A few days earlier, while searching the mountains, Porygon had carried a radio and detected the underground passage leading to the Team Rocket Warehouse. There had also been another signal reception point, which was actually Porygon-Z.
Shen Qi kept sprinting. Sharp rocks underwater tore through his shoes, and the soles of his feet throbbed, but he dared not slow down at all.
He equipped the [Rewarding Gloves], converting some of the pain into pleasure.
Porygon, cradled in his arms, gave him an update.
[I've already told Z!]
"Just what I'd expect from Porygon. You really do communicate efficiently with each other."
Light was already visible ahead. Shen Qi remarked that all his hard training had paid off. Otherwise, how could he have run this long carrying someone weighing over thirty-five kilograms?
"Speaking of which, the base's self-destruct sequence activated ages ago. Why hasn't it exploded yet?"
Boom-
The moment the words left his mouth, powerful sound waves and a blast of air swept dust out of the passage, nearly launching Shen Qi into the sky.
Luckily, he was carrying someone weighing over thirty-five kilograms. Otherwise, he would have taken a thoroughly disorienting tumble.
Chapter 159: Consecutive explosions
Scorching air rushed behind them, and the explosions made his scalp tingle as Apollo and Houndoom sprinted through the Escape Route.
Boom-
Another explosion sent a powerful rush of air and sound waves hurling the man and dog forward.
Was this the end...
The exit was right outside, but Apollo knew that if he fell now, he would never get up again.
He still had to run at least another hundred meters to escape the explosion's lethal range.
Flap.
The sound of flapping wings was muffled amid the noise, yet utterly unexpected.
Just as Apollo fell, a force hauled him up.
It was