]
[Cynthia: What exactly is going on?! The Hoenn Pokémon Association is being vague about the specifics! Do you know that if this is identified as a terrorist attack, and you were the mastermind behind it, it could be extremely detrimental to you?!]
[Ze Shu: It's hard to say the specifics here. But no one was hurt, right? Just tell me, what punishment will I face?]
[Zhu Lan: Do you think what you did was right?]
Ze Shu: I wouldn't dare say I'm right.
【Bamboo Orchid: —】
a long time.
A reply came from the other end.
[Zhu Lan: Leave it to me.]
[Cynthia: Then come back to Sinnoh and tell me... everything you can. If you did the right thing, I can guarantee you won't be punished, and I'll protect you within the League.]