Free Web NovelChapter 1511: Chapter 1507: The Increase Brought by the Reverse Scale (1)
Space-Time Continent.
Inside the secret realm, beneath the barrier at the summit of the continent’s central mountain.
Cain was observing Gengar, who, with Darkrai’s help, had stabilized his absorption rhythm. After confirming that there were no problems, he sat down cross-legged, ready to take out other items and study the remaining two parts.
But just as he sat down, the unexpected happened.
"¡¡¡Darrkkaaii!!!" Darkrai’s roar was heard. The hand holding Giratina’s reverse scale began to emit a violent screeching sound, while large amounts of black and white smoke continuously poured out.
At the same time, Gengar’s expression turned ferocious.
Seeing the situation, Cain’s face changed drastically. He immediately leapt up from the ground; the values scanned by the system skyrocketed, instantly surpassing the threshold and dangerously approaching the limit Gengar could withstand.
If this continued, Gengar would end up losing his sanity due to the uncontrollably surging energy, transforming into nothing more than an aggregate of highly concentrated energy.
"What’s going on?" Cain asked in a deep voice.
According to the system’s three-day analysis and Darkrai’s conclusions, in theory the energy inside the reverse scale should not fluctuate so violently without any reason.
"¡Darkaaii!" Darkrai was also starting to be unable to endure it, but at that moment he could not let go. The instant he released it, the energy inside the reverse scale would lose all suppression and would undoubtedly rush straight into Gengar’s body. That was something the current Gengar could not withstand.
A thought crossed Cain’s mind. There was no alternative: right now, it seemed that only one method remained.
"¡Mismagius!" Cain shouted.
Upon hearing Cain’s call, the one who reacted first was not Mismagius, but Darkrai, who was holding the reverse scale. His hand trembled, and he almost let go despite himself.
"¡Miiis!" Mismagius responded and flew over to Cain’s side.
Cain looked at Mismagius, then turned his gaze back to Darkrai, whose expression was tense.
At that moment, Darkrai had already understood Cain’s idea. Among Cain’s Pokémon, aside from Gengar, the only one capable of withstanding Giratina’s Ghost-type energy was Mismagius.
After all, Mismagius had originally also been a Darkrai; it was precisely because of excessive fusion with Giratina’s Ghost-type energy that she had been forced to transform into Mismagius. In theory, that meant she should also be able to endure that energy.
"Calm down, I took this calculation into account from the very beginning. The probability of something going wrong does not exceed ten percent. And if Mismagius also manages to withstand it, I believe it will be a huge help and improvement for her," Cain said to Darkrai.
Mismagius would never refuse an order from Cain, but if Darkrai acted out of fraternal feelings, it was very possible that he would refuse.
That was why Cain needed to reassure him.
Moreover, the analysis of Mismagius absorbing this energy had already been carried out by the system from the start. Although Mismagius was not a combat-focused Pokémon and her current strength was already sufficient, Cain had considered that if Gengar could not absorb all the energy, Mismagius could take care of the remainder, which would also serve as a reinforcement for her.
At first, he had prepared this simply to avoid wasting energy, as an additional precaution. He did not expect it to now become the key to saving the situation.
Knowing that Cain did not speak lightly, Darkrai could only forcibly suppress the unease in his heart and strive to control the rampaging energy inside the reverse scale.
Following Cain’s instructions, Mismagius floated beside Gengar, helping him share the pressure he was bearing.
The pressure dropped sharply, and Gengar’s absorption threshold immediately fell to a level below danger.
Although it was still not completely stable like before, at least it was safe now. It was just that Darkrai would have to endure a bit more pain.
Even so, for Gengar and for Mismagius, this was something positive. freēwēbnovel.com
The violence of Giratina’s reverse scale was, at least temporarily, brought under control.
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Two days later.
Seeing that the condition of Gengar and Mismagius was quite good, Cain was finally able to release the knot in his chest.
The one who had a hard time was Darkrai. In order to stabilize the output of energy, he completely exhausted all his strength. Even with the combined assistance of Cain’s Pokéblocks and various support items, he barely managed to hold on.
The process was harsh, but the result was extraordinarily good—so good that even Cain felt surprised.
Pokémon: Gengar (Dark Purple)
Gender: Male
Level: 89
Types: Ghost + Poison
Ability: Cursed Body
Held Item: Toxic Orb, Gengarite
Egg Moves: Fire Punch, Scary Face, Haze
Basic Moves: Hypnosis, Lick, Spite, Mean Look, Curse, Night Shade, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch, Payback, Shadow Punch, Dream Eater, Dark Pulse, Destiny Bond, Hex, Nightmare
Learned Moves: Rest, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Skill Swap, Snore, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Perish Song, Role Play, Icy Wind, Snatch, Ally Switch
TM Moves: Protect, Hidden Power (Grass), Sleep Talk, Toxic, Taunt, Poison Jab, Thunderbolt, Venoshock ƒrēewebnovel.com
In terms of moves, the changes were not particularly great.
But the current Gengar had not only reached level 89, directly matching Darkrai, but his quality had also risen straight to Dark Purple, leaving him just one step away from the Black color rank.
That is to say, in this state, if Gengar were to undergo Mega Evolution, in theory his strength could rise to the second threshold of the Champion level.
This increase in level could be described as a genuine qualitative transformation. Previously, Marcus and Tony, who had dominated all the members of the Sacred Church, had achieved that precisely because they possessed Pokémon that, after completing Mega Evolution, could reach the second threshold of the Champion level.
And now!
Cain’s Gengar had also reached that level!
That said, to fully manifest that strength would probably require quite a bit of time, since the amount of energy absorbed this time had been considerable.
Compared to the increase in level, Cain valued the improvement in quality even more.
Dark Purple quality. Just one step away from the Black color rank.
Cain had harbored some fear that once Gengar reached the peak of the first threshold of the Champion level, his quality might become an obstacle to breaking through to level 90.
It was not that a Purple quality could not achieve it, but the time and price to be paid would be far greater than with a Dark Purple quality.
Now everything was perfect: not only had the strength reached the peak, but the quality had also directly ascended to Dark Purple.
Like that little Gastly who had accompanied Cain since Trial Island, he himself probably never imagined that he would go this far.
Without exaggeration, a Pokémon with strength at the second threshold of the Champion level could already, to some extent, contend with some relatively weaker legendary Pokémon.
Besides Gengar, there was Mismagius.
Pokémon: Mismagius (Light Purple)
Gender: Female
Level: 81
Type: Ghost
Ability: Levitate
Held Item: Dusk Stone, Soothe Bell
Egg Moves: Destiny Bond, Imprison, Wonder Room, Curse, Skill Swap
Basic Moves: Growl, Psywave, Spite, Astonish, Confuse Ray, Mean Look, Hex, Psybeam, Pain Split, Payback, Shadow Ball, Perish Song, Power Gem, Mystical Fire, Phantom Force, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf
Learned Moves: Uproar, Magic Room, Snore, Snatch, Telekinesis, Laser Focus, Heal Bell, Ally Switch, Icy Wind, Thunder Wave, Trick, Foul Play
TM Moves: Protect, Calm Mind, Psychic, Aerial Ace, Will-O-Wisp, Sleep Talk, Rest, Energy Ball, Dream Eater
Mismagius not only managed, in a single leap, to reach the Champion level, but her quality also rose from Dark Blue to Light Purple.
If not for this opportunity, with her original quality, the Quasi-Champion level would have been her limit. But the injection of that extremely dense Ghost-type energy, almost equivalent to Giratina’s origin energy, allowed her quality to successfully rise to Light Purple.
In this way, the barrier that limited Mismagius’s growth was completely shattered thanks to this unexpected gain.
Although Mismagius was not a combat-focused Pokémon, an improvement of this magnitude was always a good thing.
(End of Chapter)
