Diancie Abduction Plan

June 25th.

Three days had passed since the world-shocking Kalos Ultimate Weapon Incident.

Although the incident had erupted suddenly and ended on a relatively happy note with the help of two Legendary Pokémon, the devastating consequences of that catastrophe remained deeply etched in people's minds.

The Kalos League decided to erect a monument at the original site of the Twilight Forest explosion, commemorating this terrifying disaster that had nearly caused massive casualties.

The raw materials for the monument would be the remnants of the Ultimate Weapon.

Xia Chen had not told the League that the Ultimate Weapon had not been completely destroyed. Without the energy of the XY Legendary Duo to activate it, the Ultimate Weapon was no different from scrap metal, intact or not.

As the turmoil gradually subsided, the cleanup efforts related to Team Flare were also proceeding at full speed.

For example, catching the moles.

For Team Flare to have operated in Kalos for so many years while maintaining a positive public image, there had to be more than just Malva acting as an insider within the Pokémon League.

That was indeed the case. In the aftermath, nearly a hundred mid- and high-ranking officials with close ties to Team Flare were uncovered. Although most of them did not know Lysandre's true objective, the number was still shocking.

Public dissatisfaction with the Kalos League rose accordingly.

But none of that had much to do with Xia Chen anymore.

He had already left Lumiose City and headed into the wilderness near Anistar City.

This was Team Flare's temporary headquarters after the Rivière Town base had been destroyed, and according to the information Malva had provided, it was the most likely place where AZ was being held.

AZ's existence was highly confidential. When Xia Chen asked Malva about him, she