"Heh-kah—"
Seeing Gastly and Jing He actually dare to block it, Golbat grew a little angry and let out an indignant cry.
At that, the two Zubat immediately opened their mouths wide and unleashed Supersonic.
"Koujie!"
Gastly gave a sinister laugh. The black mist around its body stirred, and a clump of fog peeled away from it.
The ripples formed by Supersonic passed between the two clouds of black mist, yet failed to affect Gastly in the slightest!
The next moment, Golbat and the others saw two Gastly wearing savage grins.
"Gastly, hurry up and finish this! It's badly injured—we need to get it to the Pokémon Center!"
"Koujie!"
Gastly answered with unusual solemnity.
Squatting on the ground, Jing He ignored the filth covering the little one and immediately reached out to try to cover its wound. Blood seeped through the gaps between his fingers.
"Euuh~~"
But the little one struggled, seemingly unwilling to let Jing He touch it.
Jing He's gaze softened.
"I'm not a bad person."
It would have been better if he had said nothing. The moment it heard those words, the little one struggled even harder. Its movements tugged at the wound, and blood trickled onto the ground.
A trembling, frightened growl escaped its throat. It even bared its two tiny fangs in an attempt to look fierce.
Under the moonlight, fear reflected in its crystal-ball-like icy blue eyes. Jing He's smiling face was reflected there too, seeming to overlap with someone from its memories.
Yet in its daze, it remembered another night. There had seemed to be someone just like him, someone who had given it the most delicious thing it had ever eaten in its life.
Its struggles gradually weakened.
Jing He saw every reaction from Vulpix.
His heart felt a little heavy.
Another