Pokémon Detective Case Files

Chapter 364 The Solution - Flying Towards Land

Chapter 366 The Solution - Flying Towards Land

During landing, an airplane will inevitably generate a lot of noise.

Especially the "Tornado" jet aircraft that Miss Fenglu was currently piloting, its speed-specific engine made it exceptionally noisy during flight. Furthermore, to meet the demands of landing on short runways, it incorporated excessively powerful thrust reversers into its slender fuselage. Therefore, once landing began, the counter-rotating engine blades and the suddenly increased engine power produced an unbearable amount of noise for the ground crew.

Because of these restrictions, even if the contacts Hugo mentioned temporarily controlled the island's airport, Fenglu and his group could not use Pokémon moves to create optical camouflage or illusions to silently land at Team Magma's secret base.

Sure enough, just as the plane was descending from cruising altitude and the passengers were beginning to see the figures and the situation on the white ground, a piercing alarm began to sound on the island at the other end of the airport. Fortunately, the fierce battle taking place on the other side of the island distracted the Lava Team, and the alarm did not attract much attention from them.

Despite this, some Team Magma members who remained near the airport noticed the approaching Tornado, and several of them did not hesitate to send out their Pokémon in an attempt to deliver a fatal blow to the landing plane.

"At the two o'clock position of the airport, there's a pair of Magna and Donphan using moves against us. Directly behind them on the runway, there's a Graveler creating a Stealth Rock. It seems like something happened at the back of the airport; all the other Team Magma members are stuck there..."

Fenglu relayed the information she had obtained from the Heart Bat to the passengers in the cabin, then solemnly pulled the landing gear lever, beginning to meticulously control the aircraft's descent trajectory.

"The attacks aren't too intense yet, and I'm confident I can land before more enemies arrive—but I need cover!"

While in the air, this gym leader, who loved flying, was confident she could avoid any attacks from the ground. However, birds become more vulnerable the closer they get to the ground. At this moment, she could only place her hopes for a safe landing on the four passengers inside the cabin.

"In that case, leave the aerial defense to me."

Champion Carlos had somehow unbuckled her seatbelt and stood in the center of the cramped cockpit with her partner Gardevoir.

"Hmm—ignoring the detective's special circumstances, do you two Elite Four members need my Gardevoir to lend a hand? Opening the cockpit door right now must be quite troublesome, right?"

"It would be an honor. Leave those enemies who have broken into the airport to me."

Elite Four member handed Gardevoir a black and gold Luxury Ball. Beneath its ornate patterns, a raven-headed creature wearing a stylish top hat was eager to try its luck, its eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

On the other side, Elite Four member Pachira turned his head away helplessly, and with a flick of his wrist, the bright red Poké Ball landed steadily in Gardevoir's small green palm.

"This is my Arrowhawk. We'll clear the obstacles on the runway as quickly as possible."

The news anchor's voice was calm and composed, as if he were reporting an ordinary news item: "In any case, I don't want to die a pathetic death along with this plane, crashing into nails or invisible rocks laid by enemy henchmen."

"Let the Pokémon do their thing as much as possible, and keep them away from the plane when they use their moves," Hugo carefully advised.

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The next moment, Gardevoir disappeared from everyone's sight with two Poké Balls. At the same time, the Psychic-type Pokémon enveloped in purple psychic energy, along with the Flying-type Pokémon of each of the two Elite Four members, reappeared in the air outside the porthole.

This is Gardevoir's proud "Instant Transmission" move.

"The enemy is attacking!"

The pilot's voice came again from ahead—several fireballs and a dense mass of rubble were created by the Lava Team Pokémon below and shot towards the landing jet.

However, before the trainers in the cabin could react, countless fluorescent blue orbs of light were generated around Gardevoir.

With a graceful flick of their arms, the champion duo twisted their trajectories, each heading straight for the fragments of their attack that were hurtling into the air.

The collision of the light sphere and the fragments created a dazzling display of light in the air, resembling a grand fireworks show.

Controlling so many "wave missiles" to attack at the same time—truly worthy of being the champion of Carlos!

With her hands behind her head, Lingju leisurely admired the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Not even a single fragment is spared—this effect is almost comparable to 'Swift,' which can perform area-of-effect attacks. But speaking of which, doesn't Gardevoir also use that move? Why not use 'Swift'?"

"It's probably because Gardevoir and I watched the final match of the Sinnoh region championship not long ago."

Karini, sitting back down, smiled and looked in Hugo's direction, intuitively guessing what her partner was really thinking: "Gardedoll, being a Fairy-type Pokémon, has a slight competitive spirit towards Cyndaquil Champion's Togekiss, so it subconsciously imitated the moves that the champion used when battling Elite Four."

"Looks like you've already started preparing for your next match against the Fire-type Elite Four member. Don't get too cocky. I'm not like that naive kid from Sinnoh who gets easily defeated by the Champion. The only reason you're still holding onto the Champion's throne is because of sheer luck."

Pachira, standing to the side, raised his chin and looked at Champion Carlos provocatively.

At the same time, the long cry of the Arrowhawk came from outside the window, indicating that the Fire-type Elite Four member's partner had also quickly completed the task of clearing the runway.

"Ground clearing is also complete." Officer Yueju glanced at the porthole on his side.

Unbeknownst to them, the raven leader had already transformed into a shadow, silently following behind the wing of the Tornado plane. Despite the plane's decelerating engine wildly churning the air, this dark sprite calmly maintained its stable flight posture.

The gambler in the cabin shrugged and said, "As for fighting the champion, I'll think about that in a few years. Anyway, I don't plan to fight this guy again in my lifetime. I feel that no matter the outcome, I'll inevitably end up disgraced."

"Prepare for landing."

As if to interrupt the evil king's words, Hugo pointed to a flashing red dot above the cabin.

The next second, a huge tremor suddenly came up from under the seat.

The aircraft's landing gear began to rub against the asphalt runway, and the thrust reverser operated at full power, producing an even louder noise than before.

During the deceleration and taxiing, the landing gear wheels seemed to hit something. Fortunately, Feng Lu's piloting skills were excellent, which prevented the plane from becoming unbalanced and damaging the wings. "It seems that our Fire King's cleanup operation has missed some fish."

The noise subsided, and the plane finally came to a stop amidst the acrid smell of burning rubber. Lingju, clutching her forehead, crawled out of the cabin and looked around at the Team Magma members who had been stunned from a distance without touching the ground by the leader of the Crows using "Dark Pulse." She couldn't help but mock her companions for their negligence.

"This isn't necessarily my responsibility."

The news anchor, her hair slightly disheveled from the turbulence, was the second to climb out of the cabin. She used her precious orb to retrieve the Arrowhawk that had landed on her shoulder—

"It's possible that a champion didn't notice the debris falling from the sky after their attack was blocked. This is far more likely than Talonflame's 'Clear Fog' failing to completely clear away the pitfalls."

Gardevoir says its Aura Missiles cannot leave any fragments—

"However, if this can stop you from arguing, then consider it a mistake on my part."

After fixing her hair, Champion Karune calmly stepped out of the plane with Gardevoir's help.

Detective Hugo followed her out of the hatch and looked around with great interest.

Still in the cockpit, Feng Lu needed to rest after piloting the plane and later had to check the damage to the aircraft with Xin Bat, so she didn't plan to leave the airport and explore the giant mushroom island with Hugo and the others.

"Didn't Fenglu say there was another wave of Lava Team members stuck behind the airport? Why haven't we heard anything from them here?"

Having ended her argument with Lanju, Pachira's journalistic instincts immediately detected something unusual nearby.

However, Hugo, standing next to her, walked directly towards the back of the airport without any sense of crisis. "Don't worry, it seems that our contact's level is somewhat beyond the Lava Team's expectations."

So who exactly was the contact person?

Just as Pachira was about to ask this question, the shadow of a creature with huge wings appeared on the ground in front of her.

What's even more chilling is that this shadow is blood red. "Why are you only arriving now? I've been waiting for you for ages. There isn't a single strong guy around here, even the Salamence complained to me."

A majestic voice came from above the shadows.

Beneath its magnificent wings, a deep blue dragon was flapping its triangular wings and hissing in dissatisfaction.

As the Pokémon fluttered its wings and landed on the ground, the four people were able to see the faces and identities of the people in front of them.

"Mr. Genji, the Dragon-type Elite Four member of the Hoenn region? What brings you here?"

Pachira recognized the contact at a glance and immediately walked over to her colleague from the Hoenn region to ask questions. Even the thick orange-red sunglasses couldn't hide her curiosity to find out more.

"--Carlos's Karni, the Fire Elite Four member from the same league, and the Gambler from Unova? What a strange combination."

Wearing a captain's hat and only a black sailor's coat, Genji Tenno, with one hand supporting the head of the Flying Dragon, leaped down from a height, his feet hitting the ground with a sound like an anchor hitting the ground.

He didn't answer the news anchor's question, but instead squinted and identified each of the inbound passengers who had arrived by plane.

"We all met by chance within the United States Alliance, and it's a kind of fate that we were able to gather such a sufficient fighting force."

The detective in the white coat struck up a conversation with Genji familiarly, mentioning that he had spoken with the superstar several times on the phone during the follow-up work on the previous Aqua Team smuggling case—

"With their help, at least we don't have to worry about the regrettable situation like last time, where the leaders of the illegal organization escaped halfway through the pursuit."

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"That's true. In every case, we owe it all to your help, Detective." Genji patted Hugo on the shoulder heartily.

Although the detective knew the other party meant no harm, the sheer strength and enthusiasm—like a powerful iron-fisted swordsman's chop—still took a toll on him.

He quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, how's the situation on the other side of the island? Are we doing alright here, enjoying our leisurely life?"

"Don't worry about that."

Genji raised his white mustache and said nonchalantly.

"Our feint attack plan is foolproof. Although that rich young master is an all-around genius, he has absolutely no talent when it comes to deception. After he made such a scene, even the leader of Team Lava will probably be drawn to the other side of the island. After all, no one could have guessed that the invaders would use a champion-level fighter as bait to draw their fire."

"This is not a feint," Hugo corrected.

"Our goal is a perfect annihilation, and on this isolated island far from the mainland, the Lava Team's only escape route is..."

The detective in the white coat remained calm, pointing his finger at the asphalt beneath their feet, as if pronouncing a predetermined verdict: "There's only this airport."

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