The moment his body was torn apart, Atu's eyes widened, filled with terror.

He swayed twice before toppling over like a lump of mud, crashing to the ground.

Truly like a lump of mud.

His body shattered, and a large amount of yellow muddy water flowed out. A paper figure crawled out, struggled twice, and then turned to ashes.

Evil Dream looked at the shell, her eyes lazy, "Another one of these boring tricks."

"Is that a substitute?" Xiao Liu was stunned, looking at Qin Nuo.

Qin Nuo said, "Think about it, it's impossible for him to come out with his real body."

"But it seems like he's running out of tricks."

Over there, Evil Dream tilted her face, her cold eyes glancing over.

Qin Nuo forced a laugh and greeted, "Long time no see?"

"You're still alive?" Evil Dream spoke, having no fondness for Qin Nuo. In her subconscious, it was Qin Nuo who instigated Good Dream to become what she is now.

"You want me dead, that's understandable, but you're all parasitic on me now. If I die, won't you all be gone too?" Qin Nuo spread his hands, trying to sound as friendly as possible.

Evil Dream's eyes remained cold, ignoring him.

Xiao Liu's reaction was clearly slow, only now understanding, and couldn't help but ask, "Bro, you have two ghosts on you, how are you still alive?"

"Not by choice."

"Trying to survive in the Horror World, how can you manage without a couple of ghosts on you?"

Qin Nuo casually replied, his gaze turning to the surrounding rising white mist, "The ghost mist hasn't dispersed."

"It won't leave," Evil Dream said.

"Why?"

"Because this is his paradise, everything he has is here," Evil Dream said softly.

"You mean he still has something hidden?" Qin Nuo asked.

"Just at the end of his rope."

Evil Dream's gaze was indifferent.

Qin Nuo looked at Yanan on the side.

He stood there as if asleep.

All the paper figures on him had fallen off, fluttering in the night wind. The upper half of his clothes were in shreds, and there was a bloody hole at the back of his head, with dark red scabs.

This was the first time Qin Nuo saw Yanan's true form.

Quite handsome, indeed somewhat resembling Li Qianqian.

Speaking of Li Qianqian, Qin Nuo's gaze shifted, noticing her standing there, eyes vacant, just like Yanan.

"What happened to them?"

"What you see are just shells. The real them have long since died. Without the support of resentment or obsession, pure white souls have no memory of their past lives and lack strong self-awareness. They are like solitary boats drifting in the sea, directionless, losing themselves, and gradually turning into nothingness."

"A curse, in your ears, is first recognized as evil. But it can also help those lost souls find a home, even allowing them to immerse back into the memories of their past lives."

"Although it's illusory, it's beautiful. It's much better than turning into nothingness in confusion, isn't it?"

Evil Dream's eyes were slightly dazed, thinking of the Saint Yasi Asylum she created.

"Brilliant, wonderfully said." Qin Nuo feigned empathy.

"So are they going to turn to ashes now?"

"I used hair to temporarily contain their souls inside."

Evil Dream raised a hand, a strand of hair swaying in the wind at her fingertip.

Looking closely, one could see the hair was covered with countless souls, wailing helplessly, writhing unconsciously.

It must be said, Evil Dream's curse was indeed several levels above Atu's.

With just two strands of hair, she stabilized the situation.

One strand imprisoned numerous souls.

One strand subdued Yanan.

"So what do we do now?" Xiao Liu looked at the ghost mist rising around them.

"We can't leave with the ghost mist lingering, and the security room is still unguarded!" Xiao Liu was still concerned about his security room.

"We can only deal with the mysterious principal," Qin Nuo said, his Overturning Curse Seal not imprinted on Atu's forehead, he would still lose.

At this moment, Yanan's mouth opened, and a paper figure wrapped in Evil Dream's hair emerged.

The small paper figure walked over, gesturing something in front of Qin Nuo and Xiao Liu, looking particularly comical.

"What does it mean?"

"The source of the curse."

Evil Dream calmly uttered these words.

"These scattered paper figures are just ordinary ones tainted with the curse. The true source of the curse is still in his hands."

"It will lead us to it."

The small paper figure waved and walked into the white mist...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The real Atu emerged from the white mist, trembling as he crawled on the ground, clutching his throat with one hand, suddenly vomiting a mouthful of black blood.

The black blood wriggled unconsciously, and finally, a blood-colored paper figure crawled out.

"I lost, all my cards are played, I never expected that kid to have another ghost inside him, and even more terrifying!"

"You must find a way, or I'm finished!"

The blood paper figure jumped onto his palm, conveying the message.

Atu's face was stunned, then his gaze turned vicious, "Looks like I have to go all out!"

...

The ghost mist seemed to drastically lower the air temperature. Following the paper figure through the white mist, the surrounding chill made Xiao Liu shiver.

Qin Nuo returned to his true form, not feeling particularly cold.

The paper figure led Qin Nuo and the others across the rooftop, climbing over fences.

With the paper figure leading the way, this time they didn't encounter any ghost walls.

After crossing several fences, the small paper figure stopped, then jumped onto Evil Dream's shoulder, gesturing.

Subsequently, Evil Dream's gaze moved through the surrounding white mist.

Apparently, the paper figure indicated that Atu was nearby.

Xiao Liu clung to Qin Nuo's back, watching the surroundings, taking out a poor-quality ghost creature, and said somewhat desperately, "When will this main storyline end? I really can't take it anymore!"

"If you can't take it, why did you follow?" Qin Nuo also watched the surroundings, asking calmly.

"Bro, you probably don't watch horror movies often. Don't you know that once a supporting character is alone, they're bound to get killed off?" Xiao Liu said.

"And do you know that supporting characters sticking with the protagonist usually end up as cannon fodder?"

Xiao Liu looked utterly hopeless, "So you're saying I'm dead either way?"

"So, try not to be a supporting character, be the protagonist."

"Bro, do you think I have what it takes to be a protagonist?" Xiao Liu seemed eager to chat to ease the tense atmosphere.

Qin Nuo responded intermittently, but caught a whiff of a curse in the air.

Xiao Liu's eyes suddenly shifted, noticing something faintly red in the white mist ahead.

Just as he was about to speak, the red light suddenly shot forward, incredibly fast, instantly knocking Xiao Liu away. Qin Nuo barely reacted when a hand clamped around his throat.

Atu wrapped himself around Qin Nuo's upper body, his right hand piercing the latter's chest, sticking a blood paper figure onto it.

The blood paper figure instantly burrowed into Qin Nuo's chest through the torn skin.

The entire process took less than two seconds, and Atu had already achieved his goal!

Atu leaned close to Qin Nuo's face, "Brother, this game, I might not lose after all!"

"I'm betting everything on this last hand, and I'll still win, don't you think?"

Qin Nuo felt a burning sensation spreading in his chest, his gaze dropping to see red veins spreading across his chest.

Qin Nuo felt a chill run down his spine, "What kind of trick is this?"

Over there, Evil Dream's gaze shifted over, asking with interest, "Oh, you seem to want to struggle a bit?"

Then, her gaze on Qin Nuo's chest shifted slightly.

"Noticed it? Yes, it's the curse's origin curse."

"No matter how powerful you are, can you erase this curse in an instant and save him?" Atu looked at Evil Dream, showing a sinister smile.

"Can't, right?"

"Now, your choices are only two: either he dies, or you do as I say."

The red veins on his chest continued to spread, the burning pain tormenting not just his nerves, but seemingly something else. Qin Nuo's face turned pale.

Evil Dream's pretty face remained unchanged, always indifferent, with a hint of a mocking smile at the corner of her mouth, "Do you want him to threaten me?"

"Then kill him, I'll watch."

Atu frowned, "Are you trying to use a bluffing strategy?"

Qin Nuo also spoke, "Your plan is wrong, she really doesn't care, she might even be eager for me to die."

Atu's expression became very strange.

"To put it simply, it's a bit complicated, but she and I, in general, should be considered enemies."

Evil Dream sneered, "Why not do it? Kill him?"

"Ridiculous trick."

Qin Nuo could sense that Atu must be confused now, after all, Dream was previously calling him brother, and now she had changed her tune.

"Are you playing me?"

Atu's face turned cold. He originally intended to use the curse's origin to threaten Evil Dream and thus reverse the situation.

But the current situation left him somewhat at a loss, not knowing what to do.

Evil Dream sneered, watching without any action, repeatedly anticipating Qin Nuo's downfall.

But then, her expression shifted, her smile fading, and she said calmly, "I also want to save him, but you should see, the curse has penetrated his body, and it's the curse's origin, I can't save him in an instant."

Pausing, Evil Dream's pretty face carried a hint of coldness, "I said, I can't save him."

Clearly, it was Good Dream speaking, asking Evil Dream to find a way to save Qin Nuo.

"Actually, isn't this great?"

"We are parasitic on resentment, the pendant necklace representing resentment has left his body, meaning if he dies now, we're free."

"We'll be free, you and I can go anywhere we want, you understand? If you want, I can even take you back to Saint Yasi Asylum, rebuild our paradise, as long as you want!"

"Inside this guy's body, what's the difference from a birdcage?" Evil Dream tried to persuade Good Dream.

But seeing Evil Dream's increasingly dark face, it was clear she hadn't swayed Good Dream.

"I have no way."

Evil Dream still said the same thing.

And she meant it.

The curse's origin had already penetrated Qin Nuo's body, at this distance, unless she could touch Qin Nuo in a very short time, but Atu would certainly obstruct her.

Her curse mastery was much higher than Atu's.

But not omnipotent!

Hearing Evil Dream's words, Atu naturally understood the situation, coldly saying, "Don't worry, I'll give you a chance to save him."

"But before that, you have to do as I say!"

"No one can control me."

Evil Dream's face was icy.

Atu was clearly up to something.

How could she be foolish enough to be manipulated?

"Then I'll slowly torture his soul, and then let him die," Atu said with an evil smile.

The red veins on his chest continued to wriggle, the blood draining from Qin Nuo's face, enduring an unbearable pain.

"You have plenty of time, but it's also limited," Atu continued, watching Evil Dream's changing expression.

"Before that, I need a puppet."

Atu glanced at Xiao Liu, who was getting up.

Xiao Liu felt a chill run down his spine, turning to run, but was pulled back by ghost power, firmly controlled by Atu.

"You're honored to be my new toy!"

Atu looked at Xiao Liu, smiling.

Xiao Liu was on the verge of tears, constantly pleading, "I'm not up to it, I've been weak since childhood, not worthy of your attention!"

"No worries, I'm not picky."

As Atu spoke, a paper figure crawled out from under his clothes, jumping onto Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu looked at Qin Nuo, despairingly wailing, "I told you to let me quietly guard the door, why drag me into this, what did I do to deserve this?"

"Now it's all for nothing, all efforts wasted!"

Qin Nuo looked at him, saying, "Sorry, buddy."

The paper figure burrowed into Xiao Liu's clothes, stirring inside...

Xiao Liu, full of panic, spoke, "Wait... wait! I have a last word, can I finish it?"

"Go ahead, we have plenty of time," Atu said with a cold smile.

"It's just that... I want to ask, how do you taste? Like, are you good to eat?"

Xiao Liu's question puzzled Atu, who turned to look at Xiao Liu.

And the next second, he saw the hair on the back of Xiao Liu's head flip open, revealing a ghost face, grinning, showing crimson gums, and with just one inhale, Atu was sucked into that bloody mouth.

The mouth closed, the swallowing sound particularly clear.

Gulp...