Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Yang Ming felt confused. Could it be that all those children were abducted to the interconnected cave?

"Let me introduce them first," Asu pointed at the other people and said, "These are my friends who I invited to help. They are also famous trainers around here."

Yang Ming nodded. In addition to A Bi and the other two, there were three men and one woman here.

The first to be introduced was a couple who looked like a couple. "These two are famous partner trainers in Kikyo City, known as the Wind and Rain Twin Meteors. Their combined strength is comparable to that of elite trainers."

Yang Ming simply shook hands with the man and woman to show his friendship.

Next, Asu introduced a young man with extravagant clothes, "This is a friend of the head of the Enju Dojo, Xiaosong, named Shuijing. He volunteered to help us."

Yang Ming's eyes lit up. This flamboyant young man named Shui Jing was also a famous figure in the Pokémon world. He was born in Kanto Rainbow City, but had a special liking for the legendary Pokémon in the Johto region.

Yang Ming stretched out his hand, "Come to think of it, I was living in Rainbow City in Kanto some time ago."

"Is that so? Then we are half-fellow villagers." When the boastful man Shui Jing heard that Yang Ming was from Rainbow City, he suddenly became much more enthusiastic.

"The last one is a witness to the missing case, Mr. Victor, the bard from the Sinnoh region."

Yang Ming looked at Victor. It seemed that the bard had been living outdoors for too long. His clothes were already tattered, and even his shoes were worn out, exposing his toes.

But no matter what, he is a handsome man.

"I am not a powerful trainer like the ladies and gentlemen before me, so I will ask for your protection on the journey ahead." Victor smiled warmly.

Yang Ming asked the question in his mind straight away, "I heard from Miss Junsha and Mr. Asu that you came here to look for missing children. Mr. Victor, did you personally witness those missing children entering the interconnected cave?"

Victor shook his head. "To be precise, these children were attracted by the lullaby and entered the Alufu ruins."

It's the Alufu Ruins again! Yang Ming's heart sank, as he remembered that the previous stationmaster also disappeared in the Alufu Ruins.

Victor then narrated the details of what he had witnessed.

"One day, after I finished my meal... well, after I had finished eating, I was looking for a place to stay. Suddenly, I found something unusual up high ahead. I quickly climbed up a high mountain, but the scene in front of me is something I still cannot forget."

"As if they were hypnotized, the children were heading towards the ruins under the guidance of a strange-looking insect Pokémon."

"That bug Pokémon had strange upper limbs and played a strange lullaby. The children who heard the lullaby seemed to be full of strength. They easily crossed many obstacles and entered the ruins of Arufu that you mentioned."

After listening to the description of the bard Victor, Yang Ming's first reaction was to find it incredible, but then he felt relieved. This is the world of Pokémon, and it is not surprising that some strange things happen.

"I remember that one of the entrances to the Alufu ruins is in Kikyo City, right? I wonder if Miss Junsha and Mr. Asu have investigated there?" Yang Ming asked.

"We have already investigated it, but found nothing." Junsha shook her head and smiled bitterly. "In fact, the interior of the Alufu ruins is very complicated, and the spaces led to by the various entrances are not connected. The ruins connected to our Kikyo City have already been thoroughly investigated."

"That's why we chose to start from the interconnected cave and look for other entrances to the Alufu ruins," Asu said. "The Alufu ruins are very mysterious. Except for the part that connects to Kikyo City, which has been investigated clearly, the rest of the ruins are shrouded in fog and the danger is unknown. For safety reasons, we have gathered so many experts to explore the ruins."

"I see. It just so happens that I got a map to the Alufu ruins from a friend. Let's go there together." Yang Ming smiled kindly.

"Really? Thank you so much!" Asu's face showed excitement.

"I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Yang for your kindness on behalf of the parents of those children." Junsha bowed earnestly to Yang Ming.

"Haha, it's just a piece of cake." Yang Ming waved his hand.

In fact, Yang Ming took the initiative to lend a helping hand because he had his own interests in mind.

Yang Ming had been active in the interconnected cave for a long time. Although he had captured two good water attribute Pokémon in succession, the bottleneck he was stuck in showed no signs of loosening. If he wanted to seek a breakthrough, he could only go to a more dangerous area.

Currently, there are only two places near Hinoki Town that are more dangerous than the Interconnection Cave. One of them is occupied by a group of experimental Gyarados, and Yang Ming would only die if he went there. The remaining one is naturally the Alufu Ruins.

However, the ruins of Alufu were also very dangerous, and Yang Ming was not sure if he could get in alone.

However, now that they have a group of free fighters, things are different: Asu and Abi, the two gym leaders, are young but at least elite trainers, and the Wind and Rain Meteor team is also equivalent to elite trainers, so this team has at least three elite fighters. Miss Junsha and Shuijing are not weaker than Yang Ming, and this lineup can be said to be quite strong except for the witness Victor.

With so many experts acting as helpers, Yang Ming believed that this trip to Alufu should be safe and sound.

Sure enough, after joining this team, Yang Ming felt much more relaxed along the way. Even if he encountered a group of wild Pokémon, he didn't need to take action. Abi's Heracross alone was enough to wipe out all the enemies.

In fact, Abi's Heracross is indeed very powerful. Yang Ming has never seen any wild Pokémon in the cave that can withstand its attack.

"That's amazing... When can I have such a powerful bug-attribute Pokémon..." Yang Ming couldn't help but said enviously.

"Mr. Yang is also very capable. Without your guidance, we wouldn't have been so successful." A Bi smiled.

This is indeed the case. Thanks to the map drawn by the previous stationmaster, Asu and others have escaped from the state of wandering around in the cave like headless flies, and are heading towards the Alufu ruins via the shortest route.

Soon they saw the light at the exit.

"Mr. Yang, the ruins ahead are quite dangerous. You just need to send us here, and we will take care of the rest of the journey." Miss Junsha advised politely.

"No, no, no, I won't go back until I see the children being rescued with my own eyes!" Yang Ming said righteously.

What a joke! The highlight is coming up next. How can I give up halfway?