Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

"Burn it all!!!"

Following her command, the body of the lava snail began to rise and fall violently, and its entire body emitted a dazzling crimson light. Under the reflection of that light, it seemed as if Asha was burning.

The next second, a golden-red flame gushed out, and Dr. Solance quickly retreated. The terrifying high temperature instantly melted the rocks blocking the road into blazing magma...

Seeing that the molten magma was about to flow over, the lava snail took a step forward, opened its mouth and absorbed all the flowing magma into its body like sucking noodle soup.

"..."

Dr. Solans was stunned. In just a few minutes, all the rocks blocking the road had been cleared away.

"Okay, we can get going..." As she spoke, Yasha turned around and gave Dr. Solance a thumbs up, "...How about this? It's much faster than asking the gophers to dig holes, right?"

"Indeed, it's not good for your heart. Next time, before you do something scary like that, please give me a heads up..."

After she finished speaking, Yasha took a nonchalant step and headed quickly towards the depths of the cave...

Dr. Solance took a look and quickly spoke...

"Wait, that's not the direction, you're going the wrong way!"

Chapter 134: Meteorite from outer space

Yasha used fire to melt the rocks blocking the road into magma, and let the lava snail absorb all the molten magma, quickly clearing the blocked road.

After doing all this, she raised her chin proudly towards Dr. Solans, and then took quick steps. However, she was stopped by Dr. Solans behind her before she took two steps.

"Wait, not this direction!"

"..."

There were two forked roads behind the rocks. Yasha relied on her instinct to head straight for the one that was closer to her. She wanted to portray a carefree and reliable person who never looked back, but as soon as she took a step forward, that persona collapsed.

"Cough cough..."

Yasha blushed slightly after being corrected. Fortunately, Dr. Solans obviously didn't notice this. He was more concerned about the important meteorite and didn't notice Yasha's gaffe.

This made Yasha feel relieved. Of course, when she turned around, she felt even more upset.

All in all, Yasha and Dr. Solance successfully cleared the obstacles on the road and headed towards the cave where the meteorite was located.

There were two rocks blocking the road, but they were easily broken by Asha. The powerful firepower of the fire Pokémon was clearly revealed in her hands...

In this regard, Dr. Solance couldn't help but admire...

"...As expected of Gym Leader Asha, you are so reliable."

"Ahaha, actually... I'm not that reliable..." Yasha laughed at herself, "...Compared to grandpa, I'm really still far behind."

Dr. Solance naturally had nothing to say about this. After all, Yasha's grandfather was one of the former Four Heavenly Kings, the first generation gym master of Kamado Town who changed Kamado Town single-handedly. If he was used as the benchmark to judge "reliability", then probably 90% of the trainers in Hoenn would be considered unreliable.

However, Yasha's reaction was also normal. With such a powerful grandfather as a role model, the granddaughter must be under a lot of pressure. She might even develop some inferiority complex about her own abilities.

Dr. Solans didn't have much to say in this regard. He was a PhD in geology, not psychologist, and had no experience in solving problems in this area. Naturally, he could only let things take their course.

At the same time, in the deepest part of the Meteor Falls Cave...

“…This is really…”

A sturdy man looked around with interest. The interior of this cave was not as dim as ordinary caves. There was a small hole on the top that was too big for a human body to pass through, leading to the outside world. A ray of sunlight shone in through the small hole.

The rock walls all around the cave are half-hidden and half-visible with translucent crystals of various colors. These crystals are not gems, and may be closer to glass in composition. However, due to the reflection of these crystals, this small ray of sunlight is dispersed and turned into a dazzling light of seven colors, making the entire cave look like a kaleidoscope.

In terms of visual effects, it can be said to be very beautiful. While the strong man was admiring it, there were two companions beside him who also seemed to be quite interested in this place.

"Speaking of which, I really have to thank you very much. If you hadn't led the way, it would have been difficult for us to find this place..."

After looking around, the sturdy man stopped his gaze on one of his two companions.

She was a girl wearing a long gray cloak and light mountaineering clothes. If Lowe was there, he would definitely not be unfamiliar with her appearance.

That was the Xijiana who had competed with Lowe on the same stage at the gorgeous competition in Kaina City not long ago...

"Hehe, it just so happens that I have some connection with this place... It's not a big deal worth mentioning~"

Shijiana said this with a chuckle, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

Next to her, the last companion was an exotic brown-skinned beauty with a few blue highlights in her black hair. She was wearing a dress that looked like a dancer's costume. The cool structure was separated into two halves, exposing a large area of ​​skin including her belly button.

She seemed to be a very enthusiastic older sister, but there was almost no expression on her face, and she seemed to have a very serious personality.

"So, who are you?"

The brown-skinned elder sister seemed to be very concerned about Xijiana's identity. After all, Xijiana's knowledge of Meteor Falls was really exaggerated.

However, Xijiana still avoided the question and at this time, the burly man spoke.

"Haiquan, you are too serious. Don't be too suspicious of your companions' origins. It will make them feel disappointed. Hahaha~"

After saying this, the brown-skinned elder sister named Haiquan couldn't help but lower her head and sigh, "Boss, you are too unguarded, aren't you? Forget it..."

Haiquan seemed to feel that he could not convince the strong man, and could only sigh helplessly in the end.

At the same time, she looked at Xijiana seriously again.

First of all, Haiquan and the strong man were able to get here so easily this time, they really have to thank Xijiana. After all, if Xijiana hadn't led the way, the twists and turns along the way would probably have made her dizzy.

It is definitely not easy to find this big cave so easily.

However, this makes Xijiana's origins seem quite questionable. Who is she and why does she know so much about Meteor Falls?

In response, Xijiana simply said that she "just happened to have some connection with this place." This kind of talk is almost the same as nonsense. It would be no different if you just said that you knew it through a dream.

If it was Haiquan, he would definitely ask carefully. Unfortunately, Haiquan was not the boss of the Ocean Team. After all, he was just a cadre of the Ocean Team like Haichao before. Xijiana was also a cadre like her. They were equal in status and identity. Naturally, Haiquan did not have much qualifications to ask.

The burly man who is the real boss of the Marine Team seems to trust Shijiana quite a lot, so much so that Haiquan can only complain occasionally and can't say much more.

After the three of them looked around, their sights were all focused on the center of the large cave. In the place where the sunlight was cast, a gray-blue stone that looked to be the size of a basketball was half buried.

“…This is it. The meteorite that accompanied the sky god when he descended. The stone that suppresses the god!”

The sturdy man walked forward carefully, with a bit of awe in his tone, as if the stone was something quite remarkable. Haiquan and Xijiana beside him also slowed down their movements.

Especially Xijiana, her eyes kept flickering as she looked at the meteorite, as if she wanted to say something.

Just as the sturdy man was about to step forward and extend his hand, a voice suddenly came...

"……stop!"

Chapter 135: Intrusion and car crash?

"stop!"

The sturdy man was about to reach out his hand when he heard a loud shout from behind him. At the same time, a cloud of black smoke gushed out, instantly reducing the visibility of the entire cave to zero.

"Ha ha……"

The sturdy man was not surprised at all. He turned around calmly, smiled and waved his hand...

"Tidal wave!"

As he moved, a ray of light flashed from the Poké Ball on his waist, and a Pokémon shaped like a half-shark appeared from it.

At the same time, the shark-like Pokémon waved its body, and moist water vapor immediately filled its surroundings, quickly condensing into a rotating vortex, suppressing all the surging black fog.

Over there, a girl with red flaming hair appeared at the intersection. It was naturally Asha who arrived in time, and the lava snail beside her.

"...You are the Marines."

Yasha's eyes swept across the three people at the scene and quickly confirmed them. After all, these three people were wearing the emblem of the Ocean Team.

The sturdy man saw this and opened his arms generously, "My name is Shui Wutong, nice to meet you, the gym leader of the alliance..."

Although she expected from the beginning that she would meet the other party's boss this time, after actually seeing the real person, Yasha still felt a little emotional.

The burly man in front of you dressed as a pirate is the boss of the Marine Corps and one of the culprits behind a series of vicious incidents in the Hoenn region.

At the same time, the two people beside Shui Wutong also spoke.

"Marine team leader, Haiquan..."

"Shijiana, well, I guess you can be considered a member of the Marine Corps~"

"..."

The attitudes of these two people are one serious and the other relaxed, but it can be felt that they are both very capable trainers.

Although Asha herself is a gym leader and her strength is definitely far beyond that of ordinary trainers, she still feels obvious pressure when she has to fight three people alone.

However, as a gym leader, there was no reason for her to retreat or give in when facing the culprit, so she took a deep breath and immediately raised her hand to take out the remaining Poké Balls from her waist.

After all, it looked like the other party would not challenge her in a one-on-one duel, so there was no need for her to follow the normal rules of a one-on-one duel.

He raised his hand and released all the Pokémon he had with him. Over there, Shui Wutong took two steps forward nonchalantly.

"Gym Master, I'll handle it. You two... go and take the meteorite away quickly..."

He actually planned to challenge Asha, the gym leader, on his own, which naturally surprised Asha. However, considering the other party's identity, he probably did have enough real ability, otherwise he would not have been able to form a villain organization of the size of the Aqua Team.

Even though the Aqua Team is definitely not as big as the Rocket Team in terms of scale, it is still much stronger than those second- and third-rate villain organizations. At least it is a threat that can shake the stability of a region.

"..."

Asha didn't say any more nonsense. She waved her hand and directed the Pokémon around her to rush forward...

On the other side, Xijiana and Haiquan came to the meteorite. The bluish-white meteorite, about the size of a basketball, was half buried in the ground. It seemed that it had not been moved since it landed on this land thousands of years ago.

"Then, quickly dig out this meteorite and take it away. Don't get entangled with these people from the alliance..."

As Haiquan said this, he had already released his own Pokémon, a Crossbat and a large wolfhound evolved from a Coyote.

The big wolfhound flexed its sharp claws and was about to go forward and dig the ground, but just as it moved, the ground suddenly bulged up and turned into a sharp stone spear that stabbed towards it.

The big wolfhound jumped up in time and dodged the sharp stone attack...