I am the boss of Sakaki

Sakaki's figure had long disappeared, leaving only the anxious silence in Baidai City.

Soon, the news spread like a plague within the Sinnoh League, and its shock far exceeded any natural disaster or legendary Pokémon rampage.

A city, along with its guardian, the Heavenly King Wuming, was completely wiped off the map.

Panic and disbelief spread among the league's top brass.

The first to arrive at this limbo of hell were the Sinnoh Champion, Lugia, and the Ground-type King, Kikuno.

When they arrived, the color drained from their faces instantly. The scene before them was beyond their worst imagination.

As far as the eye can see, there is only a boundless expanse of charred black with wisps of blue smoke rising from it.

The outline of the city disappeared without a trace, replaced by a huge, deep pit that looked like it was smashed into the earth by a giant hammer from the gods.

There were no broken walls, no cries for help, and even large ruins were rare.

"This...this..." Kikuno's voice was dry and tense. The several ground-type Pokémon she sent out, like the most sensitive detectors, quickly drilled deep into the scorched earth to detect life.

After a moment, they returned, emitting a low, mournful cry, the message conveyed was cold and desperate.

"All dead..." Kikuno's voice was filled with a numb heaviness. She looked at Lugia, her eyes filled with bottomless sorrow and rage. "Including Wuming... In the entire Baidai City, there's not a single survivor. Which inhumane lunatic did this?!"

Lugia stood beside Garchomp, his brows already twisted into a knot, his handsome face shrouded in an unprecedented gloom.

He did not answer Kikuno immediately, but stared at the huge sinkhole.

The remaining energy fluctuations in the air were violent and chaotic, but several unique auras within them pierced his perception like a brand.

"It's him!" Lugia's voice was low and certain, with a chilling chill. "No doubt about it, it's the guy in the mask!"

"Who?" Kikuno asked. She was not directly involved in the Unova incident, but she had heard of the "masked man" who could kill the champion.

"An unidentified powerful man, or rather... a butcher." Lugia gritted his teeth. "Unova Champion Adek died at his hands. But I really can't understand..."

His eyes were filled with immense confusion. "Why did he suddenly appear in Sinnoh? Why did he choose Bai Dai City? And why did he do such... inhumane things?! Although his methods are ruthless, he has never had such a record of... massacring civilians!"

"Hmph!" A slightly sharp voice interrupted.

A short, fat, middle-aged man wearing a sophisticated alliance uniform walked over. He was the Secretary General of the Sinnoh Alliance, Mitsuzen.

Sent by Alexander, the president of the Sinnoh League and founder of the Battle Frontier, to assist in the investigation.

He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, seemingly unable to bear the lingering smell of burnt food in the air. "Champion Lugia, why should we bother trying to guess the motives of such a heartless criminal?

Do madmen need reasons to do things?

Their very existence is the greatest blasphemy to order!

The most urgent task is to mobilize all forces within the alliance to bring this demon to justice and comfort the souls of the 100,000 wronged souls in Baidai City! Fighting evil and upholding the dignity of the alliance is our unshirkable duty!

His words were sonorous and powerful, but a subtle hint of anxiety and calculation flashed across the depths of his eyes.

Lugia's eyes swept over Yutezen's indignant face, and the doubts in his heart were not only not resolved, but instead became more entangled like vines.

The top leaders of the alliance must be hiding something from him, and it is very likely directly related to the destruction of Baidai City.

"The most pressing issue now is the survivors," Kikuno said, interrupting Mitezane's impassioned speech. Her voice was thick with fatigue. "With Baidai City gone, what will happen to the survivors? Their homes, their loved ones, everything they depended on for survival... have all been destroyed here."

She looked at the hellish scene before her and felt powerless.

Lugia took a deep breath, suppressed his doubts, and forced himself to think realistically. "I remember that Caibai's daughter Caizhong, Wuming's son Wusong, and my own Shirona were all boarding at the Trainer Academy in Zhuqing City... It was a blessing in disguise that they escaped this disaster."

"Oh? Right, right!" Yu Shouqian's eyes darted around, his face immediately filled with a mixture of sympathy and concern. "Champion Lugia is right! These children have lost their loved ones and their homes. They are exactly the ones the Alliance needs to focus on!

Please rest assured, the two kings and champions, the alliance will provide them with the highest standards of preferential treatment and protection, properly resettled, and ensure their healthy growth. We will never allow the descendants of heroes to become homeless, nor will we allow those with ulterior motives to exploit their grief!

The relatively straightforward Lugia only heard the superficial concern and nodded. "Yes, that's good. The families of the victims are the most pitiful. I hope the Alliance can truly take good care of them."

Kikuno frowned slightly. She was more familiar with the behavior of some people in the alliance than Lugia.

"Champion Lugia, I'm entrusting you with the important task of tracking down that masked demon!" Mitsuzen turned to Lugia and spoke earnestly, "He's so cruel and brutal, committing such a tragedy in Sinnoh. He must have even greater plans! The Alliance's intelligence system and armed forces will fully cooperate with you!"

"Yeah," Lugia replied, his gaze returning to the massive crater. "Since he's come to Sinnoh and caused such a commotion, it's definitely not just to destroy a city. I'll find him, no matter where he's hiding."

A powerful aura rose from him, and Garchomp also felt the trainer's determination and let out a low roar.

"Thank you for your hard work, Champion!" Yu Shouqian bowed slightly, with just the right amount of gratitude and trust on his face.

Lugia said nothing more and leaped onto Garchomp's broad back.

Garchomp bent his legs, stirred up a gust of wind, and carried the Sinnoh champion into the sky, turning into a stream of light and quickly disappearing into the lead-gray sky.

His goal is clear.

On the ground, Kikuno looked in the direction where Lugia disappeared, then looked down at the completely dead, scorched earth beneath his feet and sighed heavily.

Yu Shouqian quickly took out his communicator and began to give orders in a low voice.

However, from the shape of his mouth and expression, there was no sympathy for the victims.

Full of calculation and shrewdness.

The wind still carried the ashes of Baidai City, swirling and whimpering.

In the distance, some alliance rescue workers and media helicopters who had rushed to the scene were like tiny flying insects, cautiously trying to approach the devastated area.

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