"Everyone, get ready. Then let's move." Qing Wu shouted to the members of Team Rocket.
Caesar and the other two swallowed nervously before mounting Tauros. They would serve as bait to lure out the Pseudo-Elite Four Pokémon guarding Moltres.
The Tauros lashed their bodies with their tails and charged straight toward the third level of Flame Cave.
Caesar and the other two recalled Qing Wu's instructions.
"These three Tauros know Endure. If the Pokémon chasing you use Flamethrower later and the Tauros become burned, use Endure to accelerate your escape."
"When you enter the third level, have the Tentacool use Water Gun to attack the Pseudo-Elite Four Pokémon. Water Gun won't hurt them much, but it'll make them think you're provoking them."
"Once you've provoked them, run back immediately. If you're too slow, those enraged Fire-type Pokémon may burn you until not even your ashes remain."
As for why he was sending the three Squad Leaders, Qing Wu had a compelling reason. All three were Advanced Elite Trainers, and the Advanced Elite Pokémon they possessed gave them a good chance of escaping.
On the third level of Flame Cave, a huge Magmar was boredly fiddling with the stones on the ground. Magmar felt unbearably bored. It was guarding a severely injured Torchic, with nothing to entertain it. If it weren't unable to defeat the Torchic, Magmar would have rushed out long ago to roam around.
It had heard its group roar earlier, but it didn't know how they were doing—or how its beloved concubine was doing.
The other three Fire-type Pokémon guarding the Torchic were also leaders of the group, but they were far too loyal.
Darmanitan had transformed into Daruma Mode, becoming a two-meter-tall stone statue standing motionless beside the volcano.
Arcanine and Rapidash stood there like the gods