The Egg That Suffered Many Misfortunes

Chapter 98 The Egg That Suffered Many Misfortunes

This is Lugia's egg...:

This is information that comes naturally to mind, since both responding to the call of the "Sea Bell" and appearing in the shrine of the ancient civilization "Atlantis" that worships Lugia demonstrate this point.

As is widely known, legendary Pokémon like Lugia have their own groups.

Of course, it can also lay eggs.

But what about the Great Lugia?

Where is Lugia, the mother who laid this egg here?

We've come all this way without a trace of it. Did it just lay its egg and leave? Leaving this pitiful egg all alone here, is that responsible or irresponsible?

But Lucia's mother must still love this child.

You can tell from the clumps of blue and white Lugia feathers that are laid out under the egg.

"And... this egg is also strange."

Ordinary Pokémon eggs, such as the Vulpix egg that Zeki touched before it hatched, can be sensed to contain a lot of life force. Even if they don't need "parents" to take care of them, they can still hatch normally if there is no threat.

But the little Lugia egg in front of him gave Ze Shu a feeling...

It is teetering on the brink of collapse.

It seemed as if, at any moment, it might displease its surroundings and suddenly die right before your eyes. The unconscious chiming of the sea bells, resonating in his heart, also sounded weak and helpless...

If Zeshu were to find a word to describe the egg in front of him, it would be "premature baby".

Combined with Lugia's mother's rage, Ze Shu felt he could already imagine what kind of heart-wrenching plot he could conjure up.

He shook his head and refocused his attention on the egg in front of him:

"The most important thing now is this egg... what should we do with it? Or rather, how should we hatch it..."

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To be honest, he was a little confused.

Judging from the state of the egg, he couldn't just move it.

After all, he had absolutely no experience in hatching Pokémon, and his knowledge of Pokémon hatching was limited to the emergency training he received shortly before the arrival of the Vulpix egg. His own abilities naturally didn't have any healing effects either...

We can't just leave this egg here and let it die on its own, can we?

As a result, the egg will most likely die silently in this deserted 'Atlantis' shrine.

Ze Shu was considering calling Yu Longdu to temporarily impersonate the "healer" and come up with a solution.

"Chirp... Chirp!"

But it was at this moment that...

Perhaps it was because it "heard" Zeki's thoughts...:

The cries that had been echoing in Ze Shu's heart became pitiful, unconsciously carrying a hint of the desire to survive.

It was pleading helplessly.

The egg shone with a faint white light, but soon a black light flashed and the white light gradually dimmed.

But soon, accompanied by a more intense cry in Ze Shu's ears, the white light struggled out once again. This time, the black light failed to suppress it, allowing the white light to dissipate.

Judging from this state, it looks like a scene of an elf egg hatching.

But the current situation is clearly not like that.

Instead, it was the little Lugia egg in front of it struggling desperately for one last time.

There was no time to marvel at little Lugia's recklessness.

"Little Blue!"

Ze Shu quickly picked up the Lugia egg.

"Contact Professor Oak and Professor Sakuragi to prepare the incubation equipment on shore—the best of everything! And if you have any nutrients that can aid in hatching—well, mainly nutrients to protect the Pokémon eggs—prepare as much as you can, the best of everything."

I can pay for it!

After saying that, he stopped driving the Magikarp beneath him, tossed it aside, and then hugged the egg and slung it over Professor Oak's sturdy Dragonite back.

"Dragonite, top speed! Let me see your limits!"

"Huff huff..."

Although Dragonite didn't understand what was going on, its chubby little face became serious. After feeling that Zeju on its back was settled, it flapped its little wings, stirring up the water around it, which surged upwards like a gust of wind.

With a loud thud.

The Dragonite's massive body, imbued with the energy of flight, pierced through the marble roof of the shrine.

Zeshu moved quickly, and Dragonite's flight speed was also very fast.

In just a few seconds, he and Dragonite disappeared from Blue's sight.

This unexpected situation left Xiao Lan stunned for a second before she subconsciously uttered a word of agreement to Ze Shu.

"....good!"

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The surrounding water surged rapidly, and Dragonite was very fast. At least Professor Oak's earlier statement that "he was a very powerful trainer when he was young" was not an exaggeration.

Zeshu held the egg on its back and struggled with all his might to keep his balance.

Because his legs were wrapped around Dragonite's thick back, it was really difficult. After all, Dragonite's back was very thick, and he also had to avoid the small wings that kept flapping on Dragonite's back. This position for riding Dragonite might not be very good.

But in order to save every second, he can't adjust his position right now.

Because the Lugia egg he was holding in his arms gave Zeki the feeling that it was about to give out.

The white light on its body surface flickered like an unstable light bulb, or like the red light on Ultraman's chest when he was exhausted.

It's simply.....

He's bad at it and loves to act recklessly.

"My little Lugia, if you're not sure you can handle this, please don't be so reckless..." Holding the egg tightly to his chest, Ze Shu sighed helplessly. "It's not like it's going to die any second now, is it really necessary to be like this..."

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As he said that...

Immediately afterwards, the egg in his arms made a cracking sound as the shell broke. He looked down and saw a small crack appear on the blue and white surface of the egg amidst a flash of white light, revealing black and white intertwined energy rays emanating from within.

But it doesn't look like it can hatch; it looks like it's doomed to perish.

Ze Shu: "...—".

Is it his fault...?

If he keeps "mocking" like this, I feel like this silly little Lugia will die in front of him in no time.

Fortunately.

Dragonite is still very fast.

Compared to the three or four hours they swam down there, it only took less than an hour for Zeki to see the surface of the sea from the seabed. Then, with a splash, the surface of the water broke open, and the orange figure of Dragonite flashed out from the splash.

There was no stopping.

Dragonite knew the seriousness of the situation, so it flew straight to the beach.

Xiao Lan's communication was very timely.

From afar, Ze Shu could see some machines piled up on the beach that were different from before, and many strong people were carrying boxes up and down, the boxes filled with all sorts of colorful props.

Professor Oak waved as he arrived:

"Although I don't know exactly what happened, this is the incubator you requested, Ze Shu!"

He pointed to a large device with an oval glass dome, saying this. The dome was already open, and the inside was filled with a liquid that looked like nutrient solution.

Without hesitation, Ze Shu placed the Lugia egg, which had cracked slightly again, into it.

Professor Oak closed the incubation device.

Seemingly having received nutrition and a good incubation environment, the white light on the surface of the Lugia egg gradually stabilized.

"Huff huff..."

Dragonite's chubby face was panting heavily.

The amount of exercise it did in just one hour is equivalent to its total exercise over the past few years....

"What's going on..."

Seeing that things seemed to have calmed down, Professor Oak wiped the sweat from his brow and asked.

"Hmm... In short, we found a city left behind by an ancient civilization on the seabed, and in the middle of the city, we found this silly egg." Ze Shu said, sensing that Lugia's emotions had calmed down a bit from the sound of the sea bell.

"Silly...egg?" Professor Oak was initially confused by the word before realizing what it meant. "Wait! You said you found the ruins of an ancient civilization??"

Wasn't this thing supposed to be hidden very well?

According to the information he consulted, the ancient ruins in this area are not a secret, so many people have been coming to this sea area to explore. The search for the actual ruins has been ongoing for nearly a century, but no one has been able to find these so-called ancient civilization ruins. As a result, there are many rumors that these ancient ruins are fake news.

But now, Ze Shu says he's found it?

So, it's been a few hours since I went down there?

Professor Oak couldn't believe it.

Ze Shu asked in confusion, "Huh? Didn't we tell you that down there?"

Professor Oak: "...—"

He shook his head silently.

"Then it's my fault...::" Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.

Perhaps their attention was focused on finding the Lugia egg.

But speaking of Lugia's egg...

Looking at the incubation device in front of him, Ze Shu frowned: "Something doesn't feel right... Although I don't know much about incubation, this egg, with so many cracks, should barely hatch in a safe environment, right..."

Professor Sakuragi, staring at the incubation device panel, said with a grave expression, "You're right... the situation is very bad."

"Its vitality is constantly being lost. Even with the continuous injection of various nutrient solutions, we can only barely balance the vitality within its body. But relying solely on nutrient solutions is definitely not enough, as its original energy is also constantly being depleted."

"If this continues..."

Professor Sakuragi shook his head dejectedly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Ze Shu: "....—"

Oh, the long-suffering Lugia...

Professor Oak frowned: "Is there any way?"

Sakuragi Hiroto first shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I've heard that the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh possesses a sacred flame capable of healing all Pokémon. If it could come, then..."

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"Or, I've heard that in the distant Galar region there lives a Pokémon known as the 'King,' who also possesses healing abilities..."

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He stopped talking towards the end, seemingly realizing that his words were a bit funny.

How could Ho-Oh possibly be here...?

But then he saw a bright red feather suddenly appear in Ze Shu's hand.

"This..." Dr. Sakuragi's pupils narrowed slightly.

"I've heard that the Rainbow Wing can summon Ho-Oh..."

Ze Shu said that he didn't really know either, but he could only try anything as a last resort.

He saw that the iridescent feather he had taken out of his hand had no reaction: "No reaction...shouldn't we give this feather some stimulation?"

As if murmuring, his eyes gleamed slightly, and golden flames suddenly overflowed from his hand. The raging flames swirled beneath the rainbow-colored feathers, causing them to emit a faint, intolerant red glow, and then...:

Flames spontaneously erupted from the rainbow-colored feathers.

This flame was golden yellow, but unlike the mad fire of the Ze Tree that carried an aura of destruction, the golden light it emitted was dazzling, as if one could feel vitality and... rebirth within it.

Professor Sakuragi was astonished: "It's Ho-Oh's flame that can heal any creature?"

Professor Oak quickly opened the incubator: "Sawaki! Come here..."

But just as Zeshu was about to place the rainbow feather into the incubator...

The phoenix flames on the feathers also went out at once.

The thought of giving a glimmer of hope only to extinguish it just as it was about to be completed left the two PhDs feeling extremely disappointed, and their faces darkened.

"How could this be...?"

"Is this not allowed?"

But then, instead of seeing any disappointment on Ze Shu's face, they...::

A little excited?

Following Ze Shu's gaze upwards, both doctors stared wide-eyed at the fog.

"this...."

What appeared on the horizon was a bright golden-red. Its long, dazzling tail feathers trailed behind it, and the phoenix crown on its head shone brightly, displaying different colors of light under the afternoon sun.

It's Ho-Oh!

The "sacred flame" of the rainbow feathers went out, but Ho-Oh arrived.

"Ash mentioned not long ago that he encountered Ho-Oh once, but I thought it was Articuno instead of Ho-Oh..." Professor Oak, who usually didn't show any shock, was genuinely astonished. "I never expected this..."

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"The legendary Phoenix King really is around here."

Dr. Sakuragi murmured as well:

"There's hope! This egg can be saved... As long as Ho-Oh sends down its sacred fire into the egg, it will be reborn..."

As soon as he finished speaking, they suddenly heard the Phoenix King cry out from above, and a ball of golden, dazzling holy fire descended towards their location.

Even the knowledgeable Professor Sakuragi wondered if he possessed some kind of magic from the legendary ancient Eastern kingdom, where words could become law. His earlier statement, "If Ho-Oh could come," resulted in Ho-Oh's arrival; and his recent statement, "Let the sacred fire descend," also came to pass.

But what happened next was different from what he said. The sacred flame didn't land inside the Lugia egg in the incubator, but instead landed on...

In Ze Shu's hands.

As if wrestling with the different golden flames in his hand, the flames continued to swirl around the rainbow-colored feather.

In no time, the rainbow-colored feather was burned to ashes.

Then.....

Ze Shu looked at the ball of ash in his hand—[Holy Ash]

Ashes possess divine power and the ability to regenerate. They can heal any disease or injury, and even revive someone in a near-death state.

"......"

"So the sacred ash is made from the ash of Ho-Oh's feathers?"

Zeshu sighed thoughtfully for a moment, but his actions were swift; he carried the holy ash in both hands toward the incubation device. Professor Oak, still in shock, opened the device at the opportune moment, allowing him to drop the ash, imbued with the power of new life, onto Lugia's eggshell.

When the ashes fall into the eggshell.

There weren't many noticeable changes at first.

Changes happen in subtle ways. Ze Shu could already see that the tiny cracks on Lugia's eggshell were slowly healing, and the humming of Lugia, transmitted by the sea bell, was gradually stabilizing, conveying a comfortable mood, and surging life energy was flowing out again.

Not long after.

The cracks on the eggshell surface have completely healed.

A true light of incubation suddenly appeared and grew stronger over time.

Enveloped in a steady, continuous white light.

The egg began to shake, initially very slightly, but then the shaking became more violent. At the same time, accompanied by the cracking sound of the newly hatched eggshell, Ze Shu faintly heard a realistic humming:

"Sing..."

At this moment, Ze Shu felt only joy and comfort.

finally..

This tumultuous egg has finally hatched.

When the light faded, Lugia, the premature baby who had taken a lot of his energy to be reborn, appeared before him.

It's no more than half a meter long, entirely white, with a small blue tail fin along its back. Looking at its bewildered little head, you can vaguely see the white-to-black gradient of its tail...

and many more!

A gradient from white to black?

Ze Shu suddenly realized what was happening and stared intently at Lugia's tail.

Is this how a normal Lugia is...?