By the time they left the Dragon's Sacred Land, dusk had fallen.
Their mood after the great battle was undoubtedly relaxed.
As they walked out of the mountains, Xia You and the others looked up at the sky. Beneath the orange-red clouds, they could see a dozen or so Pidgey leisurely flying over the peaks in a V formation.
Everything was so peaceful and harmonious.
Looking toward nearby Blackthorn City, they could also see that its lights had come on. With lights from houses, cars, streetlamps, and colorful neon signs, the entire city glowed with astonishing vitality, in sharp contrast to the silent forests around it!
All one could say was that it truly lived up to being a city surrounded by mountains. At this time every day, one could enjoy such a wonderfully evocative view!
No one would have guessed that a fierce battle had just broken out in a valley somewhere in those mountains!
After escorting the Team Rocket members for quite some time, Xia You and the others finally met Officer Jenny outside Blackthorn City, where she had led a team to receive them.
Officer Jenny praised them highly for capturing so many Team Rocket members at once, though she was equally regretful that Vicious had escaped.
"We were so close to catching him. Sigh, it really is such a shame to let one of Team Rocket's top executives escape like that. But in any case, capturing so many ordinary members at once is undoubtedly another heavy blow to Team Rocket. You've done us a huge favor!"
"Vicious won't be running wild for much longer," Lance said gravely. "Carrying such dangerous Poké Balls and daring to attack the Dragon's Sacred Land-the Elder has already given the order. Once the other Dragon Tamers in our family receive the