The cave fell silent again.
Baimu held the prismatic crystal and exchanged glances with the others. Something passed between them without a word.
"Is... is it over?"
The journey had been much shorter than they'd imagined. They had all been prepared to spend three to five days underground.
After all, exploring the outskirts of Area Zero had taken nearly three days. Yet they had spent less than half a day in the Great Crater of Paldea.
Experience told Baimu that the story had probably reached its end.
He had always thought of the Great Crater of Paldea as DLC content.
And DLC stories were usually short. Calyrex's story in the Crown Tundra hadn't involved anything too complicated either—just finding a horse, battling, and catching it.
Baimu turned the crystal over in his hand. It had shrunk to fit his palm and sat perfectly against the Space-Time Wristband. There wasn't even a battle before catching it. The third god just fell into my hands.
Finding Calyrex hadn't been this easy!
That was quick!
Nemona and Arven were full of mixed feelings. Penny finally let down her guard and breathed a long sigh of relief.
She'd been afraid Terapagos would summon a horde of Paradox Pokémon and trap them in the cave, which was spacious but not that spacious.
With Baimu and Nemona protecting them, safety probably wouldn't have been an issue. It still would have been terrifying!
Briar smiled. "Looks like we even saved a Master Ball."
"Come to think of it, will taking Terapagos away affect the Great Crater of Paldea somehow?" Arven asked suddenly.
Everyone turned to Briar. As someone who specialized in researching Tera energy, she might be the only one who knew.
"Probably not," Briar replied. "Look—the changes to Terapagos haven't affected these crystals."
She cited the