Countless cracks of all sizes opened across the surfaces of the rotting remains around him. Countless scarlet eyes crowded, shifted, and trembled within them—in that instant, Yu Sheng felt a chill shoot from his heels straight to the crown of his head. He had even decided where to bury himself this time.
Right here.
Yet in the next second, neither the expected mental contamination nor the black tide of shadows appeared.
The scarlet eyes moving slowly within the cracks merely stared fixedly in this direction. Aside from that, they took no "action" at all. They only watched, slowly turning as they followed Yu Sheng's cautious steps.
Eileen felt her hair stand on end under all those stares. She gripped Yu Sheng's hair tightly, unconsciously exerting force. "Yu, Yu Sheng, I-I-I'm a little scared. What's with all these eyes?"
"I don't know what's going on, but they don't seem to intend to attack..." Yu Sheng patted Eileen's little paw as he spoke. "Hey, ease up. Don't yank my hair out."
"If it comes out, you can just grow new hair in your next life." Eileen instinctively spouted some trash talk, but obediently loosened her grip a little. Then, seeing Yu Sheng continue toward the three pillars, she quickly reminded him, "Be careful. This thing's style is completely different from everything around it. Maybe the control mechanism for the 'Boundary Bridge' has some kind of defense system too..."
Yu Sheng asked, "Am I in for a bloody disaster?"
"N-No, I didn't see that," Eileen replied at once, then added, "But ever since I got here, I've felt dizzy, and I keep hearing this buzzing and rumbling noise. Maybe my judgment isn't accurate."
Yu Sheng said nothing more. He merely raised a hand and gently patted the little doll's back as he slowly