The undergrourance, a vast thirty-meter-wide space, had bee an unspoken no-man's-nd—this was the battlefield of ae Four.

  Hitmonlee, Hitmon, Machamp, and Primeape stood side by side, their t trainer, Elite Four Bruno, narrowing his eyes at his oppo.

  Pokémon captured with Dark Balls experienced a temporary surge in power, pushing their strength beyond natural limits at the cost of their lifespans.

  Their battle instincts became hyper-aggressive, and the more they were ihe more violently they retaliated.

  But with that power came a severe prione of the Pokémon Kaiser captured had survived beyond a year.

  To him, Pokémon were nothing more than expendable tools.

  "Rhydon, Aggron, Nidoking—Hyper Beam!" Kaiser anded.

  Three massive beams e energy burst forth, scorg the floor beh them, leaving deep, cratered scars in the crete. Even the residual shockwaves radiated enough force to devastate the battlefield.

  Before Bruno could even give an order, Machamp and Primeape had already moved.

  Two shimmering green barriers fred up as both Pokémon activated Protect, abs the brunt of the triple assault.

  Meanwhile, Hitmon, using its incredible burst speed, unched a surprise attack from the fnk.

  In an instant, it closed the distah Rhydon , its fist glowing with an intense azure light before smashing straight into the t beast's gut.

  A Fighting-type mastery move—Focus Punch!

  At the same time, Hitmoed its left foot into the ground, coiling its right leg like a spring.

  Without any Fighting-type energy coating it, the kick seemed deceptively ordinary—but against Nidoking, a Pokémoant to Fighting-type moves, this was the most effective teique Bruno had in his arsenal.

  A Normal-type finishing move—Mega Kick!

  Boom!

  Boom!

  The walls trembled as both Nidoking and Rhydon were bsted backward, embedding into the crete like ragdolls. The impact was so intehat, for a brief moment, silence swept through the entire underground hideout.

  Team Rocket members felt a chill crawl down their spiheir morale plummeting in an instant.

  Oher hand, the League trainers, who had been on the defensive all night, erupted in cheers. The shift in momentum was undeniable—Team Rocket was beginning to crumble.

  "Not do! I'm Kaiser, damn it!" the Rocket Admin roared. "Aggron Rush!"

  Despite the usual cooldown period following Hyper Beam, Aggron shook off the exhaustion and charged forward with terrifying momentum.

  It barreled toward Bruno, a massive force of destru.

  "Rhydon! Nidoking! Giga Impact! Crush these League pests!"

  The two Pokémon, still lodged in the walls, pushed themselves free.

  Even after suffering such powerful blows, they barely seemed fazed. Instead, their eyes burned even brighter with crimson fury.

  Kaiser's ughter was maniacal. "HAHAHAHA! Keep pushing, you worthless grunts—take 'em down with you!"

  "Block it." Bruno's deep voice was steady, unshaken.

  A battle betweee Four-level trainers carried terrifying stakes—every move could level a battlefield. Kaiser's Pokémon, corrupted by the Dark Balls, fought with suicidal iy, pletely ign their injuries.

  Meanwhile, Bruno's team held firm—Hitmon, Hitmonlee, and Primeape eheir respective oppos in brutal one-on-one cshes.

  And standing behind them all, Bruno's stro partner—Machamp—remained motionless.

  It had yet to make a single move.

  Sato, hidden among the League forces, watched the battle unfold, his fists trembling with excitement. The sheer dispy of power from both sides sent adrenaline c through his veins.

  F himself to stay focused, he pulled his gaze away from the fight. The battle between Bruno and Kaiser would determihe fate of this mission—but Sato had his own objectives.

  Using the chaos to his advantage, he quietly slipped away from the crowd and dashed deeper into the hideout.

  "Zor…"

  A League officer approached him from the shadows, matg his movements seamlessly. Without breaking stride, Sato nodded.

  Zoroark had already ged disguises.

  "Did you find it?" Sato whispered.

  "Zor," came the affirmative response.

  Through a maze of corridors, twisting paths, and hidden doors, Zoroark led him straight to their target.

  A ste room.

  And there, on the floor, tossed aside like trash, y a powered-down puter—the key to unc Team Rocket's secrets.

  Sato ordered Hauo keep watch outside while he plugged the puter ba. Within the loetwork, he quickly found a trove of Team Rocket data that had yet to be destroyed.

  Pulling out a portable hard drive he had prepared in advance, Sato immediately began copying everything.

  At the same time, he accessed Team Rocket's internal system, bypassing their security measures with ease.

  Stealing data.

  In his past life, Sato had specialized in password decryption, and now, with thirty years of teological adva on his side, Team Rocket's security system ractically obsolete.

  It was like pitting a fully armed soldier against a toddler just learning to walk—not even a fair test.

  Outside, the battle was still raging, but Sato could do nothing except patiently wait for the trao plete.

  Meanwhile, Kaiser appeared to be locked in an all-out fight to the death with Bruno, but iy, he was biding his time—waiting for his subordio report in.

  The moment he firmed all puters were destroyed, he would either lead his direct subordinates ireat or, if things took a turn for the worse, he would ensure every st Team Rocket member perished alongside him.

  Aggron was sent crashing into the ground once again by Hitmon.

  This time, it didn't get back up. Its armor was shattered, its horn snapped off by Hitmontop's relentless kicks, and its life force was rapidly depleting.

  Aggron became the first to fall.

  "Damn it! Rhydon, hit Hitmon with Hyper Beam! Nidoking, Giga Impact!"

  With Aggron out of the fight, Nidoking and Rhydon struggled to hold their ground—one relying on its Fighting-type resistahe other on its durable pseudo-legendary physique.

  They barely mao slow down Primeape and the others, but that was it.

  They had nth left to terattack.

  Their defeat was only a matter of time.

  "Lord Kaiser, all puters have beeroyed. However…"

  "What do you mean 'however'?" Kaiser barked, issuing another and before turning sharply, his lips moving rapidly as he questioned his subordinate.

  "It's just… one puter vanished before we could destroy it."

  Boom!

  A massive purple figure crashed into Kaiser. Instinctively, he rolled out of the way, his heart pounding as he saw Nidoking flying backward—pletely defeated.

  "Yetting sloppy, Kaiser. You used to be better than this,"

  Bruno advanced, his four Pokémon at his side, eyes locked on the now half-kneeling Rocket Admin.

  "Hah! Like I care what you think," Kaiser spat, his eyes fshing with madness. "I'm done pying with you! Rhydon , Earthquake! Bury this pce! Hahaha!"

  As Kaiser erupted into maniacal ughter, steel wings unfurled behind him.

  A Skarmory swooped down, gripping onto a harness attached to Kaiser's back, and with a powerful fp, it carried him deeper into the base—away from the colpsing battlefield.

  "Stop Rhydon!" Bruno shouted. "Machamp, Smack Down!"

  Three of Bruno's Pokémon lu Rhydon in unison. Hitmontop's spinning kick struck first, but it failed to halt Rhydon 's rampage.

  Shockwaves of Ground-type energy radiated from Rhydon 's position, shaking the already fragile underground base. The foundation, which had barely withstood the first Earthquake, now gave way pletely.

  The entire facility began to colpse.