By the time Xia You and the others broke through the last blast door, the command room was already deserted.
Only the red lights on the central console were flashing wildly, while a cold electronic voice echoed through the empty space: "3 minutes and 47 seconds remaining..."
"Damn it!" Looker realized what was happening at a glance and hurriedly shouted, "Quick! Disable the program!"
A young agent had already lunged toward the console. He pulled a laptop from his backpack and connected it, his fingers flying across the keyboard in a blur as fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
"I need time... their encryption is very complex..."
Xia You surveyed his surroundings, looking largely unconcerned.
With Mewtwo at his disposal, he could guarantee that, in the final seconds before the explosion, he could use Teleport to take himself and the two women, Looker, and every Police Officer involved in the operation somewhere safe.
It was precisely that confidence that allowed him to be so nonchalant.
He looked out through a nearby window and saw a vast laboratory beyond it. By now, however, the laboratory was in complete chaos. Many Pokémon that had presumably been captured for experiments had escaped from their various culture tanks. Whether out of anger, fear, terror, or because they were trapped inside with no way out, they were wreaking havoc, making a mess of everything from precision instruments and equipment to computers and office supplies.
Shelly walked up beside him and looked into the laboratory with him.
"This looks like it was one of their important research facilities, but with these Pokémon destroying everything, I doubt anything valuable will be left."
"A very clever response." Xia You shook his head. "None of that has anything to do with us. The International Police didn't