"Hey, Ah Cheng, release your Pokémon, the night duty work has to be done by Pokémon!"

After a simple dinner, Takumi, who had packed up his tools, came to the handsome young man sitting by the campfire and said what he meant directly.

"On duty?"

Nodding his head, pointing to the darkness that could not be reflected by the bonfire, Takumi explained patiently.

"The wild is never a safe place!"

"We have to continue to rush tomorrow, so naturally we have to ensure that our bodies are well rested, so we can only hand over the duty work to our own Pokémon."

"Once something happens, under the warning of the Pokémon on duty, we can also get time to react, so that there will be no danger that has already come to us and people are still asleep."

"By the way, is it really good for you to run out on a spiritual journey without knowing anything?"

"I have a reason why I have to come out......" Ah Cheng bit his lip and lowered his head.

Seeing this, Takumi didn't ask any more questions, and directly diverted the topic, calling over the little Radha and Six Tails who were chasing on the side after eating.

"I have two Pokémon, plus your Pokémon, divide the time evenly, and their night duty will not be too hard."

Ah Cheng took out a Poké Ball from his pocket, and the expression on his face was slightly embarrassed.

"I only have one Pokémon, and it's this starfish......"

The five golden-brown tentacles seem to be very strong and powerful, and the gem-like core in front of him is held in place by some metal, and it is the first time that Takumi has seen this kind of water-type Pokémon that is famous in the Guandu area.

Although the dense tubular feet on the tentacles may be unacceptable to some people with dense phobia, its own strength should still be recognized.

And for Takumi, the appearance of Pokémon has never been a problem, strength is what he values the most, no matter how good-looking Pokémon is, it is no longer good-looking after being bitten by a powerful Pokémon......

Looking at the time on his watch, Tuohai said to Ah Cheng.

"Nice Pokémon, let me see the current time, there are still twenty minutes to eight o'clock, and if you get up at six o'clock tomorrow morning, this night will have ten hours."

"So, the second Pokémon on duty is on duty for three hours, and the first and third Pokémon on duty are on duty for half an hour more, so it's okay to arrange it, right?"

Ah Cheng, who already knew that he had many shortcomings, naturally shook his head and handed over the decision to Tuohai.

"The three of you decide how many shifts to be on duty, and I'll get you an alarm clock."

Looking at the three Pokémon that had been discussed fiercely, Takumi also smiled knowingly, turned around and got into his tent.

It was late at night, no matter how much they had on their minds, Takumi and Ah Cheng, who had been walking for a day, couldn't resist the exhaustion from their hearts, and they fell asleep in their tents.

Early the next morning, Takumi, who got up according to the biological clock, rubbed his eyes, got dressed and got out of the tent, and the six tails, who were bored and guarding the last post, quickly got up from the ground and circled around Takumi.

Noticing Little Rada and Starfish sleeping by the campfire, Takumi softly 'shh

However, the slight movement finally woke up the two Pokémon and Ah Cheng, who was still sleeping, and looked at Ah Cheng with hazy eyes poking out of the tent, Takumi shouted loudly.

"Hurry up and get up, we're going to walk a little longer while the weather is cool!"

Ah Cheng, who was still half-asleep, heard Takumi's voice, suddenly shouted, and suddenly retracted the tent, making Takumi, who was folding the tent, speechless, stunned in place.

"Am I that terrible......

……

Two days later.

On the road away from town, a few weeds have grown in the middle of the road, whispering about the desolation of the wilderness.

Two tall and one short, the three figures are from far and near, it is Tuohai and Ah Cheng who came all the way from Langhua Town, and the six tails that are cocked and elegantly walk in front of the two.

Ever since he was almost bitten by a snake of the same color as dirt while walking yesterday, Takumi has begun to release his only two Pokémon in turn to explore the path ahead.

Takumi soon discovered the benefits of this, in addition to the Pokémon being able to help him discover the dangers that may be hidden on the road in advance, this mode of travel can also train two Pokémon to a certain extent.

"Six-tails, run to the right and use sparks against the dense grass in the middle of the road!"

After hearing Takumi's order, Rokuo, who was still in an elegant posture, stepped out on all fours and moved quickly to the right side of the road.

In the process, the six tails gathered fire energy in their mouths, shook their heads sharply, and sprayed them towards the pile of grass in the middle of the road.

And then......

It successfully hit the ground one meter to the right of the grass, blowing up a pile of dirt.

"Yo ......"

Slowly walking back in front of Takumi with his ears and head on his head, the six tails shouted at Takumi in disappointment.

"Don't be discouraged, it's already a very difficult thing to accurately hit the target on the move, let's take our time, sooner or later it will succeed!"

Looking at the six tails who had regained their spirits and returned to their elegant posture, Takumi also had a smile on his face.

However, glancing at Ah Cheng, who was walking beside him, he was obviously absent-minded, and Takumi was also a little confused.

"Something?"

Glancing at Takuha, Ah Cheng shook his head, thought about it, and spoke again.

"We're almost at the edge of the Red Mist Forest, I don't know if I should continue to cross the Red Mist Forest as planned......

Raising his eyebrows, Tuohai didn't expect Ah Cheng to be depressed because of this.

Before he could speak, he heard Ah Cheng continue.

"I don't know much about survival in the wild, but I'm not stupid. I know that without your help in the past few days, my life in the wild would have been miserable. ”

"If I go separately from Takumi, I'm afraid I'll die alone in the Red Mist Forest."

"So, I wonder if Tuohai would like me to continue to follow you and follow the road until I reach Hongyun City?"

Looking at Ah Cheng, who seemed to be blushing from embarrassment, Takumi shook his head and continued to walk forward.

Ah Cheng's little face instantly turned pale, his eyes were slightly red, his brain was blank for a while, and his whole body stiffened in place.

Suddenly, a very calm voice sounded, bringing Ah Cheng's consciousness back into his body.

"I'm not going to travel along the road, if you have the courage to enter the Red Mist Forest, then I can take you with me......"

"Now, wipe away the tears and catch up! Finally, a big man should not shed tears at every turn, shame on you! ”

Looking at Takuha, who had already walked a distance, Ah Cheng rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, the corners of his mouth curled, and he strode towards Takuhai, still muttering in his mouth.

"Stupid, I'm not ......"

Three hours later, the sun had almost climbed to its highest point, and Takumi and the others had finally reached the edge of the Red Mist Forest.

No one knows how many creatures lurk in this secluded forest, and through the word of mouth of the trainers, the Red Mist Forest is gradually labeled as dangerous by the trainers!

Every predator in the forest who enjoys food may become food for other predators in the next second.

Killing and being killed is the theme of this forest!

When he was still nearly fifty meters away from the Red Mist Forest, a familiar smell was successfully captured by Takumi's [Katy Dog Nose], which was the smell of blood that he had been exposed to many times.

With a serious face, Takumi patted the back of Ah Cheng's head, who was still probing his brain, and said lightly in his cry of pain.

"Take time to rest, and we'll leave for the forest after lunch."

"Huh? Don't you have a lunch break? ”

Ah Cheng asked with some confusion, but when he saw Tuohai turn around and leave directly, he suddenly knew that he seemed to have asked some stupid question, and he couldn't help but stick out his tongue.

An hour later, the duo with dry food for lunch was ready, and Takumi directly released Rokuo and Little Lada.

"Little Lada, you are exploring the way ahead, and the six tails are by my side, and you must react as soon as you find danger!"

Takumi's solemn look and stern words made the two Pokémon completely lift their spirits, and even Ah Cheng pursed his mouth in a similar way, holding a wooden stick about one meter thick as a child's wrist with both hands, and followed Takumi tightly.

Holding the firewood knife that was originally intended to be used to open the way in his right hand, Takumi calmed down and walked towards the interior of the Red Mist Forest.

……

On the other side of the Red Mist Forest, a man and a woman dressed in the uniforms of official members of Team Rocket also looked at the dark Red Mist Forest, but their expressions were full of confidence.

"Red Mist Forest, every day except for the period from eleven o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon, the forest is filled with red mist, and the number of trainers who die in the Red Mist Forest every year is said to have exceeded 100 people, meow~"

An upright meow meow walked past the two rocket team members, scratching its chin with its paws, and faintly told the basic information of the Red Mist Forest.

His expression froze, and Kojiro, who was originally extremely calm, suddenly raised his hand weakly.

"Well, Musashi, why don't you go in with Meow and I'll let you out on the outside of the forest?"

Boom!

Retracting his fist lightly, Musashi looked at the dark forest inside and said to Kojiro, who had been hammered to the ground.

"Don't say that, we've accepted the task of capturing fifty giant needle bees, and in the area around here, only the Red Mist Forest may have a colony of giant needle bees......

Meow Meow on the side also nodded similarly and said loudly.

"If we want to change from a full member to an elite member, or even to be promoted to a cadre, we need to make more contributions to the boss and Team Rocket, meow~"

Kojiro, who got up from the ground, didn't have a scared expression on his face, and he glanced at Musashi and strode towards the interior of the Red Mist Forest.