After Metagross took care of Talonfme and Fletder, it tio carry Julian forward. The Dowsing Mae in his hand was now signaling a valuable treasure ahead.

  Most of the treasures found in Volo areas are usually ected to Fire-type Pokémon. Things like Fire Stones and Fire Stone fragments are the most on finds.

  After traveling for about half an hour, Metagross slowed down and finally stopped at a certain point.

  Beh them was a massive Volo, stretg about a kilometer wide and sinking five hundred meters deep into the ground.

  The treasure, as indicated by the red dot on the Dowsing Mae, was somewhere ihe Volo. And more specifically, it was buried deep within the bubbling magma.

  Julian switched out his regur shoes for heat-resistant boots and guided Metagross to nd at the Volo's edge. The temperature around them was very high, having climbed to over 70 degrees Celsius. For any normal person, walking in such extreme heat would require heat-insuting clothes.

  But thanks to his Mega Pallet Town physique, Julian was able to bear it. Though he could still feel the intense heat, it wasn't enough to slow him down too much. Soured down his face, but other than that, he felt fine.

  Metagross didn't like this enviro much either, but the heat wasn't anything it couldn't handle for a while.

  "Trouble, the treasure is really ihe magma," Julian muttered to himself as he looked down.

  Standing at the edge of the Volo, Julian could see the va ing and bubbling below. The red dot on the Dowsing Mae made it clear that the treasure was buried deep within the magma.

  Julian didn't kly what the treasure was, but judging by the size of the red dot—c about ohird of the Dowsing Mae's s—it had to be something incredibly valuable.

  The only problem now was figuring out how to retrieve it.

  Taking the treasure out was going to be tricky. Most of Julian's Pokémon were Steel-types, and even his stro one, Metagross, wouldn't be able to st long in magma that hot.

  As much as his Mega Pallet Town physique helped, there was no way he could just dive into the magma himself. That would be suicide.

  This was a job for a Fire-type Pokémon, and luckily, there were plenty of them around.

  Julian gnced over to the pool of magma and spotted about a dozen Magmars, along with a much rger and stronger pseudo-Elite Magmortar lounging in the va.

  Julian didn't want to catch this green-qualified Magmortar, as he had already caught two Pokémon in the Rift.

  Magmortar, seemingly sensing Julian's gaze, gred back, with fmes flickering from its muzzle-like arms. Its subordihe Magmars, stood ready, waiting for orders.

  'I'll o draw them out first,' Julian thought.

  'If I battle them in the magma, I might end up causing a Volo eruption, and that's the st thing I want.'

  "Steelix, use Taunt!" Julian ordered.

  Steelix: You b*****ds dare to look at me.

  Magmar, Magmortar: This f**ker.

  Taunt succeeded in raising their anger. Magmortar, now furious, let out a roar ahe charge, leaping out of the magma with the rest of its subordinate Magmar following close behind.

  Driven by ahe Fire-types chased after Steelix, determio teach it a lesson.

  After leading them about three or four kilometers away from the Volo, the group finally caught up to Steelix.

  Magmortar: Run? Why don't you keep running?.

  Steelix: There's o run anymore. You're already surrounded.

  Julian jumped off Steelix's head aagross blocked the group's escape route while Dragonair circled above, keeping an eye on things from the sky.

  Magmortar: Just a few of you, my little ones handle you all.

  Magmortar s the situation, clearly unimpressed.

  Despite sensing a strong presence from Metagross, it wasn't about to back down. Fire-types are known for their fierce tempers, and Magmortar wasn't the type to retreat.

  With a single and, Magmortar sent its Magmar followers charging forward. Fmes erupted from their mouths as they unched a coorditack, aiming multiple Fmethrowers directly at Steelix.

  Even though Steelix seudo-Elite Pokémon, the heat from so many Fmethrowers was too much for it to handle all at once.

  "Steelix, Dig!" Julian called out.

  Although Steelix was just caught, and their tacit uanding was not great, but Steelix didn't hesitate.

  It quickly burrowed into the ground just before the fmes could hit it. Within seds, it was gone, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground.

  Julian, who had been standing near Steelix, wasn't the target of the fmes, but the intense heat radiating from them was enough to burn his hair tips and make his skin feel like it was burning.

  Magmortar looked at Julian maliciously, as he prepared atack, Metagross made its move. It uself forward, using Zen Headbutt to strike Magmortar squarely iomach.

  The force of the attaearly knocked Magmortar off its feet.

  Angry and hurt, Magmortar opes mouth and fired a powerful Fire Bst at Metagross.

  Behiagross was Julian, so this attack could not be avoided, But Metagross quickly tered with Meteor Mash, and the two attacks collided mid-air with a loud explosion.

  Meanwhile, the remaining Magmars, not wanting to be left out, sent another wave of Fmethrowers toward Julian aagross.

  After being soaked in magma all year round, their Fmethrower's temperature was higher than that of Normal Fire type Pokémon, and if a Pokémos hit it's more than likely to ehe Burn status dition.

  But Dragonair was ready. It used Dragon Tail to swipe through most of the Fmethrowers, dispersing the fmes. The few that got through were blocked by Steelix, which had just resurfaced from the ground.

  If it wasn't for the fact that it was still retively close to the mouth of the volo, a single Earthquake from Steelix would be enough to elimihe dozen or so Magmar.

  "Steelix, use Rock Throw! Dragonair, use Dragon Rush!"

  Rocks rained down from the sky, as Steelix unleashed a barrage of stones onto the Magmar below. Several of them were hit directly, while others tried to dodge but ended up getting trapped by the falling rocks.

  Dragonair then swooped down from above, striking with precision. It knocked out one Magmar after aaking full advantage of their limited movement.

  In just a matter of moments, the bined efforts of Steelix and Dragonair had defeated a dozen Magmar at level 50 and above.

  Magmortar, now alone, couldn't believe its eyes. Its entire group had been taken out so quickly, and it was also losing to that silver Pokémon.