Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

He bears the heavy responsibility of spreading the information to Hoenn, and at this time, he definitely needs witnesses.

"You can rest assured about that. I've already sent my partners to destroy their submarine," Xiao Zhi said confidently. "Their escape route is cut off; I guarantee none of them will escape!"

Ash is a Water-type powerhouse; he can assemble a full-strength lineup of Blastoise, Milotic, Pelipper, Froakie, Corphish, and Mudkip without even needing to deploy additional troops, which is more than enough to attack both sides' submarines.

Outside the Stone Cave, Ash had also arranged for his Corviknight and other companions to act as sentries, closely monitoring the entire area!

This time, he was determined to catch them all at once...maybe he could even catch three at once!

Following the passageway inside the cave, after walking for a while, Fujiki was puzzled to find that they hadn't encountered many wild Pokémon.

"Strange, there should be plenty of Zubats and Geodudes in the Stone Cave, and a bunch of grumpy Acrobats too. Where are they all now?"

“I came here beforehand and told the Pokémon here to be careful. They should have all gone into hiding when those two organizations started their operation,” Ash explained. “We’re just using their territory to fight, so we can’t drag them into this.”

“That’s definitely how it should be.” Fujiki nodded admiringly.

Anyone can say high-sounding words, but how many people can do what Ash does, always putting innocent people and Pokémon first?

"We're here." On a huge rock wall, Ash discovered a circular tunnel that looked like it had been temporarily excavated using a tunnel boring machine or similar machine.

Knowing that the people from the two organizations should be down below, Ash and Fuji carefully made their way forward and soon arrived at the end of the passage.

Ahead lay a vast, empty underground space, much like a ruin.

On the innermost rock wall, there is an ancient and complex mural that clearly depicts Groudon and Kyogre.

Below the mural, in the open space, two groups of people are currently facing off.

The red Team Magma members, who control Houndoom, Mightyena, and Zubat;

Their rivals were Team Aqua, who, perhaps limited by the cave's terrain, only fielded Crawdron and Deino, failing to showcase their other signature Pokémon.

"Knowing full well that the Red Devil of Kanto is active in Hoenn, you still dare to explore this place..." The woman leading Team Aqua stepped forward from the crowd, "Captain of Operation Fire Village, it seems you value this ruin very much."

"You guys came here too, didn't you?" The leader of Team Magma threatened back, "Izumi, the team leader, in this kind of environment, your strongest Pokémon can't perform, while we have an absolute advantage!"

"Then give it a try... Iron Claw Lobster, Bubble Ray! Dianthus Sea Lion, Water Cannon!" The woman, who was laughing sweetly just a second ago, suddenly turned sharp and commanded her subordinates to launch the first attack.

"Hmph, I knew you'd do this! Houndoom, Dark Pulse! Mightyena, Shadow Ball! Zubat, Air Slash!" Himura wasn't surprised and immediately instructed his teammates to retaliate.

In an instant, energy surged throughout the entire ruins, and the roaring sound was incessant.

As expected, the aqua team was at a disadvantage and was gradually suppressed.

Just as Team Magma was about to press their advantage and Team Aqua was putting up a fierce resistance, a harmless Pikachu suddenly appeared on the field...

"What is this?" "Where did this mouse come from? Don't get in the way!"

"Pikachu!!!"

click!

A dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the darkness of the cave, and under the terrifying thunder, the Pokémon that were fighting each other fell to the ground, and several minions were even electrocuted and foamed at the mouth!

"What on earth is going on?" Himura was immediately shocked.

“That Pikachu, could it be…” Izumi’s expression changed drastically in an instant.

hum~

A powerful superpower swept over them, and Himura and Izumi were horrified to find that they were unable to move!

"I'm starting to like you villains who are always at odds with each other. Every time you two fight like dogs, I can just sit back and enjoy the show." Ash casually appeared on the field, and as the two balls hit the ground, Dragonite and Kommo-o were sent out at the same time!

The water and fire organization's henchmen, who were engaged in battle, were almost immediately thrown into chaos.

At the same time, Teng Shu also began to wreak havoc. He unleashed Super Power King and Super Strength, three strong men swinging eight fists the size of sandbags, making the henchmen scream and howl.

"Damn it! Even if you're the Red Demon, you're not getting away with this..."

Bang!

Fire Village has a violent temper, but he is obviously not very resilient. Ash only needed to throw one punch to knock him unconscious.

This brutal act terrified Izumi, who kept swallowing hard.

After some deliberation, she suddenly adopted a seductive demeanor and tried to give Xiaozhi a flirtatious wink.

The Red Devil of Kanto, I think it has an abbreviation, hopefully it will work...

"You must be Ash-sama... Hmm~" With a roll of her eyes, Izumi was instantly hypnotized by Ash.

"If your eyes aren't good, go see a doctor. What are you staring at like that for?" Xiao Zhi rolled his eyes in disdain.

Even if the reputation is bad, I wouldn't be so desperate as to eat anything.

Having easily defeated Himura and Izumi, the battle within the ruins is nearing its end.

The quality of the lower-level members of these two organizations is decent, but they lack high-end combat power. As captains, Himura and Izumi are only slightly stronger than ordinary gym leaders, and they are far inferior to Team Rocket.

Even if they cooperated, they wouldn't be a match for Ash, let alone now that they've been taken advantage of.

Just as the battle was about to end, a Noivern and a Altaria suddenly appeared, grabbing Himura and Izumi respectively, intending to make their escape...

"Stop right there!" Ash had anticipated any unexpected events. With a shout, he activated his Dragon Taming ability, immediately scaring the two Dragon-type Pokémon into prostrating themselves on the ground.

"You should show yourself by now." Ash looked towards the shadowy corner where the person who had been following him was.

"Salamander, Dragon Claw!" But the opponent had no intention of giving in obediently. Instead, it commanded the ferocious Salamence to attack from the shadows and extend its sharp claws at Ash.

"Ash, watch out!" Fujiki exclaimed in alarm.

"It's alright." Ash calmly raised his hand as the Salamence pounced on him.

"Roar?" The salamander seemed to sense something and immediately braked abruptly with its limbs, stopping awkwardly in front of Ash.

Under the astonished gaze of the vine, it obediently rubbed its large head against Ash's palm.

"You can come out now, right, friend from Meteor Village?"

"I never expected that you could tame a salamander with your bare hands... It seems the rumors about the power to control dragons are true."

A girl in a cloak emerged from the shadows, a wild and fearless smile on her face, accompanied by a petite girl named Gu Niu Niu.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Higana, the successor recognized by the Dragon God!"

"Higana, a member of the Meteor Dwellers... are you with Team Magma or Team Aqua?!" Fujiki immediately questioned anxiously.

"Hmph, I have nothing to do with those two idiots' organization." Higanbana sneered disdainfully, her gaze fixed on Ash. "But I did want to rescue those two... unfortunately, I was too late."

She was feeling a bit helpless. Ash's surveillance skills were far superior to hers, so much so that even though she had been keeping an eye on Ash for several days, she was still lagging behind in taking action.

"Why save them?" Ash asked in a deep voice.

"To make things more convincing and to make Water Wutong and Red Flame Pine less afraid, so that they can continue with their plans."

Higanbana clearly knows Ash well and knows that she can't escape or hide it, so she simply reveals her purpose.

"What did you say?" Fujiki exclaimed in shock. "Are you trying to deliberately trigger a natural disaster in Hoenn?!"

"So what if they are?!" A venomous glint flashed in Higanbana's eyes. "I'm going to let them keep going until they awaken Groudon and Kyogre!"

"Only in this way will you bastards know the consequences of angering the Dragon God, and only then will you truly suffer retribution!!"

Chapter 668 The Successor of Revenge, Higana

retribution.

Ash brought this up last time because Wallace was really annoying, which led him to rant about Hoenn.

But now, Higana is clearly serious.

Ash saw genuine hatred in her eyes; she wanted to take revenge on the Hoenn leadership and didn't even mind letting the entire continent be engulfed by natural disasters!

"What are you talking about?" Fujiki asked, puzzled. "What exactly did we do?"

"Don't you people dare admit what you've done?" Higana screamed angrily. "The Rayquaza capture plan back then, the harm you caused to Lord Dragon God... can never be forgiven!!"

"Back then?" Teng Shu was completely bewildered; he genuinely didn't know anything about this.

“Sydana, you’re blaming the wrong person.” Ash tried to explain, “Spirit Tree came to Hoenn after that. He’s from Kanto and didn’t participate in that operation.”

"So what?" Higana retorted angrily. "Isn't he now colluding with those high-ranking officials? And you too, the inheritor of the Dragon-Controlling Power!"

Higanbana's chest heaved violently as she pointed at Ash's nose and shouted angrily, "I thought that you, who have awakened the power of the dragon, would become my like-minded assistant, working together to seek justice for the Dragon God... but you're actually working for those Hoenn people!"

"No... wait a minute!" Ash frowned. "How did you know I awakened the power of dragons?"

On the surface, Ash is mainly known as a psychic and a wave guide user. Others don't even know much about the power of Viridian, and the other three powers are even more secretive.

He awakened the power of dragon taming, a fact known only to his close friends, family, and members of the dragon taming clan; it was supposed to remain a secret that wouldn't have reached Meteor Falls…

“It was your father who told us!” Higana said coldly. “He suddenly visited Meteor Falls and said that you had awakened the power of dragon riding and would become a friend of the Meteor People… I really regret believing him and actually having any expectations of you!”

"Why does he have such a sharp tongue?" Xiao Zhi was extremely annoyed.

He knew his adoptive father's plan; he wouldn't cooperate with the Hoenn leadership and wanted to find allies locally, with the Meteor Dwellers being the most suitable.

The problem is, Ash's dragon-riding power came from an illegitimate source.

The initial catalyst for this power was planted by a giant Dragonite... which resulted in some friction between that Dragonite and Rayquaza.

Later, I fully awakened, thanks to that pot of dragon tooth broth.

Ash knocked out one of Rayquaza's teeth... If the Meteor Dwellers knew this, they'd definitely tie him to the stake and roast him alive; they certainly wouldn't cooperate with him anymore!