Pokémon: Master System.

"Pleasant to work with."

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Chapter 556 Fire-Element Secret Realm Rift

Jiang Yu hadn't expected that Xia Yu could solve the two problems troubling the Paradise Group with just a simple appearance, and even secure more benefits for them.

After briefly finalizing the cooperation agreement, Som and Xie Shuen had no appetite for food or drinks and left early.

With such a big incident, they had to rush back to discuss it with their elders.

After the two left, only Xia Yu, Jiang Yu, and Jiang Chengen remained in the private room.

“You all heard the cooperation just now. Jiang Chengen, I’ll leave the takeover of other gray-market businesses to you. Jiang Yu and I will be leaving for a while, maybe three or four days, maybe one or two weeks.” Xia Yu looked at Jiang Chengen and spoke slowly.

"During this time, try to slow down and do your preliminary preparations. If you encounter any obstacles, try not to get into conflicts with others. You can be patient for now and we'll deal with everything when we get back."

Taking over other gray industries is tantamount to taking away someone else's livelihood.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. It is foreseeable that conflicts with others will inevitably break out during the subsequent acquisition of other gray industries.

At that point, it won't be as simple as just negotiating; it will be a contest of who has the bigger fist.

This is why Xia Yu was so eager to help Jiang Yu catch Gigantamax Pokémon.

Only when Jiang Yu's strength increases will he have enough power to intimidate others and successfully take over the gray industries of other forces.

“Okay.” Jiang Chengen naturally understood the implications and nodded in agreement, “I will handle these matters well… Boss.”

"Don't call me boss, just call me Boss," Xia Yu said, then turned to Jiang Yu beside him: "Jiang Yu, pack your things and get some sleep. We're heading to the Northwest region first thing tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Jiang Yu nodded, his eyes shining with excitement.

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Northwest region.

Sandstorms raged across the sky.

Azure sky.

Xia Yu and Jiang Yu sat on the soft sofa, looking out at the white clouds through the glass.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Gigantamax Corviknight spread its dark red wings and floated in the air like an airship.

A small house has been built on its back, with simple furniture and various facilities inside, which can meet its basic living needs. Now, Gigantamax Corviknight is like a private jet, making travel extremely convenient.

On the table in front of Xia Yu was a map with a red dot marked on it, which was the approximate location of the secret realm rift that Xia Yu had deduced.

"We should be at our destination in a little while." They are getting closer and closer to the marked location. At the speed of Gigantamax Corviknight, it will only take them five minutes at most to reach their destination.

"Hmm." Jiang Yu nodded. The closer they got to their target location, the more nervous he became. "Boss Sakaki, what kind of Gigantamax Pokémon do you think is in this secret rift?"

"I'm not sure." Xia Yu shook his head, then said, "But the natural environment near the Secret Realm Rift should be somewhat related to the types of Gigantamax Pokémon."

"In the Northwest region, I think the most likely Pokémon to appear are Ground-type and Rock-type." Xia Yu thought for a moment and looked at Jiang Yu, asking, "Do you have any favorite Ground-type or Rock-type Pokémon?"

“Uh… Garchomp or Tyranitar,” Jiang Yu said without hesitation.

Xia Yu was speechless. Goodness, he's greedy enough. Why didn't he go even further and say he liked Groudon and Diancie?

However, Xia Yu quite liked this kind of personality; he preferred a genuine villain to a hypocrite.

"It's unlikely that these two Pokémon are..." Xia Yu had only spoken halfway when a feeling of suffocation suddenly surged up, but it disappeared in an instant, as if the feeling of suffocation was just an illusion.

The familiar feeling told Xia Yu that his deduction was correct; there really was a secret realm rift here!

Although the distance was slightly off, they were lucky and directly entered the narrow crevice of the secret realm.

"Looks like we're in luck." Xia Yu smiled and stood up to walk outside. "Jiang Yu, we've entered the Secret Realm Rift. Let's go see your Gigantamax Pokémon."

Upon hearing Xia Yu's voice, Jiang Yu was slightly taken aback, but quickly smiled and followed Xia Yu out of the room.

The two stepped out of the room and stood on the back of Gigantamax Corviknight. Instantly, a scorching heat rushed towards them, with waves of flame rolling in.

Fiery magma churned in the crater, and billowing hot air rose into the air.

Volcanoes, lava!

Given the intense heat, it's clear that the Gigantamax Pokémon in this secret realm is definitely a Fire-type Pokémon.

Currently, there are three known Gigantamax Fire-type Pokémon: Gigantamax Charizard, Gigantamax Cinderace, and Gigantamax Centiskorps!

"It's obvious that the Gigantamax Pokémon in this narrow gap is a Fire-type Pokémon." Xia Yu's voice rang out, reminding Jiang Yu beside him, "However, this battle environment is really harsh. There's a volcano below. If you don't have a Fire-type Pokémon, you'll only be able to fight in the air. Be very careful. If you accidentally fall, no one can save you."

Jiang Yu nodded. His strongest Flying-type Pokémon was a Noivern with Champion-level strength, so in aerial battles, he could be considered almost useless.

While the two were talking.

Lava churned within the volcano, and an orange-red figure lurked beneath it, its flat body swaying in the lava, with only its head visible, gazing at the Gigantamax Corviknight that appeared in the air.

Its crimson body blends perfectly with the lava, making it difficult to detect.

"boom!"

Just then, a crimson flame erupted from the magma, carrying a scorching heat wave, and flew towards the Gigantamax Corviknight in the air.

"Watch out, Corviknight! Max Guard!" Seeing the blazing fireball, Xia Yu immediately had Gigantamax Corviknight use Max Guard to block the fierce attack.

Xia Yu looked down and finally saw a slender, flat body churning in the lava, just like a dragon, with its head and tail burning with raging flames.

Gigantamax Centipede!

Firefly-type Pokémon!

Xia Yu looked at the Gigantamax Centiskorps lurking beneath the lava with a solemn expression. In such an extremely harsh environment as lava, it would be incredibly difficult to defeat and capture the Gigantamax Centiskorps, especially since Xia Yu didn't have any Pokémon that could enter the lava.

"Jiang Yu, do you have any Pokémon that can enter a volcano?" Xia Yu asked Jiang Yu.

“There is a Duckbill Flame Beast, but its strength is only at the quasi-champion level,” Jiang Yu replied.

Hearing Jiang Yu's answer, Xia Yu frowned. A near-champion level of strength was completely insufficient against this Gigantamax Flame Centipede. Therefore, the only option was to find a way to lure it out of the volcano.

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Chapter 557 Gigantamax Centipede

"Jiang Yu, let's land near the volcano together. You help me attack Centiskorps," Xia Yu said to Jiang Yu beside him, while taking out three Poké Balls and throwing them out.

"Go, Metagross, Darkrai, Gyarados!"

Three figures appeared in the air: Metagross, Darkrai, and Gyarados, all of whom were near-champion level and capable of fighting in the air.

"Metamorphose, take me to the outside of the volcano." Xia Yu jumped onto Metagross's back, signaling it to land near the volcano.

With only three Pokémon of near-champion level strength, it's clearly not enough to deal with the champion-level Centiskorp.

To truly defeat and capture Gigantamax Centisk, we still need to look to Gigantamax Lapras and its older brother, Ironhide.

However, before that, we must find a way to lure Gigantamax Centisk out of the lava and create a good battle environment for them.

"Darkrai, the wave of evil."

"Gyarados, Hydro Pump."

Xia Yu commanded Darkrai and Gyarados to launch an attack, drawing Centiskorps' attention.

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At the same time, Jiang Yu landed on the ground and released his two ace Pokémon, Styrodinia and Ursaring, without hesitation, and sent them to attack.

"Circle Bear, belly bulge!"

"Athracidosaurus, Ice Spike!"

Four Pokémon simultaneously attacked Centiskorptus inside the volcano, but unfortunately, Centiskorptus proved to be exceptionally cunning.

It submerged its entire crimson body in the magma, using the scalding hot magma to block all attacks.

“It’s been hiding in the lava, and we can’t get through to it.” Jiang Yu said, looking at the scene. “We have to force it out.”

"Hmm." Xia Yu nodded, his eyes flashing.

In the unique terrain of volcanoes, Gigantamax Centiskorps is practically invincible. As long as it stays in the volcanic lava, no one can do anything to it.

Just as Xia Yu was pondering a way to break the deadlock, a violent tremor suddenly erupted on the other side of the volcano.

The ground trembled, and endless rock energy surged forth. A huge rock slab emerged from the ground, reaching a height that blotted out the sky in almost an instant, resembling a giant wall.

"boom!"

Giant Rock!

With a deafening roar, the massive rock slab crashed down, hurtling towards the colossal Flame Centipede within the volcano.

But Gigantamax Centiskorps reacted extremely quickly; it burrowed directly into the lava to hide itself.

The giant rock transformed into a stone and slammed into the Gigantamax Centipede.

Faced with this terrifying attack, Gigantamax Centipede suddenly burrowed into the bottom of the magma, using the magma to shield itself from the surrounding space.

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The stone slabs shattered, boulders flew, and rock-based energy surged forth, changing the weather into a sandstorm.