Flone flew for a long time even after leaving the villa and only stopped when Seol Jihu told her to.

After throwing Phi Sora down and landing on the ground, he got on his fours and panted.

Perhaps because he ran away as if to bake beans on lightning, he didn’t even remember how he managed to escape.

Only the darkness that dyed the entire fourth floor black remained in his mind, and the goosebumps on his back still had not subsided.

What if he wasn’t lucky enough to meet Flone’s grandfather? What if the spirits of the massacred expedition team didn’t throw themselves forward to stop the darkness?

No, if he didn’t ‘choose’ to bring Phi Sora out, would they have helped him so desperately?

Several thoughts brushed past his mind, giving him goosebumps once again.

‘Damned Nine Eyes. If there was something so terrifying, shouldn’t the villa have looked black?’

Seol Jihu cursed his Innate Ability without knowing his position.

Of course, he had experienced something similar a couple of times before, and guessed that the villa had something that went beyond ‘Escape Immediately’ in importance. But since he almost died, he couldn’t help but resent the Nine Eyes a little bit.

Flone was looking in the direction of the villa. Seeing her staring endlessly made Seol Jihu feel sad and a little bitter, but he didn’t have the slightest desire of going back inside.

He would rather throw the camouflage helmet on his head and hide behind a nearby rock.

Seol Jihu opened his mouth.

“…What do you think was that?”

Flone slowly...