The police officers' arrival threw the situation into even greater chaos. Fierce battles raged everywhere, preventing Xia You from attacking as freely as before and giving him more to worry about instead.
Still, his concern about accidentally hurting his allies also freed him up.
The Pokémon belonging to the police officers instantly overwhelmed the Team Galactic members around him.
Xia You glanced back at Shelly and Courtney.
Seeing the two of them fighting Jupiter and Mars with gusto, and the police officers around them gradually gaining the upper hand, he felt reassured.
"I'll leave these two to you!" he called to the two women.
"Don't worry." Shelly glanced back at him with a confident smile. "We don't think much of these two nasty women!"
"Who are you calling nasty women?!" Mars glared at Shelly. "You two are the nasty bitches!"
Courtney refused to back down. "You're the nasty bitches!"
Although Mars still had the energy to talk back, Xia You could already see that their situation was growing increasingly unfavorable. Their companions falling around them had also begun to make them panic.
The two of them were no match for Shelly and Courtney to begin with. With things going this way, they stood even less of a chance.
Their defeat was inevitable. All they could do now was get a few last insults in.
Ignoring them, Xia You took Gardenia and fought his way deeper into the Steel Factory.
Now that their first objective had been achieved, it was time to rescue the hostages.
The undercover agent Shelly had previously sent here had passed along some crucial information before the operation: where the hostages were being held. That information proved vital now, keeping them from running around like headless chickens and allowing them to head straight for their target, saving