Chapter 90: To Protect
It was a mysterious creature with blue eyes, a plump body, a circle of white fur around its upper body, and three pairs of giant wings on its back that burned like fire.
Its body was enormous, seemingly approaching three meters in height!
The moment he saw this Pokémon, its name immediately came to Lei Wen’s mind.
That was… the sun god worshipped by the people of the Unova Region, Volcarona!
With the appearance of Volcarona, the temperature in the cave suddenly rose, and the dazzling, scorching light from Volcarona, like the sun, made the entire cave brighter.
It flapped its fiery wings, and a heat wave mixed with sparks instantly swept out in all directions.
“Your Highness, be careful!”
Geralt frowned, shielding Lei Wen behind him. He drew his weapon with a clang and looked sternly at the giant monster.
“Volcarona… that’s the sun god that the people of the Tribal Era worshipped, as recorded in the murals!” Lei Wen murmured.
He hadn’t expected that such a giant Volcarona would inhabit this underground ruin!
Such a massive size was definitely not that of an ordinary Volcarona.
An unbelievable thought flashed through Lei Wen’s mind.
Could this Volcarona have survived from that era until today?
Just as Lei Wen was contemplating, Volcarona moved.
It looked at the Darumaka below with its bright blue eyes.
The group of Darumaka cried out as if complaining to it.
Then, Volcarona turned its gaze towards Lei Wen and the other person.
“Wait a moment, Volcarona, we mean no harm!” Lei Wen frowned, trying to communicate with Volcarona.
But the next second, a scorching stream of air rushed towards them.
Volcarona’s body ignited with golden flames, and the three pairs of giant wings on its back slowly fanned out, forming a terrifying flame storm at extreme speed, which then swept towards them.
Lei Wen’s expression changed; Volcarona’s attack was so fast that they couldn’t react before being engulfed by the flame storm.
Even a strong individual like Geralt was inevitably heavily injured by an attack of this power.
Axew gritted its teeth and forced itself to retreat.
Dratini used Twister to resist Volcarona’s attack, but it was quickly knocked away.
Servine also attempted to resist, but as a Grass Type Pokémon with a vast difference in strength compared to Volcarona, it was immediately incapacitated after just one exchange.
Geralt held his sword in front of him, but under the terrifying heat that distorted space, the blade began to show signs of melting.
But just then, as if exhausted, Volcarona’s massive body crashed to the ground. The surrounding heat wave instantly dissipated, and the temperature in the cave dropped considerably.
The light emanating from Volcarona slowly faded, and in the blink of an eye, the entire cave quickly grew dark.
“Your Highness… go!”
Geralt thrust his sword into the ground, forced out his last words, and then fainted.
Axew had tried to get up, but it too soon closed its eyes.
In the blink of an eye, only Lei Wen, shielded by Geralt, remained in the cave.
Seeing Volcarona fall, the group of Darumaka became even more enraged, roaring and charging at Lei Wen once more.
Lei Wen’s heart pounded like a drum; Dratini and Axew had both lost their ability to battle.
At this moment, looking at the group of Darumaka charging at him, he was completely defenseless.
“Servine…”
Lying on the ground, Servine watched the scene with clenched teeth, forcing itself not to faint.
Lei Wen was in danger, and it couldn’t fall!
However, it had no strength left.
Strength… it needed to become stronger to protect Lei Wen.
But… where would that strength come from?
Servine’s mind already had an answer.
At this moment, it no longer suppressed the power of evolution within its body.
It wasn’t evolving to become stronger, but to evolve to protect the human it loved!
“Servine…” Servine forced itself to stand up from the ground. The next second, it leaped up, landing in front of Lei Wen. As two Vine Whips extended, a dazzling white light erupted from Servine’s body.
“Servine!”
The Darumaka slammed into Servine.
The dazzling white light swallowed them whole.
This scene was reflected in Lei Wen’s eyes.
That was… evolution?
Servine had chosen to evolve on its own?
Within the light, Servine’s appearance rapidly changed.
A moment later, a larger Pokémon with a proud expression appeared before Lei Wen.
That was… Servine’s evolved form, a newly born Servine!
Terrifying Grass-type energy surged madly around Servine, then transformed into sharp leaves, sweeping towards the group of Darumaka like a storm.
Magical Leaf!
Servine’s full-power attack!
After the storm, the Darumaka’s faces showed expressions of terror as they retreated, backing towards Volcarona.
Seeing this, Lei Wen quickly checked on Geralt and Dratini, and was relieved to find they had only been dazed by the heat.
It seemed Volcarona hadn’t intended to kill them…
Even so, the power it displayed was still awe-inspiring.
Volcarona, having survived since the Tribal Era, its strength… had likely reached the level of a Legendary Pokémon.
Lei Wen subconsciously cast his gaze towards Volcarona.
Although he couldn’t check specific information before Pokémon joined his territory, he could see some basic data.
【Pokémon: Volcarona（Approaching end of life】
【Type: Fire, Bug】
【Ability: ???】
【Moves: ???】
【Pokédex Entry: ???】
Approaching end of life?
Volcarona was dying? Lei Wen was slightly taken aback.
Looking at the Darumaka, which were clearly in a protective stance, an unbelievable guess suddenly formed in Lei Wen’s mind.
The reason the Darumaka attacked them was because they saw them as intruders who would harm Volcarona!
“Wait a moment, Darumaka, we mean no harm!”
Lei Wen took a step forward, his gaze falling on the weak Volcarona, and then he added:
“My name is Lei Wen, and I am the Lord of this territory. I have some medicine here. I don’t know if it can help Volcarona, but it might make it more comfortable.”
Saying that, Lei Wen took a few steps forward, took out the potion Lila had concocted with Cherubi leaves and the Berry Juice brewed by Potter from his bag, placed them on the ground, and then retreated to Servine’s side, signaling it to administer the medicine to Dratini and Geralt.
“Daruma…”
The group of Darumaka stared at the medicine. Soon, one of them jumped forward, took the medicine back to Volcarona’s side, and offered it to the Pokémon.
As the mental potion and medicine entered its system, Volcarona’s mental state soon recovered somewhat.
It once again spread its three pairs of furiously burning wings and slowly descended before Lei Wen.
