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Shortly thereafter, Lance also managed to defeat Nidoqueen.
But after defeating both Pokémon, neither of them looked happy or said a word.
There was silence between the two of them.
Natsu's words just now and the relief of the two Pokémon when they died, both of them weighed on their hearts as heavy as a rock, and they were a little uncomfortable with the situation.
It's like a little hard to breathe.
"Natsu."
Finally.
Lance broke the silence, and a slightly lower voice sounded.
Natsu didn't speak, just looked at him.
A smile appeared on Lance's face that even he didn't know how ugly.
"The Alliance may never use it."
Natsu fell silent.
Never used?
So what do they see now?
But Natsu silently nodded.
As Lance said, the Alliance had yet to use it.
It protects underscores.
Natsu fell silent.
It wasn't that he couldn't accept the Alliance doing genetic research, and it didn't mean he couldn't accept the Alliance's two-edged approach.
Tell the truth.
If he was the leader, he probably would have done it more thoroughly.
He just angry.
Since it was discovered, why didn't the Alliance pay close attention to security?
The alliance clearly knew Tom Ritchie's matter, even if they had little contact after that, why didn't they take precautions?
Concocted but not taken seriously enough, this is where Natsu truly feels speechless.
The ghost knows how much this person has brought this time, and how much loss will it cause?
"Let's go on, find that person."
After a long time, Natsu finally spoke.
"Oke."
Lance relaxed in secret.
Even though he knew Natsu wasn't an extreme person, he was really worried that Natsu would lose faith in the Alliance because of this.
Natsu: I've never had high self-confidence, how could I lose it?
As someone who had risen from the bottom, he was keenly aware of what was wrong with the Alliance's policies.
So he didn't really trust the Alliance.
The two of them embarked on the path of searching again.
It's just that compared to before, after the incident of Nidoking and Nidoqueen, his words were much less.
However, Nidoking and Nidoqueen have them more convinced in the right direction.
If it wasn't the direction the person was running away and hiding in, what had he arranged for the two Pokemon to do here?
Within close proximity to Mount Stark.
The temperature around it is getting hotter.
The gray volcanic ash is also getting richer.
This caused some problems for them.
Due to the presence of Volcanic Ash, traces of the other party's activities were covered up to a certain extent, which increased the tracking difficulty.
But.
As the Alliance's senior investigator, Lance possesses the special skill of an investigator, and finds slight traces in the Volcanic Ash.
"Togekiss, Air Slash."
"Chaa~~"
With Togekiss "Air Slash", Camerrupt that appeared immediately dropped, Lance who was crouching and staring at the rock on the ground, also slowly stood up.
moving towards Natsu nodded
"Closer."
It really is Lance.
His tracking capabilities are proficient.
Natsu looked up at the sky while holding his hat.
The Moonlight shone through layers of Volcanic Ash, showing specks of snow-white light, and as the Volcanic Ash fluttered, it moved.
From noon to night.
They've been tracking all day.
"Shall we take a break first?"
asked Lance when he saw Natsu staring at the night sky.
"No, not that tired." he chuckled.
With his smile, the dignified atmosphere between the two of them was greatly eased.
"Then let's go, and try to complete today's task."
"en. "
Walk along the rocky Stark Mountain.
There was very little vegetation around, and it was difficult for plants to survive in this environment.
There are mostly dark red rocks nearby.
These boulders are rich in minerals and Energy which are the favorite food of many Rock-Type Pokémon.
And the temperature around Volcano is what many Fire-Type Pokémon prefer.
So Fire-Type and Rock-Type Pokemon are mostly here.
Mount Stark isn't very high.
But the surface is not as flat as it seems. Not only a large number of rocks large and small open, but also many caves with different nuances.
Some of them are most likely the person's hiding place.
"Should be here."
I don't know how long it took, and Lance brought Natsu to the cave entrance.
Seeing the dark inside and the hot air blowing from the mouth of the cave, Lance was confident in his own judgement.
Natsu looked at the size of the tunnel and frowned slowly.
"What is wrong?"
"It's hard for your Pokémon to fully fight in here," Natsu said.
For him, he was fine, Beedrill and Togekiss weren't as big, and they were more flexible and didn't take up as much space.
However, Dragonite, Charizard, and Aerodactyl Lance were not small. In such a tight space, it was difficult to exert their full strength.
"Does not matter." Lance waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Okay."
Natsu didn't say anything else now that he did.
The two entered the cave.
Dim tunnel with hot air.
Tuk Tuk-
The two spoons of Alakazam lightly slammed against each other, and a bright light exploded from the spoons.
The dark tunnel was instantly illuminated as Alakazam Psychic sent one of the spoons in front of the two.
Flash was studied by Alakazam during this time.
Not a very difficult step.
But in some cases, it can make a big difference.
Charizard Lance silently tugged at his tail.
"Be careful."
Even though Lance looked very nervous, it seemed his confidence was based on his own abilities.
The two walked further into the cave.
As the temperature gets higher, the interior of Mount Stark gets closer.
Due to the high temperature, Alakazam had to stretch his Psychic to protect Natsu and Lance with Psychic
Also suffers from several attacks by a Tunnel-dwelling Wild Pokémon, but is easily defeated.
Finally.
Dark red light shone from the other side of the tunnel, shone on the cave.
Into the inside!
The two of them were alert again and approached cautiously.
However.
Alakazam sounded the signal when they had just reached the end of the tunnel and could faintly see the lava inside.
See you again.
At the mouth of the Tunnel, a thick orange "cannon" appeared.
In the mouth of the "cannon", fire dots quickly gathered, and the surrounding air seemed to be sucked back.
Natsu and Lance's faces suddenly changed.
They all felt a great threat from this "cannon".
It was obvious what had been waiting for them here.
Want to have a hard punch?!
But now the problem.
The tunnels are so narrow that Pokemon are not allowed to stand side by side, and the "cannon" in front of them is ready to fire.
"Charizard!"
"Alakazam!"
Natsu and Lance reacted almost simultaneously.
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(end of this chapter)