Looker clearly also understood that all hope now rested on Sabrina.
He said earnestly, "Ms. Sabrina, we're counting on you."
Sabrina looked straight ahead, ignoring him, but still took a step forward.
If it were just for the International Police, or simply to eliminate Team Rocket, she certainly wouldn't have shown herself and put herself in the spotlight. But since this was also Natsui's wish, she had no reason to stand by and do nothing.
After all, Natsui's business was her business.
Seeing that Sabrina was willing to help, Looker, to coordinate with her, simultaneously ordered his officers to throw smoke grenades all around and lure Team Rocket's Pokémon to other places to provide her with cover.
Pop, pop, pop…
Dozens of smoke grenades were thrown onto the open ground. The next second, thick white smoke spewed out, instantly enveloping the battlefield and finally giving the other officers some breathing room.
Taking the opportunity, they all recalled their Pokémon, saving them from the enemy's attacks and the interference of the radio waves.
The remaining officers then fired their guns continuously, trying to attract Team Rocket's attention.
Unfortunately, the power of the guns used by the International Police was nothing compared to that of Pokémon.
Often, after they had fired just a few shots, the counterattacks from the Golbat and Weezing would follow, pinning them down completely.
But although they couldn't deal much damage, it did distract Team Rocket's attention and served its purpose.
Taking all this in, Natsui couldn't help but marvel again at how unbalanced the development of military equipment in this world was.
He didn't know if they had put their skill points in the wrong tree, or if they were too reliant on the power of Pokémon, but the development of firearms was very slow. Not only were there few types, but their power was also greatly reduced.
If this operation had been supported by helicopters and a large amount of high-tech weaponry, they wouldn't have been in such a predicament.
But then again, Looker and his men were, after all, just police officers, and with Pokémon by their side, who would have thought it would turn into such a situation?
Smoke was everywhere.
Because of the extremely low visibility, the enemy's offensive had been temporarily slowed.
Although Tatsumi ordered the Golbat to blow away the smoke with their wings, this delay still bought precious time, giving Sabrina a chance to get close to the signal tower.
Even if a few oblivious Pokémon blocked her path, they were all knocked down by Sabrina with a wave of her hand and her psychic powers.
And this, naturally, also attracted Tatsumi's attention.
He stared at Sabrina and commanded the grunts beside him, "Don't just stand there gawking! Stop that woman!"
At his command, a few grunts jumped in front of Sabrina, trying to stop her. But before they could do anything, they were all sent flying by her psychic power.
"Get out of my way!"
Sabrina's hair flew without any wind, and she floated a dozen or so centimeters off the ground, her body protected by a psychic barrier. Her eyes also glowed red. And before her, neither human nor Pokémon was a match for her.
"Tch!"
Seeing his subordinates fall one after another, Tatsumi cursed under his breath and had no choice but to step in himself.
He released his own Pokémon and charged towards Sabrina, but it was already too late. As Sabrina approached the signal tower, she raised her hands, and a Team Rocket truck was lifted high into the air by her psychic power.
Glancing at the unlucky driver in the truck, and ignoring his panicked, pale face, the next second, with a wave of her small hand, Sabrina threw the truck directly at the signal tower.
"No!!"
Tatsumi arrived too late and could only watch as the signal tower tilted under the impact of the truck, and the signal transmitter on top exploded violently.
BOOM!
The effect was immediate. In an instant, without the interference of the radio waves, the International Police's Pokémon all recovered their strength.
Tatsumi stood there, his eyes wide in disbelief as he looked at Sabrina.
He really couldn't understand why, even without Pokémon, these people could still achieve so much. Especially this woman, who was ridiculously strong.
Is this really something a human can do?
And without the interference of the radio waves, it was finally time for the International Police to turn the tables and begin their counterattack.
They released their Arcanine again and launched a full-scale assault on the Team Rocket members.
Natsui thought for a moment and also released a few of his own Pokémon, joining the battle.
Compared to before, the International Police's Pokémon had also suffered considerable losses. In terms of numbers, they no longer had the advantage they had at the beginning. If nothing changed, it might not be so easy to break into the research institute.
As the blue light faded, four Pokémon appeared on the field.
This time, Natsui only sent out Charizard, Gyarados, Jolteon, and Scyther. As for the others, he let them stay in their Poké Balls, both as a precaution and to conserve their stamina.
Flamethrower, Discharge, X-Scissor…
His Pokémon could often easily take down a Team Rocket Pokémon with just two or three moves.
Especially his Gyarados, which was a one-Pokémon wrecking crew, like a tiger among sheep, charging through the field with its massive mouth open, drawing everyone's attention.
Even the Arcanine had to temporarily avoid it, afraid of being accidentally hit by this 'friendly' fire.
With their help, Team Rocket was defeated even faster and more thoroughly.
"Damn it!"
Tatsumi gritted his teeth and retreated.
Faced with the enemy's offensive, Team Rocket was naturally in a steady retreat. As more and more Pokémon were defeated and grunts were arrested, he could only helplessly order everyone to retreat into the research institute.
All the facilities outside the research institute were quickly taken over. Only at the main entrance of the institute did a part of Team Rocket put up a desperate struggle, trying to hold this last line of defense.
But they were already on the verge of collapse and could be breached at any moment.
At the same time, inside the research institute, alarms were blaring, and researchers and ordinary grunts were running around in all directions.
And in a research room, a man in a Team Rocket lab coat, with small glasses, a bowl cut, and a goatee, who looked a bit effeminate, was standing in front of a monitor, calmly watching the screen.
Compared to the chaos around him, his face was calm, as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.
Tatsumi, along with a few grunts, staggered through the heavy security door and ran to his side.
"Dr. Zager! The entire area outside the base has been taken! The Mahogany Town base has also fallen! We need to evacuate through the secret passage!"
The man called Dr. Zager glanced at him and snorted. "Useless. Can't even defend a single base. And to think I even helped you with Plan R."
Tatsumi's face turned red, but he was powerless to refute.
"Have all the data been destroyed?"
Sweat poured down Tatsumi's face. "Because it happened so suddenly, we haven't had time to destroy all of it…"
"Then destroy it physically," Dr. Zager said coldly. "In any case, we absolutely cannot leave the data for the International Police."
With that, he ignored Tatsumi and turned his attention back to the screen with great interest. There, a Gyarados had just defeated the last Golbat outside the research institute and was letting out a long roar to the sky.
A glint of light reflected off his glasses, and he said, as if to himself, in an excited tone, "What a magnificent figure! What perfect power! Compared to those defective products in the Lake of Rage, this is the Gyarados I truly want to obtain!"
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