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Qingwu's eyes narrowed at the exploding black-robed figures as he pondered, "Team Rocket's humanoid robots. I didn't expect this research to actually come out." Qingwu mumbled.
Humanoid robots are controlled by brainwaves, which can reduce the sacrifice of Trainers.
Trainers observe their surroundings through cameras and use microphones to control Pokémon to attack.
This was introduced in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl anime, where Saturn remotely controlled Pokémon through a machine to attack. Team Rocket's research was even more specific, using humanoid robots, which could greatly reduce the loss of veteran Trainers.
"I remember Lan Ling was very good at this technique in her previous life." This humanoid robot eventually exposed the identity of the attacker.
"Aron, take out these robots!" A huge rock, "One Five Seven," fell from the sky. Aron, hiding beneath his feet, launched an attack.
One drawback of these humanoid robots is their insensitivity to their surroundings, making them easily susceptible to ambushes as they often fail to perceive the real environment.
Qingwu felt that this thing was a "chicken rib"—a useless item—because a Trainer must be on site to make the most accurate judgment.
As a cloud of smoke dissipated, a humanoid robot, severely damaged all over, crawled out, flickering with electric arcs. Its lower body was essentially shattered.
"Kill him, kill him!" The robot finished speaking with a crackle and then self-destructed with a boom.
All the Pokémon were like mad, frantically urging Qingwu to attack.
Two Weezing rapidly inflated, glowing and heating up as they rushed forward, completely disregarding their own safety.
"Crobat!" Qingwu calmly called out. Crobat appeared behind Qingwu, spreading its powerful wings.
Under the Tailwind effect, controlling the airflow, the Weezing, being Gas Pokémon, were swept by the strong winds, moving farther and farther from their intended explosion target, and instead, getting closer to their companions.
"No!" The two Weezing watched helplessly as they drifted to within an inch of their companions, who also widened their eyes in shock.
With a loud bang, a deep pit was blasted into the forest by the Weezing.
Other Pokémon that attacked Qingwu all lay in the deep pit, turned into charcoal, their survival only detectable by their faint breathing.
"Why bother with such a suicidal explosion attack? It harms both yourself and others," Qingwu walked over and found the Poké Balls of these Pokémon.
Fortunately, these Poké Balls were extremely sturdy; otherwise, these Pokémon would have been left to fend for themselves here.
Qingwu recalled these Pokémon into their Poké Balls and locked the switches.
These Pokémon appeared severely injured, but given their physical constitution, they would recover in just a few days.
If a human suffered such extensive injuries, they would likely be beyond saving.
Just then, Qingwu noticed a light flashing from his Poké Ball, and he suddenly felt unable to move.
"Oh no! Aron, Crobat, quickly grab me!" Qingwu knew he had been tricked; the real trump card was here.
This was a Psychic Pokémon's Teleport. Crobat and Aron narrowly caught Qingwu's clothes, disappearing with him from the spot.
After Qingwu vanished, a black-robed figure slowly emerged from the forest behind.
"Didn't expect this, Qingwu? This is the grand meal I prepared for you. Just stay obediently in the ghost cave we found until the entire trial ends.
Although it wasted four humanoid robots and 12 Pokémon, I think it's well worth it," the black-robed figure laughed, then disappeared on the spot.
"Drip, drip, drip." Qingwu, who had fallen into a deep sleep due to Teleport, was awakened by the sound of dripping water.
Qingwu slowly opened his eyes, seeing a pitch-black environment where he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
Qingwu pulled out a flashlight hidden in his black robe and found Aron and Crobat, also asleep next to him.
However, their condition was not good. A purple-bodied Pokémon with a round body and a pair of detached hands was constantly draining the life energy from Aron and Crobat.
This Pokémon had triangular white eyes with black pupils, and its mouth had several sharp, purple teeth.
"Oh no, this Haunter is using Dream Eater to drain Aron and Crobat's life energy!" Qingwu immediately released Deino.
"Deino, use Bite!" After emerging from its Poké Ball, Deino cautiously observed its surroundings. It quickly gathered Dark-type energy onto its teeth and bit fiercely at the Haunter.
With a wail, Haunter gave Qingwu a resentful look and then vanished into thin air.
"Aron, Crobat, are you two alright?" Qingwu shook the two little Pokémon awake, only to see them open their eyes wearily, staggering as if they hadn't slept in days.
"It seems they lost a lot of stamina to Haunter's Dream Eater. Good thing I found out early," Qingwu pulled out energy cubes from his backpack to replenish their spirits and put them into the two little Pokémon's mouths.
"If it were any later, once their stamina was completely drained, it would start absorbing their souls," Qingwu hadn't expected Lan Ling's team to be so ruthless as to directly teleport him to the Spirit World.
The Spirit World is a world where Ghost-type Pokémon live, a place where the living should not enter.
Once a Pokémon of another type enters the Spirit World, it means its soul will be completely sent into the Spirit World, unable to escape.
It can only watch helplessly as, with the passage of time, its soul is corrupted by the Spirit World's aura and then transforms into a brand new Ghost-type Pokémon.
"No, this isn't the Spirit World; it just looks very similar," Qingwu had entered the Spirit World before, so he knew what it looked like. After all, there wouldn't be dripping sounds in the Spirit World.
Moreover, Lan Ling's team didn't have the ability to directly teleport him to the Spirit World. That would require a top-tier Psychic user of level 4.3!
"So that's it," Qingwu looked at the surrounding rock walls and finally understood Lan Ling's team's plan. They wanted to trap Qingwu here so he would miss the last gathering.
According to Team Rocket's rules, if one misses a gathering, regardless of the reason, they will be expelled from Team Rocket and directly eliminated.
"This must be Ghost Mountain. What a pity, they gave me a ride here; I originally wanted to come anyway," Qingwu had made many preparations to come here, including making energy cubes that Ghost-type Pokémon love most.
"They actually helped me out, thank you very much," Qingwu sneered, his eyes filled with a murderous aura. If it were a normal person, they might have succeeded, but for Qingwu, he could come and go as he pleased on Ghost Mountain.
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