The closer we got to the door, the clearer the calling became.
On the quiet street, only "Elena" calling out echoed through the air.
The door had already been knocked open by Elena, and sunlight streamed in from outside.
The dazzling sunlight seemed to herald the passing of the gloom and the return of light to the world.
"Mom—" Elena cried, her figure looking somewhat transparent beneath the blazing sunlight.
She threw herself into the arms of the person who had come. Both their figures were half-transparent, and the sunlight shone right through them.
Yin energy stirred inside the surrounding houses. The ghosts hiding indoors seemed to have realized that the game was over. They began peeking out cautiously, watching what was happening outside.
Guo Yujie stood in the doorway, not wanting to disturb the mother and daughter as they reunited.
Elena's mother held her sobbing daughter. Her tears fell onto Elena's head and passed through her body. There was an injury on her leg, and blood trickled to the ground. Before long, it evaporated just like Elena's tears.
As the two of them clung to each other and wept, crying could also be heard from the surrounding houses. Some ghosts came out, bewildered, asking what had happened.
What had happened...
It was far too complicated to explain, and the answer would surely plunge every resident of Tissent into despair.
They were all dead. They had died for no apparent reason, without even realizing it.
It was as if they had awakened from a dream to find their lives changed.
It suddenly occurred to me: what were the residents of this town supposed to do now? They couldn't come back to life, nor could they reincarnate. They could only go on existing as ghosts. Could they maintain the peace they'd