In the end, Volcanion had to step in to defeat them one after another. Xiao Ran and the others did not pass up such rare Pokémon, capturing a few Aron with better potential, but they did not wipe out the entire colony.
Even the Elite Four Class Aggron were merely defeated, not killed.
They continued onward. The Pokémon on Snowslide Slope were considerably stronger. After the Aggron, they encountered groups of Golett, Corviknight, Pangoro, and other Pokémon in succession, and the frequency of their battles rose sharply.
By the time they made it through Snowslide Slope, the sky had begun to pale. Xiao Ran and the others had no choice but to stop for a rest. After a sleepless night, exhaustion was written all over their faces.
"Let's rest for a while!" Xiao Ran said to the others as they reached the entrance to a tunnel through the mountain.
Hearing that they could finally stop, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Traversing Snowslide Slope had been every bit as mentally exhausting as crossing Giant's Bed.
Still, their gains along the way had been substantial. Between Giant's Bed and Snowslide Slope, almost everyone had caught one or two Elite Four Class Pokémon. Thanks to her newly captured Pokémon, Qiu Yuxuan had even officially become an Elite Four Class Pokémon Trainer.
As for Xuan Yuan Tianyu and the others, they mostly captured these Pokémon first, intending to take their time taming them after returning home and make their strength their own.
Besides those adult Elite Four Class Pokémon, they had also caught plenty of rare young Pokémon. Xuan Yuan Tianyu's Dragon-type Pokémon could practically form an entire team of Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
"Rest here for now. Hoopa, Cresselia, and I will go up and take a look!" After settling everyone in, Xiao Ran