Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 309 The Strange Tales of Steel Island?

Steel Island.

This island was once a very prosperous region, as it was rich in metal ores and could be called a natural treasure trove.

However, this natural treasure trove gradually disappeared due to overexploitation. In just over a decade, the once prosperous Steel Island became a desolate wasteland.

Countless Rock and Steel-type Pokémon inhabit this place. The barren ecological environment has honed the wild Pokémon's survival instincts, making the wild Pokémon living on Iron Island more and more terrifying in strength and more and more ferocious in temperament.

After Iron Island became a deserted island, many adventurous tourists came to venture there, but many of them ended up dying with serious injuries.

Over time, the fearsome reputation of Steel Island spread far and wide.

Aside from trainers who want to hone their skills, few people would set foot on this deserted island again.

......

"Hey, to be honest, you guys are all a bit late. If you had come a couple of days earlier, you might have even witnessed the miracle of Steel Island."

"A miracle? What is that?"

While on the ship bound for Iron Island, a bored sailor started chatting with Ash and his friends.

His words quickly piqued the interest of the others.

"It seems you don't know either. Actually, very few people know about this, probably not even ten."

As the sailor spoke, he kept glancing around warily, as if afraid someone might be eavesdropping.

Only after confirming that there were no problems did he breathe a sigh of relief and cautiously say:

"Just two days ago, the entire city of Watervein was plunged into a nightmare, but we still had to carry out our patrols at sea. That day, I was on duty, and around dusk, a white light rose from Steel Island, pointing straight into the sky!"

"What is that thing...?"

"have no idea."

Even Xiao Gang, who was quite knowledgeable, didn't know what the phenomenon the crew was talking about was.

For these inexplicable phenomena, they internally simply describe them as miracles.

He said it unintentionally, but Xiao Zhi was stunned when he heard it.

and many more.

Steel Island, a beam of white light shooting into the sky...

Could it be...?

Xiao Zhiguang remembered the Vajra Pearl and the White Jade Pearl so well that he almost forgot about Iron Island.

Their journey should have been relatively fast, but even so, Team Galactic was still one step ahead. Moreover, the timing they chose was really good; they deliberately chose to act when there were the fewest tourists in Vein City and when the island's residents were in the worst condition.

But it's not Satoshi's fault for forgetting this.

Because in his memory, the Galactic Team didn't seem to have gained anything from Iron Island either, at least that's how he remembered it.

“I already said it was a miracle.” The crew member wasn’t surprised by Brock and Dawn’s reaction at all. He continued, “Around the time that white light shot into the sky, the wild Pokémon on Iron Island became much more aggressive than usual. Not only were there no people on the island, but even ships anchored near the coastline were within their attack range. If we hadn’t discovered them early…”

The rest of the time at sea was practically all about the crew member boasting.

After he finished explaining what he knew, the rest was basically just his conjecture. Ash's mind was no longer on it, but Dawn was listening with great interest.

.......

After half an hour.

The small boat successfully docked in the bay on Steel Island.

After confirming that Ash and his friends had all set foot on land, the crew hurriedly steered the boat away.

It seems the wild Pokémon attack on Iron Island wasn't a hoax.

"What should I do? I have a really creepy feeling about this..."

Xiao Guang looked at the desolate area surrounded by countless rocks in front of him, and then thought about the strange and supernatural things the crew member had mentioned.

She couldn't help but feel nervous. Before setting off, she had thought that since it was a three-person trip and they had even met Darkrai, what was there to be afraid of?

"It's okay, just call Bogarman out and hug him."

"right."

Upon hearing Ash's suggestion, Dawn called Piplup out without hesitation and then hugged it tightly like a plush toy.

This move immediately drew strong protests from Pogaman, though the protests were ineffective.

As they traveled, they saw some abandoned ore along the way. Whenever Xiaogang encountered ore that had fallen to the ground, he couldn't help but take a closer look.

After some observation, Xiao Gang finally came to a conclusion.

"The reason why the wild Pokémon here are stronger is not only because they have to be tempered in such a harsh environment, but also because the ores here contain some special substances that can promote the growth of Steel-type and Rock-type Pokémon."

A competitive environment combined with natural nutrients.

It's no wonder that this place has become a paradise for these two Pokémon.

However, one thing that surprised them was that, seeing the crew member leave in such a hurry, they thought that as soon as they set foot on the island, countless Pokémon would surround them.

However, they have been walking for more than ten minutes now, and they haven't seen any Pokémon along the way. There have been some noises, but they are quite faint.

It was almost instantaneous to determine that the attack was coming from a relatively distant place and posed little threat to them.

"Let's keep moving forward anyway."

For some reason, when they arrived here, Xiao Gang's tone became somewhat anxious and uneasy.

Perhaps he also sensed the strangeness of Iron Island now.

When Ash got up again, he no longer had the idea of ​​taking a leisurely stroll. Instead, he activated his Aura to investigate his surroundings.

To his surprise, he noticed something was wrong the instant the waveguide was turned on.

To be honest, that anomaly didn't even require waveguide power to detect, because it existed right there—

"Look over there! One of the Kodoras is injured!"

Upon reaching the flat ground atop the first hill, Xiao Gang discovered a severely injured Kodora lying in the center of the flat ground.

Kodora's body was covered with wounds of varying sizes and severity, which looked as if they had just been applied recently.

The open space didn't look much better either; the scattered pebbles in every corner seemed to tell of a major battle that had taken place here not long ago.

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