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How rare are Fossil Pokémon? They are products of ancient extinction; otherwise, they wouldn't be called Fossil Pokémon.
Currently, the only way to obtain Fossil Pokémon is primarily from amber or fossils, then using a machine to revive them.
Even Misty and Brock had never heard of living Fossil Pokémon.
"Are you sure, Ash? Is this really not a fossil down there?" Misty asked, half-believing, half-doubting.
Ash nodded: "There's no mistake. They're all living Fossil Pokémon down there. That level of Aura could never belong to fossils close to death."
Although Fossil Pokémon still retain some Aura after turning into fossils, their Aura would never be too strong; in fact, it would be very weak.
However, the Aura within the Fossil Pokémon below, while not strong, was definitely not weak.
This place might be an ancient habitat for Fossil Pokémon, and they used a special method to fall into a deep sleep, avoiding becoming fossils.
"Let's go, let's head down and take a look first!"
Saying that, Ash looked at the Pikachu on his shoulder, and Pikachu understood.
The tail on his back glowed with a metallic luster, then he leaped high from Ash's shoulder, performing a 720-degree flip in the air, before slamming his tail down towards the ground!
"Boom!!"
In an instant, the ground developed dense cracks!
Immediately after, the rocks shattered, and a huge pit appeared before Ash and the others.
Pikachu's sudden chop startled the two, but when Pikachu blasted open the ground, the look of surprise on Misty's face deepened even further.
"This place is hollow?" Brock exclaimed.
When they watched those people digging earlier, the earth was genuinely being dug up, and the ground was incredibly solid.
Yet, the spot they were standing on was hollow, and it was highly likely that living Fossil Pokémon were still residing below.
What kind of luck was this!
Brock silently glanced at Ash. Hmm, this was Ash's luck, no problem.
"Let's go, we'll go down first. Misty, give me your hand." Hearing this, Misty's pretty face flushed slightly, but her small hand obediently rested in Ash's palm.
She knew that this was just Ash needing to hold her hand to take her down, but hearing Ash's words gave her a strange feeling, like a couple asking to hold hands.
Just as Ash was about to jump down with Misty, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Ash.
"Ash, what are you doing here?!"
The moment the voice sounded, a figure appeared in Ash's mind. When Ash looked in the direction of the voice, he indeed saw that familiar figure—Gary!
At this moment, Gary was dressed in hiking gear, wearing a cowboy hat, and holding a hoe, looking like a Professional. Behind him were six girlfriends dressed in light clothing.
When Brock saw the six women, his eyes instantly lit up, but although he was a pervert, he was a pervert with professional ethics.
He wouldn't go so far as to harass someone else's girlfriends.
"Why are you here too?"
"Digging for fossils. I heard some commotion here just now and came over. What is this hole?" Gary asked curiously, looking at the large hole Pikachu had opened.
Actually, Ash was still wearing a mask at this point, and he wasn't wearing a hat, but Gary still recognized Ash at a glance—this was the bond of childhood friends.
He and Ash hadn't seen each other for some time, and now, upon meeting, he saw Ash tinkering with something here.
Ash looked at Gary, then at the hole beside them, and after a moment of thought, said: "I opened this. There are Fossil Pokémon below. Want to go down and see?"
If it were anyone else, Ash definitely wouldn't have told them so directly. After all, those were Fossil Pokémon, and living ones at that!
This was only because it was Gary. If it were anyone else, Ash would have already knocked them out.
Upon hearing there were Fossil Pokémon below, Gary's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "Really? I've been digging here all day and haven't found a single fossil. How do you know there are Fossil Pokémon below?"
"Hmph, you wouldn't understand if I told you. Just go down, that's all." Ash held Misty's hand with one hand and opened a Poké Ball on his waist with the other, releasing Gardevoir.
Before Gary could be shocked by the shiny Gardevoir, Ash kicked Gary in the butt.
"Hey! What are you doing, ah ah ah ah!!" Amidst screams, Gary was kicked down. Gardevoir, beside Ash, instantly vanished, reappearing at the bottom of the hole the next second, and used Psychic to catch the falling Gary.
Just as Gary let out a sigh of relief, Ash plummeted past him at high speed.
"Boom!"
A loud bang echoed throughout the cave. The ground where Ash landed had two small indentations from his feet, while Misty was held in Ash's arms, her entire face flushed, with a hint of excitement in her expression.
At this moment, one of her hands was gripping Ash's palm, and the other was gripping Ash's arm. Being suddenly picked up and jumped down by Ash was simply too thrilling. Even while being held by Ash, her small hands couldn't help but grab onto anything they could.
After landing, Ash gently set Misty down from his embrace. Several more figures jumped down from the hole above; they were Brock and Gary's girlfriends.
Ash had told them before coming down to just jump, and someone would catch them. As for why Misty didn't jump… well, their hands were already held, wasn't it convenient to just carry her down?
The falling figures eventually landed smoothly under Gardevoir's Psychic control.
Beside Ash, a still-shaken Gary sat up from the ground, he almost thought he was going to die!
Falling from such a height, one would at least be half-paralyzed if not dead!
But he never expected that just as he was about to hit the ground, his body suddenly floated up, and then he landed steadily.
He didn't need to think twice to know this was Ash's doing. Ash kicked him down, so he must have made thorough preparations, but pushing him into the pit without a word was too much!
Gary glared at Ash: "Couldn't you have said hello?! Were you trying to scare me to death?!"
Ash shrugged, spread his palms, and said helplessly: "Isn't this to save trouble? And how long has it been since we last met, Gary? How did you get so timid?"
Gary: ???
You call this timid? If I were any more timid, I would have fainted just now!
Do you know how many meters we fell just now… Wait, Ash seemed to have jumped down directly just now, without any cushioning, and wasn't even caught by Gardevoir's Psychic.
Gary couldn't help but look at the ground where Ash had been, finding two deep footprints—this was where Ash had landed just now.
"Are you a monster? Jumping from that height while carrying someone, and you're completely fine!" Gary complained with an exaggerated expression.
He knew Ash had some special abilities and was quite strong, but Ash's exaggerated performance still shocked him.
"My physical condition has been good since I was a child, you know that." Ash casually replied, then his gaze turned towards the depths of this underground space.
As far as the eye could see, it was an abyss of darkness, as if walking forward would lead to being swallowed whole.
There was no light inside, and a timid person probably wouldn't even dare to look in.
Ash possessed Aura and wouldn't be affected by such a dim place, but Gary and the others genuinely couldn't see a single path.
So Ash released Charizard, using the flame on its tail for illumination, and then led the way inside.
After they had walked for about five minutes, Ash stopped. Gary, seeing this, said something while walking past Ash: "Let me see how many of those fossils you mentioned there are… Hmm?! This… This is!!"
Under Charizard's illumination, the scene ahead was clearly reflected in Gary's eyes.
Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanyte, Omastar!
These extremely famous, theoretically extinct Fossil Pokémon from Kanto were standing upright right before him!
They weren't fossils, but alive!
In recent years, with the advent of the fossil revival machine, Fossil Pokémon are no longer extinct. However, even so, their preciousness is no less than that of pseudo-legendary Pokémon!
Because the conditions for reviving fossils are very strict, not all fossils can revive Pokémon. A fossil capable of revival costs at least three million or more, plus the enormous cost of using the machine.
All things considered, obtaining a Fossil Pokémon would cost at least five to six million.
So even with the fossil revival machine, not everyone can own Fossil Pokémon. But now, with so many Fossil Pokémon appearing before his eyes, even with Gary's family wealth, he couldn't help but swallow.
How much money would this save!
And it's not just about money; the problem is that some things money can't buy!
Reviving Fossil Pokémon requires constant worry, but catching existing ones doesn't require so much concern!
"Ash, how did you know there were so many Fossil Pokémon here?!"
Gary's voice trembled slightly. No one could remain indifferent when faced with so many Fossil Pokémon!
"My Aura detected them. Uh, it's my special ability."
"Special ability? Forget it, you've been a freak since childhood, so it's not strange for you to have something weird." Gary spoke in a convoluted manner.
"Who are you calling a freak!" Ash rolled his eyes, saying with slight displeasure.
Suddenly, he felt a mysterious guidance in his mind telling him to go deeper. Ash paused, then said to Misty and the others beside him: "I'm going to go further inside. You guys be careful. These Fossil Pokémon all have Professional Level strength, but they probably can't exert their full power right now. If Gary can't win, Misty can help him."
Ash said, then rushed directly deeper inside with Charizard. And as Ash moved, the Fossil Pokémon that had surrounded them were also preparing to act. As long as Ash dared to come over, they would cut Ash into pieces and treat him as a meal after waking up!
They had been sleeping soundly, but recently there had been constant commotion in their habitat, and the intense roar that just sounded had completely woken them up!
Now, their morning grumpiness was very strong!
If Ash dared to charge in, they would show this human what the wrath of an ancient Pokémon was like!
However, as Ash advanced with Charizard, an unparalleled Aura also pressed down on them. In that instant, they felt as if they were confronting a deity!
The scythes and tentacles they were about to swing immediately stopped, not daring to move.
It wasn't until Ash left that they, sweating, exchanged glances, and from each other's eyes, both saw a look of horror.
What was the origin of that human just now? What was with the oppressive feeling on him? Was it some legendary Pokémon transformed into human form coming here to play?
What kind of situation was it that mere Aura could suppress them so much that they didn't dare to move!
After Ash left with Charizard, Gary also released his Magmar, which released flames, illuminating the situation inside the underground cave.
Ash said these Fossil Pokémon were all Professional Level. For Gary, catching them would still be quite challenging, as his strongest Pokémon, Blastoise, was only at the Superior Level peak.
Superior Level peak and Professional Level seem to be only one level apart, but this is a major tier!
Not everyone can challenge higher levels as easily as Ash, after all, Ash's Pokémon all have cheats, and Ash himself is a humanoid cheat.
However, Ash said that while these Fossil Pokémon were Professional Level, they couldn't exert their full power. Gary thought for a moment and understood the principle.
Fossil Pokémon are Pokémon that existed in ancient times. The reason why many Fossil Pokémon have become fossils is that their lives were almost exhausted, and they had no choice but to turn into fossils, hoping to preserve their last spark of life.
If not for the modern invention of fossil revival machines, perhaps those Fossil Pokémon who turned themselves into fossils would have ultimately died.
And while these Fossil Pokémon before them haven't turned into fossils, they have also been sleeping since ancient times. They have survived for so long entirely by sleeping.
Their current state is evident: they are of the freshly awakened kind. Both their life force and condition are extremely poor.
Without any nutritional supplements, these Fossil Pokémon would be considered overperforming if they could even exert one-tenth of their strength!
Thinking this, Gary showed a confident expression. He pulled out his Poké Ball and loudly declared, "Who wants to go first? Watch as I, Master Gary, knock you all down!"
On the other side, Ash arrived at the deepest part of the cave…