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

"You're really amazing, Ash. Who knows, you might be the one to cause a huge stir in the world someday."

Although he lost, Fujiki played with great enjoyment and showed an even more cheerful smile than before.

At this moment, the storm outside seemed to have stopped, and a ray of sunlight shone into the battlefield through the opening at the top of the cave. Fujiki took out the boxing badge symbolizing the victory over the Martial Arts Gym and handed it to Ash.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest "Boxing Badge!": Please defeat Martial Arts Dojo Master Fujiki]

【获得奖励：联盟币+5000；体力属性+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；技能真气拳+1】

[Ding! Boxing Badge: Pokémon Fighting-type moves will have their power increased by 5% after acquiring this badge!]

"Thank you, Mr. Fujiki. I have benefited greatly from this trip to Martial Arts Island. Thank you for taking care of me during this time."

Although he didn't directly intervene, when Ash was training on the island, lacking food and clothing, or getting lost, there were always people secretly sent by Vine Tree to provide assistance.

This was something that couldn't be hidden from Satoshi, so he was grateful and always treated Fujiki, this kind-hearted person, very well.

However, the vine tree clearly didn't care, because as the gym leader of Fighting Island, he would definitely help not only Ash, but even an ordinary traveler.

"Haha, as long as you like Martial Arts Island, that's all that matters."

"Speaking of which, Ash, where are you guys going next? The closest city with a gym should be Mauville City."

"Yes, that's right, that's where we plan to go next."

"Wait a moment!"

As Ash was counting on his fingers to plan the next part of the journey, May suddenly interrupted.

"Ash, shouldn't we head to Slateport City for my Grand Contest before that?"

"Oh, right!" Ash almost forgot.

"What do you mean 'yes'? Honestly, Ash! From now on, you absolutely must remember everything I do!"

Otherwise, Xiaoyao will throw a tantrum.

"The hunting swallowtail turkey and I practiced so much for that moment!"

"Oh, it's alright. It's perfect timing since we can pass through Kaina City on our way to Violet City."

Seeing this, Ash quickly laughed it off and turned to look for Max.

"Xiaosheng, is the route planned on the navigator?"

"Of course, you can rest assured that this is something you can handle completely by leaving it to me!"

The bespectacled imp shook the Navigator in its hand, and Ash felt reassured as soon as he saw it.

"that would be great!"

Xiao Zhi had a feeling that things would go smoothly from now on!

Then, after saying goodbye to Fujiki and Shinobu, Ash and his friends got lost on the high seas again shortly after boarding the luxury speedboat they had just set off.

"Oh no, why is this happening!"

On the deck, Xiao Sheng helplessly patted the navigator in his hand, but there was nothing he could do. The machine screen showed no signal, and he couldn't rely on the navigator now.

"Sigh, people thought we'd be arriving in Kaina City soon."

Haruka lay dejectedly on the sun lounger. The weather was gloomy and there was no sun at all, which made Haruka's mood gloomy as well.

While the two of them were complaining, Ash had already skillfully flown into the air to scout ahead.

However, this is Hoenn, where there is an endless sea everywhere.

Ash didn't dare fly too far, otherwise, with his terrible sense of direction, he would be in big trouble if he couldn't find May and Max's location after flying too far.

Just as Xiao Zhi was thinking about what to do next, suddenly, in the thin mist in front of him, the silhouette of a huge ship appeared and disappeared.

Ash immediately returned to the speedboat and headed in that direction, but upon getting closer, he discovered that it was not a moving ship.

This sea area is full of reefs, and the ship is stranded on a pile of rocks, which look like they have been abandoned for a long time.

"This looks like a wrecked ship." Xiao Sheng looked up at the eerie ship and couldn't help but feel a little scared.

But Xiaoyao suddenly became excited.

"Wow, isn't this just like a scene from a horror movie? Let's go explore!"

"Please, sister, in every horror movie, people like you are the first to die!"

Xiao Sheng was extremely unwilling to go up, so he hugged Pikachu and hid behind.

"Who knows what might be up there? What if there's something dangerous? I don't want to go!"

"Don't worry, Xiaosheng, there's definitely no one up there!"

Xiaoyao grabbed her younger brother's hand and dragged him toward the ship, while Xiaosheng fought back desperately.

"At times like these, it's most terrifying when there's no one around, but something else!"

"Yes, Xiaoyao is right. There are no traces of human life on it anymore, but there are other things there."

"See? I told you... oh, other things?"

"Ash, what is it?"

Pokémon.

After anchoring the speedboat, Xiaozhi immediately carried everyone up and flew onto the deck of the giant ship.

Continuing to drift at sea isn't a solution. Why not try looking on this abandoned cruise ship? Maybe we can find some maps or something left behind.

Moreover, there are an unusually large number of Pokémon scents on the ship, so it's always a good deal.

However, shortly after they landed on the deck, the door connecting the ship's cabin behind them suddenly opened.

Chapter 396 Arrival in Kaina City

"What is that?" Xiao Sheng was now a bit lost in his own horror movie fantasies, and any slight noise would make him jumpy.

But when everyone looked together, there wasn't a single living creature in sight.

"It's probably the wind."

Xiao Zhi went over to take a look but didn't find anything. However, he did see from outside the railing that there was a small boat moored on the other side of the ship.

"Come quickly and take a look. Maybe someone has already gone inside the ship."

"Huh? Could it be some kind of psychopathic killer?"

Xiao Sheng quickly ran over and indeed saw the small boat moored on the other side.

The situation is increasingly resembling a horror movie; all that's left is for the three of them to get separated while exploring inside the ship's cabin, and then be killed one by one by people who were lying in ambush inside.

"No way, Xiaosheng, you really overthink things."

"Perhaps it's Officer Jenny coming to inspect the condition of the abandoned ship. If that's the case, then we'll be saved."

Xiao Zhi walked into the cabin without a care in the world.

"But first, let's head over to the captain's cabin. Maybe there'll be a map or a working compass there."

"Great! Let's embark on a grand adventure on an abandoned ship!"

As soon as Ash left, May and Pikachu excitedly followed, leaving Max on the empty deck.

Just then, a chilling sea breeze blew by, and Xiao Sheng shuddered in fright, quickly following after it.

"Ash, are we really not going to worry about the person who got to the ship first...? Wait for me! Don't leave me alone!"

Because it was a stranded ship, the passageways inside the cabin were full of leaks and rust.

Not only that, the environment was also quite dark, and with the strange noises coming from time to time, Xiao Sheng was on edge.

One moment he's looking around, the next he's startled by a few water-type Pokémon that suddenly dart out.

"So cute!"

Haruka was completely charmed by the sight of the three Mary Lous skipping and hopping along together.

Ash also kept looking around with great interest at the Pokémon he encountered from time to time.

"These are all relatively weak Pokémon. It seems that this ship has now become a refuge for these small Pokémon."

"Ash, sister, let's get the map and leave quickly, I have a bad feeling..."

"Xiaosheng, what are you talking about? This has such an adventurous atmosphere! I want to play a little longer."

Ash and May walked quickly ahead, while Max walked behind out of fear of being left behind.

Suddenly, around a corner, just as the two figures in front disappeared, a huge figure suddenly leaped out of the seawater beside Xiao Sheng, instantly dragging him into the water and disappearing from sight.

"Oh, it's finally here!"

"What's here?"

"Oh no! Ash and Max are missing!"

Only then did Xiaoyao finally realize that Xiaosheng, who had been obediently following behind them, had disappeared.

Just as she was about to anxiously search for him, Ash immediately pulled her back to the place where Max had just disappeared.

Before Xiaoyao could even voice her questions, he grabbed her and leaped into the water, following the figure that had abducted Xiaosheng.

Along the way, Ash swam extremely fast and soon jumped out of the water again, arriving at a room at the bottom of the ship's cabin.

Here, Xiaoyao immediately spotted Xiaosheng, who was bound by spider silk and hanging in mid-air.

Moreover, there was not only Xiao Sheng here, but also another man who was also suspended by spider silk.

"Ash, what's going on? How come there's another person hanging here besides Max? And why are they hanging here?!"

"Hehe, that's because there's something that doesn't welcome us here."

"Go, Mudkip! Use the water gun to wake them all up."

When Ash saw the small boat moored on the other side, he had already searched for the aura of the humans on the ship.

Then he sensed the outline drawn by the small boat owner's waveguide, which turned out to be floating in a room at the bottom of the ship.

It must have been done by one of the Pokémon inside the ship's cabin.

Given this, Ash, as a model youth of the New Century League, certainly couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.

This is all for the sake of a sense of justice, not because of the mission, absolutely not!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Abandoned Ship Rescue": Please rescue the people trapped in this abandoned ship!]

【奖励：联盟币+4000；特攻+2；特防+2；自由属性点+3；水之石+1】

The main point is that maybe that person knows the flight route to the nearest city, which would save them from getting lost.

However, this ship is simply too big.

Although the little AI knew its general location in space, it was too troublesome to find it because it was unfamiliar with the layout of the ship's cabins.

He planned to use himself as bait to see if he could catch the Pokémon that had kidnapped humans.

Since it would kidnap the boat owner, there was no reason why it wouldn't attack Ash and his friends. In the end, the Pokémon did indeed make a move, but instead of kidnapping Ash or May, it kidnapped the easier-to-bully kid, Max.

At that moment, Xiao Sheng and another man were hit in the face by Mudskipper's water gun and were jolted awake from their unconsciousness.

"Oh no, where am I? Sister Xiaozhi, please help me!"

No matter how knowledgeable or arrogant a child may seem, they are still just a child, and will still cry and call for adults to save them when they encounter danger.

"We're here, Xiaosheng, look down."

After struggling and crying in mid-air for a long time, Xiaosheng finally saw his sister and Xiaozhi below, and immediately blushed with embarrassment.

Ash immediately had Pikachu use Iron Tail to save both of them.

With a ding, the bell in Xiaozhi's brain rang, signaling that the task was completed.

Xiao Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, while the man who had also been subjected to bondage play showed a relieved expression and thanked Xiao Zhi.

"Thank you so much for saving me. My name is Hirokai, and I'm a Pokémon Marine Ranger."

"It's okay, my name is Ash, and this is my partner Pikachu. The siblings over there are May and Max."

"It's just a small favor. Trainers traveling should help each other out."

Today, he was still sunny, upright, and wise, and his words moved Guanghai deeply.