What, what, what... what was wrong with this Pokémon?!
Watching Mightyena get instantly knocked to the ground, the two Pokémon hunters finally realized something was wrong.
They looked at the Pokémon that had stood back up and somehow walked in front of them, and their fierce faces finally showed expressions of terror.
No, no, something was wrong!
They wanted to turn and run, but it was already too late.
Bewear grabbed one strong man in each hand, lifting them up like picking up chickens.
Looking into this Pokémon's eyes, the two men struggled while frantically begging for mercy: "Let, let us go! We know we were wrong!"
If they didn't do this, they had no doubt that the next second, this Pokémon would violently throw them away.
From the power this Pokémon had just displayed, even if they didn't die, they would end up disabled for the rest of their lives.
"Wait, Bewear." Carver, who had witnessed the entire process, finally spoke.
Hearing its little master's voice, Bewear's movements paused slightly, then it turned to look at Carver.
Seeing this scene, the two men grasped at this like a lifeline, hurriedly shouting:
"Don't hit us, let us go! We can give you all the rare Pokémon we caught!"
Rare Pokémon?
Carver was slightly stunned.
Before he could speak, Jun's voice came from upstairs.
"You can't let them go!"
Jun ran downstairs holding Bagon: "Mr. Carver, you absolutely cannot do that! If you let them leave, countless more Pokémon will be captured by them!"
Carver naturally understood the principle of letting the tiger return to the mountain.
He didn't want his breeding house to face malicious retaliation from the Pokémon hunter organization later.
But... from what these two were saying, they clearly had a batch of captured Pokémon in their possession.
After thinking for a moment, Carver asked: "Where are those Pokémon now?"
Hearing this, the two immediately felt there was hope. One of them quickly pulled out a key from his pocket and handed it over.
"In the underground waterways of Rustboro City! At the end of the sewers, there's a hidden Pokémon prison. All the Pokémon we caught are locked there waiting to be transported back to headquarters. This is the key to that place!"
Under Jun's shocked gaze, Carver reached out and took it.
"Mr. Carver, you can't..." Jun tried to dissuade him.
But the next second, she heard Carver say: "Tie these two up!"
Jun was slightly stunned.
The two Pokémon hunters were also dumbfounded.
But soon they reacted, realizing they had been tricked, and that this brat wasn't planning to let them go either. Their faces immediately showed fierce expressions.
"Damn brat! We'll never forgive you!"
Bewear threw a punch, and the breeding house became completely quiet.
Seeing this scene, Jun finally understood that Mr. Carver's behavior just now was only to get information about those imprisoned Pokémon from these two guys!
So she had misunderstood Mr. Carver!
Just then, police sirens came from outside the breeding house.
Officer Jenny and Arcanine had arrived!
As soon as Jenny entered, she immediately saw the two unconscious people and two Pokémon on the ground.
She was stunned for a moment.
"Jenny, these are those two Pokémon hunters!" Carver smiled as he explained everything that had just happened.
After listening, Jenny's expression relaxed somewhat, but she still reminded him:
"Next time you encounter this kind of situation, make sure to ensure your own safety first. Leave the rest until we arrive."
"I understand!" Carver obediently agreed.
Jenny nodded and ordered other officers to take these two people and their two Pokémon away.
She stayed behind with Arcanine, looking at the key that locked up the Pokémon, and said:
"Rustboro City... I'll notify Officer Jenny stationed in Rustboro City about this. Also, can your breeding house receive that batch of Pokémon?"
"Of course." Carver nodded, then added: "But there might be other trainers' Pokémon in there."
"You don't need to worry about that." Jenny explained: "We'll set aside Pokémon that belong to trainers separately, then post notices at Pokémon Centers everywhere for trainers who lost Pokémon to come claim them."
Carver nodded: "I see."
"By the way, Officer Jenny, how will you deal with those two Pokémon hunters..." Jun asked somewhat worriedly.
If they were only locked up for a while before being released, more Pokémon would probably be in danger.
Hearing this, Jenny smiled reassuringly: "Don't worry. We'll determine their sentence based on the number of Pokémon they captured. If they poached too many Pokémon, they'll face life imprisonment."
At this point, Jenny's expression became serious.
"If it exceeds a certain number, then according to League law, what awaits them will be the death penalty."
"..." The words "death penalty" inevitably sounded somewhat cruel. Jun pressed her lips together, but finally nodded firmly and thanked her: "Thank you, Officer Jenny. I understand!"
Jenny hummed in acknowledgment, then said to Carver: "I'll head back now. Next, we need to interrogate those two Pokémon hunters. If we can get the address of the Pokémon hunter headquarters from them, we can capture them all in one net."
While Carver knew the location of Team Rocket's headquarters, he wasn't too clear about the Pokémon hunter headquarters' address.
On this point, he couldn't help much, so he could only say: "I hope everything goes smoothly."
Jenny nodded lightly. She said goodbye to them both and rode away on that majestic Arcanine.
Growlithe looked enviously at Arcanine's retreating figure. If one day it could become like that, it could let Carver ride on its back and run together!
Just thinking about that scene made the dog excited!
Carver noticed Growlithe's expression and reached down to pet its head, saying:
"Don't worry, you'll be able to become like that someday too, and you might even be stronger than that Arcanine!"
Growlithe didn't need to level up to evolve. To evolve into Arcanine, it needed to use a Fire Stone.
The breeding house currently didn't have a Fire Stone. Carver decided to see if he could trade for one from Steven later.
Hearing Carver's words, Growlithe nodded excitedly: "Growl!"
The crisis of the Pokémon hunter attack had been resolved.
Jun and Bagon were also preparing to leave and continue their journey.
The girl held Bagon and said goodbye to Carver:
"Thank you so much, Mr. Carver!"
Carver smiled slightly: "Don't mention it."
He looked at Bagon, who was looking serious with eyes full of fighting spirit.
It had decided—it would also work hard to become stronger so it could protect Jun!