Chapter 925: Miracle Birth, Ancient Dragon (12k)
Professor Lily excitedly said, “So, it seems the notion of luck holds true?”
Professor Shylph stated, “If this 【Shenmi】 really has such exaggerated luck, then perhaps our trip might go more smoothly. Being able to conjure such a golem before setting out is truly excellent.”
“Let’s wait for the results,” Olivia suddenly said.
Immediately afterward, the light cocoon was completely split open, and in the next moment, it gradually faded away like light.
The impurities piled up inside instantly gushed out.
Dark swiftly encircled the flowing impurities, sweeping them directly into the trash bin and pouring in a prepared disinfectant.
Only then did he use tweezers to pick up the mage card and rinse it under the faucet.
This entire set of operations flowed seamlessly and was performed with great proficiency.
As the impurities on the mage card were removed, a faint golden halo began to appear on the card surface.
Mage golems created through the use of the 【Capital Sin Fruit】 are basically gold cards with four ultimate skills.
Dark found this unsurprising, yet he still felt joy in his heart.
However, what was natural for him appeared as a symbol of “luck” to others.
The group present grew even more convinced of 【Shenmi】’s luck.
“Quickly check what kind of mage golem it is?” Professor Lily urged.
Dark felt somewhat nervous as well. He held the mage card which had not been fully cleaned, facing this way, and looked at the star rating and patterns on the card first.
“Nine stars, Fossil Wing!”
“What kind of dragon?”
“Fossil Wing!” “Oh.”
Professor Lily eagerly moved closer to Dark.
Nine-star mage golems weren’t enough to surprise her, but she had a strong interest in “Fossil Wing.”
In this world, there wasn’t a specific creature named “Fossil Wing.”
What they referred to as “Fossil Wing” was indeed a pterodactyl revived from fossils!
Therefore, “Fossil Wing” wasn’t a species, but rather a description. Professor Lily wanted to see what kind of dragon it was.
Then, after taking a look, she expressed some disappointment: “It looks like an ordinary pterodactyl.”
Pterodactyls had forelimbs fused with wings, were not dinosaurs, and had another name in this world called “Flying Dragons.”
In other words, they belonged to the sub-dragon category.
Compared to the 【Stardust Dragon】 and 【Blue-Eyed White Dragon】 summoned by Dark yesterday, there was a noticeable difference.
However, the strength of a mage golem couldn’t be judged solely by appearance. Dark was clearly very happy about being able to conjure a 【Fossil Wing】.
As the first fossil Pokémon to appear in the Pokémon anime, Dark had invested in it a factor he called “nostalgia.”
He had a deep affection for 【Fossil Wing】.
Thus, even if this 【Fossil Wing】 wasn’t particularly strong, it was a form of “luck” for him!
Moreover, this was a nine-star 【Fossil Wing】! Nine stars should be the peak for general Pokémon.
Currently, aside from legendary Pokémon like 【Shenmi】, and some extremely special Pokémon, it was unlikely to surpass nine stars.
Even Pokémon with a base stat of 600, known as quasi-gods, required attempts to determine their true strength.
Although Dark’s 【Draconic Ballet】 was also a quasi-god, it clearly hadn’t reached its full potential.
“Nine stars are already quite good,” Professor Shylph commented lightly. Being able to consistently conjure nine-star mage golems was already a tremendous stroke of luck for Dark using the “Basic Conjure Method.”
However, if it were a “ten-star,” she would have believed even more in 【Shenmi】’s luck.
After all, true power lay in miracles! She still hoped to witness some miracles.
Furthermore, Dark used a 【Tower Demon】’s body as the core material for this conjuration.
“Let’s check the ultimate skills,” Professor Lily urged. “Give your evaluation afterward!”
Dark nodded, bringing the mage card of the 【Fossil Wing】 he had thoroughly rinsed in front of him and injected mana to view it.
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(Figure: Fossil Wing)
[Card Name: Fossil Wing][Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: C888ooooo][Race: Dragon]
[Attribute: Rock/Flying][Mana: 4000]
[Attack: 5000][Defense: 6000]
[Ultimate Skills: Fossil Demon, Ancient Power, Sharp Stone Attack, Silent Tomb]
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Fossil Wing is a fossil Pokémon; its body resembles rock and appears gray. In the animation, dragon scales are not visible, but they actually exist and are very fine.
Its head has horns, and its wings resemble bat wings, extremely wide, with purple membranes.
A standard 【Fossil Wing】 is only 1.8 meters long, but based on the experience with 【Charizard】, Dark had high expectations for his own 【Fossil Wing】.
Additionally, it has a mage evolution form that can evolve into a 【Super Fossil Wing】.
Though it hasn’t been achieved yet, Dark has always deeply suspected that using a higher-grade 【Capital Sin Card】 could prompt such Pokémon to complete a super evolution!
However, looking at the current situation, even 【Greed 4】 might not be sufficient; it needs to be 【Greed V】!
【Greed V】 is too distant to mention for now. Dark focused on checking the attribute panel of 【Fossil Wing】. 【Fossil Wing】 does not have a Dragon type.
This indicates that its affinity with Rock and Flying types exceeds its racial Dragon type.
And its stats… “6000 points of defense?” Dark was somewhat surprised.
Although 【Fossil Wing】 is a 【Rock-type】, it is actually a standard high-speed, high-attack Pokémon. Its defense should be weak, but on this mage card, there was an anomaly!
Its defense was a staggering 6000 points, exceeding the perfect nine-star value by 1500 points!
Such a basic defense was terrifying, and among the fourth-tier mage golems, few could surpass it.
The only nine-star mage golem Dark had seen with six thousand base defense was 【Billigion】!
And 【Billigion】 was a very standard team-oriented defensive monster! “Could it be influenced by the 【Tower Demon】?”
Dark couldn’t help but make the connection.
【Tower Demon】 Arta had powerful defense and a strong inclination towards defense.
If this was the reason, it would be understandable.
Steadfast.
However, basic defense is just for show; without corresponding defensive ultimate skills, it’s merely average.
The core that 【Fossil Wing Dragon】 is born with is its powerful attack and even more formidable speed!
Besides its overpowered defense, the attack of the 【Fossil Wing Dragon】 is five hundred points higher than a nine-star perfect state, laying the foundation for becoming a strong attacker.
But its mana is only four thousand, relatively weak.
In total attributes, it surpasses 【Stardust Dragon】 and 【Blue-Eyed White Dragon】 by five hundred points, matching 【Birgion】.
This basic strength is truly extraordinary.
Seeing this, Dak had even higher expectations for its strength. The luck of 【Shenmi】 might have created another monster! “Let’s see the ultimate skill!”
Excitedly, Dak immediately injected more mana to view the ultimate skill of the 【Fossil Wing Dragon】.
But just this first ultimate skill made him reveal a slightly surprised expression—
This isn’t a Pokémon move!
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【Fossil Demon: When the Fossil Wing Dragon calms down, it becomes like an ancient tomb, unchanging through time. Its skin hardens, and the fossil energy covering it will grant it several layers of [Fossil Skin], each layer reducing damage by twenty percent. Whenever it takes damage from outside (not less than 100 points), it loses one layer of [Fossil Skin], which takes three seconds to recover. The maximum number of [Fossil Skin] layers is four, providing up to eighty percent damage reduction.
If activated, the Fossil Wing Dragon enters the [Fossil Demon] state, turning into a stone statue and falling to the ground, causing some degree of damage to targets on the ground. The Fossil Wing Dragon in stone statue form enters a brief invincibility phase and rapidly recovers health. After six seconds, the Fossil Wing Dragon automatically解除石像形态，恢复最大生命值（魔力）的百分之五十。】
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Fossil Demon!
There is no doubt that this ultimate skill is inherited from 【Tower Demon】 Arta. Dak almost determined this after seeing it once.
Just the value of this ultimate skill alone could make this 【Fossil Wing Dragon】 exceed standard parameters.
Out of a hundred points, Dak could only give it ninety-nine, holding back one point to prevent it from becoming arrogant.
“How is it?” Professor Lily asked curiously as she noticed his change in expression. Dak gestured a number.
Professor Lily said, “Nine points?” Dak replied, “Ninety-nine!”
Professor Shylph, who was listening nearby, was instantly moved. Dak then continued to analyze.
The passive effect of 【Fossil Demon】 provides up to eighty percent damage reduction.
Only attacks that ultimately deal more than 100 points of damage can remove one layer of its 【Fossil Skin】, but even so, it only takes three seconds to restore a layer!
To make the final damage dealt to the Fossil Wing Dragon exceed 100 points, the required attack is 【100 ÷ 20% + 6000】 points, which is 6500 points!
The damage reduction from 【Fossil Skin】 takes effect after calculating defense.
Without any parrying or counterattacks, 6500 points of attack minus 6000 defense, then reduced by eighty percent, determines the final damage it takes.
If the opponent’s attack reaches ten thousand points, with four layers of 【Fossil Skin】, the final damage taken would be only 800 points.
And this is just the passive effect of 【Fossil Demon】!
Besides this passive effect, it can also be activated.
After activating 【Fossil Demon】, the Fossil Wing Dragon can become an indestructible stone statue like the legendary 【Gargoyle】, gaining powerful health recovery.
This not only grants the Fossil Wing Dragon the ability to survive crucial moments but also compensates for its deficiency in mana.
Dak eagerly looked at the next ultimate skill of the 【Fossil Wing Dragon】.
Coincidentally, it is also not a Pokémon move!
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【Ancient Power: The Fossil Wing Dragon’s body contains mysterious power passed down from ancient times, but its ancient power is incomplete and needs to absorb more ancient items to replenish. When its ancient power is complete, it may be able to revert to its appearance in ancient times.
When in danger, the Fossil Wing Dragon can release its ancient power to attack the target, potentially triggering latent abilities, increasing mana, attack, and defense by fifty percent of their base values, increasing size, and boosting speed. The probability of triggering latent abilities is the same as the percentage of ancient power absorbed.
Ancient Power: 10%】
“A ultimate skill that grants growth potential to the Fossil Wing Dragon!”
“Moreover, isn’t the 【ancient appearance】 mentioned in the description actually referring to the 【Super Fossil Wing Dragon】?”
Dak felt a great excitement within him.
Given the distant prospect of 【Greed v】, obtaining another possibility for the Fossil Wing Dragon to evolve into a Super Fossil Wing Dragon is naturally excellent.
Furthermore, if the Ancient Power truly enables the Fossil Wing Dragon to evolve into a Super Fossil Wing Dragon, it would mean he has obtained a finished product of a mage evolution.
Afterwards, he could research the Super Fossil Wing Dragon to reverse-engineer mage evolution!
This holds significant meaning.
Additionally, the ultimate skill effect of Ancient Power itself is also very powerful. It should have originated from the 【Charizard】’s 【Prime Power】.
However, unlike the 【Prime Power】 of the Charizard, the activation chance of latent abilities in the Ancient Power of the Fossil Wing Dragon is the same as the absorption percentage of the Ancient Power.
This means that the originally ten percent chance could keep rising, eventually reaching one hundred percent!
If the Fossil Wing Dragon evolves into a Super Fossil Wing Dragon, it is highly likely to inherit the one hundred percent activation of the Ancient Power!
The overall bonus effect of this ultimate skill is extremely terrifying. Fossil Demon and Ancient Power.
These two ultimate skills elevate the strength of the Fossil Wing Dragon to an unprecedented level.
While marveling at the genuine luck of 【Shenmi】, Dak continued to look at the third ultimate skill of the Fossil Wing Dragon—Sharp Stone Attack!
Finally, finally, the Fossil Wing Dragon has a genuine Pokémon move.
Dak felt inexplicably touched.
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【Sharp Stone Attack: The Fossil Wing Dragon summons sharp, massive rocks from the air, crashing them onto the target, or summoning several sharp stone pillars from underground to attack the target. It can also use sharp stones to hinder the opponent’s movements. Sharp Stone Attack is more likely to hit vital spots.】
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The power of Sharp Stone Attack is decent and has various ways to be released. Controlled by the Omanyte, it can transform into multiple forms of attacks.
The key point is that its cooldown is not long, making it usable as a conventional method in actual combat.
Of course, the number of times it can be used in a mana duel is also limited. However, as an attack-type rock-element ultimate skill, it is already quite impressive.
Dark then turned his attention to the last ultimate skill of Omanyte. His anticipation had already been met, so he didn’t have much thought about this last ultimate skill.
Yet, he seemed to receive another surprise.
Silent Tomb: When the Omanyte remains motionless, it is as silent as an ancient tomb. Its aura gradually disappears, and its body becomes completely invisible, granting the same effect to all allies within a ten-meter radius. If activated voluntarily, the Omanyte will enter a separate Silent Tomb state where its aura disappears, its body becomes invisible, and its movement speed significantly increases. Within three seconds after exiting invisibility, its attack power rises by thirty percent, triggering the Ghost Face effect, causing fear in the target and drastically reducing their speed.
Silent Tomb is not an ultimate skill of a Pokémon, but it is likely derived from the abilities of Tower Demon Arta.
However, the Ghost Face effect attached to it is similar to the Ghost Face move in Pokémon.
If we exclude its passive aura, this ultimate skill is simply a combination of invisibility, acceleration, breaking invisibility with a strike, and slowing down.
Although this endows Omanyte with formidable assassination capabilities.
Compared to the critical role of its passive aura, however, it still falls slightly short.
The passive aura of Silent Tomb is akin to a large-scale invisibility barrier that shields presence. Moreover, wherever Omanyte lands, it moves there!
In such a field, any intrusion by a biological entity will alert the Omanyte’s senses.
Furthermore, abilities like these built-in auras are harder to detect than magic barriers.
With this passive aura, Silent Tomb truly transforms into a highly effective ultimate skill.
“Have you finished reading?” Professor Shylph asked. Dark nodded and said, “I have.”
Professor Shylph then asked, “How was it? Did you feel the luck brought by Shenmi?”
Dark sighed and said, “No more luck could be wished for.” Professor Shylph immediately focused on Shenmi. Dark raised his hand to pet the little Shenmi and asked, “What reward do you want this time?”
“Mew,” Shenmi turned its head towards Professor Shylph.
Professor Shylph frowned slightly.
Dark explained, “It probably wants to try the taste of Demeter’s Flower?”
“Mew!” Shenmi nodded immediately.
“Is the Demeter’s Flower enough?” Professor Shylph pondered, “I can prepare a big bag of it for it to snack on.”
Dark thanked her, “Thank you, professor.”
Shenmi also revealed a very happy smile.
Professor Lily flapped her wings and said, “Three transformations, three instances of luck. It can’t be a coincidence anymore, right? I hope it can become our lucky star.”
Dark said, “So do I.”
Professor Lily then said enthusiastically, “Why don’t we summon that Omanyte and see how fun it is?”
Dark replied, “We will summon it, but not now.”
As he looked around, he asked Professor Shylph, “Professor, what ancient special items are stored in the academy’s vaults?”
“Antiques?” Professor Shylph frowned.
Dark nodded slightly, “They should be considered antiques. But the older the better, ideally containing special powers. I’m not sure if ordinary items would work.”
Professor Shylph asked, “What for?”
Dark explained, “My Omanyte can gain further growth by absorbing the ancient power contained in ancient items.”
“Another growth-type mana golem!” Professor Lily exclaimed, widening her eyes.
She naturally knew the secret of the Reaper’s Casket, which made her even more surprised. Dark nodded, “If there’s enough ancient power, my Omanyte might directly surpass the third tier threshold and enter the fourth tier! Its potential is vast; even evolving directly into a twelve-star mana golem doesn’t seem impossible.”
Professor Lily said, “This sounds even more powerful than your coffin.”
Dark responded, “That’s not necessarily true. After all, the Reaper’s Casket’s growth has no limit, while Omanyte only has one chance at transformation.”
Upon hearing this, Professor Shylph immediately said, “The academy may not have many things, but it has plenty of ancient items. However, truly powerful ancient items are rarely left in storage. Given the numerous crises the academy has faced throughout its history, nothing useful is just left lying around. A small portion of the forbidden items from the past are locked away in sealed locations due to their extreme danger. Frankly, I don’t have permission to access them.”
Dark wasn’t disappointed. He continued, “Let’s go check first. We can’t determine exactly what kind of ancient power Omanyte needs until we see it. With some luck, we might gather a bit. Besides, I have another idea.”
Professor Shylph asked, “What idea?”
Dark smiled and said, “Shouldn’t this era be the oldest since the gods still exist?”
Professor Shylph’s heart stirred, “You mean?”
Dark nodded, “Even if we collect enough ancient power in the academy, we can continue searching on the Mountain of Gods or even in the Heavenly Court! And the Soul of the Moon Goddess too!”
Artemis, the Hunting Goddess among the twelve gods of Mount Porphiros, also wields the authority of the Moon Goddess.
Even if the Heavenly Court is no longer what it once was, it should still retain some vestiges of divine essence.
This journey is both dangerous and full of opportunities.
If we can use this to significantly advance the deity progress of the Soul of the Moon Goddess, it will undoubtedly bring great positive effects in the future.
Of course, rescue efforts come first.
But whether it’s Omanyte or the Soul of the Moon Goddess, any transformation they undergo will greatly aid in the rescue efforts.
After tidying up the remaining experimental materials, Dark followed Professor Shylph and rushed immediately to the Treasure Location of Saint Maryann Academy!
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