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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1052_en
Chapter 157
Chapter 1042: The Dignity of Canines!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander
Thud!
Soon enough, however, Entei took a great leap and jumped down into the volcano's crater.
If even an Arcanine dared to go down, he had no reason to keep spectating from above.
Moreover, Entei didn't cling to the crater wall and descend cautiously, bit by bit, like the Arcanine. Instead, it dropped directly to the very bottom.
Thud.
Its heavy limbs touched down, and Entei glanced around, bracing itself slightly.
The grayish-brown solidified magma was about a meter thick. As long as no one actively tried to destroy it, there was no danger of magma erupting.
"Phew... It's so hot."
Having descended to the bottom of the volcano, even the air here was scorching. Waves of heat lapped against Ash's face, making his skin flush red.
"But I can still just about handle it..."
The Pikachu on his shoulder had long since disappeared somewhere; the little mouse couldn't stand the heat.
Immediately, the boy and the dog raised their heads, staring intently at the Arcanine still slowly making its way down the high crater wall.
Right, even though they were down here, they still needed the latter to help them find the Light Clay.
"Damn it, these two..."
But in the eyes of the Amateur Trainer, the sight of Ash and Entei was undoubtedly a blatant provocation, showing off how they could drop straight to the bottom.
They were only halfway down, yet the trainer could barely withstand the intense heat anymore. His head was spinning; jumping down directly would be suicide.
"Awooo~!"
The Arcanine let out a roar, signaling that the Light Clay was located about midway up the crater wall, so there was no need to go all the way down.
Its body bounded repeatedly, moving closer to the Light Clay's location.
Ash was still looking up, observing the Arcanine's movements, ready to intercept it at any moment.
"Grr!"
Just then, Entei suddenly let out a low growl, as if it had discovered something.
Following Entei's gaze, Ash noticed something on the solidified magma two meters away.
Moving closer for a look, he saw it was a giant square box, seemingly some kind of device. Its surface displayed red, clock-like numbers.
However, it wasn't the current time. It looked more like a countdown that hadn't yet begun.
Its sides were taped to the rock.
"A bomb?"
Ash was stunned. This thing had to be a so-called time bomb. How did it end up here?
Team Rocket?
Or was it something from Team Magma or Team Aqua?
It couldn't possibly belong to the three Officer Jennys from above, could it?
"Is someone trying to detonate this volcano?"
After a moment of thought, Ash had his answer.
Perhaps it was the high temperature of the surrounding air, but Ash's brain seemed to be working particularly fast today.
No matter who it was, he couldn't let this bomb just go off.
Mt. Chimney wasn't like Cinnabar Volcano on some remote island; it was located in the center of the continent. If a large-scale volcanic eruption occurred, probably half the cities in the Hoenn Region would be affected.
Not to mention Lavaridge Town at the foot of the mountain, which would be completely wiped off the map.
With a determined look in his eyes, Ash commanded:
"Entei, use Sacred Fire on the bomb!"
Entei understood. It began to gather the sublime power within its body, then released it in the form of golden-white flames.
Fwoosh!!
The golden-white flame wasn't massive in scale, but its power was incredibly formidable, as if it had ignited the very air around it.
An ordinary flame hitting a bomb would undoubtedly be like heavenly thunder meeting earthly fire, causing an instant explosion.
But the destructive Sacred Fire was different.
Ssss...!
The golden-white flame made contact with the bomb and instantly enveloped it, completely consuming it.
Before an explosion could even begin, it had been reduced to nothing but powder and scrap.
"Entei, quick, see if there are any more bombs around!"
Ash commanded again, his focus shifting entirely to the bombs. Compared to the lawless act of detonating Mt. Chimney, the canine showdown now seemed like child's play.
"Awooo!"
Entei nodded gravely. It was a Pokémon of justice, so naturally, it would not shirk this duty.
It slowly closed its eyes, its fur lifting slightly as it began to emit waves of energy throughout the crater's interior.
Extrasensory!!
Relying on the mental scan from Extrasensory, Entei searched for other devices similar to the bomb.
And its ability, Inner Focus, allowed Entei to use its Extrasensory to its maximum potential.
In use, its effect was somewhat similar to Aura.
"Awooo!"
After a moment, Entei opened its eyes again. Having apparently found its target, it immediately led Ash, running toward the location of the next bomb.
"!!?" "!?"
As Entei unleashed its Sacred Fire below, even from dozens of meters away, the sheer force of it made the man and dog above shudder violently, almost causing them to fall from their foothold on the crater wall.
What is this power?!
The Arcanine felt that even with its Flash Fire ability, it would have been instantly burned to ashes if it had been near Entei just now.
He drew a sharp breath. "I should just finish the task and get out of here."
The Amateur Trainer's mindset began to change.
Neither this Entei nor its trainer seemed like normal people.
He had originally intended to have his Arcanine compete with it, but now...
Time to flee.
The Light Clay was stuck to the crater wall just ahead. He could even see with his naked eye the snot-like, yellowish-green glob of clay attached to a fiery-red rock.
But just as the Arcanine was about to approach—
Pshhhh!!
A beam of golden-white flame suddenly shot past its face, striking the crater wall directly in front of it.
The incredibly intense wave of heat, along with the supreme power of absolute annihilation it contained, made the Arcanine's eyes widen in terror as if facing a mortal enemy.
This gray dog... is it going to take this chance, with no one around, to kill me?!
Is this revenge for my repeated taunting earlier?!
"AWOO!!"
The Arcanine, once so full of powerful momentum, completely lost its composure in that moment. It abandoned the Light Clay right in front of it and, with its tail between its legs, turned and scrambled wretchedly toward the volcano's rim.
"Run, run...!"
Even the Amateur Trainer on its back didn't try to stop it, his own expression one of panic.
Ash and Entei: "?"
Back at the foothold on the crater wall, both of them wore baffled expressions.
What was that man and dog doing? They were just getting rid of the bombs.
The scan using Extrasensory had revealed a total of four bombs, and that had been the last one.
Having resolved the baffling bomb incident, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, the grayish-green clay stuck to the crater wall ahead caught his attention.
"So lucky! Isn't this Light Clay?"
Ash's face lit up with joy. He immediately reached out his arm and grabbed the Light Clay.
It was about the size of a fist and felt like modeling clay.
How am I still this lucky even after lending the Shining Charm to Blue?
With their task complete, the boy and the dog didn't linger in the volcano. They immediately leaped up with powerful strides, heading for the summit of Mt. Chimney.
"By the way, Entei, since you know Extrasensory, why didn't you just use it to find the Light Clay?" Ash couldn't help but ask on the way.
"Is it because your dignity as a canine prevents you from using any ability other than your sense of smell?"
Entei: "..."
It really wanted to throw Ash down right then and there.
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander
Thud!
Soon enough, however, Entei took a great leap and jumped down into the volcano's crater.
If even an Arcanine dared to go down, he had no reason to keep spectating from above.
Moreover, Entei didn't cling to the crater wall and descend cautiously, bit by bit, like the Arcanine. Instead, it dropped directly to the very bottom.
Thud.
Its heavy limbs touched down, and Entei glanced around, bracing itself slightly.
The grayish-brown solidified magma was about a meter thick. As long as no one actively tried to destroy it, there was no danger of magma erupting.
"Phew... It's so hot."
Having descended to the bottom of the volcano, even the air here was scorching. Waves of heat lapped against Ash's face, making his skin flush red.
"But I can still just about handle it..."
The Pikachu on his shoulder had long since disappeared somewhere; the little mouse couldn't stand the heat.
Immediately, the boy and the dog raised their heads, staring intently at the Arcanine still slowly making its way down the high crater wall.
Right, even though they were down here, they still needed the latter to help them find the Light Clay.
"Damn it, these two..."
But in the eyes of the Amateur Trainer, the sight of Ash and Entei was undoubtedly a blatant provocation, showing off how they could drop straight to the bottom.
They were only halfway down, yet the trainer could barely withstand the intense heat anymore. His head was spinning; jumping down directly would be suicide.
"Awooo~!"
The Arcanine let out a roar, signaling that the Light Clay was located about midway up the crater wall, so there was no need to go all the way down.
Its body bounded repeatedly, moving closer to the Light Clay's location.
Ash was still looking up, observing the Arcanine's movements, ready to intercept it at any moment.
"Grr!"
Just then, Entei suddenly let out a low growl, as if it had discovered something.
Following Entei's gaze, Ash noticed something on the solidified magma two meters away.
Moving closer for a look, he saw it was a giant square box, seemingly some kind of device. Its surface displayed red, clock-like numbers.
However, it wasn't the current time. It looked more like a countdown that hadn't yet begun.
Its sides were taped to the rock.
"A bomb?"
Ash was stunned. This thing had to be a so-called time bomb. How did it end up here?
Team Rocket?
Or was it something from Team Magma or Team Aqua?
It couldn't possibly belong to the three Officer Jennys from above, could it?
"Is someone trying to detonate this volcano?"
After a moment of thought, Ash had his answer.
Perhaps it was the high temperature of the surrounding air, but Ash's brain seemed to be working particularly fast today.
No matter who it was, he couldn't let this bomb just go off.
Mt. Chimney wasn't like Cinnabar Volcano on some remote island; it was located in the center of the continent. If a large-scale volcanic eruption occurred, probably half the cities in the Hoenn Region would be affected.
Not to mention Lavaridge Town at the foot of the mountain, which would be completely wiped off the map.
With a determined look in his eyes, Ash commanded:
"Entei, use Sacred Fire on the bomb!"
Entei understood. It began to gather the sublime power within its body, then released it in the form of golden-white flames.
Fwoosh!!
The golden-white flame wasn't massive in scale, but its power was incredibly formidable, as if it had ignited the very air around it.
An ordinary flame hitting a bomb would undoubtedly be like heavenly thunder meeting earthly fire, causing an instant explosion.
But the destructive Sacred Fire was different.
Ssss...!
The golden-white flame made contact with the bomb and instantly enveloped it, completely consuming it.
Before an explosion could even begin, it had been reduced to nothing but powder and scrap.
"Entei, quick, see if there are any more bombs around!"
Ash commanded again, his focus shifting entirely to the bombs. Compared to the lawless act of detonating Mt. Chimney, the canine showdown now seemed like child's play.
"Awooo!"
Entei nodded gravely. It was a Pokémon of justice, so naturally, it would not shirk this duty.
It slowly closed its eyes, its fur lifting slightly as it began to emit waves of energy throughout the crater's interior.
Extrasensory!!
Relying on the mental scan from Extrasensory, Entei searched for other devices similar to the bomb.
And its ability, Inner Focus, allowed Entei to use its Extrasensory to its maximum potential.
In use, its effect was somewhat similar to Aura.
"Awooo!"
After a moment, Entei opened its eyes again. Having apparently found its target, it immediately led Ash, running toward the location of the next bomb.
"!!?" "!?"
As Entei unleashed its Sacred Fire below, even from dozens of meters away, the sheer force of it made the man and dog above shudder violently, almost causing them to fall from their foothold on the crater wall.
What is this power?!
The Arcanine felt that even with its Flash Fire ability, it would have been instantly burned to ashes if it had been near Entei just now.
He drew a sharp breath. "I should just finish the task and get out of here."
The Amateur Trainer's mindset began to change.
Neither this Entei nor its trainer seemed like normal people.
He had originally intended to have his Arcanine compete with it, but now...
Time to flee.
The Light Clay was stuck to the crater wall just ahead. He could even see with his naked eye the snot-like, yellowish-green glob of clay attached to a fiery-red rock.
But just as the Arcanine was about to approach—
Pshhhh!!
A beam of golden-white flame suddenly shot past its face, striking the crater wall directly in front of it.
The incredibly intense wave of heat, along with the supreme power of absolute annihilation it contained, made the Arcanine's eyes widen in terror as if facing a mortal enemy.
This gray dog... is it going to take this chance, with no one around, to kill me?!
Is this revenge for my repeated taunting earlier?!
"AWOO!!"
The Arcanine, once so full of powerful momentum, completely lost its composure in that moment. It abandoned the Light Clay right in front of it and, with its tail between its legs, turned and scrambled wretchedly toward the volcano's rim.
"Run, run...!"
Even the Amateur Trainer on its back didn't try to stop it, his own expression one of panic.
Ash and Entei: "?"
Back at the foothold on the crater wall, both of them wore baffled expressions.
What was that man and dog doing? They were just getting rid of the bombs.
The scan using Extrasensory had revealed a total of four bombs, and that had been the last one.
Having resolved the baffling bomb incident, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, the grayish-green clay stuck to the crater wall ahead caught his attention.
"So lucky! Isn't this Light Clay?"
Ash's face lit up with joy. He immediately reached out his arm and grabbed the Light Clay.
It was about the size of a fist and felt like modeling clay.
How am I still this lucky even after lending the Shining Charm to Blue?
With their task complete, the boy and the dog didn't linger in the volcano. They immediately leaped up with powerful strides, heading for the summit of Mt. Chimney.
"By the way, Entei, since you know Extrasensory, why didn't you just use it to find the Light Clay?" Ash couldn't help but ask on the way.
"Is it because your dignity as a canine prevents you from using any ability other than your sense of smell?"
Entei: "..."
It really wanted to throw Ash down right then and there.
(end of chapter)
