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The focus shifted to Cynthia's side.

While Diantha was sweeping away several Pokémon, Cynthia and Garchomp were engaged in an intense battle with Regidrago.

The two Dragon-type Pokémon simultaneously unleashed Dragon Claw, colliding with each other with irresistible force.

Bang!

Accompanied by a loud noise, the two Pokémon crashed into each other, and a rolling wave of energy surged out from their center.

But in just an instant, Regidrago was sent flying, crashing through a wall of the abandoned factory.

Seeing that Regidrago was no match for Garchomp, Dahlia's expression hardened, and she commanded loudly: "Regidrago, Draco Meteor."

As her voice fell, a golden ball of light pierced the sky, illuminating the night. The next second, countless meteors mixed with flames rained down from the sky.

Not only was Garchomp affected, but Angie and Diantha's side was also hit.

The abandoned factory's buildings were quickly smashed into ruins.

Garchomp swung its scythe-like fins, shattering meteor after meteor, bravely and quickly approaching Regidrago.

Under Garchomp's powerful attacks, Regidrago's Draco Meteor was unable to stop it.

Finally, Garchomp rushed in front of Regidrago and slammed into it with a Dragon Rush, causing Regidrago to scream and fall to the ground, unable to get up.

Seeing Regidrago fall, Dahlia's face was unusually ugly. Now they could only rely on Latios and Darkrai.

But the situation with Latios and Darkrai was still not optimistic.

Latios was facing Angie's Latios.

At this time, because it was not a public match, but a "real sword, real gun" fight, Angie did not hold back at all.

The two Latios simultaneously used Dragon Pulse, and violent explosions rang out in the air.

Just then, Regidrago's Draco Meteor rained down from the sky. Angie's Latios dodged nimbly, but Dahlia's Latios, because it was impacted by the explosion and failed to stabilize its body, was immediately hit by a meteorite.

"Woo ~ ~ ~" With a scream, Dahlia's Latios crashed to the ground.

Seeing this, Angie's Latios pressed the attack and immediately launched another Dragon Pulse.

With another loud noise, Dahlia's Latios lay motionless in the pit.

But Latias's situation was not as optimistic as her brother's.

Firstly, Darkrai's level was far higher than Latios and Regidrago, and secondly, its type was effective against Latias.

Darkrai controlled Dark Pulse, sweeping it out, and countless Dark-type energies exploded in the air, more exaggerated than fireworks.

Fortunately, Latias was agile. It flickered, constantly dodging Latios's attacks.

When Darkrai launched another Dark Pulse, Latias opened its mouth and spat out a sound wave.

Now they were counting on Darkrai.

Unfortunately, Darkrai was just a Pokémon controlled by Dahlia using a dark machine, and there was no bond between Darkrai and Dahlia. It was impossible for Dahlia to use a bond to awaken the confused Darkrai.

Darkrai first waved its fist, using Knock Off to attack its cheeks, beating itself bloody, and then controlled Dark Pulse to sweep around randomly.

The already dilapidated abandoned factory quickly collapsed into rubble under its attack.

Darkrai was still not satisfied, and crashed headfirst into the factory.

Accompanied by a loud noise, Darkrai was submerged in smoke.

Latias did not show mercy because of this, and launched Charm again, and the pink sound waves swept out.

Unsurprisingly, Darkrai was hit again.

Darkrai was resisted by Fairy-type moves. After taking two consecutive Charms, plus a few waves of Dragon Pulse earlier, how could it still stand up?

Seeing Darkrai also fall, Dahlia and the others knew that the situation was over, and turned to run away.

Diantha's Gardevoir's eyes flashed with a light, and the next second, all four of them were frozen in place by Psychic.

Immediately, the four of them were rushed up and handcuffed by the League trainers.

The previous battle was too intense, and ordinary trainers could not intervene at all. Even Fuyue and Hinata were powerless, so they could only hide in the dark and watch.

Hinata walked up to Rong Yan and the others and said: "We finally caught you. Do you know how hard we worked to track you all the way here?"

Rong Yan said unconvinced: "What's so great about it? If it weren't for someone else helping, what could you have done to us?"

Fuyue smiled and said: "Our Ranger Union is a branch alliance under the Pokémon League. We are all one family and help each other. What's wrong with that?"

Hinata waved her little hand, "Take them away."

The League trainers immediately escorted the four of them away, and did not forget to take away their Poké Balls and the dark machine that controlled the Pokémon.

Watching Dahlia and the others leave, Hinata and Fuyue walked up to Angie and thanked them.

"Ms. Diantha, Ms. Cynthia, Mr. Angie, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, we would probably have had a hard time catching these executives of Team Nightfall."

Diantha smiled and said: "It's nothing. We are all members of the League. Everyone is responsible for fighting crime."

Angie and Cynthia also nodded in agreement.

Just then, Cynthia's stomach suddenly growled, and her pretty face turned red.

Seeing this, Angie suggested: "How about we have some late-night snacks together? I'll cook!"

Cynthia responded without hesitation: "Okay!"

Hinata and Fuyue looked at Cynthia together, not understanding why she was so excited.

Cynthia said with a smile: "You'll know when you taste Angie's cooking."

For a time, Fuyue and Hinata became very curious about Angie's cooking skills.

Although they had already learned from elsewhere that Champion Angie was also a chef, they did not expect Ms. Cynthia to praise him so much.

At this time, Diantha suggested: "In that case, let's go to my house!"

Diantha does not often stay in Lumiose City, but she has a villa in Lumiose City. Every time she comes to Lumiose City, she will stay in the villa temporarily.

"Okay!" Angie agreed happily.

Soon, led by Diantha, Angie and the others arrived at her villa.

This was a luxurious villa, a detached building with a wide lawn, a swimming pool and large gardens.

Ange suggested, "Why don't we just have barbecue? It's so late, it's not convenient to do anything else."

As for barbecue, Ange has everything ready.

"Okay, okay!" Diantha agreed readily.

Ange then asked, "Ladies, are you not afraid of gaining weight?"

Diantha and Cynthia waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "Not afraid, not afraid!"

When there's good food, who cares about getting fat? Even movie stars aren't afraid; they don't get to do this often.

Hiyori looked puzzled, "Is it really okay to have barbecue so late at night?"

Diantha laughed, "It's not really late at night; it's almost dawn."

Hiyori looked at the time and realized it was almost 6 a.m. If it weren't autumn and the days were shorter, it would already be broad daylight.

"Then let's get started," Cynthia said excitedly.

With that, everyone began to prepare.

Diantha set up a lamp on her large lawn, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

Ange took out ingredients and utensils from his backpack.

As time passed, a rich aroma filled the lawn.

Hiyori took a deep breath and said, "I think I understand what Miss Cynthia meant; it smells so good even before we've eaten."

Once the food was grilled, Fugetsu took a big bite and immediately felt warmer.

"It's so delicious!" Fugetsu said, with grease on her lips.

At this time, Cynthia asked while eating, "What exactly are the members of Team Darkrai looking for? Why did they attack Mr. Morris's house?"

Ange and Diantha became interested upon hearing this.

Hiyori replied, "Not long ago, we discovered ruins in the Almia region. The ruins seem to be related to the Mythical Pokémon Arceus.

We found a map in the ruins, and that map seemed to point to a mysterious location.

And to get to that place, you must have a specific key.

Unfortunately, before we could study it, the map was stolen by a Team Darkrai spy planted in the League.

We suspect that Team Darkrai broke into Mr. Morris's house to seize the key to the mysterious place."

"I see!" Ange, Cynthia, and Diantha realized.

Cynthia said thoughtfully, "It seems that the mysterious place must be very important to Team Darkrai."

Fugetsu said, "Team Darkrai has always harbored wild ambitions, trying to control all the Pokémon in the Almia region through a Dark Machine, to achieve the goal of ruling the entire Almia region."

Cynthia sighed, "There are always people like that everywhere."

The group chatted while eating, and soon it was completely light. Everyone and their Pokémon had eaten their fill.

After eating, everyone went home.

Fugetsu and Hiyori had to interrogate Dakto and the others overnight.

Time passed quickly, and two days had passed. During these two days, Ange accompanied the Pokémon, having a good time in Lumiose City and buying many gifts for everyone at home.

To prevent buying gifts that didn't suit everyone's taste, he directly streamed the gift-buying process on his phone, letting everyone choose for themselves.

Everyone was as happy as if it were New Year's Day.

After the sightseeing, Ange planned to take everyone back to the Nibel Plateau.

However, at this time, Diantha and Cynthia approached him.

Ange asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why are you two here together?"

Diantha smiled, "We have something to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Ange asked, puzzled.

Cynthia explained, "To explore that mysterious place together."

"You found the location of the mysterious place?" Ange looked surprised.

Diantha said, "That's right. We found the map recording the mysterious place on Dakto, and we also recovered the key to open the mysterious place.

This is thanks to Cynthia and Dr. Sycamore. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have been able to decipher the secrets of the map."

Cynthia said modestly, "No way. Even without me and Grandma, the League would have been able to break the map, it was just a matter of time."

Ange asked doubtfully, "Is he willing to lend out the things from Mr. Morris's house?"

Diantha nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Morris has entrusted the task of exploring the mysterious place entirely to the League, and the League has entrusted it entirely to the three of us."

"I see," Ange realized, "How is Mr. Morris doing?"

Diantha replied, "He's not in mortal danger, but he was seriously injured before and still needs to be hospitalized for recuperation."

Ange breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's good."

Cynthia said, "How about it? Do you want to explore the mysterious place together?"

Ange thought for a moment and readily agreed, "Okay! Let's go together. I also want to see what's there that Team Darkrai is so interested in."

Diantha said happily upon hearing this, "That's great. I feel much safer with you around."

Ange then asked, "Where is the mysterious place?"

Cynthia interjected, "In the Sinnoh region."

"The Sinnoh region!" Ange understood, "The Sinnoh region has a long history and indeed has many mysterious places."

At this time, Ange thought of something again, so he asked, "By the way, how are Darkrai and the others doing?"

Diantha replied, "After the Dark Machine's control was lifted, Darkrai, Latios, and Regidrago left on their own. As for where they went, the League has sent people to track them, but it is currently uncertain.

As for Garchomp, Magnezone, and other Pokémon, they have been sent to the League's nature reserve. In the future, they will be under the League's protection and live a stable life."

Ange showed a gratified expression upon hearing this, "That's good. I hope they won't be involved in such unwarranted disasters again in the future."

Diantha and Cynthia nodded at the same time.

"Hopefully."

After chatting for a few more words, Diantha and Cynthia said goodbye.

Afterwards, Ange called home and told everyone that he couldn't go back tomorrow.

Another day passed, and on the aircraft heading to the Sinnoh region, Ange, Cynthia, and Diantha set off towards their destination together.

Originally, Ange thought that Dr. Sycamore would go back to Sinnoh with them, but she didn't, and instead stayed in Lumiose City.

Two days later, the aircraft arrived in the Sinnoh region.

However, the first place it landed was Cynthia and Dr. Sycamore's hometown—Celestic Town.

After leaving the airport, Cynthia said with a smile, "Welcome to Celestic Town as a guest."

Ange asked in confusion, "Why are we coming to Celestic Town?"

Diantha explained with a smile, "Because the place we're going to is very close to Celestic Town. After getting off the aircraft, of course, we have to come over and relax."

Ange suddenly understood, "Okay, we do need to rest well before exploring."