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Chapter 228 Fire Goose: I'm fighting the Evil Spirit, really? (4k)

Before coming here, Xia Chi had heard that the entire city of Chenghua was a fan of the owner of the Thousand Mile Pavilion.

Judging from the types of Pokémon that citizens are generally choosing, it's no exaggeration.

The peaceful and tranquil atmosphere in the air also affected Bictini.

The little guy remained invisible and quietly slipped into the middle of a group of skittish cats playing on the soft grass.

Victini seemed particularly interested in the skitty's fluffy, oval tail, which resembled a foxtail grass, and reached out to gently stroke the tip of one of the skitty's tails.

"Meow?"

Cattail, caught off guard by the sudden attack, stopped in its tracks, its eyes narrowed to slits as it stared at its tail, which seemed to have gained independent consciousness.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, as if a switch had been flipped, the cat started chasing its tail in circles.

"Giggle~"

Having successfully tricked the Skitty, Victini could no longer contain herself, and a clear, bell-like laugh, tinged with a hint of smugness, filled the air.

Seeing the astonished looks on the faces of those around her, Xia Chi quickly winked in the direction of the laughter.

Bictini then realized that she had been exposed again and obediently floated back to Xia Chi's side.

As we headed north, the number of wild floating bubbles around us increased.

They drifted leisurely in the deepening twilight, like little, light clouds.

Before long, a vast lake, as clear as a mirror, came into view.

Hundreds of floating bubbles gathered here, bathed in the last rays of the setting sun, chasing and playing with each other.

Because it was evening, they all retained their initial general properties.

Hundreds of "little clouds" floated in groups in mid-air, and from a distance, it truly made one feel as if they were in a cloud of clouds that hung low and within reach.

This is naturally the place with the most tourists.

Floating bubbles are very comforting.

They'll tease Growlithe by making him shake his wet fur when it rains in some areas.

It will also bring a patch of sunshine, offering comfort to tourists who don't seem to be in a good mood.

Tire and Winged Cat, who had never seen floating bubble sprites before, were also filled with curiosity about these little cuties.

Xia Chi was naturally happy to let his companions blend into this harmony, allowing the elves to play with the floating bubbles here.

This is because several floating bubbles used the [Sunny Day] feature.

So even though it was quite late, the "Floating Bubble Paradise" was still as bright as day.

Zhenyifa suddenly found itself feeling unusually light under the bright sunshine, its scarlet eyes filled with surprise.

Sister Fa tried flapping her huge wings, which looked like twin ponytails, and the speed was indeed astonishing, leaving behind afterimages in the air.

It excitedly darted between several floating bubbles that had used the sunny weather, creating gentle breezes that made the floating bubbles chirp happily.

Xia Chi understood what was happening as he watched this scene.

The [Ancient Activity] property of the Winged Beast will greatly enhance its highest ability, speed, under clear skies!
This is a level of luxury that Sister Fa has almost never enjoyed in her previous battles.

After all, Xia Chi's team was not built around the weather.

Most of the time, this powerful ability is ineffective, and it's not even as practical as [Levitate], which grants immunity to Ground-type moves during the Misdreavus era.

Xia Chi has no intention of building a weather team in the future. If she wants to activate [Ancient Activity], she can only rely on the [Sunny Day] that her opponents might activate.

Unless, in the future, they can subdue something like Guleton.
Speaking of Guleton, Xia Chi was reminded of the development of the time machine.

During this period, he maintained contact with the Zero Zone Research Institute about once or twice a month.

With Dr. Orin's research notes left by Xia Chi, Dr. Futu said that the development of the time machine is going very smoothly and it is expected to be able to conduct its first trial run in about six months.

He also invited Xia Chi to attend.

Xia Chi, who wanted to witness other bizarre Pokémon appear in this world, naturally agreed.

Just as my thoughts were drifting among these random thoughts, a sudden sound broke the silence.

"Go! Don't let a single one escape!"

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The instant the sound faded.

Several figures dressed in identical red and black uniforms with hoods on their heads suddenly emerged from the shadows behind the bushes, like venomous snakes that had been lying in wait for a long time.

They moved swiftly, were well-trained, and had a clear objective; dozens of Poké Balls were launched into the sky in unison.

Houndoom, Mightyena, and Camerupt, exuding a fierce aura, appeared in the open space, causing a stir among the visitors and other ordinary Pokémon in the Bubble Paradise.

It's Team Lava!

Xia Chi, who was originally lying comfortably on the lawn by the lake, enjoying the peaceful evening, suddenly sat up.

Tire Miao and Zhenyi reacted very quickly and returned to Xia Chi's side.

With a light leap, it appeared before him, its claws slightly outstretched, its crimson eyes sharply scanning its surroundings.

The other one hovered behind Xia Chi, with ghostly energy surging between its enormous wings.

In their eyes, these people who suddenly appeared were of unknown origin, and the most important thing was, of course, to protect Xia Chi's safety.

Xia Chi's thoughts raced. With a flick of his wrist, the red light of the Poké Ball flashed continuously, bringing back the three Pokémon—Winged, Bear Apprentice, and Ponpo—into the ball.

It wasn't that I was worried about their safety, but rather that these three were extremely conspicuous, almost like Xia Chi's calling card.

The purpose of retrieving them now is to conceal their identities and avoid alerting the enemy prematurely.

On their first encounter with Team Magma, Xia Chi was eager to see what these notorious underground organizations in the Hoenn region were up to by storming into this place.

Only Tire Meow remained vigilantly guarding her side, Shakiras was poised to fire like a bullet, and the invisible Victini hovered silently.

Xia Chi remained calm, showing no sign of panic, and instead gestured to the elves to remain patient.

At this time, the Lava Team's operation had also been fully launched.

"Disperse the crowd, and do it quickly!"

"Surround those bubbles and don't let them disperse!"

"Use the flame vortex to seal off the outer perimeter!"

Team Magma shouted commands as they roughly drove away and surrounded the terrified floating bubbles in the open space.

The swirling flames of Houndoom and Camel threateningly scorched the ground, further amplified by the encirclement of Great Hounds.

The floating bubbles had nowhere to escape and could only shrink their range of movement as they were surrounded.

Soon, hundreds of floating bubbles had gathered together.

At the same time, the roar of engines could be heard from the direction of Orange Blossom Forest.

Xia Chi looked up and saw an airship painted with the Lava Team's red and black flame logo flying rapidly towards him, hovering precisely above him.

The bottom hatch of the airship suddenly burst open.

A specially made giant net, covering a wide area and gleaming with a cold metallic light, was driven downwards to the center of the open space, and a swarm of panicked floating bubbles descended upon them!
They're trying to catch the floating bubbles!

The answer is already clear.

But another question is, what are the Lava Team supposed to do by catching the floating bubbles?
The answer flashed through Xia Chi's mind like lightning.

Using the ability to manipulate the weather with hundreds of floating bubbles, they forcibly alter the climate to awaken something slumbering deep underground! Perhaps this is just one part of a larger conspiracy, such as reactivating the volcano of Chimney Mountain.

Based on the information Xia Chi has about the Lava Team, this is probably their most likely objective.

At this very moment, the true guardian of the city, Senri, the Petalburg Gym Leader who resembles a "mayor," happens to be out catching Pokémon, making this the perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Bubble Park!
So, who was in charge of this operation?
Xia Chi's eyes swept over the chaotic Lava Team crowd, and soon his gaze settled on the edge of the open space.

A figure leaned leisurely against the rock. She was also wearing a red and black uniform, but her posture was incongruously languid.

The hood on her head slipped slightly, revealing a delicate and beautiful profile that was hard to hide even in the dim light.

She was slowly blowing a bubble gum, the bubble popped with a "pop," and she chewed it again casually.

Fire Goose, one of the three executives of Team Lava!
(Left, Fire Goose)
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Xia Chi raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is it her?

As one of the three executives of Team Magma, Koga's status is second only to the leader, Akame, and is on par with Himura and the Hokage.

In the special episode, all three executives possess strength comparable to or even surpassing that of the gym leader!

Unexpectedly, a "simple task" of catching floating bubbles attracted the attention of Fire Goose, who personally led a team to the scene.

It seems the Lava Team is determined to get their hands on these floating bubbles.

Or perhaps they genuinely harbored extreme apprehension towards the potential appearance of a powerful figure like the Thousand Mile Pavilion Master.

Now that they had found out the situation and confirmed the opponent's level, Xia Chi naturally couldn't just sit idly by and watch these innocent floating bubbles be captured by Team Lava.

Throwing out a Poké Ball, the three Pokémon that had just been captured reappeared beside Xia Chi.

Xia Chi gave clear instructions in a fast-paced manner.

"Tire Meow, Zhenyi Fa, go and destroy the net, but try not to hurt the floating bubbles!"

"Shakiras, Bear Apprentice, you two follow Ponpon to take care of the Lava Team. Try to cooperate as much as possible and don't act alone!"

After the command was given, Tire Miao and Ponpo did not act immediately. Instead, they looked back at Xia Chi with worry in their eyes, the meaning in their eyes was very clear.

If we leave, who will protect you?

Xia Chi smiled slightly, clenched his right fist, and a layer of light blue waveguide light flowed slightly.

He reassured her, "Don't worry, I've practiced aura manipulation for several months, I'm more than capable of protecting myself. Besides..."

Xia Chi looked up at the air and laughed, "Isn't there still Victini by my side?"

"Tini!"

The Victini did not appear, but its energetic and slightly excited chirping immediately echoed in the air.

It's been several months since it was born, and this is its first real battle.

There was no fear, only excitement and anticipation.

Upon hearing this, the elves stopped hesitating and joined the battle as Xia Chi instructed.

"Nya!"

Tire Cat crouched low, then suddenly unleashed a burst of power with her hind legs, shooting straight at the giant net that was falling from the sky like a green lightning bolt!
"Ooh!"

With a flap of its wings, the terrifying speed brought by the [Ancient Activity] property under a clear sky instantly burst forth.

It instantly transformed into a grayish-purple afterimage that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye, arriving before Tire Cat and even surpassing her, its target aimed directly at the crucial node connecting the giant net and the airship.

The other side.

"Boni!"

Evil-Pan conjured a thorny vine staff in its hand, disregarding type advantages and disadvantages, and transformed it into a mini dump truck, rampaging through Team Magma's Pokémon horde.

Shakiras and his bear apprentice, not to be outdone, followed behind, riding on the coattails of the legendary elves.

The sudden situation naturally caught the attention of the wild geese in the open space.

"Ok?"

Huoyan abruptly stopped chewing the bubble gum.

Gazing at the petite elf unleashing terrifying power on the battlefield, her languid gaze instantly sharpened, and for the first time, a clear look of astonishment appeared on her delicate face.

That's a cursed beast!
Team Magma is certainly not isolated from the world; in fact, they are more concerned about current events than ordinary trainers.

Fire Goose naturally recognized the legendary elf that had been famous not long ago at first glance.

In other words, her trainer, Xia Chi, came to Petalburg City and happened to visit the Floating Bubble Park in Petalburg Woods.

The extremely rare black swan event made Huoyan feel like the sky was falling.

They deliberately chose the day they were away from home to cause trouble.

As a result, he avoided a dojo master who was comparable to a king, but instead ran into this monster?

Fire Goose quickly composed herself and growled into the communicator, "Airship, take off! Get out of here immediately, quick!"

After watching the video of the evil disaster in Beishang Township, I felt that I could defeat the evil spirits and that my mind was clear.

Only two of these three conditions can exist at the same time.

Knowing the strength of the Egui Pong and with a clear mind, Huo Yan immediately issued the order to evacuate.

The villainous organization's efficiency and responsiveness to its leader's orders are beyond question.

Almost immediately after hearing the Fire Goose's command, the airship began to retract its net and ascend.

At this point, more than half of the floating bubbles failed to be caught in the net.

Even so, it will take time for the restarted airship to turn and climb.

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Seeing that Tireymeow and Winged Fly were closing in, Fire Goose reacted quickly and threw out three Poké Balls.

"Camel, Blaziken, Chandelure! Stop them from destroying the net!"

A flash of white light appeared, and the menacing fire-breathing camel blocked Tire Cat's path, its volcano on its back glowing faintly.

Blaziken, the most agile of the three, swiftly dashed toward Winged Mane in the air, followed by Chandelure, which emitted a chilling flame.

"Tirey, don't fight head-on, go and cut the net open first! Winged Wing, you too, avoid Blaziken and attack the net with Shadow Ball!"

Xia Chi pretended not to see the Fire-Breathing Camel. At that speed, it would take forever for this elf to catch up with Tire Meow.

With a nimble turn, the flower bud vine on Tire Cat's chest shot precisely at the airship in mid-air, and then her entire body swung over it.

With a flap of its wings, the speed increased further, easily dodging Blaziken's swift kick.

With its wings folded, a [Shadow Sphere] brimming with intense ghostly energy roared out and slammed into the thick cable connecting the airship to the edge of the giant net!

On the other side, the ground forces led by Ponpo were advancing with unstoppable momentum.

"Boni!"

Egui Peng looked at Shakiras and pointed his little hand at the thorny vine club.

Shakiras instantly understood and jumped over.

With a furrowed brow and a sharp cry, Pengpeng brandished the thorny vine club in her hand.

With a bang, Shakiras's hard shell flew out like a cannonball.
With terrifying kinetic energy, it slammed into several large wolfhounds and fire-breathing camels, sending them flying and knocking down several Team Lava members behind it like bowling balls!
(End of this chapter)