20demayo Chapter 372 The Ruins Revealed, Ash Faints
Chapter 372 The Ruins Revealed, Ash Faints
Just as the three members of Team Rocket were about to make their move, a huge explosion suddenly rang out. Before the three could react, the rock wall behind them began to shatter at a visible speed.
With an even louder roar, accompanied by the cries of Team Rocket's three members, the trio, along with several other figures, fell from the platform to the ground amidst a shower of falling rocks.
"Who?!"
The sudden turn of events startled the Galactic Team members below.
Their actions today can be considered the foundational steps for summoning Dialga and Palkia; if something goes wrong here, they could all be doomed.
Therefore, when the incident occurred, Team Galactic had already had the Zubats flying in the air to swarm around it.
"Whose voice did I hear!"
"At the speed of light—"
"It's so noisy! Don't block the way here!"
Just before Team Rocket's passive ability was about to be triggered, Hikari, who was blocked by the two and unable to get up, finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted for Jessie and Kojiro to move aside. Only then did Hikari slowly get up and pat the dust off her clothes.
After getting up, Xiao Guang looked around and his furrowed brows froze.
It wasn't until this moment that she realized where she had arrived.
Standing at the front, Xiao Guang was being stared at by Zhenxing and the others. She couldn't bear the pressure, so she gave an embarrassed smile and slipped behind Xiao Zhi to hide.
"Damn it, it's you bunch of persistent ghosts again?"
Zhenxing never expected that she would run into Xiaozhi again in this place. Usually, it should be the other way around, not the other way around.
Moreover, their failure rate when they encounter Ash is almost 100%. Even though Zhenxing herself is not afraid of Ash, after all, compared to Cynthia, Ash's Pokémon can only be said to have more bizarre moves, and they are far from intimidating.
Yet, it was precisely with these seemingly ordinary Pokémon that he rendered them helpless, leaving them with no way to retaliate.
"We should be the ones saying that."
"Go ahead and capture it!"
After Ash retorted, the handsome guy who had been silent all along finally showed his ID and launched a full-scale attack on Team Galactic.
"Poisonous Skull Frog! Mud Bomb! Everyone else, get moving!"
Yes!
With Zhenxing's shout, almost all the Team Galactic members present began to command their Pokémon to launch an attack.
The remaining few were stopped by Hades.
"The mining is almost finished! We absolutely can't let these guys ruin it! You few keep mining! The rest of you, stop them!"
Zhenxing and Hades had a slight disagreement at this moment, but Zhenxing could only grit his teeth and give up arguing with Hades.
After all, she is already overwhelmed with work and has no time for internal strife. As a middle manager, he is in the most difficult position to act under these circumstances.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Ash didn't pay attention to the attacks from the regular Team Galactic members. He believed that Dawn and Brock could handle it on their own, not to mention that there was also the handsome guy fighting hand-to-hand. He believed that Team Galactic had never seen such a wild fighting style before, rushing into battle between Pokémon with their bare hands. Moreover, the handsome guy's skills seemed to be even stronger than their Pokémon.
They truly deserve to be called Interpol agents.
"Pikachu!!"
Pikachu leaped into the air, unleashing a torrent of golden, powerful electricity that collided directly with the Mud Bomb, causing a violent explosion in mid-air.
"Bogaman, keep using Tide—huh?"
Just as Ash and Zhenxing were battling, Dawn was thinking of sending Piplup to help Ash, but before she could give the order, Gastrodon, which had fallen with them, started to run away in fear.
Worried that the shell-less sea hare might encounter danger on its own, Hikari disregarded the battle at hand and simply gestured to Piplup to join her in chasing after the shell-less sea hare and protecting it.
"Poga!"
Bogarman responded and was just chasing after the shell-less sea hare when he suddenly heard an explosion.
The explosion didn't originate from a battle between Pokémon. After all, everyone knew that they were currently in an undeveloped cave, and if a fierce battle broke out there, it could cause the mountain to collapse, and they would all perish.
Therefore, the source of the explosion was not a Pokémon's skill, but rather the smoke bomb that Team Rocket had previously used.
"Hahaha! The Key to the Gun will be ours, Team Rocket!"
"What--!?"
Amidst the ever-spreading black smoke, only Musashi's arrogant, maniacal laughter could be heard.
The handsome guy looked up and saw the black briefcase that the Rockets had stolen through the smoke.
"Get the suitcase back first!" *2
In that instant, the two sides, who were fighting each other, simultaneously locked their attention on the three Rockets players.
"Haha! Who cares about you guys! We're leaving! Goodbye!"
After making that sarcastic remark, Musashi, carrying the black briefcase, planned to escape with Kojiro and Meow Meow before the smoke cleared.
But unexpectedly, in the short time it took her to turn around, the shell-less sea hare that had been running around with its head covered came up to Musashi's feet.
Musashi had just taken a step when he was tripped by the shell-less sea hare.
With a slight tilt of his body and a flick of his right hand, the suitcase flew out.
"Bogarman!"
"Poga!"
Piplup, which had been closely following the shell-less sea hare, was naturally the closest to it the moment the suitcase flew out.
Bogarman's body immediately flew upwards, but the next second, it sensed a terrifying killing intent.
Turning its head, it saw countless skills flying towards its location, blocking the path between it and the suitcase.
"Poga?!"
Faced with more than twenty attacks, Bogaman didn't even dare to think about taking them head-on.
After a scream, Bogarman decisively abandoned the struggle for the suitcase, tilting his body downwards in mid-air. The countless attacks just missed him and landed on the rock wall behind him.
"boom--"
Before the thick black smoke from the smoke grenade had even dissipated, countless specks of dust kicked up by the explosion were mixed into it the next second.
Hades was quick-witted and arrived at the suitcase's landing spot early on. Before the suitcase landed, Hades had already picked it up and opened it to check that it was basically unharmed before he breathed a sigh of relief. It was a false alarm.
but.
Just when the Galaxy team thought they had succeeded.
The rock wall, which was hit by countless attacks at once, began to crack at a visible speed. In less than three seconds, a large area of the rock wall was covered with spider web-like cracks. With a roar, the rock wall split open.
However, the cracking of the rock wall did not cause the entire grotto to collapse; instead, it revealed an ancient relic hidden within the rock wall.
"This is--?!"
Before the smoke completely enveloped the entire cave, everyone saw the enormous doorway on the ruins.
Zhenxing was startled and couldn't care less about anything else. He simply sent out all his Pokémon to protect them while running towards Hades's location.
"Is this it?!"
Zhenxing hurriedly inquired with Hades.
The ruins they had been searching for for so long had finally appeared. If they could confirm that these were the ruins they were looking for, their operation could proceed to the next step immediately, or even be completed in one fell swoop.
"Confirm it right away, and hold them off for a little while longer until then."
The excitement on Hades' face was hard to hide.
After all, how many people can remain calm when they are about to achieve their dreams?
However, to determine whether the true identity of this ruin is what they are looking for, they need to get closer with the Gun Key, which is why Hades asked Zhenxing to hold them off for a while.
.......
"Damn it, there's no way to pinpoint the enemy's location in this environment."
The handsome man didn't see the location of the ruins, only its general direction. However, in this smoky environment, no matter how strong his fighting skills were, it was impossible for him to rush up on his own.
"Ash, what's the situation on the other side right now?"
Dawn knew that Ash possessed the power of Aura and would not be affected by such an environment, so Dawn came to Ash's side, wanting to ask him for help.
The current situation on the field is not favorable for them; at least on the front lines, it will be difficult for them to break through the enemy's defenses on their own.
Especially since Pikachu has already been overwhelmed by five Pokémon from the planet Zhenxing, it will take Pikachu quite some time to defeat them.
Ash: "......"
Hikari and Piplup, who had already returned to Ash's side with Gastrodon, were both intently waiting for Ash's instructions.
But after waiting for a long time without receiving any reply from Ash, Dawn thought that his voice wasn't loud enough and quietly nudged Ash next to him.
"Ash? Did you hear that?"
Ash: "......"
Xiao Zhi still didn't respond.
It was only at this moment that Hikari finally noticed Ash's unusual behavior.
Then she thought about it and realized that Ash hadn't said a word since giving the first command for Thunderbolt. Normally, Ash wouldn't act like that when facing Team Galactic.
Even if he doesn't say anything, he should still send out other Pokémon and use Aura to command them in battle.
"Ash?! Are you alright?! Ash!"
Hikari shook Ash's body nervously, but Ash didn't respond at all.
Even during the shaking, Ash almost fell to the ground several times, but Dawn caught him in time to prevent him from falling.
"Xiao Gang! Xiao Zhi is in trouble!"
After losing his leader, Xiao Guang was at a loss as to what to do or what to do next.
Especially given the tense situation, they were being forced to retreat by the members of Team Galactic.
Actually, when Xiao Guang called Xiao Zhi for the first time and Xiao Zhi didn't respond, Xiao Gang already knew that something was probably wrong with Xiao Zhi.
Unexpectedly, it seemed that Xiao Zhi had completely passed out.
While covering his mouth and nose, Brock said in a deep voice, "Help Ash aside first! Then send out the other Pokémon to fight together!"
Now is no longer the time to conserve strength. The Galactic Team members have completely disregarded the possibility of the ruins collapsing since they emerged from them.
.
If they continue fighting like this, they'll be taken care of by Team Galactic before the cave even collapses.
"I see!"
After responding, Xiao Guang began to help Xiao Zhi walk slowly towards the edge of the battlefield.
Seeing this, Pikachu was very anxious, but without Ash's command, it really couldn't take down all five Pokémon of Zhenxing in a short time, so it could only fight and retreat.
.......
Meanwhile, on Ash's side—
"Here is, where?"
After regaining consciousness, Ash felt as if he had been in a very long dream.
When he regained consciousness, he discovered that the world he was in had completely changed.
The scene of numerous Pokémon battling it out inside the cave has disappeared, replaced by a field overgrown with weeds.
"This place is a little different."
In this unfamiliar environment, Xiaozhi instinctively activated the waveguide to explore.
With the help of the Aura, Ash immediately realized that this place was somewhat different from the world he knew.
but.
Although they are different, they are not two different worlds. It's just that the waveguide in this world is relatively more concentrated and pure.
Perhaps it's because the environment here is better? There isn't even a single person or Pokémon around.
Just as Ash was thinking this, a breeze blew by, and his Aura extended downwards, revealing something peculiar.
"What is that?"
Ash felt a sense of doubt and quickly ran towards the location where the aura had detected the anomaly.
It was a huge crater.
In the center of the pit was a rather large rock.
It looks like a meteorite.
However, unlike ordinary meteorites, Ash's Aura can completely analyze even meteorites. But for this strangely colored meteorite, the Aura was completely useless. No matter how Ash tried, the Aura just swirled around on the outside and couldn't get into the meteorite's interior at all.
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P.S.: I'm asking for a gift every day~ QAQ~!