I caught a Pokémon

But looking around, there wasn't even a trace of the attacker!

What's going on?!

Was it that person who did it? Or does he have reinforcements?

Just as she was wondering, another scream came from the other side, out of sight. When Suixing turned around, she saw another team member being smashed into another wall!

Just like before, it happened in the blink of an eye, but we still didn't see any attackers!

"Be careful!" she shouted urgently. "Everyone, gather together! There's an unseen force at work here!!"

Just as she finished speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of her. Although the shadow was very close to her, the conspicuous Gengar mask made her recognize the shadow's identity at a glance—it was the attacker who had just disappeared!

Before she could even cry out, Suixing felt a large hand press against her face. The next second, before she could even realize what was happening, she felt a tremendous force strike her, lifting her off the ground and sending her flying backward!

Everything happened too fast.

It happened so fast that no one noticed when this bizarre attacker appeared. It felt like teleportation!

By the time the Team Galactic elites and Pokémon around them reacted, they saw that Jupiter was being held face down by the attacker and flown into the conference room. Then, it jumped down through the gap in the broken wall of the conference room!

"Lord Sui Xing!!"

"Boss!!!"

Seeing this, everyone was shocked and rushed to the gap to look down. They saw the strange attacker dressed as Gengar, holding Jupiter in one hand, flying away into the distance as if gliding!

How did this person do that?!

No one knew why this Gengar, which was clearly dressed as a human, could glide, but that wasn't what they cared about most. What truly horrified them was that Jupiter, one of the executives of Team Galactic, had been kidnapped!

Right under their noses!

These people exchanged glances, and without any hesitation, they released their flying Pokémon and leaped down from the broken wall to give chase!

As the backbone of the Galactic Team and direct subordinates of Jupiter, these people could not stand idly by and watch their officers be arrested, so a pursuit was almost foreseeable.

Meanwhile, high in the sky, Xia You, who was sliding downwards under Gengar's power, glanced back and saw that all the team members had chased after her. She then looked down at Jupiter.

After the initial panic, the woman realized how bad her situation was. To avoid falling from the sky, she could only use both hands to tightly grip Xia You's arm.

Seeing Xia You looking over, she quickly and sharply asked, "What are you doing?!"

Xia You smiled slightly, then realized that she was wearing a mask and Sui Xing couldn't see her smile at all. But she was too lazy to explain. Instead, she looked at the ground, scanned the area, found her target, changed direction, and glided towards the Galaxy Hundred Generations Building.

At this time, the area around the Galaxy EMI building was completely surrounded by police and onlookers.

After all, the fighting inside the building could be heard clearly even from outside, not to mention the constant explosions and flames, which were terrifying to watch.

While people speculated about what had happened inside, police officers set up a cordon and lined up in formation, ready to storm the building at any moment.

At that moment, a large number of Team Galactic members poured out and fled in all directions.

After realizing that these people were members of the organization they had been arresting and investigating recently, the police officers dared not be careless. They reported to their superiors while sending people to give chase.

Of course, the Galactic Team members who managed to escape through the main gate were just low-level administrative staff. The truly important people in the base had already left through the secret underground exit.

Amidst this chaos, Zhu Lan, unaware of the commotion, heard about the disturbance and left the celebration square, heading towards this location.

Chapter 955 Bamboo Orchid: ?

Because she was far away, Zhu Lan didn't immediately realize what was happening in the building.

Once she got a little closer, she could tell from the continuous explosions coming from inside the building that someone must have launched an attack.

However she looked at it, the building was just an ordinary office building, and she really couldn't understand why anyone would want to attack it!

But no matter what, as the Sinnoh champion, she still has to do something about this kind of thing.

At that moment, she suddenly felt something and raised her head.

Upon closer inspection, they saw something leap out of the damaged building on the seventh or eighth floor and glide through the air!

She was startled, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was a strange man dressed as a Gengar, holding a woman in his hand!

Um! ?

How dare they kidnap people in broad daylight?!

Zhu Lan's brows immediately furrowed.

We must rescue her!

Just as she had this thought, she saw the strange man change direction, circle around the building, and then fly towards her!

Good timing!

Zhu Lan took out a Poké Ball, intending to release her Pokémon to stop the strange man, but Xia You was faster than her. Before Zhu Lan could even speak, Xia You had already ripped off her black raincoat, casually wrapped Succulent in it, and then tossed it directly at Zhu Lan's feet.

thump……

With his head covered by the raincoat, Sui Xing had no idea what was happening and was knocked unconscious by the immense force.

All of this happened so fast that even Zhu Lan was completely baffled.

Although she was quite surprised, since this strange person had already arrived, almost instinctively, she opened the Poké Ball and released her Pokémon—a Milotic!

Before she could even command Milotic to launch an attack, Xia You used the immense momentum to reach Cyndaquil's side. The two were so close that Xia You could even feel Cyndaquil's golden hair blowing against her Gengar mask!

At that very moment, he whispered, "The rest is up to you."

You've left it to me?

What? You're leaving it to me!?

A question instantly formed in Zhu Lan's mind, but before she could come to her senses, Xia You had already swept past her like the wind and rushed towards the celebration square behind her. When she hurriedly turned around to look for him, she only saw a back view. Xia You landed steadily and then disappeared into the bustling crowd in the square.

What... exactly happened?!

Zhu Lan was genuinely puzzled.

She was completely baffled by this strange guy wearing a Gengar mask.

But somehow, watching the fleeting figure disappear into the distance, her woman's intuition told her that she felt like she had just been somewhere...

But before she could think about it further, she heard the sound of wind coming from the direction of the building.

She turned her head again and saw more than a dozen shadows flying out of the building and landing in front of her, pulled by Pokémon.

Needless to say, these people were the elite members of Team Galaxy who followed closely behind.

However, because Xia You had turned around in front of the building earlier, which was a large-angle adjustment of direction and briefly entered the blind spot, the team members did not see how he handed Suixing to Zhulan or how he hid in the celebration square. All they saw was Zhulan, who was also dressed in black, standing on the ground, and Suixing, whose upper body was wrapped up next to Zhulan.

After getting off the Pokémon, these people surrounded Cynthia, but no one dared to make a move.

This is because they have already recognized who this person is!

Or rather, in the Sinnoh region, very few people who have followed Pokémon tournaments would not know who this woman in front of them is!

This is the champion... Bamboo Orchid!

"Zhu Lan!" one of them gritted his teeth and said, "After hiding for so long, you've finally shown your true colors! I never thought you'd be the one opposing us!!"

Bamboo Orchid: ?

I'm going against you?

Zhu Lan was taken aback when she heard this. She was about to tell these people that they had misunderstood, but her gaze suddenly sharpened as she spoke.

These guys are Team Galaxy!

Because she had already accepted the commission from the Interpol police to investigate this evil organization, she immediately recognized these people after seeing their attire.

This made her swallow back everything she wanted to say. Instead, she narrowed her eyes, looked at these people, and then looked down at the woman wrapped in the raincoat.

Although her attire was quite different from these people, she was clearly one of the Galactic Team members.

If that's the case, then what about that person from before...?

At this moment, seeing that she remained silent, just like when she was fighting them at the base, some impatient people couldn't help but shout at her again.

"What exactly is your purpose?! Why did you kidnap Lord Jupiter?!"

It can only be said that because he mistakenly thought that Zhu Lan was Xia You, this question, which seemed to be an admission of guilt, allowed Zhu Lan, who was originally clueless, to instantly grasp the key to the matter.

Jupiter?

Based on the limited intelligence gathered by the Interpol, it seems to be a member of the Galactic Team, right?

I never expected it to be a woman.

The person wearing the Gengar mask just now grabbed a Team Galactic executive and threw him in front of him?

Based on the limited information available, that person is likely an enemy of Team Galactic and knows that they are being searched for!

However, although the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my enemy, there are still some things that need to be said.

"No, I didn't kidnap her."

Unexpectedly, the people from Team Galactic didn't believe her at all.

They looked at the black raincoat wrapped around Suixing, then at the black clothes on Zhulan, then at her tall figure, and finally, they all focused their attention on Milotic, which had just been released to deal with Xia You.

Although I don't know why they took off their masks, doesn't this all make sense now?

Still denying it was you!!

Do you think we're that easy to fool?!

"Even now, you're still spouting nonsense!" One of them seemed to have reached his limit. He waved his hand and called to his teammates, "Stop wasting time talking to her! Saving Lord Suixing is the priority! She's just one person; if we all attack together, we might be able to defeat her! The police are on their way; if we don't hurry, even we won't be able to leave!"

Hearing him say that, the other team members realized that time was running out. Seeing that more and more people were gathering around to watch the excitement, they stopped wasting words and commanded their Pokémon to attack Cynthia.

At this moment, Zhu Lan understood perfectly well that she had been used as a pawn.

Admittedly, the Galaxy Team's officers did deliver the gifts to her, which was a great help, but the fact that these gifts and troubles were delivered without any prior notice still made her feel annoyed.

It's like someone more capable than you, who can't stand your poor performance, simply throws the results in front of you!

A man wearing a Gengar mask!

I'll remember you!

That's right. Compared to the Galaxy Team, Zhu Lan at least realized that Xia You was male.

After all, Xia You had kept himself very well hidden when dealing with the Galaxy Team, but he had just taken off his raincoat in front of Zhu Lan, allowing her to see his physique and attire. That's why she was so sure of Xia You's gender.

However, even if we want to settle scores with him, we should wait until this matter is over. Right now, the most urgent task is to deal with the enemies in front of us!

Facing a Galactic team several times larger than herself, Cynthia didn't have Gengar to rely on like Xia You. Although she believed in her Milotic, she took out a few Poké Balls from her pouch and released a few Pokémon for the sake of caution.

With a flash of blue light, the next second, her Garchomp, Lucario, and Roserade appeared beside Milotic.

Zhu Lan is very strong, that's for sure.

It can be said that she is on par with Diantha as the strongest female trainer Xia You has encountered since he began his journey!

Even among male trainers, only Wataru can rival her!

As for who is stronger between them, we'll only know after they fight. Of course, this doesn't refer to the long-awaited showdown between the eight masters, but rather to multiple, repeated battles in complex arenas, with the winner determined by their win rate.

But no matter what, Cynthia's strength is definitely not something these elite members of Team Galactic can compete with.

Perhaps it was because they had never had a deep understanding of Orchid before, or perhaps it was the number of people that gave them confidence, or perhaps it was their urgency to save Jupiter, that led these elite members of the Galactic Team to launch wave after wave of relentless and fearless attacks on Orchid.

Even if the Pokémon in front is defeated, they will still command the remaining Pokémon to continue the attack and fill the gap.

To be honest, given their numerical advantage and their unwavering belief, even though Cyndaquil's Pokémon are stronger individually, they are still held back and unable to defeat Team Galactic's Pokémon in the short term.

This made Xia You, who had already gone far away and found a safe place to remove her disguise and look towards this place, shake her head repeatedly.

"Still too restrained..." Gengar beside him clearly noticed the problem as well. After clicking his tongue, he said to Xia You, "This is the strongest trainer in the Sinnoh region that you told me about? Well, her Pokémon do seem very powerful, but with such strength, why are she so hesitant in a fight? If we were in her shoes, we would have already taken these guys down!"

“You can’t blame her for that.” Xia You didn’t think so, but just smiled and said, “Her fighting style has always been known for being safe and steady. Not to mention that there are ordinary people gathered around. In order to avoid hurting innocent people, she naturally dared not use too powerful moves. The members of the Galactic Team didn’t have such concerns. It’s already quite good that they were able to fight like this.”

Gengar scratched his ear: "So, we're just going to keep this stalemate going?"

"How could that be?" Xia You shrugged. "Didn't you see Team Galactic's Pokémon falling one after another? Although they are slower, the scales of victory will eventually tip in Cynthia's favor. Besides, those police officers in the distance are not just for show; they will arrive to intervene soon."

Nodding in understanding, Gengar couldn't help but ask again, "But why are we doing this? We're the ones who broke into this building, and we're the ones who captured that cadre, so why are we handing him over to her now?"

"It's just a favor." Xia You smiled nonchalantly. "Besides, what would I need a member of the Galaxy Team for? I'm not expecting to use her to gain any credit with the Interpol. Moreover, we've stirred up trouble in their home base, so we're practically mortal enemies with them. Someone has to draw the fire for us, right? And who could be more suitable than a champion?"

Hearing this, Gengar chuckled, then turned its gaze back to the battle in the distance: "You're really wicked!"

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