"When she found out that I was trying to save you... I knew it was unfair to her, but I was young at that time. I felt that if I had to live in a world without you, I would rather choose death."

"... What about the daughter?"

"Shouldn't that be my question to you? The daughter... ever since I sacrificed myself for the experiment, the daughter has been entrusted to you to take care of. It's just that I never expected that you had already given up on surviving. I couldn't rescue you from the depths of death."

"I died once before?"

"Not once, but countless times!"

The woman's voice interrupted him again.

"I've been wandering in your world constantly, just to pull you back onto your own path, to ignite your desire for life once again!"

"..."

"But who could have known that when you woke up again, it would already be a hundred years later?"

The woman was very sad because everything she did was in vain.

"I..."

Juxi could no longer speak through his tears.

"I... I'm sorry."

Juxi silently watched the figure in the distance, unable to hold back the words in his heart that wanted to speak to her.

Yes, he still held onto fantasies and hopes... but it was already impossible.

Gradually, Juxi felt that he was starting to have auditory hallucinations.

He could clearly feel his daughter's voice echoing in his ears... echoing.

"Zhen, Jeana?!" Juxi shouted, but no one answered him.

"I can live on my own." The girl turned her face away and answered. "I am my father's daughter. I should hold a dignified funeral for him."

The last sentence was spoken softly, and she didn't know why she said it.

Although it wasn't very important, it made the detective furrow his brows tightly.

"My funeral?"

"I must go, even though I know nothing good will come out of it. I have to make that woman pay for her blood debt!"

"How are you going to get there?"

"There's always a way."

"If you insist, let me drive you there."

"But..."

"I have a way to get you in, but for now, say goodbye to your father."

Hearing the man's words, Jeana looked at Juxi and spoke.

"If you come with me, you might die. Are you still coming?"

"I don't care. Even if I die, there won't be anything left to miss, right?"

A smile barely appeared on the man's face hidden under the cowboy hat, and then he left the room.

I won't say goodbye, Father! Because I'll soon be back, maybe we'll meet again in another world?

Jeana prayed for her father again in her heart, and her shoulders began to shake.

The tears that Juxi had been holding back finally streamed down his face uncontrollably.

"This debt must be repaid!" She said with a trembling voice.

The vehicle was covered in rust, and it seemed like it hadn't been maintained or cleaned for many years.

Jeana bent down and got into the muddy passenger seat of the car. The back seat of the car was piled with strange wrapping paper and empty plastic bottles, like a junk collector, and it even had a strong smell of beer.

"When I was waiting for you, a silver-haired man had come by," the detective, who had just started the engine of the car, said. "Do you know him?"

"I guess I know him," Jeana replied coldly, trying not to let the detective see her swollen eyes from crying.

It would be troublesome to explain the encounter with the silver-haired man in that building. The only thing she knew was that the man had a deep connection with her father.

"He knows a lot about you, as if he has seen through everything. He told you to go to that world and find a man named Yuanhui, and he kindly gave me a map. And I found this next to the body..." The detective sighed and handed over a diary.

Jeana opened it and saw her father's handwriting.

"Wuwuwu... Didn't we promise to be together forever? Dad...you're a big liar!"

"...Perhaps your father has his reasons, he wouldn't lie."

This time, tears once again uncontrollably flowed from her eyes, crying heavily with a heavy heart.

After that, she silently flipped through the diary, and the detective didn't bother her anymore, just concentrating on driving.

After a long time, a large raindrop falling on the dusty windshield broke the silence between the two, washing away the dust.

"It's raining... sniff!" said the mysterious man, sniffing his nose.

By now Jeana had closed the diary and was lost in thought.

"Are you asleep? Be careful not to catch a cold."

"No, I'm awake and thinking about things."

"...Something is not right, you should..."

"Can I get off now?"

"Well...are you sure?"

"Yes."

Suddenly, Jeana's face showed a painful expression. She looked confused and had a deathly pale complexion.

"Do you get carsick? Should I rest in the car for a while?"

"No! I have to go...," Jeana said with trembling voice, as if she wanted to vent out the grievance held in her heart. "I have to go out!"

"Don't make such ridiculous jokes!"

"I'm not!"

"Why?"

"Don't you understand the feeling of losing a loved one?"

Jeana looked melancholic as she gazed out the window and continued, "The same thing cannot happen again. I have to stop everything."

"...Jeana?"

"..."

Jeana's expression became somewhat rigid, but she didn't cry.

However, it was raining outside the window, which should reflect her true emotions at the moment.

She lightly flipped through her father's diary again with her fingertips.

I hope these things never come into play. For you, perhaps not knowing the truth is the happiest. But sometimes, the truth is still useful. So I recorded these things here, before I am lost in death and oblivion.

"I'll go to Yuanhui's house first. Jeana, I'll rely on you at the hospital... Are you really okay on your own?"

"I'm not a child. Are you saying that a grown man like you is afraid of acting alone?"

"Of course I'm afraid. I've lived for over fifty years, and this is the first time I've experienced such a strange thing! Right now, I still feel like I'm dreaming."

"It's obviously a terrible nightmare!"

"Yeah, I wish I could wake up soon..."

Jeana was still making final preparations. Unlike men, women needed to spend a little more time on extra things. It took them three days to finally reach the city center. For Jeana, who didn't have a driver's license, it would have been quite a challenge to come here alone... Now her heart is filled with gratitude for the detective, the man who is willing to accompany her into the other world.

On the way, thanks to the jokes he told, which were not at all funny, Sara's sadness for losing her father and the impact of the past events had subsided a little.

Now, even though she witnessed the strange atmosphere of this world with her own eyes, she no longer felt as terrified as she did initially.

However, her anger towards the demon had not diminished at all - she would never let that woman go.

In order to attend this date, Jeana brought all the weapons and ammunition from her home. In the gun holster on her belt, there was a handgun and a military dagger. In her hand, she held her father's cherished shotgun. She also equipped herself with as much spare ammunition as possible, and did not forget to bring a radio and a flashlight.

"This way, nothing can go wrong."

Finally, she began to explore the streets of the city. Leaving the hotel room, the damp white fog immediately surrounded Jeana. It felt like there was something strange in the water molecules in the air, and the fog felt sticky. It even made one feel that breathing this air would contaminate the lungs - if possible, it would be best to stop breathing.

The place where Jeana is currently located is on the south side of Lake Toruka, in the center of the city. The hotel she just left is facing a main street.

According to the map, the hospital is not far away, on the west side of the commercial street, then to the south of the residential area.

Late last night, when the two first arrived in the other world, it wasn't like this, but today, the concentration of fog suddenly increased. They could only barely see a few meters ahead, possibly even less visibility than in heavy smog.

To ensure they would not get lost in this directionless place, Sara carefully moved along the sidewalk, staring ahead with wide eyes.

Due to the dense fog causing traffic paralysis, there were no vehicles on the road at the moment. It didn't matter if they walked in the middle of the road, but that way, the buildings on either side of the road would become very blurred, and it would also be difficult to notice other intersections... This abnormal scene was really terrifying.

Besides vehicles, there was no sign of any human presence.

Ever since entering this world, such weather conditions often occurred in the city.

Those people!

Jeana thought of what she heard from that man about the residents.

The demon's companions.

The gods who supported the act of sacrificing Jeana!!!

Those guys were still here, attempting to perform a horrible ritual again.

Using...

Although Jeana might now be stepping into a trap set by the enemy, there was no other way, so she did not feel any regret.

Actually, even if she chose to escape, those people probably wouldn't let her go easily, right?

Jeana couldn't calm down until she had settled things with them, no matter what.

"Wuwuwuwuwu..."

Just as she walked onto the main street, Jeana heard a commotion.

Amidst the static noise from the radio, a howling sound came from deep within the mist - the cry of a mad dog.

Nonchalantly, Jeana aimed her shotgun at the monster and pulled the trigger.

Facing this guy, there was no fear in her heart, only frustration.

Then, Jeana calmly stepped over the monster's body, which had been shot into a honeycomb-like shape by a shotgun.

However, that overly arrogant mood would soon be destroyed.

A nonchalant figure appeared before her eyes. This monster, which Jeana saw for the first time, had a metallic body with two heads. Its hands had claw-like blades resembling insect limbs, and its appearance was incredibly bizarre and ridiculous.

As it walked, its upper body kept making comical movements.