Chapter 173: Towards The Island’s Heart

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Towards The Island’s Heart

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Fighting Archaludon was not Julian’s decision alone.

Whether they should confront Archaludon or not, Julian planned to ask everyone’s opinion.

The next day, the flying team’s Tinkatuff, Tinkaton, and Corviknight gathered together.

Julian asked them, "The queen said that with my current strength, plus everyone here, we’re strong enough to fight Archaludon."

"What do you think? Should we go and clash with Archaludon?"

The Corviknight carrying Julian widened his eyes.

"Wait. You can already fight Archaludon head-on?"

Julian nodded.

At once, everyone’s confidence rose.

"Do it! Of course we should fight Archaludon!"

"Back when we couldn’t beat it, we could only run. But now that we can fight, if we still run, wouldn’t all this time spent training in fear be wasted?"

Julian was also full of fighting spirit.

"Since everyone says so, then we’ll fight Archaludon!"

Only through battle could they survive better on this land.

Archaludon and Goodra were both Steel and Dragon type.

Julian could be considered very familiar with Steel-Dragon Pokémon.

Not only had he raised Goodra, he had also personally simulated Duraludon.

He had a rough understanding of sixty to seventy percent of Archaludon’s power.

Even if they could not win, he was confident he could lead everyone away safely.

Riding Corviknight, everyone excitedly circled through the north, east, and south.

In the end, they only killed two unlucky Steelix, one Duraludon whose strength was sufficient, and two Bisharp.

Although Julian could hardly wait to fight Archaludon...

Archaludon, who had previously roamed the island without fear, had suddenly vanished.

Julian could only helplessly withdraw.

Back at the mine mountain, Corviknight said proudly, "Could Archaludon have heard that you killed Kingambit, so it got scared?"

Julian instead felt that Archaludon disappearing meant it was preparing something major.

"Everyone go back and rest first. I’ll go ask the queen and see whether she knows where Archaludon is."

When the Tinkaton queen learned that Archaludon had disappeared, she frowned slightly.

"Archaludon should have gone underground. Although the surface is very safe, if you want to become stronger, you still have to go underground."

"The ore on the surface can’t compare to the ore underground. And there are many experts underground, allowing you to better turn the food you eat into strength through battle."

She looked at Julian.

"Do you want to come down with me?"

"With your current strength, you may encounter danger down there. If you die, you’ll use up your revival chance before the battle royale begins."

"Revival doesn’t wait until after the battle royale ends. You revive immediately after death. You only get one chance."

Julian understood what the queen meant.

If he died now, not only would he lose the one-year growth period after the battle royale ended...

He would also immediately revive in his weakest state and have to participate in the battle royale like that.

Julian was a little curious.

"After dying and training back to my current strength, can I obtain another revival chance?"

The Tinkaton king nodded.

"Yes. Although I’ve never died, Mawile told me that after she died, she also trained and regained a second chance to revive."

"When the battle royale begins, the treasures that can increase strength will appear first on the lowest level, then gradually move upwards, and finally appear on the surface."

One could imagine how powerful the Pokémon that reached the surface would be by then.

Julian was puzzled.

"But doesn’t that mean the Pokémon occupying the deepest level would win every time?"

The Tinkaton queen smiled.

"That’s why before the battle royale begins, everyone goes to the lowest level and starts fighting over it in advance."

Any Pokémon on this island that could train to the level of gaining a revival chance had pride in its heart.

And since they had a chance to revive, everyone’s first thought was naturally to fight first and think later.

There were basically no cowardly types hiding until the end.

That included Julian. After thinking it over briefly, he quickly made his decision.

"I’ll go down with you!"

The queen nodded.

"Good. I knew I hadn’t misjudged you."

"Say goodbye to your friends. We leave tomorrow!"

When everyone learned that Julian was going to the dangerous island heart with the king, they all drew in a breath.

Corviknight waved his wings.

"It’s different down there. Danger is everywhere. You have to be careful."

The solitary Tinkaton gripped her war hammer.

She also wanted to go to the island heart with Julian and the Tinkaton queen.

But Tinkaton knew very clearly that there was still a large gap between her strength and Julian’s current level.

She could only remain here and train.

However, after Julian and the queen left, the surface, which had already been cleaned several times by both Archaludon and Julian, basically had no Pokémon capable of stopping Tinkaton.

She could hunt Duraludon freely and strengthen her hammer and body.

"I’ll wait for you to come back."

As the surface was the final battlefield, when the time came, even picking up fragments after powerful Pokémon fought would be enough to greatly increase the strength of Tinkaton and Corviknight.

After saying goodbye, Julian went to find the Tinkaton queen.

Only under her guidance did Julian learn for the first time that the mine mountain also had a passage leading underground.

"We Tinkaton aren’t good at digging, so we need to be familiar with the underground terrain. That way, when danger comes, we can escape successfully."

Running when you could not win was nothing to be ashamed of.

On the first underground level, Julian could see some Excadrill, Steelix, and Duraludon moving around.

The terrifying Melmetal and that group of clinking Meltan had already disappeared without a trace.

Of course, they were not dead.

They had gone deeper underground.

On the second level, Julian finally saw living Aron and Lairon.

He also saw, from far away, a Mawile use the large jaws behind her head to swallow an Aron in one bite.

Why did this Mawile look a little familiar?

Seeing Tinkaton, Mawile not only did not run, but actively came over.

The Tinkaton queen introduced her.

"Compared to Corviknight, our relationship with Mawile is actually better. That’s why I capture Mawile to help Pokémon Eggs appear in the territory."

Mawile respectfully said, "Tinkaton queen, our king is already waiting for you on the third underground level to hunt that Aggron together."

This Mawile was very strong, only a step away from obtaining the ability to revive.

That was right. This was the Mawile that had once allied with Julian.

He had not expected Mawile to truly survive Aggron’s jaws.

The mention of Aggron suddenly reminded Julian of something.

Revival relied on the support of one’s own species, so if Aggron ate Lairon, wasn’t it afraid it would lose the ability to revive?

Mawile took the initiative to explain.

"That Aggron was driven mad by this brutal environment and became extremely powerful by devouring its own kind."

"It hasn’t only eaten Lairon. It has also eaten many Mawile. Our king hopes the Tinkaton queen can act together with him and kill Aggron ahead of time."

When eating Pokémon of other species, because their types and composition were different, there was a conversion rate.

But with the same species, that conversion rate was almost one hundred percent.

Mawile continued explaining.

"Aggron is very smart. It only eats Lairon, especially those that are close to evolution."

"It leaves Aron as seeds, and leaves other Aggron alive as support for its revival."

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