After changing direction several times, Haunter finally found the way out of the mountain.
Feeling the bitterly cold wind outside, Haunter even found it somewhat pleasant.
To get back as soon as possible, Haunter had no time to enjoy it. He vanished from sight and hurried back.
Meanwhile, with Glalie still not back after so long, Froslass grew uneasy and decided to check on the human she had captured that day.
She remembered that this Trainer had released six Pokémon in total, but she had only brought four back, which meant two Pokémon were still outside.
Thinking of that sky-blue Gible and the elusive Haunter, Froslass felt a vague unease.
Ye Qing and his Pokémon held their ground at the ice cave's only entrance.
If anything happened, the Froslass and Glalie couple, who could neither pass through walls nor use Dig, would have to appear here.
"Garde."
Sensing Froslass approaching, Gardevoir immediately alerted everyone.
At the same moment, Froslass sensed intense danger too. A vicious gleam filled her eyes, and she opened her mouth to blast out a bitterly cold wind.
Ye Qing immediately ordered, "Milotic, seal the entrance!"
Milotic spat a blue beam from her mouth, sealing the entrance with ice in an instant.
Icy Wind struck the frozen entrance, but rather than having any effect, it only made the ice thicker.
Seeing that her attack had accomplished nothing, Froslass flew into a humiliated rage and slapped the ice.
Boom!
The ice exploded, sending countless shards hurtling into the cave.
Infernape breathed out flames, melting every shard before they could come close.
Froslass appeared alone at the entrance, glaring at Ye Qing and the Pokémon who had already broken free.
"Hold on a little longer!"
Ye Qing narrowed his eyes. For some reason, that absurdly powerful Glalie was not