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

Chapter 349 Let's go find Groudon, boys and girls!

These thugs were well-trained, each carrying a weapon that looked extremely lethal, and they were often accompanied by a vicious black grunt.

They skillfully locked all the trainers resting in their rooms in the dormitory, while the rest were detained and gathered in the dining hall for safekeeping.

Ash and May happened to be inside the restaurant when they ran into them.

As the town closest to Littleroot Town, most of the Pokémon Centers here are runners, so they don't dare to fight back against the thugs.

The few brave ones were immediately knocked unconscious by the butts of their guns, and the rest dared not resist at all.

Most of the people in the group were wearing red uniforms and infrared goggles, and their methods were quite rough. Even Miss Joey was dragged in by the hand and thrown in.

"Who exactly are you people, and what is your purpose?"

Joy reached out to protect the rookie trainers behind her, her beautiful eyes glaring angrily at the leader of the group in front of her.

"Heh, that's not your question, Miss Joey. Just stay right here."

"You can't do that. Many Pokémon are receiving treatment. If you forcibly cut off the power, they will be in danger."

For the sake of Pokémon Nurse Joy, she tried to struggle and fight back, but the leader of the mysterious organization clearly had no interest in showing mercy to women and raised his hand to slap Nurse Joy.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

"Who is it?"

"Houndoom Flamethrower—Oops!"

A yellow flash of lightning streaked through the darkness, instantly knocking several snarling Blackhounds to the ground.

As Pikachu moved, Ash naturally followed suit immediately.

With a punch and a kick, he quickly knocked the group down, and even the machine gun in their hands was bent by Xiao Zhi to their astonishment.

With a thud, it hit the fallen leader in the face.

In an instant, Ash defeated all the previously menacing enemies, and the restaurant fell silent except for the echoing cries of the thugs.

By casually releasing a small wave missile to act as a temporary light bulb, Ash's face was finally seen by everyone present.

These new trainers were truly amazed today, looking at Ash with eyes full of admiration.

"Xiaoyao, hurry up and go with Miss Joey to turn on the power. I can handle things here."

"Okay!" Although Xiaoyao is usually a curious person, she is very decisive when it comes to taking action, and her initiative is off the charts.

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately pulled Miss Joey, who was still confused about the situation, and rushed to the power station.

Power was quickly restored to the center, and Nurse Joy rushed over to thank Ash.

"Thank you so much for your help. I really don't know what I would have done otherwise."

By this time, Ash had already tied up the thugs and rescued the trainers trapped in the room.

"It's alright, this is what I should do as a brave League Trainer." Ash's Kind Personality was radiating a dazzling light of humanity.

[Ding! Joey: Affection +5]

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +2]

【bite!----】

People in the center's opinion of him skyrocketed.

"But Miss Nurse Joy, who exactly are these people? What's their purpose in attacking the Pokémon Center?"

Ash is now wondering if these people are Team Rocket from the Hoenn region, trying to steal the Pokémon from the trainers here.

But when they gathered the trainers in the center just now, they didn't confiscate their Poké Balls, and it seems they didn't do anything except take one person away.

"I just can't figure it out," Xiao Zhi said, feeling a bit regretful.

I haven't hit anyone in a long time, so I accidentally hit too hard.

"I should have kept one for interrogation."

These mysterious people are all "sleeping" like pigs, and even splashing water on them won't wake them up, leaving Xiao Zhi quite helpless.

Miss Yi could only shake her head; she had no clue either.

Just then, a staff member from the center rushed in, shouting, "Miss Joey, Professor Metz is missing!"

"What? Are the others in the center alright?"

"Everyone is here, except Professor Metz is missing."

Just then, May retrieved Torchic's Poké Ball from the medical room and asked curiously.

"Professor Metz, who is he?"

"He is an archaeologist who studies the relics of ancient Pokémon. In order to make it easier to study the relics in Old Town, he set up his research institute at the Pokémon Center."

"How could it be him who was arrested? Officer Jenny won't be here for another half hour. What are we going to do?!" Miss Joy's face was full of worry.

"Professor Metz, the Ultra-Ancient Ruins —"

Suddenly, Ash remembered the crimson pearl he had obtained.

"Groudon seems to be an ancient Pokémon!" Ash felt there was some connection between the two, and he had to go and see for himself.

"There's a group of men in red over there. Let's tie up a few of them and interrogate them!"

Thinking of this, Ash patted Nurse Joy on the shoulder.

"Miss Joey, leave Professor Metz to me!"

"Is everything alright? Or should we wait for Officer Jenny and the others to arrive?"

"It will probably take Officer Jenny quite a while to get here. Professor Metz might have already been moved by the thugs by then."

"It's alright, leave it to me. I'll definitely bring Professor Metz back!"

"Then—be careful in everything." Miss Joy thought of the terrifying strength that Ash had just displayed, and in the end decided to trust him.

At this moment, Xiaoyao also raised her little hand.

"I want to go too!"

Xiao Zhi glanced at her serious expression and said, "Okay, let's go together."

[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest "Rescue Professor Maze": Please rescue Professor Maze, who is not missing any limbs!]

【奖励：联盟币+3000；攻击+1；速度+1；地区威望+5；地区好感度+5】

—Bubble Ray hugs May and Pikachu, while Ash stands quietly in the sky above Old Town.

The waveguide power spread outwards from him in concentric circles, searching for suspicious individuals within a 3-kilometer radius.

"Oh my god, Ash, you can even fly! Is there anything you can't do?"

With her arms tightly wrapped around Ash's neck, Haruka, being carried in a princess carry, excitedly looked down at the pedestrians who looked like ants.

Looking at Xiaoyao's current state, Xiaozhi felt that he probably had to take back what he had said that morning.

Xiaoyao actually has a frighteningly large heart; she's just very curious.

"For the time being, I don't know how to teleport."

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"temporary----"

Suddenly, Ash locked onto the aura of a group of suspicious figures in the ruins not far away. Before May could even finish speaking, he immediately accelerated and flew towards the ruins.

Startled, May quickly hugged Ash tightly, her large, wicked breasts pressed firmly against Ash's chest.

Almost in the blink of an eye, they landed beside the ruins.

The ruins are now surrounded by members of the mysterious organization, but the number of people here is far less than the number at the Pokémon Center.

Professor Metz was surrounded by them, being pushed towards the main gate of the ruins with a gun pointed at his back.

"There are probably only about ten people in the team, but Professor Metz is in more danger."

After sensing the general situation, Ash immediately leaned close to May's ear and told her about the next plan.

The leader of the mysterious organization's squad personally escorted Metz to the stone gate, poked Metz in the back with the muzzle of his gun, and revealed an evil smile.

"Professor Metz, come here. I think you should know how to open this door."

"Don't even think about it. Forcing it open now will only damage the precious ancient relics inside."

"Moreover, opening the door requires five matching gems, which I don't have here."

After saying that, Professor Metz turned his head to the side, not even looking at them.

Seeing this, the leader just sneered and waved his hand to have his men bring a box. When they opened it, there were five gems of different colors inside.

"Our intelligence network is flawless. Now you can open the door, Professor."

Professor Meiz remained stubbornly silent, and the leader immediately glared menacingly.

"Mez, don't you care about the safety of the people at Pokémon Center?"

"Given your character, I don't think you would do that, would you?"

"Shameless!"

"These guys are definitely villains no matter how you look at them, Haruka."

"clear!"

At this moment, the two quickly and tacitly split up and moved separately in the bushes.

May quickly ran to the other side and released Torchic.

"Giggle?"

"Turkey, use a squawk!"

"Squeak!"

Although Torchic's level is still very low, the effects of its Cry move can still be fully utilized.

A cute cry suddenly rang out in the night sky, and due to the effect of the cry skill, everyone's attention in front of the ruins gate was immediately drawn away.

Suddenly, Ash darted out from the other side and, before anyone could react, quickly led Professor Maze out of the encirclement.

"What?! Meiz just disappeared?!"

"Wow, Captain, he can fly!"

"Damn it, who are you people, daring to ruin our Lava Team's plans!"

"You don't need to know!"

This idiot revealed his organization's name so easily, saving Xiaozhi a lot of trouble.

He immediately unleashed a Friendship Rock Smash with a power of one million tons, sending the first Team Magma member charging at him, along with his Pokémon, flying.

Their bodies flew backward like cannonballs, knocking down a group of their comrades.

Upon seeing this, the others immediately trembled and wanted to turn and run away.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

"Ah~, it's numb, numb, numb————"

Electric skills with built-in control are especially useful in this situation, and the rest of the people were all paralyzed and fell to the ground in an instant.

"You did a great job, Haruka."

"If we can work together so well on our first collaboration, we might get along very well."

"Hehe~" Xiaoyao immediately came over with a happy little expression and clapped her hands with Xiaozhi.

After getting Professor Maze, who had recovered, to help contact Officer Jenny, Ash tied up the leader of the group separately.

Then came the interrogation segment that everyone loves to see.

Ash quickly extracted a lot of information from the captain.

"Team Magma is one of the largest organizations in the Hoenn region. Do you know how powerful we are, kids?"

"I advise you to release them, otherwise, Chief Crimson Pine—"

Bang, bang, bang!

"Ah~!"

This guy dared to be so arrogant even though he was tied up, so Ash immediately gave him a few Love Punches, and the squad leader's eyes cleared up instantly.

"And then, what's your purpose?"

Seeing Ash raise his fist again, the squad leader hurriedly shouted in a panic.

"Stop! I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything!"

"We, Team Magma, believe that human development is closely linked to the overall well-being of the world, and that the coexistence of humans and Pokémon will only hinder human development."

"Especially the Pokémon in the ocean, which have taken up too much of the living space for humans."

"So our ultimate goal is to use the power of Groudon, the legendary god who created the land."

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"To dry up the seawater and expand the land, increasing the space available for human activity."

"And this operation targeting the ancient ruins is also because we want to find Groudon's location—"

"How about that? We're all acting for all of humanity; you could say we're the greatest organization."

"Kid, if you release us, I can recommend you to the leader to join our grand plan—"

ah--!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Zhi punched him unconscious.

Xiaoyao frowned as she listened to what she had just heard.

"Is what Ash is saying true?"

Xiaoyao was shocked to find such a large and radical organization in her hometown.

After sensing the feedback from the aura power, Ash nodded helplessly.

He wasn't lying.

While Ash also really wanted to find Groudon, Team Magma seemed a bit too extreme, actually saying that the coexistence of humans and Pokémon was wrong —

"If Ash does that, we absolutely cannot let them achieve their goal!"

Xiaoyao, who is usually cheerful and carefree, had a rare serious expression on her face at this moment.

And Xiaozhi responded to her earnestly.

"Of course!"

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +1]

However, it seems there's no point in interrogating this guy anymore. Just now, when Xiao Zhi asked him where the organization's headquarters was located, he actually replied that he had never been there.

"It seems they're just peripheral members; there's no further news." Ash had no choice but to hand them all over to Officer Jenny here.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Rescue Professor Maze": Please rescue Professor Maze, who is not missing any limbs!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+3000：攻击+1；速度+1：地区威望+5；地区好感度+5】

"Oh, Ash, you guys have only been gone a short while and you've already helped deal with a Team Magma attack! That's amazing!"

"President Damaranchi's recommendation for you to join the Supreme Alliance was indeed the right decision."

During the video call, Professor Oak smiled and praised Ash and May.

Unlike Ash, who was used to it, May was unusually excited when she saw Professor Oak.

"Hello Professor Oak, my name is May!"

"My brother and I grew up listening to your Pokémon educational broadcasts, so it's great to be able to meet you in person!"

""

"Hehe, if my brother knew I met you, he would be so envious."

"Haha, Ash, you seem to have found a lively new companion very quickly."

Professor Oak is gratified to see the younger generation he has positively influenced thriving.

He immediately greeted Xiaoyao in a very friendly manner.

"But Ash, you've ruined Team Magma's plans this time. Given how these organizations operate, you're probably going to be on their list," Oak said with some concern.

Team Magma and Team Aqua are both deeply entrenched, massive secret societies in the Hoenn region.

On the surface, they appear to be two well-intentioned groups concerned with the natural environment, but no one knows the true extent of their power.

They were already on the league's list of closely monitored teams, but no one expected that Team Magma would actually attack the Pokémon Center.

"Daigo will have plenty of headaches to deal with from now on."

Professor Oak was somewhat relieved, as there was only Team Rocket, a super-large evil organization, in the Kanto and Johto regions.

Is it that Boss Sakaki is amazing, or that he did something good with bad intentions?

Ash wasn't worried at all when he heard that he might be on Team Magma's wanted list.

"Professor Oak, I'll put Team Magma on my wanted list."

Not only is he not afraid, Ash even wants to snipe Team Magma, after all, he has the Crimson Gem in his hand.

If Team Magma goes through all that trouble to find Groudon, and Ash jumps out and takes it away...

"I really want to see the expression on Team Magma's leader, Crimson Pine,'s face back then."

[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest, "The Magical One Won't Fly There?": Please find the resting place of the legendary Pokémon Groudon!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +4000; Attack +2; Defense +2; Free Attribute Points +2; Gain new trait "Earth Control"]

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"Yes, with your strength, there's really nothing to worry about." Professor Oak was quite confident in Ash, but he still reminded him to be careful and not to be careless.

"I also have some good news for you, Ash."

"After assessing your strength, the Supreme Alliance has approved your application!"

"You're the first and only one to qualify from all regions."

"Next, all you need to do is win the Hoenn League and then you can go to the Supreme League headquarters for the final selection of the Elite Four."

Unexpectedly, May suddenly perked up after hearing Professor Oak say that.

"If you're qualified to participate in the Elite Four selection, then Ash, aren't you an Elite Four candidate?"

"So you're such an amazing person."

"May, you actually know about the Elite Four?" Ash exclaimed in surprise. "I thought you didn't care about trainers at all."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao's expression immediately changed, and she couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

"Haha, of course! There isn't a single trainer in the world who doesn't want to become one of the Elite Four and a champion."

"After all, this is not only a symbol of status and power, but also represents the highest honor in one's journey as a trainer!"

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Actually, it's just because Haruka's father is also a candidate for the Four Heavenly Kings.

Moreover, he's the kind of super reserve trainer who can step in anytime he issues a challenge, which is why May only knows a little about him.

Seeing that May said this, Ash didn't suspect anything and turned to Professor Oak to ask about the recent situation of his Pokémon.

And before Hanako's mother, who arrived later, could finish her nagging, he quickly hung up the phone.

"May and Pikachu, although there was a little mishap, let's regroup tomorrow and head to Petalburg City, where the nearest gym is located!"

"Oh, going to Orange Blossom City?"

"Of course! Haruka, why are you making that face?"