In that instant, surging flames carrying a savage curse engulfed Lynn.
The savage red flames reflected in his furious eyes.
At last, his hand reached the Vengeful Ghost.
Curse Removal! Activate!
Bzzzt-
Dazzling light suddenly poured from Lynn's palm, turning into pale streams that twisted like threads, darting madly through the vicious flames and rushing toward the Vengeful Ghost mere inches away.
The little girl's pupils suddenly dilated, and she let out a piercing shriek.
Countless burning faces that embodied the curse were stripped from her body by those frenzied threads.
Like a grand display of fireworks, they spread along the pathways of the curse, sweeping across the surrounding walls and throughout the Old Castle!
Erase!
Destroy!
Strip away!
"Aah-"
The overwhelming sensation of being stripped apart made the Vengeful Ghost scream in pain and venomous resentment.
For Vengeful Ghosts, curses were born alongside their hatred and resentment-the flesh clinging to their bones. Stripping away their curses was the same as cutting away their flesh.
"How dare you!"
Amid that piercing shriek, her bloody hand savagely plunged into Lynn's chest almost instantaneously, bursting out through his back.
This time, it was no illusion. She had truly pierced him through!
Scarlet blood gushed from his back, splashing into a crimson rain amid the surging flames.
Yet at that very moment, she suddenly saw Lynn lift his head.
She saw the horrifying smile bloom on his face.
"You let me... get close to you..."
Bzzzt-
In an instant, the Vengeful Ghost's eyes narrowed sharply.
But it was already too late. Wearing that graceful smile, Lynn thrust his hand into her chest and embraced her amid the surging flames and cascading white light.
Endless hatred and malice immediately wrapped around his arm like ravenous black vines, pouring from her body into his and