MM Racing Chapter 227 The search is only to prevent loss.
Chapter 227 The search is only to prevent loss.
It's true that fortunes change.
Hugo thought to himself with a touch of self-deprecation as he ran along an irregular route through the rugged woods.
Back at the Shippo City Museum, he had acted as the treasure-hunting advisor, thoroughly outmaneuvering the Plasma Team ninjas. Now, however, the roles had reversed, and he was the one searching for the treasure.
That being said, for a detective, regardless of the rules of the game, the outcome is always the same.
As they moved further away from the battleground, Hugo gradually slowed down, and the beginner Pokémon leading the way also stopped in unison.
No ninjas chased after him, which made the fleeing detective somewhat regretful.
After two encounters, Hugo realized that the three ninjas could only unleash their full potential when they were in a group of three, just like playing cards. Once they were separated and played individually, their coordinated teamwork would be much less intimidating.
If her departure can lure the Dark Triangle into splitting up to pursue her, judging from the strength Alice has shown so far, dealing with the remaining two enemies one against two shouldn't be a problem.
This time, however, the opposing side was determined to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, intending to fully utilize the tacit cooperation of the three-person team. They even went so far as to let the detective, who was incapable of fighting but more cunning, escape, focusing instead on dealing with Alice, who served as the henchman among the two—a strategy typically employed when preparing for an annihilation operation.
Can that purple-haired girl handle a ninja with triple killing power?
If Hugo wasn't mistaken, the girl still possessed some ultimate means of dealing with crises, so she shouldn't have lost her life at the hands of the Dark Triangle.
Although I still have some concerns, there's no point in dwelling on them now. The best way to help my colleagues is to do my job well.
How do we find the spirits that Team Plasma ninjas have hidden?
So Hugo gave commands to the Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar—
"Go and attract wild Pokémon from the surrounding area, bring them all here at once, the more the better. Go!"
The detective deliberately omitted details of the operation, allowing his three partners to act independently. After all, the three little guys had already passed the agency's detective exams and possessed the judgment necessary for independent action, so there was nothing to explain.
The three beginner Pokémon from Sinnoh, upon receiving the order, exchanged a glance and then ran off in three different directions. Although the three little guys had different expressions, their eyes all revealed a confident and assured air.
Hugo waited quietly in place, casually checking the props he would be using later.
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People always say that if you want to hide a branch, you have to hide it in a forest full of branches. But how do you hide anything other than a branch in a forest?
First and foremost, we can rule out the possibility that the ninjas left the Poké Ball inside the gray van.
The saying "The most dangerous place is the safest place" might sound startling in a thriller, but the reality is that the most dangerous place is usually the most dangerous place.
Even if the danger is sometimes slightly reduced due to blind spots in thinking, compared to a safe and mediocre hiding plan, such a mind-bending prank is still full of the possibility of failure. The caution of the Triple Ninja is also triple; they would never take such a risk.
Moreover, the mission assigned to the three ninjas was N. His Majesty the King's order stemmed from an excessively benevolent intention: to liberate the three hundred Pokémon stolen from the trainers. Since the ninjas considered obeying orders their top priority, they would not allow the cargo to be damaged during transport, and naturally, they would not leave the Poké Balls on the vehicle that was crashing into the enemy.
So, is it possible that they carried the goods on their person? That possibility is also extremely slim.
Even if the three hundred Poké Balls that need to be sealed were divided into three equal parts, it would still be a weight that humans could hardly bear. No matter how powerful the ninjas were, they could not easily carry such a burden and scale walls.
Since the Poké Ball cannot be carried away or transported to the battlefield by car, the anti-theft measures the other party will take are very predictable after ruling out these two possibilities.
From discovering the detective and the girl blocking the road to starting the car and splitting into three groups to surround their opponents, the Dark Trio only had a very short time to deal with the troublesome and heavy cargo at hand.
The area where he could move was restricted, so the space available for hiding was also quite limited. If it were just an open, flat area, Hugo could find the lost item himself in less than five minutes...
Unfortunately, the road is flanked by dense forests. The winter winds sweep away countless yellow leaves, but the branches still retain enough leaves to obscure the view. Forget about deliberately hiding anything; even if you were to throw a travel bag full of goods out of a speeding car window into the woods, it would take half a day to retrieve it.
This undoubtedly minimizes the difficulty for the enemy to hide items.
Pack it up and hang the Poké Ball on the treetop deep in the forest. It's a good idea; people often overlook things outside their field of vision.
Find an inconspicuous spot in the forest, have your Pokémon quickly dig a hole, and temporarily bury the Poké Ball inside. Although this might harm the Pokémon inside, it's a viable solution, and the abundance of fallen leaves in the forest can easily conceal any signs of digging.
Alternatively, one could simply carry all the Poké Balls on the back of a large Pokémon. This Pokémon, possessing its own independent will, could freely roam among the trees deep in the forest. If it encountered treasure hunters, it could simply turn tail and run. Even if its whereabouts were discovered, it might still be able to shake off its opponents. Such a blatant violation of the game's rules is truly an ingenious treasure-hunting scheme.
Which method will the three ninjas from Team Plasma use? Or will they devise an even more unexpected way to hide the items, like Hugo did during the museum incident?
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Hugo waited in place for less than ten minutes before he heard a chaotic and noisy sound of footsteps.
Like scattered raindrops eventually turning into a torrential downpour, the sounds quickly coalesced into a thunderous roar. Three groups of wild Pokémon converged on the detective from three different directions behind him.
Leading the pack is the fastest moving Chimchar. Judging from the scratches on its body from the moves, this little guy probably used the most traditional method of luring wild Pokémon – the "Taunt" move.
Behind Chimchar's torch-like burning rear end was a large group of all sorts of wild Pokémon.
Among the wild Pokémon are the Siberian Deer and the Budding Deer, which paw furiously at each other. These seasonal Pokémon, which usually become gentle and calm in winter, are now all red-eyed and chasing after the leaping Chimchar. There are also the Zangoose and Seviper, which are somewhat rare in the Unova region. These two opposing Pokémon species are now disregarding their own conflict and are targeting the fleeing beginner Pokémon.
Hugo even spotted a berserk Tundra Bear among the wild Pokémon chasing the Chimchar. Heaven knows how that guy managed to provoke a sleeping Tundra Bear in this forest where snow hadn't even started falling yet.
The second Piplup to arrive was also in a sorry state. A large flock of dark bird Pokémon circled overhead, including the jet-black-feathered Vulpix and Vulpix Girl, as well as the sharp-eyed Cuckoo and the proud Pheasant Flock staring at Piplup.
It seems that Pogaman used its avian identity to provide false information to its fellow birds in the sky through its calls. It lured them in that direction with lies such as "There's delicious food over there."
On the other side, the wild Pokémon brought by Turtwig were noticeably more docile. Compared to the chaotic Chimchar army and Piplup team, Turtwig's group exuded a relaxed atmosphere.
The Turtwig leading the pack had a small mushroom on its nose, the pattern of which was almost identical to the red and white Poké Ball – it was none other than the mushroom Pokémon, Agaric. Judging from this, Turtwig must have found Agaric, which lived nearby, and persuaded it to help it use its "Sweet Scent" move to summon wild Pokémon in the vicinity that had a sweet tooth.
Its black eyes are like dots, and Agaric waves its short, small arms. Golden gas with a sweet aroma emanates continuously from the center of the Poké Ball's pattern.
Countless insect-shaped pods, cocoons, snails, and cap-shaped insects followed behind the grass-sprout turtle and the aye-ball mushroom, their mouths watering as they followed the scent, converging on Hugo's location. Although they were no match for the Little Flame Monkey army and the Piplup team, their numbers exceeded those of the two teams combined.
"Oh dear. The number of wild Pokémon that Turtwig brought is a bit more than expected," Hugo said with a wry smile. "The Pokémon that Chimchar 'provoked' are far too strong, and the Flying-type Pokémon that Piplup tricked us into bringing are even more unexpected."
Whenever Hugo thought he had greatly overestimated the three starter Pokémon his sister sent, the three little guys would exceed the detective's expectations time and time again.
I really don't know if it's because of my strange constitution or because these Pokémon are just too gifted.
"Well, the more wild Pokémon we gather, the better. The problem of powerful Pokémon and flying Pokémon can also be solved with prior arrangements. So far, things are progressing smoothly. Let's proceed according to the previous plan."
Before the wild elves arrived at the meeting point, the detective hid behind a large tree.
Holding in his hand were the special props he had prepared beforehand—six brand-new bottles of golden insect repellent spray. The sprayer nozzles had been modified by the detective, replaced with high-pressure nozzles that had a more powerful spray range.