Chapter 22: Encounters

As the sky gradually darkened, the dinner was served by the owner of Edogawa himself, and the dishes were very beautiful.

Towards the end of dinner, Misa wiped her mouth and said to Boss Edogawa.

"Mr. Edogawa, thank you for your hospitality!"

"Masha and I will stay in the farm tonight, trying to catch the 'murderer' who stole the goats directly, even if we can't succeed today, at least we have to confirm whether the other party is a beast or a Pokémon."

For Meisha's proposal, it is naturally impossible for Boss Edogawa to object, after all, every day that things are delayed, his interests will be damaged for one day, and Meisha is so concerned about this commission, which makes Boss Edogawa's worries reduce a lot.

After the dinner was over, after the boss of Edogawa left, Misa said directly to Shinji and the others.

"Since you're not sure if the enemy is a Pokémon or not, to be on the safe side, you'd better go home first and come back tomorrow morning to determine your next move."

Everyone naturally knew that there was no way to do it, so they said a few words to Meisha and Ma Sha with a helpless face, and then prepared to return to Sunshine Town in a group.

However, a steady and confident voice sounded, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"I'll stay too, maybe sometime I can help."

After staring at Takumi's blue eyes for a long time, Meisha nodded.

Seeing this, Takumi didn't speak, walked out of the large team with a smile, came behind Meisa, and waved goodbye to Shinji and the others.

……

Late at night, although it is early summer, but the cool air of the late night can make people accidentally catch a cold.

At Takumi's suggestion, the three of them borrowed three thin quilts from the workers who were on duty at night on the farm, as well as some medicines to repel insects and ants, and after distributing the supplies, they each found a place to squat at the edge of the farm.

The position of the three of them is exactly a triangle, and once one side finds that there is movement, as long as the warning is loud, the other two parties can arrive as quickly as possible.

Even if the murderer of the livestock theft cannot be left behind, the three people with flashlights can find out the true face of the murderer.

The only difficulty with the plan is that both Masha and Misa have powerful Pokémon to keep them safe, while Akira Takumi only has a six-tails who seems to have every combat ability.

In this regard, Takumi was very confident when discussing the plan.

"Don't worry, although it is unlikely that I will be able to solve the unknown murderer single-handedly, I have enough 'strength' to escape for my life!"

Wrapping the thin quilt around his body and smelling the smell of insect repellent spray in the air, Takumi subconsciously pulled the thin quilt towards his chest.

Feeling the two 'one-time skill cards' that he was holding tightly in his palms, Takumi felt a little relieved and a little helpless at the same time.

This is the reason why he wants to be separated from Meisha, when acting alone, once he encounters danger, he can use the skill card in his hand without hesitation, and he doesn't have to worry about being discovered at all.

And if he is with Meisha and the two, but the murderer is eyeing him, will he use or not use these two skill cards?

If you use it, it's safe, but what follows is the distrust of Meisha and the two, after all, he only has a six-tailed one, but he just uses the skill of smoke, how strange to think.

If not, Tuohai doesn't want his life to be in the hands of others, which will make it difficult for him to accept his insecurity!

So, Takumi, who didn't want to do this kind of multiple-choice question, directly took the most appropriate method.

Takumi, who looked up at the stars in the night sky, pursed his lips disdainfully and said softly.

"I don't believe it, there is a 3 in 1 chance that I will hit ......"

But there is a strange phenomenon in this world, whenever a person thinks that something is impossible, that thing will happen.

In Takumi's previous life, this phenomenon was described in an easy-to-understand sentence.

"Hold the grass, hell!"

Listening to the terrifying sound of 'clicking' constantly coming from the wooden fence not far away, Takumi instantly staggered down, holding the six-tails with their ears pricked up in his arms, and moved into the distance step by step.

As for what uses a flashlight to observe the appearance of the murderer? What shouts so that the other two can arrive as soon as possible?

"I'll wait until I'm safe ...... distance"

Sticking to the fundamental belief that 'one's own life is the most important', Takumi gradually distanced himself from the abnormal sound.

However, in this silent night, if the attacker was human, Takumi might have been able to escape smoothly, but unfortunately, the attacker was not human.

As the 'click' sound at the wooden fence came to an abrupt end, the faint footsteps of Takumi, who was still moving, naturally attracted the attention of the attackers.

Noticing that two faint green rays of light seemed to suddenly appear in the night below, Takumi's face instantly became ugly.

Knowing that he had been discovered, Takumi made the best decision at this time, suddenly got up and shook off the thin quilt on his body, and turned on the flashlight at the place of the green light, Takumi's loud voice also completely resounded in the night sky.

"There is a situation !!"

Meisha and Marsha, who were on the other side of the farm, heard the sound almost at the same time, and their faces were shocked, and then without saying a word, they turned on the flashlight and ran wildly towards the sound.

Since Takumi has been regarded by them as their own, then in the hearts of the two of them, it is necessary to absolutely protect Takumi's safety, just like they used to protect the people around them.

On the other side, Takumi also borrowed the light of the flashlight to finally see the true face of the 'murderer' who had been unknown.

Big Mouse!

A big rat with yellow-brown hair like a hedgehog!

Not counting the thick and long tail, it is nearly seventy centimeters tall from head to toe, and the huge front teeth reflect the cold light under the light of the flashlight!

Takumi had no doubt that as long as he was caught up by this yellow-brown 'big mouse', whose scientific name was 'Lada', the front teeth that could shatter the rock would instantly tear his tender neck muscles, tear off the cyan carotid artery, bite the cartilage in it, and finally dig the hard front teeth deep into the vertebrae!

As long as he thought of this terrifying scene, Takumi couldn't help but tremble all over his body, it was the most real fear of death from the depths of his genes!

Some people are in a hurry and panic in the face of danger, while others are clear-headed and desperate to save themselves, and Takumi is undoubtedly the latter.

There are many things to say, but in reality, they are only a fleeting moment.

At the moment when he turned on the flashlight, Takumi had already anticipated the scene in his mind.

The fat and hideous Rada suddenly encountered a strong light in the darkness, and the originally clear vision instantly turned into darkness, and it could only spin in place in panic.

"Squeak Squeak......"

Hardly hesitating, Takumi turned his head and ran in the direction behind him, he remembered very well that there was a hut about three hundred meters away from the place where he was squatting, and it was a hut for the night watchmen on the farm to sleep in.

There are probably seven or eight of these huts around the fence of the farm, but because of this incident, the workers refused to stay overnight until the incident was resolved, and only one of them lived in the relative safety of the farm for the high wages offered by the boss.

Takumi clearly remembers that when he was passing by, he also checked the room, the stone wall, and the iron door, and the combination of the two would definitely give him time to get support!

It seemed to feel the air being torn apart by himself in the wild run, listening to the whistling sound in his ears and the violent panting, Takumi only had one thought left in his mind at this time.

Escape!

Run!

The square black shadow entrenched on the ground in the field of vision is where your life lies!

It takes about ten seconds for ordinary people to barely recover from a bright light in the dark, and as for Rada, Takumi didn't know it before, but today, he probably knows this value.

Less than five seconds after he turned around and ran backwards, the rapid 'squeak' behind him suddenly stopped, and a scream of suppressed anger in the frenzy reached Takuha's ears.

"Rada!"

Even if he heard Rada's angry screams clearly, Takumi didn't dare to look back at Lada's current situation at all, turning back while running would undoubtedly slow down his speed, and Takumi would never allow this kind of thing!

Listening to the voice coming from behind him, Takumi felt the hairs on his back stand up, roughly estimated the distance between himself and the room, and no longer hesitated, he directly crushed a card painted with a black irregular mist in his hand.

"Disposable Skill Card: Smoke, Use!"

Clouds of black gas poured out of the shattered cards, and as Takumi ran and spread himself, a black smoke field instantly formed.

The darkness of the night and the black smoke created a lightless area where no fingers could be seen, and Rada, who reached the edge of the smoke two seconds later, stopped running, but under the effect of inertia, he still inevitably plunged headlong into this black area.

After impatiently leaving a few scratches on the ground with his front paws, he noticed the light faintly coming from the front, and Lada, who had just suffered a loss, instantly turned red, and his four claws restarted.

With his food ahead of him, Radha decisively chose to cross the black smoke patch, but there was one thing that could not be avoided, and Radha sprinted at a significantly slower speed than before.

Takumi, who didn't stop at all, looked at the room less than fifty meters in front of him, and the corners of his mouth already showed a victorious smile, this race of life and death, he had already won.

"A beast is a beast, even if it has great ability, as long as the wisdom does not reach the level of humans, it is still a little worse after all......"

Stop, turn sideways, wave your hand, press your wrist.

A set of standard throwing actions was completed in one go, and the flashlight that was originally in Tuohai's hand flew directly to the inside of the farm, and then strode towards the house.

The Lada, who was still in the smoke, quickly noticed the bright light coming from another direction, and its head did not think deeply at all, and subconsciously stopped the steps that were about to rush out of the smoke, and rushed towards the inside of the farm, where the bright flashlight was.

By the time Radha easily jumped over the fence and slammed into the flashlight on the ground, Takumi had already opened the door to the house and slipped straight inside.

Listening to the frightened neighing of the sheep in the farm, Takumi, who was sitting with his back against the iron door, could no longer endure it, and gasped for breath.

"With those flocks attracting attention, the Rada, who has come for food, will naturally give up his hatred for me, after all, I am food in its eyes, and those goats are also food, and there is no difference between the two."

Reluctantly raising his hand to stuff a saved skill card into his pocket, Takumi glanced at his chest and looked at his six tails with a pair of big eyes, Takumi couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

"You guy, the next time you encounter this kind of thing, it's up to you to defeat them, understand?"

"Yo ......"