Things took a serious turn (Thanks to Brother Yu of the Heaven-Blasting Gang for the great sword!)

But last time, he had been unprepared. Now he had evolved, and both his strength and his courage were a far cry from what they had been!

Ye Qing glanced up at the pitch-black building. He had no intention of going upstairs and decided to train outside instead. The interior was a maze, and Ghost-type Pokémon were full of tricks. If he accidentally fell under an illusion upstairs, wouldn't he fall to his death?

"Squeak, squeak~"

As Ye Qing and Monferno walked along, several Rattata darted past them. One even looked back and glared at Ye Qing, as though annoyed that he was in the way.

Ye Qing didn't stoop to their level and led Monferno to an open area stacked with concrete pipes.

Looking over the pitch-black construction site, Ye Qing and Monferno exchanged a glance. They weren't sure whether they were imagining it, but ever since entering the site, they had felt a sinister chill, as though someone had placed a block of ice behind them.

Before long, Ye Qing suddenly felt the temperature plummet, while a strange sound drilled straight into his head.

"Get ready to fight!"

Ye Qing's expression shifted slightly, and he immediately ducked beside Monferno.

"Ha-cha."

Monferno glared, his nerves taut as he watched their surroundings.

"Hehehehe~"

With a burst of eerie laughter, a human head with disheveled hair and a blood-covered face appeared out of thin air ten meters away.

Its eyes, like bloody sockets, stared fixedly at Ye Qing and Monferno!

"Ember!"

Monferno took a deep breath and sent a mass of embers hurtling through the air at the head.

The head dispersed like mist, and a balloon-sized Gastly appeared in its place.

``` Pokémon: Gastly (level 18)

Potential: E-

Status: healthy

Gender: none

Type: Ghost/Poison

Ability: Levitate (Floats above the ground,