A pitch-black vortex spread across the floor again, and an icy chill washed over them.
Big Gold Tooth instinctively took half a step back. "Captain, this is..."
"The Death Realm." Ling Chu gripped You Jiali's wrist with one hand and Big Gold Tooth's shoulder bone with the other. "We're going in together. Don't let go."
Big Gold Tooth's leg bones trembled. "Captain, isn't that a place only dead people can go...?"
"Aren't you already dead?"
Ling Chu pulled them along and stepped into the vortex.
She entered the Death Realm as usual, but when she looked back, no one was beside her. Big Gold Tooth and You Jiali had been left outside.
[Unauthorized individuals detected attempting to enter the Death Realm. Access denied by the passage. The current passage permits entry only to the holder of death authority.]
Well, apparently only she and the Death God could enter this Death Realm.
Ling Chu sighed, opened the passage again, and left the Death Realm.
Although You Jiali had heard Ling Chu say they were going to the Death Realm, seeing the pitch-black vortex swallow her still made his heart skip a beat. His expression only relaxed a little when she reappeared.
Ling Chu said, "The experiment failed..."
It made sense that You Jiali couldn't get in. Ling Chu had thought that since skeletons weren't living people either, perhaps she could exploit a bug, but that hadn't worked.
Big Gold Tooth was still shaken. "Captain, next time you try something like this, could you not think of me first? It's terrifying, even for a skeleton!"
Straightening the apron, Big Gold Tooth continued, "If you don't need anything else, Captain, I'll head back to the kitchen to get things ready. Otherwise, we won't be ready for tonight's banquet!"
Ling Chu hadn't