Chapter 265: The "Solid Hole" that Cannot Be Climbed
After leaving "Zhuotai City", Xiaozhi and his friends had to go to "Bagu Town" in "South District 6", and they had to pass through "Yuanmo Town". When passing "Yuanmo Town", a scene made Xiaozhi and his friends happy.
That is the "Olive Farm" that had caught fire before. Before they knew it, Xiaozhi and his friends' adventure had lasted for more than half a semester. This place carries the earliest memories of Xiaozhi and his friends.
Xiaozhi got his first gym badge from Feng, the gym leader, at the "Yuanmo Gym" here; Papa met his rival Dunzi at the "Paisley Mousse" dessert shop run by Feng; Xiaoqing's first shortlisted work was "Olive Farm"...
The memories don't stop there. A fire broke out in the "Olive Farm". During the firefighting process, Xiaozhi accidentally captured Minifu, who had now finally evolved into Oliva.
When the fire was out of control, he met Boruto Fukamura, the organizer of the "Waterfall Climbing Competition" later. At that time, the Carnival Duck, who was putting out the fire handsomely, was later defeated by Xiaozhi's Surge Duck.
In the series of adventures that followed, everyone made great progress. When they revisited the old place, even the "Olive Farm" that was burned down at that time was now restored to life under the magic of nature.
After passing through "Yuanmo Town", they arrived at the "Southern Sixth District", where the climate is pleasant, spring is in the air, the roads are flat, and the terrain winds slowly upward. Xiaozhi and his crew haven't been so relaxed for a long time.
At this time, they did not know that the flatter the first half of the road was, the more rugged the second half would be.
Soon, Xiaozhi and his friends arrived in front of the huge vertical rock on the outer wall. Papa looked at the map on the Rotom mobile phone.
"There is no mistake. On top of this huge rock is the "Beigu Town"!"
Xiaozhi and Xiaoqing looked up at the huge rock in front of them.
"How are we going to get to the top of the mountain?"
"Pika pika!"
Pikachu beside him tugged at Xiaozhi's trouser leg and pointed to the end of the road again. Looking in the direction Pikachu pointed out, there was a cave under the huge rock. Presumably, that was the entrance to "Bagu Town" on the top of the mountain.
With a direction in mind, Xiaozhi and his friends walked forward. When they got closer, they found a man in uniform standing next to the stable. When he saw Xiaozhi and his friends approaching, he spoke to them enthusiastically.
"Hello, boys and girls! Are you also tourists who want to go to "Bagu Town"? Do you have a motorcycle lizard?"
"Motorcycle lizard?"
In Xiaozhi's mind, he immediately remembered that in the Padia region, in this vast area, there was a Pokémon called Motorlizard that looked similar to Gulliver and Milliver. It had a gentle personality, and people would sit on its back to move around in daily life. Xiaozhi and his friends were also fortunate enough to have had the experience of riding this Pokémon.
"No……"
After receiving a negative answer, the other party immediately introduced himself.
"I heard that in the sky of Galar, there is a 'Galar Fleet' that uses Steelix as flying taxis; in the sky of Padia, there is a 'Padia Fleet' that uses Angry Parrot as a means of transportation. There are transportation companies that provide such transportation in the sky, and there are also transportation companies on the ground that use Motorcycle Lizards as a means of transportation. "
The other party also showed the empty stable road next to him.
"As you can see, I am the salesperson stationed here to rent motorcycle lizards. You can just call me Moshi."
After Mo Xi introduced himself, Xiaozhi still didn't quite understand.
"Hello, Mr. Moshi! May I ask what your job is, the empty stables, whether we have Pokémon like Motorlizard, and what is the connection with the "Baking Town" we are going to?"
Moxie continued to explain.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't make it clear at the beginning! As you can see, "Beigu Town" is located on this towering rock. It is difficult to climb from the nearly vertical outer wall. The only way to reach "Beigu Town" is to enter the "Beigu Hollow" inside the rock from this cave. Only through the "Beigu Hollow" can you go to the "Beigu Town" above."
"It is not so easy to pass through the "Bagu Hollow". It is a very dark cave with a lot of ups and downs on the ground. Ordinary jumps cannot cross some of the drops. There is a spring in the cave, and there are torches for lighting, which makes people want to provide some help here."
"But for some places that are difficult to climb by ordinary leaps, you need to ride a motorbike lizard. With the help of the motorbike lizard's powerful rock climbing ability, you can reach the destination safely. This is why I asked you if you have a motorbike lizard. But even if you don't, it doesn't matter, because I can rent a motorbike lizard for transportation..."
Mo Xi said, pointing to the empty stable road.
"It's just not possible now. As you can see, there is a row of empty stables here, which should have been tied with a group of motorcycle lizards. But recently, Ms. Lip, a world-class makeup artist and model, just returned to "Bagu Town". This is the last stop of her brand model show. As a result, the number of tourists has increased sharply recently. If you want to pass through the "Bagu Hollow", you have to wait for the motorcycle lizards to return."
After Mo Xi fully explained the current situation of the "Baked Hollow", Xiaozhi and the others finally understood the whole story, and Xiaoqing asked.
"So, how long will it take for those rented motorcycle lizards to come back?"
Mo Xi replied with some embarrassment.
"The first batch of motorbike lizards left not long ago, and the tourists that had been accumulating here were just sent away by the returning motorbike lizards. Your appearance happened to be stuck in the alternating time period. According to the time when the motorbike lizards go back and forth, they should not be back today. Please come earlier tomorrow."
"What? Tomorrow..."
Upon hearing the news, Xiaozhi felt helpless. He couldn't help wanting to go to "Bagu Town" as soon as possible to challenge the gym, so he asked.
"Then why don't we rent the Motorlizard and use our own power and the power of our Pokémon to pass through the "Baked Hollow" alone!"
Mo Xi answered in the affirmative.
"Of course you can. Our company, the Motorcycle Lizard Fleet, does not force tourists to rent our Motorcycle Lizards. It's just that our Motorcycle Lizards are familiar with the routes in the Beigu Hollow. They can help tourists reach Beigu Town more easily and safely."
"It's OK for tourists to go alone. After all, there are many adventure trainers and climbers who take conquering the "Baking Hollow" as their own adventure experience. Oh, by the way! Before you, there was a girl who didn't rent our motorcycle lizard and went into the cave alone with a mahua dog. I really don't know how she climbed with the help of the mahua dog's short legs!"
After a brief communication with Ash and his friends, Aoki and Papa agreed with Ash's decision to use their Pokémon abilities to climb. After all, they had experienced various adventure journeys before, and the experience had improved everyone's adventurous ability.
Recalling the various adventures I've taken before, including fires, floods, snowstorms, deserts, deep pits, etc., they were all thrilling adventures, and the little "Baked Hole" can be said to have mastered them.
Watching Xiaozhi and his group saying goodbye to Moshi and about to head towards the entrance of the "Baking Hollow", Moshi stopped Xiaozhi and the others.
"Since you have decided to go alone, please accept this map..."
As he spoke, Xiaozhi took the map handed over by Mo Xi.
"This is the route map we recorded in the Baking Hollow. You can proceed according to the route on this map. It will allow you to avoid the big ups and downs."
After accepting Mo Xi's kindness, Xiaozhi and the others thanked him and headed towards the "Baking Hollow".
After Xiaozhi and his friends stepped into the "Baked Hollow", the scenery inside was indeed as described in the illustration. It looked like a very dark cave, but fortunately there were torches for lighting.
The ground was very undulating, and as mentioned at the beginning, there were some parts that could not be climbed. Fortunately, with the map of the interior of the "Baking Hollow" given by Moshi, Xiaozhi and his group were able to climb over it easily along the recorded route.
After Xiaozhi and his friends used manpower to reach the terrain recorded on the map, which required the abilities of Pokémon to climb, the three people present showed their magical powers like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. After a flash of red light, they each sent out their Pokémon.
"Tulongjiejie, it's decided to be you!"
"Come out, Qi Qilin!"
"Insect Armor Saint, it's up to you!"
After seeing two huge monsters and a fluorescent Pokémon floating in the air, Xiaozhi and his friends began to cross the terrain with a huge drop in height.
With its long body, the back half of the dragon was located at one end of the crack. After the upper half of the dragon's body was stretched out of the crack, it hooked onto the ground on the other side and built a bridge over the crack. Xiaozhi and Pikachu climbed carefully along its body.
Qi Qilin relied on his long limbs to spread out and support himself on the ground to steady his body. Then he used his strong neck to lower his head and lift up the bodies of Xiaoqing and Dilemao. Xiaoqing and the others held the four horns on Qi Qilin's head with their hands.
Qi Qilin raised his head again and sent Xiaoqing and the others to a place with a huge drop in height. After Xiaoqing climbed to the top safely, he took the Qi Qilin on the lower level back into the Poké Ball, and finally released the Qi Qilin from the Poké Ball at the upper level. By repeating this cycle, both parties can be transported.
The climbing method of Papa and Insect Armor Saint was even simpler and more brutal. The Insect Armor Saint used his telekinesis to move both himself and Papa to a higher level.
Xiaozhi and his friends used their own methods to climb the gentler drop recorded on the map. Although this method was more time-consuming, it was much faster than waiting for the Motorcycle Lizard to return at the entry point.
Finally, they arrived near the exit of the top floor. The sunlight shining in from the exit was something that Xiaozhi and his friends had not seen for a long time, and the Pokémon were already exhausted and out of breath.
The last drop from the exit is also marked in capital letters on the map. It is the place with the largest drop in the "Baked Hollow", and there is no other gentler drop that can be bypassed here.
Xiaozhi and the others looked up at the insurmountable height in front of them. The height difference here was no longer within the reach of Tulongjiejie and Qi Qilin.
The Insect Armor Saint's telekinesis could only support himself to float there, and make people float for a short time, but at the height in front of him, it could only raise Papa's body to half of his waist.
Without seeking help from Pokémon, Xiaozhi tried to climb up with his own strength, but when he climbed to a third of the way, he slipped from the top and fell heavily to the ground.
"Xiao Zhi, are you okay!"
Xiaoqing and Piper came forward worriedly and asked Xiaozhi, who replied slowly.
"It hurts, it hurts... Don't worry, I'm fine... Damn it! If I had a flying Pokémon, I could easily get here... Now we are stuck here, with no way forward or backward, what should we do?"
Just when Xiaozhi and his friends were lost in deep thought, a mahua dog appeared from nowhere and headed towards them.
"Mahua, Mahua..."
I saw that the sudden appearance of the Mahua Dog and Pikachu were very close, like good friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
"Where did this Mahua dog come from?"
Just as Xiaozhi and the others were asking questions, a familiar voice came from the air in the cave.
"Mahua Dog, why did you fall down, everyone! That's my Mahua Dog!"
A familiar voice came from the sky. When Xiaozhi glanced at the Pokémon that had landed on the ground, he was startled at first, then he reacted.
"Who? You are... Charizard! Wait, this is not my Charizard..."
The Charizard that fell from it was smaller than Xiaozhi's original Charizard, and the two horns on its head were also shorter and flatter. Xiaozhi immediately realized that this was not his old friend.
After the Charizard landed on the ground, it folded its wings. The person who appeared from behind it was Dunzi. After discovering that the people on the ground were Xiaozhi and the others, Dunzi said in surprise.
"So it's you! Xiaozhi, Xiaoqing, Piper..., why are you here?!"
Before Xiaozhi and the others could react to their surprise, the Mahua dog who was playing with Pikachu immediately came to Dunzi's side. Dunzi squatted down and carefully checked its injuries.
Xiaozhi immediately recalled.
"Dunzi's Mahua dog! I see. The paparazzi at that time evolved into a Mahua dog! So the trainer of the Mahua dog that Mo Xi mentioned was Dunzi..."
Dunzi nodded in response.
"Yes, this Mahua dog evolved from my paparazzi bag. It turns out that the staff at the entrance is named Moshi. I didn't wait for his motorcycle lizard to return. I thought that my old partner Charizard had returned from his hometown not long ago. I could use Charizard's flying ability to fly over the huge drop in the terrain here."
"When we were flying in the "Baked Hollow" on the Charizard, Mahua Dog slipped and fell from the air. Fortunately, the place where he fell was not that far from the ground... Mahua Dog was not hurt."
When Paipa saw Dunzi appear here, he immediately understood his intention.
"It seems that this cooking competition in "Baking Town" with the theme of "spicy taste" is not so easy to win."