LRAB Chapter 714: Xiaojuer's Changes
Chapter 714: Xiaojuer's Changes
"Boss, you're truly foresighted. You anticipated the enemy's lack of troops and sent us to pick up the slack. Honestly, ever since I've been following you, Boss, I haven't fought any tough battles. This 'Northern Expedition' is like picking up territory like garbage..."
Tokugawa was still flattering Yang Ming on the other end of the phone, but Yang Ming was so shocked that he was speechless.
To easily seize so much territory in just a few days? This was an achievement he himself hadn't dared to imagine.
According to Yang Ming's original plan, Tokugawa and others could take advantage of the enemy's weak defenses to find a few loopholes and capture a few villages as their foothold on Ula Ula Island, and the mission would be completed. Unexpectedly, the harvest this time was beyond imagination. They captured 5 towns and more than 20 villages in a row!
If they were not short of troops, they could have seized more territory!
"What a mistake! If I had known it would be so easy to beat us, I would have arranged more manpower!" Yang Ming regretted it deeply.
"You stay where you are and guard these areas. I will follow."
After Yang Ming hung up the phone, he immediately called Xiao Juer, who was far away on Akala Island, and asked her to gather all the more than 1000 people he had left behind.
"The results of this battle have exceeded my expectations. Hurry up and call everyone else over. I want to expand on the results."
However, Xiao Juer's answer to him was negative.
"No, it's impossible. During your absence, Pokémon we've never seen before attacked the islands. These Pokémon were so powerful that even the island kings and guardians were alarmed. We fought hard for several days, and only today did the monsters leave. Your factory was severely damaged and is currently under repair. Many of the people who stayed behind were injured and hospitalized."
"So that's how it is..." Yang Ming frowned. He already knew the origins of these "never-before-seen Pokémon".
"No wonder we didn't find even a single wild Ultra Beast in the Ultra Dimension back then. It turns out they were all transported to Alola by the Ultra Hole."
But for some reason, these ultimate beasts did not invade Ula'la Island.
"With Necrozma opening the Ultra Cave again, I'm afraid all these Ultra Beasts have gone back. Of course, they could also have gone somewhere else."
Thinking of this, Yang Ming knew that he could no longer expand his victory, so he politely asked about Xiao Juer's situation.
"I'm really sorry to bother you this time. I wonder if you are okay now? Are you hurt?"
Xiao Juer's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became a little uneasy: "I... I'm fine, I just twisted my leg in the battle. Maybe I have to stay with you for a while?"
"Don't worry, I will reimburse your medical expenses, and I will do my best to meet any needs you have during this period."
"...Are you always so businesslike when chatting with girls?" Xiao Juer hung up the phone angrily.
Yang Ming was speechless. He was clearly caring for Xiao Juer as if she were a friend, but he ended up irritating her.
"Ever since that night at the abandoned supermarket, Xiaojuer's attitude towards me seems a little different..."
Yang Ming was a little distressed, but the top priority now was to consolidate and digest the results of this battle, and other things could be dealt with later.
Compared to the anxious Yang Ming, "David Dai" Liangzi and others were in a gloomy mood.
Since returning to Ula Ula Island, they found themselves teleported to a place several kilometers away from Yuelun Lake. Before they had time to count their men, sad news came from the other end of the phone.
It turned out that Yang Paopao's troops took advantage of their weak military strength and launched a surprise attack, occupying a large amount of territory in one go. Now they may continue to move north and unify the entire Ula Ula Island at any time.
Liangzi and others were extremely anxious and could only gather the remaining troops and rush back to their hometown.
However, when they gathered the remaining people together, they found that there were less than 20,000 people left out of the original 50,000 to 60,000 troops, and all of them were injured!
Liangzi was nearly vomiting blood in anger. Back then, the eighteen quasi-kings had joined forces, commanding nearly a hundred elites and a force of fifty to sixty thousand men, even disregarding the Skeleton Corps. But now, only five of the eighteen quasi-kings remained, and only a little over thirty elite military leaders remained.
"It's all that damn monster's fault. We lost so many people!" Ryoko gritted her teeth and put all the blame on Necrozma.
From the beginning to the end, they did not realize that they were being tricked by Yang Ming.
"What should we do now? We can't go back separately, right?" suggested a quasi-king.
This group of people is just a loose alliance after all. Although it still looks like there are 20,000 people, in fact these people are all different quasi-kings and elites. Once they act separately, they are very likely to be broken through one by one by Yang Ming.
But if they continued to gather together, they would be giving up a lot of territory. At that time, Yang Ming could just send a few people to pick up a lot of villages and towns like picking up garbage, which they absolutely did not want to see.
Now Liangzi is completely caught in a dilemma.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to join forces with Guzma."
Although Team Skull also suffered heavy losses in Ultra Metropolis, Guzma is still one of the strongest quasi-kings, and his personal strength is very impressive. With his joining, even Yang Ming must be careful.
However, after Yoshiko called, she learned that the Skeleton Team was about to withdraw from Ula-Ula Island.
"Ms. Bull Beauty, are you telling the truth?" Yoshiko gripped the microphone tightly, fearing that she had heard it wrong.
"Well, this is the boss's order. I don't know what happened exactly," Bull Meili said in a very cold tone. "Besides, you guys came to cause trouble for us before, so why are you here begging for mercy now?"
"Miss Bull Beauty, if we are destroyed, we will be in trouble. If we are destroyed by Yang Paopao, your Skeleton Team will be swallowed up by him sooner or later!" Liangzi pleaded bitterly.
"Hehe, what does it have to do with us? You should prepare for your funeral as soon as possible." After saying that, Burmei hung up the phone.
"Although I hate these guys too, brother, Po Town is our base. Do we have to hand it over to others?" Bull Meili said puzzledly.
"Do you think I want to leave here?" Guzma laughed bitterly. "Actually, this is the chairman's order. We must all withdraw from Ula'la Island. She will arrange a retreat for us."
"Chairman? You're not talking about that bad woman Lusamine!" Bull Beauty suddenly became angry. "Last time, his son sneaked in, and you chose to ignore it. As a result, the boy turned against us a few days ago, and now he might even be hanging around with Yang Paopao!"
"Chief, with all due respect, if you continue to be toyed with by Lusamine, you will probably die at her feet sooner or later!"
Burmei tried to persuade him earnestly, but still couldn't shake Guzma's will. He slammed the table and interrupted her rudely.
"Don't say anything! Everyone gather at the port tomorrow and leave Ula'ula Island!"