Time rewound to eight minutes earlier.
[I] lowered his hand, his expression pensive. "The Shadow Eerie has already entered the opposing door."
"Unless something goes wrong, there'll be a result in five minutes."
"And all I need to do is hold things down here..."
Was [I] under pressure?
Not really. The [Gate of Life and Death] stipulated that the Eerie deployed into the opposing chamber could only be this [Nightmare]'s Dream Core Ghoul.
As for the two remnants on Luo Xixi's body, [I] knew perfectly well what range of Eeries they could control.
"The highest-tier card that woman has is only the drummer of that [Orchestra Ghoul], a Tier 9."
"Tier 9... without Immortal Privilege, stalling it for however long isn't a problem. I could even kill that Tier 9!"
The [Orchestra Ghoul] was a team-type Eerie. If it acted alone, its two privileges could not take effect, making it weaker than an ordinary Tier 9 Eerie.
Thus, the [Gate of Life and Death] was even somewhat designed to counter Luo Xixi.
That was also why [I] could not understand why she had chosen this method to turn the tables in a desperate situation...
"Has it come?"
At that moment, [I], who had been waiting all along, suddenly raised his head and stared in one direction, his eyes gradually narrowing.
Eerie energy seeped into the chamber. [I] curled his lips into a smile. It had even chosen a specific item to counter him.
A pair of eerie eyes opened within the pitch-black wall. An Eerie slowly revealed itself before [I] in a bizarre posture...
[I] narrowed his eyes. "This eerie energy... isn't from the [Orchestra Ghoul], but a... Death Substitution Ghost?"
"A Tier 4... Death Substitution Ghost?"
[I]'s expression darkened, and he became even more confused. "You're not using a