At the entrance.
Olay is looking at the situation inside with a gloomy face.
He could clearly feel that the aura emanating from Xiqin had disappeared. Along with Xiqin lying still, her eyes tightly closed, Olay, with a lump in his throat, confirmed his daughter's death in silence.
Indeed, Xiqin had suffered torment and unimaginable pain for the years she had been parasitized by the dark creature. Being alive was perhaps even more unbearable than death. Death might actually be a blessing for her. But, as Xiqin's father, the guilt still plagued Olay for making such a decision even though it was for her own good.
Added to that, the mother of Xiqin had already passed away.
In the blink of an eye, Olay was left all alone. The sense of loneliness and loss overwhelmed him, like being swallowed up by the sea.
He was suffocating, desperate, struggling to catch his breath.
