Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 942, The Sky Collapses
Meanwhile, the Lava Team's warship was a hive of activity. The pungent smell of poison gas filled every corner of the cabin, making it difficult to breathe. The Lava Team members, searching for the thief, were struggling to clear the poison gas from the cabin.

The dim lights flickered under the shroud of poisonous gas. The team members, wearing makeshift gas masks, moved through the pervasive fog, coughing incessantly. The sounds echoed in the enclosed cabin, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.

After all the poison gas was finally expelled from the cabin, the thief who stole the leader's elf was still nowhere to be found. The three officers of Team Lava gathered together, and after a serious discussion, they had a guess in their minds.

Could the thief still be mixed in with them?

They had already sealed off all the ship's passageways, making it impossible for the thief to get out. It seemed that only by blending in with them could the thief be found so quickly.

With this in mind, the officers immediately sprang into action, gathering all team members and ordering everyone to assemble on the deck.

The sea breeze howled, making the team members' uniforms flutter. The Lava Team officers' eyes were as sharp as eagles as they scanned the crowd, trying to see who was missing or who had been behaving strangely recently.

When asked who was missing, the guy who patrolled with Yu Hai panicked instantly. His face turned ashen, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and a look of panic and fear appeared in his eyes.

Since Yu Hai has left and his true partner has long since sunk into the sea, the team is clearly short of members.

"Report, my patrol partner is missing." He gritted his teeth and reported the incident with a forced smile. He knew in his heart that even if he was scolded, it was better than hiding it. Otherwise, if he were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"When was the last time you saw him?" The Hokage's eyes were sharp as he stared intently at the patrolling Lava Team member. His intuition told him that this was the key to finding the thief.

"It was during our patrol, around two or three in the morning." He dared not hide anything and told the truth honestly. He secretly groaned; his last meeting with Yu Hai was after that gambling incident.

"What were you doing at that time? Where did he go afterward?" the Hokage continued to press, his eyes filled with urgency. He had finally seen a glimmer of hope in finding the thief, and he didn't want to give up easily.

“Back then, back then…” He hesitated, his words becoming halting, and his eyes began to dart away. At that time, they were gambling, which was strictly forbidden on the ship, and he was well aware of the consequences of telling the truth.

"Speak up, or I'll feed you to the sharks!" The Hokage reached out viciously and grabbed the other man's neck, the veins on his hand bulging.

He looked as if he really wanted to strangle the other person. He was so angry that he was practically fuming, and this guy was still hesitating in front of him.

"Lord Hokage, I was playing cards with them back then." He lowered his head slightly, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness and despair.

He knew in his heart that saying this would offend many people, but in his view, it was better for everyone to suffer together than for him to bear all the consequences alone.

"What?! You dare to neglect your duties? I ordered you to patrol, and you dare to play cards!" The Hokage was furious, the muscles on his face trembling slightly with rage.

He was trembling with rage, wishing he could strangle these useless idiots immediately. The anger in his heart was like a raging fire, almost consuming them.

This is clearly not the time to dwell on such trivial matters. The Hokage was extremely anxious. The most important thing now was to find out where the person who was patrolling with this guy had gone.

His eyes widened as he glared fiercely at his trembling subordinate, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is he? Where is he?" "No, I don't know. I haven't seen him since I went to play cards..." His voice trembled, filled with obvious fear, and his head was lowered so low it was almost touching his chest.

"Damn it, you piece of trash!" The Hokage glared at his drooping subordinates, his anger practically bursting forth.

After so much time has passed, they still haven't caught even a petty thief, and they've just watched him get away. They're a bunch of good-for-nothings!
"By the way, who was standing guard at the lab entrance last night?" Himura, who had been pondering something, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the Hokage's tirade. An ominous premonition washed over him, as if he had thought of something extremely bad.

He pondered to himself that if the thief's purpose was simply to steal, then there was no reason for him to miss the laboratory.

You see, the laboratory contains a lot of good stuff, and even many rare elves are kept there. If those precious things are stolen, it would be a huge problem.

But as soon as he asked the question, the scene fell into a deathly silence, and no one answered.

Himura's face turned deathly pale instantly. A terrible thought exploded in his mind: since no one responded, could it be that the person who stood guard at the lab door last night was that despicable thief? How could a thief be so audacious? And he hadn't even noticed?

"Oh no, I need to go to the lab!" Himura was extremely anxious. Before the other officers could ask what had happened, he rushed towards the lab like an arrow.

The laboratory door was flung open by Himura with a loud bang. He rushed in and glanced at the place where the elves were imprisoned. When he saw that the elves were still there, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.

But soon, he felt that something was not right. His eyes quickly scanned the laboratory and he suddenly noticed that the rock container that was originally placed on the experimental table was gone.

His heart sank. He then scanned the entire laboratory and discovered that the glass beads that had been placed there for research had also vanished without a trace.

"Aaaaaah! That damned thief stole Groudon's body fragments and the Mega Stone!" Himura, his face flushed with rage, stormed out of the lab.

Those two props were crucial to his research; they were precious materials he had meticulously studied. Now that they had been stolen, how could he not be furious?

He stormed onto the deck, his eyes blazing with fury, and unleashed another torrent of abuse on his bewildered men: "Find him alive or dead! Find him! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find him for me, you bunch of useless idiots..."

"Himura, what exactly is missing?" Seeing Himura so enraged, the Hokage felt uneasy and quickly approached, asking in a low voice.

"Groudon's fragments and Mega Stone are gone..." Fire Village gritted his teeth and cursed angrily, each word filled with boundless rage.

"What?" When Hokage and Koga heard that these two items were missing, their eyes widened instantly, their expressions froze, and they involuntarily swallowed hard.

They knew perfectly well that they were in big trouble now.

Not only has the leader's Pokémon not been found yet, but the laboratory has also lost such a precious item. They can already foresee the leader's furious rage when he finds out about this. Even if the entire ocean were poured on him, it probably wouldn't be enough to quell it.

(End of this chapter)