"Heavy Armor Unit, form a shield wall! Hold the line!"
Apollo's roar rang out across the chaotic battlefield, steadying morale like a war drum.
Dozens of Team Rocket heavy troopers wearing thick exoskeletal armor swiftly formed a steel defensive line. The high-strength alloy shields in their hands locked together into an impassable black wall, holding firm against the modified weapons' tempestuous assault.
Energy beams bombarded the shields, sending dazzling ripples across them without budging them in the slightest.
Some modified weapons tried to breach the line with sharp blades, only for the heavy troopers to smash them into twisted scrap with their heavy power hammers, one blow apiece.
In the stands, the ordinary civilians who had narrowly escaped death huddled together, watching the unbelievable scene before them with profoundly complicated and contradictory expressions.
The Team Rocket members portrayed in Pokémon League propaganda as villains who committed every evil, burning, killing, and pillaging, were now using their flesh and steel to build a defensive line that protected the lives of civilians they had never met.
The intense visual and psychological impact completely overturned their worldview at that moment.
In the shadows, Ye Li watched the chaotic battlefield with a slight frown.
Though these mass-produced modified weapons had low intelligence and predictable attack patterns, they had the advantage of overwhelming numbers and fought without fear of death.
If this drawn-out battle continued, Team Rocket would win, but unnecessary casualties would inevitably occur.
He needed a more efficient way to end this farce.
"Umbreon."
Ye Li called softly.
A black figure appeared silently on his shoulder.
Ye Li took a mysterious gemstone from his pocket. It was pitch-black throughout, yet a cool radiance like moonlight flowed across its surface.
The Dark Moon Stone.
"Eat it."
Without the slightest hesitation, Umbreon swallowed the gemstone