To My Beloved, I Present My Exquisite Nightmare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 125

A long tongue scraped against the floor, making a sound that was quite threatening—but it also clearly betrayed the creature’s intense wariness toward them.

If it revealed itself and faced them head-on, Laila and Eustar together might have stood a chance, but precisely because it refused to do so, dealing with it was proving exceptionally difficult.

Eustar had already raised his sword, every nerve focused intently in the direction from which the presence emanated. He knew exactly what this monster was—and he’d already experienced firsthand the horrifying consequences of letting something like this run loose….

Laila spoke.

“This isn’t something we can solve just by locking the door.”

“Laila, right now it’s in a newborn state. Well, actually, since it’s already devoured two people, calling it ‘newborn’ might not be quite right. Either way, this thing travels through shadows and drains human life. The more victims it claims, the harder it becomes to handle. That’s a ‘Shadow Thief’.”

“A monster….”

Laila already knew it wasn’t a ghost—the presence it gave off was entirely different from that of a specter. But a monster like this? She’d never even heard of it before.

Eustar quickly continued.

“It’s targeting us now, but if it senses we’re stronger, it’ll flee. With its current strength, it probably can’t exert physical force yet. That’s why we must lock the doors—to trap it inside. If it escapes outside and starts claiming more victims…”

“…things would get horrific.”

“Yes, extremely horrific. So while I keep its attention, Laila, you use every bit of magic you can muster to seal all the doors here. Do you have chalk?”

“I have chalk and a crystal. But nothing else at all…”

Eustar cut her off as if to say that was enough.

“At least we’ve got that, which is better than nothing.”

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