Lin Yi stared at the wall in horror, as though he could see the great pool of black, gelatinous liquid behind it. It seemed to be licking its lips and giving off a sense of pleasure-if it had a mouth.
It definitely had a mouth! That was what Lin Yi felt.
He could clearly sense that the thing had grown excited after tasting his Perception Ability, but regretted having only a single bite of such a delicacy. Then came anger and agitation at being denied what it wanted, greed and longing...
It seemed to be lying in wait over there. More and more of the thick, gelatinous liquid gathered there as though waiting for prey to come to it. Soon, however, those invisible ripples swept down from the Clock Tower's upper floor, utterly destroying some of it.
"Kid! What happened?!" The commotion had drawn attention from the Clock Tower's upper floor, and Lao Mo's somewhat anxious shout came down. "Are you all right?"
"I... I'm fine!" Lin Yi replied.
"Good. Be careful, don't get yourself hurt!" Lao Mo said. "I don't have time to look after you right now!"
Warmth filled Lin Yi's heart. He hadn't expected Lao Mo to care so much about him.
Just then, a sensation like the one he had felt when Lao Mo took him through a "Layer Leap" suddenly enveloped him...
Lin Yi shuddered and froze on the spot as though immobilized by a spell, unable to move so much as an inch.
"This...?!"
Before he could react, he felt the surrounding layers twist bizarrely. A suffocating sensation that reached into the depths of his soul quietly spread through his heart.
He felt as though the pressure would drive him mad, but powerless to resist, he could only clench his teeth.
His breathing gradually