"Kora! Kora!"
Cubone, swinging a bone stick that was bigger than him, turned around and protested against Ash's nonsense.
"What's wrong, Cubone? Are you cheering for my righteous behavior?" Ash said with a smile.
People are kind, ghosts are evil, and in his mind, loyalty and treachery are divided quite arbitrarily.
Not to mention that group of black ghosts, which were bubbling red, and it was obvious at first glance that they were evil spirits with great resentment.
As soon as Lambda and his subordinate turned around completely, Ash frowned and instantly pointed the paper fan at the two of them again.
The big purple "R" on their chests already revealed their identities.
Team Rocket!
Then the conclusion changes again. No matter what kind of monsters are on the other side, Team Rocket is definitely treacherous, and the monsters that oppose them are naturally loyal.
By the way, aren't there too many Team Rockets in the Kanto region? We can see them everywhere.
I estimate that if you drop a rock from the Kanto region with your eyes closed, it will most likely hit a member of Team Rocket.
"Little brat, who are you? Are you going to fan me with that broken fan?" Lambda turned his head and rubbed his goatee with a bad expression.
Paper fans are only effective against ghosts or ghost Pokémon, and are not good enough to fan normal people.
A rookie trainer?
A Cubone?
"Hey, could this be the one that got away?"
Lambda looked at the ghost Marowak behind him again, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
And when the ghost Marowak saw Cubone, its breathing became disordered again, which also proved his guess.
He waved his hands and said casually, "Since they are remnants, let's deal with them together. Golbat, use the air cutter."
"Hiss!"
The level of this Golbat is quite high. It flapped its wings 360 degrees, and suddenly two powerful whirlwind blades were blown out, cutting through the air and shooting in two directions at the same time.
"Marowak!"
The ghost Marowak just wanted to rush over to rescue, but was blocked by one of the sharp blades. He could only change his movements and hold the big bone stick across his chest, and only then did he withstand the attack with great difficulty.
It had no power to do anything and could only watch helplessly as another sharp blade flew toward Cubone.
On the other side, little Cubone was shocked by the powerful air blade and stood there in panic.
It is still just a baby Pokémon, the kind that can be easily knocked over with a kick.
The sharp blade is coming!
"Charmander, use Flamethrower!"
At the critical moment, only a low shout was heard, followed by a pillar of fire shooting out, detonating the powerful air blade in mid-air.
The flames turned into stars and dissipated. A figure stood in front of Cubone, lowered his hat, and looked very high-spirited.
Next to him stood a small orange dragon with flames blazing from its tail.
"Well done, Charmander."
Ash showed a smug smile and was about to touch Charmander's round head, but the latter dodged it with his head tilted.
He didn't realize it, thinking it was just the rebellious teenage period of Pokémon.
Lambda, who was blocked again, had a fierce look in his eyes, exuding the aura of a superior. He cursed:
"Boy, are you looking for death?"
Ash straightened his back and replied:
"Hey, don't be mean to me. I know you."
Lambda's brows relaxed, he stroked his beard, and became somewhat interested, temporarily giving up the idea of killing him immediately.
"Then tell me, who am I?"
They, Team Rocket, especially the senior officers, do not use their real names, but mostly act under assumed names.
Just like Apollo, who used the alias Polos and committed murder and robbery everywhere.
Only low-ranking members like to use such fancy opening remarks.
It is said that Team Rocket is now undergoing internal reforms and prohibiting anyone from continuing to indulge in fancy tricks. Violators will be kicked out of the organization.
Ash half-squinted his eyes and looked up and down at Lambda's appearance. Finally, he covered half of his face with a paper fan and said mysteriously:
"Oh, I heard from a guy named Apollo that there was a janitor in his company who dyed his hair purple even though he was old. The most outrageous thing was that he even dyed his beard."
"Hehe, it couldn't be you, Lambda?"
Lambda: "!!!"
Lambda's eyes nearly popped out when his name was called out. It was just a joke, but now a rookie actually read out the real code name?
His playfulness disappeared, leaving only his cold and ruthless eyes.
Now that Ash knew his name, there was only one outcome for him.
"Please choose a grave."
Even though he looked down on Apollo, he was still a core cadre at the same level as himself. How could he expose his big secret to outsiders?
The boy probably just got lucky and happened to hear this name.
You're still trying to sow discord?
Low level!
Besides, his purple hair is natural, even his armpit and pubic hair are purple, so saying his beard is dyed is unforgivable.
Ash didn't stop and continued: "I remember Apollo also said that your trump card is actually a Crobat, right?"
Lambda: "?"
Shit!
Did that idiot Apollo really expose all his information?
Humph!
Lambda snorted coldly.
But it's not a big problem. The most important information about him is unknown to Apollo and even to Boss Giovanni. Apart from that, it doesn't matter if everything else is leaked.
His cold eyes swept towards Ash.
Regardless of whether it is really related to Apollo, Ash cannot be allowed to leave now.
Seeing Golbat preparing to attack again, Ash couldn't help but break out in a sweat, his eyes stern.
He is not as stable as he appears.
At that time, Apollo had a drink with him on the lifeboat of St. Anne.
Although he was puzzled as to why the other party was so familiar, the drunk Apollo did reveal a lot of information about Team Rocket.
It's not surprising that the organization likes to betray its own people.
For example, each of the four core members can compete with the regional champions, and Lambda is the weakest one among the four.
Although Giovanni has lost a lot of value in his eyes now, it's just a thought. If he really faced him in person, he would be more worried than Officer Jenny!
Even this Golbat, who is not an ace, is so strong, so what about the Crobat that he has never seen?
According to Apollo, the other two core cadres are easy to deal with, but Lambda is definitely the most difficult one. He has a huge secret that no one knows. Relying on this secret, he will not fail no matter what situation he is in.
Ash thought Lambda would back off after he said this, but he didn't expect that he would be forced into a dilemma.
He had told Red before that unless it was the last moment of life and death, don't interfere in his fight.
Without the trials of life and death, how can one become the strongest trainer and Pokémon master?
"Why am I being so mean and making things more difficult for myself?!"
Ash now wanted to slap himself.
Shit!
Let's do it!
Ash shook his head, took a deep breath, and then his eyes became blazing, flaming with desire to fight.
He did not rely on Red, but relied on his own strength to defeat Zapdos. That is to say, he would have a chance of winning even if he faced the core members of Team Rocket!
He didn't believe that Lambda had any big secrets that were powerful enough to reverse the situation.
Stay steady!
He can win!
Ash quickly took out his Pokédex and looked at Golbat.
This is the first time he has seen this Pokémon, so he wants to know its weaknesses before taking any action.
"Beep. Golbat, the bat Pokémon, has always wanted a pair of big eyes since its Zubat days, so it grew eyes after evolving. However, they are not edible, so it is a very dangerous Pokémon."
The Pokédex reported.
Ash frowned slightly, thinking that the Pokédex really didn't say anything useful.
As his arm moved downward, the infrared rays of the Pokédex accidentally scanned Lambda under Golbat, and the Pokédex rang again.
"Beep beep. Lambda, a member of Team Rocket, codenamed Black, is Lambda's substitute puppet."
Ash: "?"
Lambda: "?"
Ash rubbed his head, thinking that the Pokédex might be broken, and subconsciously pointed the signal light of the Pokédex at the Rocket soldier behind Lambda, who was hunched over with his face mostly covered by a big black hat.
"Beep beep. Lambda (True), a core member of Team Rocket, one of the future successors of the large multinational corporation Team Rocket. He is a master of disguise and likes to use puppets to pretend to be himself and let himself pretend to be his subordinates to avoid all disasters."
The Pokédex reported.
Lambda: "!"
The Rocket grunt, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief.
The secret you've been hiding for 10 years?
Just revealed like that?
Ash slowly put away the Pokédex, thinking that it was not in vain that he fed the Pokédex so much sunlight.
Then a few streams of boiling hot air spurted out of his nose, and his expression was completely different from Lambda's confused expression. He was full of energy and ambition.
The situation seemed to become clear in an instant!
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(End of this chapter)