"Has the main entity of the ghost story arrived?"
Shouka immediately understood the current status.
Although they had eliminated the minor monsters, the chief monster of the night had yet to show itself.
Considering Nachi Akimichi's situation just now—
Nachi appeared to have been pinned down by those rotting big cats on a wooden cart, rushing purposefully toward a location deep within the mountain forest.
Perhaps their destination was where the chief monster resided.
And the battle that had erupted earlier may have drawn the hidden monster out.
"Fall back! This time it's a formidable foe!"
Kanoya's words had barely settled when a vivid bright color emerged amongst the distant forest, leaping fiercely into the night.
Now, not only could it be smelled, but it could also be seen directly.
It was fire!
A massive fireball was rolling through the distant darkness, instantly illuminating half of the forest.
