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

Chapter 468 The Lush Celebration and the Great Meteorite

Yinyu City is a large city located on a plateau.

The people here revere the sky and have an extreme fondness for Flying-type Pokémon.

They even like the idea that most houses in the city are artificial treehouses built with high-tech building materials.

Today marks the start of the Wings Carnival, the most important event of the year in Yuen Yu City.

On this day, people from all over the city gather together to hold various celebrations, and there are also a wide variety of temple fairs for citizens and tourists to enjoy.

However, Ms. Naki, the head of the Inoyu Gym and the person in charge of the carnival who was always enthusiastic, did not have the smile on her face this time.

Even the activity she always did at the carnival, which involved taking the children flying in the sky with armored birds to experience the beauty of the sky, was skipped.

She strode briskly down the corridor of the downtown research institute, her long legs carrying her.

Wearing a white flight suit, Naki raised her foot high, the sound of her heel hitting the ground echoing loudly, her beautiful eyes burning with anger.

She pushed open the door of the Yinyu City Meteorite Disaster Prevention Center and rushed inside, heading straight for the main seat.

He then grabbed the old man, who looked remarkably like Fall Guy and had a rather comical appearance, and shouted loudly.

"You idiot mayor, tell me! What have you done this time? Why is there a power outage throughout the city?"

"Naki-chan, that thing, that thing is here! The giant meteorite has arrived ahead of schedule!"

Upon seeing the city's leader finally arrive, Mayor Fall Guy burst into tears and poured out everything like a popping pea.

"Currently, due to the chaotic upper-level magnetic field, all communications are completely cut off. Once you leave Yinyu City, it's either a storm or heavy rain outside."

"The landslide even severed underground cables, rendering railways, highways, and airplanes unusable."

"The massive lightning strikes hidden in the thick clouds have made it impossible for Flying-type Pokémon to fly. We can't contact the League Central Command anymore; Lilycove City is now an isolated island."

"Our city, or even the entire Hoenn region, is doomed!"

"What? How could things suddenly become so serious?"

Hearing this, Naqi's heart tightened immediately.

Although it was a cloudy day in the city center where the carnival was being held, the weather was very peaceful.

So, having been busy with carnival matters these past few days, she had no idea that the situation outside had become so dire.

Inside the command center, the expressions of the other staff members were also exceptionally somber.

Naki finally realized that the unreliable mayor was not joking this time, and her brows furrowed immediately.

Lilycove City is the front line in Hoenn's response to the Great Meteorite Crisis, and also the predicted final impact point for the Great Meteorite by the League's astronomers.

Therefore, Mikuri and the chairman concentrated all the equipment from the alliance used to deal with the giant meteorite in Yinyu City, including various astronomical monitoring stations.

After testing the power of the cannon that Ash gave him, Wallace immediately contacted the Miraju Kingdom.

With the help of Togepi's protective power, he successfully built a tight defense line throughout Hoenn.

At the same time, he prepared all the plans he could think of before Ash arrived in Lilycove City and handed them over to the mayor and the gym leader to carry out.

As for the rest, we'll wait for the prophecy to come true, with Ash and Rayquaza descending to lead the League's forces in Lilycove City under multiple safeguards, and completely resolve the Great Meteor Crisis.

After all, as the champion, Mikoli can't stay in Yuen Yu City forever.

He needs to be stationed at the center of the alliance to prevent evil organizations on the Hoenn lands from taking advantage of the chaos during the great meteorite crisis.

Those guys won't stop their evil plans just because a crisis is coming.

Moreover, Michael was also influenced by Ash's casual attitude towards the giant meteorite.

He thought his plan was so thorough that nothing would happen even if he wasn't there, especially since he still had Xiaozhi.

He just didn't expect that such a big situation would occur in Yinyu City as soon as he left, and he himself was unaware of it.

The city of Inyu is currently experiencing a major power outage, paralyzing all regulatory facilities, including the meteorite delay device.

Although Mikkelsen had considered all the possible scenarios, he had never personally experienced a meteorite crisis.

Therefore, he did not consider the magnetic storm that might be caused before the meteorite landed.

The prophecies that recorded the circumstances of the impending crisis were carved by people thousands of years ago.

The arrival of the magnetic storm had no effect on people at the time, so they didn't take it seriously and didn't record it.

What's worse, before leaving, Mikkel had the idea that the meteorite shouldn't cause too much panic among the people below, so as not to affect their daily lives.

He then revealed the prophecy and the existence of Rayquaza trainers to those involved in the project, reassuring everyone.

"The meteorite is a minor problem; it will definitely be resolved!"

Ash really didn't take the giant meteorite seriously.

But after Michael said that, all levels of government in Yinyu City really relaxed completely.

Normally, people go about their business as usual, and some even almost forgot about the large meteorite because of the delay device.

Compared to their relaxed demeanor, those who possess an extremely tense and relaxed attitude in a certain international metropolis are truly pathetic.

As a result, they inevitably developed a lax attitude towards the daily maintenance of disaster prevention plans.

As a result, when the crisis came, they were thrown into complete disarray and couldn't even muster enough people to repair the circuits.

Fortunately, Naki, the decisive and reassuring leader, arrived, and everyone present regarded this beautiful curator as their lifeline.

Everyone turned to look at her, awaiting orders.

Faced with this situation, Naki rubbed her temples before finally speaking.

"What about our city's backup energy?"

"Even if the underground cable breaks, our city's backup power station should still be able to continue operating, so there shouldn't be a city-wide power outage."

There is still hope for the city to recover its power supply, thanks to the equipment left behind by the Alliance.

Unfortunately, Mayor Fall Guy immediately lowered his head and rubbed his two short fingers together in front of his chest.

"Um—Naki-chan, actually—"

"Isn't today the Wings Carnival? I thought I'd add some excitement to the carnival, so I spent a lot of money to order a Rayquaza-themed light."

"That giant colored lantern, dozens of meters high, placed in the center of the square?"

"That's right, that's the one, isn't it beautiful!"

The old man was quite proud, but he immediately changed his tone and became teary-eyed.

"But I never expected that those two who sold me the Rayquaza Giant Light were swindlers, Naki-chan!"

"After it arrived, I realized how much power it consumed. The power from a regular plug wasn't enough, so I brought over a backup power source to use as a battery."

At this moment, the red comma on Naki's forehead could no longer hold back, and she almost gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"Then what----"

"Then, I used up all the backup power, but it still didn't light up at all. I wasn't satisfied, so I added a few more plugs, which eventually caused a short circuit in the city's power supply."

"So you were the one who caused the blackout, you idiot!!!"

"I'm sorry~"

Naki punched the mayor on the head, sending him bouncing around the lab like a ball.

The old man's head instantly swelled up with a large bump, and the people around him immediately turned their heads away, trying not to laugh.

"Why do such an unnecessary thing!"

"They want to make the carnival famous and attract more tourists," the mayor said, sounding aggrieved.

"The city's finances have been in deficit for years, and if this continues, the city hall will soon be unable to pay its salaries."

"I just checked the equipment for dealing with large meteorites a few days ago, and everything is working properly and ready to be used at any time."

"And wasn't there news that Rayquaza trainer had already arrived near the city?"

"I think he'll be here soon. Lord Mikkel trusts him so much, there's absolutely no problem as long as he's here."

"So once the meteorite crisis is resolved, those energy sources will no longer be needed. We might as well use them now and let them contribute to the city."

"The energy reserves are all provided entirely by our city of Yinyu —"

"And now, where is that Rayquaza trainer?"

"He seems to have gotten lost in the suburbs." The mayor put on a face trying to get away with it by acting innocent.

"You idiot!!!" Naki threw another punch.

"Given the terrible weather in the outskirts of Yinyu right now, how could he possibly get here in such a short time!"

If it weren't for the fact that he had served as a good mayor for decades and always had the city's best interests at heart, Naki would have wanted to beat him to death.

Because the residents of Lilycove City generally only keep Flying-type Pokémon, she can't even temporarily get enough Electric-type Pokémon to provide power.

"The giant meteorite is coming in three hours. It will take at least two days to repair the city's power lines and underground cables. What are we going to do now, Naki-chan?"

"There's probably no hope now, everyone should start writing their wills."

"What?!" The mayor froze and collapsed.

Upon hearing this, the mood of everyone in the command room immediately soured, but they also knew that Naki was telling the truth.

The massive meteorite will raze the entire area, spanning dozens of kilometers, to the ground.

Even humans in the Pokémon world, who can withstand the Destruction Beam with their bare bodies, have absolutely no hope of survival.

But there was nothing they could do at this point, and the weather outside was growing increasingly gloomy, just like the mood of everyone present.

It was pouring rain around Inyu City, but strangely, there wasn't a single drop of rain in the large area around the city center. Perhaps this was the meteorite marking its landing target.

Naki thought of the crowd at the carnival.

Because the city is located on a plateau with unique geology, underground defense measures are completely useless, and evacuation is no longer meaningful.

It would be better to let everyone have a good time before they leave and go with a happy heart.

She sighed, then beat the mayor again, and used his back as a table to begin writing her will.

The mayor's secretary, who had been sitting quietly to the side, also spoke up, which was quite unusual.

"Miss Naki, is there really no hope?"

"The window of opportunity is too short, unless a miracle occurs—" Naki channeled her defeatist strategist tendencies.

She now hopes that the legendary Rayquaza trainer will actually appear suddenly to save everyone, just like the prophesied savior.

She would be willing to give herself to him, as long as she could protect her beloved Yinyu City.

"But how could that be? Prophecies and the like are the least credible things."

Our flight attendant is a super rational scientist.

But suddenly, at that moment, a blue light flashed in the command room.

To everyone's astonishment, a group of teenagers fell to the floor one by one as the light appeared.

"Ouch."

"Musashi, you're so heavy."

"Pikachu, you stepped on my face, meow."

"Ash, Max, are you both alright?"

Amid the chaos, the boys and girls stood up one after another.

One of the men, with blue hair and a bob cut, jumped up excitedly after seeing what was happening around him.

"We're actually okay! And we seem to be indoors. That's great!"

"Kojiro, if you dare jump again, get off me right now!"

Although the group of young men and women were covered in dust and dirt, they were full of energy and spirit.

Especially the boy wearing a baseball cap, who immediately jumped up from the bottom of the crowd, grabbed his companion, and punched him.

He was knocked away.

She had the same style as Naqi when she hit the mayor earlier.

The person who was knocked away still had a smile on his face; I really don't understand their relationship.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the legendary quest "The Redemption of the Directionally challenged: Escape to Heaven": Please successfully escape the forest and reach Lilycove City with all your companions before the end of tomorrow! (You actually succeeded! Amazing!)]

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"Huh, so this is actually Yinyu City?"

Ash immediately released James and happily looked around, but the expressions of the people around him seemed a little strange.

At that moment, Naki and the Fall Guy Mayor immediately pounced on them.

"The savior has appeared!"

"Waaaaah, please, please save us!"

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Ash was completely bewildered when a beautiful, mature woman dressed in strange clothes and an old man who looked like a Fall Guy suddenly jumped into his arms.

Naki and the others immediately told Ash and his friends what had happened.

"The equipment is all unusable, which means—" Kojiro suddenly broke down, and Meow Meow and Musashi also became nervous.

"Are we doomed, meow?"

"Are you kidding me? We just escaped one crisis, and now we're stepping into another. How come we're so unlucky?"

"Shut up, you three. I'm here. Things aren't that bad."

After loudly silencing the trio's crying, Ash unleashed a powerful aura.

It was as if his mere presence brought boundless peace of mind, instantly dispelling much of the gloom in the hearts of everyone in the command room.

And things weren't actually that complicated, since besides the League's forces, Team Rocket, led by Sigana, was also present in Lilycove City at that time.

The Rockets can easily fix circuits that the Allied engineering teams can't.

Although they are not as gifted as Kojiro and the others, this team is still one that started from scratch in the Hoenn region with Higanbana.

During the startup phase, they were very frugal, often using one thing twice as a whole, and fixing things themselves when they broke. They honed their skills in the process.

Unbeknownst to Naki and the mayor, Higana is currently leading her team to work urgently at the power plant.