Dead Zero: Praise Me!!

Although Dead Zero claimed that this was not an important matter, Bai Zhi secretly had the Shadow Puppet head straight for the backyard.

By now, he could more or less confirm that the drastic change in Dead Zero's personality was related to the eyes that had been removed, the ones containing her own desire.

As for why having those eyes containing her desire removed had turned her into this kind of person, Bai Zhi felt that was open to debate... because he had no idea what the reason was either.

Inside the courtyard, that "dog" did not come back out after entering its kennel, which saved him quite a bit of trouble. However, according to Dead Zero, the real trouble still lay ahead.

After taking his hand and officially stepping into the manor with him, the girl explained everything to him one by one.

Just as he had guessed before, the overwhelming Multi-legged Monsters covering the central region of the Labyrinth, monsters that were extremely difficult to deal with, were merely defined as watchdogs here. Yet even a single watchdog was enough to pose an enormous threat to them.

—The truly formidable ones had yet to awaken from their slumber.

Although Dead Zero's eyes were covered by a layer of gauze and she could not see the road at all, she behaved no differently from an ordinary person within this manor.

Led by her, Bai Zhi went straight deeper into the manor.

The entire manor was empty save for the two of them walking hand in hand. Its decorations were strange and bizarre, faintly exuding an absurd and eerie air.

"...Aura?"

As he let the girl pull him along with a touch of helplessness, Bai Zhi curiously asked her.

"Did you recognize me based on this so-called aura?"

"That's right.