Pokémon: Rise of Evil

Chapter 357 Zheshui's Gift

Entering the medical room, what caught Shota's eyes was Zhesui's sharp face, which looked like a dead man. His originally thick hair on his head was almost gone, and his wrinkled scalp was rolling like layers of mountains. Under the reflection of the light, there was not the slightest sense of smoothness.

His limbs, which should have been strong and powerful, became abnormally shriveled, like a dead tree with the vitality sucked out.

Every bone is clearly visible, and the skin wraps them tightly without any elasticity or luster.

The muscles had severely atrophied, as if they had lost connection with the bones, and hung loosely and weakly.

He looked extremely thin, as if he would fall down if the wind blew. His body was abnormally dry, as if he had been out of water for too long and had lost all the water in his body.

This dehydrated body made him look much older than his actual age, as if he had gone through a long and cruel torture.

In addition, Zheshui was placed on a bed made of precision instruments, with numerous tubes inserted into his body. The most shocking thing was:

The heart can no longer be seen in Zheshui's heart, and it is replaced by an unknown mechanical object.

To be honest, it's a complete miracle that Zheshui can still live like this with his old body.

Just when Shota was still in brief shock, Zhesui saw him coming and his lifeless eyes instantly became shiny.

A hoarse and weak voice came out of his mouth:

"You came."

"That's great. I don't need my housekeeper to read you the will for me."

As he spoke, Zheshui pointed his finger, which was propped up by a bracket, toward the door, obviously signaling the old butler to go out.

The old butler glanced at Shota, then hesitated on the spot. Just as he was about to speak, he was glared back by Lashui's stern eyes.

When he reached the door, the old housekeeper turned around with tears in his eyes and said to Zheshui:

"Master, please take care of yourself."

After saying this, the old butler opened the door and left the medical room.

There was a brief hint of moisture in Zheshui's eyes, but he quickly covered it up.

He pointed to the seat next to him, obviously signaling Shota to sit next to him.

Of course, Shota was not afraid of any tricks that Zheshui would play. After using his super powers to scan the room, he sat down directly on the stool.

However, what Zheshui said next shocked Shota a little.

"You are from Daigo's side, right?"

In response to Zheshui's question, Shota asked back:

"Since you already know everything, why did you dare to call me back to your side when you were at your weakest? Moreover, the distance is so close now. If I just move my finger, your life will come to an end."

Hearing Shota's question, Zheshui smiled, even though it looked a little ugly, he still smiled and said:

"You won't, because it's not in your interest, am I right? The true leader of Team Flash."

Listening to what Zheshui said, Shota frowned, his tone became colder, and he said:

"Who told you that?"

Seeing Shota's serious expression, Zheshui still kept smiling and said:

"Don't be so serious. I will give you a great gift, but let's first talk about why I know you are the real leader of Team Flash."

"Actually, I didn't know before you told me. This is just my guess."

As he said this, Zheshui looked at Shota, whose face was getting uglier, and laughed, then continued to explain:

"The second daughter of the Yuto family must have been kidnapped by you. After all, when she came, I paid special attention to her in the alliance and knew that she was working in Chenghua City. When you appeared in the Hoenn region, your first stop was Chenghua City.

Furthermore, based on your background, the Beedrill in your hand has completely exceeded the limit of what a civilian can possess.

Obviously, there is an organization behind you that supports you.

Only the leader can do all this and make the resources of the entire organization work for you."

After listening to Tetsu's explanation, Shota sighed and said:

"Your reasoning is indeed quite normal, but some of it is not correct. However, you are already very strong to have achieved this. After all, you unintentionally took advantage of your current situation to make me let down my guard a little, so that my hidden identity was exposed to you. So are you ready to die?"

Feeling the undisguised murderous intent in Shota's eyes, Zheshui just smiled and said:

"Stay calm. Didn't I tell you? I have another big gift for you. Oh, no, it should be two. Wait, that's not right either. It should be three."

Listening to Zheshui's mumbling, Shota felt a little confused. Just as he was about to take action, Zheshui seemed to see through his thoughts and said to him:

"In the closet on my right, there is a three-headed dragon's Poké Ball. Although my old friend is seriously injured now, if you can heal him, he might be able to recover and reach the quasi-god level. Hmm? Don't you want to take it?"

After listening to Zheshui's words, if Shota didn't think that slapping him twice now would kill him, he would have slapped him long ago.

"Zheshui, your spirit won't listen to me, so it seems useless if I take it. Tell me, what are the conditions?"

"Haha, you are just like me when I was young, a treacherous guy."

After taking a deep breath, Zheshui's face gradually turned red, and he said:

"Protect my granddaughter, Zhemei. As long as she is alive and well, the three-headed dragon will obey you. This is the last order I give him."

"What about your grandson Tetsuya?"

Hearing Shota's question, Zheshui's eyes were filled with tears, and he spoke tremblingly:

"He died, along with his half brother. This should be God's retribution to me."

After Zheshui finished speaking, the room fell into silence for a moment.

But soon, Zheshui interrupted the silence. He suppressed the sadness in his heart and continued to speak:

"I have a third gift here, but to get it, you have to listen to my story."

After thinking for a moment, Shota did not intend to use the life of a young girl to threaten a dying old man in order to obtain the so-called third gift, because now it seems ugly.

So, he opened his mouth and said:

"You tell me."