After melting the ice on his body, Infernape placed one hand against the ice encasing his trainer and began raising the heat in his palm.
The ice around Ye Qing began to melt, and before long, it had melted completely.
His whole body was stiff, and his lips had turned slightly purple from the cold.
Infernape scratched his head, withdrew the flames on his body, and began raising the temperature of his palms as he rapidly rubbed Ye Qing's body.
With Infernape's friction massage, Ye Qing gradually recovered.
With no time to have Infernape dry his clothes, he hurriedly sent him to rescue the others.
Gardevoir was the first to be freed, and Ye Qing quickly fed her the Pokéblocks he had prepared.
A few minutes later, everyone had been rescued, and their injuries and stamina had mostly recovered.
Ye Qing had Gardevoir form a protective barrier with Confusion to block out sound before he began discussing how to escape with everyone.
"Ah-cha."
Infernape pointed at Gardevoir, indicating that they could simply use Teleport.
"Garde!"
Ye Qing and Gardevoir both refused. "No, we don't know which direction to go right now. If we teleport inside the mountain, won't we be crushed straight into pulp?"
"Cha."
Infernape scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed. He had been thinking too simply.
Ye Qing sighed. "If only Gible were here. That guy is amazing at digging."
"Lai."
Lairon nodded. Although he was a Rock-type, he knew nothing about digging.
"Mil."
Milotic glanced at the entrance to the ice cave, urging everyone to think of something quickly.
Outside the cave, Gible had climbed up to Glalie's lair alone. Standing on the steep cliff, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As for Zhang Tuzhen, he had naturally left him at the