Cyndaquil clung tightly to the Blazing Beast and whispered something softly.
It was probably recounting everything that had just happened.
After listening, the Blazing Beast let out a sigh and gently patted Cyndaquil's round bottom, looking at Chimchar with rare tenderness in its eyes.
But Chimchar acted proud and didn't seem to take its recent daring actions to heart.
Blazing Beast clearly understood Chimchar's demeanor.
It then raised its head to look at the several Centiskorch.
The flames on its back continued to leap.
Its child nearly became their prey, which was intolerable to the Blazing Beast.
Stepping forward.
"Roar!!!"
This roar was directed at Natsuhiko.
It wasn't venting anger at Natsuhiko, just greeting him and expressing its intentions.
After all, saving Cyndaquil earlier was mainly due to Natsuhiko and his Pokémon; to send Chimchar would have only added a dessert to Centiskorch's meal.
Observing the appearance of the Blazing Beast, Natsuhiko heard its roar.
"You want to handle one Centiskorch yourself?"
Natsuhiko understood the Blazing Beast's intention, putting away the Pokeball he was about to open and signaling to Togetic and the others to leave the Gym Leader-level Centiskorch to the Blazing Beast, while they would take on the other Elite Level Centiskorch.
And seeing Yujira use Instant Movement to leave, the Blazing Beast clenched its teeth tightly, flames spilling from between the gaps, now thoroughly prepared.
Roar!!
An exaggeratedly huge flame erupted furiously from its mouth, interspersed with terrifying molten fireballs.
As it spewed this flame, the fire on its back surged once again.
The strongest move of the Blazing Beast-type Pokémon.
Flamethrower!
Roar!!
And with another roar from the Blazing Beast, the already fierce and terrifying flames gained even more power, its back flame shooting skyward like a pillar of fire.
With such might and destructive force, it can indeed fulfill the role of Fire Type Special Attacker in a team.
Powerful!
And after handing over the Gym Leader-level Centiskorch to Blazing Beast, Natsuhiko's Pokémon were fully liberated.
The remaining one Gym Leader-level and three Elite Level Centiskorch were not a match for them at all.
As Blazing Beast stood triumphantly over the Gym Leader-level Centiskorch, proudly spewing a pillar of flame skyward, Natsuhiko's Pokémon also defeated all the other Centiskorch.
Although neither Gym Leader-level Centiskorch had the "Flame Body" trait, fortunately, among the three Elite Level Centiskorch, two had the hidden trait "Flame Body" of the Centiskorch Pokémon.
After capturing them, they would make excellent Pokemon Egg incubators.
As the Centiskorch were defeated, Chimchar and Cyndaquil's reactions varied.
Cyndaquil's small eyes sparkled with stars of admiration, gazing at the fierce and mighty Blazing Beast, its mother.
Meanwhile, next to Cyndaquil, Chimchar's gaze landed on Super Great Needle Bee, Yujira, Togetic, and Doublade.
It had long been aware of the Blazing Beast's strength.
The Blazing Beast had always been its aspiration and pursuit.
But Natsuhiko's Pokémon, in its perception, clearly had a noticeable gap with the Blazing Beast, yet why was it still so strong?
This was Chimchar's first thought.
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Cough cough, well... my apologies, I'll try not to leave any cliffhangers next time... ahem... yes.