The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 162 Strange Events at the Volcano

Qiao Yijing, Xiaoyao, and Xiaoguang came to Lin Ye's side, their eyes warily glancing at Xiaojuer, who looked blankly to the side.

"Sorry, these three are my girlfriends. They're about to go out of town on a mission, and they insisted on coming to see me off today."

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"Three girlfriends? Mr. Lin is indeed a charming and debonair man! Although I consider myself to have some experience, I admit defeat today." Ai Lan awkwardly but politely clasped her hands in a fist salute to him.

Homiga shook his head in disdain and said softly to Xiaojuer, "I told you handsome guys are unreliable."

The latter took a small step back, glanced at Lin Ye and the three women, a look of disappointment flashing across his face, and then changed his tone, saying, "Ahem~, let's discuss it then. We can't all squeeze into one place at the same time. Let's split up the routes first."

"I'm good with Electric-type Pokémon, so I plan to go to Greenwood Town first, since I'll have an advantage against Flying-type Pokémon."

"I'm planning to go to Green Edge City!" Ai Lan said.

"I'll head to Martial Arts Town first! Poison-type attacks have a significant advantage against Fighting-types!"

After the three of them rode away on their respective Charizard, Crobat, and Magneton, Lin Ye turned to the three women and said, "I don't know how many days this trip will take, but it shouldn't be too dangerous. You don't need to worry about me while you're at home."

"Not worried? Of course not! We're worried sick. Not about your safety, but about whether you'll go out and have affairs."

"How could that be? Even if you don't believe in my character, how could I waste my time on something as important as competing for the gym leader position?"

"That's hard to say. If we hadn't arrived in time, can you guarantee we wouldn't have become friends with that model?"

I saw you two exchanging glances and almost sparks flew!

"Relax, relax~ The competition rules are that we'll go to different cities to complete the tasks separately, so you're worrying too much."

"Hmph~, we don't think we're superfluous! By the way, which gym are you planning to visit first this time?"

"I originally planned to go to Green Edge City first, but Ailan has already flown there, so I have to go somewhere else."

"Then let's go to Orange City. I'll call my dad, explain our relationship, and ask him to let you off the hook."

"No, no, no~ I will earn the position of gym leader through my own strength. How can I do such a thing? Even if I become the gym leader, it will not be a fair victory."

In truth, Lin Ye thought that if Qianli knew about his relationship with her daughter, she would probably not only go easy on him, but also face the raging storm of the legendary strongest gym leader in Hoenn.

Therefore, Orange City cannot be visited for the time being, at least until Lin Ye's strength has grown to the point where he can be fearless of his father-in-law's tyranny.

After thinking it over, he decided to set his sights on Fuyan Town.

He had just read through the league's documents and found that many of the gyms were at a critical juncture of generational transition.

Just like how Naki was arranged by her family to manage the Lilycove Gym ahead of time, Lavatree Town and Kanaz City are currently in the period when the acting gym leaders are in charge of their gyms.

Although it's not about directly fighting them, they're still easier to deal with than those old monsters.

After he told the three women what he was thinking, their brows furrowed even more.

"I heard that the acting gym leaders of the Blaze Gym and the Corsair Gym are both young girls," May said with a half-smile.

"Please, what kind of image do you guys have of me? A womanizer? You even mess around in situations like this."

"Hard to say!" ×3

After bidding farewell to the women, Lin Ye rode Zoroark's transformed "Charizard" and flew straight towards Furnace Town.

As he approached the vicinity of Chimney Mountain, a cloud of volcanic ash covered his face.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur, which, mixed with the scalding geothermal air rising from below, turned the entire sky a hazy, dark red.

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The crater of Chimney Mountain is emitting thick smoke, and from a distance it looks like a giant, burning chimney. It is clear that the name is indeed accurate and has no rhetoric involved.

Trainers who ride flying Pokémon would have to take a detour. Even if the Pokémon is special and can withstand the pungent smell of volcanic ash, the people on it would definitely not be able to stand it.

But he's no ordinary person!

A layer of pale pink spiritual energy shone from his body, like a transparent protective film that wrapped him completely from head to toe.

The volcanic ash struck the mental energy shield and silently slid off to the sides, leaving not a trace.

With this layer of protection, he no longer needed to take a detour and could fly directly to Fuyan Town, saving some precious time.

However, just as he flew directly above the huge crater, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly rippled.

Azure Flame Blade Demon peeked halfway out of the shadows, a burst of ghostly blue flames, and said, "Boss, stop for a moment. There seems to be a familiar energy fluctuation inside the volcano."

Lin Ye looked down at the volcano below, which was emitting thick smoke. At its center was a vast lava lake, with the lava churning and roaring. The surface would occasionally burst open, sending sparks of lava flying more than ten meters high. The high temperature was unbearable even for ordinary Pokémon.

But after thinking for a moment, he patted the "fire-breathing dragon" on the neck: "Lower the altitude and go into the crater to take a look."

The lower you go, the more terrifying the temperature becomes. Lin Ye had to add another layer of mental energy to the protective shield to keep out the heat wave that could cook a person alive.

Fortunately, his mental strength is already very strong, so it's not too difficult for him.

On the contrary, sensing the strength of the fire element here, Lin Ye became even more convinced that some rare and precious treasures might indeed be born here.

However, after he went down into the lava vent and looked around, he couldn't find any treasure.

Lin Ye asked the Azure Flame Blade Demon, but it couldn't quite explain it. It only said that it had vaguely felt a sense of familiarity before, but now it couldn't say whether it was just its imagination.

Lin Ye didn't want to waste any time, so he unleashed his full mental power and discovered something that shouldn't have been there at all.

On a rocky platform less than three meters from the edge of the lava lake, there was a treasure chest.

It's not rhetoric, it's not a metaphor, it's a genuine, perfectly fitting treasure chest!

Lin Ye stared blankly for a few seconds, and after confirming that he had not fallen for a "hallucination" method similar to Zoroark's, he sincerely complained from the depths of his soul: "What a joke, this is not a game, why is there such a big treasure chest next to the lava?"

I know there are supernatural phenomena in the Pokémon world that can't be judged by ordinary standards, but what the heck is this obviously man-made treasure chest? I wouldn't complain even if it grew a tree.

It's obvious that someone deliberately placed this treasure chest here, but who would do such a thing?

To be on the safe side, Lin Ye used his mental power to grab the treasure chest, easily lifting it up from a distance.

But just as the treasure chest was shaken, the lava next to it suddenly exploded, and large swathes of orange-red lava shot into the sky like a fountain, leaving dense scorch marks on the rock platform.

Right in the center of that exploded lava field, a colossal creature was slowly rising from the lava lake.