The air in the command room seemed to have frozen. Only the enormous holographic projector at its center rotated silently, projecting the complex terrain around the Abandoned Power Plant. Countless streams of data cascaded across Ye Li's retinas, finally converging into a clear, stark conclusion.
He leaned back in the cold Commander's Chair, tapping his fingertips rhythmically against the armrest. Although their last operation in the Seafoam Islands had ultimately achieved its strategic objective, the noise and ostentation along the way had been no different from dancing right under the Pokémon League's nose. This time, their target was one of the energy lifelines of Celadon City, a major Pokémon League stronghold. The slightest disturbance could bring down a devastating strike. Celadon City's defenses were like a sensitive nerve center; a touch of a single finger would be enough to put the entire body on alert.
So the operation had to flow like spilled mercury, silent yet seeping into every gap.
After he had run through it hundreds of times, a plan so meticulous it approached perfection finally took its definitive shape deep in his mind.
The atmosphere in the pre-operation briefing room was solemn. Apollo leaned against the wall with his arms folded. Behind him stood several elite squad captains, each with a resolute face and a sharp gaze. They were fighters accustomed to frontal assaults. Though infiltration operations were nothing new to them, the air of a desk worker about Ye Li, so unlike their own, still left them with a trace of doubt.
Ye Li walked up to the holographic map and swept his hand lightly across it. The view rapidly zoomed in, centering on several main roads on the outskirts of the power plant.
"I propose that we abandon all conventional methods of infiltration." His voice