Voluntarily Entering the Mirror, Absolute Zero

At Tianma's words, the Spirit of the Pen fell silent.

Though she was also a ghoul, seeing Ji Yan switch identities one after another had given her an answer deep down.

But she knew what unspeakable taboos were and would not reveal them to a third party...

The Spirit of the Pen asked, "Why did you dare to gamble?"

"What?"

The Spirit of the Pen said, "Weren't you afraid it wouldn't save you?"

This was what puzzled the Spirit of the Pen most. A human had dared to stake his life on a Contract Eerie. Moreover, once Tianma died, even the only binding contract would be severed.

It could be said that it all depended on a single thought from the Ancient House Eerie Old Man.

Even a madman would not dare play like this!

Tianma said, "Because I understand you ghouls."

"You have a trait more pronounced than humans: a slave mentality. Once someone has a hold over you, you don't dare resist no matter what."

"Besides, this kind of gamble is routine for me."

Nearby, the Ancient House Eerie Old Man listened in silence, black mist covering his body.

"That's enough. The Eerie Shroud might not be able to kill that Frozen to Death Ghoul."

"Let's get out first."

Crushing the "brass eyeball" in his hand, Tianma stood and walked toward the darkness behind him.

"What about this white-haired girl?" the Ancient House Eerie Old Man asked.

"She's yours."

"Eat her."

Tianma waved without looking back and vanished into the darkness of the corridor...

Time returned to the present.

Tianma continued to gouge out his other left eye and crushed it in his palm.

With both eyeballs gone, the upper half of his face was drenched in blood.

Yet his expression barely changed. He opened a compartment