The Mysterious Stone Statue

Wei Xin and Ralts crawled forward in the ventilation duct. To say they crawled forward was a bit of an exaggeration; Ralts was actually lying on top of Wei Xin, using her psychic powers to drag him up in the middle of the duct, and then moving forward using the friction of their ten fingers.

Because the ventilation ducts are made of metal, although the metal of the spaceship's ducts is very strong, it will not suddenly collapse.

However, when people move around inside, the noise they generate will travel through the ventilation ducts to every cabin, which is equivalent to having a server-wide loudspeaker and location sharing enabled.

Furthermore, the ventilation ducts contain regulating valves, coils, silencers, fans, and other structures. Some ventilation ducts are even separate systems, making them completely unsuitable as dedicated passageways for special agents.

It turns out that everything in movies and TV shows is a lie.

So after hitting walls everywhere, Wei Xin decided to change his plan. He and Laluras made their way to the top of the spaceship's lavatory.

A place with no surveillance, that can inflict debuffs, and nothing special is more suitable for launching a blitzkrieg than a restroom.

You mean Poland? Well, that's fine then.

Ralts used her telekinesis to remove the metal mesh from the ventilation duct. Wei Xin poked half his head out, his fingers gripping the window, like a hunting leopard, quietly waiting for his chance.

Until one person, humming a little tune, stepped into the restroom and happened to stand directly below Wei Xin.

"I was late for spaceship maintenance, I outsourced engine repairs, and if the boss asks me questions I don't know the answers to, I'll just grab a bucket and run away..."

He sang in Sinnoh, and you know what? He sang pretty well.

Wei Xin emerged from the pipe and landed behind the Pokémon hunter. Hearing the noise, the Pokémon hunter turned around and saw a fist the size of a sandbag coming towards him, and then...

And that was the end of it.

"You'll be welcome to the cultural performance at Donghuang Prison."

Wei Xin dragged the man into a toilet stall, changed him into his clothes, and used the employee ID card in his pocket to find out the man's identity.

He was just a lowly soldier responsible for odd jobs, without even an access card.

However, Wei Xin did have one, a high-level access card, which he had obtained from Pokémon Hunter J's assistant and then given to him.

Bad Frog, was this also part of your plan?

My frog is great, no further explanation needed.

Wei Xin thought of the Pokémon hunter girl he had tied up in the airport restroom, unable to move.

When the time comes, Miss Officer Jenny will bring people in to take a look.

Wow, you Pokémon hunters are pretty fancy at it.

Use your clothes to tie up the unconscious hunter, gag him, cover his eyes, and have Ralts stuff him into the ventilation duct and throw him all the way to the back to prevent him from being discovered.

As long as Wei Xin can return to Donghuang alive, he will naturally notify Miss Officer Jenny to rescue him.

The premise is that he can remember it.

"Ralts, come in first. It'll be easy for people to recognize you if you're here." Wei Xin took out a Poké Ball, and although he was worried about his trainer, Ralts obediently crawled inside.

Turning his head, he looked at himself in the mirror. It was a handsome face that was easy to remember at a glance. Wei Xin sighed.

Being too handsome always attracts a lot of trouble, so he puts on hunter's sunglasses in an attempt to hide his charm.

Turning my head, I couldn't help but gasp.

Oh no, he looks even more handsome now.

At least Hunter J won't recognize his face.

Just then, another person stepped into the restroom.

"Hey, are you here to practice your water gun skills too?"

Wei Xin greeted the other person naturally, testing whether his good looks would arouse suspicion. At the same time, he clenched his fist, thinking that if the other person became suspicious, he would send that roommate to her.

"Water gun? I'm a water cannon!"

Clearly, the other party had no suspicions, and Wei Xin loosened his fist.

After all, there are dozens or even hundreds of people on the ship. How could they possibly recognize them all? Some people didn't even know the names of their classmates outside their dormitories during their four years of university.

Wei Xin sighed regretfully and continued to probe for information: "Speaking of which, we didn't catch Shirabi on this trip, and all the stuff was left in Donghuang. We've suffered a huge loss."

He was speaking in the Divine Language.

"Hey, it's okay. The boss has already brought our goods back. And when we left, he even took the young lady from the Ether Foundation hostage. Once the ransom arrives, we'll have several years' worth of income."

Lillie has been taken hostage? That's good news. Since Lillie is on this ship, Lusamine will probably stick to the League like glue, which will give me more time to rescue Eevee.

You know what, this crazy woman is actually quite useful.

But before that, we need to find out Ibrahimovic's location.

"Speaking of which, do you remember that Eevee we brought back from the research center?" Wei Xin asked. "It was a cute little guy, but it had a bit of a temper. I think it was kept in... Warehouse 6."

In fact, Wei Xin had no idea about the spaceship's structure. He clenched his fist again, planning to find a roommate for the person on board once the spaceship was exposed.

"Hey, you're mistaken. That Eevee was put in Warehouse 9, with the other Pokémon," the hunter corrected. "That Eevee is nothing but cute. I don't know why the boss wanted to capture her."

"God knows." After receiving the information, Wei Xin pretended to shake his head twice, washed his hands, and walked out of the washroom.

He felt that if he looked more average, he would be a natural-born spy.

Although the other person's lack of intelligence was also a reason for their success.

Wei Xin imitated the way the senior student at the research center slacked off, following behind different small groups, running here and there, chiming in here and praising there, just like a typical slacker who wanted to do nothing but not work.

This is called a professional.

Fortunately, Pokémon hunters are not a regular army, and their management is not strict. He did not arouse suspicion from others along the way. In fact, two or three female members became interested in him and asked him to join their parties.

It's about an escape celebration party, don't get the wrong idea.

Wei Xin refused, for a simple reason: ascension was possible, but escape was out of the question.

Any Pokémon hunter will eventually be brought to justice.

The corridors inside the spaceship are crisscrossed and relatively complex, and sometimes key personnel can be seen along the way. The monitors in the corridors are slightly shaking, monitoring every move inside the spaceship.

However, since his acting skills were decent and he hadn't done anything suspicious, Hunter J was probably busy arguing with Lusamine, negotiating, facing pressure from the Eastern Alliance, and figuring out how to escape the alliance's encirclement. He didn't have time to pay attention to other situations on the spaceship.

With his back to the door of Warehouse No. 9, Wei Xin looked through the transparent cover of the corridor at the ocean below the spaceship, which seemed to be rushing backward like the conveyor belt of a treadmill.

Although he hadn't figured out the ship's structure, Wei Xin had already planned an escape route while searching for the ventilation ducts and Warehouse No. 9, and then jumped into the sea through the landing gear opening.

At that height and speed, if I jumped down, I'd probably be like a bouncing bomb, speeding across the water.

I'm talking about skip bombs used to destroy river targets, don't get the wrong idea.

"I wonder if my nine-point physique can withstand it." Wei Xin gripped the access card in his pocket. Once he swiped the card and opened the door, Hunter J would see the surveillance footage after a while and become suspicious, and then his identity would be exposed.

He will then be pursued by the entire Pokémon Hunter team, in a tense and exciting PvP battle.

However, Wei Xin is not fighting alone. As long as he releases all the Pokémon in the warehouse, he can buy some time. What if there are other Pokémon in the warehouse besides Eevee, such as Totodile or Rumble?

Although Wei Xin thought it was unlikely.

Like a student standing at the entrance of the college entrance examination, Wei Xin calmed himself down, turned around, swiped his card, and as the warehouse door opened, Wei Xin felt an extremely special yet very familiar energy.

Originating from the warehouse, there is a nearly two-meter-tall stone statue with sharp angles, its body completely wrapped in a black robe.