Such immense strength? A humanoid fighting sprite?

Xiaoxia used all her strength to throw the toy ball high into the air.

His posture and aura were exactly like those of an elite trainer about to unleash his ace general.

A red light flashed.

A bright orange goldfish with sharp, hard horns on its head appeared on the floor of the hall.

The goldfish stared with a pair of dull, lifeless eyes, its mouth opening and closing.

Then, it sprayed a small puddle of water forward.

After being sprayed, the goldfish lay on its side on the ground, its tail slapping against the smooth tiles, trying to turn over, but like ordinary fish that have come ashore, it could only thrash helplessly.

The scene was quite awkward at one point.

Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth all tilted their heads in unison.

silence.

then,

"Pfft... Hahahaha!!!"

Musashi was the first to burst out laughing, clutching her stomach and nearly losing her balance in her high heels.

"I thought it was some kind of formidable character! Turns out it's just a stupid fish that flounders when it's out of the water?" She laughed until tears almost came to her eyes, her ample chest heaving violently with each laugh.

Kojiro wiped away tears of laughter and pointed at the still-floating Goldeen: "This... this is supposed to be a Battle Pokémon? It looks like this, I could just walk over and kick it away!"

Xiaoxia's actions, though comical, did indeed buy her time.

"Okay, Xiaoxia."

Jiang Chuan's calm voice came from behind her.

He stepped forward and gently pressed down on Xiaoxia's still-raised arm.

"You and Hanako leave through the back door immediately and go find Officer Jenny to call the police." Jiang Chuan's tone left no room for argument: "Leave this to me."

"Oh, be careful then!" Xiaoxia quickly retrieved the goldfish. "We'll bring Officer Jenny back soon!"

After saying that, she took Hanako's hand, turned around and ran towards the back door of the Pokémon Center.

Seeing the two girls leave, Miss Joey breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then looked at Jiang Chuan with even more anxiety: "Mr. Jiang Chuan, you should leave too! It's too..."

"Miss Joey, please move to a safe place."

Jiang Chuan didn't turn around, he just waved his hand.

at the same time.

His aura had silently spread out, precisely targeting the little guy on a bed in the Pokémon Center's treatment area.

Pikachu's little face immediately showed a serious expression.

It tiptoed off the charging bed, and using its small size and yellow camouflage, it slipped silently out of the treatment area along the shadows of the wall and headed towards the hall.

…………

The hall at this moment.

The three Rockets players had already laughed enough.

Musashi tossed her bright red hair and reverted to her arrogant demeanor: "Hmph, let the little brat run away, our goal is Pokémon anyway."

Her gaze swept over Jiang Chuan, and she sneered, "What, kid, you want to be a hero? You think you can stop us all by yourself?"

Jiang Chuan took two steps forward and stood in front of the water stains left by the goldfish.

He calmly looked at the three Rockets players.

"Yes, now it's my turn to step in."

"You?" Kojiro raised an eyebrow, looking Jiang Chuan up and down.

"What tricks are you up to now? Are you going to release another fish that thrashes around as soon as it's out of the water? Hahaha!"

"I don't have any Pokémon."

Jiang Chuan's words surprised all three of them.

"Um?"

"I will stop you with my own body," Jiang Chuan continued, speaking in a calm tone tinged with a deliberately comical one.

After a brief silence.

"Hahahahaha!!!"

An even louder burst of laughter erupted again.

Musashi laughed so hard he slapped his thigh, his plump thighs rippling with laughter: "Flesh, flesh? Kid, you've been reading too many manga!"

"What's going on today, meow!" Meow Meow laughed and rolled on the ground.

"First, there was this little girl pretending to be a pro by releasing a fish, and now there's this immature brat trying to block my way with his body!"

"Are all trainers this funny these days?" Kojiro wiped away tears of laughter.

Musashi rubbed his aching stomach from laughing and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, I'm too lazy to waste time with this kind of idiot."

She glanced at Kojiro: "Kojiro, go and deal with this crazy brat, let him know how cruel the real world is."

"Meow, let's go, let's go catch some Pokémon. This time our target is those rare Pokémon that trainers have entrusted to us here, so don't let me down!"

"Leave it to me, meow!" Meow immediately jumped up, rubbing its paws together, its cat eyes gleaming with greed.

Kojiro twisted his neck and clenched his fists, making a "crackling" sound.

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and walked towards Jiang Chuan.

"Heh heh heh... kid, let me tell you a secret."

Kojiro walked and talked, striking what he thought was a very cool starting pose.

"Your older brother, Kojiro, trained when he was little!"

"Even Musashi wouldn't dare underestimate my karate!"

"So, if you know what's good for you, get out of here right now, or else I'll..."

He hadn't finished rambling on.

Jiang Chuan made a move.

That wasn't a trainer's starting stance in battle, nor was it any fancy move.

It's the simplest, most direct, and fastest way—a sudden advance!

"Varied……"

Kojiro's pupils suddenly contracted.

He didn't even see Jiang Chuan's movements clearly!

Before I knew it, a dark shadow was right in front of me.

next second.

His wrist was firmly gripped by a hand as strong as an iron clamp.

Kojiro was instantly shocked.

That strength was outrageous, completely unlike the grip strength that a human should have!

He felt as if his wrist had been grabbed by a superhuman or powerful force, and his bones were groaning under the strain.

"you……"

Kojiro had just uttered a single word.

Jiang Chuan used the momentum of Kojiro's forward charge to sink his body down, his shoulder pressing against Kojiro's armpit, and with the power of his waist, he executed a clean and neat over-the-shoulder throw!

boom! ! !

Kojiro was swung through the air, making a semi-circle before crashing heavily onto the hall floor tiles, back down!

Screams and dull thuds of impact rang out simultaneously.

The fall was so hard that Kojiro felt like his internal organs had shifted, his vision went black, and he almost passed out.

But it's not over yet.

Jiang Chuan's movements were fluid and seamless, without the slightest pause.

The instant Kojiro landed and his body instinctively curled up in pain, Jiangchuan had already pressed one knee against his chest, his right hand forming a knife.

A precise chop to the side of Kojiro's carotid artery.

Kojiro's eyes rolled back, and the cry of pain he was about to utter caught in his throat. His whole body went limp, and he passed out.

From Jiang Chuan's sudden advance to the wrist lock, the over-the-shoulder throw, and the finishing blow with a hand chop, the entire process took less than three seconds.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless.

There wasn't a single unnecessary movement.

Musashi and Meow Meow, who had just taken a few steps, froze at the same time.

The smiles still lingered on their faces, but their eyes had become blank and incredulous.

The two of them turned around slowly in unison.

He looked at Kojiro, who was lying on the ground in a "spread-eagle" position, foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

Then she looked at Jiang Chuan, who had already stood up, dusted off his hands (which were not actually dust), and whose expression remained calm.

The hall was eerily quiet.

Musashi's eye twitched violently, and he raised his hand to slap his forehead.

"This Kojiro always brags about being a karate master! He claims he can take on three people in one street! And yet he gets taken down in three seconds by some brat?"

"Never mind, Arbok, go..."

Musashi hadn't finished giving his orders.

Pickup truck~

A soft, cute voice suddenly came from beside her feet.

"Um?"

Musashi and Meow Meow both lowered their heads.

A yellow electric mouse had somehow slipped up to them and was looking up at them curiously with its big, dark eyes.

"Where did this Pikachu come from, meow?" Meow tilted its head.

Musashi frowned and examined the Pikachu that had suddenly appeared.

It's a very ordinary Pikachu, no different from the wild ones you see on the roadside.

She even looks a bit thin.

"Tch, Pikachu, just another Pokémon, as common as stray dogs on the street." Jessie waved her hand impatiently. "Never mind it! Ekans, keep going..."

"Pikachu!" Jiang Chuan seized the opportunity when Musashi relaxed and launched his attack: "Aim at them and that puddle of water, unleash your most powerful electric shock!"

Pikachu!!!

Pikachu is all set to go!

The moment Jiangchuan gave the command, its small body suddenly leaped backward, creating some distance between itself and Musashi, Meowth, and Arbok.

At the same time, the red electric sacs on both sides of its cheeks burst forth with dazzling golden electric light.

"What?"

Musashi and Meow Meow were stunned for a moment.

In that instant, the entire Pokémon Center lobby was bathed in a golden light.

A series of piercing screams and shrieks rang out at the same time!

The violent electric current, upon contact with the water stain, spreads and intensifies exponentially through the water as a medium.

The golden electric net completely enveloped Musashi, Meowth, and Ekans.

Their bodies convulsed and trembled violently under the high-voltage electric shock.

The electric ball's electric shock power is doubled.

In addition, there is the conductive diffusion of water stains.

In addition, Pikachu unleashes its full power after a long period of preparation.

Triple superposition!

The results are outstanding!

The electric shock lasted for a full five seconds.

When the golden lightning finally dissipated.

Three muffled thuds.

Musashi, Meowth, and Arbok all rolled their eyes, exhaled black smoke, and collapsed straight into the pool of water that had been electrolyzed and turned black, and was steaming hot.

Silence fell over the hall once again.

Only the lingering smell of burning in the air and the three smoking "charcoal" pieces on the ground proved what had just happened.

Miss Joy stared blankly at the scene, her mouth agape, her mind completely blank.

Jiang Chuan heard the crisp system notification sound right on time.

【Ding! 】

[Mission to protect the Pokémon Center complete!]

[Task Reward: Silver Powder*1 - Already placed in system space!]

[Joey Family Affection +10]

[Officer's Family Affection +10]

[Pokémon: Pikachu, Level: lv13→lv14!]

Mission complete. Defeat Meowth and Ekans to level up Pikachu again.

At this time.

On the street outside the Pokémon Center, the piercing sound of police sirens grew louder and louder as they approached.

The sound of a car braking suddenly.

Immediately following was the sound of hurried, chaotic footsteps.

"Don't move! Hands up!!!"

A clear yet stern female voice rang out.

Accompanied by the crisp "click" of a bullet being chambered.

Jiang Chuan turned his head.

At the entrance of the Pokémon Center, Officer Jenny, dressed in a standard police uniform, with short dark blue hair and a spirited appearance, was holding a gun in both hands, the muzzle pointed directly at him.

"Wrong, wrong, Miss Officer Jenny, it's not him, it's..." Xiaoxia looked around and found that the Rocket Trio had already fallen to the ground.

"These are the three... but it seems Jiang Chuan has already taken care of them."