Before Ash came down, he told them to just jump down, someone would catch them. As for why Misty didn't jump down… Well, holding her hand and carrying her down is just more convenient, isn't it?
The falling shadows were ultimately eased onto the ground under Gardevoir's psychic control.
Beside Ash, Gary sat up on the ground, still shaken, he almost thought he was going to die!
Falling from such a height, if you don't die you'd at least become half paralyzed!
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to hit the ground, his body suddenly started to levitate and then landed steadily.
There's no need to think to know it was Ash's work. If Ash pushed him down, he must have had a foolproof plan, but silently pushing him into the pit is too much!
Gary glared at Ash: "Can't you give a heads-up?! Are you trying to scare me to death?!"
Ash shrugged, opened his palms, and replied helplessly: "Isn't this saving effort? Besides, it's been just a short while since we last met, and Gary, how did you become so timid?"
Gary: ???
You call this timid? If I were any more timid, I'd have fainted earlier, okay!
Do you even know how many meters we fell just now… Wait, it seems Ash just jumped down directly without any buffer and wasn't even caught by Gardevoir's psychic power.
Gary couldn't help but look at the ground where Ash landed, noticing two deep footprints. This is where Ash landed.
"Are you a monster? Jumping down from that height hugging someone, yet you're completely fine!" Gary exaggeratedly commented.
He knows Ash has some special abilities, and a good physique, but such an exaggerated display still shocked him.
"My physical condition has been good since childhood, you know that." Ash casually replied, his gaze directed deeper into the underground space.
His eyes took in the unfathomable darkness stretching ahead, as if walking forward would lead to being swallowed.
There is no light inside, a timid person probably wouldn't even dare look inside.
Ash, possessing Aura Power, isn't affected by dim places, but Gary and the others can't see anything.
So Ash released Charizard, using its tail flame for illumination, and led the way inside.
After walking for about five minutes, Ash halted, and Gary, noticing this, said as he moved past Ash: "Let me see how many fossils you mentioned… Hmm?! This… is!!"
Under Charizard's light, the scene ahead clearly emerged before Gary's eyes.
Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanyte, Omastar!
These renowned Fossil Pokemon from Kanto, theoretically extinct, stood right before him!
They were not fossils, but alive!
In recent years, with the advent of the fossil revival machine, Fossil Pokemon are no longer extinct, yet their rarity still surpasses Quasi-Gods!
Because the conditions to revive fossils are extremely stringent, not every fossil can be revived into a Pokemon. Any fossil that can be revived requires at least three million, plus the massive costs for using the machine.
Adding it all up, acquiring a Fossil Pokemon would require at least five to six million.
Thus, even if there's a fossil revival machine, not everyone can own Fossil Pokemon, yet now there's so many Fossil Pokemon appearing before them, even Gary, wealthy as he is, can't help but swallow hard.
This could save a fortune!
And it's not just about money; some things can't be bought regardless of price!
Reviving Fossil Pokemon is nerve-wracking, but capturing them as they are doesn't need such worries!
"Ash, how did you know there were so many Fossil Pokemon here?!"
Gary's voice slightly trembled. No one facing so many Fossil Pokemon could remain indifferent!
"Aura Power detected it, um, it's my special ability."
"Special ability? Oh well, you've always been a freak, knowing you have some weird specialty isn't surprising." Gary spoke awkwardly.
"Who are you calling a freak!" Ash rolled his eyes, somewhat displeased.
Suddenly, he felt a guiding sense in his mind urging him to delve deeper, so Ash paused, then said to Misty and the others: "I'll go further inside. Be careful, these Fossil Pokemon have Professional Level abilities, though they might not be able to use full strength now. If you can't win, Gary, Misty might be able to help you."
With these words, Ash and Charizard charged further in. As Ash advanced, the Fossil Pokemon surrounding them also prepared to act. If Ash dared approach, they'd shred him as breakfast!
They were sleeping well until recent disturbances in their habitat, plus the loud roaring earlier completely woke them!
They're severely grumpy now!
If Ash dared to rush over, they'd show him the fury of ancient Pokemon!
However, when Ash approached with Charizard, an unparalleled pressure bore down on them, for an instant making them feel as if facing a deity!
The sickles and tentacles ready to strike stopped instantly, not daring to move.
It was only after Ash left that they exchanged frightened glances, seeing terror reflected in each other's eyes.
Who was that human exactly? What was with the pressure radiating from him? Could it be a Legendary Beast disguised as a human for fun here?
How come his aura alone can paralyze them?!
After Ash and Charizard left, Gary released Magmar to illuminate the cavern's interior.
Ash mentioned these Fossil Pokemon were Professional Level, meaning capturing them would be highly challenging for Gary, as his strongest Pokemon, Blastoise, is only at Elite Peak.
Elite Peak and Professional Level might seem only one rank apart, but it's a significant gap!
Not everyone can effortlessly challenge across ranks like Ash, whose Pokemon are quite overpowered, and Ash himself is a human cheat.
However, Ash said these Fossil Pokemon have Professional Levels but can't exert full strength; Gary quickly understood the principle.
Fossil Pokemon existed in ancient times; many Fossil Pokemon fossilized due to near-extinct life force, their final attempt was fossilization to preserve a spark of life.
If not for modern fossil revival technology, those transforming into fossils would certainly die.
The Fossil Pokemon here have survived from antiquity solely through slumber.
Now their condition is visibly just awakened, their vitality and state extremely poor.
Lacking any nutritional replenishment, these Fossil Pokemon can barely exhibit a tenth of their power at best!
With this realization, Gary confidently drew his Pokeball, boldly declaring: "Who wants to go first, watch me, the great Gary, take you all down!"
Elsewhere, Ash reached the cave's deepest point…