Jiang Mo's words completely enraged the few from the North America Alliance. Though fearful, they glared furiously and simultaneously threw out Poké Balls.
In an instant, several Pokémon appeared, including a formidable Houndoom, its muscles bulging, yet still bearing scars from the recent explosion.
There was also a massive Onix and three Ariados with fierce eyes.
However, Jiang Mo knew very well that the main Pokémon of these North America Alliance members had just endured a fierce battle with the Huangsheng Group and had been killed in the explosion.
These few now were likely their second team, with the strongest being only that Level 40+ Houndoom.
But Jiang Mo dared not be careless. His eyes narrowed, and he barked, “Pupitar, deal with that Houndoom first! Use Stone Edge!”
The captain immediately shouted, “Houndoom, use Flamethrower! Stop it!”
Upon hearing this, Houndoom immediately opened its mouth and spewed out a surging flame, rushing towards Pupitar.
Pupitar swiftly dodged to the side, avoiding the direct impact of the flames, while simultaneously gathering a powerful rock energy in its mouth, firing it at the previously injured part of Houndoom's body.
Sharp rocks rained down. Houndoom cried out in pain, letting out a roar. It endured the pain and spewed another black flame at Pupitar, attempting to force Pupitar back.
“Pikachu, use Double Kick on Houndoom’s legs!” Jiang Mo commanded calmly.
Pikachu leaped high, its feet glowing white, and kicked hard at Houndoom's leg. Houndoom immediately lost its balance, swaying.
The Onix's Trainer saw the bad situation and hurriedly shouted, “Onix, use Rock Slide to attack Pikachu!”
Onix twisted its massive body, shaking off several huge rocks that hurtled towards Pikachu.
“Pikachu, quickly use Quick Attack to dodge, then use Thunderbolt!” Jiang Mo shouted loudly.
Pikachu instantly transformed into a yellow lightning bolt, avoiding Onix's attack, then a massive bolt of lightning struck down, precisely hitting Onix.
Although there was no damage, the powerful shockwave caused Onix's massive body to crash to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, but it immediately struggled up and swept its tail at Pikachu, attempting to counterattack.
The Ariados's Trainer also shouted from the side, “Ariados, use Poison Sting to interfere with Pupitar, then use String Shot to entangle it!”
The Ariados strained to spit out a large amount of String Shot at Pupitar, while also firing a series of black Poison Sting.
“Endure it, use Earthquake!”
Under Jiang Mo’s command, Pupitar directly endured the attacks, as quadruple resistance was no joke, then used the Earthquake move, instantly smashing the three Ariados into a pulp.
At this moment, Onix, disregarding its injuries, attacked Pikachu again. It opened its mouth and used Rock Tomb.
Jiang Mo shouted loudly, “Pikachu, quickly use Quick Attack to dodge, then use Iron Tail!”
“Pika Pika!”
Pikachu instantly transformed into a yellow lightning bolt, avoiding Onix's attack, then a metallic sheen flashed from its tail, striking hard at Onix's head. Onix's massive body crashed to the ground again, completely motionless.
The remaining Houndoom was left alone, and under the combined assault of Pupitar and Pikachu, it was turned into a puddle of flesh.
The several members of the North America Alliance widened their eyes, their faces filled with terror. They never expected Jiang Mo's Pokémon to be so powerful, eliminating all of theirs so quickly.
They immediately lost their previous arrogance and fell to their knees with a thud, begging for mercy.
“Sir, please, spare us. We know we were wrong. We shouldn't have been so greedy!”
Jiang Mo looked at them coldly and slowly asked, “What is the North America Alliance trying to do by extensively capturing Pokémon?”
The captain's face turned pale upon hearing this. He stammered for a long time, refusing to speak.
“Kou jia~”
Just then, a ghostly aura suddenly filled the air beside Jiang Mo. Haunter appeared, its eerie eyes fixed on the few people.
It then lunged at one of them, instantly devouring his soul. The man let out a shrill scream, echoing throughout the cave, making one's hair stand on end.
Seeing this, the captain trembled with fear and instantly caved, quickly saying, “I'll talk, I'll talk!”
“I only know that Huangsheng Group is helping the North America Alliance collect large quantities of Pokémon species not found in North America. It seems to be for some kind of research, but I don't know what specific research it is, truly, I'm not lying to you!”
After being questioned, the captain and the other three frantically kowtowed and begged for mercy.
“We never had any grievances with you. Look, we've honestly confessed everything now. For the sake of us being from the North America Alliance, please spare our lives. We can leave all the Metal Coats and all our valuables here, we just beg you to spare our lives!”
Jiang Mo, however, merely gave an evil smile. That smile, in the blood-soaked and messy cave, appeared exceptionally cold. He slowly said, “Hehehe, who said I was going to let you go? Did I say that?”
With that, he gave a command to Pupitar: “Pupitar, use Rock Tomb!”
Pupitar obeyed, gathering powerful rock energy in its mouth. Huge rocks appeared out of thin air, whistling towards the few people, instantly burying them all.
“No!”
The screams of the remaining few from the North America Alliance abruptly ceased. The entire cave fell into a deathly silence again, leaving only Jiang Mo and his Pokémon standing amidst the devastation.
And the mountain of Steel Gem ore and Metal Coats appeared even colder in the aftermath of this brutal battle.
“Mew~”
At this moment, Mew, who had been hiding nearby, finally emerged. Looking at the tragic scene before him, he said to Jiang Mo, “Mo boy, you're really ruthless. Look, you've smashed them into pulp.”
Jiang Mo merely said indifferently, “If I hadn't defeated them, I would be the one turned into pulp now.”
“But I believe with Lord Menghuan here, even if I hadn't defeated them, you would have stepped in to save me, right?”
“The number one Lord Menghuan in the universe certainly wouldn't just watch me turn into a pulp.”
Jiang Mo then smoothly added a stream of flattery. His fawning tone made Mew feel very comfortable. It floated around in the air, seemingly quite pleased with Jiang Mo's words.
After recalling Pikachu and Pupitar, Jiang Mo walked out of the cave again. This time, he didn't encounter any more incidents and successfully reunited with Lingxi and the others.
Upon reuniting, Jiang Mo quickly informed Lingxi of the situation, saying with a serious expression, “Lingxi, organize the Dawn people as soon as possible to mine all the resources in that cave. Act quickly, and make sure not to leave anything behind.”
“Yes, Young Master!”
Lingxi nodded solemnly and immediately turned to arrange the relevant matters.
Jiang Mo, with a hint of fatigue and vigilance, temporarily returned to the rear base for rest.
Although this battle was won, the consumption was immense. He urgently needed to recover his energy, and at the same time, he had an important task—to tame the recently captured Shinny Goomy.