Back in his apartment on Earth, Dalvin immediately sat down on his bed. Kicking off his shoes, he lay down and closed his eyes, succumbing to the need for sleep that had been suppressed since he didn't feel comfortable sleeping in the dangerous prison.
He quickly dozed off after setting an alarm for midnight. He was lost in a dream where he saw a giant pair of red eyeballs glaring at him with a weakening intensity, looking both aggrieved and full of hatred.
When Dalvin woke up due to his alarm, he felt unwell and lay in bed for slightly longer than usual. The image of those eyes couldn't leave his mind for a while, and he knew exactly where they came from because it was definitely the manifestation of his Dao Curse.
Its intensity had been reduced by almost half after paying his debt, but what Dalvin didn't understand was why the curse seemed unwilling to be cleared and rather wanted to become stronger.
