Ye Li felt his stomach churn violently, and he nearly vomited on the spot.
But he forced down that physical nausea.
Slowly, he turned his head toward the official beside him, who looked smug as he waited for praise.
An expression of utter shock slowly appeared on Ye Li's face, then turned into fervent admiration.
His eyes widened and his mouth hung slightly open, as though the "magnificent" sight before him had left him so awestruck that he could not even speak.
"This... this is simply... a miracle!"
Only after a long while did he squeeze those words out of his throat.
His voice trembled slightly with "excitement."
"I never imagined that Pokémon's power could be developed to this extent!"
"Team Rocket's so-called genetic modification projects are nothing but child's play compared to this place!"
His acting was flawless.
Watching how thoroughly impressed he seemed, the official felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
This was exactly the effect he wanted.
He wanted this "genius" from Team Rocket to fully recognize the Pokémon League's "might" and devote himself wholeheartedly to serving him.
"These are only our preliminary results."
The official's tone grew even prouder.
"Come with me. I'll show you our most successful 'creation.'"
He led Ye Li past rows of sickening cultivation tanks to a special exhibition room deeper inside the research center.
There was only one enormous cultivation tank here.
Submerged inside was a colossal Tyranitar, far larger than an ordinary member of its species.
Its skin no longer had the texture of rock. Instead, it had been replaced with a layer of unknown alloy that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen.
The spikes on its back, which should have been bone, had become pitch-black energy cannon barrels straight out of science fiction.
Its eyes had been modified into