Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"Hey!"

"Pikachu~"

Seeing that Ash had said so, Pikachu could only helplessly shrug.

"Congratulations, Ash! I still lost in the end. I can't beat you. Your Pokémon are all very strong!"

At this moment, Gary also came over to shake hands with Ash in a friendly manner after the game.

"Without Gary, I would have been very impressed with you!" Ash immediately gripped the handshake tightly.

"This was the most fun battle I've ever had. Let's battle again next time, Shigeru!"

"Okay, next time."

"However, by then, I might not be battling you as a trainer."

"what?"

"After this battle, I decided to quit being a Pokémon Trainer and instead follow in my grandfather's footsteps to become a Pokémon Researcher."

Ash looked at Gary's serious eyes and realized that he wasn't joking.

He simply patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

"Then I believe you will definitely become a remarkable person on your research path!"

"After all, even though you're arrogant, you're still Xiao Mao."

"That smelly fart can be eliminated, right?"

"Hahaha……"

From the beginning, compared to his peers, Xiao Mao has always been the one who thinks more deeply.

As his best friend, Ash gives his full support to every decision he makes seriously.

Moreover, with Professor Oak around, Gary's future as a researcher is absolutely bright.

"Ugh, those despicable rich kid!"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"No, it's our turn to go up on stage to receive our awards."

After the finals, there will be an awards ceremony and a closing ceremony.

After President Dama Lanqi delivered his speech, all the contestants and spectators cheered and surrounded the top three winners as they ascended the awards stage.

The president of the City Alliance has disappeared again. By the way, Ye Yue won third place in the final competition.

The tournament trophy was also presented to them personally by the league champion, Adu.

When Lance handed the championship trophy to Ash, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration for a long time.

As Xiaochun's family, Adu has now completely accepted Xiaozhi.

"That was a great battle, Ash. I'm really looking forward to your next performance."

"Thank you!"

Ash solemnly accepted the grand trophy from his hands, at which point Hanako immediately pulled out a camera from somewhere and started snapping pictures like crazy.

"Oh, I can stick all these photos on the refrigerator!"

"Mom, you don't need to take so many pictures..."

The flashes are so bright and never stop; Xiao Zhi can barely keep his eyes open.

Unfortunately, his words were completely ignored by his own mother.

At this moment, Hanako was surrounded by Ash's girlfriends, looking as radiant as an empress dowager, which made Ash's lips twitch.

But just as A-Du was about to present awards to the remaining people, the earth suddenly shook.

This wasn't the effect of a Pokémon using the Earthquake move; the entire Mt. Silver was genuinely shaking.

"Was this a real earthquake?" Shigeru quickly helped his girlfriend, who was about to fall, and looked anxiously at Satoshi.

After protecting his family and friends, Xiao Zhi quickly released his waveguide perception to locate the epicenter.

He quickly located the origin of the vibration.

"The noise actually came from the Alliance headquarters building."

"What!?"

A-Du and Chairman Da-Ma-Lan-Chi exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Go save the Alliance, young man!": Please stop the destruction of the Alliance's most important landmark, the "Alliance Building," and protect the guild leader's fragile heart (Kyoto Alliance Guild Leader Iori Yagami: My building, my building...)]

【奖励：联盟币+40000；体力+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；地区威望+20；地区好感度+20】

"How can a new quest be triggered at a time like this?!"

Speaking of which, the name of the Johto Alliance guild leader is really impressive; there's actually someone named Iori Yagami.

Chapter 343 The Evolutionary Opportunity of Mewtwo

After learning the exact location of the epicenter, the top eight teams in the tournament immediately followed A-Du to the Alliance headquarters building to provide support.

The remaining contestants helped the on-site staff evacuate the audience to a safe location.

This is where the female gym leaders in Ash's cheerleading squad come in handy.

They already had extensive experience in maintaining order in their respective cities, so they were able to take on the role of temporary commanders on the spot.

It was at this moment that some viewers who had been distracted by the battle suddenly realized what was happening.

"Oh my, isn't this the beautiful owner of our city's restaurant? How come..."

Then came the cries of "Ash is so damn bad!" which made everyone envious and jealous!

However, thanks to them, the onlookers were able to evacuate safely and in an orderly manner during the emergency, greatly reducing casualties.

Xiao Zhi has done a great job in picking up girls!

But even more people were secretly plotting against him, causing Ash, who was running towards the headquarters building, to sneeze several times.

"Xiao Zhi, do you have a cold?"

"How could that be? My strong body has never been sick!"

By this time, the contestants had already rushed to the front of the headquarters building, and Ash and Gary, as the two strongest among them, naturally ran at the front, closely following Lance.

The closer you get to the headquarters building, the stronger the tremors become, and you can hear explosions every now and then, as if something is about to burst out of the ground.

Meanwhile, the staff in the building were being evacuated under the direction of the supervisor. When they saw Adu arrive, several of the staff in white coats rushed over.

"Champion Adu, you've finally arrived!"

What exactly is going on now?

"It's that mysterious Pokémon in the central underground laboratory of headquarters!"

As he spoke, the man in the white coat quickly pulled out a tablet from his pocket and showed everyone the laboratory's surveillance footage.

"For some reason, the previously stable codename X suddenly woke up not long ago and started causing chaos in the experiments."

"Although we activated the highest level of defense to lock down the building, it seems we can no longer stop it."

Because they were close together, both Ash and Gary could see the screen clearly.

The creature codenamed X that the researcher mentioned looks remarkably similar to Mewtwo.

It's like a Pokémon based on Mewtwo, with added elements such as a hood and rugby gear.

"How can they be so similar?"

"You noticed it too, Ash, right? Its code name X looks a lot like your Mewtwo. We actually captured it when we were clearing out Team Rocket's headquarters."

"Team Rocket!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

At this point, Lance also explained the origin of the mysterious Pokémon to Ash and the others.

"So Team Rocket hasn't stopped their research on the Mewtwo project after all. Giovanni's obsession with Mewtwo really runs deep."

Moreover, according to what the researcher just said, codename X suddenly woke up not long ago.

Could it be because the aftershocks of Mewtwo's power, which I sent out to fight Regidrago, were transmitted here?

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi quickly coughed and changed the subject.

"This isn't the time for A-Du to think about that. The surveillance footage not only shows the Pokémon codenamed X, but also the Pokémon that's going berserk and causing destruction on other floors."

We need to act quickly.

Ash immediately recognized that those creatures wrapped in black lightning must have been Pokémon that had been controlled by Team Rocket's Dark Balls.

It seems that the League sent these Pokémon here for centralized treatment after the battle, but unexpectedly, they were all taken over by the rampaging Code X halfway through the treatment.

They are all under forced control and are engaged in a fierce battle with the alliance's staff.

"Yes, Ash, you're right!"

After listening to Ash's analysis, Avalon quickly ordered the researchers to open a large door.

Meanwhile, Gary was assigned to lead the team, while the others were divided into groups to deal with the out-of-control Pokémon.

He then discussed with Xiaozhi about going to the underground central laboratory together to solve the most powerful codename X.

"Ash, the strongest trainers here are you and me."

"The opponent was extremely powerful. It took several of the Four Heavenly Kings working together to finally subdue it."

"As a result, Lorelei and I's Pokémon were all seriously injured, and the Elite Four won't be able to come to our aid anytime soon."

"But Code X has fully recovered, and the upcoming battle will be extremely dangerous!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, and Adu continued speaking.

"Although there may be casualties, Silver Mountain is densely populated. If Code X breaks out of the headquarters building, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"Now is the time for us to contribute to the protection of the alliance!"

Adu also felt a little sorry for these young people, but now all the main combat personnel of the alliance were injured, so there was no other way but to rely on them.