Chapter 844 Naughty Child

The person controlling this giant mantis probably never thought that he would be exposed so quickly.

I didn't even expect that someone could block the destructive beam of the giant mantis so easily.

However, although it was a little surprised, Mantis still launched an attack. However, this time its target was no longer the Eevee that it had initially set its eyes on, but the Gengar in front of it, which looked very ominous!

The giant mantis, known as Red Lightning, quickly approached, swinging its two giant pincers at Gengar, launching a close combat.

The pliers were as fast as bullets, and they swung at Gengar repeatedly, hitting him dozens of times in a blink of an eye!

Faced with such an attack, Geng Gui remained calm, with an arrogant smile on his face and making strange "hehehe" sounds, and easily avoided the opponent's attack by disappearing and becoming invisible.

Even though the sudden change of the giant claw mantis sandwiched a metal claw in the bullet fist, changing the original attack trajectory, it was still resolved by Gengar in a "comfortable" way.

It can be seen that this red lightning is indeed very capable, otherwise it would not have defeated so many trainers and caused such a big commotion.

But it just has no way to deal with Gengar!

No matter how powerful you are, as long as you are not one of those extremely powerful legendary Pokémon, as long as you have not exceeded your physical limits, and you are not in a group fight, then in front of Xia You, a Gengar who has lived for two thousand years, no matter whether it is a dragon or a bug, you have to lie down!

Of course, Gengar’s strength is not what people think it is because of how powerful its moves are. Of course, Gengar’s moves are indeed powerful, but the most powerful thing is its ever-changing means of attack, which are impossible to defend against!

Therefore, if you treat Gengar as an ordinary Pokémon when fighting it, you will definitely suffer a great loss!

And obviously, this red lightning doesn't understand how powerful it is.

Perhaps it was because it had never encountered a decent opponent, nor a truly strong enemy, so that although Mantis was very brave, its attack didn't even touch Gengar's shadow. Instead, it was teased by Gengar and was covered in scars.

Perhaps he had enough fun, Geng Gui turned around and looked at Xia You.

"What should we do with this guy? Should we give him a good beating or just arrest him?"

Xia You pondered for a moment.

Since someone was behind this, it might be useless to just repair the Pokémon. We have to catch the mastermind behind this.

Thinking of this, he winked at Gengar, who instantly understood.

Gengar condensed two shadow balls and threw them at Mantis one after the other. Just as Mantis was concentrating on blocking the two attacks, Gengar's body suddenly disappeared. When it reappeared, it was already behind Mantis!

Perhaps it was the bug-type Pokémon's premonition. Almost instantly, Mantis felt a creepy sense of crisis.

It used its pincers to shatter the two shadow balls one by one, then quickly turned around and subconsciously raised its right pincer and swung it down fiercely!

But it was a step too late after all.

In other words, even if you want to stop something, you are powerless.

I saw a wave of evil sweeping over, instantly passing through the giant mantis's big pincers and hitting its body!

Hit by the wave of evil, the giant mantis squatted on the ground in pain, shaking all over, as if it was enduring some unbearable pain!

This also shocked the person who was remotely controlling it!

"Giant Mantis! What's wrong with you?"

I'm afraid he never expected that the giant mantis would almost lose its combat ability after just one blow!

At the same time, Xia You was also carefully distinguishing some details from this person's voice.

But perhaps because of processing, he could only hear the voice of a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, and it was an obvious electronic synthesized sound!

Apart from this, there are no other clues.

Perhaps realizing that he had hit a wall and not wanting to lose his Pokémon here, after Mantis was able to stand up slightly, the man who controlled Mantis behind the scenes decisively gave the order to retreat.

The giant mantis didn't hesitate at all, jumped onto the top of the tree again, and flew away!

"Eh? The giant mantis actually flew!?" Xiaoyao was extremely surprised when she saw this scene. "How is this possible? Even though it has wings, the giant mantis shouldn't be able to fly!"

"It really can't fly." Xia You saw the clue at a glance. He raised his palm, feeling something, and said, "It's the wind. This city made of reinforced concrete is full of drafts due to its structure. The giant mantis uses this wind to glide over long distances, so it looks like it's flying. Look, is it landing and taking off now?"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Xiaoyao to say anything, Xia You winked at Geng Gui again.

Gengar also grinned, stood up and floated into the air, following in the direction where Mantis left.

“Let’s go.” Seeing that it had also disappeared, Xia You took out the Poké Ball and released Gardevoir as a guard, then smiled at Xiao Yao, “Now, let’s uncover the truth of this matter and meet the mastermind behind it!”

Because Gengar was following, Xia You didn't have to worry about getting lost, so he was not in a hurry. Under the guidance of Gardevoir, he walked in the direction where Gengar left.

With Gardevoir's current strength, as long as Gengar does not leave the city, it can accurately lock Gengar's position even if the city is densely populated and the roads are complicated.

Of course, this is also because Gengar actively cooperated.

As Gardevoir has grown to its current state, its perception ability has certainly become very strong, but by the same token, if Gengar wants to hide its aura, even a legendary Pokémon won't be able to detect it!

After passing through several small paths, Xia You and his companion finally entered the main road and walked towards the city center.

It seems that the giant mantis's hiding place must be there.

Although it was a bit unexpected, it was also reasonable.

After all, it is active with this city as its stage, so its base is destined to be in this city, and the city center is undoubtedly the best location. It is very convenient and fast to go anywhere, and the entire city can be included in its radiation range.

That being the case...

Xia You was still very confused.

It seems like a long time has passed since the incident, but Miss Junsha and other trainers have not discovered anything unusual yet?

After all, the red figure is very conspicuous even in a city like this, right?

Moreover, it is impossible that he committed the crime so many times without leaving any trace.

Is it that the Giant Mantis and the mastermind behind the scenes are hiding too well, or is there some other reason?

Although I am a little confused, it doesn’t matter anymore.

Since I have been offended this time, no matter what kind of urban legend this is, I will expose it today!

After entering the city center, there are obviously more people and cars around.

Many passers-by cast curious glances at Gardevoir, showing great interest in this Pokémon that was not from the Kanto region.

This also slowed down Xia You and the other person's pace.

After all, with so many people watching, any out-of-line behavior will attract more attention and cause unnecessary trouble to their subsequent actions.

This also made me understand a little bit the difficulties faced by Miss Junsha and her colleagues.

I guess they must be worried about something.

Fortunately, this situation did not last too long. When the two walked into an alley again, there were no passers-by around them and they could finally move freely.

At this time, Gardevoir also stopped and pointed to the top of the tallest building nearby.

Just at this moment, Geng Gui also floated down from the upstairs and landed in front of them.

"You guys are so slow." Gengar whispered, "The red lightning's lair is up there. I have to say, the world of the rich is really good."

At first, Xia You didn't know what it was sighing about, but after Gardevoir used instant teleportation and led him and Xiaoyao to the rooftop, he understood it completely.

Suddenly, at the top of this nearly 30-story building, there appeared a large manor!

The main body of the manor is a three-story large villa with a high tower, and in front of the villa there are fountains, lawns, and garden landscapes!

It can be said that the entire roof of the building is occupied by this manor!

"This is indeed the life of the rich..." Xiaoyao was also seeing such a view for the first time, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "I have only seen houses like this on TV before, but now I finally see it with my own eyes!"

Xia You couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of the owner here.

It goes without saying that the entire building must be the property of the owner here, otherwise it would be impossible to build the manor here.

"I see. Hiding here does greatly reduce the risk of being discovered. Even if the police have suspicions, they will definitely be wary. And just as I thought, attacking trainers everywhere and only making faces after defeating them is indeed a bad taste that only rich people would have. Maybe the mastermind behind this is still a child!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out, Geng Gui was stunned.

"Huh? How do you know the mastermind behind this is really a child?" It asked in surprise, "I just came here after chasing that giant mantis, and I saw it talking to a little girl."

"A little girl?" Xia You nodded. "I thought it was a boy, but it doesn't matter much. I guessed it from the fact that it was a prank. After all, apart from children, no adult would have the leisure to do such a thing on a Pokémon's face."

Now that they were here, Xia You didn't want to hide, but took Xiaoyao and a few Pokémon and walked towards the manor openly.

Compared to the chaos he caused to the city before, the one who should be panicking now should be the mastermind behind the scenes.

Naturally, their arrival quickly attracted the attention of the owner here.

Just as they reached the gate of the villa, a little girl appeared in front of them with the giant mantis.

The girl was not very old, and looked younger than Xiaoyao. She was wearing a red dress and had her brown hair tied into two ponytails. She was pretty and had a sense of confidence. Just by looking at her, one could tell that she was from a wealthy family.

However, when the girl saw Xia You and others appear, her face was obviously a little flustered.

"You actually followed me here! How did you find me?!"

Although her voice was completely different from the synthesized male voice just now, the same tone still allowed Xia You to hear that the mastermind behind the giant mantis was this girl!

"Is it difficult to find you?" Xia You said calmly, "You just haven't met a real trainer before. Bullying some newbies is not a big deal."

Maybe it was Xia You's tone, or the fact that her hiding place was found, that angered the girl.

"What? Are you upset about my prank!?"

"Prank?" Xia You shook her head. "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, the people here have been made miserable by your so-called prank. The number of Pokémon that have been injured by you and sent to the Pokémon Center for treatment is too numerous to count. What you did is far beyond the scope of a prank, and you just tried to attack me. Let me think about it, it shouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as intentional injury, right?"

Hearing his words, the girl's face changed drastically. It was unknown whether she was frightened or angry. Anyway, her face turned red and she shouted loudly: "You don't need to meddle in my business! How dare you break into my home without permission? I won't let you go easily! Red Lightning, defeat them!!"

The giant mantis called Red Lightning stood in front of the girl again.

Even though he was just chased away by Gengar, he still stood up bravely to protect his trainer, or master.

Just at this moment, another person came running over in a hurry.

"Please wait!"

Hearing the voice, Xia You turned around and saw that it was an elderly man dressed as a butler.

The butler came here panting, not even taking a breath, and said to Xia You: "Sir, please wait a moment!"

"Is there a problem?"

Seeing that Xia You did not take action immediately, the butler breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed and said, "Please forgive Miss Luna's recklessness. In fact, I also know that such a prank is a bit too much. Please be merciful and pretend that this incident never happened."

Unexpectedly, Xia You just raised his eyebrows after hearing this.

"So, you guys are also aware of the Pokémon attacks going around?"

"This..." Perhaps sensing Xia You's tone was wrong, the old butler hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The master and the mistress don't know about this. Only I know that Miss Luna..."

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the girl named Luna.

"Don't be so long-winded. You don't need to care about my business!"

Hearing this, Xiaoyao couldn't help asking, "Why did you do this?"

Luna looked up and hummed at her, "Of course it's because it's fun!"

Xiaoyao felt very surprised by this answer: "Just... just because of this reason?"

"Of course, I've said it so many times, no one should interfere in my affairs. Now that you've broken into my home, be prepared. Red Lightning, use the Destruction Ray!"