By the time Yong left the Eterna Gym, the sky had grown dark.
Perhaps it was his imagination, but as he walked down the street, Yong felt there were far fewer pedestrians around. A faint sense of oppression seemed to hang over the entire city.
Glancing at the Galactic Eterna Building towering amid the concrete jungle, Yong held the Incubator in his arms and hurried toward the Pokémon Center.
He handed his Pokémon Balls to the attendant. Once his Pokémon had recovered, he used the Video Phone Booth to contact home and adjust his current team.
Although it was only dinnertime, Yong went straight back to his room, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.
That night, in the office on the top floor of the Eterna Historical Museum,
Warden Huosia of the Diamond Clan and two of her teammates, Eterna City's public security officer, Officer Jenny, Gardenia, the Eterna Gym Leader, who sat on the sofa drinking tea with a gentle expression, three Elite Class Gym Trainers, and finally Cynthia, who stood silently in a corner, her figure concealed in the darkness, had gathered...
Taqi remained seated behind his desk. Looking at everyone in the room, he said gravely,
"Although we've scheduled our departure for the afternoon and prepared a replica to mislead them, everyone needs to stay alert from this moment on! Team Galactic doesn't have many people stationed here, but they're all elites. Our plan may not fool them!"
Huosia frowned slightly and asked,
"Do we have any information on their personnel?"
Officer Jenny said quietly,
"According to our covert investigation, their base in Eterna City isn't Team Galactic's main base. It's a legitimate company focused entirely on business activities... However, at least one of their top commanders will be in charge here, supported by