A bleak white mist filled the house and courtyard. At first glance, it seemed to shift into a ghost's resentful face.
Lu Mi slept in his usual spot.
There were no stars tonight. Claiming he was afraid of the cold, Roman had squeezed in beside him again.
He behaved himself, at least. Lu Mi had not slept well last time, and after all his running around, exhaustion soon enveloped him and dragged him deep into dreams.
After an unknown length of time, the white mist outside seeped through the gaps in the window and swirled before his eyes. Slowly, a woman's face really did appear within it.
She glared with venomous eyes and called hoarsely, "Lu Mi... Lu Mi..."
Her calls roused Lu Mi from his hazy sleep. He tried to defend himself with a spell, but his body felt heavy. He could not even lift his hands.
"Why did you choose to kill me..."
"It ate me. It hurt so much. I died so horribly..."
The woman's face drew closer and closer as she began to wail shrilly.
Lu Mi was freezing all over, yet he could not move a muscle.
Jin Bi. Jin Bi had come for him.
The icy white mist slowly coiled around him, its crushing weight leaving him unable to breathe.
Lu Mi struggled against it with his mind, feeling his surroundings grow colder and colder, as though he had been abandoned in a world of ice and snow.
At this rate, he would probably develop hypothermia and end up stripping off his clothes with a smile, just like Lu Dalu.
No-
Lu Mi's eyes snapped open. This was an entirely different Dungeon Instance. Neither Jin Bi nor Lu Dalu was here!
That oppressive weight finally vanished. Only the cold sweat on his forehead proved