Chapter 732 As Long as I Don’t Show Up

In the northeastern sea of ​​Green Ridge City, somewhere in an unknown archipelago.

Judging from the location, this is already the outermost part of the Hoenn region. If we walk forward another ten nautical miles, we will be able to completely leave Hoenn and reach the high seas of this world!

Carrying Xia You and Xiao Xia, Dragonite left Green Ridge City and arrived above the archipelago in just over an hour.

At this time, the sky was still covered with dark clouds. No one knew whether these thick cumulus clouds were formed naturally or caused by some strange force. Fortunately, they also provided them with good cover.

Under such clouds, Dragonite is just like a small black dot. Even if someone looks up at the sky, it is difficult to notice its existence.

According to the coordinates, Dragonite landed on one of the small islands.

And at a shallow beach by the sea, Xia You saw A Quan again.

At this time, A Quan was sitting in the cabin of a submarine that was exactly the same as the shark submarine that sank before. She was leaning there with her legs crossed. Although her skin was a little dark, her pretty face showed a leisurely look and she looked quite comfortable.

In response to Xia You's arrival, A Quan simply waved his hand as a greeting.

Xia You and Xiao Xia rolled over, jumped to the ground, and took a few quick steps to come in front of her.

After taking a look at the speedboat for a few times, Xia You looked up at A Quan and asked in surprise, "Wasn't your last boat destroyed? Where did this come from?"

"Of course it was 'borrowed' from other bases of the Marine Corps." Ah Quan stretched and jumped off the submarine. "These things are hidden in secret bases all over the Marine Corps. Even they themselves don't know how many there are. They can just find an unmanned base and get one out without anyone noticing. There's nothing to be surprised about."

Although it sounds simple, Xia You knows that things are not that easy. Fortunately, A Quan was the head of the Ocean Team and the second-in-command. If it were someone else, even the leader Shui Wutong or the cadre Achao, it would not be easy to find him.

Only the people behind the scenes who are very familiar with logistics can understand it so clearly.

It can be said that A Quan is the super brain of the entire Marine Team. She knows best where and what is there.

But he was too lazy to ask in such detail, and instead brought the topic directly to the point: "Where is Shui Wutong now?"

In their previous plan, A Quan was responsible for tracking and monitoring Shui Wutong. Now that she appeared here, Shui Wutong must naturally be nearby.

A Quan did not answer immediately, but looked at him deeply first.

"I didn't expect you to guess it right. Although we did prepare for it before, to be honest, I never thought Shui Wutong could still be alive under such circumstances!"

"What's so strange about this?" Xia You glanced at her, "Never underestimate anyone, let alone such a strong person. In fact, put yourself in their shoes. If I were in that situation, do you think I would die there?"

"You are different." Ah Quan shook his head. "You are the most unusual person I have ever met, but Shui Wutong is different. I know that guy. He is not as lucky as you."

Knowing what A Quan was referring to, he was trying to say that Shui Wutong didn't own as many legendary Pokémon as he did, but Xia You just wanted to say that although this had something to do with the strength of the Pokémon, it more depended on Shui Wutong's personal luck!

There is absolutely no way such a tough guy would simply die from an explosion or drowning in the sea!

He was born for the sea, and how could anything possibly happen to him in the sea!

Therefore, his comeback was almost foreseeable.

However, Xia You knew that he could not win the argument with this woman, and since A Quan already thought that he was extremely special in his heart and was willing to believe that he was unique, he might as well let this feeling last. It would not cause any loss to him anyway, and it could also appropriately increase his mystery in her eyes. Why not do it?

"It's meaningless to talk about this now." Shaking his head, he said, "I just received a message from Fire Goose. Kyogre and Scarlet Flame Pine are also on their way here. It won't be long before they arrive here. Let's hurry up and do our business."

"Crimson Pine and Kyogre are here too?" Upon hearing this, Ah Quan immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. She frowned and said, "Really? How did they know where Groudon and Water Indus were? I thought that after finding Water Indus, we could deal with him first, and then free up our hands to deal with Crimson Pine. Now it seems that everything has happened at the same time. It's really a coincidence!"

"It should be the induction between the legendary Pokémon. After all, the two Pokémon have been fighting for so long, they may have been familiar with each other's breath. Besides, didn't Kyogre find Groudon last time by this?" Xia You said this and patted his waist bag. "But this is also good. Compared with last time, I have made full preparations this time. I will definitely not let them escape again, and we don't have to look for them again!"

"I hope so..." Ah Quan was not so optimistic. "Don't forget that Chi Yansong has an indigo gem, and I heard that Shui Wutong seems to have got another scarlet gem!"

As expected, Shui Wutong finally got the scarlet orb...

Although what these two people got was not what they needed, as long as they had the gems in their hands, they would have a chance to control the two super ancient Pokémon and return them to their original state, which was still quite tricky.

"Then we should hurry up."

At his urging, A Quan said no more, but took him and Xiaoxia along the shallows between the small islands to a larger island nearby.

This island is more than twice as large as the one Xia You just landed on. There is also a dense forest on the island and a lake in the center. As soon as they entered the forest, they saw a member of the Marine Team peeking there. A Quan did not hesitate and took Xia You and the others towards him.

The team member was obviously relieved after seeing A Quan, but when he saw Xia You following behind her, he became visibly nervous again.

"Big...Big Sister..."

Ah Quan nodded to him and asked, "How is it going?"

Without any hesitation, the team member said to Aquan: "The leader is next to the central lake, and Groudon is also there."

I still remember that Huoyan and Aquan had said that they would instigate some team members to act as traitors. Now it seems that at least Aquan has succeeded.

No wonder she was so free just now, it turned out that she had secretly arranged someone to be next to Shui Wutong!

Led by this team member, they passed through the dense forest and came to the edge of the lake on the island. They hid behind several big trees and peeked in.

I saw that on the other half of the lake, there were dozens of members of the marine team scattered there, and next to them, there were not only helicopters and speedboats, but also a large landing ship. Shui Wutong and Achao were talking about something on the landing ship.

"The equipment is quite complete." Looking at these people, Xia You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. "It seems that Shui Wutong has made sufficient preparations, but why can't I see Groudon? Isn't it said that it is also here?"

The marine team member who led the way first glanced at Ah Quan, and after seeing her nod, he said to Xia You: "It is hidden under the rocks on the island. The leader has already found its location and will start the action soon."

It is true that it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.

Ah Quan also looked at Xia You and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to do?"

Xia You touched his chin and did not answer immediately, but asked: "As a think tank, do you have any good suggestions?"

Ah Quan also didn't say anything, but looked at the team member and said, "There's nothing for you to do here, go back first."

Knowing that the two had important matters to discuss, the team member nodded and said, "I understand. I'll leave first. Please be careful next time!"

After he finished speaking, the team member turned around without any hesitation, left the forest and ran towards the beach.

Looking at his receding back, Xia You couldn't help but sigh: "Why do I feel that he respects you more than Shui Wutong? How did you instigate him to rebel?"

After a moment of silence, Ah Quan sighed helplessly: "In fact, only some of the members of the water fleet are motivated by unrealistic ideals. Most of them are just trying to make a living."

For a living?

In an evil organization?

Although she felt that what A Quan said seemed to be wrong, Xia You did not refute anything. She just looked at her and waited for her plan.

Ah Quan had obviously thought of a countermeasure before. Seeing Xia You and Xiao Xia looking at her at the same time, she said, "We have two plans now. The first one is that we launch a surprise attack now and catch Shui Wutong and the others off guard."

"That's a good idea!" Xiaoxia nodded in agreement. "They don't even know we're here. If we take action now, they won't expect it, and it will have the greatest effect!"

Xia You just continued to look at the people by the lake through the bushes, neither agreeing nor refusing.

"Indeed, this should be the simplest and most effective method. It is also the first thing people think of. Moreover, with my strength, I can indeed give them a thundering blow in a short period of time and cause them to suffer heavy damage. However..."

He was halfway through his words when he let out a long tone, and A Quan took over the rest of the words.

"But this also has a big disadvantage." She said in a deep voice, "This way we will be exposed, and the Magma Team that is about to arrive will be on guard. If they don't want to fight us head-on, they may even give up the action and leave with Kyogre!"

"Yes, that's what I'm worried about." Xia You nodded. "Although this will prevent them from having the opportunity to control Groudon, it will easily alert Team Magma if they do run away. If they want to find Team Magma and Kyogre, it will undoubtedly waste more time and some situations that we can't control will occur. And it will be difficult for Huoyan alone to stop them."

This was not a difficult principle to understand, and Xiaoxia understood it almost immediately.

She was just young and didn't think so much, but that didn't mean she was stupid. Now after hearing what Xia You and A Quan said, she knew that this was inappropriate.

"so……"

"That's right. Now we only have the second plan to implement." Ah Quan glanced at her and continued, "That is to wait and see what happens. When the Lava Team arrives, we can take advantage of their impulsiveness and reap the benefits!"

"That's fine too." Xiaoxia nodded again. "By then, they'll both be hurt and entangled with each other, unable to escape. We can definitely catch them all in one fell swoop!"

But as soon as he said this, he found that the two of them were still frowning, and he couldn't help but be surprised again.

"No way, this plan won't work?"

"It's really not safe." Ah Quan sighed. "If we really wait until then, Team Ocean and Team Magma will definitely have controlled Kyogre and Groudon, and if they return to their original state, the fight will definitely be earth-shattering. If... Xia You intervenes again, the commotion will be too big, not only will this sea area be turned upside down, but even the continent will be affected."

"What..." Xiaoxia also felt a headache after hearing this, "So, the first method is better?"

This time A Quan didn't say anything, but just kept his eyes on Xia You. Seeing this, Xiao Xia also hurriedly looked at Xia You.

Both of them understood that no matter how they planned, the final decision would be in the hands of this man.

As long as he agrees with a method, they will carry it out even if there are loopholes.

"In fact, the real situation may not be as complicated as we think." Looking at the two, Xia You reminded them, "Don't forget, whether it is the red flame pine or the water sycamore, it was because of our intervention that the operation failed last time. Now they are coming back again, don't you have any defense at all?"

"You mean...?" A Quan was stunned, as if he had grasped something.

"Just as you thought." Xia You smiled. "Even though they made such a big scene this time and seemed determined to achieve their goal, and each of them seemed to have mastered a super ancient Pokémon, they are both very wary of me. Even if they fight each other after meeting, how can they fight seriously?"

"I see!" Xiaoxia also understood. Her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "That is to say, in order to prevent us from appearing again and affecting their plans, they must have held back and even dared not let Kyogre and Groudon return to the original right away!?"

"Right, that's right!" Xia You nodded, "You can even say that the less we show up, the more uncertain they will be!"

"But..." Compared to the optimistic Xiaoxia, Aquan still saw the loophole, "Then when should we enter the battlefield? Just like you said, the two sides will definitely be reserved during the battle, and no one is willing to be the first to return to the original state. But on the contrary, once we show up, they are likely to unite and deal with us together!"

"Then let's see who has more patience." Xia You grinned, not seeming to care about Ah Quan's worries. "The stalemate is only temporary. As long as we don't show up, they will keep fighting. Even if it's just a tentative attack and they don't dare to use their full strength, when one side can't bear it, the weaker side will inevitably have to increase the intensity of the attack, and at that moment, it's time for us to take action!"