I caught a Pokémon

This is a huge loss...

Putting aside his broken state, the other trainers, seeing that this Darkrai couldn't be captured, exchanged bewildered glances and stopped trying.

What's the point of fighting now?

Darkrai already has a trainer, so no matter how much they attack, they can't change the outcome...

That's really true...

What a waste of time...

The immense joy people felt upon seeing Dracule quickly turned into disappointment, sadness, and grief; for a time, only sighs could be heard.

Compared to them, Darkrai snorted coldly, ignoring the humans and flying towards the Tower of Time.

Since their hiding place has been discovered, this place is no longer safe. In that case, they might as well go back to their Poké Balls to recover their stamina!

And just as people were looking helplessly in the direction it had left, they suddenly vaguely saw a person standing on the top of the Tower of Time and Space, looking in their direction...

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Here's a 6000-word summary!

Chapter 991 This is a huge misunderstanding!

Let's go back a few minutes.

After resting several times on the stairs and climbing so many flights of stairs, Zhu Lan finally arrived at the screening room.

This really exhausted her.

Fortunately, thanks to the physical strength she had developed from years of traveling, she gritted her teeth and persevered.

Although she did sweat, at least... she didn't perform as poorly as Ash.

Before she could even catch her breath, she quickly looked to her left and right.

Unfortunately, everything was normal here, and since it was her first time here, she couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Fortunately, this wasn't her destination. After walking to the platform outside, she looked up for a moment, found a foothold in advance, and then nimbly climbed up to the roof of the playback room.

It must be said that from here, the entire town of Baiyang can be seen, and the scenery is truly exceptional.

The airflow and the lack of guardrails made people worry about safety, but Zhu Lan was bold and meticulous, and this problem was nothing to her.

But just like below, this place is spotless, without leaving even a trace.

This made her feel somewhat discouraged.

Having come all this way, yet still finding nothing, not even a glimpse of the man, was truly hard to accept.

hateful……

Where did they go?

Have they already left this place?

Noticing that she seemed to be getting a little irritable, Zhu Lan took a deep breath to calm herself down.

Well, not finding the masked man was exactly what I expected.

After all, a day had passed, and it was normal not to find any trace of it. In fact, she hadn't had much hope to begin with.

They only came here because they had no other choice but to come here when they had absolutely no other clues.

But then again...

Zhu Lan closed her eyes and pondered deeply.

Even though the battle is over, standing here, feeling the sky, the town below, and the air, one can still faintly sense the grandeur of that battle.

On the way here, she watched those videos several times. As a fellow trainer, she subconsciously put herself into yesterday's battle.

If it were you, what would you do in that kind of battle?

However, it must be admitted that when facing Dialga and Palkia, he did not have any Pokémon with the terrifying suppressive power of Mega Rayquaza, not to mention that Darkrai was also involved.

One against three...

Masked man...

While you are indeed despicable, I have to admit that your Pokémon are really powerful!

Thinking of this, Zhu Lan couldn't help but open her eyes and take out the black raincoat.

This raincoat is the one Xia You used to disguise herself and wrap up Sui Xing outside the Galaxy Hundred Generations Building. Later, she threw it, along with Sui Xing, in front of Zhu Lan.

Zhu Lan carried it with her for no particular reason; she simply wanted to use it as 'evidence' to confront Xia You when she saw him.

But at this moment, feeling the afterglow of the battle, and putting herself in Xia You's shoes, she somehow found herself putting the raincoat on herself!

Just then, she suddenly noticed a battle taking place in Gaudi Park beneath the Tower of Time.

Although it was quite far away, her excellent eyesight allowed her to recognize at a glance that it was a black Pokémon being attacked by a group of trainers, and the battle... seemed to be quite intense!

Upon closer inspection, she realized that the Pokémon that had been attacked was none other than a Darkrai!

and many more…

Darkrai!?

The Darkrai that appeared in Ashford Town must be the one that participated in the battle yesterday!

I never expected it to still be here!

Is this town its habitat?

Or is its trainer still here?

Just as she was wondering what was going on, she saw the Darkrai fly towards her and, in no time at all, disappear into the playback room below!

Meanwhile, in Gaudi's park, after the initial surprise, people also recognized the bamboo orchid.

Although they couldn't see faces at that distance, they had cell phones, cameras, and binoculars!

With a magnifying glass, anyone who wants to see the bamboo orchid on the Tower of Time can obviously do so.

And just as people saw Cynthia's face clearly, and the familiar black raincoat she was wearing, the trainers couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!

The same outfit, except for the absence of a mask...

So the person wearing the Gengar mask was actually Cynthia!!

She hasn't left yet!

Still in this town!

They were even more surprised when they saw Darkrai fly right up to Cynthia's feet.

It turns out she actually caught that Darkrai!

People were both surprised by this discovery and felt that it was to be expected.

After all, they were unwilling to accept that an unknown person possessed such terrifying combat skills, but if it was Zhu Lan, then it would make sense.

As expected of the Sinnoh champion...

Indeed, only she possesses such a Rayquaza, which makes people feel envious and jealous!

Indeed, only she had the ability to capture such a powerful Pokémon!

Admittedly, although only about twenty trainers discovered this 'truth,' it is foreseeable that in the days to come, this news will spread to a small number of people from among them.

Let's turn our attention back to the Tower of Time and Space.

Cynthia was also somewhat surprised when she discovered that Darkrai had entered the Tower of Time.

However, she immediately realized that this was probably its hiding place, and she might even encounter its trainer!

And from that trainer's words, surely he knew the masked man's whereabouts?

Thinking of this, she had an idea and quickly jumped off the roof, returning to the platform she had just been on.

However, just as she was about to re-enter the playback room, a woman's voice came from inside.

"You are... Miss Zhu Lan?"

Upon hearing the voice, Zhu Lan stopped and looked up. She saw a beautiful woman holding onto the handrail as she walked up the stairs.

"…Who are you?"

Zhu Lan hesitated for a moment, then realized she was certain she had never seen this woman before!

The person who came was none other than Alice, who had just parted ways with Xia You and the others not long ago!

Alice looked at Zhu Lan, lingering for a moment on her black raincoat, and couldn't help but smile, "My name is Alice, and I'm responsible for helping the owner of this Time Tower manage this place."

So they were people from this Tower of Time and Space...

Lancea nodded, not surprised that the other person knew her. After all, with her reputation, she was a well-known figure in Sinnoh, and she was used to it.

"Is there something you need?"

“Um…” Alice smiled, “I remember there should be a ‘No Entry’ sign down there, Miss Zhulan, I wonder if you…”

Oops!

Forget about it!

Zhu Lan's expression froze for a moment, then she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I came here to find someone, so I barged in without asking permission..."

At this point, she seemed to remember something and couldn't help but ask Alice, "Since you are from this Tower of Time, have you seen that man wearing the Gengar mask?"

A man wearing a Gengar mask?

Upon hearing this, Alice's gaze unconsciously drifted back to the raincoat on Zhu Lan's body.

Following her gaze, Zhu Lan realized that she hadn't taken off her raincoat yet, and couldn't help but feel helpless.

"You've misunderstood." She gave an awkward smile, quickly took off the raincoat, and explained, "This is indeed the masked man's raincoat, but I obtained it by chance. I only arrived in Baiyang Town today. As for why I'm wearing it..."

Zhu Lan thought for a long time, but she was too embarrassed to speak.

Should I explain to people that I wore the raincoat to imitate the masked man?

If I were to tell anyone, what would this woman think?

Do you think I have some kind of special fetish?

Or is he an impersonator of that masked man?

She didn't want people to misunderstand her like that!

Fortunately, the woman named Alice in front of her, although somewhat surprised, did not say much, which made her feel a little more at ease.

"I see." Alice nodded in realization, then smiled and said, "Speaking of which... indeed, many people came looking for the person wearing the Gengar mask throughout the day, which shows that yesterday's battle really caused a sensation, even alarming you, Miss Cynthia. But... why did you just say it was a man?"

With just one sentence, it was revealed that this woman probably didn't know much either.

Despite this, Zhu Lan patiently explained, "Because I had dealt with him closely before and confirmed his gender. Moreover, I also know that he is a tall, dark-haired man and not too old!"

So that's how it is!

"I didn't expect Miss Zhulan to have met him before. By the way, where was the last time Miss Zhulan interacted with him?"

Zhu Lan made no attempt to hide anything and blurted out, "Just a few days ago, in Baidai City."

A few days ago?

Baidai City?

Upon hearing this, Alice seemed to recall something, a flicker of light appearing in her eyes. But two seconds later, her face regained its smile, and everything seemed perfectly normal.

But how perceptive is Zhu Lan?

With just one glance, he could see her expression clearly!

This woman should know something!

She instantly realized this, but still asked casually, "What? Do you happen to know some clues?"

“That’s right,” Alice smiled. “Although I’m not entirely sure, I heard… Baidai City just finished a grand festival a few days ago, and today, Baiyang Town also just finished a grand festival, so…”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lan's eyes lit up!

That's right, that was indeed a detail I overlooked!