Chapter 163 - 163: Return to Ecruteak City
When the two bodies fell, Murkrow barely reacted, quickly running over and positioning himself to attack the lifeless bodies on the ground.
Cain gestured with his hand, signaling that everything was over.
It was then that the fork embedded in his shoulder caused a sharp pain, affecting his nerves.
Enduring the pain in his shoulder, he took the Poké Balls from the belts of the two men and, after blocking them all, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What had just happened occurred so fast that Cain didn't have time to plan anything; in that instant, the action he took was simply the one with the highest chance of success, so he went for it.
Both opponents were stronger than him and were constantly on guard. Although he initially managed to deceive them, there were still many inconsistencies.
If they had gone to check what Cain had said earlier about seeing someone completely drenched, and if there had been no signs of water in that area, they could have realized Cain was lying.
That's why, before the two went searching for that nonexistent person, Cain had to get rid of them.
If he had let his Pokémon do it, it would have been too obvious, and the two clearly weren't inexperienced; they were always cautious around Murkrow and the others.
Fortunately, Cain seemed quite harmless and was rather young; he didn't have a strong build, which lowered their defenses.
Had Cain been a regular adult, it probably wouldn't have been as easy to eliminate them.