Chapter 376: Golden Scale! A Gift from the Giant Dragonite!
"CHAAA!!!! —"
Just as Mewtwo prepared to strike, Mega Beedrill shot forward, intercepting the psychic assault and buying the Deity time to breathe.
Mewtwo's eyes glowed a malevolent crimson. Its power was skyrocketing, and as it faced the combined might of the Giant Dragonite and Mega Beedrill, it was effectively overpowering both of them.
What?!! —
Kenji's pupils contracted as he stared at the debris of the R-Organization Executive who had just been vaporized.
Was Mewtwo's brutality a sign that it had lost control??!
Looking at the situation, Mewtwo's power had increased dramatically. A united front from Mega Beedrill and Dragonite might not be enough to stop it.
"Qia!!!! —"
Beside Kenji, Arbok hissed, fixing its vertical pupils on the sky, looking like it was itching to join the fray.
But Kenji knew better. Even in its Dragon Form, Arbok lacked the qualifications to intervene in a clash of this magnitude.
Forget Arbok—even Darkrai didn't have the qualifications!!
But in the next moment, Arbok let out a low growl. The serpent markings on its chest shifted and glowed, and it resolutely activated the Dragon Pattern on its own accord.
After transforming, Arbok didn't rush toward the battlefield above. Instead, it turned its head toward the Giant Dragonite and began to roar at the massive beast repeatedly.
Kenji watched in astonishment. The distance was massive, and given the Giant Dragonite's colossal size, Arbok's roars to it were like an ant chirping at a human.
Besides, the Giant Dragonite was completely focused on the battle against Mewtwo, Beedrill, and the other Dragonites.
Can it... really sense this?
It seemed to be a bond forged through blood.
Just as Kenji was wavering in doubt, the Giant Dragonite's massive head moved slowly. Its eyes, bright and luminous like the full moon, actually locked onto Arbok.
"Chaa!!! Cha-cha!!!! —"
Having gained the Deity's attention, Arbok continued its fierce roars.
Kenji couldn't understand the exchange, but fortunately, he had Ninetales to act as a translator. Through their mental link, Kenji understood the intent behind Arbok's cries:
I know you have a way to make me stronger.
Lend me your power.
Hurry up and hand it over! You big idiot!
...
Kenji's mouth twitched. Watching Arbok shout incessantly, he almost wanted to cover the snake's mouth. The tone wasn't just impolite—it was downright demanding.
He was terrified that the Giant Dragonite would get annoyed and swat them out of the sky with a Draco Meteor.
Of course, this wasn't the time for overthinking.
Kenji was surprised and curious. Did the Giant Dragonite really have a way to boost Arbok's strength in such a short time? And how did Arbok know about it?
These were mysteries Kenji couldn't solve. But in this world, there were many things that defied logic. Pokémon were the embodiment of miracles.
And Arbok, as a creature created from the fusion of Giant Dragonite and Arbok DNA, carried half of the dragon's bloodline in its veins.
Perhaps it was the instinct hidden within that bloodline, or a sixth sense, that allowed Arbok to know.
Just as Kenji's thoughts were spiraling, a dragon roar cut through the air, interrupting his train of thought.
After locking eyes with Arbok, the Giant Dragonite suddenly roared, and its body emitted a faint golden light.
The light gathered in one spot, focusing intensely onto a single scale on its body.
When the surrounding golden glow faded, that single scale erupted with a radiance so brilliant it seemed to light up the entire Dragon Island.
In the next second, the scale detached and shot toward Arbok like a golden comet.
Arbok's cold vertical pupils were filled with greed and excitement. It leaped, flying straight into the path of the scale, eager to receive it.
Kenji watched in a daze. Arbok opened its jaws and swallowed the glowing golden scale whole.
Gulp...
As the scale hit its stomach, Arbok's body suddenly erupted with a brilliant, evolution-like light.
Under this intense radiance, Arbok's body was hidden from view.
Kenji stared fixedly at the floating Arbok. Nearby, the Dragonite fighting Mewtwo sensed the disturbance and instinctively split its attention for a split second.
That distraction allowed Mewtwo to find an opening, landing a Psychic blow that sent the dragon spiraling backward.
"This... what is happening????"
"The Guardian Deity... d-did it just give a dragon scale to an Arbok???!"
All the members of the Namgung Clan watched in disbelief.
The Namgung clan possessed a secret medicine. If fed to a Dragonite, it could not only boost its potential but significantly increase its power.
How strong was this secret medicine?
A Dratini with A-Rank potential, once consuming this medicine, could instantly jump to S-Rank potential.
Of course, this medicine wasn't just for Dragonite; any Dragon-type Pokémon that consumed it would receive a massive boost, though none as heavenly as the effect on Dragonite.
But this medicine was incredibly rare, often requiring a century to refine just one dose.
The last Dragonite to consume this medicine was the Master-rank Dragonite currently fighting Mewtwo out at sea.
The key and core ingredient of this medicine was the golden scale shed by the Giant Dragonite.
These scales were a once-in-a-century occurrence.
To think that today, the Giant Dragonite had forcibly manifested a golden scale and handed it to Arbok.
And the brilliance of this golden scale... it was far more radiant than the ordinary ones used to refine the medicine.
"HOU!!!!——"
A dragon roar, and the rain began to pour down from the sky.
The light of evolution slowly faded, replaced by a thick, swirling cloud of black mist in mid-air.
Gradually, the black mist rose and dissipated.
BANG!!!!! —
With the sound of air being shattered, a black shadow burst out, rocketing straight toward Mewtwo.
Mewtwo, which had been concentrating its attacks on Mega Beedrill and Dragonite, suddenly sensed a surge of danger from behind. It used Teleport and vanished from its spot, barely dodging the assault.
The black shadow missed and stopped in mid-air.
In the sky, Arbok was wreathed in black mist, looking murderous.
[Arbok] (4-Star)
Gender: Male
Level: 90
...
Kenji stared at the stats panel hovering in the air, his heart skipping a beat.
What was this golden scale? It had managed to raise Arbok's level by so much in one go.
It had vaulted straight from Elite-rank to Champion-rank!!!
Not only that, but the dragon aura on Arbok had become even more terrifying.
The Dragon-type bloodline within its body had been further refined.
To use a fitting metaphor: if the Dragon-type bloodline in Arbok's body had previously been "iron ore," then Dragonization was the process of smelting that ore into steel.
And the Giant Dragonite's golden scale served to refine that steel even further, turning it into pure, refined iron without a single impurity.
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