He knows Pokémon better than me.

The bear-clad disciple practiced Dark Strike in the backyard of the martial arts school, while the bear apprentice calmed his mind and tried to achieve a state of perfect tranquility.

"Ash, let's go to Honeycomb Island together later!"

Just then, Mary walked over and sent a team invitation—

This is her third trial mission. After completing this mission, she will be able to unlock the entire Isle of Armor.

She was still regretting not witnessing the trials of the Tower of Evil. Fortunately, she could complete the last task today and then witness the legendary trials of the Tower of Water tomorrow.

"Honeycomb Island?"

Ash repeated it, while Marie took out her Rotom phone and pointed it to the map.

Hive Island is located northwest of Isle of Armor. The island consists of a hexagonal main island and six hexagonal smaller islands extending out from it, hence the very descriptive name Hive Island.

Her third trial was to defeat the Queen Bee on the main island of Beehive Island and obtain a special honey called "Giant Sweet".

—The third trial is said to be much more difficult than the first two, and many martial arts apprentices have not yet completed it.

"interesting.!"

Ash became interested and looked at the two bears who were diligently training.

Bears love honey, right? It's perfect to get some of the Isle of Armor's special honey to reward my hardworking bear apprentice and the bear wearing the armor!
So the two immediately set off together, without delay, intending to complete the trial before dusk!
The route passes through cool wetlands, then hugs the edge of a focused forest, beyond which lies the boundless sea.

A six-story tower adorned with blue and purple accents stands prominently on the edge of the cape.

It is one of the two landmark buildings on the Isle of Armor, the Water Tower!

However, the focus today is not the Water Tower. After taking a look from afar, Ash turned his gaze to another direction on the sea. At the end of the churning sea, the outline of an island could be vaguely seen.

boom!boom!
The two released their respective riding Pokémon, Corviknight and Vulpix, and flew across the sea.

When viewed from above, one can more clearly understand why Beehive Island is named as such.

"It doesn't look that big?"

Ash looked around. Beehive Island wasn't very big, and there weren't any trees or hills to cover it. It was just a few flat islands connected together, with some short grass and flower beds on the surface.

You can see Bug-type Pokémon such as Tribeca, Squirtlefly, and Sweetiefly flying around the island.

Upon seeing the two "fierce" birds of prey descend from the sky, they panicked and fled to hide in the bushes at the innermost part of Beehive Island.

The two landed on the southernmost island. Ash didn't rush forward; instead, he stood at the back, holding his head, and watched the show, leaving the stage to Mary.

The latter took a deep breath and walked along the path to the center of Beehive Island.

According to Mrs. Honey Leaf, shaking that thick piece of wood meant the test was about to begin.

Mary reached out and shook the tree trunk, but she didn't use much force at all. In fact, with a tree this thick, she couldn't make any difference with her strength.

Sizzle—!
However, the giant tree began to shake, and the shaking grew louder and louder, with countless blades of grass falling, as if something dangerous was about to descend.

"This is?"

Ash looked ahead and noticed a pale purple light curtain starting to illuminate the edge of the central main island, stretching out and blocking it off; it looked very familiar.
It's a nest space!
He strode in immediately, as if he would shut out all the connected islands in the next second.

The two looked at the central giant tree at the same time. A queen bee flew out from the dense foliage and its body rapidly expanded and grew larger, reaching an exaggerated size of nearly thirty meters in the blink of an eye.

Its body was enveloped in a pale purple light, and three swirling clouds above its head clearly indicated that it had entered a Dynamax state!

"Is this your final test, defeating the Dynamax Bee Queen?" Ash looked at the girl beside him. Marnie nodded, her face showing no surprise.

She was skilled at gathering intelligence and had already learned about it from her senior brothers and sisters at the martial arts school. The final challenge was this gigantic queen bee—

It is quite special because it does not enter the nest space through the honeycomb stone platform in the usual way.

Or is Beehive Island itself a "Pokémon den"?
Most people don't know this and foolishly shake the trees, then suffer a crushing defeat in a one-on-one battle against the Gigantamax Bee Queen.

"Let's go, Dynamax Raid Battle!"

Ash, of course, didn't miss any opportunity to battle, and immediately pulled out a Poké Ball, while Marnie was also ready.

boom!boom!
Facing a Bug-type opponent, Ash decisively sent out Cinderace, while Marnie chose Bisharp.

The nest space was completely enclosed, which allowed the three-necked bees and budding flies from the surrounding islands to come and watch.

"Hehehe—!!"

The battle began, and the Queen Bee let out a high-frequency, sharp screech. Her wings flapped violently, instantly creating a huge and violent vortex hurricane that rushed straight towards the two of them.

It starts with a Max Airstream!

"Slay the Commander! Seal him with rocks!"

"Ace Flame, use Rockfall!"

The two were in sync, both choosing not to defend and to attack directly.

Whether it's the Steel-type Bisharp or the Rock-type Cinderace that transforms into Freedom, Max Airstream doesn't deal much damage.

Hua Hua Hua——!
A fierce hurricane swept through, leaving the grass and leaves on the island in a mess. Blaze Ace and Slash Commander were the first to be hit and were forced to retreat.

However, the effect was mediocre.

boom!
Boom boom——!
However, the stone ball kicked by Flame Ace and the rocks condensed and fell by Slash Commander were not so simple for Queen Bee.

Four times the restraint, remarkable results!!
The queen bee was even knocked to the ground by the rocks, her body covered in rubble and dust.

The speed boost from Max Air was reduced back to its original state after being sealed by the rock.

"Roughly four stars, maybe five stars?"

In just one round, Ash had a basic understanding of the strength of this Dynamax Beetle Queen.

The queen bee's face darkened as she suffered a setback right from the start, and her eyes flashed with even more ferocity.

"Jie Jie——!"

It emitted another high-frequency insect chirp, seemingly about to release a gigantic insect worm.

The Giant Insect should theoretically produce countless dazzling and dreamy green butterflies, but the Queen Bee's Giant Insect is quite special. Green energy bodies resembling bees continuously fly out from the honeycomb on her skirt, creating a noisy and jarring effect.

Buzz buzz buzz!
A dense, overwhelming swarm surged towards the two Pokémon.

"Giga Dynamax moves?"

Ash frowned, but the Velkhana herself didn't Gigantamax.
He could only interpret it as a mutated version of Gigantamax Gu, incorporating its own unique move, "Attack Command"? (End of Chapter)