The moonlight cast dappled light and shadow on the scenery on both sides of the road, and a cold wind blew by, and the leaf shadows moved slightly, making a rustling sound.

It's cold! Sora couldn't help but shudder, he regretted a little that he didn't wear more before coming out. The Sun Elf sat on his shoulder with a languid expression, yawning from time to time, apparently the night was not her home turf.

Although Nana is not in good spirits at night, she is not afraid of the cold, and her fur is enough to protect her from the cold wind. So, feeling the constant warmth coming from his cheeks, Sora made a decision. Ignoring Nana's protests, he moved her from his shoulders to the top of his head.

Whew, it's much warmer now~ Sora patted the "felt hat" on his head with satisfaction, and the fluffy and warm touch made him very comfortable.

Nana was still thinking about it with her teeth and claws open at first, but after being comforted by Sora, she sighed very humanly and stayed there obediently.

Another advantage of going out with Nana is that you don't need to bring a flashlight when you walk at night.

The barrier formed by the [Wall of Light] emits a faint light, and although it can't illuminate everything, it at least allows the air to walk without hindrance.

A night without stars, without lights,

It's dark, it's dark, it's quiet.

Inexplicable irritability will ripple from the bottom of my heart,

It disturbs you and you have no peace.

Fortunately, Sora has already experienced a deeper darkness than this,

There's Nana there,

He was fearless.

……

"Haven't you found it yet?" Sora asked Nana. They had been walking for almost 10 minutes, and the dirt roads in the countryside were potholes and particularly strenuous to walk.

"Bah-" Nana's paws were still pointing west.

Sun sprites can extract pheromones from moving air, and they can't be misdirected. But the strange thing is that the forest in front of the nursery house is further on, why would the catty dog go there?

Poke poke.

As he walked, he suddenly felt someone poke him in the back.

"Nana, don't make a fuss." He flung it away impatiently, thinking it was the tail of the Sun Elf doing the trick again.

"Huh?" Nana barked aggrievedly, her tail kept standing high, tracking the location of the catty dog like a radar, how could she have time to mess around.

Poke poke poke.

"Didn't I say don't ...... Huh? He reached behind his back and was about to grab Nana's tail and educate her, when he saw a long, forked strip hanging in front of his eyes.

Not Nana? Sora turned his head slowly.

"it!"

A grimace floated there with a grim grin. The unkempt hair, the pale eyes, and the drooping tongue add a bit of ferocity to it. Seeing that its whereabouts were exposed, it screamed and pounced into the air.

"Nana! it! In the middle of the night, he was really startled when he saw a ghost, but he immediately recognized it as a ghost.

Nana lay on her master's head, her body still, her nimble tail raised high, and she flung behind her. The Shadow Ball has already shot.

"Poof!"

In the darkness, there was the sound of broken cotton wool being pierced.

"Did you hit?" The previous grimace dissipated when Nana attacked, and Sora could only judge whether the [Shadow Ball] had missed by the sound.

"Bah!" Nana patted her empty forehead with her paw and replied in the affirmative.

Sora just wanted to encourage her, but he heard the familiar barking of a dog in the distance, and he hurriedly ran in the direction of the sound.

"桀桀桀~"

Before he had run a few steps, the oozing grimace reappeared, and there was much more than one. Feeling the breath of the living, more and more ghosts gathered.

"Babble!" Seeing this scene, Nana jumped from the empty body and assumed a fighting posture.

……

"Annoying flies!" Sora once again ordered Nana to throw a [Shadow Ball] to shatter the grimace in front of him, and said angrily. The ghosts taunted him and Nana, sometimes harassing and sometimes hiding in the darkness, severely hindering his progress.

Ghost elves have a great advantage at night, and most of their bodies can switch between the virtual and the real, and in this darkness with no end in sight, they are like a fish in water. You have no idea where they're going to come from.

Gotta figure it out! Feeling that he was gradually falling into the empty dark path that was surrounded, with Nana's strength, he only needed one blow to defeat the ghosts, but when more and more ghosts gathered over, it was hard to say, physical exhaustion was a big problem, and he didn't want to exhaust himself before he found the catty dog.

Sora quickly had an idea, he removed the bow and arrow from his back, and took out a special ball from his pocket and attached it to the arrowhead. After the Tsukimiyama incident, he asked his father for a few flashbangs, thinking that they might come in handy, but he didn't expect to use them so soon.

Try this!

Holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, he spread the bowstring with all his strength and aimed at the sky.

"Whoosh!"

"Nana, [High Speed Star]!" The moment the arrow left the string, Sora shouted at the sun elf.

"Bah!" Nana immediately understood, she deftly dodged the [tongue licking] of a ghost, and the bright starlight flickered around her, and in an instant, it shot out, chasing the arrows shot straight into the sky, and decorating the deep and dark night with extra charm.

"Bang!" Before the arrows fell, the meteors slammed into the Poké Ball at the front with unmistakable accuracy, shattering it.

The ghosts subconsciously looked at the sky, and the next moment, they saw the sun.

The blinding glare of the flashbang illuminated everything around them as if it were day, and all the ghosts could not hide, rolling and screaming in pain, and it seemed that light was the best choice to restrain the ghosts wherever they were.

Naturally, they were not afraid of revealing their bodies, and they were quickly cleaned up by Nana as if they were chopping melons and vegetables, and their companions, who had been pouring in before, all left in a gloomy manner after seeing this light that seemed to light up the sky.

"Mastiff! Mastiff! ”

After dispelling the annoying ghosts and passing through a few more patches of grass, the voice of the catty dog became clear. Finally, in the middle of a dense forest, Sora saw its figure. At this time, the cutty dog was wrapped in orange flames and was fighting a ghost stone. There was no trainer in sight, and it was likely that he was hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.

Sora judged that Ghost Stone had a trainer for a reason, and it was a little different from the game, both Ghost Stone and Ghost Stone were actually very afraid of fire. Their bodies are made up of toxic gas, which is known to be the main component of alkanes, of which methane is the majority, and methane is a flammable gas. Therefore, they are cunning and will never rashly attack fire spirits.

Cutty Dog roared and pounced on the enemy again, the slightest rubbing of his flaming claws would cause Ghoststone to lose part of his body. However, the ghost stone was clearly well trained, and it dodged unhurriedly, brushing the claws of the Cutty Dog again and again, and using [Shadow Claws] to return color in between its attacks. After a few times, it was the catty dog that was panting like a cow due to the continuous use of the [Flame Car].

Although the Cutty Dog has the upper hand on the surface, it does not have a gas-like body, and even if it is partially burned, it will not have much effect, and it has long been scarred by the fierce battle. The blood evaporated the moment it oozed out of the wound, and although its fur was not afraid of the heat, it did not mean that the flesh beneath it could resist the licking of the tongue of fire. Obviously, if you continue to fight like this, the first person to run out of physical strength must be the Katy dog.

"Whew-" The cutty dog let out a cry of pain as it stared at the enemy in front of it with red eyes, anger burning in its chest, and was about to launch a counterattack, when it heard a familiar voice from behind.

"Nana, [Shadow Ball]!"

Strange to say, Sora shot out from the shadows, but this steady blow was easily dodged by Ghost Stone, who seemed to have been prepared. However, the goal of blocking the enemy was still achieved, and Ghost Stone floated in mid-air, watching the air run to the side of the cutty dog but did not continue to attack, as if waiting for the master's next command.

The catty dog's vision is a little blurry, and coupled with the dark environment in the forest, it can't actually see the appearance of the person who comes. However, through its keen sense of smell and excellent hearing, it recognized Sora's identity for the first time.

If it were him, it should be possible......

Thinking so, the catty dog fell to the ground, startled, and he hurriedly leaned down to examine its wounds.

"Carty Dog! Katy Dog! ”

Sora called twice, and got a whimpering response from the other party, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, and there was salvation.

"Nana, help me stall for a moment." The Sun Elf commanded, and he saw that the ghost stone on the other side was about to move again, and it seemed that he had received instructions from his trainer.

"Babble!" Nana didn't like her master being so close to other elves, but she knew that now was not the time to be petty. She lowered her body, hunched her back, and stared warily at Ghost Stone to prevent it from hurting Sora, who was treating the Cutty Dog.

On the other side, Sora took out the wound medicine from his pocket and began to spray it on the catty dog. Thanks to the world's highly developed medical standards, the various brands of healing sprays are powerful and portable.

"It's good that the injury isn't serious." Sora rejoiced as he healed it. There were many wounds on the catty dog's body, but no fatal wounds were seen. Some of the wounds had healed with the elves' own powerful healing powers, but many more were still oozing blood. After dissipating the flames, the blood soaked through its fur and fell to the ground in a dripping drop.

Due to the limited capacity of the healing spray, Sora had to pick a serious wound first. By the time he had almost dealt with the injuries of the catty dog, a bottle of 200 ml of wound medicine was basically sold out.

"Hey! Wake up! Sora patted the dog's back gently, but it looked even more languishing when it should have recovered. The air probed its snort, and its breath was like a gossamer.

Could it be...... Sora leaned over to the Kati dog's wound and sniffed it, and a foul smell rushed into his nose, and he coughed violently and took a few big breaths to get rid of the smell in his nose.

It's poisoned!

Sora hurriedly took out an antidote and fed it it, which is often indispensable to a qualified trainer. If it was in the daytime, Sora must have noticed the strangeness of the catty dog at the first time, but now, the dim environment seriously affected his judgment, if he wasn't careful, the catty dog would probably really be a dog.

Feeling the catty dog's breathing slowly steady, Sora finally relaxed. He took out a Poké Ball and put it into the ball almost without hindrance, which was a bit of a dog risk, but staying in the ball to ensure that the injury did not worsen to the greatest extent.

Sora, who had done all this, slowly stood up and was about to command Nana to defeat Ghost Stone.

"Wow!"

A force slammed into his back, knocking him to the ground.