The sky darkened.
The blood-red sky and crimson clouds seemed to be swallowed by pure blackness.
Everything around them became incomparably dark, without the slightest trace of light.
The Contract Anomalists could only confirm their companions' positions and presence by listening to one another's breathing and heartbeats.
Even underground, faint traces of light would still seep through—moonlight, natural light, leyline light. It would never be complete darkness.
But now, it was as though the very concept of "light" had been completely erased, leaving behind only darkness.
"Ugh!"
Ren Yuemian had originally been protected inside a Weird's body and had already fallen unconscious. Afraid that staying inside for too long would leave her contaminated and mutated, Hong Tang brought her out once the sky darkened and the pressure from the Ghost Domain outside weakened.
Hong Tang fed her a healing pill, and only then did she slowly awaken from her coma.
The moment she opened her eyes, however, all she saw was darkness.
Frightened, she immediately rubbed her eyes, yet she still could not see anything. She stretched out her hand, trying to make out her fingers.
But there was nothing. Black, black, black... still black.
She covered her eyes in panic. Could the pressure from earlier have been so intense that the nerves inside her eyeballs had burst, turning her blind?
Hearing that something was wrong with her heartbeat and breathing, Hong Tang shouted, "What's wrong with the rookie?"
In an environment stripped of vision, their voices unconsciously rose as well.
"I can't see!" Ren Yuemian found it strange that the other person had raised her voice despite being so close, but when she spoke, her own volume had unconsciously risen too.
Only then did Hong Tang realize that the rookie had been frightened.
She nodded in understanding and reassured