hotmtlnovel Chapter 556: The Rising Volcano
Chapter 556: The Rising Volcano
Chapter 556: The Rising Volcano
Today, the weather in the Ultramarine Coast is cloudy, so the sky is a little gloomy, but fortunately the wind is not strong and there is no rain.
Su Yi and Lucario flew towards Blowing Fire Island on Dakong and Toothless respectively.
Blowfire Island was not too far from the coast, and soon its outline appeared before their eyes.
However, the current scene of Blowing Fire Island is somewhat scary: thick smoke is constantly spewing out of the crater of the tall volcano standing in the center of the island, and the surrounding magma pools are surging from time to time.
Su Yi's face darkened and he said, "Is this volcano going to erupt?"
In order to avoid the volcanic ash that had formed to a certain scale in the sky, Su Yi chose to land in the woods outside Chuihuo Island.
Boom, boom…
However, soon after they landed on the island, a small earthquake occurred, which was clearly felt.
Although the magnitude was not large, it caused lava to splash out of the crater, making it look even more dangerous.
Suddenly, many Pokémon in the surrounding woods screamed and fled in panic.
But Fire Island is surrounded by the sea. It’s okay for some Pokémon that can fly or swim, but where can those Pokémon that can’t fly, or even those that are fire-type and afraid of water, escape to?
"We have to act quickly!"
Su Yi immediately took out the "Hunting Guide" and opened the [Map].
"It's a bit troublesome..."
Su Yi had a headache because the capture balls of these three partners were scattered in three places, and the distance between them was not short.
"We can only search separately!" Su Yi made a quick decision.
"Lucario, you and Toothless fly this way, I'll go this way..."
"If we find our partners first, we can contact them directly with flares, and then bring them to join me!"
The reason for looking for the Capture Ball is that it can be marked on the [Map], and only when the Capture Ball is retrieved can the location of the companion beast or Pokémon to which it belongs be displayed.
The situation is tense now. If you find a partner first, you can also use the "Hunting Guide" to unbind the original capture ball and rebind a new one.
Su Yi took out a paper map, marked the location, and then handed it to Lucario along with some props.
Then, he released the Black Wolf Bird and Thousand Blade Dragon to conduct aerial reconnaissance from other directions. In this way, the search area was much larger.
"The volcano is very unstable, so search it on the premise of protecting yourself!"
Su Yi said seriously.
……
At the same time, deep in the volcanic area of Blowing Fire Island, in a lava cave that no detector could find, two giant beasts were roaring and confronting each other.
"Hido!"
Xiduolan angrily slammed the ground with his forelimbs. In an instant, scorching flames flew out from the steel claws and surged, forming a scorching flame storm that swept towards Zhanlong.
Zhanlong stood still. When the lava storm hit Zhanlong, the flames seemed to be attracted and transferred and merged into Zhanlong's tail blade, making the tail blade become red and hot.
"Roar--!"
The dragon-slayer roared with a metallic friction sound, rushed towards Xiduolan, and then launched a powerful tail swing.
Clang! Sizzle!
The scorching tail blade slashed on Xiduolan's body, which seemed to be flowing with magma, making a sharp sound of metal clashing.
At that moment, the flame on the tail blade was absorbed by Xiduolan, and the metal rubbed against the metal violently, making a harsh sound.
"Hido!"
Although the flames were absorbed, the power of the dragon's tail was still quite strong. The cross-shaped steel claws of Xiduolan left four drag marks on the scorching rock ground.
The first attack didn't work, so Zhanlong twisted his body and swung his tail again, using the tail blade to chop vertically on the head.
"Hido!"
Xiduolan immediately pressed hard against the ground, lowered his center of gravity, and used his head to meet the tail blade. At the same time, a bright metallic luster lit up on his head.
clang--!
The sound like the roar of a huge bell echoed in the cave.
The tail blade that hit the iron head knocked out some metal debris. The reaction force caused Zhanlong to stagger a few steps and almost fall, while Xiduolan's limbs were smashed into the hard rock.
"Hi...do..."
Xiduolan pulled out his limbs and shook his head vigorously before he came to his senses.
Zhanlong looked at the tail blade that had a tiny chip on it, then bit it with his strong teeth and grinded it hard.
It looked at Xiduolan's body, which always remained hot, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in its eyes.
Just as both sides were preparing for the second round of competition, an earthquake suddenly struck.
Boom, boom…
The surrounding lava rivers suddenly surged, rubble fell from the cave ceiling, and cracks spread across the rock walls...
When the earthquake stopped, Zhanlong and Xiduolan met each other's eyes again.
"Hido!"
Xiduolan took the lead and suddenly smashed the ground hard. A yellowish-brown shock wave rushed towards Zhanlong along the ground.
Zhanlong was a beat too slow to react, and the power of the earth gushed out from under his feet.
Boom boom boom...!
Several ochre-colored energy columns erupted violently. The powerful energy shock and explosion knocked down Zhanlong and caused great damage.
And Xiduolan took the opportunity to climb to the top of the cave, used a drill to break through the rock layer and left. After all, there was no benefit in drilling further, and there was also the risk of the cave collapsing.
At this moment, Zhanlong's momentum was greatly reduced. It stood up with great effort, half-lying on the ground, breathing heavily.
It has been hungry for several days, and as a creature with a fast metabolism, hunger has a great impact on it.
The battle just now was entirely supported by momentum, otherwise it wouldn't have been so embarrassing.
Huchi...
Zhanlong stood up panting, looked around, and thought about what to do next.
Then, it discovered that a rock wall not far away had collapsed due to the earthquake just now, and some shiny objects were wrapped in the rubble.
It had seen all these things before. The red, shiny ones were fire stones. Su Yi had mentioned this to it, saying that there might be a chance that they could be used to forge its tail blade.
As for the other pink ones, it had seen some Pokémon that looked like stone eat them.
Thinking about food, the hunger in my stomach becomes more obvious.
Zhanlong walked to the rubble, hesitated for a moment, then resolutely picked up the pink Jianjian ore and took a big bite.
It has little strength left and has also suffered serious injuries. It cannot escape from this complex underground maze. The only way it can escape is to eat food and recover some strength.
Those Pokémon can be eaten, so it should be able to eat it too...
Click!
When you take a bite, the taste is really the same as that of minerals, tastes like chewing wax.
Although it regarded "forging the tail blade and challenging the strong" as the first goal of its life and was unmoved by other things, it had to admit at this time that it missed Su Yi's barbecue dinner.
The strongest blade has not been forged successfully, it cannot fall like this!
Click, click...!
Thinking of this, Zhanlong didn't bother to carefully pick out the hard ore from other minerals, but swallowed it whole in big gulps.
The stomach was filled and the feeling of hunger was relieved a little. Perhaps the Jianjian ore could indeed replenish energy. Zhanlong felt that he was in better condition.
But that's not enough!
Zhanlong continued to dig out more minerals and hard-core ores.
click!
As Zhanlong was digging, cracks quickly expanded, eventually leading to the collapse of the rock wall and revealing a passage.
Just as Zhanlong hesitated, the earthquake struck again, the falling rocks above his head became more frequent, and the surrounding lava rivers began to spread up.
Boom! Boom!
Immediately afterwards, large chunks of rock fell from the top of the cave, blocking Zhanlong's retreat, and a large amount of magma also flowed from the collapsed area above.
As a last resort, Zhanlong quickly drilled into the passage, and the cave behind him was little by little flooded and buried by rubble and magma.
(End of this chapter)