Lusamine went to the surveillance room and retrieved all the footage from the recent period.
After scrutinizing all the monitors, Lusamine made the perplexing discovery that, according to the surveillance, she could not find anyone or any Pokémon that had approached Cosmog.
"The devil take it."
Looking at the recent surveillance footage, Lusamine frowned deeply.
What Lusamine didn't know was that the cause of all this was Ace's Gengar.
As Ace's primary scout, Gengar was all too familiar with helping Ace sneak in and investigate data.
Gengar had already completely mastered all forms of surveillance methods. If it could still be discovered by Lusamine under such circumstances, then Gengar would truly be disgraced.
After Gengar had clearly investigated the situation, it merged into Cosmog's shadow and cautiously chatted with Cosmog for a while.
Feeling some sympathy for Cosmog's predicament, Gengar left a Shadow Ball for Cosmog.
However, the issue of the energy consumption for the remaining Shadow Ball had to be handled by Cosmog itself.
Of course, this was no problem for Cosmog, which wanted to escape this cage.
It absorbed some of Gengar's power with its own body and then mixed it with its own strength to maintain the consumption of the Shadow Ball.
Originally, Cosmog wanted to immediately break free from this prison, but considering Gengar, who had saved it, and Gengar's Trainer, Cosmog decided to grit its teeth and hold on for a period, to ensure they were not implicated.
Naturally, Cosmog had a little ulterior motive: to lure Lusamine and her associates over and see if it could use this Shadow Ball to kill those two individuals it fiercely hated.
But clearly, even with Cosmog maintaining the Shadow Ball's power, the Shadow Ball was still consuming too much energy. Neither its speed nor its destructive power was close to the force Gengar used.
But it didn't matter. Killing those two was just icing on the cake. If it failed to kill them, this was still enough to grant it freedom.
After using Teleport, Cosmog landed near Wela Volcano Park. It had learned during its casual chat with Gengar that they were currently residing on Akala Island.
After finally escaping, what Cosmog wanted was to find Gengar.
It was very clear that it had virtually no battle capabilities.
If it didn't want to be recaptured, it absolutely had to find a sanctuary.
And the only sanctuary Cosmog could think of was Gengar and its Trainer.
After all, the other party had saved it, and it could only request the other party to take it in.
Cosmog looked around and sensed the not-much-remaining power in its body. It decided it was best to hide somewhere first and then search for them.
However, what Cosmog didn't know was that it had underestimated the Aether Foundation's influence in the Alola region.
As a nominal Pokémon rescue association, the Aether Foundation's presence spanned the entire Alola region.
When Cosmog appeared near Wela Volcano Park, it was quickly discovered by Aether Foundation members, who immediately mobilized personnel to begin surrounding Cosmog.
When Cosmog sensed danger, it immediately used Teleport without hesitation, leaving the area of Wela Volcano Park and arriving near Paniola Hill.
The members near Wela Volcano Park were not disappointed when they found Cosmog had escaped.
Having previous experience in capturing it, they were well aware that to capture this Cosmog, whose Teleport range was extremely far, they would have to be patient.
What they needed to do was constantly surround the target, forcing it to continuously use Teleport, draining its stamina.
The moment it could no longer use Teleport, that would be the time to capture Cosmog!
Of course, this method was only suitable for an organization like the Aether Foundation, whose members were spread throughout the Alola region.
If anyone else tried this, they would only be led on a chase by Cosmog, which would have ample time to rest and thus possess enough stamina for Teleport.
Cosmog had rested in the grass near Paniola Hill for less than half an hour when its whereabouts were once again discovered by Aether Foundation members.
In less than five minutes, an encirclement was formed and rushed towards Cosmog.
With no other choice, Cosmog could only Teleport again, moving far away from Paniola Hill.
Under this rhythm of you run, I chase, Cosmog's stamina was quickly depleted.
The Aether Foundation further relied on sheer numbers, occupying many locations where Cosmog might appear.
Even when forced by desperation, Cosmog Teleported to the sea near Akala Island, Aether Foundation members still arrived quickly.
If Cosmog hadn't reacted fast this time, the Aether Foundation members, who were speeding towards it on motorboats, would have likely netted it.
Under duress, Cosmog Teleported again, directly escaping Akala Island and arriving at the nearby Melemele Island.
Because Cosmog's previous Teleports had all been on Akala Island, the Aether Foundation members on Melemele Island were relatively few.
Hiding in a cave, Cosmog could finally catch its breath for a moment.
However, Cosmog knew very well that it couldn't linger here for too long. With the Aether Foundation's determination to not give up until they succeeded, finding this location was only a matter of time.
All Cosmog could do was rest as much as possible, recovering its stamina to cope with the upcoming pursuit.
"Gengar, where are you..."
Cosmog lay on the ground, muttering sadly.
Under such fierce pursuit, Cosmog intensely missed Gengar from before.
Comparing the two situations, Cosmog was truly banking all its trust on Gengar.
On the other side, Ace and his group, currently on Poni Island, were collecting the remaining Z-Crystals.
Due to Ace's strength, the collection process was exceptionally smooth. They had barely spent much time and had already gathered all the currently existing Z-Crystals on Poni Island.
After defeating a male Island Kahuna on Poni Island, Ace put away the Z-Crystal and said with a smile, "Only the Z-Crystal on Ula'ula Island is left. Once that's collected, it'll be time to consider how to complete those side quests."
"Poof."
Just then, the special Poké Ball opened, and Gengar leaped out, its expression somewhat serious as it looked in a particular direction.
Ace was momentarily stunned when Gengar suddenly appeared, but then he reacted, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Don't forget, Ace's Viridian Power allowed him to look through his Pokémon's memories, so Ace was very clear about what Gengar had done under Aether Paradise.
"I originally intended to deal with the Aether Foundation along with Team Plasma, but Cynthia's interference allowed them to escape that fate."
Ace looked in the direction of Aether Paradise and said with a smile, "It looks like the piece I set up has finally been triggered."
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