Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 476 A preliminary exploration of MEGA’s evolution, the special form amid twists and turns (45)

The two people who were thousands of miles away reacted almost the same when they got the good news and the "big news" that came with it.

One is a bland "Oh, okay, who will I hit this time?"

The other one said briskly, "Yeah, I understand. When do you want me to arrive?"

Before Rai even invited him, Hanazuki and Cortna understood the risks of this operation and offered to come.

These two old friends already have a deep understanding of Lai's style, especially his stability-seeking side, and they don't intend to ask for any details. After all, this is not something they need to consider.

After putting down their work and arranging the specific matters, the two were ready to set off.

The reconstruction of Cournoye and the construction of the Battle Volcano itself are also being handled in detail by Benedita. Without Cortner, there won't be any big problems.

The development of the seven northwest islands, especially the cleanup, is almost complete at this moment. Except for Xiao Ji who can't leave for a while, Hua Yue can still escape at any time.

About half a month later, on June 6th, they agreed to meet at the trainer school on Tianshui Island. The two of them agreed simply and immediately arranged their itinerary.

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After settling the matter and asking them about their favorite styles, Lai took two of the three key stones home and prepared to find someone to make them.

The other one was given to Lila and stored in the school's secret vault to enrich her knowledge.

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"Swamp Monster, we are finally going to try mega evolution. Are you ready?"

In the small yard of his home, Lai, who had taken a half-day off, stood opposite Swamp Monster, who had just finished recording the CD and was a little tired but in high spirits.

It had been prepared for a long time, and the mega stone had been inlaid on the stretchable tough material and hung on the neck of the giant swamp monster.

"Kamo!"

"Snapped"

With a powerful strike from both palms, Swampert signaled Len to hurry up.

"Then I'll start. Get ready, Swampert, mega evolve!"

Putting his hand on the keystone necklace made by Naqi himself, Rai and the marsh monster instantly connected.

However, apart from absorbing a huge amount of energy from his own body, the key stone and mega stone showed no reaction.

"What's the reason?" Breathing slightly, Laibai was puzzled.

The power of the heart scanned the body of the Swamp Monster, and he found that some strange energy had indeed entered the body of the Swamp Monster, and it was indeed exerting an influence, but the Swamp Monster was unable to complete its evolution.

Feeling this strangeness, the Swamp Monster scratched his head, also confused.

"Try again! Swampert, mega evolution!"

"Kamo!"

This time, when Lai put his hand on the key stone, Swamp Monster also held his breath and touched the mega stone hanging on his chest.

However, even though Rai worked harder, except for the energy drained from his body that made him feel a little empty, there was still no change in the Swampert's body.

No, that's not entirely true. It's not objective to say that there hasn't been any change at all.

In the body of the giant swamp monster, the amount of strange evolutionary energy is greater, and even the energy fluctuations in the giant swamp monster are slightly stronger.

However, compared with the temporary transformation of life that occurs when mega evolves, such changes are so small that they are almost imperceptible.

After two failed attempts, the physical energy consumed was much greater than that of an ordinary person evolving once. Lai was already a little tired and could not muster the strength to evolve again, so he could only return to the house with the Swampert.

The two defeated soldiers, one large and one small, returned to the house dejectedly. On the other side, a little later, Naqi, who had just returned home from doing some things at school, also happened to come in.

"What went wrong? It didn't work?"

The behavior of the person and the Pokémon in front of her surprised her. With the bond accumulated between them over the years, if they still couldn't evolve, it meant that mega evolution itself might be a false proposition.

"Kamo!" The giant swamp monster nodded, shook his head again, took out a bag of elf food and started chewing it.

The other Pokémon who were eating also turned around in surprise. Mariluli ran over and skillfully climbed to the top of Swampert and touched its head.

Doron Mecia, who was holding the top-level energy cubes he had just made and eating with a happy face, was also so shocked that the energy cubes fell to the ground.

"It's not a complete failure. The effect is there, but the evolution is not successful. You continue to eat. Later, I will rest and study again."

Walking to the kitchen, he took out the food and put it on the table in the living room. While the two were eating, Lai reviewed the two short attempts at evolution again and again.

He and the Swampert had provided everything needed for Mega's evolution, and there were responses, but the evolution itself was not successfully realized.

"Is it because the energy is not enough? You see, the Swamp Monster is so big and has absorbed so many things on the seabed. The other Swamp Monsters are completely different from it."

While eating, Naqi suddenly had some ideas.

"Isn't it enough? It is indeed possible, but the Mega Stone only has so much energy. I can't let Swampert have two of them, right? And one Key Stone can only correspond to one Mega Stone at the same time."

After hearing what Naqi said, Lai's eyes lit up, but then he felt that it was not the fundamental solution to the problem.

"What about your own power of heart? It's also used by everyone, maybe it can be replaced?"

Following the initial inspiration, Naqi asked.

"The power of the heart? You can give it a try." Len agreed casually, subconsciously placing his hand on the key stone, and at the same time, the power of the heart was injected into the body of the giant swamp monster through the air, "I'll go!"

The Keystone and the Swampert's body were like two bottomless pits, pulling at his physical strength and mental strength at the same time. In the blink of an eye, both of them almost bottomed out.

The giant marsh monster who was eating under the comfort of Mary Luli and everyone was also stunned.

Then, the colorful light of evolution flickered.

A bright halo of light surrounded it in the middle, and the already huge body began to expand rapidly again.

Fortunately, he was half-lying on the floor, otherwise even if the ceiling was raised, it would be broken in just a few moments at most.

Even so, the huge three fins almost reached the ceiling, and the originally spacious living room even seemed narrow.

The elf food and energy cubes that were originally placed were scattered all over the floor, and the big-billed gulls were directly squeezed into the corner.

The huge feeling of emptiness made Lai gasp for breath, and he almost became unsteady and sat down from the chair to the ground. Thanks to Naqi's quick eyesight and quick hands, she caught him.

"It's done! Rai, look, it's done!"

Looking at the evolved Swampert, Naqi was even more excited than the tired Rai at the moment, and she pulled on his sleeves excitedly.

"Yes, I saw it."

Len responded weakly.

Three consecutive attempts at mega evolution, especially the successful third one, made him feel quite exhausted.

He raised his head and looked at his old friend. They both noticed something different at the same time.

Being too big is a problem that everyone has become accustomed to and does not need to be discussed at all, except for the terrifyingly thick arms.

More importantly, between the muscles that have become extremely strong, and the spikes and bumps that change from yellow to orange, there are several white stripes running through the body, like tattoos, with some... Light golden spots of light.

Before he could take a closer look, or even before he could use the remaining power of his heart in his excitement, Swamp Monster's body began to shrink until it returned to its original shape.

"Huh, it seems that my physical strength is not enough, and the background of the giant marsh monster is too deep. However, I have to wait for the specific adjustments and try again."

Gently brushing away the sweat on his forehead, Lai's voice and breath have become steady again. After this attempt, he has completely understood the principle of the Mega Evolution of Swampert, and has roughly figured out what happened to him. The cause of the changes in the old partner.

(End of this chapter)