Mirror Lake Island, Cave Ruins.
Water beaded on the cold rock walls, and beams from powerful lights pierced the darkness.
On Mirror Lake Island, in the waters between the Sinnoh Region and the Kanto Region, the ancient grottoes left in the rock walls by the island's early inhabitants were breathtaking.
"Coming back here, we're uncovering more than we did when we first discovered it."
Cynthia's voice echoed through the spacious grotto.
Her slender fingers brushed over a newly cleaned section of rock, revealing an ancient mural beneath it. Though some of its colors had faded, its lines remained distinct.
The last time they had visited the Cave Ruins, their attention had been focused more on the unknown danger and the sound of a beating heart.
That had undoubtedly cost them a great deal of information they should have uncovered.
Elsewhere,
Steven held a portable scanner specially made by the Devon Corporation. It ran silently, casting a pale blue grid of light over another stone wall covered in densely packed symbols.
These symbols were all complex ancient script. Steven could not read them, but that did not matter.
The portable scanner was the Devon Corporation's latest development, capable of quickly uploading the information Steven scanned to the internet.
Several researchers wearing gloves carefully used soft brushes to clear debris from the cracks, revealing the murals in their entirety.
Li Wei walked beside Cynthia, with Lucario quietly keeping close to him.
Lucario's aura spread like invisible ripples, touching the cold stone walls, the marks on the ground, and the ancient traces lingering in the air.
For Lucario, this was a unique experience.
"Come look at this!"
An Ancient Researcher's excited voice drew Li Wei, Cynthia, and Steven's attention.
After two full days of cleaning, the Ancient Researchers had finally uncovered another relatively