The Capture Operation, and One Divine Beast

Chapter 87 The Capture Operation, and a Divine Beast

Crater.

Led by Yamato and Kosaburo, the other four were using their respective skills to operate various pieces of equipment.

"Captain Amado, the detection equipment has now penetrated to a depth of 300 meters inside the volcano and discovered that the target is rapidly recovering by using fire-attribute energy."

"The jamming equipment is functioning normally, the power source data is stable, the target has not detected us, and it has suffered considerable damage."

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With reports from his subordinates filling his ears, Yamado stood with one hand on his hip, staring intently at the continuously flowing lava ahead.

"Kosaburo, how are your preparations going?" Suddenly, Yamato looked at Kosaburo, exuding a mature and sophisticated aura.

After operating the instruments for a while, Kosaburo said, "The energy absorption device is stable, the capture net has been set up, and the capture plan can be carried out at any time."

"Very good! It seems those guys aren't all talk and no action; they're somewhat useful." Yamado nodded, then said to another person, "We've wasted enough time. It's about time to wrap things up. Prepare the high-voltage shock to force it out."

"Yes, Captain Amado." Upon hearing this, the extra immediately sprang into action, controlling the equipment in front of him.

Under the control of computer commands, the special umbrella-shaped device that was originally stationary on the side was activated, not only taking off into the air, but also quickly arriving directly above the crater.

The movement of the core component triggered the thirty-six metal needles that surrounded the crater.

A dazzling golden flash of electricity streaked across the sky, and thirty-six streams of current shot out from the steel needles, converging on the umbrella-shaped device. In just a brief moment, it was as if a large golden net had covered the entire crater.

"Energy reserves 10%...20%...30%..."

As the electronic sound rang out, and the energy reserve reached 100%, an incredibly powerful high-voltage electric shock burst forth from the umbrella-shaped core device, blasting directly into the crater.

This power is at least in the tens of millions of volts, or at least in the millions.

"Gah—Oh!!!"

A series of harsh and rugged bird calls suddenly came from below the crater.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying fire-attribute aura shot into the sky, causing the entire Lantern Volcano to erupt once again.

The earth shook and magma spewed forth, but the already erupted volcano had clearly reached its limit and its power was limited.

"Hmph! Even if you are the God of Fire, what can you do against human technology? You still cannot withstand it." Amado said with an arrogant attitude.

Kosaburo and the others beside her were on high alert, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

"boom!!!"

At the same time, a thick pillar of flame propelled the powerful high-voltage current straight up.

Unfortunately, the power of the flames was always limited; they could only neutralize the high-voltage current and could not damage the core equipment.

However, the counterattack did not end there. The next second, a huge figure rushed up, and it was the Firebird.

Wounded and trapped, it now intends to break through the blockade and leave this place of trouble.

For the mollusk, which had lived here for countless years, it never imagined that one day humans would come knocking on its door and forcibly capture it.

As a sacred bird and one of the three legendary birds of the Kanto region, it possesses its own pride, accepting challenges but absolutely refusing to be desecrated.

"Finally, you're not hiding anymore? Too bad it's too late to come out now. Push the grid's output power to the limit," Yamado instructed earnestly.

Upon hearing this, the group immediately took action.

"Caw—Oh!!" Moltres didn't take the barrier seriously at all.

It felt powerful enough that even if the currents might harm it, they could never trap it.

But it soon paid the price for this disregard.

Forcibly breaking free from the electric grid caused it to suffer a huge backlash; the moment it touched it, it was in excruciating pain and its whole body became paralyzed.

Everyone was overjoyed at the successful suppression of the Moltres.

Previously, it wasn't entirely certain that the electric grid could suppress Moltres, but now that Moltres truly cannot break through, it means that everything they've done has been effective.

All that's left to do is to exhaust Moltres's stamina as much as possible.

……

The location is halfway up the mountain.

The four people who had been guarding the mountain heard the explosion coming from the top of the mountain and their expressions changed slightly.

"Big sister, it seems the arrest operation has already begun on the mountaintop." One of them yawned, perked up, and said.

With him taking the lead, the other two followed suit.

"I thought the Moltres from the Kanto region would be really powerful, but it turns out it's only this strong."

"It has to be the eldest sister. She's incredibly strong and can even defeat Moltres. In my opinion, those so-called captains and officers of Team Rocket are all useless."

The woman in the lead didn't listen to the two men's flattery at all.

"Don't let your guard down. Putting aside the Moltres, don't forget our real purpose in coming to Mount Lampfire! Hopefully, the data we collected earlier wasn't wrong, otherwise this trip will have been in vain." As she spoke, the woman began to work, her equipment scanning the underground of the area.

It wasn't for Moltres, nor was it simply to help Team Rocket; there was a more important goal.

It is clear from the dialogue that they are not Team Rocket, but some other organization.

The reason they helped Team Rocket capture Moltres this time was simply because there were other targets for them underground.

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at the same time.

In the sky, Natsuki and Mewtwo had unknowingly arrived above the Lantern Mountain.

Not only did they see what the Rockets did, but they also found out exactly what happened.

The human and the beast remained hidden in the air, observing. Unless scanned by special equipment, they were absolutely invisible to the naked eye.

"Should we make a move?" Mewtwo asked, looking at Natsuki.

Xia Mu didn't answer immediately, but nodded slightly, pondering to himself.

He had always wanted to catch the Moltres, and now it had been delivered right to his doorstep.

However, the situation is somewhat complicated.

Why did Team Rocket cause such a commotion to capture Moltres?

Is it simply about capturing mythical beasts for research? Or...?

"Besides Moltres, there is another energy underground that is no weaker than Moltres," Mewtwo said again, causing Xia Mu to pause slightly in surprise.

"Power comparable to Moltres? Could there be another Moltres down there?" Natsuki asked in surprise.

Mewtwo shook its head, indicating that it was not.

This made Xia Mu even more curious.

"Not Moltres? Yet it lives underground in a volcano. Most Pokémon don't have that kind of survival ability..." he murmured, quickly thinking of Pokémon that fit the criteria.

Soon, a figure appeared, and Xia Mu used the power of wave to simulate an image and transmit it to Mewtwo.

"That's right, it's this Pokémon." Mewtwo saw the pattern transmitted by Natsume and nodded.

"Really... I didn't expect that Mount Lampfire not only has a firebird, but also a Heatran. This guy's strength is among the top of the second-level gods. The only drawback is that he can't fly," Xia Mu said.

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PS: Some Pokémon's calls will be standardized, such as Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, which will use the official translations from the Pokémon Encyclopedia.

Below are some pictures. I will be using other sounds later, which may be quite exaggerated, so please don't criticize me. After all, some sounds are too difficult to replace with words.

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