Chapter 627: Yamato, Kosaburo

After driving away the Graveler, Su Hao continued along the mountain path.

However, besides Riolu, another figure was now unexpectedly by his side.

Drakloak.

The vegetation on this mountain path grew wildly, with bushes or thorns blocking the way everywhere, making it very difficult to walk.

Although Drakloak looked lazy and unwilling to move, Su Hao still dragged it out to clear the path with Steel Wing.

Just like that, a whole day passed.

The twilight gradually dissipated, and the deep night sky covered the heavens like a curtain. The night wind, mixed with the cries of unknown bird Pokémon, had a rather eerie quality.

"Awooo~"

Drakloak adapted quite well; Ghost-type Pokémon always have a special fondness for the night.

"Although the scene is a bit creepy, as the saying goes: use magic to fight magic. With Drakloak here, no ghost is of any use."

Su Hao looked at the sky and knew it wasn't suitable to travel at night, so he rummaged through his backpack for a flashlight with a special high-capacity battery.

Although it wasn't like those super-powerful tactical flashlights that could make the night as bright as day, it was no problem to see things within a few meters in front of him.

After all, he cared more about battery life than expanding his field of vision; often, Aura detection was enough.

Under the light of the flashlight, Su Hao's shadow behind him was elongated and distorted, like a monster baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

Coupled with the night wind whistling through the valley and the cries of unknown bird Pokémon, it was a perfect scene for a paranormal event.

If he accidentally bumped into a passerby, he would probably scare them quite a bit.

Moreover, the anime world had shown real ghosts more than once; there really were spirits.

Just as Su Hao was thinking this, the narrow dragon eyes of the Drakloak beside him glowed slightly, as if it had discovered something fun.

The next instant, its figure was wrapped in endless darkness and escaped into another dimension, wandering in the cracks of the world.

At the same time, in the distant Sinnoh region.

A pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened, with a hint of confusion in the pupils.

"Rio!"

Riolu tugged at Su Hao's pant leg, waking him from his thoughts.

"What did you say? Drakloak doesn't know where it ran off to?"

With Riolu's explanation, Su Hao roughly understood what was going on with Drakloak.

It used Phantom Force to hide itself, so there was likely someone approaching nearby.

There shouldn't be any malice, otherwise, Drakloak would have warned him directly.

Conclusion: Drakloak wants to scare someone.

Su Hao sighed helplessly, his Aura spreading out according to his will.

Sure enough, at the end of the mountain path, a figure was stumbling toward them.

Su Hao hadn't deployed his Aura, so he hadn't noticed, but Drakloak's vision wouldn't be disturbed by the night, so it could naturally see the figure in the distance.

The other party had probably spotted the light from Su Hao's flashlight, which is why they were running toward them.

Was it a hiker in trouble?

Before Su Hao could think further, the person seemed to realize that Su Hao had spotted them, and they stretched out their arms and waved, letting out intermittent shouts.

"Hey! Hey!"

Their shouting and running were particularly noticeable in the night. When they reached a certain distance, Su Hao finally saw their appearance clearly.

It was a thin man wearing old-fashioned round-rimmed glasses and a tattered white lab coat.

A doctor, or a researcher?