"What a shame. If we could have taken down Ghetsis and helped Team Rocket absorb Team Plasma, your Mega Stone would have been secured. No, we'd have secured all the resources needed to become an Elite Four-level Trainer. I really did oversimplify things."
"Roar!"
Charizard snorted twice, ferocity spilling from his eyes. He wanted nothing more than to turn around right then and tear their target apart.
"Draaa... Drak..." Beside Lin Yan, Drakloak kept muttering, too.
They should have let me ambush him back then!
"Not a chance. He's the leader of the region's most powerful criminal organization, after all, and one of the stronger Elite Four-level Trainers himself. I never expected to succeed this time. We were just testing the waters."
Lin Yan felt helpless. He had volunteered for this mission to infiltrate Team Plasma alone and investigate news of the White Dragon of Truth. The risk was fairly high, but the contribution points he could earn were substantial.
Two Mega Stones sat in plain sight on Team Rocket's exchange list, one for Mega Charizard X and one for Mega Charizard Y. Lin Yan had even entertained the idea of simply stealing them and leaving Team Rocket, but the thought had only flashed through his mind. Remembering that man's gaze, which looked down on everything, quickly made him abandon that crazy, impractical plan.
During his time carrying out missions with Team Rocket's special operations unit, Lin Yan had clearly felt the difference between Team Rocket and the Shadow Team.
First of all, Team Rocket's foundations put it far ahead of the Shadow Team.
Even setting everything else aside, its endless stream of frequently upgraded technological weapons and its comprehensive scientific research infrastructure made Team Rocket stronger than the Shadow Team by an immeasurable margin.
Beyond that, only after delving