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In the deepest part of the cave, the light was as dim as ever, with only the area around Charizard having a bright glow.
But in this dim place, there was a bright spot of light, which had a seven-colored hue, looking extremely mysterious.
The moment Ash saw the light spot, the guidance in his mind reached its peak.
Undoubtedly, that was an item related to MEGA Evolution. Although he didn't know if it was a Key Stone or an Evolution Stone, it was definitely one of them.
Ash's expression brightened, and he was about to go and retrieve it, but after taking one step forward, he immediately stopped.
In the Aura detection he subconsciously released, there was an extremely powerful Aura presence near the glowing stone.
Unlike the weak and sickly Fossil Pokémon outside, this Aura, though slightly weak, was generally quite strong.
Ash waved his hand, signaling Charizard to follow him. As Charizard's light shone, Ash also saw the Pokémon hidden in the shadows.
It had a gray body, a dinosaur-like face, a pair of large wings on both sides with hands growing on them, and sharp fingertips clearly visible. A large, pointed tail hung gently beside its back.
Ash had seen this Pokémon in pictures posted by the big shots in the group—a Pokémon that lived in ancient times, almost extinct in modern times—Aerodactyl!
As Ash approached, Aerodactyl's body stirred slightly. It slowly opened its eyes, and a hint of confusion was revealed in its gray pupils, as if it had just woken up.
After a few seconds, Aerodactyl fully woke up. It opened its gaping maw and let out a huge yawn, then shook its head for a while, its eyes darting left and right before finally fixing its gaze on Ash.
Aerodactyl's originally somewhat dazed eyes instantly became sharp and fierce, and its gaze towards Ash carried bloodlust and desire, as if it had already regarded Ash as its food.
"So that thing is being guarded by Aerodactyl? Could it be Aerodactyl's Evolution Stone… By the way, can Aerodactyl MEGA Evolve? Probably not, isn't it an ancient Pokémon?" Ash murmured to himself, wondering how to get the Evolution Stonefrom Aerodactyl's claws.
Aerodactyl, the ancient overlord of the sky, is extremely bloodthirsty, a carnivorous animal.
It is almost extinct in the modern world, but Dragon Master Lance, a Kanto Elite, has an Aerodactyl, and its level has already reached Champion-tier.
However, according to Lance, his Aerodactyl was revived from amber, while this one, like the group of Aerodactyl outside, survived from ancient times by hibernating until now. What a long life!
Species: Aerodactyl.
Gender: Male.
Attributes: Flying, Rock.
Level: Gym Peak.
Ability: Rock Head.
Skills: Bite, Ancient Power, Wing Attack, Supersonic, Stone Edge...
Six-dimensional abilities: Physical Attack A (S) Special Attack A (A) Defense A (A) Special Defense A (A) Stamina S (S) Speed A (A).
Aerodactyl's data appeared in Ash's mind, making Ash exclaim in admiration, "What strong talent!"
Double S and four A's, even in ancient times, this Aerodactyl must have been the most talented existence among the Aerodactyl species.
In terms of lifespan, this Aerodactyl might have lived longer than the millennium Gengar, but in terms of actual active lifespan, it should not have lived as long as Gengar.
After all, it was mostly in a dormant state, while Gengar had genuinely lived for over two thousand years.
But in terms of talent, it is like Gengar, both having S in Stamina. Does that mean the higher the talent in Stamina, the longer the lifespan?
"Roar!!"
Just as Ash was still pondering Aerodactyl's talent, Aerodactyl had already let out a Roar at Ash.
Ash understood Aerodactyl's meaning— "Be eaten by me obediently!"
"Heh, want to eat me? Do you have the ability?" Ash scoffed, showing considerable disdain for Aerodactyl's words.
If a Champion-tier Aerodactyl said that, Ash would at least be somewhat vigilant, but for a half-crippled Gym-tier Aerodactyl to say so, wasn't that just laughable?
"Roar!" "I've never seen such an arrogant human before."
"I've also never seen such a weak yet arrogant Aerodactyl." When it came to verbal sparring, Ash was never afraid of anyone.
Aerodactyl's expression stiffened, and then a look of extreme anger appeared on its face. It flapped its wings, and for a moment, strong winds raged within the cave. Then, it charged out fiercely, its gaping maw biting down hard on Ash.
Charizard's eyes showed fierceness, a flame held in its mouth, ready to blast down this old dragon that disrespected its Trainer, but Ash patted Charizard's shoulder, signaling Charizard not to get agitated.
"Leave it to me. It is said that these ancient Pokémon have 'survival of the fittest' ingrained in their bones. If we defeat them with Pokémon, it might take a long time to earn their recognition." The 'them' Ash referred to here, of course, were all the Fossil Pokémon in this underground cave.
It's just that Misty and the others don't have the ability to fight in person, so even if they can't get the Fossil Pokémon's immediate recognition, they can only choose to battle with Pokémon and then slowly cultivate their relationship later.
But for him, things could be a bit simpler and more direct.
Aerodactyl charged in front of Ash, its foul-smelling mouth almost touching Ash's head. The next moment, Aerodactyl felt an unparalleled heavy blow to its chin!
Its wide-open mouth instantly snapped shut!
Fortunately, it hadn't stuck its tongue out; otherwise, with the sharpness of its teeth, its tongue would probably be severed by now.
Besides its mouth closing, its body also soared upwards with that terrifying, immense force!
"Boom!"
Aerodactyl's massive body was directly slammed against the ceiling of the underground cave, and the seven-colored orb it was clutching in its claws was released.
Ash caught the orb and then examined it carefully.
The orb was only slightly larger than a marble. The reason Aerodactyl could hold the orb just now was because it had wedged the orb with its claws, so as long as its claws loosened slightly, the orb would fall down.
After a long look, Ash confirmed that this item should be the Evolution Key Stone mentioned by the big shots in the group.
To perform MEGA Evolution, both the Evolution Key Stone and the MEGA Evolution Stone are indispensable items. However, Key Stones are harder to find than MEGA Evolution Stones and are among the very rare items.
In other parallel worlds where MEGA Evolution has already been discovered, Key Stones can sell for over one hundred million, and they are so scarce that they are in high demand but short supply.
Among Trainers of the same caliber, if one side only has Dynamax, while the other has Dynamax, Z-Moves, Tera Type, and MEGA Evolution, the latter will undoubtedly have a comprehensive advantage in battle!
Let alone three more, even one more system would bring a qualitative change to a Trainer's strength!
And in other parallel worlds, the most difficult system to obtain is the MEGA Evolution system.
Not to mention the difficulty of finding a Key Stone, MEGA Evolving Pokémon also require corresponding matching MEGA Evolution Stones.
MEGA Evolution Stones are inherently rare, and their origin is still not fully understood. There is no definite production area, and they can only be discovered by pure luck.
Therefore, this system is the most difficult to obtain, the most precious system, and also offers the greatest overall improvement to Pokémon.
In Ash's current world, the MEGA Evolution system has not yet appeared, but Ash had subtly inquired with Professor Oak and learned that it seems Kalos is already researching the possibility of Pokémon evolving even further after their final evolution.
Once the MEGA Evolution system is unearthed, Ash's information advantage will vanish. All suspected MEGA Evolution Stones and Key Stones on the market will be directly acquired and taken away.
Previously, Ash didn't have a MEGA Evolution Stone or Key Stone, so he couldn't provide specific pictures for Professor Oak to look out for. Now that he has obtained a Key Stone, there might even be an Evolution Stone.
Upon reaching the next Pokémon Center, he could ask Professor Oak to help keep an eye out for the whereabouts of MEGA Evolution Stones and Key Stones.
He aimed to collect several more MEGA Evolution Stones and Key Stones before MEGA Evolution was publicly revealed.
"According to the big shots in the group, I have a bunch of Pokémon that can evolve, and there are only a few dozen Pokémon that can MEGA Evolve in total. I should be able to get a MEGA Evolution Stone for one of my Pokémon, right?" Ash murmured to himself, simultaneously putting the Key Stone into his embrace.
Now was not the time to study the Key Stone. The Aerodactyl on the cave ceiling had recovered and was now looking at him with fierce eyes and a look of surprise and uncertainty.
First, capture this Aerodactyl.
It would be an outrage if such a talented Aerodactyl were let go!
"What, do you still want to eat me?" Ash waved at Aerodactyl, looking provocative.
Aerodactyl, which was originally hesitating whether to run away, was instantly enraged. It roared at Ash, its huge wings flapping, and surging energy gathered within its body.
The next second, several sharp rocks shot up from the ground, piercing towards Ash with lightning speed!
Stone Edge, a powerful Rock-type move!
A faint blue light emanated from Ash's body, his Aura surging within him. Then, he swung his hands in a chopping motion towards his surroundings.
Fragile hands against incredibly sharp rocks, the result was unsurprising... Ash shattered all the rocks.
Aerodactyl: ? ? ? ?
Seeing its strongest move shattered by a single slap from the seemingly weakest human, countless question marks appeared in Aerodactyl's head.
Are you... a human?!
Charizard, who wanted to protect its Trainer, silently retreated behind its Trainer.
Having fought on the front lines for so long, it had forgotten how incredible its Trainer was.
The last time it was able to defeat that terrifying frog beyond its level was thanks to its Trainer's power.
Now, facing such a bloodthirsty opponent that even it felt some pressure from, its Trainer simply waved his hand and shattered the opponent's move that could have severely injured it.
It wondered when it would be able to catch up to its Trainer's pace!
As Charizard sighed to himself, Ash walked step by step towards Aerodactyl, saying, "I heard that you ancient Pokémon live by the law of the jungle. If I defeat you here without using a Pokémon, I suppose you will acknowledge me as your Trainer, right?"
"Roar! Roar, Roar!" "I don't know what you mean by Trainer, but if you defeat me without using a monster, what's wrong with me acknowledging you as my master!"
In ancient times, there was no concept of Trainers and Pokémon. At that time, they called Pokémon 'monsters', which meant 'magic-wielding beasts'.
At that time, human research and exploration of Pokémon were very superficial, and their methods of dealing with Pokémon were to enslave them by brute force in their own way, completely unable to connect with Pokémon on a deeper level.
It was not until a later era, when the Poké Ball was invented, that humans finally began to understand Pokémon and partner with them, eventually evolving into the current state.
Ash was not familiar with ancient history, but he could understand what Aerodactyl meant by 'monster'.
"The meaning of Trainer and master is not the same. Becoming your Trainer means becoming your partner, fighting alongside you, and getting stronger together… Looking at you, you probably won't listen, so I'll just defeat you first." Ash's words were cut short as he saw Aerodactyl charging towards him with bared fangs and claws, flying at lightning speed.
Facing the gaping maw, Ash shook his head helplessly, then clenched his fist: "Still haven't learned your lesson."
As his words fell, Ash sidestepped Aerodactyl's Bite attack, while simultaneously unleashing an upward punch. It was about to hit Aerodactyl's chin again when, suddenly, three long green energy claws extended from Aerodactyl's claws.
The green energy claws, with a swing of Aerodactyl's wings, slashed towards Ash's face!
At this range, Aerodactyl certainly couldn't dodge Ash's punch, but at the same time, Ash's punch connected, its Dragon Claw would also hit.
Ancient Pokémon were like this, trading blows, fighting fiercely, even if they lost a thousand, they would still take out eight hundred of you!
Aerodactyl simply didn't know how to write the words 'retreat'!
A hint of surprise flashed in Ash's eyes, but he quickly reacted. A blue energy orb—Aura Sphere!—instantly condensed in his other free hand.
"Boom!!"
"Bang!!"
Aura Sphere and Dragon Claw collided. After the explosion echoed throughout the cave, Aerodactyl was directly sent flying by Ash's punch, crashing into the cave ceiling once again.
This time, the entire cave shook three times from Aerodactyl's impact!
Ash shook his hand, looking at Aerodactyl with some concern.
Because of Aerodactyl's desperate counterattack just now, he had unconsciously increased his strength a bit. This punch... it shouldn't have killed Aerodactyl, right?