It was a mysterious creature with blue eyes, a plump body, a circle of white fur around its upper body, and three pairs of huge, flaming wings on its back.
Its size was immense; its height alone seemed to be nearly three meters!
The moment Draconis saw this Pokémon, its name immediately came to his mind.
That was... Volcarona, the sun god worshipped by the people of the Unova region!
With the appearance of the Volcarona, the temperature in the cave suddenly soared, and the dazzling, scorching light from the Volcarona, like the sun, made the entire cave even brighter.
It flapped its fiery wings, and a Heat Wave, mixed with sparks, instantly swept in all directions.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Gerolt frowned, shielding Draconis behind him. He drew his weapon with a clang and looked solemnly at the giant beast.
"Volcarona... That's the sun god worshipped by the tribal-era humans recorded in the murals!" Draconis murmured.
He hadn't expected such a giant Volcarona to be residing in this underground ruin!
With such a massive size, it was no ordinary Volcarona.
An unbelievable thought instantly popped into Draconis's mind.
Could it be that this Volcarona had survived from that era until today?
Just as Draconis was contemplating, the Volcarona moved.
It looked down at the Darmanitan below with its azure blue eyes.
The Darmanitan were howling, as if complaining to it.
Then, the Volcarona turned its gaze towards Draconis and Gerolt.
"Wait, Volcarona, we mean no harm!" Draconis frowned, attempting to communicate with the Volcarona.
But the next second, a scorching blast of air rushed towards them.
Golden flames ignited on the Volcarona's body, and its three pairs of giant wings slowly flapped. A terrifying flame storm rapidly coalesced and then swept towards them.
Draconis's expression changed. The Volcarona's attack was extremely fast, so fast that they couldn't react before being engulfed by the flame storm.
With an attack of this power, even a strong individual like Gerolt was inevitably severely injured.
Haxorus gritted its teeth, struggling to retreat.
Dratini used Twister, forcefully resisting the Volcarona's attack, but it was quickly knocked flying.
Snivy also tried to resist, but as a Grass-type Pokémon with a huge disparity in strength compared to Volcarona, it was knocked out in a single exchange.
Gerolt held his sword horizontally in front of him, but under the terrifying high temperature that could distort space, the blade actually showed signs of melting.
But just then, the Volcarona seemed to run out of strength, and its massive body crashed to the ground. The surrounding Heat Wave instantly dissipated, and the temperature inside the cave also dropped significantly.
The light on the Volcarona's body slowly faded, and in a blink of an eye, the entire cave quickly darkened.
"Your Highness... run!"
Gerolt plunged his sword into the ground, forcing out his last words before passing out.
Haxorus had initially tried to get up, but it too quickly closed its eyes.
In an instant, only Draconis, shielded behind Gerolt, remained in the entire cave.
Seeing the Volcarona fall, the Darmanitan became even more enraged. They roared again and charged towards Draconis.
Draconis's heart pounded like a drum. Dratini and Haxorus had both lost their ability to battle.
At this moment, facing the Darmanitan charging towards him, he was completely defenseless.
"Snivy..."
Snivy, lying on the ground, gritted its teeth watching this scene. It struggled to stay conscious.
Draconis was in danger; it couldn't collapse yet!
But it was already out of strength.
Power... It needed to become stronger to protect Draconis.
But... where would the power come from?
Snivy already had the answer in its mind.
At this moment, it no longer suppressed the power of evolution within its body.
It wasn't evolving to become stronger, but to protect the human it loved!
"Snivy..." Snivy struggled to stand up from the ground. The next second, it leaped up and landed in front of Draconis. The moment its two Vine Whips extended, a dazzling white light burst from Snivy's body.
"SNA—VY!"
One after another, Darmanitan crashed into Snivy.
The dazzling white light engulfed them all.
This scene was reflected in Draconis's eyes.
Was that... evolution?
Did Snivy choose to evolve on its own?
Within the light, Snivy's appearance rapidly changed.
A moment later, a larger, more regal new Pokémon appeared before Draconis.
That was... Snivy's evolved form, Servine, had been born!
Terrifying Grass-type energy surged wildly around Servine, then transformed into sharp leaves, sweeping like a storm towards the Darmanitan.
Magical Leaf!
Servine's full-power attack!
After the storm, the Darmanitan showed expressions of fear. They continuously retreated, falling back to the side of the Volcarona.
Seeing this, Draconis quickly checked on Gerolt and Dratini's condition. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were merely overcome by the heat.
It seemed that the Volcarona hadn't intended to kill them... But even so, the power it displayed was still astounding.
A Volcarona that had survived from the tribal era, its strength... was probably already at the level of a Legendary Pokémon.
Draconis subconsciously cast his gaze towards the Volcarona.
Although he couldn't view specific information until a Pokémon joined his territory, he could see some basic data.
"Pokémon: Volcarona (Approaching its end)"
"Type: Fire, Bug"
"Ability: ???"
"Moves: ???"
"Life History: ???"
Approaching its end?
This Volcarona was going to die? Draconis was slightly stunned.
Looking at the Darmanitan, which were clearly in a protective stance, an unbelievable guess immediately arose in Draconis's mind.
The reason those Darmanitan attacked them was because they mistook them for intruders who would harm the Volcarona!
"Wait, Darmanitan, we mean no harm!"
Draconis stepped forward, casting his gaze upon the weakly breathing Volcarona, and then said:
"My name is Draconis, and I am the lord of this territory. I have some medicine here. Although I don't know if it can help Volcarona, perhaps it can make it feel more comfortable."
With that, Draconis took a few steps forward, took out the medicine Lila had prepared using Petilil's leaves and the Berry Juice brewed by Shuckle from his bag, placed them on the ground, and then retreated back to Servine's side, signaling it to feed the Potion to Dratini and Gerolt.
"Darmanitan..."
The Darmanitan stared at the medicines. Soon, one of the Darmanitan jumped forward, took the medicines back to the Volcarona, and handed them to it.
With the mental stimulant and Potion ingested, it wasn't long before the Volcarona's mental state recovered somewhat.
It once again spread its three pairs of fiercely burning wings and slowly descended in front of Draconis.
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