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

Chapter 440 We hit it off immediately

Meanwhile, the two more aggressive Skarmory continued to circle relentlessly in the air, their eyes fixed fiercely on Ash and Torkoal below.

When Xiaoyao and her friends arrived, they tried to persuade the armored birds to give up the argument, explaining that they did not mean to trespass on their territory and that everyone could leave immediately.

Unfortunately, the two feathered birds ignored May's words and immediately unleashed several air blades at Ash and his friends.

"It's no joke that the Pokémon in Steel Valley are very aggressive; they even used such a deadly move to attack the trainer himself."

However, this time, these bullies, who are used to being arrogant, have chosen the wrong target to bully.

Ash easily grasped the largest air blade in his hand, and with a forceful squeeze, he crushed the solid blade into energy fragments.

This startled the two armored birds.

"Gah, gah?" (How is that possible?)

Just then, Ash took out a Poké Ball. "I choose you, Combusken! Use Flame Kick to kick them hard!"

"Come on!"

Just as the red glow of the Poké Ball faded, two large, flaming feet slammed into Skarmory, striking it twice at once.

As the most aggressive Combusken in Ash's current team, it even maintained a flying kick attack stance when it first appeared.

This is something the armored birds can't predict and have no way to avoid.

They were kicked and stomped into two large fireballs by the powerful rooster's soaring flames, disappearing into the horizon with their eyes emitting mosquito coil-like patterns.

"Hmm, the power is acceptable, not bad, Strong Chicken."

"Come on!"

[Ding! Strong Chicken: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

By this time, Torkoal had finally recovered. It slowly moved to Ash's side, gently nuzzled him with its head, and then burst into tears.

Torkoal is a Fire-type Pokémon, but the way it sheds tears is as if it used a water cannon.

"Damn it!"

"Okay, okay, it's alright, it's alright."

Ash quickly bent down to comfort him, but he soon realized that Torkoal wasn't upset, but rather touched.

It was moved by Ash saving it, which is why it cried so dramatically.

Although we understand its feelings, Coal Turtle's overly emotional reaction is still both funny and touching.

"You're a Fire-type Pokémon, so why are all your kind emitting smoke, but you're crying?"

"Damn it!"

Torkoal continued to wail and cry, and Ash could only helplessly stroke its head again.

"Never mind, at least I'm still in pretty good spirits."

This tortoise is very gentle, so it doesn't seem to be an intruder. It just wandered in by mistake and was attacked by Magnemite and the others.

At this moment, Xiaoyao also took out the healing medicine and gently sprayed it on the coal turtle.

"It's so badly injured—"

During the treatment, Xiaoyao suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"The Torkoal has several particularly severe wounds that don't look like they could have been inflicted by those Magnemite and Skarmory."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi quickly came over.

"That's true. Maybe there are even stronger Pokémon in the valley than those we just saw."

"Torrell, besides Magnemite and Skarmory, have any other Pokémon attacked you?"

"Damn it~"

At this moment, Torkoal quietly lowered its head, it seems that Ash was right.

"As expected, Steel Valley is so feared in this area that it must have something special about it."

"Won't that powerful Pokémon suddenly attack us as we pass through the valley?" May was a little worried.

But Ash is really looking forward to the possibility of even stronger Pokémon existing in Steel Valley.

"Wouldn't it be better if it attacked? It would be too boring if it didn't come, don't you think, Mighty Chicken?"

"Come on!"

It would be good to pass through places like Steel Valley more often on his journey, otherwise how could this battle maniac be satisfied?

At this moment, Ash's bloodlust was rising.

Steel Valley is a habitat for fierce Steel-type Pokémon, making it an excellent training ground for Combusken and Torchic.

After Torkoal's injuries healed, Ash picked it up and led his friends to charge into Steel Valley.

"Mighty Chicken, Torkoal, use Flamethrower!"

"Torchbear, we also use Flamethrower."

"Come on!"

"Damn it!"

"Squeak!"

Three pillars of fire shot out alternately in the valley, easily shooting down Magnemite and Magneton that came to attack Ash and his friends.

"Speaking of which, Ash, you haven't caught Torkoal yet, so why are you controlling it so smoothly?"

Meanwhile, Max, who was holding the Navigator to prevent Ash from rushing too far and getting lost, was quite envious of how quickly Ash and Torkoal had gotten along so well.

Ash, reminded by him, realized that Torkoal wasn't actually his Pokémon.

"I don't know, this kid seems to get along really well with me, I just picked him up and started giving him orders."

At this point, Torkoal was being used by Ash as a flamethrower, held in his arms.

But the giant turtle called out to Ash affectionately, indicating that he should feel free to command it.

Because of Ash's previous act of saving it, it now has a very good impression of Ash and doesn't resist at all.

"Damn it~"

Not only that, it also felt very happy. The tortoise had never experienced such a high-speed journey before.

As the group continued their advance, the Steel-type Pokémon they had defeated finally finished their tattling and brought back the leader of Steel Valley.

Suddenly, the ground beneath Ash and his friends shook violently, as if a colossal creature was rapidly approaching them from underground.

Haruka almost lost her balance during the violent shaking, but thankfully Ash was there to support her.

At this moment, the enormous creature finally broke through the ground and revealed its true form.

It turned out to be an enormous, overlord-like Steelix.

It was imposing and robust, with a face alone larger than a small car.

As soon as the giant Steelix appeared, it immediately began to hiss menacingly at Ash and his friends.

"Ah, how scary!" Haruka quickly hid behind Ash.

However, what May didn't realize was that in Steelix's eyes, she was far more frightening than herself.

At this moment, the Steel Valley was filled with countless "corpses" of Steel-type Pokémon lying haphazardly, a scene that could only be described as extremely tragic.

Steelix felt that if it didn't show up soon, its minions would definitely be wiped out by the two human trainers in front of it.

They've almost run out of Pokémon; there are hardly any left standing.

This made Steelix hesitate to make any rash moves for a while after it roared.

But if it doesn't move, Ash won't wait.

With a wave of his hand, the muscular man unleashed a flurry of attacks from Torchic, Combusken, and Torkoal, who precisely knocked down the three remaining Skarmory minions beside Steelix.

This is undoubtedly a signal to start a war.

"Steelcore, your usual behavior is too domineering and has caused a lot of trouble for the people and Pokémon around you."

"So today I'm going to correct you; be prepared!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Road Hero": Please defeat the ferocious Steel Serpent and restore the long-closed Steel Valley Passage!]

【奖励：联盟币+3000；攻击+1；防御+1；自由属性点+2；地区威望+5；地区好感度+

10]

"Strong Chicken, it's your turn this time! Use the double kick!"

"Come on!"