Drip, drip—
Dark red droplets of blood fell to the ground. Tianma, one arm severed, forcibly cast aside [Authority] and brought this "lost" game to an end.
Raising his hand, he caught the [Eerie Prison Box] in his palm.
Cracks spread across the box's surface.
The split-open seams were not leather, but vivid red flesh. Black blood slurry flowed out—the entire box was a living thing!
Tianma's brow furrowed slightly. What pained him was not the one-third of the eeries inside that had been erased by the "Underlying Order," but the box itself.
Eeries could be captured from lower tiers at any time using the game rules of the [Time Dungeon], replenishing what had been lost.
But once this [Treasure. Gold] eerie item was damaged, it would be difficult to repair—especially damage inflicted by order itself!
"You must have switched the cards, yet order couldn't detect any illegal operation..."
"That means your eerie can also wield the power of 'order,' and the only eeries capable of wielding 'order' are..."
"Just what tier is your eerie?"
"An eerie of this tier simply cannot exist above a Tier 9 dungeon!"
Tianma narrowed his eyes, staring at half of Ji Yan's face as his expression turned grave.
The [Nameless Eerie] had been contemptuous toward Tianma from beginning to end. "Knowing too much will cost you your life."
"Without [Authority] as your protective talisman, get lost while I still don't have Killing Intent."
Tianma spoke indifferently. "Sorry."
"I've invested far too much effort into this Ji fellow."
"For now, he is my greatest bargaining chip for entering the [Time Dungeon]. I can't give him up."
As his voice fell, the [Eerie Prison Box] in his hand snapped open at the third leather flap.
Within that pitch-black opening, eerie eyeballs of all kinds emerged...
"Besides,