Angel Tower stood seven stories tall, and each floor contained an energy core that supplied power to the device at the top.
Only by destroying them all could they dismantle the barrier protecting the Dark Crystal atop the tower.
With Stealth activated, Tong Hua followed the main force upward. The first few floors were guarded only by small fry, with at most a few terrain traps and wild Pokémon controlled by devices.
Under the fierce assault of the International Police and Tong Hua's Pokémon, they quickly broke through one floor after another.
It was only on the fifth floor that things began to get tricky...
"To think you'd get here so quickly-"
A woman's voice, tinged with languor and displeasure, echoed through the spacious fifth-floor hall.
"That Ai Shi is utterly useless. Now I don't even have time to redo my makeup-"
Guarding this floor was Rong Yan, one of Team Dim Sun's Three Infernal Executives.
She leaned against the railing of the stairs leading to the next floor, her skimpy combat outfit outlining her voluptuous figure. She toyed with a lock of curly hair, seemingly indifferent, yet the dangerous aura radiating from her seemed to make even the air a little hotter.
At her feet, a Magmortar spat scorching sparks. Its enormous, cannonlike arms pointed at the intruders as it let out a low rumble.
An Infernape crouched beside her as well. His gaze was sharp, and faint wisps of steam swirled around him, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment. He was clearly far more intimidating than the Pokémon controlled by the small fry downstairs.
"Is that a Key Stone?" Tong Hua's attention was focused entirely on Rong Yan. He immediately spotted the glittering pendant on her chest. Wasn't the stone set into it the very