Chapter 190: Alliance Emergency Conscription Order
Seeing Lu Li, Yu Lili shouted joyfully, “Lu Li?”
Lu Li smiled and nodded, “It’s me.”
Before Lu Li could finish speaking, Yu Lili pounced on him like a fledgling returning to its nest, hugging him tightly.
Lu Li’s hands hovered slightly, unsure of how to respond for a moment.
To hug or not to hug? This was a question worth pondering.
While Lu Li was still pondering what reaction to make, his body had already reacted honestly?
Lu Li gently patted Yu Lili’s back and softly comforted her, “It’s okay now, we’re temporarily safe.”
Also because Yu Lili was a Water Type Trainer, Lu Li soon felt his shirt getting wet from her tears on his chest.
Yu Zhonggang watched the scene somewhat helplessly.
His daughter seemed to be falling deeper and deeper, but their plan was…
Yu Zhonggang didn’t think their Yu Family had the qualification to compete with the Yekaterina Family for Lu Li.
“Wife! You’ve been clever all your life, I hope your decision this time isn’t wrong, otherwise our daughter will hate us for a lifetime.” Yu Zhonggang sighed in his heart.
After comforting Yu Lili, Lu Li looked at Yu Zhonggang.
Once calmed down, Yu Lili realized their position was a bit intimate, so she quickly pushed Lu Li away.
“Dad, shouldn’t I leave the Pokémon Center now?” Yu Lili hurriedly changed the topic.
As someone who had been through it all, Gym Leader Yu had experienced great storms, so he naturally knew what was the best approach at this moment.
“I’m afraid we can’t leave, and outside might not be safer than inside the Pokémon Center.” Yu Zhonggang said.
The Pokémon Center’s energy shield was activated, which meant they were under attack outside, and it was an attack at Heavenly King Level or above.
If it was Champion Level, then it was indeed safer inside than outside.
Yu Lili asked worriedly, “Then what do we do now? We can’t just wait here, right?”
Yu Zhonggang could only comfort her, “Since that group hasn’t come for us yet, it proves we’re safe for now.”
Just as Yu Zhonggang was about to continue explaining, everyone’s phones rang almost simultaneously.
Yu Zhonggang quickly opened his phone.
【I am the person in charge of Gudu City Pokémon Center, now issuing an emergency mission to all Trainers still at the Pokémon Center.
Please all Trainers assist official personnel in repelling the terrorists invading the Center. This operation is compensated, and any contribution will be settled with Alliance merit points.】
“It seems you’re really short on people here.” Yu Zhonggang said gravely, holding his phone.
However, Yu Zhonggang didn’t respond to the call, Lu Li chose to ignore it entirely, and even Hua Jie and the other staff member nearby pretended not to hear.
Soon Yu Zhonggang’s phone rang again, and seeing the caller ID, he quickly answered.
“Gym Leader Yu, this is Leng Qianqiu. My friend is currently fighting terrorists at No. 1 Competition Arena. I request you go provide support, and there will be heavy rewards after success.”
Listening to the voice on the phone, Yu Zhonggang frowned slightly, then glanced at Yu Lili again.
Compared to the Leng Family’s heavy rewards, he only wanted to protect his daughter right now.
Just as Yu Zhonggang was about to refuse, Leng Qianqiu continued, “This is both a request and an order! As an Alliance Gym Leader, I officially notify you that you have been urgently conscripted.”
Hearing this, Yu Zhonggang’s facial expression darkened.
Of course he knew the consequences of a Gym Leader refusing an Alliance emergency conscription, and he knew he had no qualification to refuse the Alliance’s emergency conscription.
However…
“Young Master Leng, you have no qualification to order an Alliance Gym Leader. I haven’t received our issued emergency conscription order, and right now I only want to protect my daughter. As for what you said, I must decline.”
After hanging up, Yu Zhonggang looked at Lu Li and seriously instructed, “It won’t be long before the Alliance’s emergency conscription order comes down. When that happens, I might have to join this operation, so I’m entrusting Lili to you.”
This wave could only be chalked up to his bad luck, but he probably wasn’t the only unlucky one.
The Gym Leaders who came to watch the match should all be within the Alliance’s emergency conscription scope.
“I’ll first take you to a safe place. Do you know where is safest now?” Yu Zhonggang asked Hua Jie and the other staff member.
“To be honest, we don’t know where is safe anymore either, because the news we received is… every place I thought was safe is under attack right now.” Hua Jie said bitterly, and the staff member next to her nodded too.
They originally thought the hospital was safe, but the hospital was under attack now, and the Alliance Treasure Vault goes without saying.
The only one left was the Ecological Park, and if even the hospital was under attack, how could the Ecological Park be safe?
Hearing this, Yu Zhonggang’s facial expression turned grim.
If he couldn’t find a safe place for his daughter, how could he go to the battlefield with peace of mind?
But the Alliance’s conscription was mandatory; this couldn’t be refused. Once he refused, the Alliance would settle accounts afterward.
At that time, whether he could continue as Gym Leader would be secondary; he might even face imprisonment or something, which would be the most fatal.
Yu Lili sensibly comforted him, “Dad, if there’s really no way, just go. I’ll pay attention to safety.”
Yu Zhonggang sighed helplessly and said, “Let’s go, we’ll find a safe place first.”
The four competition arenas were definitely not safe; the terrorists attacking the Pokémon Center were probably divided into three groups.
One part was to hunt Genius Rookie Trainers of the Jiuzhou Region, one part was after money, namely those attacking the treasure vault and Ecological Park, and the rest were here to assassinate that Ideal Messenger.
So now they only needed to deal with those hunting Rookie Trainers.
At this time, Lu Li suggested, “Go to the Underground Parking Lot; that place should be the safest.”
The treasure vault and Ecological Park went without saying; those were the main targets for those after money. The battlefield and player rest areas were a carnival for the hunters.
No. 1 Competition Arena went without saying; that place was probably the most intense battleground, because Rayne was there.
But the parking lot was different; only ordinary people would drive there, no one cared about ordinary people’s lives, and no one would deliberately target those ordinary people to kill.
Yu Zhonggang nodded after hearing this.
“You two, take us to the Underground Parking Lot.” Yu Zhonggang ordered Hua Jie and the other.
Pressured by Yu Zhonggang’s strength, Hua Jie and the other didn’t dare oppose, and wouldn’t anyway, since they too desired to safely survive this calamity.
………..
On the rooftop of Tsar Hotel, Qu Suxin and Ekaterina both narrowed their eyes looking toward the Pokémon Center.
“How interesting, the Joker’s strength is upper mid-tier among Champion Level.” Ekaterina praised.
Qu Suxin sneered, “As the leader of the Progressive Association, it’s not strange for the Joker to have this strength.”
Ekaterina probed again, “As the Alliance’s Title Heavenly King, aren’t you going to help?”
“No one knows I came to Gudu City, and…”
Qu Suxin gave Ekaterina a meaningful look and chuckled lightly, “I’m the same as you.”
Hearing this, Ekaterina beckoned.
Two glasses of red wine appeared between them, and Ekaterina picked up one and invited, “It’s rare we’ve reached consensus again. I hope what we have in mind can all come true.”
“I hope so.”
Qu Suxin also picked up her wine glass.
Bang~
A crisp clinking sound rang out, and the two smiled at each other.
Rayne!
You must die.
Both women thought almost simultaneously.
Rumble!!
Dark clouds pressed over the city like it was about to collapse.
The pitch-black clouds were like ink splashed across the sky, piling heavily as if to devour the entire world. They layered thickly, spreading from the horizon, gradually blocking the blue sky and sunlight, making the light around dim and oppressive.
Lightning continuously brewed in the roiling black clouds, as if gestating a world-ending calamity.
Ekaterina suddenly reached out and gently caught a snowflake, sneering, “It’s snowing. That old man must really be pushed to desperation; he’s even using a weather skill.”
Summer in Gudu City was actually very hot, but today it was very cold.
The temperature had plummeted nearly 40 degrees in just a few minutes, and people still in short sleeves shivered in the cold.
Looking at the snowflakes in the sky, the Joker laughed, “Leng Huchong, you’re really ruthless. Even I’m consciously controlling the scope of my skills, but you go straight to weather. Those frozen to death are Jiuzhou people.”
“That can only be blamed on their bad luck.” Leng Huchong retorted coldly.
Of course he knew the consequences of using weather, but so what? The longer it dragged on, the more dangerous it was for Rayne.
Rayne couldn’t afford to drag it out, so the common people had to suffer.
“So when it comes to ruthlessness, it has to be you noble families!” the Joker sincerely remarked.
After sighing, the Joker’s facial expression changed abruptly, then he announced cheekily, “But this time, I choose to save the world!”
“Garbodor, use Sunny Day!”
Receiving the order, Garbodor began contending with Mamoswine for weather control.
“You brought cold, but I bring them warmth. So who is the villain now?” the Joker teased, looking at the other.
He had never intended to defeat these two from the start; Champion Level Pokémon weren’t that easy to beat. His goal all along was just to hold these two back.
Leng Huchong and Lei Ze knew this too, so their skill power grew larger and larger; later, they even completely disregarded the lives of people around.
Five powerful forces clashed intensely, various attack skills dazzling the eyes, and the Pokémon Center’s energy shield swayed unsteadily in such collisions.
Outside Gudu City.
The Cloaked Man looked up toward the distance.
“Two Champion Level Trainers and two Heavenly King Level Trainers have arrived.” Slowking reminded.
“I’ll leave this place to you; I’ll go hold them off.” After speaking, the Cloaked Man released two Champion Level Pokémon: a special form Slowking and Medicham.
After Medicham appeared, the Cloaked Man directly called, “Medicham! We Mega Evolve.”
Mega Evolution radiance flashed, and Mega Medicham took the stage.
The Champion Early Stage Medicham, after Mega Evolution, had its strength climb even to Champion Level Peak.
A new Champion Level melee began.
………..
By the time they reached the Underground Parking Lot, there were already quite a few ordinary people there.
Before leaving, Yu Zhonggang specially instructed, “Lili, you all be careful. If there’s any danger, call my name, and I’ll have Bronzong watch over you.”
Yu Lili also comforted, “Don’t worry, Dad, you do your best too!”
“Mm!”
Yu Zhonggang nodded heavily.
Watching her dad’s departing figure, as if sensing something, Yu Lili called out somewhat anxiously, “Dad! We’ll win, right?”
“We’ll win!” Yu Zhonggang smiled confidently.
Ever since breaking through to Heavenly King, he’d always felt his strength was terrifyingly strong!
This was the confidence brought by strength.
After Yu Zhonggang left, Yu Lili said dispiritedly, “I don’t know how these bad guys got in. I feel like the world is getting more and more dangerous.”
Lu Li softly encouraged, “So work hard to get stronger. Only with absolute strength can you ignore all risks.”
Just as Lu Li finished speaking, the entire Underground Parking Lot suddenly shook heavily. Lu Li quickly steadied Yu Lili who nearly fell.
“Oh no! The underground garage doesn’t seem that safe either. The commotion above is too big; there’s a risk of collapse here anytime.” Lu Li said softly.
Yu Lili asked quietly, “Then what do we do? Leave here?”
Lu Li didn’t speak, but took out two talismans folded into triangles from his arms.
“Here, this is for you. It’s a peace talisman I specially got. It will protect us and keep us safe.” Lu Li placed the talisman in Yu Lili’s hand.
“Lu Li, you’re so childish!” Yu Lili looked amused at the talisman Lu Li gave her.
“This should be your first gift to me, right? Then I’ll keep it; after all, it has commemorative value.” Yu Lili carefully put away the talisman.
Lu Li didn’t explain further.
Lu Li suggested, “Let’s go to the exit. If there’s danger, we can leave in time.”
Yu Lili nodded, then followed Lu Li to the entrance of the underground garage.
A few minutes later, Yu Lili breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, “Looks like we’re temporarily safe.”
But Lu Li didn’t think so.
Safe it was, but only temporarily safe.
That group of terrorists could find this place anytime.
Lu Li carefully extended his spiritual sense, staying alert to everything around.
If there was a risk of collapse in the underground garage, he could know in advance and leave.
“Gardevoir, are you there?” Lu Li probed with spiritual power.
“I’m here! Have your fun, don’t disturb me watching the show.”
Gardevoir’s voice rang in Lu Li’s mind.
“Watching the show?”
Lu Li was slightly stunned.
“Yes, two Champion Level Pokémon are fighting, and neither side can do anything to the other right now.”
Lu Li quickly asked, “Is it over at No. 1 Competition Arena?”
“Yes.”
After answering, Gardevoir cut off the mental connection with Lu Li.
Confirming Gardevoir was by his side, Lu Li finally relaxed.
This time of waiting like awaiting judgment was extremely hard to endure; every minute and second felt like years.
After an unknown time, Gardevoir’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Have you offended someone? Why is someone specifically looking for you?”
Lu Li: “???”
Lu Li asked puzzledly, “By ‘looking for me,’ do you mean to save me or kill me?”
Gardevoir explained, “I sense he has no killing intent toward you, but he is indeed searching for you, and that person’s age is about the same as yours.”
