The demon's gaze itself had the power to freeze all things, and the effect of tens of thousands of stares overlapping in that narrow room was terrifying. Fortunately, the "First Fire Embers" state appeared at that moment. Shade pulled his left hand from his pocket and violently slashed with the black dagger the Doctor had given him to fight demons.
Although this dagger had been prepared to deal with the Nightmare Demon, the Doctor had said it could harm other demons as well.
Crimson flames clung to the dagger, and the slash left a crimson trail hanging in the air, blocking the most dangerous gaze coming from the direction of the "Demon main body." Cracking sounds rang out continuously as the blade passed through, ice pellets bursting apart one by one. Shade immediately retreated as well.
He already knew this thing would not be easy to deal with, but the demon silently emerged from the ice pellets behind him. It clearly looked like a young woman with black hair and black eyes, her face pale as a corpse's, yet aside from that, neither her clothing nor appearance resembled an Evil Spirit Demon.
"The demon has attached itself to a living person! I see—it's using this method to minimize the environmental effects of this hotel!"
Shade understood and immediately swung the flaming dagger at the demon again. Sure enough, it instinctively dodged to the side, and Shade crashed into the door and rushed into the corridor.
For some reason, not a trace of the room's chill flowed into the corridor. The hallway was not completely dark; the glowing door of Safe Room 1024 was the second door to his left.
Shade tried to close the door as soon as he came out, only to see the demon standing stiffly inside the