I caught a Pokémon

It was also a source of confidence he never dared to imagine before.

Looking around at everyone, he smiled and said, "Since everyone is so curious, why don't we go up and take a look? Once we get there, everything will be clear."

“But how are we going to get there?” Alice looked up at the Earth Sword Castle, which was already hundreds of meters above the ground. “It’s too high. If so many of us want to go up together, we’ll need at least a hot air balloon.”

"A hot air balloon?" Cilan looked around, but he didn't see a hot air balloon, or even a regular balloon. "Maybe there are some in the city center, but we're too far away. Why don't we find some Pokémon that can fly and take us up there?"

There's no need for that.

Just as the group was discussing this, Xia You snapped her fingers: "Just let Gardevoir take us up."

After saying that, he turned to look at his Gardevoir, and Gardevoir immediately understood. Its eyes began to glow faintly and spread outwards, quickly enveloping the group.

Ash and his friends blinked, and before they could even react, the scenery suddenly changed, and their feet felt lighter.

The scenery changes.

It was no longer the grassland and wilderness, but a wide stone platform. The wind blew by, carrying a cold and thin feeling unique to the high altitude.

Looking around again, this was undoubtedly the interior of the Earth Sword!

It was only then that Iris and Cilan truly realized just how strong the Gardevoir they had just fought was.

It was incredibly easy to bring so many people to a place it had never been before, and they arrived safely!

Is this Xia You's Pokémon?

Chapter 1441 Traveling Makes Me Stupid

Seeing that these people were still marveling at their Pokémon, Xia You clapped her hands, drawing their attention and bringing them back to their senses.

"Alright, let's get down to business and see what happened first."

Being young at heart, Ash and the others only realized the importance and urgency of the matter after hearing what he said.

The group looked around and saw that the Earth Sword was a castle structure, divided into many layers, with city gates, walls, towers, and many auxiliary buildings. It was clear that nothing could be found by looking at it with the naked eye.

"It's so big, where do we even begin?"

"Yeah, we can't just search separately, can we?"

Xia You turned her gaze to Kalita beside her again and smiled slightly: "I think it's up to Miss Kalita to tell us about this?"

"Me?" Kalita was clearly confused as to why Xia You suddenly brought her up, her expression as perplexed as the others. "Why do you think I can tell you?"

This is understandable. Not to mention that this was her first time meeting Xia You, she had only known Xiao Zhi for about an hour. She couldn't understand why this seemingly unusual man would mention her at this time.

Does he know me?

That's not right either...

Seeing that she was only looking at her with a puzzled expression, Xia You said again, "Since Miss Kalita is a native of Eindook, she must know this castle very well and can definitely take us to the room where the anomaly is most likely to occur."

So that's how it is!

Kalita suddenly realized that it was because she was a local.

But something felt off. She had a feeling that the man in front of her didn't mean it that way just now, and that he seemed to have seen through her.

strangeness…

But she obviously didn't have time to think about it. As the castle flew into the distance, she pointed to the top of the castle, where the hilt of the Earth Sword was located.

"There is a temple there, and it is the highest point in the entire Sword of the Earth, offering the best view!"

Following the direction she pointed, everyone looked up at that spot.

There?

Xiao Zhi was the most impatient of them all. Without anyone needing to say anything, she took the first step and ran down the stone steps to the side.

Pikachu followed closely behind him, and Iris and Cilan, as his companions, naturally followed as well.

Xiao Guang was about to take a step when he noticed that Xia You was still standing there, which puzzled him.

"Brother Xia You, shouldn't we go over there?"

"Of course we used it." Xia You sighed helplessly, looking at Xiao Zhi and the others who had already disappeared. "When will this kid's IQ improve? Has he forgotten how we got here?"

Hearing him say that, Xiao Guang subconsciously looked at Gardevoir beside her, then covered her mouth and laughed.

However, Xia You rolled her eyes at her at that moment.

"You still dare to laugh? Have you forgotten who just tried to catch up with Ash?"

Okay, now Xiao Guang won't be laughing anymore.

……

The castle is much taller than it appears.

Ash took the lead, not daring to stop at all, and kept looking back at Alice and Cilan as he ran.

"Quickly, we need to be there first!"

"Xiao Zhi!" Tian Tong was too exhausted to run any further and stopped, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Shouldn't we wait for Mr. Xia You and the others?"

A glint of excitement flashed in Ash's eyes.

"I just got defeated in a battle by Xia You's Pokémon, but I won't lose to him when it comes to climbing stairs!!"

Seeing that Ash was going to use this method to decide the winner with Xia You, Alice and Cilan felt both amused and somewhat helpless.

But there was nothing they could do. As Ash's companions, they could only choose to share his joys and sorrows and grit their teeth and persevere.

Despite their physical exhaustion, the three of them worked together, unleashing the last bit of their potential, and launched a final assault to be the first to reach the top.

However, when they reached the top of the last step, their steps faltering, drenched in sweat, and panting heavily, they immediately saw Xia You and her companions looking completely at ease.

Xia You and the others had obviously been waiting here for a long time.

Not only that, Xiao Guang also delivered a decisive blow at that moment.

"What's going on? Why are you guys so slow? If we weren't waiting for you, we would have been up on the platform already."

Ash blinked, his gaze instinctively shifting to Gardevoir beside him, before realizing what was going on.

His steps faltered, and he nearly strained his back.

Xia You looked at Xiao Zhi with the same care and concern one would give a child, then sighed again, but ignored him and led Wu Si, Xiao Guang, and Zhen Gu to the highest platform.

call--

Compared to below, the wind here is noticeably stronger and colder, and even the air is thinner.

The biting wind blew against them, causing everyone except Xia You to shiver involuntarily.

But nobody cares about that right now.

Their gazes were all focused ahead, where a man stood in the center of the transparent, ancient temple, manipulating several stone pillars.

Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that behind the man, in a strange cage, is a small Pokémon being imprisoned.

Because of the cage and the distance, as well as the occasional flashes of electricity, the group couldn't immediately see what kind of Pokémon it was, but they could still vaguely make out a flash of orange.

Just then, Ash finally used up his last bit of strength and managed to climb up with difficulty.

He was about to sit down and rest to catch his breath when he noticed that the group was looking ahead. Puzzled, he looked up as well.

This glance had a significant impact—

"Victoire!!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly stood up, as if he had been fully revived, as if all his fatigue had disappeared, and strode forward.

However, before he could take two steps, he was stopped by someone.

It was the same man who had just manipulated the stone pillar!

The man appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a slightly bronze complexion, unusual long hair that was half black and half white, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a tall stature. He wore an outfit primarily in a heavy, earthy brown color, which gave him an air of composure and fortitude.

"It's you—?!"

Xiao Zhi clearly recognized the man.

It was the kind person who led him out when he first accidentally wandered into the castle when he first arrived here!

The man naturally recognized Xiaozhi as well.

Just as he was about to speak, his gaze inadvertently swept behind Xia You and the others, and when he saw Kalita behind them, his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

"Kalita? What are you doing here?"

Xiao Zhi quickly turned around and belatedly realized that their clothes and appearances were so similar, and even their faces had many similarities!

Chapter 1442 Legendary Melee

"elder brother--"

The word "brother" reveals the relationship between Kalita and this man.

But now is not the time to talk about that.

Xiao Zhi pointed at the man and loudly demanded, "What did you do to Bicotini?!"

Although this man had guided him when he got lost and entered the Earth Sword, Ash wouldn't stand idly by and watch anyone harm his Pokémon when it came to their safety!

But clearly, this man not only hurt Victini, but he also won't release her easily.

However, seeing that the group was standing with Kalita, it seemed that they were new friends of hers, or that they knew Ash was a kind-hearted person when they helped him earlier. At this moment, the man also briefly revealed to the group what he was doing and why he was doing it.

To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than the same thing that happened in the theatrical version.

The man's name was Dredo, and like Carita, he was a descendant of the royal family of the Land of the Earth.

This so-called Land of the Earth is actually an ancient kingdom in the Unova region a thousand years ago, also known as the Kingdom of the People of the Earth.

But a thousand years ago, the Land of the Earth was destroyed because of the conflict between Reshiram and Zekrom, also known as the civil war between the two dragons. This caused the dragon veins to go berserk, the energy to become disordered, the earth to crack and the land to dry up. Not only was the kingdom destroyed, but the people also fled in droves.

Therefore, Dreddo firmly believes that by using the energy of Victini and the power of the legendary dragon, he can activate the floating ancient city of Earth Sword, restart the dragon veins, rebuild the former kingdom, and allow all the people of the earth to return to their homeland.

He knew that Bictini had been bound by the magic array here for a thousand years and could not leave. Therefore, he believed that as long as the phantom beast was freed and its power was used, the kingdom could be restored, which was also the only way.

And that's how all of this came about.

As for restoring the country...

In such a highly information-driven and modernized world, there are still people who want to revive some ancient kingdom.

And it's a country from a thousand years ago!

That's really... incredibly stupid.

Aside from the fact that Dreddor still remembers that he is royalty, after so many years of inheritance, the descendants of those people of the earth have long since merged with others.

That's why not only did Xia You scoff at his idea, but even Xiao Zhi felt it was ridiculous.

The two naturally engaged in another heated verbal battle.

When they couldn't convince each other, they naturally started fighting.

However, this action caused a problem.

It's unclear whether Xia You's arrival caused the events to deviate from their original trajectory, but at some point, as they clashed, Victini, suffering from both pain and the effects of the battle, suddenly erupted.

Its power soared into the sky, instantly attracting two Pokémon.

It was indeed—Lehiram and Czechrom!

Not only that, with the appearance of the third figure, even Kyurem appeared!

This is a serious departure from the original theatrical version's development.

In the original theatrical version, only Reshiram and Zekrom appeared at most, but now that Kyurem has also appeared, things have undoubtedly become more complicated.

Not to mention Ash and his friends, everyone was shocked when they saw these three legendary dragon Pokémon. Even Dredo, who was the one who started this whole thing, was equally bewildered.

They couldn't even handle one, let alone three appearing at the same time.

But what surprised them even more was yet to come.

Not long after Kyurem appeared, the space behind it tore open again.

This time, several smaller Pokémon flew out of it one after another!