Inside the pitch-black box, the flame from the tinder was almost negligible. Zuo Zonghao, while examining the bloodstains on the ground, was also fully alert to his surroundings. The Exorcism Toad displayed ever-rising levels of demonic energy, indicating that Zuo Zonghao was indeed moving in the right direction.
A chill of Yin energy, coming from who knows where, brushed against his body. Zuo Zonghao's hair stood on end in an instant, and his heart thudded wildly.
"Hiss!"
A sudden gust of wind swept toward him. Responding on instinct, Zuo Zonghao darted to the side, just as a wind blade sliced past his ear, severing it neatly in two.
A black shadow abruptly leapt down from the nearby rooftop. A flash of cold light, and Zuo Zonghao's vision in his right eye went dark—he could no longer see.
"Ah!!" Clutching his blinded eye, Zuo Zonghao cried out in pain. In that split second, his eye had been destroyed.
