At last, Cordis understood why this place felt so familiar.
How could he ever forget this place?
"Si Dun..."
Cordis trembled as he looked at the puppy lying on the ground before him, battered from head to toe.
Seeing the woman raise her shovel again, he acted.
Cordis lunged forward, trying to shove her away.
But for some reason, he could not budge her.
As Cordis wondered what was going on, the woman before him suddenly spoke.
"Oh, it's Pai Pai."
"I thought you were dead."
Her words enraged Cordis. He drew the dagger at his waist and held it against her as he shouted furiously.
"I'm Cordis, not Pai Pai!"
The dagger pressed against the woman's throat, but there was not a trace of fear on her face. She even laughed when she heard what Cordis said.
"Cordis? A name you gave yourself? How pathetic, Pai Pai."
"I told you! I'm not Pai Pai!"
With that, Cordis raised his dagger and stabbed at her.
But the instant he struck, the woman turned into a cloud of black mist and escaped the house.
She left a trail of shrill laughter behind her.
The moment she left, the entire house collapsed.
Or rather, the entire space began to collapse.
The sand and dirt flying everywhere forced Cordis to close his eyes.
When Cordis opened his eyes again, he was no longer in that house, but in a pitch-black space.
Yet even here, snowflakes still drifted down from above.
Christmas trees and all kinds of gifts floated freely overhead.
If he listened closely, he could even hear the laughter the woman had left behind.
"Woof, woof, woof, woof!"
Cordis looked behind him.
Si Dun, who had been covered in wounds, was now standing behind Cordis, wagging his tail happily at him.
"Si