The light diminished, and the competition arena was scorched black over a large area by Thunderbolt.
That Shiny Dratini was blasted away and fainted.
The opponent ran over crying, picked up her Dratini, and went to treat it.
Although it was somewhat like destroying a beautiful flower, Chen Kai felt a trace of guilt towards her, but this was a competition arena, there was no choice; giving his all was a sign of respect for his opponent.
Besides, who told your grandpa to disgust me?
Chen Kai looked at the old man triumphantly, held his head high, and walked off the stage with Xiao Mei.
The old man’s expression was no longer smiling; it was so gloomy it could drip water.
That’s right! Chen Kai felt that the old man’s current expression was more in line with his true nature.
Walking back to the audience seats, his grandpa said to him earnestly, “Sigh, Xiao Kai, your grandpa might have said something wrong earlier, don’t take it to heart. Although you might not get the honey apple now, don’t be sad. I will help you think of other ways.”
Chen Kai smiled and said to his grandpa, “Grandpa, I know you were trying to help me, that’s why you advised me like that before. It’s fine, I have another way.”
His grandpa felt that Xiao Kai was afraid he would worry too much, so he patted his grandson’s shoulder, hoping to ease his mind, and promised to find another way for the honey apple.
Now that he had beaten the Bai Family Main House’s young lady and slapped that old man’s face, the Bai Family would certainly be unwilling to give up the honey apple, but Chen Kai truly had another way.
He had heard Chun Jie say long ago that the Bai Family was not good people. Chen Kai had the invisibility cloak given by Iron Leaves in his bag, Miraidon could sense energy fluctuations, and Iron Bundle served as a brawler.
Since I’ve already made it into your Bai Family’s compound, can you still say you won’t give it? I originally intended to get along with your Bai Family as an ordinary person, but who knew this would be the result.
Alright, no more pretending, I’m ready to reveal my hand. I’ll be a “no beef” kind of guy just this once!
The junior high group had already finished their matches, but the ‘College’ group and senior high group had not yet decided a winner.
The Bai Family staff asked Chen Kai to wait for a moment.
The old man had a gloomy face and went off to do something unknown. Chen Kai didn’t even need to guess; he was most likely going to pull some strings.
Chen Kai didn’t idle either; he told his grandpa his stomach wasn’t feeling well and went to the restroom.
In a restroom stall, he put on the dark green clothes and mask. The clothes had a hood and were very long, covering his shoes.
Pressing a button, Chen Kai merged with his surroundings.
“Oh! This is amazing!” Chen Kai spun around, still unable to see himself. He walked to the restroom mirror, yet still couldn’t see a trace of his reflection.
Kecleon’s invisibility still reveals the stripes on its belly.
“This is even better than Kecleon’s own invisibility!” Chen Kai exclaimed.
He asked Miraidon where the Dragon-type energy concentration was highest in the Bai Family’s buildings, and Chen Kai followed the direction Miraidon indicated.
It was a shame he couldn’t run, as running would reveal his shoes.
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Time rewound to when Chen Kai was still in his match.
In the Bai Family’s backyard, Section Chief Hu, accompanied by two bodyguards, approached stealthily.
Section Chief Hu released a Rotom and whispered to it, “Go, cut the power to the surveillance here.”
Rotom replied, “Rotom.”
It flew into a power outlet, and in a moment, all the surveillance cameras around drooped powerlessly. The feed transmitted back to the monitoring room remained static. As long as Section Chief Hu and his men were quick, the security guards in the monitoring room wouldn’t notice a problem.
This Rotom was given to him by ‘Vine,’ along with a map of the Bai Family estate.
Section Chief Hu used this Rotom to avoid cameras and evade patrolling security guards all the way to the Bai Family’s backyard.
Seeing that the surveillance had been dealt with, Section Chief Hu said to one of the bodyguards, “Old Cat, get out the interference device.”
One of the bodyguards, named ‘Old Cat,’ pulled out a metal device from his pocket. When powered on, the device emitted electromagnetic interference that disabled communication tools like phones in the vicinity.
Seeing the device activated, another bodyguard named ‘A Gou’ was the first to enter the backyard. These two were hired by Section Chief Hu for a hefty price; rather than bodyguards, they were more like brawlers.
The Bai Family’s backyard, though called a backyard, was quite large, spanning several thousand square meters with several buildings.
The map indicated that the Bai Family’s warehouse was in the very center of the backyard. ‘Vine’ needed Section Chief Hu to retrieve a colorful, glass-like spherical object.
At the same time, intelligence showed that the warehouse stored the equipment for leaving this secret realm.
‘Vine’ thought getting the ‘glass sphere’ and then activating the exit in the warehouse would be simple, something anyone could do. And just in case, she had even provided Section Chief Hu with a few Pokémon. She believed Section Chief Hu shouldn’t run into any trouble.
But when Section Chief Hu and his two companions arrived at the warehouse entrance, they were dumbfounded. A Drampa was lying at the warehouse door. Section Chief Hu sensed it and estimated that this Drampa had Gym-level (over Level 60) strength.
Section Chief Hu cursed softly, “Damn it, useless ‘Vine,’ this wasn’t in the intel!”
However, he couldn’t blame ‘Vine.’ Under normal circumstances, the Dragon Family’s warehouse wouldn’t have a Drampa guarding it, but today, with so many guests at the Bai Family, the Bai Family had specifically arranged for a Drampa to help guard the house.
“Boss. If we fight this Drampa, it’ll make too much noise. How about we see if there’s another door?” Old Cat suggested.
“Tsk, that’s the only way.” Section Chief Hu reluctantly agreed.
The three tiptoed around the warehouse, circling it once, and found that the warehouse only had one large door. But that was normal; what kind of warehouse for treasures would have several large doors?
At this point, they returned to the front door, hiding in a blind spot to discuss.
“You two are veterans. Rotom can’t stall for much longer, what should we do?” Section Chief Hu asked the two brawlers.
Rotom could only transmit static images. If it remained motionless for too long, the security guards in the monitoring room could discover something was amiss at any time. Section Chief Hu was under immense pressure now, somewhat caught between a rock and a hard place.
Old Cat thought for a moment and asked, “Boss, are you sure it’s just a small bead? And that there’s equipment inside to leave this secret realm?”
Section Chief Hu nodded. ‘Vine’ shouldn’t get this wrong again.
A Gou said fiercely, “Then let’s go all out. Old Cat and I will hold off the Drampa. Boss, you go in and get the item and the equipment, and then we’ll meet up and leave together.”
After hearing A Gou’s words, Section Chief Hu fell silent. If they caused such a big commotion, it would be difficult for him to smuggle himself out of the country.
Old Cat saw his hesitation and said seriously, “Boss, my shielding device only has about fifteen to twenty minutes of battery left. Make a decision quickly. If not, we’ll return as if nothing happened, but you still have to pay my brother and me.”
“Tsk!” If he couldn’t get the glass bead, he couldn’t smuggle himself out anyway. He’d risk it!
Section Chief Hu, with a hardened heart, said, “Then you two go. I’ll get the item and leave immediately!”
“Alright!” A Gou shouted, “Go, Shiftry!”
Old Cat also threw out a Poké Ball: “Time to work, Zangoose!”
Their signature Pokémon were Shiftry and Zangoose, which was also the origin of their street nicknames.
“Shiftry, use Hurricane to blow that Drampa far away.”
The napping Drampa was suddenly blown away by a hurricane, crashing into the side of the warehouse, revealing the warehouse door.