chsdbacks Chapter 155: Your "Boss" Has Gone Arrogant!
Chapter 155: Your "Boss" Has Gone Arrogant!
Chapter 155: Your "Boss" Has Gone Arrogant!
"How do we get there?"
"I can't believe it," Higana asked, puzzled.
Although the entrance to the "Cave of the Land," which sealed the sleeping Groudon, has been exposed due to the receding lava, there is still a lot of lava there. At a glance, the passage leading to the entrance is half-submerged in lava.
The space provided for people to move forward...:
The only way to walk there is to compress yourself into a sphere.
And this is on the premise that they must first have the ability to walk on lava.
Unfortunately, neither Zeki nor Xijiana were included.
"My Pokémon can't withstand heat," Higanbana said, shaking her head repeatedly.
Ze Shu recalled Blaine, whom he had met at Crimson Lotus Volcano. His fire-breathing camel and blazing horse could walk on lava. Clearly, they were specially trained. Otherwise, why not let an ordinary blazing horse walk on lava?
Even those with the "ignition" property can be burned and scream in pain.
"Dig a tunnel?" Higana asked again, "Go straight underground?"
Ze Shu said, "That won't work either."
"What if we damage the mountain and cause a collapse? And since this is a volcano, there's a possibility we'll dig all the way down to the magma layer. Then we'd fall right into the lava and take a bath."
Like sandbox survival games such as Minecraft and Terraria, if you dig through to the lava layer without proper precautions, you'll end up bathing in the lava and losing your life. Ze Shu certainly wouldn't want to suffer such torture.
"Nothing will do, nothing will do. :::"
"So what should we do?"
"I can't believe it," Higana asked dejectedly.
Zeki glanced at the fallen second-generation Zihuo Village, then looked down from the crater and could vaguely see the steel structure revealed from the newly plastered rock walls—this was the exposed base structure of the Lava Team's base.
Clearly, this "land cave" has also been discovered by the lava team.
And they certainly conducted research as well.
"Let's go from Team Lava's base," Zeki said with a smile.
"How can we go from Team Magma's base...?" Higana thought Zeki's idea was a bad one, and immediately shook her head, saying, "The people on Team Magma aren't stupid. We're just two new faces; we'd be lucky if we weren't kicked out. Besides, we're not even..."
Ze Shu interrupted, "You're right."
Higana smiled smugly: "I knew it!"
Ze Shu hummed in agreement: "After all, this time the person following me is you, you idiot, not Xiao Lan, so naturally you can't infiltrate Team Lava. Now you can't even disguise yourself, so naturally you'll be discovered."
Higanbana: "???"
Her smugness vanished, and her face flushed red.
"Let me tell you, Xiao Lan and I are very close, and I won't allow you to sow discord between us!"
Ze Shu: "..."
Just one or two days of getting to know each other...
Are you on good terms?
Perhaps it's Xiao Lan's high emotional intelligence and ability to adapt downwards that made this "idiot" think their relationship was already very good.
"Then why don't we let Little Blue down now?" Higana said angrily. "After all, I'm an idiot, I can't help!"
She emphasized the word "idiot".
Ze Shu nodded and said, "That's true."
Higanbana: "!!!"
Ze Shu laughed and said, "But I've thought of another way to get into Team Lava's base without needing Xiao Lan to come and help us with our makeup. She stayed up late last night researching props, so let her rest."
"What method?" asked Xijiana curiously.
Her anger came quickly and went quickly.
Ze Shu didn't say anything, but simply took out a communication device. In Xi Jiana's eyes, he seemed to be contacting someone...
A moment later, he said, "It's all done. Now we just wait."
"That's it???"
Higana looked completely bewildered.
I said.
"Didn't you say you got it done? We've been waiting for over half an hour," Xijiana said sullenly. While bored, she fiddled with the baby in her arms, until the baby's eyes were already glazed over.
"Patience," Ze Shu simply said.
"Why don't we just force our way in?" Higanbana suddenly suggested. "My Salamence is incredibly fierce..."
But just then, Higana mentioned "brave".
The communicator on the waist of the sleepy Second Generation Himura beeped a few times.
Ze Shu chuckled, "Here we are."
"Logically speaking, this must be his 'boss'."
As Ze Shu spoke, he picked up the communicator and sure enough, he saw the words "Himura" on it—this was the first-generation Himura, and he was currently contacting the second-generation Himura.
Ze Shu pressed the answer button.
Before he could speak, the other party launched into a tirade:
"We haven't detected any signs of Lord Groudon waking up. Your so-called 'burnt meteor' is completely useless. Now, get back here right now!"
"Hmm..."
"Huh? You're not that fat guy? Who are you?!"
Zeshu only revealed a little bit of his voice, but Himura on the other side immediately noticed.
"Fire, Fire Village Boss, I, I am...:" Ze Shu said in a trembling voice.
"That fat man's henchman, right? What's that fat man doing?" Himura exclaimed in realization.
"The meteorite didn't work. He's been intently repeating the experiment, trying to wake Lord Groudon, which is why he left the phone with me to tell him what happened."
"Hmph!" Himura simply said, "Let him answer the phone!"
Ze Shu obediently replied, "Yes."
He held the communicator close to the mouth of the sleeping Second Generation Himura and poked him. Just then, the fat man made a "hmm" sound.
On the other side of the communication device, Himura immediately launched into a tirade of abuse:
"End your futile efforts!"
"Our equipment for monitoring Groudon shows that despite all your efforts, Groudon hasn't shown the slightest sign of revival, and even Mt. Foam hasn't reacted at all!"
"There's an emergency now."
The tone of the person on the other side, Himura, suddenly became excited.
"Message received: The Hoenn Champion has unearthed the 'Natural Meteorite' needed to awaken Groudon and plans to transport it back to the Hoenn League for safekeeping. The route chosen by the League for this transport is...:"
"It's near Chimney Hill, right here in front of us."
"The terrain is extremely favorable to us; it's easy to attack but difficult to defend."
"But that Hoenn champion seems to be addicted to digging for rocks, saying things like 'there might be a second meteorite like this,' and he won't personally escort it. Isn't this just giving Team Magma the perfect opportunity to 'rob' the caravan!"
"This matter is very important."
"I will personally lead the team to rob the meteorite!"
"But this tobacco mountain base needs someone to temporarily lead and maintain it."
"So, you'd better roll down Chimney Mountain right now and get back to base," Himura said. "This base is about Lord Groudon, about the ideals of Team Magma, and it cannot be lost."
"Even the leader of Crimson Flame Pine attaches great importance to this place!"
"If any ill-intentioned individuals manage to sneak in while you are maintaining the base, I will hold you accountable!"
After he finished speaking, there was a loud "whoosh".
The person on the other end of the line, Himura, hung up the phone.
The thought that this long-awaited news of a natural meteorite being delivered to their feet filled him with excitement.
He couldn't wait to take action—if things really went as he expected.
At this time.
Higana looked completely bewildered.
She immediately said incredulously:
"He...he's handing the base over to us for management?!"
"You want us, the 'malicious people' he calls us, to manage his base?!"
"Look..." Ze Shu chuckled and said to Xi Jiana, "Now it's much easier."
"However, I didn't expect that the first generation Himura would directly let us do this and give us such great 'power'."
Ze Shu stood up, kicked the sleeping fat man at his feet, and muttered to himself:
"It seems that the second-generation Himura holds a fairly high position within Team Magma."
Otherwise, how could he have become the highest-ranking leader of the Lava Team, second only to Crimson Pine, a few years later?
Higana then asked worriedly:
"But, but..."
"We're not part of Team Magma, and we're not familiar with how they operate. How are we supposed to manage them? Even getting through the gate will be difficult, won't it?"
"Management? You're not actually putting yourself in the position of 'manager,' are you?" Ze Shu turned his head in confusion. "Why should we let them manage us? If we don't give them random orders or destroy their base, we're already being kind-hearted."
"What about the remaining few coins? Didn't you say your Salamence was very powerful?"
"Besides, aren't we familiar with Team Lava?"
"Should we get to know Team Lava?" Higana asked, puzzled.
She then crossed her arms in front of her chest, making an "X" sign in a defensive stance, and raised her head, saying, "Don't you dare mock me again for being an undercover agent for Team Lava but not knowing anything about Team Lava!"
"After all, I'm an idiot!"
Now she can justifiably call herself an idiot...?
Ze Shu chuckled.
He crouched down and grabbed the second-generation Himura. His Magma Team uniform had a hood with two bright red, devil-like horns on it, which was the most exquisite feature of the uniform.
It contains an equipment skill called "Memory Flame".
Only core members have it.
This device allows a medium to record the wearer's memories. To retrieve the memories, simply remove one corner of the device, and a flame will ignite on the corner, displaying the image of the memory within the flame.
Ze Shu didn't know who this equipment benefited or what its purpose was. But for him, it was convenient.
But then there was a "poof" sound.
Zeki parted the corner of the second-generation Himura.
Flames rise up, and memories resurface within them.
The way the gate to the Lava Team base on the Concave-Convex Mountain Road is opened.
It is the Morse code for the word "earth".
Wearing the Lava Team uniform and followed by a "sidekick," Zeki knocked on the door of the Lava Team base. The scene inside appeared before his eyes—the interior walls were all made of magma-resistant steel, mixed with rare earth elements.
The place was somewhat empty, and the only people occasionally seen walking around were researchers wearing white coats.
It seems that the Fire Village transferred most of the combat personnel away in order to rob a natural meteorite.
As for their trip, it was to "rob".
Will they be able to come back?
It's highly likely they won't be able to come back.
They also went to "rob" it. If they could deal with the researchers here, then Zeshu and Xijiana would have complete "control" over this Lava Team base, without any obstacles.
In the conventional understanding of Pokémon fans:
The researchers' combat effectiveness...
While it might not be comparable to Bug Catcher, it's certainly on par with Magikarp.
Furthermore, the Lava Team base thoughtfully had a "map" posted at the entrance to prevent Sawaki from getting lost—marked with the address of "Earth and Magma Research Lab - Passage," located at the deepest level of the base.
Although it is at the deepest level.
Because there was no one around, Ze Shu and Xi Jiana had a smooth journey and arrived quickly.
But then a sound was heard.
The door to the research lab was flung open by Ze Shuduan!
The researchers inside trembled in shock as the door was partially opened. But after the initial shock subsided, they turned around and saw Ze Shu in his "commander's uniform," and immediately glared at him angrily.
"You bastard, don't you have any manners? Whose subordinate are you?!"
Ze Shu said arrogantly, "We just came down from Chimney Mountain, what do you think?"
The researcher paused for a moment.
Coming down from the smoke mountain, isn't this the current temporary leader of Team Magma's base—that chubby second-generation Fire Village?
He backed down, deciding not to pursue the matter further, and asked in a conciliatory tone, "So what are you doing here?"
Ze Shu snorted, showing no intention of softening his tone, and arrogantly began to speak:
"You guys have some nerve!"
"It's because of what you said, 'Lord Groudon showed absolutely no signs of awakening,' that our boss got a severe scolding from Boss Himura!"
"Do you know how hard our boss worked on that 'burnt meteorite'? How long did he spend tinkering with it on Chimney Mountain? And you just dismissed it all with a single sentence and gave him a dressing down!"
"He's very angry right now."
"The consequences will be severe!"
It was so bad that it had "slept" like a dead pig and was buried by Ze Shu on Chimney Mountain, with only its nostrils showing so it could breathe.
But these researchers didn't know that.
They looked at each other, and four words simultaneously came to mind: "A petty person has gained power!"
This further worsened their impression of Ze Shu as the so-called "boss".
"So, what... what do you want to do..." a researcher asked, enduring the humiliation.
"It's simple!" Ze Shu replied, the charred meteorite appearing in his hand. "Our boss doesn't believe in superstitions. This meteorite can definitely awaken Lord Groudon, it's just not close enough."
"so."
"Open the passage to Lord Groudon. Boss, let us try it out up close."
One researcher said, "This...isn't that against the rules?"
"This passage is extremely precious. It is a security passage that cost a fortune to build. Even our researchers only dare to study it from a distance and do not dare to go deep inside."
"It's because this access route is so expensive!"
"Using it once costs one-tenth of our Lava Team's budget!"
"This is against the rules, absolutely against the rules! We will not allow you to enter without Boss Crimson Pine's permission!"
"What do you mean by 'not following the rules'!" Ze Shu snorted, thinking to himself, "How can it only be one-tenth?" and then said,
"Now, our boss's rules are the only rules!"
He waved.
Beside her, Hiljuna raised a Poké Ball, and with a flash of white light, a ferocious, dark red Tyrannosaurus Rex roared into the research room, its fierce gaze sweeping over the researchers present.
The gaping maw formed of rock dripped with saliva, as if it could devour a researcher with a single command.
Most of these researchers were physically weak and even mentally fragile; they were easily frightened by this monstrous-jawed dragon.
They were all terrified, and one of them even fainted on the spot.
"You... you're instructing Pokémon to attack their teammates? You'll be expelled from Team Magma!" a researcher exclaimed in alarm.
How can the "boss" they're talking about be so arrogant?
He's completely out of control with his "boss" attitude!
Ze Shu laughed and said, "What do you mean by attacking your own comrades?"
He patted the rocky skin of the Tyranitar. "This Pokémon was specially brought in from the Kalos region by our boss. It's not tamed yet, and its personality is extremely ferocious. It often swallows people whole—it just accidentally went berserk and wandered into this research lab."
"It was just an accident that swallowed one or two researchers whole."
"As everyone knows, you junior researchers are just consumables."
"How can it compare to our boss's precious Halibutridae? And how can it compare to the close relationship between our boss and Boss Crimson Pine? Even if the Halibutridae is too hungry and eats a few more people, it will only receive a little punishment from Boss Crimson Pine."
"You certainly don't want it to go berserk, do you?"
The researchers all shook their heads.
Ze Shu scolded, "Then why aren't you opening the passage to Lord Groudon's cave right now?!"
A buzzing sound accompanied the ground trembling.
A high-tech, circular passageway, isolated from the rolling lava, slowly opened up before Ze Shu. The passageway was very long, stretching as far as the eye could see, suggesting that the journey to Groudon's caves must be quite a distance.
"You need to understand that this passage was opened at your and your boss's request, and it has nothing to do with us," the researcher who opened the passage said coldly, trying to absolve himself of responsibility.
Ze Shu nodded and said, "It really has nothing to do with you."
"After all, you're no longer of any use to me."
He smiled, amidst the puzzled looks of the researchers.
Extend your index finger and place it in front of your mouth.
"Shh, take a deep breath, the pain is only temporary."
Before the researchers could figure out what Ze Shu meant, they heard a series of "plop plop plop" sounds as flesh was being pounded, and felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. Then... they knew nothing more.
"Done."
"This Lava Team base is now completely under our control."
Ze Shu clapped his hands.
Higana patted the monstrous Jaw Dragon, who returned with a resentful look, before snorting:
"Really..."
"You're making my Tyrannosaurus Rex sound so fierce. It's just a little girl. It won't eat people, and it won't go berserk."