Lucario quickly checked the boy's injuries and found an obvious fracture in his left arm and multiple scrapes on his body.
Stoutland was in even worse shape, his hind leg twisted at an unnatural angle and his breathing faint.
"Woo-oh!"
Lucario immediately signaled for Dusknoir to help. Dusknoir floated over and gently lifted the boy and Stoutland with shadow energy to avoid causing further injuries while moving them.
Just as they were about to return, Lucario's aura suddenly picked up unusual vibrations coming from deep within a crevice.
She turned warily toward the source of the sound and spotted an inconspicuous crack in the rock wall, with gusts of hot air pouring out.
"There's something else inside." Lucario looked at Dusknoir while sending her aura into the crack to investigate-
After searching for half a minute, Lucario found no other injured people inside.
"Strange. Was I worrying too much?"
Just as Lucario was about to investigate further, Dusknoir hurriedly urged her on.
"Lady Lucario, we should prioritize helping the injured here!"
Lucario nodded, setting aside her doubts for now. Together with Dusknoir, she carefully transported Shengyang and Stoutland to safe ground above.
Before long, Sableye and the others arrived with Kiawe, the trial captain of Wela Volcano Park, along with the medical staff and doctor Pokémon stationed in the park.
Unlike other regions with well-established League systems, the Alola Region, which had only recently planned to establish a Pokémon League, had no foundations such as Gym battles or a Champion League.
Once children in the Alola Region turned eleven, they had to undertake the Island Challenge ritual.
Only after traveling around the Alola Region, overcoming the trials on each of its four islands, and finally completing the final grand trial against the four Island Kahunas on Mount Lanakila were they