The three missing students, Liang Shi Ran, Lin Sen, Cheng Lin.
It was something Fang Yuan only found out later, and upon knowing, his heart was anything but calm.
What the heck.
All his former teammates are missing?
Fang Yuan suspected that the Spirit World of Tianming Mountain had it out for him.
Liang Shi Ran and Cheng Lin, the two girls, seemed to Fang Yuan to have no self-protection capabilities.
The only one with some strength, Lin Sen, didn't have any Pokemon specifically effective against Ghost-type Pokemon, which was really bad.
If they encountered danger, they were basically sitting ducks.
If they had just been dragged into the Spirit World by playful Ghosts, there'd still be hope of saving them...
But if a Ghost-type Pokemon had pulled out their souls or sucked away their life energy, then it was game over.
...
Fang Yuan and his group were continuously searching.
The other instructors were also relentless in their search, but after a long time, everyone still hadn't found a thing.
Fang Yuan had thought that Sun Eevee and the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster's abilities might be of some help, but as the search continued, he realized they weren't very reliable.
The other instructors had similar methods of searching and had even deployed technological devices.
But as it turned out, all were useless.
"Could they really have been pulled into the Spirit World?"
Old Wang was distressed; the Big Wolf Hound at his side had wrinkled its nose countless times trying to sniff out the people, and Old Wang knew that if they didn't know the correct way to enter the Spirit World Mystery, rushing in recklessly was very dangerous.
And he, for one, had no experience entering the Spirit World Secret location.
"We can't keep searching like this; I need to apply to enter the Spirit World as well," Old Wang muttered to himself.
When all impossibilities are eliminated, what remains must be the truth; if the missing students couldn't be found outside, then they must definitely have been dragged into the Spirit World.
Although there are very few Ghost-type Pokemon capable of dragging humans into the Spirit World, with the absurd event of the Spirit World seals being broken, nothing seemed impossible anymore.
Old Wang, as one of the instructors, was indeed very worried about the safety of the missing students.
Whoosh!
However, before Old Wang could react, Fang Yuan beside him suddenly sprang into action, closely following the Glutton.
Had the Glutton found something?
Parting the underbrush, Fang Yuan quickly followed it.
...
In a dark corner resembling a pile of abandoned, tattered wood, a Pokemon with purple flames on its head and a body mainly composed of white wax was smiling there.
Melted wax covered its right eye, leaving only its bright yellow left eye visible.
"Gah hoo~~~" After the Glutton swiftly swooped in, it glared malevolently at the Pokemon with its big white eyes.
"A Litwick!! Why is there a Litwick here!!"
Fang Yuan, as well as Old Wang who had followed, were also drawn to the Litwick.
It was absolutely impossible for a Litwick to appear in Tianming Mountain, the only possibility was that it had escaped from the Spirit World.
The surroundings were pitch-black, and the Litwick illuminated the darkness, seemingly leading the way for Fang Yuan and his group.
However, Fang Yuan and Old Wang didn't dare to move an inch.
Some Litwick appeared to be leading the way, but they were actually using their candlelight to attract life, bringing it to the Spirit World, and the life energy they absorbed would burn, forming the flame on top of their heads — a technique somewhat similar to that of the Glutton's black Ghostfire.
However, the flames created by the Litwick from burning life energy could only sustain themselves and weren't suitable for attack.
Only after evolving could they further master the ability to absorb living creatures' souls, burning souls to transform into a means of attack.
"Hee hee hee~~~" Glutton finally realized what sort of creature had lured it here — with its body storing the huge life energy of Energy Blocks, the Glutton was as desirable to its kind as Tang Sanzang's flesh and a great nourishing substance.
These Ghost-type Pokemon probably all wanted to eat the Glutton.
Whir~~
Under the intimidation of Glutton's ghostly face, Litwick retreated behind a stone. Behind it, there was a small black vortex that opened directly into an entrance of the Spirit World as they approached.
Bang!!
With a smash of black Ghostfire, the Litwick, starving and scared, hurriedly retreated and entered the Spirit World Gate.
Litwick was greatly frightened, and Glutton struck harshly, just like a roasted chicken turning into a Ho-Oh launching Sacred Fire.
The next second.
The black flame directly covered the small entrance to the Spiritual World, and as the flame burnt, the entrance to the Spirit World grew larger, gradually showing blue-violet and purplish-red ghostlight. This change took Fang Yuan and Old Wang by surprise.
"You, this Ghostss..." Old Wang swallowed hard, not only was it a variant but it also had the capability to open the Spirit World Gate, that was just too awesome.
"Thankfully..." Fang Yuan said modestly.
He had just discovered as well that the black Ghostfire could actually enlarge the Spiritual World Entrance...
"Whew~~~"
Having repelled Litwick, Glutton just relaxed its guard.
But the next moment, its expression changed. From inside the Spirit World Gate, a sense of oppression emanated and a grey hand reached out directly towards it.
This grey hand, with a black wrist and two yellow straps along its arm, was retracted back into the Spirit World as soon as it appeared, thanks to Fang Yuan's quick reaction. Sun Eevee and the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster launched their attacks simultaneously, repelling the hand.
However, at the same time, a strange suction force followed and directly turned Glutton back into a gaseous form. Despite its resisting expression, it was sucked into the Spirit World!
...
"Whew~~~" Glutton felt as though it had been sucked in by a powerful vacuum cleaner, its body dissolving instantly, even shrinking in size.
When Glutton opened its eyes, it found itself in a foreign place.
Desolate, bleak, overgrown with weeds, Ghost Fires flickering.
Meanwhile, opposite it, there was a cluster of Ghost-type Pokemon.
Leading them were a Dream Demon, a Night Spirit, and a Chandelure.
The creature that had extended its hand must have been the Night Spirit, and the one that first lured Glutton over... was the Litwick behind the Chandelure.
Apart from these Pokemon, Glutton's gaze moved toward the back, wherein its white eyes narrowed.
Three humans.
They were Fang Yuan's classmates; Liang Shi Ran and Cheng Lin, now pale and expressionless, were eating weeds, while Lin Sen was gulping air forcefully as if drinking something.
Without a doubt... they had fallen for an Illusion Technique and were lost in a Dreamland.
Glutton was well-acquainted with such situations... If it had not misjudged, once they were done playing with these three humans, these three Pokemon would likely start to enjoy their Life Energy and souls...
Whoo whoo whoo~~~
However, at this moment, as if having found an even tastier food, Chandelure, attracted by the enticing scent emanating from Glutton, started to lose its expression. This Chandelure, seemingly taking the lead among the three Pokemon, suddenly ignited with a purple flame, engulfing Glutton as it devoured him!