Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

That's the base that Team Rocket established!

Chapter 554 The Trial of Rebirth, The Legend of Fierce Sky Throne

"This should be it... Zapdos and Raikou are likely being held captive in this base."

Gazing at the base's gate, which blended seamlessly into the rock face, Shigeru couldn't help but begin to make plans...

"Forget it, there's no point in hesitating, let's just attack!"

There's really nothing to worry about.

The Rockets are already in decline. In Xiao Shi's opinion, this base may have a lot of advanced technology, but it may not have a Uranus-level powerhouse like Athena or even Apollo!

Even if he did exist, so what? Shigeru would love for Apollo to be right there in the base.

He and the fossil pterosaur were the perfect match to get revenge for the defeat they suffered in their last encounter!

"So reckless... But it really doesn't need to be too complicated." Xiao Lan nodded with a smile. "How about this, I'll stay outside and try to hack into the network of this stronghold, and you, Xiao Qi Lv, will be in charge of leading the charge."

"Give me a different name, you drama queen Lan!" Xiao Mao complained, but Xiao Lan ignored him.

She took out Xiaozhi's phone, fiddled with it for a while, and then a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"Xiao Zhi's technology is still the most useful; he can hack into any network."

Thanks to the management sprite hidden inside Xiaozhi's phone, Xiaolan easily took control of the base's network and also obtained most of the base's structural blueprints.

"This base extends vertically underground, with its core at the deepest point, so there are no other exits," Xiao Lan explained to the group. "Once we force our way in, you can split into two groups to rescue Raikou and Zapdos, who are imprisoned in different locations."

“Leave Zapdos to me, I can manage the whole way myself,” Gary said immediately.

“That’s fine then. We’ll leave Lei Gong to Lila and the others.” Xiao Lan said, handing her phone to Lila. “Use this phone to communicate once we’re inside. My phone and Xiao Qi Lv’s phone are also specially made, so they won’t have any problems even if we encounter signal jamming.”

Blue and Gary's phones contain the two original Porygons created by Dr. Akihabara—Unit-3 and Unit-3. With them and Ash's Porygon II, they are virtually immune to any network attacks.

Once everything was ready, Gary summoned his Arcanine: "Clear the way, Flare Blitz!"

boom!

The magnificent giant dog burst into flames and with a single powerful ramming, melted a large hole through the metal wall!

"Let's go!" Gary took the lead, completely ignoring the residual heat of the iron wall, and strode in with Arcanine, starting their assault on the floor where Zapdos was imprisoned!

"Let's go too, let's go save Lei Gong!" Lila hugged Zhi Pika tightly and led the team to choose another path.

This was probably her first time tackling a base-based dungeon like this, but luckily she had Ash guiding her, and besides Misty and Brock, Latios was also there to protect her. In terms of combat strength, she was no weaker than Gary's group.

"Oh dear, it's starting now~" Looking at the enemy engagement footage transmitted back from her phone, Xiao Lan smiled, but her eyes remained incredibly focused, unwilling to miss any unexpected situation!

Both sides are currently making rapid progress, especially Xiao Mao... Xiao Lan couldn't help but notice that this guy's strength has become even stronger!

As he waded through the crowd, almost no Rockets henchman could survive more than three moves against him.

Before long, he had almost reached the prison where Zapdos was being held.

Just then, a weary bird call came from the horizon. It was a lagging big-billed finch, which flew over with Kenta and Marina.

"Oh, you guys have arrived?" Xiao Lan raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. "But unfortunately, the battle has already begun."

"Oh no, we're too late!" Upon hearing this, Kenta was about to run into the hole... but Ran stopped him in time.

"What are you going there for now?" Xiao Lan asked noncommittally.

"Of course we should help them... Are we just going to stand here and watch?!" Kenta replied eagerly.

"I think it looks great. You guys haven't experienced that kind of battle, so it's better not to go at all," Xiao Lan said, rejecting Kenta's request with a single sentence.

Kenta wanted to say something more, but Blue's Nidoqueen and Venusaur blocked the entrance, so he could only retreat to the side helplessly.

This kind of tough battle is no child's play, and Xiao Lan couldn't possibly let two rookies with absolutely no experience in open-field combat venture into such a dangerous place...

To be precise, it was to let them go and become a burden to Xiao Mao and the others.

Meanwhile, deep within the base, Gary had already dealt with the guards and arrived before the imprisoned Zapdos.

"Gah..."

"It's you?" Their eyes met, and Shigeru immediately recognized that the Zapdos in front of him was the same Zapdos that had carried him through the air!

"Wait a minute, I'll get you out right away!" The imprisoned Zapdos was his friend, so Gary held nothing back. He threw a Poké Ball and summoned a red shadow that quickly severed the restraints around Zapdos before flying back into the Poké Ball.

"Chandray, lay an egg, heal Pulse!" Gary sent out Chansey to help again, which barely managed to restore Zapdos's energy.

"Caw!" Zapdos, having recovered, nodded to Gary, but its eyes still held a sharp edge.

"Alright, let's cooperate one more time and teach these bastards a lesson!" "Gah!"

The man and the bird immediately reached a consensus and charged towards the deepest part of the base!

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lila also successfully met with the captured Raigong.

"Roar..." Upon seeing the crowd appear, Lei Gong was first stunned, then somewhat puzzled.

(Why are only you guys here? Where is the hero?)

"I'm here," Zhipika said in a human voice, startling Lei Gong.

It took a long time before it finally accepted the fact that the hero had turned into Pikachu.

"What exactly is this trial about?" Ash pressed. "Is it about defeating Team Rocket and rescuing you and Zapdos?"

(It's not that simple.) Raikou shook his big head. (Those evil humans captured an extremely powerful Pokémon... They stole the Raiden Crystal and captured me and Zapdos to provide electricity to suppress that Pokémon. As for me, I actually let them capture me willingly.)

"Is that so..." Ash quickly figured out the cause and effect.

Raikou probably deliberately got captured so it could provide Team Rocket with power, and Ho-Oh's true purpose in this trial was likely to get that powerful Pokémon!

(You must be careful, hero! That Pokémon is incredibly powerful, even stronger than me and Zapdos!) Raikou quickly reminded Ash as he prepared to leave.

"Thank you, Lila, for treating it."

"Hippo King, Latios, Healing Wave!" Lyra did as she was told, and the clever priest beside her and her brother from Aquaman released a powerful psychic wave together, quickly healing Raikou's injuries.

"Roar..." Feeling the power recovering, Lei Gong was stunned again.

It turned to Lila and scrutinized the girl seriously, never expecting that she also had a legendary Pokémon by her side!

"Don't worry, he'll be cured soon." Seeing Lei Gong looking at her, Lila also gave a reassuring smile.

"Thank you." Lei Gong used telepathy to express his gratitude, his voice brief yet solemn.

"Let's go... Hmm, what's this?!" Ash was about to continue leading the team forward when he suddenly felt a tremor.

The force that had been making no progress suddenly began to stir!

hum! !

A ray of green light suddenly shot up from the depths of the ground, as if it were about to pierce through the mountain and soar straight into the sky!

At that moment, many beings were simultaneously affected.

"Damn humans, how dare you harm my people?!" The legendary dragon, living in the ozone layer, twisted its majestic body wildly and sped toward the direction from which the pillar of light erupted.

At the same time, the Dragon Clan residing in the Dragon Sanctuary of Yanmo City, as well as the ancient Dragonite currently overseas, also noticed something amiss!

That thrill was a sign that the power of the dragon was reborn!

And in this world, the only dragons possessing that kind of power are…

"How... how could this be?!" At the secret base, Shigeru and Lila, who had split into two groups, had already gathered at the deepest part of the base.

To everyone's astonishment, the giant Pokémon imprisoned in the protective shield and constantly subjected to electric arcs was none other than the legendary Sky Dragon!

"Rathalos?!"

Chapter 555 The Trial of Rebirth, The Legend of Team Rocket

It has a slender green body with yellow stripes and a red-outlined dorsal fin.

Without a doubt, the dragon-shaped creature before us is the legendary…

Wood Beast~

To be honest, faced with such a famous legend, Xiao Shi and the others were greatly shocked, but they couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of their hearts... The Rockets are really awesome.

Under Giovanni's leadership, they were able to suppress Kanto and Johto to the point of being unable to breathe.

Even now, with the sun setting on the earth, it's amazing that they can still capture a legendary Pokémon of this caliber!

Even Ash couldn't help but feel a sense of dread at such a level of strength.

If Giovanni hadn't been so arrogant, completely disregarding all legends except Mew and Mewtwo, the League would probably have been crushed into history by Team Rocket long before Ash grew up.

This shows that, among all the villains throughout history, Team Rocket is truly the most formidable.

Back to Rayquaza, Ash's first impression of it was only... short.

This is a Rayquaza without any official duties, and is not the actual sky god worshipped by the Meteor People.

It is about seven meters long, a standard Pokédex size. For Ash, who is used to seeing super-sized Pokémon, this length really makes it hard to show the power of a legendary dragon.

To put it simply, the Steelix in Ash's hands, which is now over forty meters long, could stretch out to the size of six Rayquazas.

Even Milotic, whose size isn't particularly excessive, is longer than this green-haired dragon in front of us.