Chapter 230: Learning from the Ancient Fierce Beast, the Husky!
By Samsung Charmander
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"Awooo!"
Cranidos was like it had crashed into a steel wall, the recoil leaving its head dizzy.
"It's okay, everything is alright now..."
Taking an Iron Head head-on, Ash eased the pain with a few deep breaths. He then pulled Cranidos into his embrace, comforting it softly.
After Incubation and Restoration from a Fossil, it's inevitable for a Pokémon to feel fear towards its surroundings and wreak havoc everywhere. This is normal, and as a Trainer, one must alleviate this fear.
Ash extended his palm to gently stroke Cranidos's back. The latter's skin had a matte texture somewhere between metal and Rock, which felt excellent to the touch.
"Awooo..."
With this action, the increasingly frantic look in Cranidos's eyes gradually calmed, and the red glow within its blood-colored pupils slowly dissipated.
Although it was just a Fossil two hours ago, it could vaguely sense that this Human before it felt very familiar.
The embrace was also very warm...
Before its restoration, Ash would often take the Fossil out to handle it.
Just like how old men like to handle walnuts in their hands, doing so for years can form a patina—an oxidized film—on the walnuts' surface, making them no longer ordinary walnuts.
Although Ash didn't manage to form a patina on the Fossil, a Bond had already connected the man and the stone...
A Pokémon revived from a Fossil isn't considered a baby. According to the data from The Officials, a Pokémon hatched from an Egg is Level 1, while one from a Fossil is Level 25. However, this only refers to its Ability.
In terms of their minds and Mentality, there is no difference between the two; both are Rookie babies.
"Awooo..."
Cranidos's body gradually stopped trembling. Although some strange Power still existed within its body, making its mind irritable and wanting to charge at and smash anything it saw, it felt that this man's warm embrace could probably suppress it.
It couldn't help but relax and narrow its eyes.
"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
Suddenly, the little Cranidos felt like its forehead had been tapped three times by someone, making a clear sound like a wooden fish being struck.
"Haha, my bad. Your forehead is just so smooth, I couldn't resist tapping it three times," Ash said with a laugh, scratching his head as he explained.
Cranidos: "?"
Its just-soothed mind vanished in an instant. A fierce, blood-red light once again appeared in its eyes, and the berserk Bloodline within its body surged forth, completely irrepressible.
This time, it couldn't calm down.
How dare you tap my forehead?
Even if I have a good impression of you, I'm still gonna charge you today!
"Awooo!"
The little Cranidos let out a low roar and struggled desperately to break free from Ash's arms. However, under the restraint of the latter's Steel Muscles and Iron Bones, even one as frantic as it couldn't break free for a moment.
"Hm?"
Ash was slightly surprised. He felt that the "wooden fish" he was holding seemed to have gotten hotter, and its size seemed to be expanding.
"ROAR!!"
The next second, a fierce red-light Energy erupted from the little Cranidos's body, forming a tangible coat of energy that clung to it. Instantly, a violent Wild Prehistoric Aura gushed wantonly from its body, enveloping the entire area. The surrounding Air seemed to freeze, making it difficult for everyone to even breathe.
Blaine and the others couldn't help but take half a step back, startled by Cranidos's sudden eruption.
"This is..."
The dazzling red light shone on Ash's face, making his pupils shrink. He seemed to have seen this kind of display on that Aerodactyl before.
If the sign of a 10% Prehistoric Bloodline concentration was red pupils, then the sign of a 50% Prehistoric Bloodline concentration was the condensation of a red-light Energy coat around the body, carrying an incomparably terrifying Wild Aura.
Didn't they say it was only 10%?
It jumped straight to 50%?
"Was it because it mixed with that Stimulant and caused a Mutation?"
Ash's expression gradually turned to one of ecstasy.
It wasn't just the prehistoric Wild Aura; everyone could also feel an additional Energy within this red-light Energy. Just by looking at it from a distance, they would inexplicably feel very angry.
Their moods became very irritable!
"Did the Prehistoric Bloodline mutate into a Prehistoric Berserk Bloodline...?"
Brock immediately gave this Mutation a new Name.
Although the little Cranidos's Prehistoric Bloodline Aura was still much weaker than that of the Aerodactyl, if one added the extra berserk Power gained from the folk Black Technology and Stimulant, its strength was hard to judge...
This berserk red-light Energy made Ash subconsciously loosen his grip slightly. Cranidos seized the opportunity to twist its body violently and break free from his grasp, landing on the Ground.
"Awooo..."
It could tell that this Human, Ash, was not to be trifled with, and subconsciously, it didn't want to attack him. The other humans behind were also shielded by Ash.
Then, Cranidos turned its head, its hind legs started running again, and it began to use its forehead to Tackle other places.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
After ramming a few times in the hallway, it had already charged all the way to the main hall. Everywhere it went, whether it was worthless furniture or valuable scientific equipment, everything was knocked askew and smashed to pieces.
For a moment, the entire Cinnabar Research Lab looked as if it had been ransacked by Team Rocket, filled with utter Confusion.
Cranidos even had a broken Fan on its body now. It had charged through the center of it, and the remaining parts of the Fan were stuck around its neck, looking like a blooming flower.
"What a house-wrecking beast..."
Everyone couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.
To have such vitality right after being restored from a Fossil, its Future Potential is immense!
"Smash away, smash away, I don't care anymore, hahaha..."
Blaine, on the other hand, had a completely broken expression as he collapsed onto the Sofa, a foolish grin on his face.
When the real director returns, should I just say the Volcano erupted early, but only one Meteorite fell, and it just happened to smash Cinnabar like this?
That should be plausible.
"Awooo awooo!!"
The little Cranidos was still wantonly destroying and wrecking the house. Its round, blue head even left a dent on every wall, leaving a trail of destruction wherever it went.
Ash finally reacted and hurried forward to stop it.
"Awooo..."
But before he could get close, the little Cranidos seemed to see something and stopped abruptly. It raised its head, stunned like a wooden fish, and stared blankly ahead.
"Wooden-dos, what's wrong?"
Ash signaled for the others not to approach yet, while he himself slowly walked over.
Looking at Cranidos's sapphire-like back of the head, his Qilin Arm started to itch faintly again, really wanting to reach out and give it a tap.
"Better wait until we're more familiar before tapping it..."
Ash suppressed this Impulse with Sheer Force. It was like when he first touched Squirtle's head; the latter would also get very angry, but now it didn't mind being touched by him at all.
He stood behind the little Cranidos and followed its gaze, wanting to know what could turn it from its berserk state into a wooden fish Dinosaur.
"This is..."
Seeing the item ahead clearly, Ash's gaze faltered for a moment.
It was the skeletal Fossil of a jaw and teeth, looking very old. It stood on a High Platform, protected and sealed by a glass case. However, even through the glass, it still emitted a faint Prehistoric Aura, carrying with it a mysterious Wild Aura.
The Prehistoric Aura of the prehistoric era...
It was precisely the Fossil of that Ancient Fierce Beast named Husky!!
"Awooo!"
The little Cranidos couldn't help but let out a low roar at this Jaw Fossil. A sense of fear rose faintly in its heart, and the berserk red light on its body immediately dissipated, as if it had been stunned by the latter.
Seeing this, Ash quickly patted Cranidos's bald head and said:
"Don't be afraid. This is an Ancient Fierce Beast called a Husky. This Fierce Beast's Power isn't just in its own strength. Its greatest aspect is that the Husky is loyal like a soldier, stays true to its heart, follows commands, and especially does not randomly destroy its surroundings. Back then, it even had a nickname: the Home-Guarding Beast!"
That's right, he planned to use the reputation of the Ancient Fierce Beast to properly educate Cranidos.
"If you want to become a powerful Ancient Fierce Beast like the Husky, you must remember not to randomly destroy and wreck the house anymore. You have to learn from your idol and be a soldier who stays true to his heart!"
A smirk lifted the corner of Ash's mouth as he laughed secretly.
Husky, the Ancient Armored Beast, you should learn from it.
Sometimes, the example of an idol is far more effective than a beating from one's parents.
"Awooo..."
Hearing this, Cranidos's gaze became unprecedentedly brilliant. Looking at the glass case before it, its eyes were already filled with adoration. Not even an hour after its Incubation and Restoration, it had already established a grand life goal!
To become an Ancient Fierce Beast as powerful as a Husky!!
"Awooo..."
Unconsciously, Cranidos's small tongue lolled out of the side of its mouth, exposed to the Air.
Seeing this, the group completely relaxed, thinking to themselves that Ash was such a clever little devil for coming up with the idea of using an idol's example to educate the child.
As for what a Husky actually looked like in the past, absolutely no one knew.
"Awooo-woof!!"
But not long after, a roar was heard.
Suddenly, a fierce red Energy coat once again erupted from Cranidos's body, clinging to its surface. The Aura of wildness and irritability instantly became stronger than ever before!
Immediately after, it lowered its head, its hind legs pushed off the Ground violently, and it actually charged headfirst toward the High Platform in front of it.
If it's going to become a Husky, the first thing to do is to charge its Grave!!
How dare you be my idol?!
Headbutt!!
"BOOM!!"
The High Platform holding the Husky Fossil was instantly smashed to smithereens...
Everyone: "?"
(end of chapter)