Su Bai knew perfectly well that the decision he was about to make would be anything but calm or rational. After all, the dense fog zone held dangers beyond description. He had no idea what had become of the space within it, nor why, ever since the fog descended, so few "people" had left that space apart from the blood mist that acted like a source of infection.
Even to Su Bai, that area held the "unknown," the most terrifying thing in the Nightmare World.
But...
"Thirty minutes. That's all I'm giving you. And even after we enter the dense fog zone, you can only move around near the streets. You can't go out into the deserted outskirts." No matter how much his rational side protested, Su Bai still made a completely irrational decision.
But neither Qing Lan nor the other pieces of the Vengeful Ghost Puzzle stopped him. Su Bai knew they would not consider this a rational move either, but as long as the danger remained manageable, they would always stand behind him and support every decision he made.
"Okay!" Jin Yi agreed very readily on the surface, though what he was thinking deep down was anyone's guess.
"Once we enter the dense fog zone, I need to get some information related to Su Xuan. Then, when the thirty minutes are up, I'll leave, no matter what's happening." Su Bai held out the hand he had used to gouge out the White Ghost Creature's "heart" and flexed his wrist. "As long as you both agree, our verbal agreement is binding. If either of you tries to break it after we enter the dense fog zone..."
Su Bai deliberately paused before continuing with a solemn expression-
"Never mind inside the fog. Even elsewhere in the Nightmare World, one or