Chapter 293: Unpredictable Destiny
101 and 102 do not have high status in the Divine Cult, only upper-middle tier.
The main reason is that their strength is not the strongest even among Gym Level.
101 is an Electric Attribute Trainer, and not even a full quota Gym Level Trainer.
Electivire, Electivire, Raichu, Zebstrika—101, who possesses four Gym Level Electric Attribute Pokémon, was left behind to cover the retreat precisely because its Electric Attribute can deal double damage to Flying Attribute.
The problem is, Yao Yifei is not a traditional single-attribute Trainer.
As for 102?
The reason he was left behind is simple: because he is a Grass Attribute Trainer, and the weakest one.
Apart from the slain Sceptile, 102 only has one Grass-Dark dual-attribute Shiftry left.
101 directly commanded the Trainer to break through the flame barrier. As for 102?
As the saying goes, better a friend die than oneself—101 chose to sell out his teammate.
102 gritted his teeth and ordered: “Shiftry, let’s charge out too.”
Looking at the fire wall in front of him, Shiftry fell silent.
Does the Trainer want me to go to my death?
With such powerful flames in the fire wall, if I really charge through, the chance of surviving is really not high.
However, out of recognition for the Trainer, Shiftry still carried out the mission.
In the second before the flames descended, Shiftry charged out carrying its Trainer.
Flames enveloped Shiftry’s entire body; the flame barrier’s fire wall was very thick, nearly a meter in thickness.
When reaching the middle, Shiftry found it couldn’t push forward—this fire wall’s flames were too viscous.
No longer hesitating, Shiftry used all its strength to hurl the Trainer flying outward.
Exhausted, Shiftry collapsed in the fire wall, then slowly turned to ashes.
After tumbling on the ground a few times, the hurled 102 hurriedly got up.
Strongly suppressing the urge to cry, 102’s right hand trembled as he grabbed a Poké Ball, then released an Elite Late Stage Exeggutor.
With a crying tone, 102 shouted: “Exeggutor, quickly use Teleport to take me away.”
Exeggutor gave 102 a dazed look, then activated Teleport.
Just as 102 thought he could escape, countless vines suddenly burst from the ground, instantly devouring the Exeggutor that was using Teleport.
And 102 didn’t survive either, similarly devoured by the vines controlled by Tropius.
Yao Yifei shouted loudly: “Mega Altaria, use Sing only! Stop them from escaping.”
101 and his Pokémon, who had just escaped not far, suddenly felt their feet as heavy as lead, running slower and slower, more and more sleepy.
“This singing… we can’t go on like this.”
After slapping himself hard, 101 shouted: “We can’t run anymore, we have to fight back!”
“Raichu, use Protect!”
“Electivire! Thunder attack the Mega Altaria in the sky.”
“Finally… Electro Ball on that kid.”
Lu Li ordered: “Tropius, use Protect to block Electivire.”
After dealing with 101, Tropius used Protect to stand in front of Lu Li.
Seeing the attack blocked by Tropius’s Protect, 101 hurriedly shouted: “I’m just responsible for covering the retreat. Now I just want to live—let me leave this battle and call it quits, how about it?”
Facing three Heavenly King Level Pokémon, 101 didn’t think he had any hope of winning.
Now he just wanted to talk things over properly with Lu Li; if Lu Li could let him go, that would be best, and even if not, it could buy some time.
Yao Yifei reminded via Espeon’s Telepathy: “Lu Li, my Mega Evolution time is almost up.”
Knowing the other might be stalling for time, Lu Li directly ordered: “Tropius! Body Slam!”
Tropius spread its dragon wings and soared straight into the clouds, then fell like a meteor.
Seeing this, 101’s pupils shrank, and he hurriedly shouted: “Electivire, Thunderbolt!”
At 101’s command, Electivire’s tail electrode suddenly lit up, blue-white electric arcs tearing through the air toward Tropius.
Tropius ignored the big blue-white electric arcs—how could energy-based Thunderbolt block physical Body Slam?
“Electivire! Protect!” 101 bellowed loudly.
“Boom!!!”
Tropius slammed heavily onto the transparent protective shield; the Protect shield instantly shattered. Seeing this, Lu Li immediately ordered: “Tropius, Dragon Rage!”
Before Lu Li finished speaking, the light ball condensing in Tropius’s mouth had already blasted onto Electivire, which staggered back, its momentum sharply declining.
Seeing Electivire badly injured, 101 hurriedly shouted: “Electivire! Thunder Punch!”
Electivire charged toward Tropius like a thunder chariot, scorching and cracking rocks in its path.
Seeing this, Lu Li’s lips curved slightly upward.
“Tropius, Fly!”
As Tropius spread its wings and ascended, it dodged the charging Electivire using its Flying method.
“Flamethrower!”
The heat wave distorted the air into gold; the fire pillar collided with the electric light, the explosion shaking the surrounding ground into softening.
Electivire only barely blocked for a moment before being engulfed by Charizard’s Flamethrower.
When the smoke cleared, Electivire’s afterimage still trembled faintly in the air, while Electivire lay limp on the ground, its electrodes no longer flashing.
Tropius lightly cried while shaking off the charred dust from its scales; Charizard fanned its wings to disperse the remaining smoke.
“As expected, we can’t win!” 101 sighed.
Meanwhile, Yao Yifei had also dealt with Raichu.
Realizing the tide had turned and he had no chance to struggle, 101 proactively surrendered: “I surrender. Can you spare my Pokémon?”
Yao Yifei didn’t speak, but looked toward Lu Li.
If it were just her alone, Yao Yifei wouldn’t mind sparing those Pokémon.
Because in Yao Yifei’s heart, those villainous Pokémon were merely weapons used by their Trainers—weapons themselves are blameless; the fault lies with the one wielding them.
“Sure.”
Lu Li nodded; after all, he was always lenient toward Pokémon.
The two Pokémon lying on the ground heard this and became extremely agitated, then shakily stood back up with all their strength.
“Lei!”
（Trainer, I can still fight!）
“Dian!”
（I won’t abandon you, Trainer! Just like you chose me back then.）
Hearing his two Pokémon’s responses, 101’s bitterness deepened.
If one could live, who would want to die?
Besides… better one die than three, right?
Lu Li also watched this somewhat touching scene somewhat helplessly.
“Making me look like the big villain, but the problem is… you’re the bad guys.” Lu Li inwardly complained about this melodramatic yet touching scene.
101 directly recalled the two Pokémon into their Poké Balls.
After using Heal Balls to recall the three battle-incapable Pokémon, 101 heavily threw his Poké Ball belt outward.
“Come on… I bet you don’t have time to stall either.” 101 proactively knelt down, calmly facing death.
“A 16-year-old Heavenly King… this world is truly unfair.” 101 thought bitterly in his heart.
If they had known earlier that Lu Li had secretly become a Heavenly King, they definitely wouldn’t have ambushed the Lu Family.
But you can’t buy hindsight for a thousand gold.
“By the way… the one you just burned to death was Wu Yong; his father is Old Wu, killed by you all. Hope you’ll honor your promise for this news.”
Lu Li didn’t respond, instead delivering a Golden Needle with a backhand strike.
Pierced through the skull by the Golden Needle, 101 collapsed to the ground.
Yao Yifei asked worriedly: “What now? Can we still rescue Bao Bao?”
Lu Li didn’t speak, silently taking out the Divination Set.
He couldn’t divine the Divine Cult group’s location before because Psychic Type Pokémon were shielding their presence.
But the Divine Cult took Bao Bao, who bears his Curse Seal; through that Curse Seal, Lu Li could even precisely pinpoint Bao Bao’s location.
As the three Ancient Copper Coins fell, Lu Li’s hands continuously performed calculations.
Moments later, Lu Li, sweating coldly on his forehead, heavily exhaled.
Lu Li said incredulously: “Bao Bao has already left the Jiuzhou Region.”
If not for his confidence in his own skills, Lu Li would suspect he had divined wrong.
Yao Yifei frowned and asked: “So fast? How did they bypass the border defenses?”
“The Divine Cult is everywhere; clearly there are Divine Cult members on Jiuzhou’s border lines too, otherwise they couldn’t come and go so freely.” Lu Li said coldly.
Yao Yifei asked worriedly: “Then what now? With our strength, I can’t go to the Golden Triangle Region to rescue her.”
Yao Yifei felt extremely guilty at this moment, thinking she failed to protect Bao Bao.
“Don’t worry, the divination shows Bao Bao is temporarily not in danger.” Lu Li comforted.
Bao Bao’s divination was outrageously good; simply put, she would encounter benefactors this time, even turning misfortune into fortune, ultimately benefiting him, her superior.
This divination was particularly interesting.
First, Bao Bao would gain great rewards from being captured this time, comprehensive ones like her own strength improving, her Pokémon’s strength improving.
Then, she would encounter a benefactor.
Lu Li couldn’t peek into this benefactor; he guessed it might be another Deity.
In a world where even Phantom Beasts count as gods, there are plenty of Divine Beasts in this world.
Finally, it would benefit her superior.
This superior refers to the one Bao Bao is loyal to—barring surprises, that would definitely be him, Lu Li.
As for the specific benefits, the divination didn’t show; there are only two possible outcomes, either of which is good for him.
Thinking of this, Lu Li put away the Turtle Shell and Copper Coins.
Lu Li said: “Let’s head back first; Wei is still waiting for us at home.”
Still concerned about Bao Bao, Yao Yifei asked anxiously: “Then what about Bao Bao?”
“We’ll plan this matter long-term; if worst comes to worst, we’ll have to trouble that one.” Lu Li said helplessly.
Yao Yifei naturally knew who Lu Li meant by “that one.”
Yao Yifei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
…………
Golden Triangle Divine Cult headquarters.
The Heavenly King Level Trainer codenamed Poison Frog respectfully handed the box in his hand to the white-haired Doctor:
“Dr. Futo, this is the Rainbow Hero’s DNA.”
After taking the box, Dr. Futo asked curiously: “The Rainbow Hero is no simple matter—how did you obtain the DNA?”
“Strange as it sounds, we arrived at the Lu Family to find it empty, but discovered a discarded yellow paper in the Lu Family Villa’s basement with the Rainbow Hero’s blood on it.” Poison Frog briefly explained the DNA’s origin.
“You’re quite lucky.” Dr. Futo nodded, then glanced at Bao Bao tucked under Poison Frog’s arm: “When did our Divine Cult start moonlighting as kidnappers?”
Hearing this, Poison Frog grinned: “This isn’t an ordinary kid. Doctor, don’t you have a Psychic Power detector? You can check this little girl’s Psychic Power.”
Seeing the confident Poison Frog, Dr. Futo curiously pulled a phone-like instrument from his pocket.
After scanning Bao Bao, various data appeared on the screen.
Seeing the data on the instrument, Dr. Futo’s pupils shrank, exclaiming: “Impossible?”
“Near Elite Late Stage Psychic Power? How old is this kid?” Dr. Futo asked excitedly.
“12 years old!” Poison Frog answered proudly.
Looking at the smug Poison Frog, Dr. Futo’s eyes turned, then he requested: “Never expected such a pleasant surprise—this little girl can stay in the laboratory. If nothing unexpected, the Divine Beast we create should be Psychic Attribute; this little girl might be useful.”
A glint flashed in Poison Frog’s eyes as he meaningfully reminded: “This is my spoils of war—even His Highness the Holy Son can’t take my spoils without cause.”
“Here, take this.”
Seeing through the other’s intentions, Dr. Futo impatiently tossed a Poké Ball to Poison Frog.
“Inside is the legendary Ultra Beast Poipole—now yours cheap.”
Hearing this, Poison Frog’s eyes lit up, and he happily took the Poké Ball.
“Thank you, Doctor!”
Poison Frog handed Bao Bao to Dr. Futo as he spoke.
Dr. Futo took Bao Bao like a treasure, softly sighing: “What a talented child!”
Poison Frog deeply agreed with a nod; if the Cult Leader had met this little girl, the Divine Cult might gain another Holy Maiden.
“Just has some bad luck.” Poison Frog remarked.
Dr. Futo glared displeased at Poison Frog, scolding: “If you can’t speak properly, shut up for this old man.”
Poison Frog pursed his lips but said no more.
After all, the benefits were already in hand; no need to offend the Divine Cult’s chief Doctor over this.
“Then I’ll not disturb further. Mission complete, time to claim my reward from the Cult Leader.” The delighted Poison Frog waved and left the laboratory.
Dr. Futo impatiently waved back, signaling him to get lost.
…………
In the Mind World.
Terapagos, feigning profundity, asked meaningfully: “Do you feel it? The fluctuations of destiny.”
Groudon pursed its lips, then shifted to a more comfortable sleeping position.
It had no Fate Authority, so it felt jack squat of destiny—and Groudon thought this guy was just posturing.
Seeing the indifferent Groudon, Terapagos, feeling his posturing fell flat, said again: “A Deity belonging to humans is about to be born.”
Hearing this, Groudon finally showed some interest.
“What kind of god?” Groudon asked.
