The Gravedigger and "Desire"

The thick mist that had suddenly risen from nowhere was spreading through the entire Graveyard at a rather rapid pace.

Just over ten seconds after Bai Zhi noticed the mist, the area he was in was swiftly engulfed by it as well.

The mist was vast and hazy, compressing his field of vision to a tiny area around him. No matter which direction he looked, all he could see was vast white mist.

Then, from deep within the thick fog, came a heart-wrenching fit of coughing.

It sounded as if, when the thick fog had covered the entire Graveyard, a dying old man had begun dragging his worn-out body through it.

"..."

After patiently standing still and listening for a moment, Bai Zhi silently headed toward the source of the coughing.

The Graveyard, once covered by the thick fog, seemed to have lost its previous aggressive traits. At a time like this, even if he walked directly over the Grave Mounds, there was no movement beneath the ground.

After walking through the thick fog for around three or four minutes, Bai Zhi saw the figure making the coughing sounds.

From where he stood, it was a damaged old man wearing a black overcoat. He was crouched before a tombstone, using the tools in his hands to carve something into it.

The old man looked extremely frail. Every time he carved for a while with his Chisel and Hammer, he had to stop and rest briefly. Those frightening coughing fits came from him.

With the thick fog obscuring everything, and Bai Zhi not daring to get too close, he could not clearly make out what was happening over there.

—Although the old man looked like he was at death's door, Bai Zhi sensed danger from him, much like the Conductor on