The head hovered on the verge of oblivion, on the brink of dissipating completely, but it was struck with the frying pan once again.

Silence enveloped the surroundings for a long moment.

However, the truth talisman remained firmly attached to the head. As long as even a trace of lingering resentment remained, it compelled the head to continue divulging its dark secrets.

“I asked that woman to help me take the photos. Each photo cost a dollar,” it confessed.

Naturally, the price would increase if the scope of the request expanded.

Every day, without fail, he would spend one or two hundred dollars purchasing photos from that woman.

But gradually, he was no longer satisfied.

“One day, I encountered a young boy from my neighborhood who had just returned home from school…”

“I knew him well. I had been observing him for quite some time. His parents were always occupied, and on certain days, they would drop him off at the community gate before rushing off to work overtime.”

On that particular day, the little boy walked home alone, holding two buns.

Hex guessed that those two buns would serve as his dinner for the night.

There was no one else in his family—no grandparents or relatives who could pick him up. If there were, surely they would have been there for him.

“So, I gathered my courage and approached him,” the head continued.

“Children are easily swayed. I told him I was his neighbor, expressing concern about his busy parents. How could it be alright for him to have buns for dinner? I invited him to my house for dinner, promising that I had Ultraman there…”

In this way, the child was lured away.

Of course, the child was not spared.

“I didn’t kill him in the end,” the head claimed. A tinge of regret seeped into its voice, “I merely threatened him, warning him not to tell anything to his parents. I made it clear that if he did, I would subject him to the same treatment next time.”

Josh tightened his grip on the frying pan, and once again smacked it with a resounding impact.

This time, the ghost head let out a puff of air, unable to maintain its form, and dispersed into a cloud of black mist.

“Even if he didn’t tell his parents, you would have treated him the same way next time!”

This is madness!

once, it would happen again, there were

moment, then spoke with a bitter tone, “I should

the boy returned home, his

since the child’s parents were so preoccupied and neglectful, as long as the child remained silent, the adults would

parents discovered the truth

night, the boy’s father beat him

you? How did you manage to board the train? Did you board before or after

too forcefully, and the ghost with the head had been completely obliterated, transforming into a wisp of black gas

Josh was momentarily speechless…

him

enough to uncover the identity of the

Hex’s death was somewhat deserved, but

all along, simply striving to provide a

it had ended

a result of exerting too much force earlier, his legs gave way, causing him to collapse to the

fatigue had

instant, a wave of empathy washed over Josh as he understood Lilly’s emotions and

hands trembled uncontrollably, causing the frying pan to slip from his grip

Drake reached for Josh’s schoolbag, collecting the scattered nets and carefully folding them

strewn about, moving slowly,

his efforts, Josh’s hands

remembered something,

drink,” Drake said, unscrewing the

was the water from the ice

stored in a bathtub, somehow it felt purer than

drinking it, Josh could

the water dispelled the weariness of an all-nighter, infusing him with boundless

was the sensation of inexhaustible strength coursing through his body, urging him to

Josh grabbed the water and

Beyond the woods…

sister off and setting up cartoons for her, he

cartoons without wandering around, he could not help

him to halt as he reached the outskirts of the

to address the dark aura on his arm; otherwise, it might have repercussions when he returned to his

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