LRAB Chapter 685: Haou, Lillie, and Gladion
Chapter 685: Haou, Lillie, and Gladion
Far from the battlefield, in a heavily guarded cabin, lay Lillie. Though she hadn't been mistreated by Team Skull, she was still terrified. The blazing flames, deafening explosions, and the screams of humans and Pokémon pierced her ears, causing her body to tremble uncontrollably. Lillie could only curl up in a corner of the cabin, her eyes filled with fear and helplessness.
Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside the house.
"Hey, isn't this the hero of this battle? Why are you here in this godforsaken place instead of fighting on the front lines?"
"Boss Guzma has ordered me to help strengthen the security here."
Lillie heard it clearly, the owner of the voice was her good friend Hao, which rekindled a glimmer of hope in her heart.
"Hey, that's great. Even Boss Guzma thinks so highly of you." Another voice said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Stop talking nonsense and get back to your work," Haou replied coldly. While the others weren't paying attention, Haou quietly approached the cabin where Liliae was being held.
"Lilia, it's me, Hawu." Hawu said softly. Lilia was surprised and happy, and hurried to the door. "Hawu, why are you working for the Skull Team?"
Hao lowered his voice and said, "I was pretending just to find a chance to save you. Don't make a sound, I'll find a way to open the door right away." As he said that, Hao began to fiddle with the door lock.
At this moment, a member of the Skull Team suddenly walked over. "What are you doing?" Ha Wu suddenly had an idea. "There seems to be something wrong with the door. Let me check it out."
The Skeleton Team member was suspicious, but he didn't dare to doubt this great hero who had just made such a great contribution. He turned around and said, "Hurry up and get it done. Don't make any mistakes."
Just as the Skeleton Team member turned his head, a chill flashed in Hao's eyes. The Skeleton Team member felt a heavy blow on the back of his head and lost consciousness.
Hao quickly dragged the unconscious member aside and hid him, then sped up the speed of unlocking the door. With a "click", the door was finally opened.
"Come on, I'll get you out of here right now," Haou took out a female Skull Team uniform from his backpack and handed it to Lillie. "I took it off a female member after I knocked her out. It might not fit you well."
Lillie hadn't expected that the originally gentle and kind Hao had now learned how to knock people out with clubs and strip their clothes, but the situation was urgent and she couldn't care less. She quickly changed into the very lightly made female uniform of the Skull Team and left with Hao.
"I hope the young lady who lost her coat won't catch a cold." Lillie prayed in her heart.
Shortly after the two left the cabin, they ran into a patrolling group of Skeleton Team members. "Stop! What are you two doing here so late at night?" the leading member shouted. Lillie was startled, but Hao remained calm and said, "The battle on the front lines is intense, and the boss sent us over to provide support."
The patrol members looked Lillie up and down. "Why do you look so unfamiliar?" Ha Wu frowned. "You just joined. If you have any questions, go ask the boss." The patrol members were skeptical, but they didn't dare to offend the boss's favorites. Just as they were about to let her go, they suddenly heard a stern rebuke from behind them.
"Why are you guys wasting time here instead of patrolling properly?"
Everyone turned around and saw a handsome young man. The patrolmen were immediately delighted and quickly stepped forward to report, "Captain Gladion, these two men claim to have been transferred to the front lines for support and want to leave the base without permission. What do you think..."
In their opinion, Gladion, as the de facto number three person in the organization, was enough to subdue the young and inexperienced Hao, so there was no need for small figures like them to act as villains.
"Oh? Why haven't I heard of such an order from the leader?" Gladion's eyes were sharp as he stared at Lillie, who was hiding behind Hao. "And looking at your delicate face, you don't look like a member of our Skull Team..."
Haou immediately felt something was wrong. He hid the Poké Ball in his hand and kept reminding Lillie to be ready to escape at any time.
However, Lillie was completely stunned at this moment, staring at Gladion with eyes as if possessed.
Why did my brother join the bad guys...
While Lillie was in a daze, Haou couldn't help but take action!
"Tree Pillow Bear, kill them!"
"Humph, this guy from unknown origin is indeed an undercover agent. Brothers, let's kill him together!"
Just as the patrolling skeletons were about to roar and attack, their captain, Gladion, took action first.
"X-Bat, use hypnosis!"
Crossbat cast a hypnotic spell—however, its target was not Haou and Lillie, but the members of Team Skull who were completely defenseless against Gladion.
As the Skeleton Team members fell asleep one by one, Hao looked at this powerful enemy with disbelief on his face.
However, Gladion didn't want to explain anything to him. He simply whispered to Lillie, "The security here is very tight. I'm sure you'll be discovered soon. Leave now. This is the best I can do for you."
"Brother..." Liliae sobbed softly.
"Be strong... Father is gone, we can only rely on ourselves to survive." Gladion said in a deep voice, and from his words he seemed to avoid talking about his mother Lusamine.
"Then we'll go, and you have to be careful too!" Hao nodded to Gladion, then pulled up the crying Lillie and escaped along the route arranged by Yang Ming for them.
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After a while, a group of panicked Skeleton Team soldiers appeared on the front line.
"Boss, this is bad! Miss Lillie has been kidnapped!"
"What?!" At this time, Guzma was killing everyone, fighting against five quasi-kings alone without losing. When he heard the news, he almost vomited blood!
"I clearly sent Lagragio to guard the rear, how could this happen?!" Guzma was almost furious.
"The guy who tipped us off earlier, he, he's an undercover agent!"
Now it's not just Guzma, even Burumi is about to vomit blood.
That dark-skinned boy was the one she recommended to Guzma, but now it seems he is actually inviting a wolf into the house!
"Our people, chase them!" The most anxious person at this moment was not the two above, but Zaobo, a cadre of the Ether Foundation. After all, his mission was to pick up Lillie and what should he do in this situation?
Not to mention that he had been deliberately watching the fire from the other side of the river before. If Guzma reported him, Lusamine would definitely deal with him.
Only Fanshan Yao and others who had been in a tough battle before were overjoyed and commanded their troops to counterattack the Skeleton Team with all their strength.