The moment those words left his mouth, he stirred up a hornet's nest.
Individual One, which had already calmed down, instantly flew into a frenzy again. Its dead-fish eyes glared at Heiduo as its four sharp tentacles shot toward him like spears!
Soundless psychic waves rippled once more, a sign of Deoxys's furious roar.
Unfortunately, there was a reason it had been discarded as trash. After recklessly using its already incomplete power, its thrusts had become so weak that even Garchomp could not be bothered to block them for Heiduo.
It was useless beyond saving.
And besides—
Bang!
A dull thud rang out as Individual One's tentacles struck the purple light shield Umbreon had created.
"For your sake, I'll forgive it this once."
Heiduo ignored Individual One's impotent rage and turned to Individual Three.
No matter how good-tempered he was, Heiduo could not possibly keep smiling at a Pokémon that had tried to attack him.
If not for Individual Three, Individual One would have been lying on the ground, unable to move a muscle, while talking to him.
Pokémon were all the sort that only learned after getting beaten, and Deoxys, an alien, was no exception. If he did not beat the fear into it, building a proper bridge of communication would be absolutely impossible.
Individual Three had no response. After raging for a while, Individual One realized it could do nothing to Heiduo and had Individual Three relay its question.
"It asks whether what you said just now is true."
"Do I have any reason to lie to you? What would I gain from deceiving you?" Heiduo rolled his eyes. "Without your power, you're not even as valuable to Team Rocket as weeds by the roadside. Facts speak louder than words. There's no way they'll let you continue your