chsdbacks Chapter 163 Sea Abyss No. 1; The outgoing Mikoli.
Chapter 163 Sea Abyss No. 1; The outgoing Mikoli.
Chapter 163 Sea Abyss No. 1; The outgoing Mikoli.
Daigo? What does he want to call at this time?
Could it be that you're so eager to invite him to see the stones?
Ze Shu remained puzzled, glanced at Mikoli who was focused on signing autographs, and pressed the "answer" button.
Daigo's solemn voice rang out:
"Ze Shu, you..." He paused for a moment before speaking in a strange tone, "You were right. Our Devon Corporation's submarine really was attacked by an evil organization just half a day ago."
Sawaki paused for a moment before realizing that back at Meteor Falls, he had casually reminded Daigo to be careful of their Devon Corporation submarines and not let them be stolen by evil organizations like Team Magma.
Daigo confidently declared, "It's highly unlikely that our Devon Corporation submarine will be stolen!"
But only a little over ten days have passed?
Ze Shu said, "So..."
Daigo said, "So, it's already been stolen."
Ze Shu remained silent.
Seemingly sensing Zeju's speechlessness, Daigo quickly added, "After you reminded me, I also arranged for Debunking to strengthen the guard on the submarine. But, this stolen submarine is different."
"It's a newly built submarine."
"It's called 'Haiyuan-1': Our company, Devon, provided the core components, and the project was planned and built by Nanmu, the curator of the Ocean Science Museum."
"It was built a day ago,"
"Then, half a day ago, before we could take over, it was robbed."
"The attackers were shouting slogans like 'The sea will devour everything, and the world will be reborn.' They were wearing sailor uniforms, so we speculate that they were from the Marine Corps."
Daigo's tone carried a hint of helplessness.
It seems to be saying: The ship was attacked during the handover with the manufacturer. No matter how much they tried to prevent it, they couldn't have guarded against it!
Ze Shu suddenly asked, "What's so special about this Abyss No. 1?"
Daigo replied, "It is equipped with core components developed using the latest technology from Devon, and its performance represents a qualitative leap compared to other submarines."
Fully functional and adaptable to any underwater operation.
Ze Shu continued, "So it's important?"
Daigo firmly replied, "It's very important."
Ze Shu said speechlessly, "So you're not going to strengthen your defenses? Just let it get stolen?"
Daigo had no choice but to say, "...I've already reminded Father."
"Furthermore, since the Lava Team stole the meteorite from the Ocean Museum, the Ocean Museum's defenses have been quite strong. However, the Ocean Team seems to have sent out several officers who are highly skilled, well-coordinated, and swift in their actions, quickly seizing the submarine and taking it away."
"Unfortunately, I wasn't there."
If he were there, his Metagross could take down a Team Aqua executive with a single Comet Punch.
"Alright then," Ze Shu said silently, "So now..."
Daigo said, "So, I contacted you to find out if you have any ideas, Sawaki."
Ze Shu:
"......"
No, you're a champion, yet when you're unsure what to do, you turn to this outsider investigator for help.
Is this some kind of mistake?
"There's a tracking device on the Sea Abyss One," Daigo continued. "But the Marine Team discovered it halfway through their journey, and it's now been switched off."
"All we know is that the Ocean Abyss One departed from Kaina City, with a clear destination, heading straight northeast. It crossed Musui Town, submerged the Songshin Volcano, and then its tracking device was shut down."
"Based solely on this route, we can deduce that the submarine's destination likely lies in several directions—"
"Serenity City, Crystal City, and Green Ridge City."
"I am now moving in that direction."
Ze Shu: "This..."
He looked at the "undersea volcano" in the distance, and the entrance to the cave in the lower sea area of the "undersea volcano".
This is the Marines' base, and it was the Marines who stole the submarine.
He happened to be right here, across a small stretch of sea from the Ocean Team base.
Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump? Sitting idly by and waiting for the opportune moment?
Thinking this, Ze Shu was about to speak.
"Hehehe—" Mikoli, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up.
"Daigo, you don't consider me a friend anymore! Lilycove City, Sootopolis City, Green Mine City, isn't this my 'territory'? Why didn't you contact me first after something like this happened?"
Mikoli's words subtly hinted at jealousy.
Before he could finish speaking, he looked at Ze Shu with a look of amazement:
"Could it be... that this... Mr. Sawaki? Someone you can rely on in this emergency? He's truly remarkable! What's that phrase from the East...?"
"Hidden talents, hidden abilities?"
Mikoli was speculating about the erroneous meaning of the Eastern words.
On the other end of the phone, Daigo's voice betrayed surprise: "Mickey?"
Mikoli said, "It's me!"
Daigo asked in surprise, "Why are you with Sawaki...?"
Mikoli said smugly, "The Mr. Sawaki you rely on is asking me for his autograph! Isn't that right, Mr. Sawaki?"
Just then, Michael handed over a beautifully designed autographed card.
Ze Shu: "..."
Didn't you insist on signing this?
"This is something I, Mikoli, am duty-bound to do!"
"Mr. Sawaki, let's work together!"
Mikoli affectionately put her arm around Zeshu's shoulder and said with a smile.
Ze Shu paused for a moment before saying, "Okay."
This Mikey is way too "outgoing"...
Daigo paused for a moment on the other side, then returned to the main topic, saying, "So, we should..."
Ze Shu said, "You just said that the Haiyuan No. 1 submarine passed by Songshen Mountain? Straight through it? Songshen Mountain was not attacked?"
Although Daigo didn't understand why Sawaki asked that, he confirmed, "Yes."
"I see..." Ze Shu understood.
In the original storyline, after capturing Abyss One, Team Lava or Team Ocean's next target would be the "Indigo Orb" and the "Vermilion Orb" on Mount Sumeru.
But maybe it's because Xijiana has been "turned" by him that she's now in this situation.
The leaders of these two evil organizations were unaware of this secret information, so they didn't take any action against Mount Sumeru. And without these two orbs, how were Team Lava and Team Ocean supposed to awaken the Flying Fish and the Fathead Fish?
Hmm, we're not considering Team Lava.
Their bases near Groudon have all been destroyed, and they're too busy taking care of themselves to not even think about it.
And the Ocean team made the grab.
There is no indigo jewel yet.
Are they really planning to use the drill bit of "Sea Abyss One" to drill as deep as they can into the seabed until they find a bighead carp? If that's the case, Ze Shu thinks it would be better to prepare a fishing rod instead.
Michael said, "First, we need to understand the destination that submarine is heading to."
Upon hearing this, Ze Shu nodded, turned on the camera, pointed to the underwater volcano on the opposite side, and said:
"You guys say..."
"Doesn't this opening look like the entrance to some kind of secret base?"
"for example...""
"Team Aqua's base?"
"Hahaha—no matter how many times I marvel at it, I'm still amazed by the advanced technology of the Haiyuan-1! It's in a completely different league from the submarines our oceanographic team has used before!"
"Device's technology is truly amazing!"
In the spacious interior of the submarine.
The gaunt man, wearing an "Alpha" sailor hat, gripped the helm and spoke excitedly over and over again.
"Beep! Don't get too excited!" A woman with long, red curly hair, wearing the same hat, said, "Our most important thing right now is to safely sail this hard-won Haiyuan No. 1 back to base without any accidents!"
"Ah Quan, relax, relax."
Di dismissively waved his hand and continued:
"I never imagined what kind of accident would happen. Haven't you witnessed how advanced this submarine is? It can ram through stinging jellyfish and megalodon lurking on the seabed without suffering any damage."
"If we're attacked, this submarine will handle everything! And if all else fails, we two officers are here!"
"Or do you think our Marine Team's base in Waterlily City will be discovered? Or that we'll be ambushed?"
"That's impossible!"
"Boss Wutong went to great lengths to build this base. The entrance is hidden very deep; unless you have superhuman eyesight, you definitely wouldn't be able to find it. In fact, to keep this base hidden, our Marine Team hasn't allowed any operations in Lilycove City yet!"
"Hahaha, the league's mediocre talents would never have imagined—'Limelight City, where the Ocean Team has never shown any activity, is actually their headquarters!'"
"Even if the locator pinpointed us for a while, and Water Lily City is suspected of being our destination, barring any unforeseen circumstances, those mediocre members of the Alliance will definitely defend against places like Crystal City, Green Ridge City, or even the more remote Rainbow City, without suspecting Water Lily City!"
Di Zide's words spread throughout the entire Haiyuan No. 1.
Apart from another cadre, A-Quan, the rest of the henchmen on Haiyuan No. 1 responded and echoed his sentiments.
They all said things like, "With a master like Di here, it won't be an easy task to successfully reclaim this 'spoils of war'."
Ah Quan couldn't help but rub his forehead, somewhat speechless.
However, seeing that Di was still sailing and only acting arrogantly inside the submarine, she didn't say anything.
Blue sky and white clouds, a peaceful scene.
The gentle, cool sea breeze carries the unique scent of the ocean, brushing past my brow and filling my nostrils.
In the distance, the Grand Contest Hall in Seishun City continued its second day of grand contests, with a constant stream of lively sounds.
"Phew, why hasn't the submarine arrived yet?" Mikoli glanced at the clubhouse, stroked the heart-shaped fish that poked its head out of the shallow water, and said, "I specifically resigned from my job as a judge for the Grand Contest, so don't keep me waiting too long."
Ze Shu didn't answer; he was fishing.
The waters of Hoenn are much... barren compared to the waters of Kanto.
At least in Kanto, the species are quite diverse, but in Hoenn, besides Sharpedoed ...
I don't know when a five-ugly fish will take the bait.
Zeki glanced at Milotic swimming in the deep sea and had to admit that this sea serpent, known as the "messenger of the Dragon Palace," was indeed graceful and beautiful. Especially since this was Milotic from Mikuri, compared to the Milotic from Cynthia that Zeki had touched, even just by looking at it, Zeki could sense a subtle difference.
"Ugh, ugh—"
In the distance, above this shallow beach.
From the waves stirred up by Lugia's gentle flapping of its wings, the chubby Sixtails skillfully glided along on an ice surfboard, gliding left and right with ease.
Then..
It lost its balance and plunged headfirst into the shallow water, burying itself in the damp sand.
This really confused Liuwei.
After finally managing to pull its head out of the sand, it came running towards the swamp tree with its head full of sand and grit, its eyes brimming with tears.
"Oh, oh, oh..."
It's in such a sorry state, can't we at least get some snacks to comfort it...?
Vulpix acted cute towards its trainer, squeezing out tears and rubbing Sawaki's thigh.
Ze Shu: "If you're good at cooking, you just need to practice more."
Six-Tails clenched its little fists and cried out urgently, "Ooo-Ooo-Ooo!"
It's not a dish!
Yes, yes... the waves are too big today!
Mikuri stood up and said, "Sawaki, they're here. Team Aquarion's submarine. My Goldfish King has detected the target. It's not far from here."
Three hundred meters to go.
"Okay." Ze Shu nodded and put away his fishing rod.
And below, the six tailed creatures kept casting pitiful, begging glances.
Ze Shu noticed that its head was covered in sand and dirt.
While there was still some time, he reached out, grabbed Six-Tailed Fox's little head, and before Six-Tailed Fox could react, he plunged its head into the water, scrubbing it vigorously like on a washboard, until the fox's sand-covered head looked brand new.
The Six-Tails was also left looking completely bewildered after being rubbed.
"Oh, oh, oh?!"
When he realized what was happening, the six tails puffed out their cheeks and looked at Sawaki.
It will never forgive its trainer for treating it so roughly!
Zeki's response was to stuff an energy cube into the mouth of the Six-Tails.
Six-Tailed Fox puffed out its cheeks in anger: "Ooh-roar?!"
Is this how the trainer wants to gain its forgiveness? It's not the same fox that used to be, easily pleased with a little treat!
It knew perfectly well that this was the sweet treat after a big stick!
But it's really delicious!
"Ou Ming..."
"I knew it! Quan!"
"Four hundred meters, three hundred and fifty meters, three hundred meters... Our base is just ahead. And I will proudly pilot the Ocean Abyss One, a symbol of the ocean's conquest of the land, into the base!"
"No surprises at all!"
The sound of dripping echoed throughout the entire Ocean Abyss No. 1.
Ah Quan said helplessly, "Yes, yes."
Suddenly, when the Ocean Abyss One was two hundred meters from the base entrance, a violent tremor struck. The intense shaking caused the members of the Ocean Team inside the Ocean Abyss One to stagger and cry out in alarm.
"What's going on?" A-Quan exclaimed.
She quickly looked at the device inside the Ocean Abyss No. 1 that monitors the surrounding seawater, but couldn't see anything.
Because the seawater on the outer side was suddenly churned up and became very turbid.
Di gripped the steering wheel tightly and quickly said, "It's nothing! It's nothing! Just an occasional whirlpool; it won't affect our entry into the base much!"
Ah-Quan quickly adjusted the device monitoring the surrounding seawater to thermal imaging and indeed found no threat.
She finally breathed a slight sigh of relief and believed Di's words.
"The journey has been peaceful until we were almost at the base, when this little ripple suddenly appeared. Hurry up, let's get to our base quickly so I can relax and get some sleep."
But suddenly one drop cried out in surprise, "What, what is this?!"
In A-Quan's eyes, he was so frightened that he couldn't even steady the rudder, and his hand twitched so hard that he raised it high in a French military salute.
How could he, who had been so arrogant all along, be so "frightened"?!
This situation kept Ah Quan busy with his certificate.
She quickly followed Di's panicked gaze and saw that the cabin wheel that Di had been in charge of seemed to have changed its appearance—even the color had changed, becoming red and blue, just like a round toy made of building blocks.
What's going on here?!
The new look of this steering wheel gave Ah Quan the following impression...:
Why does it look so much like a polymorph?
This is a Pokémon that scientists have "eliminated"?