In fact, what Steven thought was similar to what Aoki guessed.
For Team Magma, Steven may learn more from some information in the League.
If you really want to say who knows more, it must be Aoki.
After all, in his previous life, Aoki experienced the rise of Team Magma and Team Aqua.
As a member of Team Rocket, he also dealt with Team Magma and Team Aqua in order to invade the Hoenn region, but at that time he was more of an executor and had no right to communicate with them.
After knowing that it might be about Team Magma, the two didn't press the issue any further.
Aoki sent a message to his mentor Matsuda, and Steven also sent a message to someone else. Although he didn't know who it was, Aoki guessed that it was either a master of the Jenny family or a master of the League.
"Aoki, be careful," Steven reminded.
Aoki nodded.
Neither of them said they were leaving.
They hid their figures.
After climbing over a pile of huge rocks, they finally saw a figure.
Hiding behind a huge rock, Aoki and Steven looked at a few people in the distance, all dressed in red, with red hooded vests on their upper bodies and red hoods on their heads.
On the vest, there was a black mark.
At first glance, it looked like a hill.
Team Magma!
Aoki and Steven's faces were a bit grim.
If it was other underground organizations in the Hoenn region, although the two of them were not rivals with their current strength, the pressure wouldn't be so great.
But Team Magma was different.
Although it hadn't fully formed yet, Steven had conducted a detailed investigation of this organization since a member of the Jenny family fell into Team Magma and disappeared, and he roughly knew the strength of this force, which was terrifying.
Not to mention Aoki, Team Magma and Team Aqua in the previous life could even compete with Team Rocket a little bit, so it goes without saying that they were strong.
There were quite a few elite-level masters in Team Magma.
Aoki wasn't sure who was leading the team this time or whether there was a Champion-level member present.
The two Team Magma members were talking about something, but because the distance was too far and the wind on the volcano was too strong, Aoki and Steven couldn't hear their conversation.
There was no choice. After some hesitation, Aoki dodged and continued to move toward the two, using the several huge rocks along the way for cover.
Steven watched Aoki's actions and wanted to stop him but didn't speak.
Aoki approached a certain distance, and after fully opening his psychic power, he barely heard the content of their exchange.
Two Team Magma members, a man and a woman, were responsible for guarding the entrance.
"I don't know how long I'm going to stay here. It's been several days since I've been on a mission. There's no place to take a shower here," said the woman among the two.
"Who knows? The task this time is quite simple. As long as you're responsible for guarding the door, you can get a lot of rewards and exchange supplies when you go back.
You'll improve your strength," the man said.
"It's easy to guard the gate, but I don't know what they are doing inside."
"Shut up your curiosity. This mission is led by Lord Butler. If you don't know what you shouldn't know, don't ask. Although Lord Butler's strength is relatively average among many adults, his temper is out of control," the man said with lingering fear.
"I heard... Lord Butler relies on the backing of Lord Huocun to hold this position?" the woman whispered.
"Shut up! Can you say such things casually? Don't get yourself killed?"
The communication between the two after that was just rumors about the high-level members of Team Magma, and Aoki gave up after listening for a while.
However, from the conversation, Aoki picked up some useful information.
Although he didn't know what Team Magma was here for this time, the fact that Chi Yansong wasn't leading the team personally made Aoki breathe a little easier.
If Chi Yansong had led the team himself, Aoki would have immediately taken Steven and left.
They weren't on the same level, and they would be instantly killed upon meeting.
And this Butler wasn't one of the cadres of Team Magma that Aoki was familiar with.
It was a name from the Fire Village, and Aoki had heard of it in his previous life. Butler was an important cadre of Team Magma, suspected to be a elite-level master.
At this time, Steven, who had been following Aoki's footsteps, also came to his side.
Aoki directly relayed the information he had learned to Steven via telepathy.
"What should we do? Should we withdraw directly? Or go in and have a look?" Aoki asked telepathically.
Steven didn't speak but pondered for a moment before nodding to Aoki with firm eyes.
The meaning was clear: go in and charge in!
In fact, Aoki had the same intention, but since they were just two people, he wanted to get Steven's consent.
A Pokéball appeared in his hand. To avoid detection, they had previously stored Skorupi and Aron in their Pokéballs.
This time, Aoki didn't release Skorupi but released his Slowking instead, and Steven didn't release Lairon's Pokéball but released his ace Pokémon.
It could be life-threatening if things didn't go well, so they better give it their all from the start.
The Slowking appeared, alongside a silvery shiny Metang.
The moment Steven's Metang appeared, Aoki received the data for this Pokémon.
Pokémon: Shiny Metang (Blue)
Gender: None
Level: 44
Types: Steel, Psychic
Ability: Eternal Pure Body
Held Item: Metal Film
Genetic Moves: None
Basic Moves: Psychic, Metal Claw, Magnet Rise, Slam, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Confusion, Confusion Wave, High-Speed Movement, Comet Punch
Moves Taught: Gravity, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Confusion Wave, Magnet Rise, Ice Wind
Aoki's first reaction when he saw this metal monster was, "What!"
This Metang should be hidden by Steven, his strongest steel Pokémon?
The Metang with dark blue aptitude that he saw last time should be the weaker one of his two metal monsters.
The level of this one had reached level 44. In theory, when it reached level 45, it would evolve into a Metang. However, since Steven didn't have a Metang at the time, he focused his energy on his other steel Pokémon.
A Pokémon with quasi-legendary potential!
Only after it evolved into Metagross could its true power as a quasi-legendary Pokémon be fully realized.
This shiny metal monster was already very strong, but it wasn't yet Steven's final form.
Maybe after it evolved into Metagross, this Metang would undergo a significant power surge.
Steven was aiming to reach the Elite level as quickly as possible.
Aoki had to hurry as well!