He knows Pokémon better than me.

As Ash pushed open the door, he found that the interior was a traditional dojo, with a dedicated battle arena in the middle. However, it was only about half the size of a standard arena.

To fight in this environment—

It's estimated that the entire Tower of Evil was also reinforced by the Ghost Sword Stone.

To the right are the wooden steps leading to the next floor. At this moment, a man in a martial arts school uniform is sitting cross-legged at the top of the stairs, resting with his eyes closed.

"Is this the legendary Tower of Evil?"

Ash and Bear looked around curiously, so they had to fight before they could go up?
The martial arts apprentice at the stairwell looked two years older than him. His eyes were still closed, but he spoke fluently:
"Are you here to undergo trials in the Tower of Evil? I am the guardian of the first floor. What you need to do is very simple: find the stairs to the next floor."

Xiao Zhi blinked, looking puzzled, and subconsciously said:

"Uh, isn't the staircase right behind you?"

The male apprentice remained calm and composed as he answered:

"Behind me? How could anyone possibly see through my illusionary disguise as Zoroa at a glance? Wait a minute?!"

The other person suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Xiaozhi in disbelief.

"You can really see the stairs?!"

His illusion of Zoroastrianism was so perfect that, in the eyes of a normal person, the staircase should now appear as a "giant pillar"!
"Is this difficult?"

Ash scratched his head, giving a matter-of-fact look.

This level of hallucination... I'm not trying to belittle it, but it's definitely far inferior to the hallucinations I experienced myself.

He could even see an adorable Zoroa, perched in the middle of the stairs, peeking out curiously.

"Now that you've spotted the flaw, let's settle this with Pokémon battles, Zoroah!!"

The male apprentice immediately stood up, raised his eyebrows, and entered battle mode, while the Zoroa had already nimbly jumped into the arena.

"Let me explain the rules first. You can only use one Pokémon in the entire Tower of Evil trial. Once you've chosen, you can't change it."

Ash grinned; it seemed like a battle was inevitable.
"I choose you, Doll Bear!"

The teddy bear has already climbed to a corner of the arena.

Although it's only half the size of a standard arena, it's large enough for small Pokémon or for battles that mostly involve Fighting-type Pokémon.

"Let me show you how powerful my Zorua is. Use High Speed ​​Movement!!"

Soon, the other side began to move. Zorua moved nimbly, leaving afterimages around the teddy bear.

As the guardian of the Tower of Evil, he is also pursuing the ultimate secret of the Tower of Evil: "One-Hit Kill Style".

Therefore, his attack method in Zoroah is to first feint an attack to find an opportunity, then find a weakness, and end the match with one blow!
"Zoro!"

Zorua found a blind spot and immediately lunged at the bear from behind, his claws gleaming with a chilling light as he prepared to strike the bear on the back of the head.

However, just as the cleaving attack was about to hit, the teddy bear seemed to have eyes on the back of its head, turning its head almost 180 degrees.

"Split the tiles!"

The next second, the teddy bear clenched its little fist and smashed it down.

The fist looked ordinary, even soft and weak, but the moment it made contact, Soroya's expression changed.

Its claws snapped instantly, the slashing attack was easily neutralized, and then the pink little fist of the teddy bear was already at its face.

boom! !

Zorua was struck hard, and its small, delicate fox body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall at the edge, unable to withstand the impact at all.

Outstanding effect!

"How is this possible?" The male apprentice stared at Soroya, whose eyes were darting around, his mouth agape, frozen in place.

Killed instantly with one punch?
He initially thought Ash was just using a baby dog ​​and would only go into the Tower of Evil to test it out before leaving.

Chosen by Master Ma as the guardian of the Tower of Evil, his strength is recognized by Master Ma!
"Haha, thanks for the advice. We can go up from here, right?"

Ash nodded and beckoned the bear to continue upwards.

If the next opponent is also of the Dark type, it will be a type advantage for Bear.

Upon arriving on the second floor, the surrounding layout was the same as on the first floor.

This time there were no illusions or disguises. A female martial arts student of about fifteen or sixteen years old stood at the top of the stairs. Her long orange hair was tied into a braid, and she looked heroic and capable.

Beside him was a Galar-like charging bear, its tongue lolling out, eager to pounce.

"You know the rules now, right? Then, let the trial begin!"

Without saying much, the female apprentice pressed the button on the speaker next to her.

"Aww~!!" "Aww~!!" "Aww~!!"

In an instant, a series of deafening howls echoed around them, the sound of which was similar to that of Galar charging at the bear, making the latter even more excited.

"Hehe, the second level of the test is to defeat my charging bear in an environment of 'loud roaring'!"

The orange-haired female apprentice put one hand on her hip and said smugly.

This is a pre-recorded clip of her yelling at the bear, especially in this enclosed indoor space, where the sound is even more agitated and piercing.

Under such sound, both the trainer and the Pokémon's condition will be greatly weakened.

—Of course, she had already had earplugs installed in her ears beforehand.

"Ugh, so noisy."

Ash frowned, and even the surrounding walls and floor vibrated with a buzzing sound.

However, Bebop sat on the ground expressionlessly. As a Fighting-type Pokémon, it has some resistance to Dark-type moves.

Seeing that his opponent's Ursaring had already leaped into the arena, Ash was naturally not to be outdone and prepared to fight.

"Charge straight at the bear, strike its vitals with a sneak attack!!"

The female apprentice immediately gave instructions, but her voice was drowned out by the noise.

No problem. As longtime partners, Xiong understood with just a glance.

Its body transformed into a black afterimage as it charged towards the bear puppet, raising one claw, which was covered in a dark purple glow, and slashing fiercely at the bear's face.

"Use brute force!"

Ash didn't hold back and immediately unleashed his ultimate move.

In his mind, he simultaneously used the power of waveguides to allow the teddy bear to clearly "hear" his commands.

The next second, white steam rose from the bear puppet's body, and its arm muscles began to bulge. It remained seated in the same spot, but its right fist was clenched and it charged forward!

Although he didn't know what was going on, seeing the fist coming straight at him made Xiong's heart skip a beat. He had a feeling that if they faced each other head-on, he would be killed instantly with one punch.

"Ugh!"

The charging bear quickly withdrew its attack, spinning several times in the air to forcibly interrupt its offensive and create distance.

This caused the teddy bear's powerful punch to miss, only creating a strange, blurry, and distorted image of the air!

Straight to the Bear: ".!" (End of Chapter)