He knows Pokémon better than me.

Soon, the two people and the bear reached the third floor of the Water Tower.

This time, the one guarding the floor was a female apprentice with short blue hair, who had a capable demeanor and used a Tentacruel Pokémon.

"Try my Tentacle Jellyfish Combo Style: Whiplash!"

Because the arena was only half the normal size, even though the tentacles of the stinging jellyfish could not extend more than ten meters like the giant vines, their wild swings were still dangerous, and the bear apprentice could only dodge repeatedly.

Fortunately, on land, the stinging jellyfish is difficult to move and is basically confined to its place.

Moreover, this whip, which is not strong in single-target attacks, is not difficult for Xiong's apprentice to deal with.

"Bear drink.!"

As the bear apprentice steadied itself, it unleashed the Flowing Water Rock Shattering Fist, its hands moving with varying speeds and ripples of water. Even the densest tentacles and vines were deflected by the force of the water, unable to attack its main body.

After the stinging jellyfish lashed out wildly, the bear apprentice didn't even retreat a step. Instead, he beat the stinging jellyfish until it was panting heavily, and all its tentacles scattered.

"Perfect, I'll use it to improve my proficiency with Water-Flowing Rock Breaker."

Xiao Zhi wasn't in a hurry; there was still plenty of time today.

He wasn't in a hurry, but the blue-haired girl opposite him was getting anxious, sweating profusely as she directed the attack. However, the attacks from the stinging jellyfish couldn't even touch a hair on the bear apprentice's sleeve.

"Are the Kuma disciples on the Isle of Armor really that powerful?!"

She was amazed; no wonder none of the apprentices at the martial arts school were qualified to receive it.

Just as Tentacruel calmed down and its movements became briefly stiff, Ash and Kushner's eyes lit up at the same time.

"Now! Break the rocks!"

The bear apprentice swiftly approached the stinging jellyfish, and smashed a rock-breaking punch into the red crystal on the stinging jellyfish's forehead.

Hit the mark!

Even though the Tentacruel has excellent resistance to fighting attributes, it couldn't withstand being hit in the vital area of ​​its forehead by two "bang bang" punches.

The tentacles that lashed out from beneath him instantly became chaotic, with some even spiraling and intertwining together.

"Absorb punch!"

The stinging jellyfish, instead of being a source of energy for the bear apprentice, quickly restored his strength after its green-glowing fist was thrown.

Boom-!
In the end, the jellyfish collapsed, unable to fight any longer.

"Stemless jellyfish are still not suitable for land, unless there is a type of stingless jellyfish that can walk freely on land."

Xiao Zhi casually remarked, "But that's probably impossible, right?"

After a short rest, he led his apprentice Xiong up the side stairs.

Next is the fourth floor of the Water Tower—

This time, the one guarding the level was a handsome brown-haired male apprentice with slightly curly hair, and his partner was a spiky clam that was grinning maliciously, with the sharp horn on its forehead emitting white energy.

"Try Clamshell's combo attack - bombardment!"

It's obvious that this Clamshell's special ability is "continuous attack"!
"Spiky Shell, use the Spiked Cannon!"

"Ice pick!!"

"Rock Blast!!"

This Shellder had basically mastered all the consecutive moves, and in an instant, the dojo was filled with white light projectiles, sharp ice spikes, and rock bullets.

The spiky shells bombarded relentlessly like rocket launchers, their continuous attacks amplifying the density of their "projectiles"! "Get out of the way!"

At first, Xiong's apprentice could use the Washing Green Ancient Fist to deflect all the attacks, but the Spiny Shell's firepower was endless, and the more he fought, the more it seemed to multiply. In the end, Xiong's apprentice simply chose to run and dodge.

However, the Spiny Shell and the Tentacle Jellyfish in the previous layer share the same weakness: they are both stationary attackers and have difficulty moving.

Even the condition of the spiny bream is worse—

The stinging jellyfish can turn at least 360 degrees with agility, while the spiny clam doesn't even turn its body as easily.

"If you don't use the shell-breaking method, it's quite easy to deal with."

Ash's expression remained unchanged, but his apprentice, Kushala Daora, understood immediately and had already run directly behind Cloyster. Even if Cloyster's continuous attacks could be fired upwards and turn in the air, it would be difficult for Cloyster to change course to its rear.

"Now! Break the tile!!"

The bear apprentice cleaved his hand into a blade and slashed fiercely at the shelled body of the spiky clam.

Despite its seemingly hard shell, it is, after all, an Ice-type Pokémon, which is at a significant disadvantage against Fighting-type moves.

Clang! Clang!
After several attempts to split the tile, the brown-haired apprentice began to lose his composure, while the spiky shell itself showed signs of panic due to the violent shaking of its shell.

"Damn it. Hatching!"

The exceptionally agile apprentice was impossible to aim at and hit, leaving him with no choice but to take a desperate gamble.

The shell seemed to shatter, and the body inside the shell seemed to burst out like a Gastly. In an instant, its attack power and speed increased significantly, and the seemingly heavy shell could even move quickly on the ground.

*Crack!*
The Spiny Clam swiftly slid to the bear apprentice's front, its sharp horns pointing directly at it as it charged up its power. This time, the power of the ice spikes it unleashed was far beyond what the Flowing Rock Smash Fist could deflect.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi immediately shouted:
"In that case, let's speed things up! Tile Splitting - Swift!"

The bear apprentice charged towards his opponent, and as if he had received some kind of boost, his speed suddenly increased, turning into a black and gray afterimage.

Mastering the move and being swift allows the bear apprentice to strike before Cloyster releases its ice spikes, prioritizing it over "Break Out"!
Bang bang!

Clang!
Another series of heavy hand chops struck the Spiny Shell in the face, instantly interrupting the latter's release of ice spikes.

Hatching greatly increases its attack and speed, but at the cost of decreasing its defense.

As the bear apprentice slashed fiercely, the spiky shell was instantly thrown back, crashing heavily into the edge of the wall.

Outstanding effect!

As the smoke and dust cleared, the shell of the Spiny Shell opened, revealing its purplish-black core with its eyes darting around, having lost consciousness.

"Hehe, I passed this level smoothly too~!"

Ash touched his nose and grinned. Once the opponent uses a move like "Shell Hatch," it will naturally be an excellent opportunity for him to attack!
If the opponent cannot use any moves, then "breaking the shell" is actually just a move that weakens one's own abilities.

Behind them, Marnie nodded repeatedly; this was indeed Ash's fighting style.

It's clear that although this bear apprentice hasn't evolved yet and is still in its "baby stage," its qualities in all aspects, except for its positive strength, have already reached an extremely high level.

"I lost, please."

The brown-haired apprentice sighed helplessly, bowed towards the stairs, and then went to treat the spiny shell clam.

Xiao Zhi didn't rush upstairs; he rested with his bear apprentice at the bottom of the stairs for a while.

Only the last two floors of the Water Tower remain! (End of Chapter)