Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

"That was a great battle, Ash. I'm really looking forward to your next performance."

"Thank you!"

Ash solemnly accepted the grand trophy from his hands, at which point Hanako immediately pulled out a camera from somewhere and started snapping pictures like crazy.

"Oh, I can stick all these photos on the refrigerator!"

"Mom, you don't need to take so many pictures..."

The flashes are so bright and never stop; Xiao Zhi can barely keep his eyes open.

Unfortunately, his words were completely ignored by his own mother.

At this moment, Hanako was surrounded by Ash's girlfriends, looking as radiant as an empress dowager, which made Ash's lips twitch.

But just as A-Du was about to present awards to the remaining people, the earth suddenly shook.

This wasn't the effect of a Pokémon using the Earthquake move; the entire Mt. Silver was genuinely shaking.

"Was this a real earthquake?" Shigeru quickly helped his girlfriend, who was about to fall, and looked anxiously at Satoshi.

After protecting his family and friends, Xiao Zhi quickly released his waveguide perception to locate the epicenter.

He quickly located the origin of the vibration.

"The noise actually came from the Alliance headquarters building."

"What!?"

A-Du and Chairman Da-Ma-Lan-Chi exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Go save the Alliance, young man!": Please stop the destruction of the Alliance's most important landmark, the "Alliance Building," and protect the guild leader's fragile heart (Kyoto Alliance Guild Leader Iori Yagami: My building, my building...)]

【奖励：联盟币+40000；体力+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；地区威望+20；地区好感度+20】

"How can a new quest be triggered at a time like this?!"

Speaking of which, the name of the Johto Alliance guild leader is really impressive; there's actually someone named Iori Yagami.

Chapter 343 The Evolutionary Opportunity of Mewtwo

After learning the exact location of the epicenter, the top eight teams in the tournament immediately followed A-Du to the Alliance headquarters building to provide support.

The remaining contestants helped the on-site staff evacuate the audience to a safe location.

This is where the female gym leaders in Ash's cheerleading squad come in handy.

They already had extensive experience in maintaining order in their respective cities, so they were able to take on the role of temporary commanders on the spot.

It was at this moment that some viewers who had been distracted by the battle suddenly realized what was happening.

"Oh my, isn't this the beautiful owner of our city's restaurant? How come..."

Then came the cries of "Ash is so damn bad!" which made everyone envious and jealous!

However, thanks to them, the onlookers were able to evacuate safely and in an orderly manner during the emergency, greatly reducing casualties.

Xiao Zhi has done a great job in picking up girls!

But even more people were secretly plotting against him, causing Ash, who was running towards the headquarters building, to sneeze several times.

"Xiao Zhi, do you have a cold?"

"How could that be? My strong body has never been sick!"

By this time, the contestants had already rushed to the front of the headquarters building, and Ash and Gary, as the two strongest among them, naturally ran at the front, closely following Lance.

The closer you get to the headquarters building, the stronger the tremors become, and you can hear explosions every now and then, as if something is about to burst out of the ground.

Meanwhile, the staff in the building were being evacuated under the direction of the supervisor. When they saw Adu arrive, several of the staff in white coats rushed over.

"Champion Adu, you've finally arrived!"

What exactly is going on now?

"It's that mysterious Pokémon in the central underground laboratory of headquarters!"

As he spoke, the man in the white coat quickly pulled out a tablet from his pocket and showed everyone the laboratory's surveillance footage.

"For some reason, the previously stable codename X suddenly woke up not long ago and started causing chaos in the experiments."

"Although we activated the highest level of defense to lock down the building, it seems we can no longer stop it."

Because they were close together, both Ash and Gary could see the screen clearly.

The creature codenamed X that the researcher mentioned looks remarkably similar to Mewtwo.

It's like a Pokémon based on Mewtwo, with added elements such as a hood and rugby gear.

"How can they be so similar?"

"You noticed it too, Ash, right? Its code name X looks a lot like your Mewtwo. We actually captured it when we were clearing out Team Rocket's headquarters."

"Team Rocket!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

At this point, Lance also explained the origin of the mysterious Pokémon to Ash and the others.

"So Team Rocket hasn't stopped their research on the Mewtwo project after all. Giovanni's obsession with Mewtwo really runs deep."

Moreover, according to what the researcher just said, codename X suddenly woke up not long ago.

Could it be because the aftershocks of Mewtwo's power, which I sent out to fight Regidrago, were transmitted here?

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi quickly coughed and changed the subject.

"This isn't the time for A-Du to think about that. The surveillance footage not only shows the Pokémon codenamed X, but also the Pokémon that's going berserk and causing destruction on other floors."

We need to act quickly.

Ash immediately recognized that those creatures wrapped in black lightning must have been Pokémon that had been controlled by Team Rocket's Dark Balls.

It seems that the League sent these Pokémon here for centralized treatment after the battle, but unexpectedly, they were all taken over by the rampaging Code X halfway through the treatment.

They are all under forced control and are engaged in a fierce battle with the alliance's staff.

"Yes, Ash, you're right!"

After listening to Ash's analysis, Avalon quickly ordered the researchers to open a large door.

Meanwhile, Gary was assigned to lead the team, while the others were divided into groups to deal with the out-of-control Pokémon.

He then discussed with Xiaozhi about going to the underground central laboratory together to solve the most powerful codename X.

"Ash, the strongest trainers here are you and me."

"The opponent was extremely powerful. It took several of the Four Heavenly Kings working together to finally subdue it."

"As a result, Lorelei and I's Pokémon were all seriously injured, and the Elite Four won't be able to come to our aid anytime soon."

"But Code X has fully recovered, and the upcoming battle will be extremely dangerous!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, and Adu continued speaking.

"Although there may be casualties, Silver Mountain is densely populated. If Code X breaks out of the headquarters building, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"Now is the time for us to contribute to the protection of the alliance!"

Adu also felt a little sorry for these young people, but now all the main combat personnel of the alliance were injured, so there was no other way but to rely on them.

Even when faced with a mission that could lead to death, Ash showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he remained calm and answered with righteous indignation.

"With great power comes great responsibility. This is what I should do, please leave it to me!" (Parker: ? These are all my words!)

With rewards to be won, battles to fight, and even the chance to increase regional favorability, Ash naturally wouldn't refuse.

He was confident that he would not die, which moved A-Du and the others present to tears.

"Xiao Zhi, what a fine young man with noble sentiments!"

"A role model for us all!"

"Ah, I even want to have his babies."

……

[Ding! Congratulations, host, your "Charm" trait has increased from lv6 to lv7 (Hey, want to join my rebellion team? How about a humanoid succubus?)]

"Is this really necessary?"

Seeing his childhood friend seemingly heading towards certain death, Xiao Mao originally wanted to try to persuade him, but his task was equally arduous, so he had to give up.

"Alright, then let's charge in, prepared to die!"

"No need for that."

"Hmm, where did that sound come from?"

The sudden sound startled everyone, and then Mewtwo popped out of the Poké Ball in Ash's arms.

Its eyes flashed red, and it immediately placed its palms on the ground, a superpower spreading downwards from Mewtwo's body.

Before anyone could even be shocked that Ash's Mewtwo could talk, the commotion underground quickly subsided.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the side quest "Go save the Alliance, young man!": Please stop the destruction of the Alliance's most important landmark, the "Alliance Tower," and protect the guild leader's fragile heart!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+40000；体力+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；地区威望+20；地区好感度+20】

[Ding! Iori Yagami, leader of the Johto Alliance: Affection +20]

"...How did Mewtwo do that?"

Ash originally thought he would have to have a good, big battle first.

In his perception, the aura emanating from the creature codenamed X underground even surpassed the aura released when Mewtwo and Mew fought with all their might.

I didn't expect it to be stopped so easily by Mewtwo.

The light in the eyes of the character codenamed X, who was causing a ruckus in the surveillance footage, suddenly vanished, and he stood motionless like a piece of wood.

"That thing has the ability but no soul; it's just a biological weapon activated by destructive instincts."

"I can easily control its brain with my mental power..."

"Hmph, pathetic fellow."

The major crisis was so easily dismissed that everyone present was still a little confused.

But as expected of a champion, Lance reacted immediately and quickly led his men into the building, subduing the Team Rocket Pokémon and X Pokémon.

————Double the return————

This time, Silver Town suffered some losses because of X's rampage.

But this is, after all, a key location of the City Alliance, with fairly solid infrastructure, so there are no major problems.

The league is paying for all players and spectators to stay at Silver Mountain for one more day, and the league's awards ceremony will be held again tomorrow.

Ash was invited to the headquarters' central laboratory by Lance that same day, and Mewtwo was also specifically instructed to come along.

X had been put back into the petri dish, with only Ash and Mewtwo staring at it blankly, waiting for Lance to finish his business and come back to talk to them.

"Those guys from Team Rocket are still conducting life experiments!"

"How pathetic are we, beings created by humans who manipulate the laws of life."

Mewtwo looked at the guy in front of him, who could be considered his brother, with a cold expression mixed with a hint of sadness.

"I was neither born with blessings nor raised in my parents' arms, so what is the meaning of my life...?"

"How could it be meaningless?"

At that moment, Ash suddenly spoke, interrupting Mewtwo's thoughts.

Because he knew that Mewtwo's dark, chuunibyou spirit had definitely been stirred up again by X in front of him.

After raising this big cat for so long, it's finally become a little tame.

If left unattended, it might turn evil again and destroy the world.

"Mewtwo, according to information the League found from Team Rocket headquarters, Team Rocket found Dr. Pegasus's research backup and went to great lengths to obtain a new Mewtwo fossil."

"At the same time, we collected more detailed information about Pokémon creatures than before, and it took more money to recreate two artificial life forms."

"So what? It's still something man-made. The mother who nurtured us is just a cold glass dome!"

"Listen to me. Although the two new creatures Team Rocket created surpass you in strength, they don't exhibit any intelligence."