Chapter 764: Composite Fossil Pokémon
On the side.
"Dragon Clan Territory..."
Hearing Lucario mention this place, Scizor muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly lighting up with a look of having seen through everything.
He remembered Kazuya's other identity.
Over a thousand years ago.
The Guardian Divine Dragon of the Dragon Kingdom.
Therefore.
Scizor launched a series of associations based on this identity of Kazuya.
You couldn't say this guess was unreasonable.
But it was indeed off the mark.
Firstly.
The Dragon Clan from over a thousand years ago didn't live here at all. The ruins of the Dragon Kingdom had long disappeared, so Kazuya couldn't possibly be looking for them here.
Secondly.
Those friends Kazuya had over a thousand years ago...
Had long since passed away.
Dead for over a millennium.
They couldn't have foreseen events thirteen hundred years later and left some assistance for Kazuya regarding this matter.
The only one who could possibly have survived.
Was the powerful and long-lived Dragon-type Pokémon, Dragonite.
"Lord Kazuya, Blackthorn City was massive in League Calendar Year 250. It was a stronghold for Dragon-type Trainers in the Johto region, so there might be quite a few powerful Dragon-type magical beasts present. We must be careful."
Lucario specifically warned them.
In his memory...
Ever since Elite Four Lorelei got married.
Her ace from her youth, Empoleon, stayed in her hometown and didn't follow by Lorelei's side.
So he figured Kazuya probably wouldn't have come to Blackthorn City himself later on, and thus introduced the place.
"Mm."
Kazuya nodded.
He didn't feel any pressure.
After all, he had completely mastered the technique of turning into a shadow, so his stealth skills could be considered perfected.
Instead, he became interested in Blackthorn City because of what Lucario said.
Three hundred years ago.
Kazuya and Meowscarada arrived in Blackthorn City led by Leaf.
No.
At that time, Blackthorn City was still just an ordinary village.
It wasn't until about a hundred and fifty years ago.
That Blackthorn City started to look somewhat like a city.
But because it was surrounded by mountains on three sides and transportation was inconvenient, its scale actually wasn't that large.
Therefore.
When Lucario told Kazuya that Blackthorn City was massive.
This conflicted with his impression of the city.
Which made him curious.
They continued forward.
The previously narrow mountain path was now wide enough to allow ten Kangaskhan to walk side-by-side.
No wonder Blackthorn City's scale had expanded.
So the road had been built.
With convenient transportation, naturally more people were willing to come to Blackthorn City.
And passing through this mountain path.
The Blackthorn City that came into view truly made Kazuya's eyes light up.
The brightly colored modern city was like Akihabara from Japanese anime.
Where could one see even a trace of its former rusticity?
If the sky weren't gray and dark.
This city would surely display a dazzling scene.
Before Kazuya and the others could properly appreciate it, a Dracozolt lumbered out from a street corner ahead.
At first glance at this Pokémon.
Kazuya was confused for a long time, simply unable to recognize what species it was.
He even started to wonder if new Pokémon had appeared over these years.
After pondering for a while.
Kazuya finally remembered.
This Dracozolt was a Pokémon revived by combining fossils.
Like Cranidos and Shieldon...
These were Pokémon revived from a single fossil, no different from the past.
But Dracozolt was different.
They were Pokémon revived by combining a "Fossilized Bird" and a "Fossilized Drake."
Modern Pokémon scientists believed.
That Pokémon like "Dracozolt" existed in ancient times.
It was just that due to incorrect combinations or incomplete fossils, Dracozolt's appearance changed drastically, to the point where one couldn't imagine what they looked like in ancient times.
But only Kazuya, who had unified the planet in the ancient era of the second world, knew.
There was absolutely no such creature as Dracozolt in ancient times.
Dracozolt was simply a new Pokémon created in modern times using fossil technology.
Composite Fossil Pokémon like Dracozolt.
Kazuya remembered that before he transmigrated, four of them had already appeared in the Pokédex. As for whether more came out later, he didn't know.
He had been in the second world previously.
Because the things he did in the ancient era had a significant impact, the later generations of the second world didn't have these Composite Fossil Pokémon at all.
Therefore.
When he saw Dracozolt.
He didn't immediately recognize what species it was.
Thinking it was some new Pokémon.
Now that he recalled, he understood.
Presumably, this Dracozolt was once the Pokémon of a Trainer who came to travel in Blackthorn City. Now, that Trainer might have met with misfortune, or perhaps abandoned this Dracozolt and fled.
Just as the four Pokémon spotted it.
Dracozolt also noticed them out of the corner of its eye.
It had to be said.
Kazuya's group of four was quite conspicuous.
Kazuya and Lucario were 1.5 meters tall, and Mewtwo and Scizor were 2 meters tall; none of them were considered small Pokémon.
Not to mention.
The four of them gathered the four color codes of black, white, red, and blue, capable of forming two pairs. In this dark and gray world, wherever they walked, they could be considered a scenic view.
As a magical beast.
Dracozolt was very pure.
The moment it saw them, Dracozolt charged at them, its entire body sparking with electricity.
It was actually using the move Wild Charge to greet them.
Bzzzt~
The sound of electric current made one's thighs involuntarily go numb.
Especially since the electrical sparks flying off Dracozolt were mixed with faint traces of black aura.
This Dracozolt.
Had absolutely been corrupted by shadow energy a long time ago.
Now, the corruption had likely seeped deep into its bones.
"I'll do it."
Mewtwo took a step forward and raised His hands.
He prepared to eliminate the opponent remotely using psychic powers.
This way, no one would get hurt.
"No, leave it to me. This guy isn't weak. We need to finish the battle quickly so we don't attract other Pokémon. Mewtwo, stand down."
Lucario smiled, stepping forward and pressing down on Mewtwo's shoulder.
Magical beasts that could survive until now.
Were no weaklings.
Magical beasts around levels thirty or forty had long become rations for other magical beasts.
For this Dracozolt to swagger down the streets of Blackthorn City, one could see its strength was formidable. It belonged to the characters who perennially stood in the "predator" position, likely possessing Elite-level strength.
Mewtwo was only Lv. 80 right now.
Taking down this Dracozolt would probably cost Him a bit more effort and time, and might even cause some commotion.
If it attracted other magical beasts in the city, that would be bad.
Blackthorn City was massive.
The number of magical beasts hidden in this city was absolutely immense.
So.
It would be better for him to make the move.
"Since we need a quick battle, then of course I should do it. Lucario, you stand down too."
Scizor, who was further back, also raised a hand, pressing down on Lucario's shoulder.
He was the strongest one present.
A quick battle naturally had to be left to him.
Just right to let Master see.
That he was Master's greatest aid on the path to saving the world.
These two noobs were still not as useful as him at critical moments.
"..."
Kazuya was speechless.
At a time like this, there shouldn't be any time left to argue over who fights, right?
"All three of you, stand down."
Kazuya looked at the increasingly glaring electricity in front of him and narrowed his eyes.
With an Extreme Speed, he moved in front of the three Pokémon, then a pitch-black leg instantly extended from his lower body, stomping down in front of him.
Earthquake.
Boom!
The lightning on Dracozolt's body was instantly shattered, and its main body was directly kicked flying dozens of meters away.
A Darkrai that knew Earthquake; there was probably only this one in the entire world, perhaps even the entire Pokémon universe.
Unfortunately.
No one knew this.
"Lord Kazuya!"
"Master!"
Seeing Kazuya go up and clash head-on, Lucario and Scizor were instantly shocked, hurriedly running over to check if he had any wounds.
"I'm fine. Electric-type moves are useless against me. That was a big commotion just now, let's leave quickly."
Kazuya shook his head, turning to leave.
He possessed the Zap Plate, completely unafraid of Electric-type damage.
Moreover.
They actually didn't need to fight that Dracozolt.
Just repelling the opponent and running away was enough.
It saved time, saved effort, and avoided the risk of attracting more magical beasts.
Hearing this, the other three Pokémon didn't have time to think and didn't dally. Seeing that Dracozolt getting up, they hurriedly followed.
The four Pokémon sprinted through the alleys of Blackthorn City.
Occasionally, they would bump into magical beasts hiding here in slumber.
They would avoid them immediately.
Even if they startled some Pokémon, they weren't afraid.
After all, the one among them who was worst at speed was Scizor, yet ironically, his level was the highest, and his base stats were the strongest.
Under the boost of powerful stats, even Scizor's speed was faster than Kazuya and Mewtwo's.
The four Pokémon conversed while running.
"Lord Kazuya, where are we going?"
Lucario turned to look at Kazuya.
"The Dragon Clan Territory... Wait, why is there a child ahead?!"
Just as Kazuya spoke a place name, his expression suddenly changed.
Because about a hundred meters ahead of them.
There was a little boy who looked to be only seven or eight years old, carrying a Dratini and navigating through the city.
The Dratini didn't look very big either, probably hadn't been born for very long.
The two little ones were each staring at Blackthorn City with large, watery eyes, their eyes filled with excitement and curiosity, as if seeing these high-rise buildings for the very first time.
"It really is... Oh no! We have to get them out of here quickly!"
Lucario turned to look, and his expression instantly changed drastically.
At first glance, this was a mischievous child who had sneaked out of the house privately. This meant that the child probably ran out without any preparation when he left!
If that was the case, the problem was massive.
Even though the two babies were carefully looking for cover.
However.
Magical beasts didn't rely solely on vision to find prey.
Smell and hearing were both methods they used to locate prey.
Ordinary survivor squads would wear heavy-smelling clothing when going out to mask the human scent, but that child was dressed cleanly; clearly, he hadn't rubbed anything on himself when he left.
Just as Lucario expected.
Two seconds later.
In an alley next to the child, a corrupted Persian walked out, twitching its nose.
Clearly, it had tracked the scent here.
"Mewtwo, you go."
"Oh."
Mewtwo responded, His figure disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Over long distances.
Lucario was better at support or rescue.
After all, he also possessed the move Extreme Speed. If he went full throttle, he was the fastest of the four Pokémon present.
But over short distances.
Mewtwo, who could use Teleport, was still faster.
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