With everything before him pitch-black and nothing visible,
hearing someone suddenly speak from behind him would have startled anyone, even in a world without the supernatural.
That was especially true in a world already filled with all kinds of supernatural horrors.
Xu Lingwen was so startled by Lu Bai that his heart skipped half a beat.
"W-who... who's there?! Who's speaking?!"
Xu Lingwen whipped around to face the direction of the voice, but under the effects of [Ink Dye], all he could see was darkness.
"Calm down."
Lu Bai patted Xu Lingwen on the shoulder. The touch made him shudder, and he instinctively took half a step back.
Seeing this, Lu Bai couldn't be bothered to reassure him first. Instead, he turned his attention to the little girl, who remained calm.
He stared into her eyes and asked, "Are you a supernatural being?"
Even supernatural beings couldn't ignore the effects of [Ink Dye].
The little girl clearly couldn't see the expression on Lu Bai's face either. She gazed into the darkness before her and asked, "You're that Master Lu, right?"
"Master is too kind. Everyone's just being generous."
Lu Bai smiled, then quickly got to the point. "It's rare to meet a supernatural being I can talk to. I have some questions for you."
The little girl still showed little emotion. Rather than calm, she seemed more indifferent.
"Sure. Ask away."
Setting aside the possibility that she was lying, the supernatural being in the little girl's guise had answered every question throughout their conversation.
"...To put it simply, you're raising all of humanity like livestock."
Lu Bai rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.
The little girl's explanation wasn't all that unbelievable.
After all, with the supernatural beings' abilities, wiping out humanity would be no trouble at all.
The only reasonable