"Cold-blooded, cruel, with a hunter's nature that suppresses rationality, and unable to be caught in a Poké Ball… It's a failed specimen."
Ace looked at the unconscious Pokémon on the ground, tilted his head, and said to Chansey and Gengar, "Bring it up here. Looks like it's time for a major surgery."
Chansey and Gengar immediately carried the small creature onto the operating table, where Ace had already prepared various surgical tools.
"System, how many gold coins in total?"
"10,000 gold coins."
"Exchange it. Can the shape be modified?"
"Yes."
"Then it's no problem."
Ace nodded and began the surgical modifications.
Pfff.
A sharp scalpel instantly cut through the small creature's shell. With practiced ease, Ace peeled off the shell like a master butcher. Chansey brought over a large bucket, and Ace threw the shell pieces inside.
After half an hour, he had stripped all the shell from the creature, piling the pieces into the bucket. In the next moment, a stream of molten iron appeared out of nowhere and poured into the bucket.
Sizzzzzzle…
The shell was gradually melted by the high temperature, but strangely, the molten iron and the shell fused together. After mixing, the softened shell and iron formed a large, putty-like substance.
"Good. Now to deal with the rest."
Ace looked at the fused substance, then turned his attention to the mangled, bloody creature on the operating table.
Swish, swish, swish!
Four quick cuts removed the creature's four extra arms. Ace placed his hand on the wounds, and with a single mission point, he temporarily stabilized the creature's vital signs. This was a surgical method Ace had developed: he could split the one mission point needed for a perfect body repair into five parts, injecting them little by little to stabilize the creature and counteract the aftereffects of his rough experimentation.
After Ace had cut off the four arms, he removed the muscle tissue. He then sliced open the remaining four limbs and stitched the excess muscle into them.
"Enhance the strength of the limbs, then connect the nerves…"
On the operating table, Ace's movements grew faster and faster. He cut and stitched nerve tissue, completely overhauling the creature's entire body.
"The temperature is about right."
Ace went to the bucket, felt the temperature of the substance, and then poured the putty-like material all over the creature.
"System, begin shaping."
"Understood."
The system cooperated with Ace, and the substance began to adhere evenly to the creature's body. As Ace restructured its body, large amounts of muscle and nerve tissue fused with the substance, spreading out like tree roots. The head area received the most substance, its small head completely covered into a flat shape. Through the substance, the brain's nerve tissue could be seen piercing through and connecting with the new material, tightly bonding the creature's body and the substance together.
"Done."
Ace watched as the substance cooled, forming a scarlet outer shell that encased the original body. The metal shell was sharp and angular, and on its back, a large-caliber cannon took shape.
Ace spent five mission points to fully heal the creature. He unfastened the clasps holding it in place, and Chansey picked it up, then threw it back into the Fossil Reviver's incubator.
Ace pulled the switch, activating the incubator, sealing the creature inside, and submerging it in the culture fluid once more.
"The methods were a bit rough. It'll probably need to be nurtured for six months to a year before it can be used properly."
Ace washed his hands, his face filled with a smile as he looked at the creature sleeping in the incubator.
Pokémon: Genesect (Modified)
Gender: None
Level: 1
Ability: Download
Shiny Ability: Ruthless Hunter
Nature: Timid (Originally Hasty)
Potential: Excellent
Egg Moves: None
Moves: Fell Stinger, Techno Blast, Magnet Rise, Self-Destruct…
Note: Ruthless Hunter: Genesect has undergone special modifications, retaining most of its biological instincts. By consuming its prey and absorbing nutrients, it can evolve again.
…
Ace felt extremely pleased as he looked at the Pokémon's information panel. He had bet correctly; this was Genesect's original state. In the Unova region, Team Plasma had created Genesect in a similar way.
Ace had emulated Team Plasma's modification method, keeping the overall structure the same but making some detailed changes.
First, he increased the caliber of Genesect's cannon, because caliber is justice! Second, he improved the metal shell used to create Genesect. The Self-Destruct move used the shell to detonate, and the blast's power would increase depending on how much of the shell was discarded.
Finally, he kept Genesect's close-combat capabilities. He didn't realize it while playing the games, but Genesect's original form also had impressive close-combat abilities. In fact, Genesect was originally a close-combat Pokémon, and it was only after Team Plasma's modifications that it became a long-range attacker.
After all, for them, a team with long-range firepower was far more suitable for war than a team of close-combat fighters.
But Ace had preserved its close-combat abilities. He had reinforced and extended the sharp shell blades that Genesect had before. In close combat, Genesect could eject two meter-long, folding shell blades from its arm casings. Their sharpness would be absolutely top-tier!
More importantly, the Shiny ability, Ruthless Hunter, was a power Ace had painstakingly nurtured. Its principle was simple: absorb, then evolve! As a top predator of ancient times, Ace would never have given up its excellent hunting ability; that would have been a terrible waste!
Ace stood in front of the Fossil Reviver machine, looking at Genesect in the incubator, and nodded in satisfaction. "The purest hunter. I look forward to your awakening soon."
Hearing Ace's voice, the Genesect, which should have been in a deep sleep, visibly shuddered. The "surgery" it had just undergone had left a deep psychological scar on the confused Pokémon. This was evident from its change in nature, from Hasty to Timid. It was clear what it was afraid of.
"Hidden mission (Genesect's Revival) completed. Mission rating: S. Reward: 50,000 gold coins, one hidden map, one Shock Drive, one Chill Drive, 50 mission points."
"Gift package has been stored for you, and can be claimed at any time."
"Hidden Map: An ancient map with marked locations. Search for treasure based on the coordinates. You might have a fruitful harvest, or you might return empty-handed."