Pokémon Padea Adventure: The Journey Continues

In the cave, Xiaozhi and Piper waited for the blizzard outside to end, while watching the hollow gap where snowflakes fell from above their heads, and watching the coldback dragons playing after they returned to the coldback dragon group.

While Xiaozhi was worried about the safety of Xiaoqing and Pikachu, he was also looking at the Zinogre who was playing happily in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Piper, who was standing nearby, saw what Xiaozhi was thinking and said.

"What's wrong, Xiaozhi? After the Coldback returned to the tribe, you looked at it with a heavy heart..."

In response to Papa's question, Xiaozhi told Papa what Joey had told him about the life story of Chilomus when he came to the "Jinhui Mountain Road" alone after they came out of the "Padia Pit" and was in the "Pokémon Center" there.

"I see. So, Xiaozhi, you captured Coldspine because, on the one hand, Coldspine was willing to follow you after leaving its hometown and losing all its companions in the "Troublemakers Squad". On the other hand, you wanted to send Coldspine back to its hometown..."

"It depends on whether the Coldspine wants to return to its companions or is willing to follow you, Xiaozhi, and continue the adventure!"

Papper's words revealed what was on Xiaozhi's mind, and Xiaozhi replied with a frustrated mood.

"I am very worried about Xiaoqing and the others now. I really don't have the extra energy to think about whether the cold-backed dragon should stay or go... I respect the cold-backed dragon's choice. It is willing to return to the embrace of the tribe, so I will let it go."

Just as Xiaozhi and Piper were discussing the matter of the Coldbacks, the wild Coldbacks playing in front were about to return to their nests. The leading Frostback led a group of Coldbacks and began to head towards the cave deep in the cave.

Xiaozhi's Dragonite followed the group foolishly. After walking a few steps, it suddenly remembered that it already had a trainer, so it began to say goodbye to its companions in the front of the team.

"Boom, boom!"

The next feedback they received was that the Frostback leading the team passed through the group of Coolspine beside it and came to Ash's Coolspine. The two sides seemed to be engaged in a fierce negotiation, and the shouting sounds of the Pokémon on both sides reached the ears of Ash and the others not far away.

"Kubo! Kubo!"

Afterwards, the Frostback became more and more emotional and even started fighting. It forcefully held Xiaozhi's Coldback hostage and began to lead it and other Coldbacks in the group towards the nest.

Xiaozhi and Piper, who were talking nearby, also noticed the abnormality between the Coldspine Dragon and its tribe, and stepped forward to stop it and shouted.

"Liangjilong, what's wrong? Why are you guys suddenly pulling each other? You can't fight..."

Just as Ash and Piper approached the Coldspine, the leading Frostback became alert again and used an "Icicle Drop". A huge icicle gathered in the air and then fell heavily in front of Ash and his friends. The huge icicle separated Ash and his friends from the group of Coldspine... and prevented Ash and his friends from getting close.

After the Frostback handed Xiaozhi's Coldback to a group of wild Coldbacks, it jumped onto a huge icicle and then jumped off the icicle to Xiaozhi and his friends. Xiaozhi and Piper also retreated in time to keep a distance from the Frostback, which was unaware of the enemy.

Xiaozhi didn't care about the Frostback in front of him, and leaned his head to look at the Frostback that was controlled by the tribe behind the ice pillar.

"Coldback Dragon, are you okay?"

Xiaozhi's Coldback Dragon was restrained by the tribe and made anxious shouting sounds, unable to break free from the control of other Coldback Dragons.

Xiaozhi originally planned to go around to the side of the Coldspine Dragon, but the Frostspine Dragon in front of him blocked him and shouted a warning.

"Kuboom!"

"What's wrong with you, Frostback Dragon? And the other Coldback Dragons, why are you controlling my Coldback Dragon! Aren't you companions?"

Seeing that Xiaozhi couldn't guess the reason for the Frospine Dragon's behavior, Piper made a bold guess.

"Xiaozhi, I think the Frostbacks want to bring your Coldback back to the tribe..."

Xiaozhi suddenly realized, and slapped his thigh in indignation.

"How can this be possible! If the Cold-Spine Dragon is willing to return to the tribe, I will let it return to its companions without saying a word! But the Cold-Spine Dragon's performance at this moment does not show any intention of returning to the tribe..."

Then, Xiaozhi shouted to the Coldback Dragon behind him.

"... Coldspine! You want to come back to me and become a Pokémon Master with me, right!"

After the cold-backed dragon struggled to break free from the group of wild cold-backed dragons that were covering its mouth, it let out an affirmative cry.

"Push!"

Then the mouth of the cold-backed dragon was covered by the group of cold-backed dragons again.

After getting the response from the Frostback, Xiaozhi first breathed a sigh of relief, then he understood and said to the Frostback in front of him.

"Before, I was very nervous, not knowing what the Cold-Spine Dragon was thinking. Now that I know what the Cold-Spine Dragon is thinking, I will not let you take it away..."

Just as the two sides were on the verge of a war, a red light appeared on Xiaozhi's body, and then Scorching Crocodile appeared uninvited and stood between Xiaozhi and Frostback with a menacing momentum.

After seeing the appearance of Scorching Crocodile, Frostback unconsciously retreated half an inch. After seeing his "big brother" Scorching Crocodile, Xiaozhi's Coldback was also so excited that he struggled hard to break free, but to no avail.

Xiaozhi said to the Scorching Crocodile that suddenly appeared.

"Scorching Crocodile, do you want to help me rescue the Coldback Dragon?"

"Dongga!"

After Scorching Crocodile turned his head and nodded to Ash behind him, indicating that what Ash said was correct, the battle for the stay of Coldspine officially began.

Xiaozhi took the lead in giving the order.

"Scorching Crocodile, go and rescue the Coldback Dragon!"

Just as the Scorching Crocodile took steady steps and headed towards the Cold-Spine Dragon, a sharp beam of light passed by the Scorching Crocodile lightly. The Scorching Crocodile was stunned at first, and then attacked the Scorching Crocodile's body, teasing it with agile movements and then cutting it, knocking the Scorching Crocodile's body back several meters.

"Scorching Crocodile! This... this is..."

Xiaozhi asked the Scorching Crocodile that was knocked away worriedly, and at the same time he discovered the Frostback that had just launched a surprise attack... Papper who was nearby also reminded Xiaozhi.

"Xiaozhi, be careful! That's the "Swallow Return" used by Frostspine... It seems that they won't let Frostspine come back unless they defeat it."

Xiaozhi looked at the Frostback on the opposite side, and it also had the intention of not letting Xiaozhi and the others move forward even a single step, which confirmed Papper's guess, and then he shouted at the Frostback without any hesitation.

"In that case, Frostback! You want my Frostback so badly in your tribe, and I have to take Frostback back, so we can only have a Pokémon battle..., and the winner can keep Frostback by their side!"

At this time, the Scorching Crocodile slowly stood up again after being attacked, and Xiaozhi immediately gave the order.

"Scorching Crocodile, use "Jet Flame"! "

A fire snake spewed out from the mouth of the Scorching Crocodile, and the scorching flames instantly surrounded the Frozen Back Dragon... The heat of the "jet flame" scorched the frozen ground, and when it encountered the cold air in the cave, white smoke evaporated and dissipated from the hollow gap above.

After the "Flame Jet" attack, Xiaozhi thought he had subdued his opponent, but unexpectedly, the Frostback, which was in the middle of the flames, had a red blush on its body and stood in the middle of the field, showing no sign of defeat.

"How come? Oh, right... "Hot Swap"!"

Xiaozhi was puzzled for a moment, and then he recalled that Frostback and Coolspine were two Pokémon on the same evolutionary chain, and they also had the same characteristic as Coolspine - "heat exchange". That is a characteristic that when attacked by fire-attribute moves, the attack will be increased and will not fall into the burn state.

When Xiaozhi recalled this, the opposing Frostback had already launched another attack. The Frostback jumped high, raised its arm like a blade, and the arm that used the "Tile Splitting" skill emitted a strong breath, and swung the hand knife violently in the direction of the Scorching Crocodile.

Xiaozhi reacted immediately and reminded Scorching Crocodile.

"Scorching Crocodile, be careful of the Frostback Dragon's attack! Dodge quickly and use "Dig Hole"!"

When the "Tile-Splitting" attack of the Frostback Dragon was about to fall on the head of the Scorching Crocodile, the Scorching Crocodile fell headfirst on the spot and dug into the ground, avoiding the attack of the Frostback Dragon.

When the "Tile Splitting" of the Frostback Dragon fell towards the ground where the Scorching Crocodile was originally standing, it found that there was only a hole left on the ground where the Scorching Crocodile had raised dust, and the Scorching Crocodile was no longer there.

Just as he was looking around for the disappearing figure of the Scorching Crocodile, Xiaozhi continued to give orders.

"Right now, Scorching Crocodile, attack the Frozen Spine Dragon!"

As soon as Xiaozhi finished speaking, in the blind spot of the Frostback, the Scorching Crocodile broke out from the side and back of the Frostback. Just as the Frostback heard the sound and turned its head to look at the Scorching Crocodile, it was greeted by a headbutt, which hit the Frostback's side abdomen and knocked it away...

The wild Coldspine Dragons behind him all shouted in worry, loosening their restraints on Xiaozhi's Coldspine Dragon. The kind-hearted Coldspine Dragons were also worried about the injuries of the Frozenspine Dragon, but overall they stood on the side of the Scorching Crocodile and shouted to encourage their companions...

"Push! Pounce!"

After a while, it attracted the attention of the nearby cold-backed dragons, reminding them to further restrain it and block its mouth again.

Before Xiaozhi and the others could be happy, they stopped after taking steps towards Frostback, because the Frostback, which had been attacked, had already stood up, and the "digging" attack of Scorching Crocodile just now could not stop the opponent.

Frostback launched the "Icicle Attack" again, and a huge icicle came towards Xiaozhi and his friends from diagonally above. Xiaozhi immediately gave the order to Scorching Crocodile.

"Scorching Crocodile, use "Voice" now!"

Scorching Crocodile immediately came to Xiaozhi and the others, opened its mouth and emitted a huge sound wave, which shattered the huge icicle that was falling here into pieces... At the moment when the huge icicles fell, the Frozenspine hidden behind the pieces rushed out again.

With a brisk pace, Frostspine used "Swallow Return" again, catching Xiaozhi and Scorching Crocodile off guard. Scorching Crocodile, who was overjoyed, was knocked away and rolled on the ground for several meters after landing...

"Scorching Crocodile!"

Xiaozhi asked the Scorching Crocodile worriedly. The Scorching Crocodile had not yet stood up after falling down and shook his dazed head. At this time, Frostback wanted to end the battle quickly and did not intend to give the Scorching Crocodile any chance to breathe... After jumping high, the powerful "Tile Splitting" skill was swung out again.

"Be careful, Scorching Crocodile..."

After Xiaozhi's reminder, Scalding Crocodile finally realized the attack from the opponent. In a flash, facing the "Tile Splitting" of Frostback, Scalding Crocodile subconsciously opened its mouth and used the "Bite" skill to catch the opponent's attack in an unexpected way.

"That's it, Scorching Crocodile! Hold on to the Frozen Spine Dragon tightly and don't let go..."

The Frozen Spine Dragon, whose arm was suddenly bitten by the Scorching Crocodile, was stunned for a moment, and then a sharp pain came from its arm. The Frozen Spine Dragon immediately raised its arm and shook the Scorching Crocodile that was biting on its arm wildly...

Facing the crazy waving of the Frostback's arms, the Scorching Crocodile still kept its mouth closed and never let go... Just when the Scorching Crocodile was dizzy and was about to give up, Xiaozhi gave the order in time.

"Scorching Crocodile, use "Jet Flame" again!"

At this moment, the Frostback Dragon kept swinging its arms wildly and finally broke free from the Scorching Crocodile's "Bite" skill and threw it into the air... just as it was checking the injury on its arm.

“Dongga…”

The roar of the Scorching Crocodile came from above the head of the Frozen Back Dragon. When the Frozen Back Dragon looked up at the abnormality above, it saw that the Scorching Crocodile had already fallen directly from the sky, and flames were surging from its mouth. From time to time, a flame would spew out of the Scorching Crocodile's mouth, and the "Jet Flame" attack directly hit the Frozen Back Dragon below, instantly covering the Frozen Back Dragon again.

After launching the "Jet Flame" attack in the air, Scorching Crocodile leaped in front of Xiaozhi and kept a distance from the burning Frostback.

Just when Xiaozhi and the others thought that this attack was foolproof, the flames burning in front of them began to gradually rotate and rise, forming a vortex of flames.

“This…, this is…”

As Xiaozhi and the others looked at them in confusion, dozens of dazzling rays of light began to pierce through the flames, and it seemed that they were about to pierce through the flames that were enveloping the Frostback Dragon. After a while, the light in the flames flashed out, tearing the vortex of flames to pieces and blowing it away, and the light inside illuminated the cave...

Xiaozhi hid his face to avoid the dazzling light, and found that the light came from the body of the Frostback Dragon through his fingers. At this time, the body of the Frostback Dragon, which was glowing, gradually became huge...

"Rumble!"

A wild beast's roar was deafening, and the light emitted from the Frostback Dragon stopped. However, its state made Xiaozhi and the others dumbfounded. Facing its body with completely upright legs and huge fins rising high on its back... Xiaozhi immediately recognized it and exclaimed.

"Isn't this the same as Mr. Yasaku's trump card,... Styracosaurus? Frozenspine has evolved into Styracosaurus!"