Pokémon Heart Journey

Chapter 261 Lighting the Holy Fire

"Look, that's the Holy Fire coming!!"

When we arrived at the street, there were already crowds of people gathered to welcome the Olympic flame. They all wanted to catch a glimpse of the Olympic flame. Legend has it that the flame was the flame of Moltres. It is basically impossible for ordinary people to see Moltres, so even if you can't see Moltres, you are lucky to see its flame.

The morning breeze carried a light mist, but it couldn't suppress the heat of the crowds. Colorful flags formed two fluttering rainbows along both sides of the avenue, and the sound of drums and trumpets was like a heartbeat, boom, boom, boom—faster and faster.

It was Sundae's turn to take the torch. She didn't run fast, but her steps were light. The torch was just the right weight, neither too heavy to hold nor too light to lose its substance. With each swing of her arm, the flame bent, as if greeting every face along the way.

"That's great! I want to be a torch runner too," said Xiaozhi as he watched Sundae running with the torch in his hand.

It's just like the Olympics, it's a great honor to be a torchbearer.

"Um...actually, Xiaozhi, if you want, it should be no problem," Xiaoyang suddenly said.

"Hey! Really!?"

Xiao Yang nodded and said seriously: "After all, you are the hero who saved Golden City. President Dama Ranchi will definitely agree to this small request."

"Then let's do it now..."

"boom--!"

A sharp sound of breaking air suddenly tore through the cheers.

The camera drone that was originally hovering in the air suddenly lost control, as if it was pulled by some huge force, and crashed heavily to the ground.

The crowd only had time to let out a brief scream, and the next second, a huge purple canvas unfolded with a "crash", like a greedy net, covering their heads and running towards the Olympic flame.

"ah--!"

The children were suddenly hugged into the arms of their parents, the drumsticks of the marching band stopped in mid-air, and the colorful flags blown up by the morning breeze instantly flipped back.

"Since you guys want to see the flames so badly, let Team Rocket give you some free stuff!"

Operatic voices exploded from above the canvas.

I saw an orange and white hot air balloon suddenly diving from the clouds, with a striking black "R" painted on both sides of the basket.

Yamato put his hands on his hips, his black uniform rustling in the strong wind; Kozaburo pushed the mechanical claw, the claw fingers clicked open, and the cold metal light pointed directly at the torch in the torch bearer's hand.

"Molten's flame? It belongs to our Team Rocket!"

"I remember that Bixias seemed to have been imprisoned. Weren't these two caught together?" Xiaoyang looked at Yulongyuan in disbelief.

"Um... these two guys' ability to escape is quite good. They flew away on the blast that night," Yu Longyuan scratched his head embarrassedly.

"No matter how fast you run away, you can't change the law that you will fail once you appear."

Xiaozhi walked straight past the crowd, took the torch from Sundae's hand, and without waiting for her to react, ran out and dodged the mechanical claw's first grab, the soles of his shoes making a crisp "click" sound on the cobblestone road.

The audience screamed one after another, but also left a clear path - as if the whole street was clearing out in advance for the upcoming brawl.

Kosaburo operated the robotic arm and went down for the second time.

"Click——"

The steel claws opened at an angle precise to the millimeter, but they only caught a lonely one.

The steel claws were knocked crooked by a sudden stream of water, and the water droplets exploded into colorful diamonds in the morning light.

"Water cannons!"

At the end of the water column, the Thorny Dragon King that Xiaozhi had released at some point broke through the waves, its dorsal fin drawing a silver arc. When he landed, he flicked his tail, turning the mechanical arm and the hanging basket into a drowning machine.

Yamato gritted his teeth: "You little brats again!"

She threw out a remote control, and two pitch-black gun barrels popped out from the bottom of the hot air balloon.

"Then use smoke bombs!"

Bang!Bang!

Two clouds of thick purple smoke instantly submerged half the street.

The vision was obscured and the screams became more chaotic.

But in the smoke, a flash of lightning suddenly lit up -

"Pikachu!"

One hundred thousand volts of electricity hit the hot air balloon's airbag accurately like lightning splitting the night sky.

"Zi la la——!"

The rubber and electric current intertwined, emitting a pungent burning smell.

The hot air balloon lost its balance and swerved towards the statue in the center of the square.

"Don't let them hit the Holy Cauldron!"

Yulongyuan whistled and threw the Poké Ball.

A red light flashed, and a fire-breathing dragon spread its wings and used its back to withstand the force of the falling hot air balloon.

"Roar--!"

Flames overflowed from between its teeth, instantly drying up the water droplets on the hanging basket.

Yamato and Kozaburo were so burned that they jumped on the spot, and the remote control fell into the fire of Charizard's tail and turned into a wisp of green smoke.

"Now!"

Xiaozhi held the torch high and rushed to the finish line.

Behind her, the two members of Team Rocket were rolled into the shape of dumplings by Charizard's wings and hung on its arms as "trophies".

Yamato struggled and shouted, "Put me down! I haven't grabbed the fire yet—"

"I told you that we should have made more preparations. Now it really has become a 'roast turkey'!" Xiao Sanlang was in tears.

The children watching peeked through their fingers and when they saw that the crisis was over, they immediately burst into applause and whistles.

The marching band brought the rhythm back on track and the colorful flags started flying again.

At the nod of Guildmaster Damaranch, who had arrived at some point, Xiaozhi rushed straight into the square.

At this time, the venue was already crowded with people. After entering, the audience cheered in unison, and all kinds of cameras and eyes were directed at him. However, Xiaozhi was already getting into the groove at this time and was not affected at all. Looking at the stairs in front of him and Pikachu running beside him, he felt an indescribable sense of joy in his heart.

"Who is that?" someone asked curiously.

"I don't know. Judging from the attire, it doesn't look like he's a torch runner."

"Who cares who he is? Since he can hold the Holy Flame, it means he is qualified."

Xiaozhi's appearance also caught the attention of the contestants in the audience.

"When did that guy become a Torch Runner?" Xiao Mao said with a little surprise on the stage.

"Hey! Cami, look! Isn't that the boy from the St. Ann?" Feng Lu said, holding her bestie's hand. "Although I've heard that he seemed to have survived the shipwreck, seeing him with my own eyes is really incredible!"

Kamizrei covered his mouth in surprise and nodded in agreement, "What an incredible boy!"

In the VIP room above, the Four Heavenly Kings and many gym leaders gathered here also cast their eyes on the young man who had already run up the stairs.

"Oh! Is this the finale? I didn't expect that President Damaranch had hidden this one," Ma Zhishi laughed with his arms folded across his chest.

"No, there must be some unexpected situation," Yulongdu said, then cast his gaze over and nodded slightly: "However, this accident is quite appropriate."

At the same time, this scene was also broadcast in Kanto and other regions.

"That's Satoshi!"

Nancy, who had been waiting in front of the TV for the opening ceremony, didn't expect to see Xiaozhi so soon.

Seeing their daughter's eyes revealing unprecedented tenderness, her parents gritted their teeth while the other smiled happily.

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"Captain, come and see! It's that young man from before!"

"Oh, really!" The manager crossed his arms and sat calmly on the sofa. "I didn't expect that he would become a torch runner. The league really has good vision."

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Saki drank the cooked Moo Moo milk and watched the figure of Satoshi appear on TV.

"Oh, isn't this Xiaozhi? I didn't expect him to appear in this form. Serena hasn't been back for a long time. I miss her so much. I wonder if they are together?"

Many people who knew Xiaozhi, or didn't know him, were paying attention to the young man on the stage, but Xiaozhi was oblivious to these reactions; he was concentrating on running.

By this time, President Damaranch had somehow managed to find himself standing by the cauldron, waiting. When Ash ran up to him, the president nodded kindly, "Well done, Ash. Now, please light the Pokémon League Flame!"

Xiaozhi nodded solemnly and raised the torch high. The moment he brought the torch close to the sacred fire platform, the golden flame leaped onto the tall torch platform as if it had life and burned brightly.

boom--!

The flames of the Moltres shot up into the sky in the morning light, like a burning heart lighting up the entire city.

Thunderous applause suddenly broke out in the audience, and bunches of fireworks shot into the sky.

Looking at this grand spectacle, Yu Longyuan patted Charizard's back and raised an eyebrow at the two people in the hanging basket:

"Next time before you run away, remember to buy insurance."

Yamato & Kozaburo: "...We'll definitely change the script next time!"