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

The distance, almost face to face, made Xiaoyao blush.

"Well... that's because you always get lost when you try to take a shortcut!"

"Hehehe~"

This isn't a compliment!

However, just as they finished preparing and stepped into the cave, they suddenly discovered a group of people dressed in what looked like little devil uniforms coming out in front of them.

In the dimly lit cave passage, Ash and his friends could be vaguely spotted on the other side. The taller of the two leaders immediately frowned.

"What? I heard a series of impact sounds coming from somewhere, so I rushed over to check it out."

"Some insignificant fellow actually managed to break in. Fire Goose, didn't you send anyone to block the road?"

"...Fire Goose...has been dispatched..."

The other person in charge seemed to be a girl who spoke in a soft, gentle voice, but her voice was surprisingly pleasant.

However, Ash immediately realized what was happening.

"So it was you who blocked the road."

There's definitely something fishy about doing this for no reason. Ash raised his hand and conjured a basketball-sized Aura Sphere for illumination.

Now both sides can see each other's appearance clearly.

"Ash, sister, these people's outfits look so familiar... Team Magma!" Max immediately exclaimed in shock, adopting a wary stance.

May took out a Poké Ball, and Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder.

Is it really appropriate for members of an evil organization to walk out like this so brazenly?

The two groups stared at each other in the cave passage, and the atmosphere began to tense.

However, at this moment, the purple-haired girl leading the group on the other side suddenly looked up and her eyes lit up when she saw Ash and Pikachu.

"...The boy with Pikachu...you're the one who kept disrupting our plans...Ash."

When Ash finally saw her face, he realized that she was none other than Team Magma's executive, LavaHound.

The information about the evil female cadre that Sundae gave her previously highlighted her, describing her as a research-oriented talent skilled in analysis.

The other person who could speak to her like that must be Himura, another Lava Team executive at the same level.

"Why are the top executives of Team Magma all here? Could it be that some ruins related to Groudon have been discovered on Fighting Island?"

The fact that Team Magma would take such a big risk to appear in a cave where the league champions are mining means they must have discovered some important information about Groudon.

That's why they came here specifically to eliminate Daigo's threat in advance, in order to prevent the Champion from interfering with their later plans.

Thinking this, Ash remained outwardly calm, but secretly he memorized the aura of the two people in front of him so that he could track them down as soon as possible.

"So what if it's me? What ulterior motives does your Lava Team have for showing up here?"

"That's malicious and goes too far. We're working hard for the future of all humanity."

Himura, with his "steady" build, put on a wronged look, but a cold glint flashed in his slender, sharp eyes.

"Fire One and Fire Two, follow me as planned. Fire Three and Fire Four, stay behind to help Fire Goose deal with the trouble!"

As soon as Himura gave the order, the group behind them quickly split into four teams.

Although she was very unhappy about being ordered around by that fat bastard from Fire Village, Fire Goose still did as she was told for the sake of the plan.

Two teams followed Fire Village and quickly ran towards other passages in the cave, while the remaining two teams, together with Fire Goose, quickly released their respective Pokémon.

In an instant, a Slowbro and several Houndooms blocked Ash's path.

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"Shing, be careful, the surface soil of the cave is particularly soft."

"If we accidentally use a skill that's too powerful, it might crack the ground and make us fall down."

Upon hearing May's reminder, Ash quickly hugged Pikachu back.

"Pika~" Pikachu said dejectedly.

"I choose you, Forest Lizard!"

"Cheers!"

The roguish lizard makes a dashing entrance, and even surrounded by so many enemies, the forest lizard's aura remains powerful.

It held a twig in its mouth, its eyes filled with disdain, as if it had surrounded the Pokémon opposite it.

"Faced with Senior Fire Goose's Fire-Breathing Camerupt and so many Houndooms, they actually sent out a Grass-type Grovyle?"

"That kid is really useless. Those guys said their plans were ruined by a terrifying guy."

"Now it seems they were lying to cover up their incompetence!"

Because Fire Goose doesn't talk much, the main speaker in her team has always been her deputy, Fire Rock Team's random guy!

Of course, it was ultimately the leader, Firebird, who gave the final orders. She looked quite disdainful when she saw Ash send out Grovyle.

"...Do it!"

"You'll know if it works or not once you try it. Forest Lizard, use Leaf Blade!"

"Fire-breathing camel...breathes flames..."

Inside the narrow cave passage, the fire-breathing camel's flames were amplified to their maximum power. Heat waves erupted from its two volcano-shaped humps, and thick jets of flame immediately spewed from its mouth.

But the forest lizard, with its agile movements, quickly climbed up the wall to the top of the cave, perfectly evading the attack.

At the same time, a huge green blade formed from the condensed leaf blades slashed down from above.

Unlike the skinny arms of a normal Grovyle, Ash's Grovyle has arms full of muscles.

The blade struck the middle of the two volcanic humps of the Fire-Breathing Camel with a single blow, and the pain instantly shot through the Camel, forcing it to its knees by the immense force.

"Moo-!"

"What? Senior Fire Goose's powerful fire-breathing camel actually..."

"Houndoom, hurry up and use your Flamethrower to assist the Fire-Breathing Camel!"

"Don't try to interfere with other people's fair duels, Torchic uses Sand Attack!"

"That mushroom used paralysis powder... Wow, is this what it feels like to command Pokémon in battle? I'm so moved."

"Xiaosheng, shouldn't you be focusing on the battle right now?"

"Hey, yeah."

While Team Magma was making its move, Ash's partners May and Max also directed Torchic and Shroomish to provide support.

The soft ground in the Rock Cave makes Torchic's Sand Splashing twice as effective.

With the interference of sand and paralyzing powder, all of the Blackhound's Flamethrower attacks were easily dodged by the Forest Lizard.

"...You guys go and focus on the other two... I'll take care of Grovyle and Ash."

"Senior Fire Goose?"

"...Camel was...given to me by... Boss Redthorn......Camel is...very strong."

"...I believe in...the fire-breathing camel!"

Huoyan looked at the fire-breathing camel that was gradually standing up, raised its head and laughed loudly.

"...Fire-breathing camel, unleash your fire breath!"

"Is something wrong with this girl? The Forest Lizard used its Leaf Blade again on my command!"

Team Magma can get past Ash, but Ash can't really let them gang up on May and Max.

So after taking a look, Ash immediately decided to deal with these troublesome Houndooms first.

The Forest Lizard and Ash's rapport is growing stronger; it can now perfectly execute actions based on the trainer's tone of voice and eye contact.

Ash focuses on guiding his Grovyle to dodge Camerupt's attacks while simultaneously striking its weak points.

Every single strike hit the vital points!

While dodging the Fire-Breathing Camerupt's attacks, the Forest Lizard caused the Houndooms to fall to the ground one after another under its powerful leaf blades.

"what?!"

"How can it be so powerful?"

This enraged Huoyan so much that her eyes became deep and intense, her pupils dilated and turned black, and she stroked her cheeks and neck with both hands, her expression turning frantic.

Even his speech is no longer tepid.

"Fire-breathing camel, use Earthquake!"

"What, in a place like this?"

The little minions behind Firegoose quickly recalled their Pokémon and scrambled to run backward.

"Forest Lizard, use your Insight skill!"

The fire-breathing camel had recovered by this time, and its heavy body immediately stomped on the ground.

The entire cave of rocks began to shake.

The already soft rock cave surface couldn't withstand such a blow, and suddenly a large crack appeared in the ground beneath Ash and his friends' feet.

With a thud, May and Max, along with their two Pokémon, fell down together.

"Xiaoyao, Xiaosheng!"

Because they were quite far apart, and because the Goose kept getting distracted by Camerupt, Ash was unable to save May and the others.

Fortunately, the soil here is soft, and the people in the Pokémon world are generally physically strong and have a high resistance to falls.

Even though they fell underground, Xiaoyao and the others were not hurt.

"Ash, we're alright!"

"Oh no, sister, something's happened!"

"Cocoa~, Cocoa~!"