The piercing chill in the air stalled.
The ringing that filled the room also ground to a halt.
This left the two vengeful spirits, "Ghost Call" and "Pen Spirit," feeling an unprecedented sense of frustration and confusion.
They were amalgamations of resentment, incarnations of fear, feeding on the terror of the living.
But these two people in front of them... was there something wrong with their heads?
Yang Yi raised his eyes and looked toward the corner of the room.
In the air, he saw two ghostly shadows looking somewhat ethereal and "depressed" because they couldn't absorb any fear.
They were desperately exuding resentment to affect the surrounding objects, but without the feedback of fear, their forms began to destabilize, constantly flickering and twisting.
They had completely shut down.
Tomie immediately noticed Yang Yi's gaze. Being incredibly sharp, she instantly understood the truth.
This absurdly powerful handsome guy could definitely see those "things"!
The expression on Tomie's face switched in an instant.
She swooped right up to Yang Yi, affectionately rubbing her head against his arm, her voice dripping with sweetness.
"Handsome~"
"I want to see them too~"
Her body was practically hanging off Yang Yi, her eyes sparkling with possessiveness over a "new toy."
Yang Yi was amused by her antics.
This Tomie really was a natural-born agent of chaos.
His gaze swept across the corner of the desk, where a pair of sunglasses lay, seemingly left behind by the previous tenant.
Yang Yi casually picked up the sunglasses and blew a breath onto the lenses.
A faint glimmer merged into the lenses with his action.
Having done this, he casually handed the sunglasses over.
"Thanks!"
Tomie snatched the sunglasses away and couldn't wait to put them on.
*Swish!*
The world before her eyes instantly changed.
The two originally invisible ghostly shadows were now clearly presented before her.
They were facing their direction, baring their fangs in a state of constant, impotent rage.
"Whoa!"
Tomie's exclamation rang out once more.
She leaned in excitedly, practically pressing herself against "Ghost Call's" face.
"Why are you two so ugly!"
She even reached out a hand to tentatively poke "Pen Spirit's" ethereal body, her finger passing right through without any resistance.
Finally, realizing the two ghosts couldn't do anything to her, Tomie's unhinged nature completely took over.
She suddenly pulled a funny face at the two hideous ghostly shadows and stuck out her tongue.
"Blehhh—!"
This completely ignited the powder keg.
"Ghost Call" and "Pen Spirit" were already burning with anger from being unable to absorb any fear. Now, being provoked to their faces by Tomie, they simply couldn't hold back their fury any longer.
The two vengeful spirits exchanged a glance, sparks of shared hatred for a common enemy actually bursting forth in their eyes.
They reached a consensus in an instant.
These two people in front of them were lunatics! They couldn't provide any energy!
If they stayed any longer, they would dissipate.
Change of plans!
The two vengeful spirits decided to first visit the other "lucky neighbors" in this building to replenish some fear energy. Once they were full, they would come back and tear these two damn lunatics to shreds!
*Bzzzt—*
With a flash of electrical sparks, the two ghostly shadows ignored Tomie, who was still going "Blehhh," and opted for a strategic retreat.
They floated straight toward the wall, preparing to phase right through it.
"Hey!"
Being ignored, Tomie felt she had suffered a massive insult.
"Don't run! You ugly freaks!"
Tomie stepped right over the mountainous pile of communication devices and, accompanied by the soundtrack of various ringtones, chased after the fleeing ghostly shadows.
Yang Yi followed behind her at a leisurely pace.
...
In the hallway, gusts of gloomy wind blew.
The two ghostly shadows floated incredibly fast, heading straight for the door of room "703" on the same floor and phasing right through it.
"Trying to run?"
Chasing them to the door and seeing this, Tomie didn't stop; instead, she took a running start!
Her powerful body erupted with terrifying strength. Raising her right leg high, she delivered a flying kick right at the tightly shut security door, carrying the sound of rushing wind!
*Boom—!*
A loud crash shook the entire apartment building!
Under Tomie's foot, the thick steel security door of 703 caved inward like paper, the lock shattering on the spot! The entire doorframe, along with large chunks of surrounding plaster and concrete, was ripped right off the wall by this single kick!
*Bang!*
The door flew sideways into the room, smashing over the shoe cabinet in the entryway. Trailing sparks and lightning, it finally slammed viciously into the bathroom wall.
Amidst the cloud of dust, Tomie maintained her flying kick posture before slowly retracting her leg.
She was just about to charge in and continue hunting down those two cowards.
The next second, a woman's scream came from the direction of the bathroom inside.
"Ahhh—!"
At the same time, a person rushed out of the bathroom.
Immediately following that was Tomie's own cry, carrying a hint of surprise.
"Whoa!"
She turned her head and waved excitedly at Yang Yi, who had just walked over.
"Handsome! Come look, there's a naked girl!"
Yang Yi strolled leisurely to the doorway and looked inside.
Inside the room was a young girl named Kyoko. At this moment, she was rushing out of the bathroom, dripping wet.
She was wrapped only in a bath towel. It seemed she had just been preparing to take a shower when she was startled out by the loud crash of the door being broken down.
Right now, her eyes were wide open, staring in sheer terror at the intruding Tomie and Yang Yi at the door.
"Ahhhhh—!"
Yang Yi's gaze fell upon Kyoko. He noticed that her body and hair were covered in a dark red liquid.
"Miss."
Yang Yi spoke up, interrupting her screaming.
"You seem to be... bleeding a lot?"
His voice was very gentle, yet it made Kyoko stiffen all over.
Bleeding?
Kyoko froze, subconsciously looking down at herself.
Only then did she realize that she was covered in this scarlet bloodstain, and the white bath towel she had just wrapped around herself was already dyed red.
"This..."
Kyoko subconsciously looked toward the mirror in the entryway beside her.
The reflection in the mirror showed her covered in blood, her hair plastered to her face in clumps. She looked utterly wretched, exactly like a female ghost crawling out of a horror movie.
"Ahhh—!"
Kyoko immediately let out another scream at an even higher decibel.
Yang Yi and Tomie exchanged a glance and simultaneously reached up to cover their ears.
A few seconds later, Kyoko finally exhausted the air in her lungs, her screams turning into rapid panting.
She looked at the two people at the door in shock and terror.
One was a crazy woman who had kicked her security door flying.
The other was a handsome guy who had reminded her she was bleeding.
Her brain made an extremely logical deduction.
These two were ruthless home invaders! And they had just murdered her neighbor before running over to her house!
With a *thud*.
Kyoko's legs gave out, and she dropped straight to her knees on the floor, crying and begging for mercy.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
"I just graduated and haven't found a job yet! I don't have a single cent on my card right now! I'm super poor, there's nothing to rob!"
Crying until her nose ran and tears streamed down her face, she pointed toward the kitchen.
"Please, spare my life! In the fridge... there's half a carton of eggs in the fridge! That's my food for the next few days, but if you need it, just take it!"
Kyoko was so scared she was practically hyperventilating.
Tomie tilted her head, observing this pitiful girl with great interest. Then, she turned her head, leaned in close to Yang Yi's ear, and whispered:
"Handsome, she's so pitiful... It looks like she can't even afford to eat."
"Why don't we... eat her eggs then!"