Chapter 194

Just as the Poké Ball thrown by Huo La was about to touch the Aerodactyl, a more violent and heart-shaking roar came from deeper within the ruins.

A gale carrying rock fragments swept over, actually hitting the Poké Ball in mid-air directly, causing it to smash heavily against the rock wall and bounce away.

"Kid, be careful! A big guy is coming out from deeper inside!" Gengar's voice was rarely heavy, ringing directly in Huo La's heart, without the slightest bit of its usual playfulness.

Huo La frowned tightly, his gaze fixed on the dark depths where the roar came from, and the alarm bells in his heart rang loudly.

He didn't notice at all that the Kabuto and Kabutops that were fighting with everyone had stopped their attacks one after another and began to retreat;

Even Charizard, which was chasing and beating an Aerodactyl, suddenly stopped its movements, hovering in mid-air with its wings flapping, all its boiling fighting spirit turning toward that direction, carrying a bit of instinctive awe.

A heavy sound of wings flapping approached from far to near, and every flap was accompanied by a violent fluctuation of airflow, clear enough to make one's scalp tingle.

A moment later, a huge black shadow slowly emerged from the darkness—it was an Aerodactyl whose size far exceeded the three just now!

Compared to ordinary Aerodactyls, its whole body was covered with sharp, angular rocks, its dragon horns were as thick as iron pillars, its chin was covered with bone spurs, and the edges of its wings were embedded with rock flakes like sharp blades, exuding a terrifying aura of crushing level.

"MEGA!!!" Huo La stared at that familiar Mega Evolved form and blurted out.

For a time, everyone's eyes were cast on him in unison. Ash, Xiao Mao, Bilan, and others were full of doubts, clearly having never heard of this term.

Xiao Mao frowned and looked at the giant Aerodactyl, his tone heavy: "What form is this? It's much stronger than an ordinary Aerodactyl, and the rocks on its body seem to have grown naturally."

"MEGA... does it refer to its evolved form?" Ash scratched his head. "But can Pokémon evolve to this extent?"

Huo La didn't explain immediately, his gaze locked tightly on that Mega Aerodactyl.

Its eyes were deep dark red, and when it swept over everyone, there was no emotion, only primitive cruelty and majesty.

The moment they were stared at by it, all the Pokémon subconsciously lowered their bodies, and even Charizard restrained its aura, clearly feeling the absolute gap in strength.

"This is big trouble. This aura... it is the true guardian of these ruins!"

Mega Aerodactyl slowly spread its huge wings and let out a deafening hiss, and the entire ruins were trembling slightly.

Huo La's gaze was locked tightly on that giant Aerodactyl. Besides being shocked, he soon discovered a glowing Mega Stone in the rock crevice between its chest and abdomen.

What was even more surprising was that a small Key Stone was also wrapped around the end of the Mega Stone, the two connected by some ancient knot, tightly embedded in the rock texture.

Bilan subconsciously leaned toward Huo La, her voice carrying an undisguised tremor: "Huo La, this... what should we do? It looks so strong!"

Huo La hooked his lips into a bitter smile. The system interface had already clearly displayed the detailed attributes of this Aerodactyl, and every piece of data revealed a heart-palpitating pressure:

Pokémon: Aerodactyl (MEGA Form)

Gender: Male

Level: Lv76

Aptitude: S

Status: Healthy

Nature: Timid

Attribute: Rock/Flying

Ability: Tough Claws (Increases the power of contact moves by 30%)

Height: 2.3m

Weight: 89kg

Held Item: Aerodactyl Mega Stone, Key Stone

Skills: Steel Wing (Proficiency 99%), Rock Tomb (Proficiency 96%), Rock Blast (Proficiency 47%), Agility (Proficiency 100%), Stone Edge (Proficiency 86%), Hyper Beam (Proficiency 78%)...

Improvement Count: 0

"Old Ghost, can you handle it?" Huo La lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of uncertainty.

"Hard to say." Gengar's voice lacked its usual playfulness and was full of heaviness. "Its aura is very stable, its strength should be on par with mine, and it might even have an advantage in a head-on fight."

Huo La was silent.

He knew the essence of Mega Evolution—it was a temporary evolution that transcended the Pokémon's own potential, theoretically allowing strength to surge by 10% to 20%.

Based on this calculation, this Aerodactyl, which was already at a high level, would have strength exactly on par with Gengar after Mega Evolution. There was simply no certainty of victory in this duel.

And what truly puzzled him was that in his memory, Mega Evolution required the resonance of the bond between the Trainer and the Pokémon, and could only be triggered through the linkage between the Key Stone and the Mega Stone.

But this Aerodactyl could actually complete Mega Evolution without the cooperation of a Trainer, relying solely on the two stones it carried itself. This completely deviated from his understanding of Mega Evolution.

Mega Aerodactyl clearly didn't have much patience. It spread its huge wings again, and the rock flakes on its wings collided with a "clack-clack" sound, and the rock energy around its body became increasingly rich.

"Can't wait any longer!" Huo La gritted his teeth and quickly adjusted the deployment: "Xiao Mao, Ash, Kojiro, the four of us join forces to contain it!"

He turned to look at the remaining two members of Team Rocket: "Musashi, Meowth, you take Bilan, Lilian, and the unconscious Sato and retreat along the passage we came in! We've been in here for so long, reinforcements should have arrived!"

"Kid, you actually dare to order me around?" Musashi put her hands on her hips and glared at Huo La with an unkind expression.

Kojiro hurriedly pulled her back and lowered his voice to appease her: "Musashi, now is not the time to argue about this! You guys go out and get reinforcements first!"

"Huo La..." Bilan still wanted to say something, wanting to stay and help.

Huo La shook his head gently and quietly pointed to the unconscious Kabuto and Omanyte on the ground.

Without waiting for Bilan to react, he turned to look at the three of Xiao Mao, his tone carrying a bit of teasing: "I didn't expect that one day I would join forces with you guys to fight a team battle, don't hold me back."

"Heh, it's not certain who will hold whom back." Xiao Mao sneered disdainfully and flicked his fingertips: "Blastoise, Surf!"

Blastoise immediately sprayed two huge currents, gathering into a surging wave in the air, sweeping toward Mega Aerodactyl.

"Kingler, coordinate with Surf, use Whirlpool!" Huo La ordered simultaneously.

Kingler's two pincers stirred the water flow, and the waves raised by Surf instantly turned into a rotating water vortex. The two Water-type skills intertwined, forming a huge hydraulic vortex.

But facing this massive attack, Mega Aerodactyl just flapped its huge wings contemptuously.

The strong airflow was like a sharp blade, instantly scattering the hydraulic vortex. The water splashed onto the rock wall, and not even its rock scales were dampened.

Almost at the same time, it opened its huge maw, and a Hyper Beam condensing a destructive aura shot out suddenly, rushing toward the four of them with a harsh whistling sound!

"Dodge!" Huo La and Xiao Mao shouted at the same time, their tones urgent.

The four of them, along with their Pokémon, hurriedly dodged, and the Hyper Beam grazed Kingler's side and hit the ground.

With a loud "boom," a deep trench was instantly blasted into the hard rock ground, rubble flew, smoke and dust filled the air, and the entire ruins were trembling slightly.