The World Trainer Masters Tournament was universally recognized throughout the Pokémon world as the premier competition, with the highest standards and the greatest prestige.
Held once every four years, the grand event drew the attention of every Trainer in the world.
This year's host city was Ever Grande City, in the picturesque Hoenn Region.
Eager to restore its reputation, the Hoenn League regarded this Masters Tournament as its most important stage for showing its strength to the world.
To demonstrate its support for the Hoenn Region and the unity within the Pokémon League, the central Pokémon League dispatched a delegation with a truly illustrious lineup to compete in and watch the tournament.
Leading the delegation were the Pokémon League's only two remaining top combatants-Lance and Lorelei.
Their attendance undoubtedly gave the Masters Tournament even more attractions and talking points.
Yet for Ye Li, this event that commanded the world's attention meant something else.
-An opportunity.
To ensure absolute safety around Ever Grande City during the Masters Tournament and prevent any terrorist attacks or unforeseen incidents.
The Pokémon League transferred large numbers of elite personnel from various critical departments to Ever Grande City to handle perimeter security.
Among the forces transferred were most of the elite guards stationed at the Demon Island underwater prison, along with their ace Pokémon.
According to Lin Feng's months of continuous monitoring and analysis.
For a full week after the opening of the World Trainer Masters Tournament, Demon Island's internal defenses would fall to their lowest level in history.
The frequency of its external security patrols would also drop by more than seventy percent compared with normal.
An unprecedented, weeklong gap would open in the prison's defenses.
This was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Ye Li had long awaited.
He did not hesitate.
The instant he received this