Killing a stranger instead of those daredevils could only mean Greenleaf had lost control. He had killed people—or, more precisely, ghosts. That man had died long ago, in the pervasive yin energy on Mount Guangyuan. Greenleaf had chased the daredevils not to stop those idiots from dragging me and Greenleaf's people into this place, as I'd guessed before. He had simply attacked any ghosts he could find and eaten them to soothe his out-of-control will.
At this very moment, I could become one of Greenleaf's targets, too.
I had to run...
But the woman I was possessing couldn't run, which meant I couldn't get far either.
If I couldn't rely on running, then all I could do was...
My brain felt like it was about to burn up as I kept trying to find a way out of the dream.
Hurry, hurry, hurry...
I could already hear approaching footsteps. They stepped over the corpse of the ghost Greenleaf had just killed as they drew closer to me.
The woman, limp on the ground, could only let out a desperate sob.
I couldn't worry about her now.
End! End this dream, quick! Back to reality!
Slurp—
I felt a rough tongue lick my head, then something bit at my nose.
I came to at once and leapt to my feet.
The three dogs paced around me, watching cautiously, then happily crowded close, jumping and rubbing against me.
My body felt weak, and I slowly sat down on the ground.
It was over...
Greenleaf hadn't caught me...
But that meant I'd have to change my original plan.
Now, instead of looking for Greenleaf, I had to hide from him.
I couldn't help smiling wryly.
The big dog brought its head up to my face and slurped at my cheek.
I leaned back