After dealing with Lunatone, Cheng Tian sent out Milotic to heal Gardevoir. Then Su Han recalled Gardevoir.
After some consideration, Cheng Tian decided to rest in the cavern for a while. As it happened, everyone was feeling hungry too.
He let out all the Pokémon and prepared enough food for everyone. Fortunately, the cavern was quite large. Although it would be a little crowded, there was still enough room for all the Pokémon.
"Everyone, let's eat here together!" Cheng Tian called out. "Get some extra rest! There might be more battles later!"
The Moon Stones on the walls gave off specks of light, so they did not need to light a fire.
With everyone out, the atmosphere grew noticeably livelier. Cheng Tian closed his eyes and leaned against Su Han, planning to rest for a while.
"Rotom, set a timer for one hour. Wake us when it goes off."
"No problem, Rotom!"
Their rest did not last long. Cheng Tian woke up partway through, feeling a chill run through his body.
"Sure enough... it's still cold here without a heat source. This isn't a good place to sleep."
Su Han woke up too. "What is it, A-Tian? Do you want to rest some more?"
"Forget it. Let's keep moving." Cheng Tian rubbed his hands together. "It's too cold here to sleep."
"All right."
With the same lineup as before, the two walked hand in hand through the empty tunnel. The farther they walked, the more something felt wrong.
Soon, an "X" appeared on the wall in front of them again. Cheng Tian's expression grew grave at the sight.
"Just as I thought. We've been going around in circles."
"But neither Noibat nor Gengar found any enemies." Su Han looked at Greninja. "Greninja, have you noticed anything?"
Greninja shook