My ability burrowed into the chain.
Though we were far apart, I seemed able to sense the presence on the other end of the chain through my ability.
The panicked cries warped into something unrecognizable.
My ability kept draining away, while information continued to flow back to me.
The chain I was holding was dissolving. My ability was erasing the Ghost King's existence.
With a faint chime, the last bit of chain vanished.
I felt completely drained.
My cuffed wrist throbbed, the pain tugging at my bones and muscles.
I slowly sank to my knees, breathing heavily as I looked at my hand.
My fingers trembled slightly.
This hand hadn't managed to save Fatty or Xue Jingyue. It had killed the new thing, failed to save Ye Zhengyi and the innocent bystanders, then killed the old leader and the third successor to the Ghost King.
I was exhausted, body and soul.
The man in the suit spoke up in surprise, calling out a name.
"Little Su, you... now..."
I didn't look up, but I could hear breathing that didn't belong to the living.
"You killed him... You killed him... You actually killed him!" With that furious roar, I felt someone grab my neck and shoulders.
"What are you doing?" The man in the suit and Chen Yihan shouted at the same time.
I looked up and saw the newly born ghost, his face twisted with rage.
Becoming a subordinate of the Ghost King was completely different from becoming a wandering ghost.
"I can kill you too." I calmly forced the words out of my throat, my hand already gripping his wrist.
The ghost immediately panicked. He tried to wrench himself free, then swung his arm hard to shove me away.
I didn't let go. My body was dragged along, and