The surrounding Magic Arrays slowly lit up as well.
And at that very instant-
Whoosh-
A sinister wind thick with the stench of blood surged in through the doorway and windows at once, ripping through the curtains with a violent rustle and making everyone shudder.
It was here!
At that moment, even the souls hanging upside down around Bai Yi, hesitantly studying his huge (beep-)(beep-), trembled violently. As though sensing something terrifying, they let out piercing howls, turned into countless human faces, and fled through the windows.
An immense wave of resentment came rumbling in from beyond the doorway.
And at some point, without anyone noticing-
The world beyond the windows and doorway had turned blood-red, and thick blood-colored mist slowly seeped inside.
Bai Yi, whose tender young psyche had suffered grievous trauma, jolted. He immediately drew the Silver Sword, hastily held down his unruly mechanical (beep-beep), and positioned himself between the Spirit Communication Magic Array and the doorway.
"Something's wrong."
One of the nearby investigators stared fixedly at the Blood Mist churning outside the doorway, his lips pale as he clutched the cross against his chest.
"It seems... it seems there's more... more than one vengeful spirit..."
Bai Yi abruptly turned toward Yin Qin, who was still sitting in the center of the Spirit Communication Magic Array. Her eyes remained closed as she chanted softly, but the fingers she held in a particular gesture were visibly trembling.
Before her, blister after blister slowly swelled on the hollow corpse, resembling burns.
Pop-
Pop-
It was as though the body were boiling.
The blood blisters burst one after another, releasing wave after wave of the pungent stench of decay.
Yin Qin still had her eyes closed, but her quiet chanting had noticeably quickened.
And in the very next instant-
The door