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Fearow, who had just freed itself, showed a panicked expression in its eyes. It wanted to dodge but couldn't avoid it due to the side effects of Hyper Beam.
Bang!!!
The merged Fire Spin hit Fearow in the air. The astonishing force sent Fearow flying. The power of Fire Spin could use a vortex of flames to trap an opponent.
At this moment, the flames enveloped Fearow, continuously burning it. Although Fire-type doesn't counter Fearow, the combined power would still cause considerable damage.
This force carried Fearow backwards, constantly crashing into the trees behind it. After crashing into several trees, it finally stopped. Fearow was still enveloped in flames, falling heavily to the ground.
"Ah! This is..."
The two staff members happened to arrive, carrying Serena on their backs. Seeing the chaotic scene, and also seeing Fearow falling from the sky on fire, their faces were filled with surprise.
Caw caw!!!!
The defeated Fearow shrieked, flapping its wings to put out the flames on its body. Fear finally appeared in its eyes. It looked at Ash in terror, then endured its injuries and flapped its wings to fly into the sky.
It left without looking back, its body trembling slightly in the air, as if it could fall at any moment. It seemed to be badly injured. With their leader defeated, the Spearow dared not cause any more trouble and fled in a panic, following Fearow.
"He... he actually defeated it." Watching Fearow flee in disarray, the two staff members showed expressions of disbelief.
Watching Fearow leave, Ash breathed a sigh of relief. As his mental state relaxed, he could see that the light connecting to the two Growlithe had disappeared.
"Ugh!! Huff! Huff!!" At this moment, he suddenly felt an intense wave of fatigue wash over him, and he collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
Woof woof!!
The two Growlithe were fine. Seeing Ash collapse, they both rushed over and licked Ash's hand, seemingly concerned about his condition.
"I'm fine, don't worry." Ash smiled upon seeing this, forcing himself to raise his spirits and pat the two Growlithe's heads.
"Ash!!"
At this moment, Serena, who was on the staff member's back, jumped off and quickly ran to Ash. Actually, she wasn't seriously hurt; she had only scraped her skin.
The reason she couldn't stand up before wasn't because of injury, but because of fear. Now that she saw Ash's situation, she forgot about her own injury.
The staff members were also stunned. They didn't know how this seemingly delicate little girl suddenly had so much strength.
"Ash, are you alright??" Serena asked, looking at Ash with concern.
"I'm fine, don't worry!" Ash looked up at the worried Serena, shook his head slightly, and said with a smile.
"Are your injuries healed?"
"Ah!! I... I... I seem to be fine. Ash, I... I didn't mean to..." Seeing Ash's teasing expression, Serena suddenly reacted.
She could clearly run, but she had let him carry her all this time. But she genuinely hadn't known then; she had only felt pain at the time. Now, thinking about it, she felt she was too timid and too afraid of pain, but she didn't know how to explain it, fearing Ash wouldn't believe her.
She nervously clutched her skirt, lowered her head, and didn't know what to do, seemingly on the verge of tears. Ash saw this and stopped teasing her.
"Haha! Just kidding."
He had rested enough. Although he still wasn't very energetic, he could move now. He slowly stood up. Serena quickly stepped forward to help Ash.
The girl supported the boy, and the two little dogs squatted on the ground beside them, wagging their tails. Looking at the scene before them, the two staff members couldn't help but sigh.
"Youth is wonderful!"
"Hey!!!!" Just then, a voice came from behind. Turning around, they saw the other staff members running towards them.
"We just saw Fearow, are you alright??" The others, when they arrived, had also noticed the large group of Spearow in the sky, and also saw Fearow, though they felt a bit strange when they saw it.
"We're fine now. That kid defeated Fearow." Seeing their companions arrive, the two staff members also breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at Ash and Serena.
"Nani? You said that kid!!!" The newly arrived staff members were also shocked.
"Yes! With our Growlithe."
One must know, even they, these adults, had no confidence in defeating that Fearow with a Growlithe, but this 7-year-old child managed to do it, and he even commanded two Pokémon at once. This was something only top trainers could achieve.
"Ge... genius!!" The others, listening to their companions' descriptions, could only describe their inner shock with two words.
In their eyes, Ash was already a genius boy who could become a top trainer.
"Alright, let's head back quickly! Professor Oak and the others must be very worried."
With that, the staff members took Ash and Serena back towards the camp. During this time, they had already contacted Professor Oak. Only after learning that Ash and Serena were safe and sound did Professor Oak finally relax.
"Look, they're back!!" Seeing Ash, Serena, and the staff members return, the children at the camp immediately became lively.
At the camp, the tents were already set up. When Gary saw Ash, he immediately stood up, a sigh of relief on his face. However, as Ash walked closer, Gary reverted to his usual self.
"You really know how to cause trouble. You keep shouting about wanting to be a trainer, yet you get scared off by Spearow. Ash, you're really lame!" In his heart, he was concerned, but his words were still as tsundere as ever.
"Yeah, yeah~~~" Ash put his hands behind his head, looking nonchalant, which instantly shut Gary up.
Gary stopped saying anything more. After all, he didn't truly mean to belittle Ash; he was actually quite worried. Seeing that Ash was fine, Gary was happier than anyone else.
At this moment, Professor Oak also walked over. Ash, seeing him, also looked at Professor Oak.