Chapter 204

"Huo La, are we just leaving like this?" Brock turned his head to look at Okura Town behind him.

In the morning light, a special transport vehicle with the Alliance emblem was slowly driving into the town, clearly coming to take over the affairs of Mega Aerodactyl and the ruins.

Huo La rode on the back of Tauros and grinned in the morning breeze: "Leaving, leaving, the things here have nothing to do with us long ago! Now my goal is very clear—go challenge the Cinnabar Gym and take the eighth badge!"

"Leave... don't have to be so rushed, right?" Bilan lay on the soft back of Ponyta and let out a long yawn, with tears of not waking up hanging in the corners of her eyes. "The sun just climbed out, and I haven't even eaten breakfast yet."

"Brother Brock and I are leaving, and we didn't drag you, you followed out by yourself, right?" Huo La raised his eyebrows and teased.

He paused and asked curiously, "But seriously, what are you following us for? You don't participate in the Alliance Tournament, what's the fun in joining the fun."

"Humph, humph, do you think this young lady is willing to follow you guys?" Bilan sat up straight immediately, stiffened her neck and retorted, "It's not because you said last time that you need help to save Ho-Oh, so I kindly stayed to help!"

"What I said at the time was 'just pay money', I didn't say I needed people." Huo La spread his hands and teased her deliberately.

"No! This young lady only has people, no money!" Bilan patted Ponyta's neck angrily, causing the mount to let out a gentle hiss.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Brock hurriedly urged Tauros to walk to the middle and said with a smile to smooth things over: "Okay, okay, we can be considered to have the same goal now, it's lively to go together."

The arguing sound stopped abruptly.

Brock looked at Huo La, his tone carrying a bit of seriousness: "However, Huo La, the matter of Mega Evolution, are we really not going to manage it?"

"We have never 'managed it' anyway." Huo La shrugged, his tone calm. "Now Mega Aerodactyl has been captured by the Alliance, and the follow-up research and the excavation and development of the underground ruins are all taken over by them."

He actually had doubts in his heart, and had asked Old Ghost about the ruins, but Old Ghost was vague.

And Mega Evolution was a secret destined to be revealed in the Pokémon world, it was just a matter of time.

And calculating the time, the development of Mount Podoro was also fast, but before that, he had to take the Cinnabar Gym badge first and solve his primary goal.

As for Ho-Oh... that was a matter of going to the Chengdu region later, don't think too much for the time being, it's reliable to go step by step."

Bilan curled her lips, but didn't refute, just urged Ponyta to follow: "Let's go, let's go, when we arrive at Cinnabar Island, I want to eat the most famous volcanic tofu there!"

"Volcanic tofu, you don't need to say, I also want to taste it." Huo La patted Tauros's neck with a smile. "Set off! Target Cinnabar Gym!"

Tauros let out a loud hiss and ran forward with its hooves.

Ponyta and Graveler followed closely, and the three figures galloped toward the new journey facing the morning sun.

"Fortunately, I left a summer short-sleeved shirt in my backpack, this ghost place is too hot!" Huo La pulled his collar and fanned the wind violently, the sweat on his forehead dripping down his cheeks, and the short-sleeved shirt he had just changed into had been soaked.

Brock and Bilan had also changed into refreshing summer clothes long ago. Brock's light-colored short-sleeved shirt made him look more steady, while Bilan wore a bright-colored suspender, holding a small fan in her hand and fanning constantly.

"Cinnabar Town relies on a volcano that is active all year round, it is normal to be hot." Brock raised his finger and pointed to the volcanic peak shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance. "It is precisely because of the geothermal heat of this volcano that the surrounding area has become a paradise for Fire-type Pokémon, and weak fire elements float in the air."

Saying that, his gaze fell on Ponyta under Bilan.

At this moment, Ponyta was no longer the lazy look before, its mane shone with a brighter orange-red, the breath exhaled from its mouth and nose carried a faint fire, and its four hooves stepped lightly, clearly preferring the environment here, very energetic.

"That's right!" Huo La's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands. "If I remember correctly, the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Gym, Blaine, is best at Fire-type Pokémon! I have a Water-type Kingler in my hand, attribute restraint, the advantage is on my side!"

Brock glanced at Huo La, thinking: Aren't you playing Poison-type?

But his action was to shake his head gently, his tone carrying a bit of reminder: "Huo La, you can't be careless. Although Blaine's Fire-type Pokémon are restrained by Water-type, the attack power of Fire-type moves is top-notch among Pokémon, and the power cannot be underestimated."

"And the high-temperature environment here consumes a lot of your Water-type Pokémon."

Huo La pondered and nodded when he heard this, Brock was right.

He did remember that Blaine's Gym was hidden inside the volcano, and the temperature was several times higher than outside.

Ash was able to get the Crimson Badge by relying on Charizard, which was also Fire-type, to hard-shake Blaine's Magmar, rather than Water-type suppression. The extreme environment inside the volcano would indeed make the combat power of Water-type Pokémon greatly discounted, and even Kingler probably couldn't hold on for too long.

"Whatever, let's go to the Pokémon Center to rest and reorganize first." Huo La shook his head and threw these concerns to the back of his mind for the time being. "Challenging the Gym must be full of spirit, you can't go into battle with exhaustion."

Two days of rushing without stopping, at this moment the enthusiasm faded, leaving only full fatigue. His biggest wish now is to lie on a soft bed and sleep until he wakes up naturally.

"Sleep what sleep! Only know how to be lazy every day!" Bilan glared at him immediately, her tone carrying a bit of anger. "It's almost lunch time, I want to eat the most famous volcanic tofu in Cinnabar Town! Go now!"

"Then you go by yourself, I want to rest..." Huo La waved his hand powerlessly.

"No! Must go together!" Bilan grabbed his wrist directly, refusing to let go no matter what.

Brock hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over and said with a smile: "Actually, going to the Pokémon Center and eating lunch don't conflict. I heard that the most authentic volcanic tofu restaurant in Cinnabar Town is right next to the Pokémon Center. We can go to the restaurant to eat first, and then go to the Pokémon Center to check in after eating, which is on the way and convenient."

With Brock's mediation, Huo La and Bilan let go of each other and stopped bickering.

"Okay, for Brother Brock's sake, I'll accompany you to eat tofu first. The volcanic ice cream in the shop Brother Brock mentioned is also a specialty." Huo La rubbed his wrist that was pulled painfully and said helplessly.

Bilan raised her chin proudly: "This is more like it! Hurry up, I'm almost starving!" Saying that, she urged Ponyta to run forward.

Huo La and Brock looked at each other and smiled, and hurriedly followed.