Team Rocket Destroyed?

He threw the Poké Ball in his hand, and Dragonite's massive body appeared on the ground.

Dragonite's injuries had completely healed by now.

Lance vaulted onto Dragonite's back. It flapped its wings and slowly rose into the sky before suddenly accelerating forward.

Only then did the nearby civilians realize that the man just now had been Lance, one of the Elite Four.

"Was that Lance just now?" someone asked uncertainly.

"Red hair, Dragonite—there's no mistake, it was Lance," someone said firmly.

"Lance just left right in front of us, and I didn't even get his autograph." The first person spoke in utter regret.

The next morning, at the Pokémon League headquarters on the Indigo Plateau.

The sun hung high in the sky, and it was already noon.

The Pokémon League headquarters was a blue building shaped like rolling ocean waves, carrying an air that seemed to blend the sea and sky together.

Several luxurious sofas sat in a reception room on the sixth floor.

Aside from the sofas, the decorations and furnishings were all exceptionally elegant. Sunlight streamed in from outside, making the room appear bright and clear.

Several people lounged casually on the sofas. They were the eight Elite Four members who had taken part in this operation.

Lance entered through the door. With him, there were now nine Elite Four members.

With nine Elite Four members moving together, Team Rocket had truly been forced into a desperate situation this time.

Including Sakaki, Team Rocket only had three people with Elite Four-level strength.

Yet the Pokémon League had more than a dozen Elite Four-level trainers, and every one of them was at that level.

That was why they had dared to challenge the Pokémon League's limits. They had long wanted to wipe out Team Rocket, but their strength