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He had a full head of long, white hair like cotton wool, his figure was shrouded in a black cloak, and the white demon mask on his face exuded an astonishing chill, as if it were carved from solid ice.
"Come out, Celebi... You probably don't want this forest to be razed to the ground, do you?"
A hoarse voice, its gender indistinguishable, echoed through the night sky, and the onion-shaped tree on the big tree opened its eyes again.
"Compared to... (I won't help you; the laws of time and space cannot be overturned because of any one person...)"
"No, not impossible, right?" The masked man immediately locked onto Celebi's location. White mist rose behind him, and a red, upright bird-like Pokémon with white feathers covering its face and chest flapped its wings and gradually rose into the air.
This penguin, which looks like Santa Claus, carries a terrifyingly low temperature. With just a simple movement, it turns the trees below into a layer of icy white.
Delibird is an Ice/Flying-type Pokémon.
"Deli!"
The messenger bird flapped its wings suddenly, and a violent blizzard swept across the night sky, obscuring even the full moon.
"Compare...!"
Celebi was enveloped in a white light, causing the forest to tremble. Leaves swirled and flew into the sky, converging into a chaotic storm that directly confronted the blizzard.
Leaf storm!
"Bang——!!!"
......
"call--"
A gust of wind ruffled Little Blue's skirt, and she immediately squinted, ceasing her commands to Squirtle.
"What's wrong?" Ren Ti also stopped.
"I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. You guys practice first, I'll be right back."
Blue raised his hand and recalled Squirtle, then released Jigglypuff into the sky without saying a word.
Looking into the distance, she saw a nightmarish figure at the edge of the forest.
"Masked Man...!"
Her pupils contracted sharply, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Despite the immense fear in her heart, she did not back down. She patted Fatty and silently approached him.
...
"Bam—"
Byunta shielded Xiaohuang from the strong wind and then put her on the ground.
He had also spotted the figure wearing an ice mask in the night sky, his expression grave.
"The masked man... how did he end up here..."
As a seasoned Pokémon fan, Byunta knew the masked man's true identity, but fearing the man's terrifying strength in capturing Ho-Oh and Lugia, he did not choose to seek revenge for Blue when he was still a novice.
But I never expected to encounter this at this time...
The masked man, whose real name is Guliu, is the gym leader of the Kaji City Gym in the Johto region, and holds the Ice Badge.
He is also an old friend of Professor Oak, and a top-tier trainer of the older generation who is no less than Professor Oak.
Unlike Professor Oak, who switched to Pokémon research later in life, Plum has dedicated his life to pursuing greater strength due to his unwavering belief, and has over fifty years of training experience!
He can be considered the most senior member of the professional trainer group.
In the special edition comic.
In his youth, Gu Liu tamed two powerful Lapras, but in an accident, he lost both of his beloved Lapras, which caused him to fall into despair.
Later, after hearing that Celebi possessed the ability to travel through time, he devised an evil long-term plan.
Using his ice sculpting skills, he donned the Ice Mask, disguised himself as the Masked Man, and then, relying on the strength he had gained through years of training, he briefly controlled Ho-Oh using unknown means. He then sent her to search for exceptionally talented children throughout Kanto, to select them, and to provide them with special education.
He hoped to train these children to become his loyal subordinates.
At first, Liu Bo was unaware that Celebi could travel through time and space at will; he only sought to fight, attempting to weaken Celebi and capture it.
But in the end, all of them ended in failure. Instead, he often fell into weakness and lost control of Xiao Lan and the others, allowing Xiao Lan to escape with another child, Xiao Yin.
When he escaped, he also took the rainbow feather and silver feather that he had obtained from Ho-Oh and Lugia.
Later, Liu Bo learned from his old friend Gangtie that there was a Poké Ball that could seal off time and space.
These Poké Balls require feathers from Ho-Oh and Lugia to be used to create the catching net.
He was furious about this, but there was no trace of Blue. He could only chase after Celebi while searching for Ho-Oh and Lugia, hoping to obtain the two feathers again.
As the story progresses into the Johto region, the Masked Man will become the strongest antagonist that many of the main characters will face...
"However, according to the current timeline, he should still be conducting research and preparations in the capital..."
Byun Tae pinched his chin, somewhat puzzled.
As he pondered, he inadvertently glanced at the full moon in the sky and suddenly realized what was going on.
"Is it a full moon tonight?...No wonder."
In the manga, Celebi appears in the paulownia forest in the Johto region on the night of a full moon.
As a vast primeval forest that stretches across the Kanto region, the Viridian Forest is adjacent to the Kiri Forest.
Clearly, during his battle with Lyub, Celebi retreated to Viridian Forest while fighting, attempting to use the power of the forest to fight against him.
"Bang bang bang..."
While Byunta was pondering, Celebi had already unleashed a massive storm of flying leaves.
The terrifying explosion instantly flipped the masked man's figure over, and even the powerful messenger bird in the air was forced to fly backward, its body covered in wounds.
Byun Tae shook his head slightly upon seeing this: "What a pity..."
The Grass-type Leaf Storm only deals a quarter of the damage to an Ice/Flying Delibird, making it virtually ineffective.
After settling Xiao Huang in, Byunta spread his senses as much as possible and headed towards the battlefield ahead.
However, a sharp shout suddenly rang out from not far away: "Turtle, use Water Pulse! Jigglypuff, use Hyper Voice! Nidora, use Sludge Bomb!"
"?!"
Byunta suddenly turned around and saw that Blue was directing three Pokémon to launch attacks at the black cloak drifting in the smoke in the air.
"boom--!!"
The three attacks collided together, completely enveloping the masked man's figure.
The area was filled with smoke, obstructing the view.
Chapter 105 Head-on Confrontation, Masked Man!
"Hey... Masked Man, I've finally found you..."
Xiao Lan stared at the tattered cloak in the smoke, a smirk playing on her lips.
The sneak attack she had just witnessed made her feel certain of victory.
“Hehehe…hahahaha…”
The sinister laughter grew louder and louder, eventually becoming unrestrained and exaggerated.
As the smoke cleared, the masked man's battered body reappeared.
He lost half of his body in the attack just now!
However, without him making any movement, his body began to regenerate.
That's right, it's a complete reshaping that's visible to the naked eye!
In the blink of an eye, the masked man's body was restored to normal, and the messenger bird flapped its wings and landed back on his shoulder.
"We meet again, Xiao Lan... I was worried about how to find you, but now it seems like it all came to me effortlessly..."
The masked man landed lightly on the ground, his expression obscured by the mask.
"You...?!" Xiao Lan's pupils shrank slightly; she hadn't expected the masked man to have such terrifying abilities.
"Bang bang bang..."
Before anyone knew it, a swift black hound carrying a skeleton had approached Little Blue. After several charges and bites, it knocked Jigglypuff, Squirtle, and Nidorina back and severely injured them, before jumping back to Masked Man's side.
Houndoom is a Dark/Fire type canine Pokémon, classified as a Dark Pokémon, similar to the mythical Cerberus.
That wasn't all; a large, spotted spider crawled out from the tree beside the masked man.
Alidos unleashed several swift spiderwebs towards Little Blue.
"Come back!" Little Blue reacted quickly, recalling the Pokémon and rolling to the side to try and dodge.
But Ariados's web was so vast that she had nowhere to hide and could only watch helplessly as she was about to fall into its grasp.
Just then, two flames suddenly shot out from the side.
"boom--"
The jet of flame swept across, completely incinerating the spider web.
The boy landed in front of Xiao Lan with a somersault, looked directly at the masked man, and said calmly, "In this world, only I can bully my woman. You... can't."
"Bian Tai!" Xiao Lan felt a sense of relief when she saw the boy's figure, but then she realized what was happening and pulled him away.
Unfortunately, despite his efforts, Byunta remained standing still.
"This must be the person you've been looking for, right?" Byunta squeezed Xiaolan's hand. "I'll avenge you today~"
After saying that, he pushed Xiao Lan behind him and stood up straight, in a posture of ready to fight.
"Hahahaha... So you found a helper. Kid, I see you have some talent. Why don't you join my side?"
The masked man said, opening his arms to welcome him: "I can promise you that you will become Kanto's number one trainer in the future."
As he spoke, the weakened Celebi, already frozen in ice by the messenger bird, was brought to his side and stuffed into its pouch-like hollow tail.
"..." Byunta did not respond, but simply examined Celebi and the masked man's Pokémon in silence.
Celebi lv83 (Level 2 God, Initial Stage, Severely Injured and Comatose)
【Delphie lv51 (Beginner Gym)】
【Ariados lv55 (Intermediate Gym)】
[Messenger Bird lv81 (Level 2 God, Initial Stage, Weak)]
As for the masked man himself...
[Little Wild Boar Lv83 (Level 2 God, Beginner)]
Byun Tae's lips curled into a smile.
That's right, this seemingly tall, masked body was actually created by Liu Bo using the little boar's ice-controlling ability.
That's why it can be reborn indefinitely!
Because of his hunched and thin figure, he was hidden in the very center of the cloak, while the rest of his body was an empty shell made of solid ice.
Furthermore, through his champion-level perception, Byunta clearly sensed that within a few meters of the masked man, there was a terrifying extreme cold; any ordinary attack would likely be frozen upon approaching him!
So Xiao Lan's combined attack was probably just an itch for him.
"Hmph..." Seeing that Byunta ignored him, the masked man casually swung a bolt of lightning, forcing Charizard and Rapidash back several meters, and then reached out his hand towards Blue:
"Alright, Little Blue, do you want to return my feathers to their rightful owner, or do you want me to take you back myself?"
His breathing seemed a little uneven as he spoke.
"You want this? Come and get it yourself."
Byunta took out the rainbow feather from his pocket and gestured for Xiaolan to step back.
"Hmm?" The masked man was suspicious, but his overwhelming strength made him fearless.
It floated up directly from the spot and quickly approached Byunta.
"hiss..."
Byun Tae narrowed his eyes, a bone-chilling coldness spreading through him, making his body stiffen.