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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1171_en
Chapter 288
Chapter 1161: Ash vs. Zinnia!
Author: Samsung Charmander
"Pikachu!!"
Ash, suddenly finding no footing and falling, hurriedly grabbed Pikachu, who was also tumbling chaotically beside him.
With his other hand, he subconsciously took out Latias's Love Ball, about to release her to ride on.
But in the next moment, he remembered that the current space was a complete no-fly zone. Releasing her would only be an extra burden.
In his haste, Ash was stuck in mid-air for a moment, his altitude dropping another dozen or so meters in the blink of an eye.
Rumble!
The Salamence's Hyper Beam was immensely powerful, piercing through three or four floors at once, creating a drop of more than thirty meters.
"Wooo~!!"
At that moment, a loud cry suddenly came from below.
Before Ash could react, a snow-white figure shot up into the air, leaping directly into his falling trajectory.
With a nudge of its head, it flipped Ash's falling body backward, carrying him sideways on its back like a sack.
"Absol?!"
In his peripheral vision, Ash recognized his rescuer as the Absol he had met outside the Sky Pillar before.
Greatly surprised, he held Pikachu with one hand and subconsciously reached out with the other, trying to find something to grab for support.
And so, he happened to grab onto the fur on the side of Absol's hindquarters.
*Rip!*
Because he used too much force, he tore off a tuft of snow-white fur with his first grab.
"Ngh!"
Absol's cold and proud face changed slightly, and it let out a muffled grunt.
Then, it raised its head, and instead of falling, its body continued upward.
Its sturdy limbs, though stepping into the void, seemed to tread on some kind of solid light wall, allowing it to use the leverage to spring upward.
*Thrum! Thrum!*
The points where its paws landed even emitted the sound of a taut steel cable vibrating, as it leaped continuously to a higher position, walking on air.
"Flowing Cloud Line!?"
Ash, lying there like a sack, finally realized what was happening.
That Salamence from before wasn't flying in mid-air; it was stepping on the Flowing Cloud Line.
This was a unique battle technique of the Draconid People, and as one of their best, Zinnia had naturally mastered this technique.
The entire existence of the Sky Pillar was to commemorate the Dragon God Rayquaza, and the quality of the residual Flowing Cloud Line within it was exceptionally high.
But this Absol, why could it also use this power?
*Thrum! Thrum! Thrum!*
After a few nimble mid-air steps, Absol, carrying Ash, calmly returned to the edge of the top indoor floor.
"Thanks for your help, Absol!"
Ash quickly got off its back and said gratefully.
Seeing Absol staring at the tuft of white fur in his hand... Ash hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket as if nothing had happened.
"Say, isn't this a technique of the Draconid People? How do you know it too?"
Ash couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
In a no-fly zone like this, the Flowing Cloud Line could be called a god-like technique.
Even outside, it was a god-like technique!
But he stared with wide eyes for a long time and still couldn't see the so-called "fine lines of the trajectory."
"..."
Absol still didn't answer, gazing intently at Ash before tilting its head slightly.
Following its gaze, he saw the staircase leading toward the rooftop.
"Right, there's still that woman!"
Ash's brow furrowed. Dammit, he'd been sneak-attacked by that woman again.
Who knows what she was already doing up there. Without further delay, he immediately ran towards the staircase.
The Absol actually followed behind him as well, like a dutiful soldier.
Sky Pillar, Rooftop.
As Ash stepped outside, light flooded his vision. Having been inside the tower for eight or nine days, he found it a little hard to adjust and rubbed his eyes.
The top floor was a two-tiered plaza. The outermost layer was slightly larger.
Inside, there was another set of steps leading up to a smaller, higher platform.
He tried peeking over the outer edge to look down, only to find the area below the Sky Pillar was a bottomless abyss, its walls shrouded in thick clouds.
But the surrounding air seemed extremely strange.
Despite being at an extremely high altitude, Ash noticed there was no air current whatsoever.
It was as if the air in this area was firmly locked in place.
The weather was also in a neutral state, neither raining nor sunny.
"How strange..."
Ash no longer hesitated. He exchanged a glance with the Absol beside him and slowly ascended to the central platform.
When he reached the central high platform, he saw that it was a huge rocky plaza in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
At the edges of the three corners stood three stone pillars.
And on the inner side of the triangular plaza, Zinnia stood with her back to him.
At her feet was a small, pink, dreamy-eyed rabbit.
On the other side was still that ferocious Salamence.
"ROAR~!!"
Noticing Ash's approach, the Salamence let out a threatening roar.
"Oh, you caught up so quickly?"
Zinnia finally turned her head slowly, her tone like that of the master of this place.
Ash also noticed what was behind her.
It was a giant meteorite, a full two meters tall, placed there perfectly intact.
The cratered surface of the meteorite occasionally scattered a strange, seven-colored light, looking quite mystical.
"Is this the meteorite that can summon Rayquaza?"
Ash was astonished. The largest meteorite he had seen before was only the size of a Pokémon Egg. How could there be one the size of a Snorlax lying on its back?
"ROAR~!!"
But just as he was about to take a few steps forward, the Salamence flapped its wings and took flight, then landed heavily a few meters in front of Ash. It opened its fang-filled mouth, its gaze ferocious as it roared repeatedly.
"Do we really have to battle?"
Ash's expression hardened. He and Zinnia actually had no reason to battle.
After all, both of them had come here with the purpose of summoning Rayquaza to stop the disastrous meteorite from falling.
Since Zinnia was so confident, he could just let her go first.
After all, he had obtained his Dragon God Scroll by yanking it out with brute force. He had forced his way here and didn't have full confidence in becoming the legendary Dragon God Emissary.
If you're so confident, you go first. I can watch.
The safety of the people and Pokémon of more than half the region was at stake. As long as the world could be saved... Ash was willing to give this chance to her.
This matter was the mission of the Draconid People to begin with; he was just an outsider getting involved.
"Let me see it—the power of the legendary Dragon God Emissary!"
However, Zinnia had no intention of a ceasefire. She moved lightly, walking behind her Salamence.
The corners of her mouth curled into a rather fanatical arc, and her eyes were fixed intently on Ash, burning with an incredible intensity.
(end of chapter)
Author: Samsung Charmander
"Pikachu!!"
Ash, suddenly finding no footing and falling, hurriedly grabbed Pikachu, who was also tumbling chaotically beside him.
With his other hand, he subconsciously took out Latias's Love Ball, about to release her to ride on.
But in the next moment, he remembered that the current space was a complete no-fly zone. Releasing her would only be an extra burden.
In his haste, Ash was stuck in mid-air for a moment, his altitude dropping another dozen or so meters in the blink of an eye.
Rumble!
The Salamence's Hyper Beam was immensely powerful, piercing through three or four floors at once, creating a drop of more than thirty meters.
"Wooo~!!"
At that moment, a loud cry suddenly came from below.
Before Ash could react, a snow-white figure shot up into the air, leaping directly into his falling trajectory.
With a nudge of its head, it flipped Ash's falling body backward, carrying him sideways on its back like a sack.
"Absol?!"
In his peripheral vision, Ash recognized his rescuer as the Absol he had met outside the Sky Pillar before.
Greatly surprised, he held Pikachu with one hand and subconsciously reached out with the other, trying to find something to grab for support.
And so, he happened to grab onto the fur on the side of Absol's hindquarters.
*Rip!*
Because he used too much force, he tore off a tuft of snow-white fur with his first grab.
"Ngh!"
Absol's cold and proud face changed slightly, and it let out a muffled grunt.
Then, it raised its head, and instead of falling, its body continued upward.
Its sturdy limbs, though stepping into the void, seemed to tread on some kind of solid light wall, allowing it to use the leverage to spring upward.
*Thrum! Thrum!*
The points where its paws landed even emitted the sound of a taut steel cable vibrating, as it leaped continuously to a higher position, walking on air.
"Flowing Cloud Line!?"
Ash, lying there like a sack, finally realized what was happening.
That Salamence from before wasn't flying in mid-air; it was stepping on the Flowing Cloud Line.
This was a unique battle technique of the Draconid People, and as one of their best, Zinnia had naturally mastered this technique.
The entire existence of the Sky Pillar was to commemorate the Dragon God Rayquaza, and the quality of the residual Flowing Cloud Line within it was exceptionally high.
But this Absol, why could it also use this power?
*Thrum! Thrum! Thrum!*
After a few nimble mid-air steps, Absol, carrying Ash, calmly returned to the edge of the top indoor floor.
"Thanks for your help, Absol!"
Ash quickly got off its back and said gratefully.
Seeing Absol staring at the tuft of white fur in his hand... Ash hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket as if nothing had happened.
"Say, isn't this a technique of the Draconid People? How do you know it too?"
Ash couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
In a no-fly zone like this, the Flowing Cloud Line could be called a god-like technique.
Even outside, it was a god-like technique!
But he stared with wide eyes for a long time and still couldn't see the so-called "fine lines of the trajectory."
"..."
Absol still didn't answer, gazing intently at Ash before tilting its head slightly.
Following its gaze, he saw the staircase leading toward the rooftop.
"Right, there's still that woman!"
Ash's brow furrowed. Dammit, he'd been sneak-attacked by that woman again.
Who knows what she was already doing up there. Without further delay, he immediately ran towards the staircase.
The Absol actually followed behind him as well, like a dutiful soldier.
Sky Pillar, Rooftop.
As Ash stepped outside, light flooded his vision. Having been inside the tower for eight or nine days, he found it a little hard to adjust and rubbed his eyes.
The top floor was a two-tiered plaza. The outermost layer was slightly larger.
Inside, there was another set of steps leading up to a smaller, higher platform.
He tried peeking over the outer edge to look down, only to find the area below the Sky Pillar was a bottomless abyss, its walls shrouded in thick clouds.
But the surrounding air seemed extremely strange.
Despite being at an extremely high altitude, Ash noticed there was no air current whatsoever.
It was as if the air in this area was firmly locked in place.
The weather was also in a neutral state, neither raining nor sunny.
"How strange..."
Ash no longer hesitated. He exchanged a glance with the Absol beside him and slowly ascended to the central platform.
When he reached the central high platform, he saw that it was a huge rocky plaza in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
At the edges of the three corners stood three stone pillars.
And on the inner side of the triangular plaza, Zinnia stood with her back to him.
At her feet was a small, pink, dreamy-eyed rabbit.
On the other side was still that ferocious Salamence.
"ROAR~!!"
Noticing Ash's approach, the Salamence let out a threatening roar.
"Oh, you caught up so quickly?"
Zinnia finally turned her head slowly, her tone like that of the master of this place.
Ash also noticed what was behind her.
It was a giant meteorite, a full two meters tall, placed there perfectly intact.
The cratered surface of the meteorite occasionally scattered a strange, seven-colored light, looking quite mystical.
"Is this the meteorite that can summon Rayquaza?"
Ash was astonished. The largest meteorite he had seen before was only the size of a Pokémon Egg. How could there be one the size of a Snorlax lying on its back?
"ROAR~!!"
But just as he was about to take a few steps forward, the Salamence flapped its wings and took flight, then landed heavily a few meters in front of Ash. It opened its fang-filled mouth, its gaze ferocious as it roared repeatedly.
"Do we really have to battle?"
Ash's expression hardened. He and Zinnia actually had no reason to battle.
After all, both of them had come here with the purpose of summoning Rayquaza to stop the disastrous meteorite from falling.
Since Zinnia was so confident, he could just let her go first.
After all, he had obtained his Dragon God Scroll by yanking it out with brute force. He had forced his way here and didn't have full confidence in becoming the legendary Dragon God Emissary.
If you're so confident, you go first. I can watch.
The safety of the people and Pokémon of more than half the region was at stake. As long as the world could be saved... Ash was willing to give this chance to her.
This matter was the mission of the Draconid People to begin with; he was just an outsider getting involved.
"Let me see it—the power of the legendary Dragon God Emissary!"
However, Zinnia had no intention of a ceasefire. She moved lightly, walking behind her Salamence.
The corners of her mouth curled into a rather fanatical arc, and her eyes were fixed intently on Ash, burning with an incredible intensity.
(end of chapter)
