As the three of them tightened the net around Clefairy, they smiled and said, "Of course, we followed you here! You really made us search for a long time. Originally, our target was only the Pikachu in your hand, but you revealed the rarity of this Pokémon, and such a rare Pokémon, of course, we have to catch it and contribute it to the Boss!"
"That's right, Meowth, and we'll take that Pikachu too!" As Meowth spoke, a mechanical claw appeared in his hand, and then, like a claw machine, it shot towards Pikachu!
Ash instinctively threw a backfist, and the mechanical claw that shot out was directly broken and sent flying, leaving only a lone connecting rod.
The expression on Meowth's face, which had been full of smiles, instantly stiffened.
What the heck?? He broke the machine he made with one punch? How is that possible? The connection point wasn't made of plastic, but solid steel!!
Is this guy a Superman?!
Not to mention Meowth, Jessie, and James were shocked; even Brock, who had never seen Ash in action, widened his eyes—although it was still hard to see his pupils inside, it was enough to show Brock's shock.
A human breaking a steel rod with a bare-handed punch, how much strength would that take!
Ash slowly retracted his fist, not caring about the punch he had just thrown. That punch had Bo-do Power attached to it, so such a result was natural. What he cared about was being targeted by Team Rockets trio.
Now he suddenly understood what the big shot in the group meant by a fated enemy.
Those three guys were directly blasted away by him in Chang Pan City, and after so many days, they could still find their way to him. The world is so big, even Kanto is very big, yet they could still find him. It's simply outrageous!
Moreover, these three guys really targeted his Pikachu. Ash, who already understood Pokémon, knew that Pikachu was actually a common Pokémon in Kanto, but his Pikachu was indeed a bit different…
But that shouldn't be the reason for these people to target his Pikachu, right?! However, now is not the time to deal with such matters.
"You guys, quickly release Clefairy!"
"Heh, who would obediently listen to you? If we did, would we still be villains?" Jessie made a face at Ash.
"Exactly, exactly, if we told you to hand over Pikachu, would you be willing to hand it over?" James also said with a sarcastic look.
Upon hearing this, Ash slightly lowered his body, palms flat. Pikachu, understanding his intent, jumped onto Ash's palm. Immediately after, Ash threw him with great force, launching Pikachu like an arrow!
"You want Pikachu? Then here you go!!"
Team Rockets trio were stunned. Is this kid crazy? He really threw Pikachu over?
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!!"
However, before Team Rockets could prepare to catch Pikachu, Ash's voice followed Pikachu's charge.
Team Rockets trio's faces instantly changed drastically. Jessie and James frantically tried to release their Pokémon, but it was already too late.
Ash's arm strength brought Pikachu rapidly close to the trio. A Thunderbolt was unleashed from less than a meter away, giving them no chance to react.
"Crackle!!" Golden Shinny struck the trio, making them scream. Immediately after, an explosion erupted where the trio stood, sending them flying directly out of Mt. Moon's cave entrance!
"Damn brat, we'll definitely come back for revenge!"
"Darn it, I haven't even taken out my Pokémon yet!"
"My machine was broken by bare hands, that's not right, Meowth…"
"What a disgusting feeling!! * 3"
As the trio's voices faded into the distance, Ash confirmed that they had been blasted to some unknown place. He then quickly ran to Clefairy and tore open the large net that covered him.
"Are you okay, Clefairy?"
"Clefairy~~" Clefairy emerged from the net, smiling and nodding at Ash, indicating that he hadn't suffered any harm.
Team Rockets' net only had a restraining effect and indeed would not harm Clefairy.
"It's good that you're okay. Be careful next time and don't get caught by bad guys." Ash stroked Clefairy's small head. Clefairy's eyes narrowed, seemingly enjoying Ash's big hand stroking him.
"Hey, Ash, you're quite popular with Clefairy. Clefairy didn't run away when you touched him just now, and now he's letting you stroke his head." Xiao Xia walked forward and said with some envy.
"This Clefairy should be quite friendly to people. Xiao Xia, you try too." Ash said, moving aside and letting Pikachu return to his shoulder.
"Is that so?" Xiao Xia came before Clefairy with a skeptical look, then extended her fair little hand and tentatively touched Clefairy's head. Clefairy did not show any signs of rejection or attempt to flee.
After confirming that Clefairy had no intention of rejecting her, Xiao Xia also confidently placed her palm on Clefairy's head, feeling the soft touch, and her heart was quite satisfied.
"Clefairy~~" After the two and Clefairy interacted for a while, Clefairy held up the moon stone in his hand, then pointed to the depths of the cave and gestured.
Xiao Xia looked at Ash, puzzled. She couldn't understand what Clefairy was saying, but Ash should be able to understand.
"He said to let us go inside. There, his tribe is holding a ceremony to pray to the gods." Ash translated Clefairy's words to Xiao Xia and Brock, while also feeling a bit confused. What kind of ceremony is a prayer to the gods?
"A ceremony to pray to the gods?"
"Ash, you can understand what Pokémon are saying?"
Xiao Xia and Brock spoke simultaneously, but their areas of focus were different.
The latter still didn't know that Ash could understand what Pokémon were saying.
"Hmm, I forgot to tell you, Brock, I have Aura, so I can understand what Pokémon are saying. Also, because of Aura, my body is a bit stronger than ordinary people, but now is not the time to focus on this. Let's follow Clefairy and see what's going on."
While Ash was speaking, Clefairy had already continued deeper into the cave, but this time Clefairy would also look back to see if Ash and the others were following.
Upon hearing this, Brock also temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, and then followed Clefairy's footsteps with Ash and Xiao Xia deeper into the cave.
...
About ten minutes later, the group finally followed Clefairy through the winding caves and emerged, then they saw a strange sight!
Dozens of Clefairy were holding a moon stone, and they were continuously circling and jumping around a huge moon stone, as if dancing an unknown dance.
"What's going on? Is this what Clefairy meant by the ceremony to pray to the gods?" Ash swallowed, speaking with some difficulty.
Clefairy, which is said to be very rare outside, was as common as dirt here, in extremely large numbers. And the moon stone, which is very precious and expensive outside, was also everywhere here.
What kind of place is this? Clefairy's secret base?