Ray saw with his eyes closed. Essentially, all humans wouldn't be able to not see if their eyes are in normal condition. This is what made Ray only see darkness at the moment. Because he closed his eyes, his sight was obstructed by the skin used to cover his eyeballs.
Even though Ray could still see, at least he could only see darkness.
He kept running aimlessly, leaving the two women behind.
But suddenly, he could see clearly the situation around him. Even though he felt that his eyes were currently closed. He realized that this was the effect of the illusion mentioned by the witch earlier.
Ray suddenly stopped because there was a large lake in front of him. But he felt it was an illusion, so he kept moving forward.
