Bronzong's departure left everyone feeling a little down. Fortunately, none of them had been hurt, and they were sure they would meet again someday.
Just as Bronzong vanished, the system notifications finally arrived.
"Ding! Steelix! Marshtomp! Aron! Trapinch won consecutive battles! Earned 500 Training Points! Gained a large amount of experience!" "Ding! Aron advanced to Lv23! Trapinch advanced to Lv26!" "Ding! Your Pokémon's move proficiency increased! Marshtomp's Water Gun proficiency broke through! Advanced to mastery level!"
The consecutive battles had earned Steelix and the others plenty of experience and Training Points. Aron and Trapinch had each gained a level as well.
The most exciting part was the breakthrough in Marshtomp's Water Gun proficiency, which meant its use of Water-type energy had reached a new stage.
Pulling himself together, Yong looked around. Sandslash and its followers were nowhere to be seen. They had probably slipped away while everyone was fighting.
He had never intended to catch them anyway. Yong recalled all his Pokémon into their Poké Balls and headed toward the entrance to the third floor.
Now that he had a way out, there was no rush to leave. He might as well properly explore this legendary Mirage Tower!
Ancient Pokémon fossils were said to exist here. Presumably, they were on the higher floors.
He climbed an identical winding staircase. After his earlier encounters, Yong was much more cautious this time. When he reached the entrance, he studied it carefully for a while. Only after finding nothing unusual did he slowly step inside.
The third floor was much smaller than the first two, only about half the size of a basketball court. The blue-gray stone slabs shone even more brilliantly here, and a square stone platform stood in the center of the tower.
Yong approached and examined the differently