"So it was you!"
The moment Hunter J spotted that concealed humanoid silhouette, she understood who she was facing.
The Gym Leader of Qinan City,
Team Rocket's target,
And her opponent now!
"Salamence."
Hunter J adjusted her glasses, and a system immediately appeared to help her eliminate every unstable factor.
Salamence's head, crowned with six angular points, abruptly turned toward the red figure below. Its mouth parted, and a white ball of energy rapidly gathered.
Likewise, a white ball of energy gathered in front of Pupitar.
Boom—
The two Hyper Beams collided again. A violent shock wave surged skyward, crashing straight into the warship overhead.
Bang—
Flames erupted in a deafening explosion. At the same time, metal fragments rained down, striking the ground,
With a series of loud crashes!
"Don't that Salamence and Pupitar need to rest after using Hyper Beam?!"
Officer Jenny watched the metallic fireworks overhead, her eyes filled with terror... Had Chuangyi not pulled her aside and blocked an enormous fragment just now, she would already have been sharing a room with her great-grandmother.
"Those aren't ordinary Pokémon..."
Chuangyi's expression remained unchanged. Hunter J's signature Salamence and that Pupitar, which had devoured an entire hill back when it was still a Larvitar, were naturally beyond comparison with ordinary Pokémon.
Using the Poké Balls he had found, he recalled the three Pokémon on the ground, then helped Officer Jenny move the prisoners behind a rock wall...
It was still a little weaker, as expected... Dian shielded his head with his arm, watching the collision. Although Pupitar had gathered its energy a little faster, the power it concentrated had fallen slightly short.
Hunter J's expression remained indifferent. An energy analysis of the collision appeared before her eyes. She knew where she fell short compared to Trainers at her