Free Web NovelChapter 1517: Chapter 1513: From Little One to Tyrant... and Still Gluttonous
With the help of Slowking and Gardevoir, Cain successfully moved the shells of the three eggs of the Creator Trio down to the ground.
At first, he acted with extreme caution, fearing that any impact or friction might break such valuable shells.
But later on, he discovered that all of that had been nothing more than unnecessary worry on his part. With his current strength, not to mention breaking those three shells—even if he concentrated all his power and threw a punch with all his might, he wouldn’t leave even the slightest mark.
Aside from constantly releasing an aura of energy, extreme hardness was one of the most notable characteristics of those shells.
As he looked at the three egg shells of the Creator Trio before him, Cain didn’t know where to start.
Although the shells still emitted energy of the same origin as the three Legendary Pokémon, that energy was clearly different from the energy of the Pokémon themselves.
By nature, they were things without roots or support, and the fact that they were still emitting energy after so many years was already a true miracle.
More than saying that the energy itself was extremely valuable, what was truly important was the egg shell itself, which had been wrapped in and protected by energy for so many years.
Cain turned his palm, and a special dagger appeared in his hand.
He stepped toward Giratina’s black Pokémon egg shell.
The closer he got, the more clearly he could perceive the difference between the energy it emitted and that contained within Giratina’s Griseous Scale.
It was extremely gentle, showed no rejection toward Cain’s presence, nor did it possess that gloomy coldness typical of Ghost-type energy.
That was why Cain claimed that this energy was something that approached the original source directly—energy that had not gone through the absorption or assimilation of any Pokémon, the purest form possible.
With great care, he struck Giratina’s egg shell several times with the dagger, but nothing happened. Then he applied a bit more force and made a cut... even so, it left no mark.
After several failed attempts, Cain clenched his teeth and suddenly stabbed the dagger down with all his strength.
Bang!
The shell suffered no damage whatsoever. Instead, the rebound force caused Cain to lose his balance slightly, making his body sway a little.
The surprise in his eyes intensified. The dagger he was holding was not an ordinary metal weapon, but one specially developed by Team Rocket. Its value was extremely high, and due to the rare and special materials used in its manufacture, ordinary members didn’t even have the right to exchange for it; only Elite officers and Executives could do so.
And yet, even that dagger had failed to leave the slightest mark on the shell.
The more evident this became, the more it reflected the immense value of those shells.
But if Cain couldn’t break them, he had no way to use them for his own experiments and research, nor did he have a suitable method to make use of them.
It was like having a mountain of gold in front of him, yet being unable to take it.
A deep sense of powerlessness rose in his heart.
"These things seem much harder than diamonds. I don’t know how the hell Dialga and the other two managed to break these shells when they were born. Could it be that back then they didn’t eat them because their teeth weren’t hard enough to bite through them?" Cain thought, silently complaining to vent his frustration.
Suddenly, an idea crossed his mind.
Diamonds? Teeth not hard enough?
Among his Pokémon, it seemed there were some with quite impressive dentition.
Moreover, this was something Pokémon ate directly at birth. Although the effect would be better after proper processing, the problem was that with his current abilities, Cain couldn’t manipulate such a hard material, so he didn’t have many options.
He looked at Tyranitar, who not far away was engaged in a physical struggle with Aggron.
Tyranitar’s body seemed a bit larger than Aggron’s, but since the latter was covered in metallic armor, it gave off an impression of greater sturdiness.
In that purely physical contest of strength, Aggron could barely defend itself against Tyranitar, with little ability to counterattack.
Before that, the energy that still remained on the shells was also an invaluable treasure, not much inferior to the energy of Giratina’s Griseous Scale.
"Tyranitar, Aggron, Lucario, Salamence, Gengar, Swampert, Politoed, and Kingdra!" Cain called out to his Pokémon.
Upon hearing their trainer’s call, the Pokémon immediately gathered by his side.
As soon as they approached, they sensed the energy permeating the surroundings—ownerless energy, as if it were freely floating in the air.
But this energy was far denser than dispersed energy, and not only in quantity, but also in quality, completely on another level.
"These energies are extremely rare treasures. How much you can absorb will depend on each of your capacities," Cain told them.
Aggron and Lucario were Steel-type; Gengar was Ghost-type; Slowking, Swampert, and Kingdra were Water-type; Salamence was Dragon-type, and Kingdra could also absorb Dragon-type energy.
The state of preservation of the three shells was quite good.
Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia possessed the Dragon attribute, so the most abundant and concentrated energy was undoubtedly Dragon-type energy.
Cain estimated that Salamence and Kingdra would not be able to absorb all of the available Dragon-type energy.
Moreover, Salamence had absorbed a large amount of energy from Giratina’s Griseous Scale just a few days ago, so it was not suitable for it to absorb too much now; it needed to maintain a certain level of moderation.
On the other hand, Kingdra, by absorbing Dragon-type and Water-type energy simultaneously, might be able to raise its potential to a higher level.
Slowking, Swampert, Politoed, and Kingdra were responsible for absorbing the Water-type energy from Palkia’s shell.
Aggron and Lucario absorbed the Steel-type energy from Dialga’s shell. freeweɓnøvel.com
Gengar took charge of absorbing the Ghost-type energy from Giratina’s shell.
However, just like Salamence, Gengar had also greatly increased its strength recently through energy absorption, and at that moment was close to its limit for improvement.
These energies were much easier to absorb than those of Giratina’s Griseous Scale.
The Pokémon didn’t need additional instructions from Cain; that dense, ownerless energy was even more attractive than the Pokéblocks he personally made.
"Tyran?"
While Cain watched his Pokémon absorb the energy with satisfaction, Tyranitar, who stood off to the side, couldn’t help but let out a doubtful sound.
His face was full of question marks.
All the Pokémon that had been called were gaining some benefit... why was he the only one just standing there watching?
Then what had he been called for?
Seeing Tyranitar’s expression, Cain couldn’t help but smile.
This "little one" had grown enormously in size, but outside of battle, his personality was still very similar to how it had been before.
That said, now Cain barely reached halfway up his waist.
He patted Tyranitar’s arm and smiled.
"First, keep an eye on your companions. In a little while, it’ll be your turn."
Upon hearing that, Tyranitar’s eyes lit up. He slapped his belly, clearly impatient.
But Cain had no time to say more, because Salamence’s and Gengar’s conditions were especially crucial at that moment.
(End of Chapter)
