After passing through the long, narrow tunnel, the three of them finally arrived before a frozen waterfall.
At the sight of it, Xia You finally understood why Lorelei had named this place Icefall Cave.
Apart from a dozen or so streams less than a foot wide that still flowed downward, the enormous waterfall had frozen solid, like a thick wall of ice!
Before they could marvel at nature's extraordinary craftsmanship, their attention was drawn to the faint sound of voices from farther inside.
They exchanged glances and crept over without a sound.
Rounding a massive pillar of ice, they saw several Team Rocket members crouched beside a lake full of floating ice, busy with something on the shore.
Beside them lay a huge metal net, with dozens of unconscious Pokémon lying lifelessly inside it!
Team Rocket really was here!
Looking again, they saw the members repeatedly taking out Poké Balls and drawing the unconscious Pokémon inside!
This infuriated Lorelei!
No wonder they had only encountered a handful of Pokémon on their way here. These people had already poached them!
There was, in fact, an unwritten rule for humans collecting Pokémon.
To avoid driving species to extinction, Pokémon were to be caught in limited numbers without disrupting the ecological balance. They absolutely could not do what Team Rocket had done and sweep up every Pokémon in a habitat!
What was more, this had happened in her hometown, practically right under her nose. How could she not be burning with anger?
Xia You looked around and confirmed that there really were only these few Team Rocket members. After discussing it with Lorelei and Sabrina, he and Lorelei each sent out their Pokémon and charged at them!
The rapid footsteps naturally drew the Team Rocket members' attention.
Seeing these people who had appeared