Chapter 180: The Volcano's Abnormal State

Chapter 180: The Volcano's Abnormal State

The spectators watching the real-time broadcast of the battle scene on the big screen were also discussing excitedly.

Grass-type moves, Electric-type moves, Water-type moves—three completely different types of moves were released by Eevee, perfectly interpreting what type-effectiveness is, and even more perfectly presenting the classic scene of one against three.

"This Eevee is so strong."

Some knowledgeable spectators couldn't help but sigh. Because in the general public's perception, although Eevee was very cute in appearance and very popular, in terms of fundamental strength, Eevee was not considered strong. However, this Eevee of Míng Rìzhào's, in a one-on-three disadvantage, was able to sweep the opponents like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. It was truly rare.

As for some of the children who also had an Eevee, they were even more excited, holding up their own Eevee.

"Did you see that, Eevee? It turns out you can also be this strong! After we go back, I'll make a date with my friends and let them see your ability!"

After speaking, the little boy was a little troubled.

"Uh, who should I challenge? Big Bear? Fatty Fu? Little Fu? I might as well just have them all come at once. I believe you can also take on three at once! Ah, and Kyoka must be invited, so the goddess can see that my Eevee is also very powerful, hehehe."

Just as the little boy was immersed in the beautiful prospect of being admired by his friends and adored by his goddess, he didn't notice that his own Eevee was rolling its eyes so hard it was about to faint.

One against three? I think you're making things difficult for me, Eevee!

However, in a certain location far from the audience seats, upon seeing Míng Rìzhào's Eevee use mysterious moves of various types, a man in a suit frowned tightly.

He carefully sized up the Pokémon appearing on the big screen, then walked to the side and took out a phone.

"Hey, it's me."

"Yes, it has been found. It can be confirmed that it is the missing Experimental Subject No. 0."

"Good, understood. I will contact the branch to organize a capture team for re-retrieval."

"Experimental Subject No. 1? Sorry, No. 1, who escaped at the same time as No. 0, has not been found. I will increase the search efforts on my end."

"If there is any further news, I will inform you in a timely manner."

The man paused.

"President."

After hanging up the phone, the man left the viewing area at the foot of Fiery Volcano.

Some tourists who had arrived late on the side made way for this man who seemed to have very important business to attend to. And some sharp-eyed tourists saw at a glance the small badge pinned on the man's suit.

A seven-colored, three-leafed clover-shaped badge, shimmering with a brilliant light under the sunlight.

…

The first Pokémon of the trio was directly defeated, causing one of the two green lights on their wrists to quietly go out.

As mentioned before, each contestant in the competition could only be defeated twice. The judging panel monitored every battle that occurred via surveillance and would turn off a light for the trainer who lost a battle. When both green lights were extinguished, they would lose the qualification to continue the competition.

Seeing their first green light go out, the trio began to get anxious.

"Damn it! Didn't you say the three of us would be enough to handle all the lone trainers? How did we get defeated by a little thing on the other side!"

Trainer B, Pelipper's trainer, began to complain about the other two trainers. And the female trainer, Trainer C, was even more direct.

"I'm not teaming up with you guys anymore! This is just trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice!"

Trainer C immediately ran towards another mountain path on the volcano, wanting to leave her two former "companions."

However, the young boy holding a Poké Ball immediately blocked Trainer C's path forward and said with a smile, "Very good. Since you're not teaming up with them anymore, then let's have a fair 1v1 battle!"

Red deliberately emphasized the word "fair."

After watching Míng Rìzhào's Eevee display its great power, both he and his Frogadier were already itching for a battle.

Feeling the strong fighting spirit from the other side, Trainer C steeled herself and took out another Poké Ball.

It wasn't that she wanted to fight that much, but the rules stipulated that a trainer was not allowed to evade any battle. That is to say, one could not try to preserve their full strength to climb to the summit by refusing challenges. This was also why at the beginning, some trainers had taken risks and would rather walk those steep and rugged small paths to preserve their strength.

Thinking of this, Trainer C gritted her teeth with hatred but was helpless. They had tried to exploit a loophole in the rules, but they hadn't expected to be bound by the rules in the end.

"Since it's come to this, let me show you my ace, Rampardos!"

A Pokémon with a hard, blue battering ram on its head, upon its appearance, was already roaring and shouting暴躁 (irascibly/fiercely).

Red turned slightly to the side, avoiding the clods of earth splashed up by the opposing Rampardos smashing its head on the ground. He signaled to his Frogadier, who was standing with its arms crossed and a cool expression. "Frogadier, we can't lose to that Eevee from just now!"

"Koga!"

A sharp glint shot out from Frogadier's eyes, and a surging water current instantly gushed up from under its feet!

…

Frogadier versus Rampardos, Eevee versus Lunatone and Corphish—this was the battle on one of the large screens displayed before the audience.

And at the viewing site, there were nearly eight large screens in total, tracking all the contestants from all angles. Not only the battles of Míng Rìzhào and Red, but in other places, many other trainers had also encountered each other and started battles.

For a moment, it made the audience exclaim that they had feasted their eyes, and their eyes were so busy they didn't know which side's battle was better to watch.

Should they continue to watch that magical Eevee? Or watch Gym Leader Miss Flannery galloping on her Ponyta? Or were there other trainers with their own various brilliant tactics?

The audience was caught in a happy dilemma.

However, in the highest sky, which the camera did not capture, a black shadow soaring with its wings streaked past at high speed and soon arrived at the highest point of Fiery Volcano.

It was the founder of Fuquan Town, the old man Akagi, and his Charizard.

"Old partner, thank you for your hard work."

The old man Akagi jumped down from Charizard's back. The scorching climate of Fiery Volcano was like a normal temperature to him, not affecting him in the slightest.

Feeling a palpitation rise in his heart like a whim, the old man Akagi felt a bit of unease for no reason.

"Is something about to happen?"

Thinking of this, the old man Akagi unhesitatingly rode his Charizard to Fiery Volcano. Following his intuition, he planned to enter the volcano to inspect it.

Charizard still had a lazy look, but the fiery aura that occasionally leaked from its body indicated that this mighty big fellow was not as relaxed as it appeared on the outside.

After advancing a little along the passage into the volcano's interior, the old man Akagi immediately felt something was wrong.

"Fiery Volcano is already a dormant volcano. How does it feel so much more active now?"

The old man Akagi sized up the flowing lava in the distance. It was as if it were being stimulated by something, faintly emitting a rumbling sound, and at the same time, its flow speed was much faster than what he had seen before.

The interior of the volcano was already very hot, but in the feeling of the old man Akagi, who had been with this volcano for nearly thirty years, this heat was mixed with a kind of restlessness.

"Roar..."

Charizard let out a low roar, and then, with a tacit understanding, used its own control over fire to absorb the heat, so that its trainer would not be excessively invaded by the heat inside the volcano.

"Thanks, partner!"

The old man Akagi decided to continue walking deeper into the volcano.

Suddenly.

"Swoosh," "Swoosh," "Swoosh." Three figures in red and black vests suddenly appeared.

Without any words, the moment they saw the old man Akagi and his Charizard, they immediately summoned several Slugma and, without distinguishing right from wrong, directly sprayed a [Flamethrower] over!