This time, Shade made no mistake. Although the corpse ghoul dodged the chain from his right hand in a posture beyond the limits of an ordinary human body, the chain from his left hand successfully locked onto the corpse ghoul's left foot. But immediately afterward, it used its claws to sever its own foot. Black blood stained the expensive carpet, and the corpse ghoul struggled to flee again. This time, however, it had no chance.
"Space Stabilization Aura! Don't leave! I really mean you no harm!"
Shade lunged at it directly. The corpse ghoul rolled across the carpet to dodge, then darted toward the ceiling with the roast chicken in its mouth, only to be pulled back down by Shade's outstretched hand.
The two immediately tumbled into a heap. Shade ignored the foul stench on the other's body and locked down its limbs, trying to wrestle it into submission. Unexpectedly, the corpse ghoul had similar ideas. It also tried to lock Shade down using ground-fighting techniques, and it was extremely confident in itself.
Just as the two focused on grappling, the locked door at the end of the carpet was violently pulled open from the outside. Before Shade and the corpse ghoul could look up, the force that imprisoned space descended upon both of them.
"Who is bold enough to cause trouble here? Do you not know where this is?"
A woman's rebuke rang out. Though she had yet to appear, her formidable power had already put both the entangled man and undead creature on edge.
Black high heels stepped out from the left side of the doorway. Then a beautiful lady in a purple gown, with long black hair, strode in furiously. Her features were more radiant than the brightest blossoms of spring. Even in such anger, her beauty