Night had fallen deep, and a quiet atmosphere enveloped the Pokémon Center. Bugsy frowned slightly, a trace of helplessness on his face. Lance had asked the wrong person. He sighed softly. "I don't know anything about your mission, Little Lance."
Only then did Lance realize he had asked the wrong person. Bugsy had been urgently called over by his son as well. Unease surged within him. Yu Hai being seriously injured and unconscious was no ordinary matter; something sudden and extremely troublesome must have happened, so urgent that they had not even had time to send a call for help.
His expression turned grave as he quickly ended the call with Bugsy. His fingers rapidly tapped across his phone screen as he dialed Koga, who had led this operation.
The ringtone droned monotonously in the room, each ring making Lance more anxious. Yet after three consecutive calls, no one answered.
At this moment, Koga would probably tremble in fear even upon hearing a ringtone. How could he possibly answer a call from Champion Lance?
Lance's brows furrowed deeply. Without hesitation, he immediately called the other team members who had participated in the mission.
The instant the call connected, he impatiently asked, "What exactly happened? How did A Hai end up seriously injured and unconscious?"
A team member's weary voice came from the other end, still laced with lingering fear as he hurriedly replied, "Champion Lance, I don't know who A Hai is. While we were encircling Team Rocket, a very powerful Pokémon suddenly appeared. The moment it showed up, its overwhelming pressure made it hard for us to breathe."
"Elite Four Koga was targeted by it and then vanished without a trace. The investigator disappeared as well. By the time we finally recovered from that pressure, that terrifying Pokémon had