Bab 406: Bloody Feast

The individual shrouded in darkness continued to stare in Jake's direction long after he was gone. After a while, a ghostly, partially translucent blob emerged from the ground behind it. It looked like a giant jellyfish that had finally escaped gravity.

As the weird Fluid Ghost approached it as if to gobble it down, the individual raised its right hand to stop it. For an infinitesimal time, the dark energy blurring its body dispersed at the edges, revealing a pale, graceful hand, albeit with unnaturally long, black, hooked nails.

Seeing this raised hand, the Fluid Ghost halted, barely holding back to wail.

"I know why you're here, Min. But you should give up. "The humanoid thing croaked boredly.

The jellyfish-like Fluid Ghost abruptly shapeshifted, taking on a somewhat feminine appearance. At the same time, an overwhelming and ancient aura invaded the empty hallway, distorting the air.