The outside of the ruins had indeed returned to its former state. The unusual terrain formed a loop between the low mountain and the cliffs on either side, while air blowing outward through the passages flanking the ruins greatly weakened the raging wind and sand.
As he walked along the cliffs around the perimeter, the surroundings gradually opened up. It felt as though he had returned to where he first entered the desert. Nothing but yellow sand stretched before his eyes.
Watching the cliff to his left slowly disappear, Yong stopped advancing. Without any Pokémon with him, he was in no position to venture deeper. Wild Pokémon were still dangerous.
The boy shook his head in disappointment, then turned back toward camp.
Not far from him, elsewhere in the vast desert, the wind and sand suddenly grew more violent. Powerful air currents twisted in midair, forming vortices of varying sizes. As sand swept into them, they gradually became sand tornadoes stretching between heaven and earth.
Amid the swirling yellow sand, a towering black silhouette flickered in and out of sight.
Huge tornadoes scattered the sand. Sandshrew, Diglett, and Drilbur burst from their burrows, fleeing toward the edge of the area in panic. Some Pokémon that reacted too slowly were gradually engulfed by the shadow, then vanished without a trace...
After a long, long time, the black shadow slowly disappeared. The surrounding wind and sand gradually returned to normal, and the sand tornadoes faded away. Everything returned to how it had been, as though nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, Yong returned to camp empty-handed and stayed beside his companions.
He let go of his obsession and devoted himself to their training.
Time passed quickly.
Training continued for several days. Steelix kept battling wild Pokémon, with impressive results. Its presence grew increasingly imposing,