Chapter 500: The Escaping Multivolt Beta
Chapter 500: The Escaping Multivolt Beta
As night fell, Little Chuer's fashion show officially began, and the dazzling lights illuminated the entire Violette City as if it were daylight.
While Little Chuer strutted down the runway, she subtly promoted the "Youth Grandmaster World Championship" both openly and discreetly.
This caught the attention of those who were less interested in Pokemon battles and more inclined towards entertainment news, slowly realizing that the League had been preparing something big.
The World Championship, which encompassed almost the entire Pokemon world's youth grandmasters, was intriguing and exciting just to think about.
If there were no surprises, the top contenders, or even the top ten or twenty, of this "Youth Grandmaster World Championship" would undoubtedly become iconic figures in their respective regions, possibly even successors to the Four Guardians or Champions! The online and offline promotion of this championship would gradually increase its popularity until it captured the attention of the entire world.
However, Jinghe didn't experience much emotional turmoil.
He already knew who the participants of this championship would be.
Instead of worrying about this, he decided to spend more time on training or bonding with his Pokemon.
After watching Little Chuer's fashion show, a satisfied Jinghe chose to stay in Violette City for the night and return to Kanaz City the next day.
The next day, April 13th, Sunday.
The sun shone brightly, the weather was pleasant, and a cool breeze blew as Jinghe cycled across the boundless fields, feeling quite content.
Along the way, Huntail butterflies were still busy, Cherubi secretly watched Jinghe from the tree trunks, and Swellow flew in flocks, seemingly heading north to enjoy the warm weather.
"Loto! Loto!"
Lotom excitedly took photos, trying to capture every moment, but all the photos inevitably included Gramps' shadow.
Jinghe had already gotten used to this.
Ding-a-ling—
As Jinghe leisurely cycled, his phone suddenly rang.
He pulled over to the side of the road and took out his phone.
To his surprise, it was from an unknown person who had not been added as a friend, yet they had sent him a message.
【■■■■■】: Can you help us get home?
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You never know if the person chatting with you online is a human or a Pokemon.
Jinghe, who had already encountered Mewtwo, Reshiram, and Deoxys, was no longer surprised by this. Now, before providing consultations to patients, he needed to confirm their identities.
Buzz—
Suddenly, Jinghe's phone emitted a faint light, and strands of light, seemingly solid, emerged from it. Upon closer inspection, these strands of light appeared to be data.
Hmm?
Seeing this, Jinghe tightened his grip on his phone, and the thought that popped into his mind was, "Is my phone turning into a Digimon device?" He couldn't believe he was witnessing "data" in the Pokemon world, and wondered if he had accidentally entered the world of Digimon.
However, soon enough—
Those strands of light, seemingly solid, slowly coalesced into a silhouette and transformed into a Pokemon.
"Multivolt Beta?"
Jinghe was stunned to see the Pokemon that had appeared before him.
When did it evolve?
Multivolt evolves into Multivolt Beta using the item "Suspicious Patch" in the game.
So...
Was it the special cosmic power of Deoxys?
In that case...
Did he now possess the entire evolution chain from Multivolt to Multivolt Beta?
He could write a thesis on this!
"Loto?"
Both Lotom and Gramps witnessed this scene, but Lotom was more surprised. This ability... it was similar to his own.
Wait, it could travel through electricity, but this one seemed to be using the network?
Lotom sensed a hint of "danger."
Oh no.
Now, even "Multivolt" was being claimed by someone else?
"Buzz"
Multivolt Beta, seeing Jinghe and Gramps, seemed quite familiar and waved its oval-shaped hand.
After all, Multivolt's evolution into Multivolt Beta was triggered by the intelligence of the Ghastly that Jinghe had encountered.
Jinghe couldn't fathom how Multivolt Beta had appeared from his phone.
It wasn't that Multivolt Beta lacked this ability, but by coming here, wasn't it afraid of causing chaos for Team Rocket?
"Did Mewtwo send you?" Jinghe asked.
After all, Mewtwo could communicate with the outside world through the network, thanks to Multivolt Beta.
However, Multivolt Beta shook its head, and its eyes gleamed.
Buzz—
A transparent screen appeared in front of it, and strings of dense data continuously emerged.
"Loto."
Upon seeing this, Lotom blinked its eyes.
This was impressive; it didn't even need an electronic device to project the screen. I can't do that.
Soon, lines of ancient and strange-looking text appeared on the screen, and under Multivolt Beta's calculations, the ancient text transformed into something Jinghe could understand.
【■■■■■】: I want to go home, please help me, we want to go home.
Go home.
Jinghe silently repeated the words in his mind.
"So, you transferred this message to my phone?" Jinghe asked again.
This time, Multivolt Beta nodded.
He gently rubbed his chin.
It was obvious.
The sender was a Pokemon.
But to be able to contact Multivolt Beta through the network and appear to be an older Pokemon with a desire to go home...
His mind raced through the images of numerous Pokemon, then he began to rule them out one by one.
This was actually quite challenging.
In the Pokemon world, there were many Psychic-type Pokemon with extraordinary powers, many of whom possessed wisdom equal to or even surpassing that of humans.
It wasn't just the Psychic-type Pokemon; Ghost-type Pokemon were also the same.
Take Lotom, for example.
With Lotom's abilities, it could easily infiltrate a computer or phone to send messages.
As for the ancient text, Gramps was also a thousand-year-old ghost, but he had lost his memories.
It could be a sealed Psychic-type Pokemon that had broken free or an old ghost.
"Can you determine where these messages are coming from?"
"Buzz."
Multivolt Beta nodded, and the virtual screen changed, displaying a map of the Pokemon world before zooming in and locking onto a specific location.
"Unova?"
Jinghe was startled once again when he saw the map of the Unova region appear on the screen.
The Unova region was home to many ancient Pokemon.
Pokemon like the Black and White Dragons, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect, among others.
If you also included Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon, there would be even more.
However, after these Pokemon flashed through Jinghe's mind, he narrowed it down to one name.
Genesect, the one who wanted to go home!
It fit the desire to go home.
But he couldn't be entirely sure.
After all, according to the timeline, the current Genesect should still be in the Plasma Team's research lab, being studied by Colress, and might not have awakened yet.
"So, you want me to help?" Jinghe asked, his thoughts turning inward.
Multivolt Beta tilted its head.
【Who am I】: Aren't you passionate about helping Pokemon?
Seeing the nickname "Who am I," Jinghe's lips twitched.
It was a sure thing.
Mewtwo and Multivolt Beta shared the same account.
But after seeing Multivolt Beta's words, Jinghe paused briefly before sighing softly.
"Within my capabilities."
Jinghe had always held the belief of helping Pokemon to the best of his abilities.
【Who am I】: You can do it.
Okay, okay.
Now, even Multivolt Beta was trying to persuade him.
Jinghe shook his head and laughed, "Wait, you transfer the information and materials you've gathered to Lotom."
Multivolt Beta nodded again.
However, although Multivolt Beta had activated a certain level of artificial intelligence, it probably hadn't been activated for long, and it was unlikely that it would deliberately seek out Jinghe for an unknown Pokemon.
Jinghe had the intention to help Pokemon in need, even if Multivolt Beta had been influenced by him.
Perhaps Mewtwo had something to do with it as well.
After all, Mewtwo was quite friendly to Pokemon who had been persecuted, and Mewtwo had also been influenced by Jinghe.
With this thought, Jinghe asked, "How's Mewtwo doing?"
The text on the virtual screen flickered.
【Who am I】: It's in the process of awakening but needs more time to fully adapt.
After a pause, Multivolt Beta displayed more text.
【Who am I】: It should have awakened already, but it gained some benefits along the way.
Gained some benefits? Jinghe recalled the Deoxys incident from not long ago. At that time, Mewtwo should have already awakened to some extent, otherwise, it wouldn't have offered to come to his aid.
Then he thought about Mewtwo absorbing the life energy from Deoxys through Multivolt.
Mewtwo had gained life energy?
"Alright.
In the Kanto region, Jinghe nodded slightly, "I was planning to go to the Unova Region as well."
Since the Youth Grandmaster World Tournament was being held in Unova, he'd have to go there sooner or later, and he could also help the Pokemon that had sent out a distress signal. It was a convenient detour.
A smile appeared on Multivolt Beta's screen.
It was clear that it was slowly learning to express its emotions.
Jinghe gently rubbed his phone.
The sudden turn of events slightly disrupted his original plans.
He had intended to go to Unova a few days before the start of the Youth Grandmaster World Tournament, accompanying Da Wu and the others. That way, he could also enjoy the luxury of a private jet.
But now, it seemed like he'd have to leave early.
"Speaking of Unova..." His mind conjured images of several people, "I might need Gardiela's help too."
He lightly squeezed the bridge of his nose, thinking of Gardiela's temperament, which inevitably gave him a headache.
"Oh, and there's also Little Chuer."
Just then, he remembered Little Chuer, whom he had met yesterday. As a Gym Leader in Unova, her Energy in the region should be quite impressive.
As he pondered, Multivolt Beta had already finished transmitting the information to Loto.
"Loto..."
Loto waved its arm, attempting to mimic Multivolt Beta by 'opening' a virtual screen in front of it.
Unfortunately, all it could manage was to generate electricity.
Surprisingly, Multivolt Beta took the initiative and approached Gramps.
"Hngga?"
Gramps looked at the round and somewhat eerie creature, tilting his head slightly before scratching his butt.
What do you want with me?
But then, on Multivolt Beta's screen, a flood of text appeared: "Ghastly, Ghastly, Ghastly..."
Huh? Gramps showed a look of surprise.
I'm Gramps!
Then,
[Who am I]: Ghastly, Father.
"Hngga?! Σ(дlll)"
Gramps's voice suddenly rose, filled with shock, his face turning pale, almost glowing.
Multivolt Beta's screen displayed a longing expression, then leaned in.
"Hng, Hngga..."
Gramps looked at Jinghe for help, only to find him taking a photo with his phone.
!!!
Jinghe chuckled inwardly.
Now it's your turn after having so much fun taking photos yesterday.
Fair's fair!
In the Kanto Kasuga City, at the Rocket Team's base.
"Multi, Multivolt Beta is gone!"
A researcher had been searching through the database for half a day without finding Multivolt Beta. He exclaimed in a sweat, "No wonder today's data processing is so much slower!"
The other researchers realized the situation, whispering to each other, their expressions changing abruptly as sweat formed on their foreheads.
For the current Rocket Team, the value of Multivolt Beta was undeniable.
Its worth in daily operations might even surpass that of Mewtwo!
Now that Multivolt Beta was missing, many high-performance systems would...
"It's frozen!"
"Mine's frozen too!"
"How did Multivolt Beta escape?"
"Quick, let Multivolt take over! I'm at a critical point in my calculations!"
"It's already taken over, but the combined computing speed of over a dozen Multivolt can't match a single Multivolt Beta!"
".
Chaos ensued within the Rocket Team's base.
It's easier to enter luxury than to leave it.
Accustomed to the high computing speed provided by Multivolt Beta, even deploying a dozen Multivolt couldn't compensate.
However.
A worse situation unfolded.
"Oh no, we're doomed!"
"Multivolt Beta left a firewall vulnerability, and several Multivolt have escaped!"
A researcher's face turned pale.
Multivolt was a research achievement of the Rocket Team. Initially, they didn't place much importance on it, thinking it was slightly better than a top-tier computer, but not by much.
But as Multivolt evolved into Multivolt 2 and eventually Multivolt Beta, they finally realized the significance of this Pokemon for networks and data.
Now, with several Multivolt on the loose,
they were drenched in cold sweat.
"Quick, fix the firewall vulnerability!"
"What if Multivolt Beta sees the closed firewall and doesn't come back?"
The researchers were a bit dumbfounded.
"Then let's quickly retrieve the remaining Multivolt before they escape too!"
As they exchanged information, several more Multivolt escaped.
In an instant.
The Rocket Team's research room was in disarray, even attracting Satoshi's attention.
(End of Chapter)
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