After an entire afternoon of spellcasting, both Calyrex and Spectrier looked utterly exhausted.
Perhaps Spectrier still could not understand how eating a single carrot had landed it here, working like a beast of burden.
Rumble! The rumbling underground had become unmistakable. Even some Pokémon that normally lived beneath the earth had fled to the surface, showing that the situation below was far more dramatic than anyone had imagined.
It was not until after eight that evening, when night had fully fallen, that the Giant Tree finally finished contracting.
The Giant Tree no longer had the canopy that had blotted out the sky during the day.
From a distance, it looked like nothing more than a ball of foliage a few dozen meters across.
No one knew what the underground portion looked like, but presumably it was much the same.
After all, this was the most space-efficient shape. Transplanting the Giant Tree in this state might require less than a tenth of the psychic power it would have taken before.
"We shall rest awhile, then cut Dyna Tree Hill free!" Calyrex said wearily as it slowly descended before the group on Spectrier's back.
"Cresselia, Milotic, help them recover!" Xiao Ran nodded and summoned several Pokémon.
Calyrex found a comfortable patch of grass and immediately lay down to sleep. Cresselia gave it a pleasant dream, then joined Milotic and the other Pokémon in using restorative moves to replenish Calyrex's strength.
"Let's get some rest too! At this rate, we'll be busy until dawn!" Xiao Ran told the others as he watched Calyrex sleep.
It was already eight. Even if Calyrex slept for only two hours, it would be ten by the time it woke. Transplanting the Giant Tree afterward could easily take the rest of the night. Besides, once the transplant was