The road under your feet was muddy and full of rotten branches and leaves, and the feeling of stepping under your feet was soft and collapsed, and there was no real feeling of stepping on solid ground.

And the further you go down the path, the more lush vegetation becomes.

Many times, Kamiyagawa had to bow his head and avoid the branches that were growing uncontrollably around him.

It is now in the early hours of the morning, it is a little cold in the mountains and forests, the dense branches and leaves overhead cover the moonlight, the surroundings are surprisingly quiet, you can't hear the slightest insects and birds, and the atmosphere is gloomy and weird.

Kamiyagawa has usually seen more terrifying and weird scenes in the strange world, so his breath is stable and normal at the moment, holding a text in one hand and a mobile phone with the lighting turned on in the other, and he is determined to open the way in front of him.

Onizuka Kirita walked behind him, holding a handful of yellow rune paper drawn in cinnabar, looking at her appearance, she was vaguely excited to explore the unknown area ahead.

The atmosphere in the forest of Xinbaoyue Mountain really couldn't scare these two young soul slayers with unique skills.

As the saying goes, all fear stems from a lack of firepower.

And these two are all heavyweights, and they are both young leaders with abundant martial arts in the spirit removal industry, so there is really nothing to be afraid of.

I walked for about ten minutes.

The light of Kamiyagawa's mobile phone flashlight shone on two towering trees. Shaking the light source, you can see a broken wooden board erected on the bottom of the tree trunk, with the crooked words - "Pet Cemetery".

Onizuka pinched the rune paper and probed forward: "It looks like we've arrived." ”

"Hmm." Kamiyagawa nodded.

The sign at the pet cemetery is very low, and two people can only bend down to pass by.

As soon as they passed through the sign, through the light source of the two mobile phones, Kamiya and Onizuka saw a desolate scene completely different from the muddy path.

I saw that the branches and leaves of the trees were piled up aside, revealing a large area of potholed wasteland.

Countless rudimentary tombstones stood on the wasteland, and the whole cemetery was disorganized, and the smell of musty was everywhere.

"Are these pet tombstones?" Kamiyagawa scanned the surroundings with his phone.

Many of the pet graves in the cemetery are dilapidated, with cobwebs on the tombstones, and they look quite old.

The tombstones of the graves are made of stone and simply wooden signs.

It reads such as "Tomb of Yoshimaru the Dog" and "Tomb of the Herb of the Cat......

Anyway, a lot of cats and dogs are buried. However, in addition to this, Kamiya also saw that the tombstone said that the burial object was a turtle, a parrot, a lizard, a rabbit, and the like.

In addition, Kamiyagawa noticed that a considerable number of graves in the cemetery showed signs of being cut open.

There are traces of old and new, and if you look closely, they look like the claws of wild beasts.

The little witch girl on the side of the ghost mound also noticed the traces of the beast's grave, and she guessed casually: "Maybe it's the beast in the mountain forest that dug open the grave and ate the pet bones inside?" ”

This is a reasonable conjecture.

The area of the Shinhodake mountain forest is not small, and the vegetation is dense, and there must be some small beasts that eat scavengers.

Perhaps these beasts have used this desolate cemetery as a regular canteen for delicious food.

"Why did you choose this place? Why do people bury their pets in such places? Kamiyagawa withdrew his gaze from the stacks of small graves.

"I remember the people who told me during the day that it was first because someone had buried a big dog here, and then people in the neighborhood did the same. But it seems to have been a long, long time ago, and the specific thing happened, and the believer's aunt didn't understand it too clearly. ”

The little witch recalled her daytime fishing and gossiping, and tried her best to answer.

"Was the first pet buried here a dog?" Kamiya raised his eyebrows slightly.

It feels a little bit interesting.

If there is a cat spirit in this place, then there must be a dog spirit as well, right?

"Then again, Onizuka. I can feel that there are definitely 'spirits' in this cemetery, but none of them have appeared. Is there any way to do it? ”

After a few small talks, Kamiya began to focus on the main purpose of the trip.

He originally came to absorb cat spirits for the [Lucky Cat Ornament].

But this gloomy and desolate pet cemetery, which should be very lively at night, has not seen a single 'spirit' since the Valley of the Gods and the Onitsuka entered.

That's a bit tricky.

"I guess I'm afraid of the two of us, so I'm hiding." The little shrine maiden said this, and reached out and took out a bamboo flute from the bulging little bag she carried, "But it doesn't matter, I have a kagura flute that can summon spirits." ”

The Kagura flute floated smoothly from her palm, emitting strange fluorescent dots.

What's even more amazing is that the flute is obviously floating in the air, not playing, but making a sound of its own. The voice was tactful, melodious and ethereal.

Such as crying, such as complaining, such as resentment.

At the sound of the flute, the tombstones of the entire cemetery began to emit a faint blue glow, and a considerable number of illusory animal spirits, flashing with blue light, were forced to emerge from the edge of the grave.

"Ah......h It's too strong, right? ”

Kamiya looked approvingly and in surprise at the little shrine maiden, and then at the glowing animal spirits that began to scurry around them in fright.

It seems that it is an extremely wise choice to bring Onitsuka to the animal cemetery today.

Although Kamiyagawa has mastered the Spiritual Arts, Taidao Techniques, and Thunder Spells, it seems that there are a lot of skills, but these techniques are all used to fight.

And there are no additional items that can help with the summoning of spirits.

If he came to this cemetery alone tonight, it is estimated that he would not see the last spirit, and he would have to return in defeat.

The little witch is amazing!

"Why are you in a daze? Aren't you trying to catch a cat spirit? The onitsuka on the side looked at Kamiya with a distracted look and reminded him.

"Oh, yes, yes." Kamiyagawa came back to his senses and took out the [Lucky Cat Ornament].

Look around.

You can see a lot of illusory spirits of cats and dogs.

In addition to the spirits of cats and dogs, there are rabbit spirits jumping in the cemetery that emit faint blue light spots, snake spirits spitting letters, and macaw spirits flapping their wings and hovering in the sky.

The entire cemetery has become a ghost version of the flower and bird market.

Based on experience, as well as judgment on the strength of the evil aura.

These animal spirits are neither strange nor spiritual, but one of the lowest forms of strange existence—

A weak geyser roaming the real world.

Kamiyagawa was still watching, but he heard the little witch beside him speak again: "I'll help you fix those cat spirits." ”

As he spoke, Onizuka Kirihoru waved his hand, recited the incantation silently, and threw out a handful of yellow rune paper with cinnabar.

These runes flew out in all directions that did not conform to the laws of physics.

"Forbidden!" The little witch of the onitsuka pinched the spell with one hand and lifted it up.

Huang Fu is like a cruise guidance system, and each one locks onto a cat spirit in the graveyard.

Smack.

The cat spirit that was stuck by the yellow charm stood still, and only made a "meow" whine in place.

Kamiyagawa's eyes when he looked at the little witch were already a little awe-inspiring.

There is one thing to say, the genius girl of the sect Shinto really has something.

Kamiya took the [Lucky Cat Ornament] and began to walk around the cemetery, checking the cat spirits that were controlled by the yellow runes.

When he approached each cat spirit, the beckoning cat in his hand would tremble slightly to varying degrees.

After some observation, Kamiyagawa found that most of the cat spirits here are ordinary, just illusory images of domestic cats.

But there are three that stand out from the rest.

These three cat spirits actually have two tails!

According to Japanese folklore, if a cat is treated well by its owner while it is alive and dies without resentment, it may transform into a fork-tailed cat spirit with two tails.

The fork-tailed cat, on the other hand, is a friendly spirit.

In addition, there is a theory that the monster cat is said to have evolved from the fork-tailed cat spirit.

One of the three fork-tailed cats in the cemetery is supposed to be a golden gradient, and it looks like it's still very small, and it's completely a kitten.

When Kamiyagawa approached it with the [Lucky Cat Ornament], the ornament in his hand trembled the most.

Moreover, the golden gradient fork-tailed cat is also different from other cat spirits, and in the face of Kamiya, it does not "meow" and scream like other cat spirits, but only emits a "purr" sound from the throat that means peace of mind.

"I feel like the beckoning cat ornament is urging me to choose this golden gradient. This prop is the core of Ji Meow's house, looking at the prop description, there is a high probability that you can screen and train the next cat shopkeeper by yourself. ”

Since [Lucky Cat Ornament] has the meaning of choosing this golden gradient, and this small golden gradient does not seem to exclude Kamiya River who is holding a beckoning cat.

Kamiya gently placed the beckoning cat next to the golden gradient kitten.

"Meow~"

Round, smiling, and particularly festive-looking, the beckoning cat ornament made a happy cat meow, and then its beckoning kitten paws began to swing up and down.

The small golden gradient with the forked tail quickly turned into a dark blue streamer and burrowed into the belly of the beckoning cat.

The beckoning cat shook twice and came to a standstill.

Buzzing.

Kamiyagawa's phone vibrates.

[The beckoning cat ornament has absorbed a suitable cat spirit and began to breed a cat shopkeeper!] ]

But he didn't look at the news for a while.

"It seems to have been."

This festive ornament looks a little more vivid than when it was first taken out.

During the whole process of the beckoning cat absorbing the little gold gradient, the little witch kept standing behind Kamiyagawa and watching, and waited until she felt that it was almost over, and then she spoke:

"Kamiya, you haven't told me yet, what are you looking for cat spirits? After the cat spirit is inhaled by this beckoning cat, will it become your Shikigami? Or is it ...... Will you become a cat lady? ”

"It's not Shikigami." Kamiya shook his head, "This beckoning cat is a prop that will be activated after containing the cat spirit. ”

"Props?"

"Well, after activation, the effect is that the absorbed cat spirit will go out on its own to explore valuable materials, has the traveling frog played?"

On the premise of avoiding the content of the strange talk world, Kamiyagawa probably explained the effect of the [Lucky Cat Ornament].

Although this is hidden and not said, it is still true.

The little witch was not suspicious of this at all.

"Did the cat spirit come back with the material? Sounds amazing. ”

Onizuka Kirita Hotaru is a little interested in the beckoning cat prop of Kamiya River.

However, she is from an orthodox Shinto sect, and she is taught by a super powerful mother-in-law. And since I was a child, I have obtained a lot of useful resources from within the sect and from the authorities.

Like the spirit-slaying props that the little witch herself carries, there are many types, and many of them can be regarded as treasures.

From this point of view, Onizuka Kirita is completely a little rich woman from a family in the spirit world.

Therefore, she is only interested in it, and she is not so much that she covets other people's props.

"The cat spirit has been caught, shall we go back now?" The little witch's attention quickly withdrew from the [Lucky Cat Ornament] and asked.

She looked a little unsatisfied.

"Well, wait a little longer." Kamiyagawa shook his head again.

He's going to tease the dog tonight.

It was indeed smooth to capture the cat spirit that was properly in store for the cat, but since I came to the pet cemetery, I would like to take a look at the dog spirit by the way.

Kamiyagawa has a magical item that can prompt canine monsters to turn into alienated dog gods, the [Inugami Skull].

The skull had been eating ashes in the warehouse before.

If you can find the right canine monster in the graveyard, maybe this item can come in handy together.

Direct cats and dogs.

The dog spirits in the cemetery are all the spirits of Akita or Shiba Inu.

In appearance, it is an illusory domestic dog.

You can't even see a special existence like the fork-tailed cat in the cat spirit.

"It doesn't feel right to use the spirit as a god. It's a little too weak, and I'm afraid the upper limit of growth will be limited. Kamiyagawa thought as he looked around.

And it was at this time that an unexpected situation suddenly happened in the cemetery.

Whining!

The Kagura flute used to summon spirits released by the little witch of Onizuka was originally still floating in the air, playing a melodious and ethereal flute without stopping.

But for some reason, the sound of the flute suddenly changed, becoming harsh and sharp.

"Huh?" Onizuka himself was taken aback.

Kamiyagawa stopped looking at the dog: "What's wrong?" ”

"Over there......" The little shrine maiden stared at her kagura flute for a few seconds, then pointed in the northwest direction of the cemetery, "as if something strange had been summoned." ”

"Strange stuff?" Kamiya re-touched a piece of text.

Onizuka nodded earnestly, then gently hooked the index finger of his right hand, and the Kagura flute stopped making a piercing sound, flashing with a shimmer of starry light, and swayed towards the northwest.

"Let's take a look."

The little witch took another handful of yellow talismans from her small bag, and this time the rune paper was different from the rune used to determine the cat spirit before. In addition, she also took off the bow from her back.

The two of them followed Kagura Flute and walked out of the pet cemetery about a hundred meters, passing through a dense forest with no road, and their vision became slightly wider.

It's a small clearing.

There was a lonely grave in the clearing.

Unlike the animal grave bags in the pet cemetery, this orphan grave is also very simple, but it is much larger.

It looks more like a mound, a human grave.

There was a stone tablet standing on the grave, and Kamiyagawa used the flashlight of his mobile phone to shine it over, and saw that only one word was written on it-

[Guilty]