Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Chapter 837 The Battle for the Stone Tablet

"Listen to my orders. As soon as the fighting starts, immediately seize the stone slab," Yang Ming whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"What?! You want to steal the stone tablet too?!" Cattleya's eyes widened.

Yang Ming couldn't help but roll his eyes at her: "I'm not some great philanthropist. Why would I help protect Sinnoh if there's not enough benefit for me?"

"That's not what I meant. Your headache just got better, and now you're going to fight again?" Cattleya asked with some concern.

"It's all over now, don't worry. As long as we manage to get more than one stone slab, as your partner, I'll definitely split it with you."

Yang Ming was in a hurry to seize the stone tablet not only for the obvious benefits, but also for another reason: he once thought that the being in Gejiwa's prophecy who could make him "disappear without a trace" was Arceus. However, as things developed, Arceus only purified the controlled legendary Pokémon and then disappeared, showing no intention of harming him at all.

"Could it be that my previous guess was wrong, and it really wasn't Arceus who wanted to kill me?"

Yang Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he was not too sure about this conjecture, so he decided to snatch a stone slab to see if he could find any clues from it.

Time passed second by second. Although the people on the top of Tianguan Mountain showed no intention of starting a battle, the atmosphere became increasingly tense, like an overturned oil drum that would explode at the slightest spark.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted in panic, "Oh no! Those stone slabs are going to fly away!"

Only then did everyone look up at the stone slabs, and they saw that the seventeen stone slabs that were originally floating above the pillar of spears began to scatter and fly in all directions.

"Oh no!" Everyone's expression changed drastically. Previously, the stone slabs had been broken into pieces, which were buried deep in various parts of Sinnoh. Now that these stone slabs have been pieced together again, it is obviously impossible for them to be sold back into the ground. They are now very likely to leave the Sinnoh region and fly to all parts of the world!

"Let's do it!"

At this point, no one waited any longer and began releasing flying Pokémon to chase after the scattered stone slabs.

"Garuda, Dragon Claw!"

Cynthia took the initiative, with Garchomp charging forward like lightning, aiming directly at the nearest Dragon Slab. As the Sinnoh Champion, she didn't want Arceus's Slab to leave Sinnoh and fly to other regions.

"Raven's head, a wave of evil!"

Not to be outdone, Chi Ri rode on Crow Leader to chase after the Evil Face Stone Slab, unleashing a burst of black energy that cut off its path.

Further away, Apollo used the same method to intercept the fireball slabs. Seeing that the strongest people present had intercepted a slab, the others followed suit and began to intercept the remaining slabs.

However, there were only seventeen stone slabs on site, while nearly ten thousand trainers were still able to fight, so a chaotic battle inevitably broke out. The already tense atmosphere was instantly ignited, with countless commands, Pokémon roars, and the explosions of colliding energy intertwined, and the top of Mount Tenko was instantly transformed into a fierce battlefield.

Yang Ming rode the Roaring Moon through the chaotic battlefield, his eyes fixed on the magical stone tablet. Perhaps because he had once possessed the two largest fragments of the tablet, the magical stone tablet was flying in his direction.

"How dare you steal my things! You're asking for death!"

Dozens of trainers, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in from all directions, their eyes fixed fiercely on Yang Ming and Roaring Moon beneath him. They had clearly also set their sights on the magical stone slab so close at hand.

"Blastoise, Water Gun!"

"Steel Serpent, Iron Tail!"

"The Azure Bird of the Seventh Night, Dragon's Breath!"

"Goblin, wing attack!"

"Arbok, use Crunch!"

Among these people were members of Team Galactic and Team Rocket, as well as members of the Sinnoh League and trainers from other places who had been temporarily recruited. Now, in their struggle for the stone tablets, they had lost their minds and began to attack those around them indiscriminately, even those who were not their competitors.

"You're asking for it!" Yang Ming said coldly, casually tossing out a Poké Ball. "Gengar, take them down."

A long, narrow shadow emerged from the ground, coiling around the Pokémon charging at the forefront like a ghost. Gengar grinned, its scarlet lips parting, a dark purple glint flashing in its eyes—it unleashed a barrage of Shadow Balls, precisely striking the Pokémon, the blast waves instantly killing both the Pokémon and their trainers.

With Yang Ming's current strength, ordinary quasi-Heavenly King level experts are no match for him, let alone these people in front of him, they are simply not good enough for him to fight!

"Don't be intimidated by him! He's all alone!" someone roared. Even though they knew their opponent was powerful, these guys, blinded by greed, still clung to the hope that they could use others as cannon fodder to seize the stone slab.

Yang Ming snorted and patted the Roaring Moon's neck: "Take off and create distance."

Roaring Moon flapped its wings and soared into the air, dodging a fiery net of interwoven energy. Yang Ming, high above, fixed his gaze on the magical stone slab emitting a pale pink glow. It was being tossed about by the aftershocks of the chaotic battle, no more than twenty or thirty meters away from him.

"Now! Dragon Dive!" Yang Ming roared. The Roaring Moon suddenly swooped down, tearing through the air with a deafening roar. However, a blazing pillar of fire shot out from the side, forcefully cutting off its path!

"Roar—!" A massive Arcanine carrying its trainer blocked the way. The trainer was wearing the Sinnoh League uniform and possessed near-Elite Four level strength: "I am the second young master of the Akabane family. If you are willing to give up this stone tablet, I am willing to offer a substantial compensation to avoid any conflict!"

"Harmony?" Yang Ming scoffed. "If you're going to steal something, just steal it. Why make it sound so nice?" Before he finished speaking, his shadow suddenly expanded, and Gengar's Sludge Bomb was already hurtling towards Arcanine. Arcanine's trainer hurriedly ordered it to dodge, and in the gap, Roaring Moon accelerated again, its claws almost touching the smooth surface of the Magic Slate.

"Don't even think about it!" "Stop him!" Several shouts rang out simultaneously. A Crobat darted in at an astonishing speed, its air blades slashing at Roaring Moon's wings; a rumblestone rolled across the ground, crashing into Yang Ming's landing spot; further away, a long-accumulated psychic wave spread out like a ripple, attempting to control Yang Ming's movements.

These people are all quite strong, far surpassing the guy who was easily killed by Gengar before. However, they are no match for Yang Ming now.

"Roaring Moon, use Reverse Scale!"