Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Only the four henchmen dressed in Team Galactic uniforms beside her responded to her shout.

However, not many Pokémon hunters dressed in the same black outfit as Sawa responded.

This made her angry again.

We spent so much money to recruit this bunch of good-for-nothings from Hunter J!

What did Hades promise her?

Immediately, Hoshin angrily pointed his finger at several Pokémon hunters: "You don't want to come, huh! You, you, you all come! And you, covered in mud, go wash yourself in the lake!"

Ze Shu pointed to himself in confusion, only to be met with another impatient barrage of insults from Huo Xing: "Are you blind? It's you! Covered in mud, are you going to go home and have your mother wash you instead of washing you in the lake?"

"Okay." He smiled.

"Release your Pokémon that are good in water!" said Hoss again.

After she finished speaking, one after another—a tank skunk, a sharp-toothed fish, a swamp kingfish, and an lanternfish appeared on the lakeshore.

But then Hoshin pointed at Zeki and said, "Why didn't you release any Pokémon?!"

Ze Shu shrugged: "I don't have any Pokémon suitable for water. Why don't you choose something else..."

"You bastard!" Huo Xing was angry again, pointing at the obviously heavy galactic bomb they had brought over. "You carry everything inside, and do it properly. If anything is damaged, you'll be held responsible!"

"Alright." Ze Shu smiled again, but looked at the Tank Skunk with surprise.

Can this go into the water?

Because he didn't release any Pokémon, the hunter who released the Tank Skunk wasn't questioned by the hunter for a while.

Soon after, Ze Shu took the item that Huo Xing had brought out. He tried to weigh it in his hand and received another warning from Huo Xing, but it was indeed much heavier than the fake.

Galaxy Bomb

[The enormous bomb created by Team Galactic to destroy the three great lakes can dry them up and activate legendary Pokémon.]

Originally, I just wanted to sneak in and find out some information, since it was highly unlikely that the members of Team Galactic would detonate it immediately and then deal with the aftermath. But I never expected that the real thing would appear in my hands so effortlessly.

Ze Shu's mud-covered face revealed a sincere smile.

"What are you standing there for! Come here!" said Huoxing, as she released a bronze bell that broke the surface of the water.

"They're here."

Ze Shu nodded, and under the "escort" of several Pokémon hunters, he put on a face diving device, took the Galaxy Bomb, and gradually descended to the bottom of Xinqi Lake in rhythm with them.

The pitch-black night made the lake completely black as well.

As soon as it entered the water, the Pokémon hunter who released the Tank Skunk, due to the Tank Skunk's thick and large size, surfaced in a panic halfway down the surface.

Tank skunks are known for their foul-smelling odor when they release gas from their rear ends and mix it with the water, and this particular incident has attracted a lot of attention.

So many unexpected events caused Huo Xing's face to gradually turn red.

She glared at him, about to reprimand him.

Just then, Ze Shu subtly moved the hand holding the Galaxy Bomb closer to his waist, following the momentum of his swimming, and his belt also flickered twice.

He then feigned discomfort and said, "Ignore him! This thing is too heavy, I can't hold on much longer!"

Huo Xing swallowed his anger, "Hmph! We'll settle this when we get back!"

But the subsequent actions went as smoothly as Huo Xing had predicted.

After successfully diving down, Ze Shu placed the "Galaxy Bomb" into the groove that Huo Xing and the others had dug earlier, set up the anti-theft and concealment devices, and then successfully dived back up to the surface, making his way to the shore.

This put Huo Xing in a good mood, and he was preparing to lead everyone away quietly.

But suddenly a very piercing whistle rang out.

"Ugh—!!!"

The sound was incredibly sharp, its unstable tone trembling at high frequencies, as if the whistleblower was straining to blow, but their breath was slightly insufficient. Even so, this piercing whistle instantly broke the tranquility of the woods in the darkness.

After the whistle blew, the ground began to shake.

The Pokémon hunters present all showed some unusual reactions and suspicion.

"What's going on?! Could it be that our operation has been...?"

"The cops definitely found out!"

"Run!"

"Hmph! The woods here are interconnected, and if we spread out, I don't believe they can encircle the entire forest!"

Huo Xing glanced worriedly at Xinqi Lake, but when he thought about the protective and covert preparations they had made, and the fact that their "fake bomb" had not been discovered at all, he felt a little relieved.

He immediately shouted to the panicked Pokémon hunters, "They didn't surround us while we were moving, but now that we've been moving for so long and we're only just hearing this noise, it must be because you guys gave us away!"

"Hmph! But this time they're in a rush, they definitely won't have time to prepare, and the police force prepared in Zhensha Town isn't enough to resist so many of us! Gather together and break through in one direction!"

As Huo Xing spoke.

The trembling around them intensified, but unexpectedly, the first to appear was not the Officer Jenny they expected, but one ferocious wild Pokémon after another.

It seems that all the fierce Pokémon living in this forest have suddenly appeared.

Giant vines intertwined, ancient giant dragonflies trembling with their wings, a tank skunk with a disgruntled expression, a fat, scrawny cat... and a scorpion king with a pair of pincers gleaming coldly.

They were all still sleepy from being woken up, staring at them menacingly—at these bad guys who wanted to blow up the lake, along with their 'territory'!

Without giving a chance to explain.

Pokémon hunters and these wild Pokémon have begun attacking each other.

The two tank skunks collided violently, releasing a stench that sprayed everywhere. The water droplets on the tank skunk, which had just been in the water, were shaken off, and the stench contained within them instantly spread around, causing a series of gagging sounds.

Even though the large wolfhound carrying the heavy load was scolded and disapproved of, it still loyally protected its trainer, bumping into the obviously overweight Dong Shi cat and being knocked back by its massive body.

More and more wild Pokémon are emerging from the forest, and the scale of the battles is getting larger and larger.

"Don't get entangled in combat!" Huo Xing calmly shouted, quickly giving orders. "Let's all break through in one direction!"

Even though they disliked the Galactic Team's officer, Huo Xing's words quickly garnered support from many others. They also didn't want to continue this quagmire-like struggle, since the Alliance might appear at any moment.

But where should we break through...?

Huo Xing squinted in thought, looking at the dark, lush forest by the lake, which seemed like a raging beast capable of swallowing them whole.

Beneath her calm exterior, however, lay a growing anxiety.

Although she had scouted the area beforehand, she had been operating at night, making it difficult to observe the surroundings in real time. Moreover, they had been in Zhensha Town for no more than two weeks at most, so they didn't really know much about the surrounding area.

Several convenient evacuation plans were originally prepared, but unfortunately, the roads in those plans had already been occupied by these wild Pokémon.

Huo Xing quickly thought, "Time can't be wasted! Fine, I'll just have to choose some unfamiliar ones..."

"Um..." Ze Shu's voice came to her ears at the right time, "Actually, I know of a hidden route! My hometown is Masago Town, so I'm quite familiar with this area."

"I don't want to get arrested either!"

Finally, he added in a 'terrified' tone.

Hearing Ze Shu's words, Huo Xing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel some disdain for this guy who had just been slacking off but had only become active now that the crisis was at hand.

But he still decisively said, "You lead the way!"