Inside the mountain, the group and their many Pokémon struggled to dodge the mountain walls as they split apart and the rocks that came crashing down.
Fortunately, with Pupitar, Nosepass, Rhydon, and Metang among them, they could just barely keep everyone safe.
The rumbling and tremors behind them left everyone tense.
They had reached the temple's third level. Although Regigigas had torn straight through the mountain, the interior of Snowpoint Temple remained more or less intact. Most of the destruction was underground, deeper within, or near the mountain's outer edges.
As they hurried along, Yong and Riley gave Adaman a rough account of how they had arrived at Snowpoint Temple and been locked inside the cavern.
Rumble!
Dodging a falling rock, Adaman frowned, his voice still thick with doubt.
"So you're saying you two were transported straight from an island to the southwest to Snowpoint Temple in the far north?"
"Yes!"
Riley felt helpless. Even he struggled to explain it, but that was what had happened.
Adaman glanced at the two of them.
"I'll verify your identities. Everything else can wait until we've dealt with this crisis!"
No one felt like talking anymore, because the mountain's tremors were growing stronger and more frequent.
Outside.
The passage between Snowpoint City and Snowpoint Mountain had been sealed off. Officer Jenny had led the public security officers and numerous Pokémon Trainers here to establish a defensive line.
The Rock-type Pokémon, in particular, used their moves to erect an enormous stone wall ahead of them! Water-type and Fighting-type Pokémon stood atop it, watching the incoming ice and falling rocks and using their strength to shatter them!
Beneath the surface, Ground-type Pokémon repeatedly used Dig to excavate cavern after cavern, reducing the speed and scale of the spreading avalanche!
Meanwhile, Pokémon Breeders and Pokémon doctors