“But this is a fully automatic digging machine.”
“Yeah, this is a great step forward.”
Accompanied by the roar of the fully automatic digging machine, Kojiro and Musashi retorted Meowth’s words. From manual digging to fully automatic, what a great invention this was.
Just as they were talking, the machine stopped running. After slowly retreating, it revealed a perfect trap pit.
Looking at the perfect pit, Kojiro and Musashi moved a stand from somewhere and placed it above the pit. Then Kojiro laid grass and Musashi filled the soil, quickly making the road surface look the same as before.
“Who uses a fully automatic machine to dig a hole, but then fills it manually?!”
Meowth was truly speechless. What were they doing? Couldn’t they dig and fill the hole all at once? The machine digs the hole, and then they fill it manually. Isn’t that like taking off your pants to fart?
“Stop complaining. Science hasn’t advanced to that level yet.”
Musashi answered Meowth’s question pointedly. It was already good enough that they had a fully automatic digging machine; what more could they ask for, like fully automatic filling?
“How can such a thing be, Meowth?”
“They’re coming!”
Hearing Musashi’s explanation, Meowth immediately collapsed. What kind of explanation was that? But he suddenly sprang up and pointed at Ash and the others, who were now visible.
Hearing Meowth’s words, Kojiro and Musashi instantly dragged Meowth into the nearby bushes. Then Musashi seemed to notice that the machine in the middle of the road was a bit too conspicuous. She took out a remote control and operated it a few times.
The machine instantly stood up, two long legs appearing from below. It slowly walked into the forest with heavy steps to hide… Yu Feng walked in front, his face filled with anger. However, when he saw the Team Rockets trio hiding ahead and then looked at the noticeably different colored ground not far away, he instantly fell into deep thought.
If it’s so obvious, would anyone really not see it? You’re hiding so close, do you really think others are blind? He could hear the machine’s roar from hundreds of meters away, let alone on a mountain road where you can see far with one glance.
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed. Don’t look at him stopping here to think, but the Team Rockets nearby were sweating profusely, afraid that they would discover something amiss.
Ash and Brock, who caught up from behind, didn’t think anything was happening. They just assumed Yu Feng was deep in thought and naturally walked onto the trap. Surprisingly, the trap was not triggered.
Ash and their actions made Yu Feng’s eye twitch. What kind of Dora the Explorer vision did these people have?
Team Rockets were clearly less than a hundred meters away, and he could forgive them for not seeing them. He could also accept that they didn’t hear the machine’s loud roar.
But this patch of ground was clearly a different color from its surroundings! Who gave them the confidence to step on it?
Musashi and Kojiro, standing nearby, began to blame each other until Meowth gave them each a claw to quiet them down.
As soon as Brock also stepped onto the trap, the ground began to rumble.
“Is it an earthquake?”
Ash clearly felt the ground around him shaking and instinctively thought it was an earthquake. He stopped and looked around.
“What’s wrong?”
Xiao Xia and Yu Teng Sheng Dai also caught up from behind, looking at Ash, who was looking around, and asking him what had happened.
But then Xiao Xia suddenly felt her feet give way, as if she and Yu Teng Sheng Dai had overloaded it after stepping on it. After a slight movement of their feet, all four looked down together to find the ground beneath them was gone. They then screamed and fell down.
“Pikachu~”
Pikachu, who was walking ahead, also noticed Ash and the others had fallen into the pit. He looked back at the four people lying haphazardly in the pit, then at Yu Feng, who was trying to suppress his laughter at the edge of the pit. He couldn’t help but sigh. Why was his Trainer so dense?
The nearby bushes began to rustle. Pikachu instantly became alert.
Team Rockets, wearing protective suits, emerged from the bushes and stood arrogantly beside Pikachu.
“Meowth, why did they fall? If you didn’t look down, would you have just walked past?”
Meowth complained about Ash and the others’ anti-Newtonian behavior. The ground had already collapsed, yet they only fell after looking down and realizing it had collapsed. If they hadn’t looked down, would they have just walked past?
“So, the power of science is still great.”
“Listen, Pikachu, come here obediently.”
Musashi and Kojiro stood confidently in front of Pikachu, seemingly not worried at all that Pikachu would use Thunderbolt to send them flying.
As soon as Pikachu saw the Team Rockets trio, he immediately unleashed Thunderbolt, attempting to repel them.
But to their surprise, even though the golden electric light enveloped the trio, they were still smiling happily.
“Rubber doesn’t conduct electricity.”
“This is also the power of science.”
Musashi and Kojiro bathed in Pikachu’s attack. The golden Thunderbolt enveloped them, and they were still smiling very happily.
“We’re not the Team Rockets who are foolishly defeated every time, you know.”
Kojiro stated that since they had been defeated by Pikachu’s Thunderbolt so many times, how could they not be prepared for this?
“The times have advanced to a new trend where we’re not afraid of electric shocks or leaks, it’s just that the style is still a bit tacky.”
Although Musashi was very happy that she was no longer afraid of electric shocks, she expressed dissatisfaction with the tacky style of the protective suit. Although it highlighted her good figure, it was still very ugly.
“You two, stop chattering and quickly catch him, Meowth!”
Meowth, who had been listening for a long time, said that if they talked so much, something bad would happen sooner or later. They should hurry and catch Pikachu before it was too late.
Hearing Meowth’s words, Kojiro pulled out a device resembling a rocket launcher from somewhere and aimed it at Pikachu.
Pikachu clearly knew that they were targeting him and had no interest in Ash and the others. So, if he left, they would also leave. Until he saw Yu Feng watching their performance with interest from the side, he instinctively hid behind him.
“Fire!”
Seeing Pikachu preparing to escape, Kojiro and the others excitedly fired a red rubber ball, chasing after Pikachu.
“You actually know to come to me, that’s rare.”
Yu Feng looked at Pikachu running towards him and clicked his tongue in wonder. He had even lowered his presence, but he didn’t expect Pikachu to find him.
Then, with a snap of his fingers, the rubber ball enveloping Pikachu instantly exploded. Pikachu also took this opportunity to climb up Yu Feng’s pant leg to his shoulder.
“Damn it, Da Guitou, this is none of your business. Our target is only Pikachu. Hand him over, and we won’t lay a hand on you!”
Seeing Yu Feng, who had reappeared at some point, the Team Rockets trio were somewhat surprised, but they still told Yu Feng to hand over Pikachu. After all, they weren’t interested in people.
“What if I say no?”