Elf-like Life

Chapter 80, Steel Mountain

It is also a valley,

The rock walls near Steel Mountain are quite different from those around Sunset Canyon.

To be precise, every rock face bears the marks of severe impact, and even has pitted cracks.

Moreover, unlike Sunset Canyon where Pokémon are rare, the number of Pokémon visiting this place is more than twice that of Sunset Canyon.

"Hey, little fire dragon, look over there!"

"There's a sculpture next to the entrance, that's the Kangaskhan sculpture the boss was talking about!!"

A stone statue of Kangaskhan stands directly below the entrance to Steel Mountain. Once you see the Kangaskhan statue, you can remotely connect to the Kangaskhan warehouse.

Moreover, the Treasure Dragon stone carvings are often referred to by explorers as "travel signs".

Because kind little elves will carve signs on the sculptures to remind those who come after them.

[Iron Mountain - Precautions]

This mountain contains a large amount of steel energy, so many cultivators come here to practice steel-based techniques. Remember, do not disturb them.

The energy of steel?

Anyway, neither Charmander nor Pikachu knows what the "steel energy" mentioned on this is.

But in no time, they both understood exactly what was going on in this area.

3F, boom ...

The series of loud noises left the two little ones bewildered. It turned out that a large group of Cocoa Doraemons were practicing their head-butting skills against the rock wall.

"Thump, boom!"

The team leader, Coco Dora, relentlessly slammed her forehead against the rock wall, completely oblivious to the pain.

A large group of little Cocoa Doraemons followed suit, one after another, without stopping for a moment.

5F, boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom

A large number of gears gather here, not for any other reason than to take advantage of the special terrain to train their gear disc skills extensively.

"Boom! Bang!"

It can be said that every rock face and every special location in Iron Mountain provides an ideal environment for these Pokémon to train Steel-type skills.

This is the training ground where Pokémon hone their Steel-type moves.

7F, boom ...

Not far away, a night owl was facing the rocks, flapping its wings fiercely.

It appears to be an outsider trainer who is training his wings.

Charmander was puzzled:

"Excuse me, may I bother you for a moment?"

"May I ask if you're also here to train Steel-type skills?"

In fact, disturbing cultivators is a major taboo in Iron Mountain.

Fortunately, this nightjar wasn't that grumpy; it just gave a dismissive reply:

"Hey, don't disturb me while I'm awakening a Steel-type move. Can't you see I'm busy? I'm almost there!"

Awakening?

This made Charmander even more confused.

A Noctowl came to Steel Mountain and awakened a Steel-type move? Is that even possible?

Actually, this all started with the amazing steel mountain itself.

As long as you train in the Iron Mountain,

All the little sprites are more or less affected by the mountains, and the strongest energy released from the depths of the entire mountain is steel energy.

This energy can help practitioners awaken steel-type skills.

Examples include Alloy Claw, Iron Head, Steel Wings, Steel Beam, Steel Tail, and so on.

Not only can one awaken their skills, but if a cultivator diligently practices in this place day after day and year after year, they can further enhance their awakened steel-type skills.

Finally, practice until you reach perfection!

Before long, Charmander and Pikachu watched in disbelief as the Noctowl awakened a Steel-type move.

His wings suddenly became dazzling, then flashed with a lot of steely luster, and finally for a moment transformed into wings as hard as steel.

(Ding! Congratulations on awakening the Steel Wing skill!)

The night owl is excited:

"Oh yes, I finally did it!"

My God, is this place really that magical?

With a whole host of questions in mind, Charmander decided to give it a try right away. So what was he waiting for? He quickly awakened a Steel-type move against the rock wall of Iron Mountain!

I'm grabbing it!

Arrest! Arrest!

Grab it! Grab it! Grab it! Grab it!

The little dragon immediately began scratching wildly at the rock wall not far away, adopting the demeanor of a cultivator and frantically training its little claws.

Pikachu, standing nearby, was completely dumbfounded.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing all of a sudden, Charmander!"

"Are you crazy?!"

The little dragon just wouldn't stop; in no time, it had swung its little claws at the rock wall more than 40 times, and it was getting more and more energetic:

"Pikachu, didn't you hear him just say that you can awaken Steel-type moves here? Hurry up and wag your little tail like me!"

"Huh, my tail?"

Yes, Pikachu is also a Pokémon that knows Steel-type moves. In the TV series, one of Pikachu's signature moves is Steel Tail.

But Pikachu doesn't know that yet.

If not now, when?

"But Charmander, what are you doing now?"

"I'm going to awaken [Alloy Claw]! That's it! I feel like I'll be able to awaken it smoothly soon!"

Alloy Claw: Power 50, Steel-type Physical, attacks small beasts with its claws, adding steel energy as well, and sometimes increasing its own attack power.

If you successfully awaken the Alloy Claw, it will definitely be an incredibly useful move in the early game. When you encounter Rock-type Pokémon, you can just swat them down with one claw and make them scream.

So Pikachu also started trying, but only with its tail.

At first I was a little worried that the little tail might get hurt if it bumped into the rock wall.

But the thought of awakening a powerful move like Steel Tail made him decide to go all out. Besides, Charmander was going all out to awaken it, so he couldn't just stand by and watch.

"Since Charmander is going all out, then I'll join in too!"

"Hey, take this!!"

————Special Training Divider————

155, 156, 157!

The little dragon tirelessly swung its claws at the rock wall, leaving more and more scratches on it.

99, 100, 101!

Pikachu has also hit the rock wall with its little tail over a hundred times. Not to mention, the poor little tail is all red from the impact.

However, neither of the two children successfully awakened.

Charmander + Pikachu:

"Oh no, we failed?"

Are there any other additional conditions?

That shouldn't be the case. How come these two gifted little ones haven't awakened any Steel-type moves after all this time? They should be showing some signs of it by now.

Charmander's little paws are starting to feel intense pain, and Pikachu's little tail is completely red from the impact.

It looks like we need to stop practicing for a while.

The ultimate goal of this trip to Steel Mountain was none other than to subdue the notorious bandit Lada.

It wouldn't be appropriate for the two little ones to get themselves badly injured before they've even officially started fighting Radamanthys; preserving their fighting strength is extremely important.

"Hey, little fire dragon, let's save our energy. We're going to beat up the wanted criminals later."

The little dragon wiped the beads of sweat from its forehead:

"That's true."

"But Pikachu, you're getting stronger and stronger! I didn't see you trembling with fear this time!"

Pikachu, who used to tremble in fear in front of Sylvanas, is now completely unafraid and even says that he will give the wanted criminal a good beating later.

At the last moment, Pikachu raised its little head:

"Of course, I'm not afraid at all!"

"With Charmander around, we're sure to defeat him!"

Will the two confident little ones successfully defeat Radamanthys? Find out in the next chapter! Finally, a huge thank you to all the readers! I'd also like to ask for your votes, tips, favorites, and investments. That's all for this chapter!

(End of this chapter)