Chapter 140 — All of Kanto Has Been Thrown into Chaos

"That logo... is that the Sylph Company?"

Looking at the logo on the building that had just experienced a massive explosion, Lurina recognized the company.

Sylph Co., one of the largest Pokémon product development companies across the entire continent.

They were the creators of the most important tool for human-Pokémon relationships - the Poké Ball.

"Was it an experiment gone wrong? Or did something else happen?"

Saitou wondered.

Due to the explosion, large amounts of debris were falling from above, causing nearby citizens to frantically flee away from the building.

However, the explosions weren't over yet.

A tremendous spiral of flames and piercing rock attacks that made the entire building tremble.

Some experienced trainers had already figured it out.

This wasn't an ordinary explosion - powerful trainers were having a Pokémon battle!

"What kind of person would be battling on the roof of Sylph Co.!?"

Saitou and the others had realized this too, and were equally shocked.

Was their first day in Kanto going to be this intense?

"Should we go check it out?"

Mary couldn't help but suggest.

Despite her emotionless personality, she actually loved getting involved in exciting situations.

It seemed like something interesting was happening over there.

"No, you all escort Lusamine to Pallet Town and get settled. I'll go take a look."

Sun Wuming said.

If his guess was right, Team Rocket was behind this disturbance.

Although there weren't many in Team Rocket who could harm Mary and the others at their current level.

But it was better to be safe than sorry.

Hearing Sun Wuming's words, the girls didn't say anything more.

They took the wheelchair-bound 09 Lusamine toward Pallet Town.

"Well then..."

Sun Wuming stretched lazily, looking toward the now burning Sylph Co. building.

"I'll go see what all the fuss is about."

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"Hah... hah... hah..."

On the completely devastated top floor of Sylph Co., Red, who had recently won the Indigo League Championship, was down on one knee, breathing heavily as he glared at Giovanni.

Beside him lay his unconscious ace Charizard, heavily wounded.

And it wasn't just Charizard.

Around Red's body, Pikachu, Snorlax, Lapras, and other Pokémon all lay severely injured on the ground.

Red never imagined that despite his overconfidence, he would suffer two consecutive defeats in such a short time.

First Lance, and now Giovanni.

On the opposite side, Giovanni recalled his Rhydon to its Poké Ball, and with one hand in his pocket, raised an eyebrow and said:

"To push me this far, your battle with Lance wasn't just luck after all."

Red didn't answer, only glaring at Giovanni with eyes full of righteous fury.

Hours earlier, while passing through Saffron City, Red had encountered a female employee who had escaped from Sylph Co.

From her, he learned that Team Rocket had secretly taken over Sylph Co.

The president and many other employees had been taken hostage.

Hearing this, Red, still angry from his defeat by Lance and wanting to both vent his frustrations and quickly save people,

Had stormed into Sylph Co. single-handedly.

At first, he indeed was unstoppable, cutting through all opposition.

Until he encountered Giovanni on the top floor.

Of course, Red was shocked by this.

The man hailed as Kanto's strongest trainer was actually the leader of Team Rocket.

After the shock came anger.

He was well aware of Team Rocket's atrocities.

And reportedly, his younger brother was being harassed by three strange Team Rocket members.

Those three weirdos kept trying to capture his brother's Pikachu.

Though Red didn't understand what was so special about his brother's Pikachu.

It wasn't even that strong.

If they were going to capture one, they should go after someone like him...

However, this battle had ended remarkably similar to his previous fight with Lance.

Although he had defeated several of Giovanni's Pokémon, Red still ultimately lost.

"Lord Giovanni!"

At this moment, Apollo, the leader of Team Rocket's Four Generals, rushed over, and even in this crisis, didn't forget to bow to Giovanni as he reported:

"The Jenny police force from Saffron City is heading this way."

"Hmm... prepare to retreat."

Giovanni nodded.

Apollo's expression was hesitant as he turned to look at Red, hatred flashing in his eyes, and reported to Giovanni:

"Lord Giovanni, should we take care of this kid-"

At this moment, Apollo absolutely despised Red.

If it weren't for him, this would have been a perfect plan.

But now with all this commotion, Lord Giovanni's identity, hidden for many years, might be exposed.

The losses were too great!

"...Never mind, we've already obtained what we wanted."

After a long silence, Giovanni finally decided to spare Red's life.

Giovanni was truly a complex man - when ruthless, he wouldn't spare even his own people, and could mercilessly experiment on Pokémon in various ways.

Yet his leadership charisma made countless members of Team Rocket follow him wholeheartedly.

Unlike Ghetsis, who was surrounded by traitors.

In the original story, both his adopted son N and his collaborator Colress would end up opposing him by the finale...

And facing Red, who possessed such strength at such a young age,

Giovanni couldn't help but feel it would be a waste to kill him.

The greatest regret was that this kid wouldn't join Team Rocket.

Just as Giovanni was preparing to leave with Apollo,

A figure suddenly passed through the hole in the wall created by the battle.

"So this is what's going on..."

Sun Wuming surveyed the scene, confirming his internal suspicions were correct.

Sun Wuming!?

Upon seeing the newcomer, both Giovanni and Apollo involuntarily called out this man's name in their minds.

Meanwhile, Red lost consciousness, his eyes rolling back from exhaustion.

The ever-loyal Apollo immediately took out a Poké Ball, moving to shield Giovanni.

Although they had defeated Red, the earlier island battles had left Giovanni's main Pokémon team decimated.

Facing a legendary trainer in this state would be dangerous!

Behind him, Giovanni narrowed his eyes.

He wondered if he had seen wrong.

Did that man just... fly in?

Or had he recalled his Pokémon so quickly that Giovanni hadn't seen it?

However, Sun Wuming didn't even glance at the two men, simply grabbing Red by the collar and hoisting him onto his shoulder.

"Hmm?"

At this point, Sun Wuming finally noticed Apollo's movement, and his lips curled into a slight smile.

"You're not thinking of battling me, are you?"

Apollo froze at these words, but before he could answer, Sun Wuming continued:

"Let's skip it for today. If we were to battle, this stage would be far too small."

At this point, Giovanni placed a hand on Apollo's shoulder, making him stand down.

Giovanni also smiled and said:

"We don't necessarily have to fight, do we? Perhaps we could even become friends."

Although he didn't know much about Sun Wuming, Giovanni was very good at reading people.

When this man saw him and Apollo, he showed none of the righteous indignation that Red had displayed.

"Heh, who knows?"

Sun Wuming shrugged, then used Red's Poké Balls to recall all his fallen Pokémon, and to Giovanni and Apollo's amazement,

Jumped straight out of the hole in the wall, from the 50th floor.

"That guy!?"

Apollo's face changed dramatically.

He quickly ran forward two steps to look outside.

They could see Sun Wuming, carrying Red, flying toward the horizon, his silhouette becoming as small as a sesame seed.

"He... he flew? Is he a psychic too?"

Apollo was dumbfounded.

Their organization's Sabrina, one of the three executives, could use psychic powers to float and fly briefly.

But she could never achieve anything this dramatic.

"Sun Wuming... it seems you have even more secrets than I imagined."

Giovanni muttered to himself.

Wee-woo! Wee-woo! Wee-woo!

At this moment, police sirens echoed throughout the district, and looking down, numerous police cars with flashing red lights had arrived at the company entrance.

"Apollo, let's go!"

"Yes, Lord Giovanni!"

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Pallet Town, Professor Oak's Laboratory.

Finding it was very easy, as it was the most prominent building in the entire town, with a large windmill next to it.

"Red? Red! How did you get so injured? What happened? 757!"

When Sun Wuming arrived carrying Red, Professor Oak was so frightened he acted as if his own grandson was about to die.

"The details can wait until he wakes up to tell you."

Sun Wuming placed Red on a lab table, "Anyway, it looks like things are going to get lively in Kanto."

"You are..."

Professor Oak studied Sun Wuming, feeling vaguely familiar with his face.

"Professor! I'm here-"

At this moment, a somewhat naive-looking young boy with a yellow rodent on his shoulder walked in.

Then he saw his brother, covered in blood, lying on the lab table.

"Brother Red! Brother Red! What happened to you!?"

Ash cried out, jumping and shouting in panic.

Sun Wuming felt that he and Professor Oak must be the real blood relatives.

They were exactly alike.

Sun Wuming quietly left the laboratory and called Lurina.

He learned that they had already rented a house in Pallet Town and settled in.

After hanging up, Sun Wuming prepared to go meet up with them.

Although he didn't mind chatting with Ash, the original protagonist, now didn't seem to be the right time.

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Meanwhile, all of Kanto had been thrown into chaos.

The revelation that Giovanni of the Earth, hailed as Kanto's strongest trainer, was actually the leader of Team Rocket.

This news was absolutely shocking!

And the target of the attack was Sylph Co., the leading enterprise driving the entire Kanto League's GDP.

The kindly old president of Sylph Co., having been taken hostage, was now cursing up a storm at the Indigo Plateau.

Condemning the Kanto League's incompetence.

To think that he, the premier businessman of Kanto, would be kidnapped in his own company.

Forget Lance, even Drasna didn't dare say a word in response to the president's colorful language.

Who could blame them when they were clearly in the wrong?

Meanwhile, Lance's fury continued to rise as he vowed to tear Giovanni to pieces.

The Team Rocket boss had been right under his nose, and he hadn't noticed?

This was the greatest humiliation of his career as an investigator!