"Quack!"
With a loud shout.
The muscular brute who appeared before the boulder swung all four of his arms like a madman.
The Rapid Punches were already too fast to leave any traces, but the howling gale they stirred up showed just how terrifyingly powerful they were.
"Boom—"
After a brief stalemate.
Cracks appeared at the center of the rock.
Then, in less than a second, it rapidly broke apart, turning into countless fragments that shot off in every direction at extreme speed.
"Bruno."
Giovanni's expression darkened slightly as he quietly spoke the newcomer's name.
"This is the Kanto Alliance! Not a place where you can come and go as you please, Giovanni!"
Bruno, as always bare-chested, leaped out from somewhere and landed beside Agatha.
His expression was extremely stern. "Surrender now. On behalf of the Alliance, I can guarantee that you will not pay with your lives."
"And then be ruled by you like dogs, is that it?"
Giovanni had yet to speak.
But Apollo, the underling, stepped forward first.
His face was full of disdain. "Don't waste your breath on such meaningless nonsense."
"Indeed, it's meaningless."
To Apollo's surprise.
Bruno actually nodded in agreement.
The next second.
A murderous air filled his face. "The formalities are over. You Team Rocket scum have committed every evil imaginable and continue to resist during battle—so a few casualties in the process are perfectly normal."
"Machamp, use Cross Chop + Head Smash!!"
His muscles suddenly bulged, and the sweep of his huge hand even stirred up a gust of wind.
"Quack!!"
Machamp looked much the same.
Only, every muscle on its body was tensed, making it look exactly like a bodybuilding monster.
Dazzling White Light enveloped its body.
A cross-shaped energy slash appeared before the veil of light.
"Thud—"
Amid swirling smoke.