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

Now that Xiaogang's unrequited love has ended, you can imagine how devastating it must have been for him.

"It's unbearable to watch, how can they be so pathetic!"

"Let's go, Xiaogang, let's go and get Xiaoxue back!"

"No, it's over, Ash."

"Did you know that the first Pokémon that Xiaoxue and Xiaoxiang caught on the day they set off together was Vulpix?"

"And they even agreed to use the Six-Tails to settle their score in the future."

Ah, this feels so much like a childhood sweetheart romance, with a major event brewing...

In other words, the Six-Tails was, to some extent, a token of love.

Xiao Gang actually put so much effort into carefully protecting someone else's token of love.

"That's really terrible, Xiao Gang."

"When we were together, Xiaoxue's eyes were completely on Xiaoxiang, and she didn't even glance at me."

"Heh, I knew someone like me didn't deserve love..."

"They were talking about their views on Pokémon breeding, their past promises, and their future goals, and I couldn't get a word in edgewise..."

"Do you know the atmosphere back then, Ash? It was so tragic~" Brock's aura grew increasingly oppressive as he spoke.

"I was the one who brought them together in the end, even though it was I who finally brought them together!"

"Let me stay here, I want to be a dog..."

"No, I want to become a paramecium!"

"Wait a minute, Xiao Gang, there's still a chance! Trust me!"

"As long as, as long as..." Xiao Zhi kept asking for a long time, but he still couldn't think of any other way.

They were childhood sweethearts, bound by a token of their love, made a promise to each other, and had a relationship that was both adversarial and friendly, with each striving for the other's best.

This makes it impossible for Xiao Gang to fight that blond-haired handsome guy.

But seeing how dejected Brock was, and realizing it was indeed dangerous for him to stay in the forest, Ash and Misty decided to take him to Ecruteak City first.

At first, Xiao Gang refused to leave and wanted to continue lying on the side of the tree pretending to be a corpse.

Finally, Xiao Zhi couldn't take it anymore, so he put a rope around Xiao Gang's neck and forcibly dragged him away.

"Since Xiaogang is going to become a dog anyway, let's just drag him away like this!"

"Oh, I was just kidding!"

"Stop, stop, stop! Ash, I can walk by myself, I can walk by myself!"

"Stop pulling! I can't breathe..."

Indeed, psychotherapy is never as effective as physical therapy.

Muscular men can easily cure dull, dark skin—that's amazing!

What slowly appeared before them was Ecruteak City, the legendary site where Ho-Oh once descended.

Upon arriving in Ecruteak City, Ash's Rainbow Wing flickered almost imperceptibly.

In a secluded corner where no one could see, a pair of sharp eyes were fixed on Ash.

Chapter 250 Marchado and the Burnt Tower

After a tense journey, Ash and his friends finally arrived at the gates of Ecruteak City that night.

But to their surprise, the city gate entrance was tightly closed. Ash quickly flew up into the sky to check the situation.

This city is a famous metropolis, but it seems to have very few high-rise buildings; everywhere you look there are one- or two-story classical buildings.

Moreover, it was only 9 p.m., but the entire city was already pitch black.

It seems that the people of Enoki City don't have a nightlife; they all go to bed early.

"Even the lights at the Pokémon Center were off."

Even if Ash manages to climb in, it won't make any difference. It seems they'll have to camp outside for the night.

Xiaoxia was very sad when she heard the news that Xiaozhi had returned from his scouting mission. She had thought she would be able to sleep in her soft, big bed tonight.

"But upon closer inspection, this gate looks quite old and has a strong sense of history." Xiaoxia reluctantly came to the gate to examine it carefully and was immediately attracted by the exquisite patterns on it.

"After all, Enoki City is a famous ancient metropolis with the longest history in the Johto region, so many of its buildings can be considered cultural relics."

"But Ash, now that we're in the city, could you please take the dog leash off my neck?"

"It's so embarrassing!" Xiao Gang had mostly recovered by this time and was now struggling fiercely against the dog leash around his neck.

Unfortunately, this was a high-end dog leash that Xiaozhi bought from the system store, and no matter how hard Xiaogang pulled, he couldn't break it.

"That won't do. Who knows if you'll start lying on the ground pretending to be a corpse again as soon as you take off the necklace?" At this moment, Xiao Zhi's mischievous sense of humor also came to the fore.

"Oh no, how could this be?"

Faced with Ash's relentless pressure, Brock had no choice but to admit defeat, since even his Pokémon wouldn't help him.

Xiao Gang really went too far by lying on the roadside before; with Xiao Zhi by his side, at least he could stand up.

However, thanks to Brock's presence, although they were locked out tonight, their meals were much more plentiful than at the Pokémon Center, with Ash and Brock cooking together.

The dinner that day was a feast for the eyes and the palate. Xiao Gang channeled his grief and anger into motivation, and the way he gritted his teeth while chopping vegetables was quite frightening to watch.

After enjoying a delicious and satisfying meal, they asked a few nocturnal Pokémon to keep watch.

After a day's journey, the people and their Pokémon soon drifted off to sleep to the sound of cooing in the forest.

Everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

Aside from one strange thing that happened that night, Ash actually had a dream.

It's well known that legendary muscle men have excellent sleep quality; they often only need four hours of sleep to maintain their energy for the entire day.

Especially when I exercise during the day, I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. I've never experienced anything like having dreams that affect my sleep quality before.

But tonight, Xiao Zhi had a strange dream.

In his dream, he came to a strange white space, and opposite him was a humanoid little guy that Ash had never seen before.

"This must be a Pokémon," Ash said curiously, looking at the little guy opposite him, who was also staring at him.

Strangely, Ash can feel that he is dreaming, but the sensations around him are so real.

The unknown Pokémon appeared to be shrouded in smoke, seemingly composed of grayish-smoky shadows, with the area around its face resembling a helmet.

It has a smoking collar around its neck and a shadow on each foot, which looks quite cute.

Hello, who are you?

In the dream, the little guy remained silent in the face of Ash's question; it simply stared calmly at Ash with its eyes that shone like candlelight.

Then suddenly the smoke around it will burn like purple flames, and its eyes will start to glow.

"Mah!" The little guy suddenly launched an attack on Ash.

Although small in size, its attacks are extremely fierce, like a master of martial arts who has been immersed in martial arts for many years.

"This move is a drain punch!"

Ash narrowly dodged the attack thanks to his beast-like instincts, and burst into laughter.

"Haha, so you've come to challenge me!"

Now Ash understood, and immediately swung his big fist to fight back.

It slammed the opponent into the wall of the space in one go, but the little guy seemed to be quite resilient.

It immediately pulled itself out of the wall and rushed towards Ash to attack again.

The two people and their Pokémon engaged in a fierce battle in the space, fighting until the very main road was obliterated.

The next morning, Xiao Zhi woke up and stretched comfortably, glancing at Xiao Xia beside him and Xiao Gang, who was talking in his sleep and shouting "Big Sister" not far away.

"Hmm, last night was definitely a dream. Could it be because I've been overtraining lately..."

Ash dreamt of battling a very strong little guy. Although the memory is a bit blurry now, he can still vaguely remember having a great time.

"It seems I need to pay more attention to the allocation of training volume in the next few days."

Xiao Zhi assumed he was just too tired to have a dream, so he stopped worrying about what happened last night and quickly got up.

After greeting the night owl and beaked bat on night watch, I began my daily morning exercise routine.

Meanwhile, in Ash's shadow, in a space unnoticed by anyone.

An anxious little figure was pounding on a transparent barrier.

If Ash were here, he would definitely recognize it as the unknown Pokémon he battled last night.

"Ma, Ma~" (How could this be~)

The little guy was so tired from banging that he could only sit helplessly on the ground, waving his little arms in frustration.

Marshall, a major crisis!

It was the Pokémon chosen by Ho-Oh to test and guide the Rainbow Warriors, how could it have fallen to such a state?

Despite possessing the ability to infiltrate into any shadow, he is now trapped inside and unable to escape.

If my colleagues found out, they'd laugh at me to death.

Marshall is able to slip into the shadows of others, mimicking their movements and strength, and gradually understanding their feelings in the process.

And because it never appears in front of people, no one discovered it for a long time.

Marshadow was simply resting in the shadows of the forest near Ecruteak City when he was suddenly drawn to Ash's Rainbow Wing.

At the time, it was happy, thinking that there hadn't been a new Rainbow Warrior for many years, and this one was a very powerful one at that.

It immediately jumped up and down, determined to fulfill its duty this time.

Following the usual practice, he immediately slipped into Ash's shadow.

Even last night, Marshadow specifically challenged Ash to a battle in his dream.

Then, to everyone's surprise, they discovered that this new rainbow warrior was incredibly strong, practically a monster.

Marshadow had to use every trick in the book to barely hold his own against Ash.

Even so, it was only thanks to Marshadow's home advantage in the Dream Space that he was able to battle Ash for so long.

However, in those intense physical collisions, Marshadow could feel Ash's domineering spirit beneath Ash's fists.

Ash's burgeoning masculine energy almost overwhelmed Marshadow.

Marcia is very satisfied with this new rainbow hero.

I'm planning to keep creating little surprises for Ash during our upcoming trip, for example...

He sabotages Ash's battles with Pokémon, deliberately causing Ash to lose in order to test his character.

When Ash is feeling down, give him a little extra encouragement to toughen him up.

In daily life, they often do good deeds such as secretly throwing away things that Ash values, or subtly provoking arguments between Ash and his friends.

Finally, when Ash was guided to meet Ho-Oh, Marshadow was already eager to try.

But unexpectedly, Marcia no longer needs to create small surprises; it has already encountered major problems on its own.

Once inside Ash's shadow, it was as if it were locked up and couldn't get out at all. The little guy was so anxious that he almost cried.

"Ma, Ma!" (Ho-Oh, come save me!)

————Shadow Attack————

After waiting for quite a while, the gates of Ecruteak City finally opened, and Ash and his friends immediately and happily entered the city.

The people here are inexplicably punctual, and they absolutely refuse to open the door early.

In keeping with the city's ancient atmosphere, the people on the street were dressed in a classic style, as if they were in a period drama.

Locals walk on the street with a steady and silent demeanor, exuding an inexplicable elegance in their every move.

As soon as Xiao Gang entered the city, he completely let loose and stopped caring about the necklace around his neck.