As soon as Hu Jiu stepped through the massive black door, he felt a subtle sense of spatial disorientation, and then the scene before him suddenly changed.
He and Wei Ze had entered one after the other, but now there was no one around, and he was standing alone on an unknown piece of land.
It was completely dark all around, there was nothing in sight, I could hear some faint clicking sounds, and a strange smell of engine oil lingered in the air.
"It seems the first challenge in the assessment is darkness."
Human beings' fear of darkness is ingrained in their genes; darkness symbolizes a certain degree of the unknown.
Deprived of their sight, they could very well die without a burial place if they encountered danger.
Fortunately, this didn't stump Hu Jiu.
Between creating a light source to illuminate the environment and improving his own night vision, Hu Jiu temporarily chose the latter.
The former is too conspicuous; we need to understand the situation first before considering whether to use it.
Hu Jiu stood still, adjusted his vision, and with the help of the Scarlet Ghost Eye in his left palm, he was able to see his surroundings clearly.
It felt like being inside a tunnel, with countless branching routes in all directions, no end in sight, and occasional deep pits along the way.
There's so little light here that even with night vision goggles, the average person probably couldn't see much.
Everywhere was deathly silent, without light or sound, and it was impossible to tell which way was which. No wonder Kaiyang had warned us before we came in that we might get lost.
The only thing that could allow them to return safely was the bracelet on their wrists. If the bracelet were damaged or lost, it would be a serious problem.
Hu Jiu randomly chose a direction and walked for a while before hearing a clicking sound.
In this unknown and dark place, the sudden sound made one's nerves even more on edge.
Hu Jiu could tell that the sound was not made by a human.
A large number of living people suddenly poured in from behind the Black Door, like pebbles thrown into a calm, stagnant pool, which was bound to cause countless ripples.
The wandering Toy Ghosts, sensing the presence of living people, began to move.
An eerie atmosphere is spreading; ghosts want to kill, and people want to exorcise ghosts.
Hu Jiu's methods are incredibly diverse, so dealing with these derivative Toy Ghosts is no problem at all.
He's now more interested in the origins of the Toy Ghost [the Toy Factory].
Hu Jiu soon encountered his first ghost.
It was a half-person-sized humanoid doll, worn and tattered, covered in dust and stains, as if bearing the marks of countless years.
The doll's eyes were two strange buttons, exuding an eerie aura, staring blankly at Hu Jiu, seemingly telling a silent horror.
A twisted smile hung on his gaunt face covered with stitches. His limbs stretched out stiffly, his joints creaking, as he staggered toward Hu Jiu.
The doll had exposed threads all over its body, and when you got close, you could vaguely hear it making a strange, rustling sound.
The doll opened its arms, as if to embrace Hu Jiu.
Several White Sash appeared out of nowhere and quickly bound the doll together.
After that, Hu Jiu walked around the doll once.
No matter which direction he went, the doll's two button eyes would stare intently at him.
Even when you walk behind it, the doll's head can still rotate 180 degrees.
"What are the killing patterns of the Toy Ghost?" Hu Jiu pondered.
Could it be an entity that indiscriminately kills beings in human form?
Thinking this, Hu Jiu felt a surge of Supernatural around him, and his body began to change.
Its entire body became furry and turned an eerie orange color. Its ears gradually became pointed and stood up, its eyes became narrow and elongated, and a fluffy tail appeared behind it. Its human characteristics quickly faded away.
Hu Jiu transformed into a large fox.
As he walked around the humanoid doll in his fox form, the doll indeed stopped looking at him.
Hu Jiu transformed back into a human, and the doll immediately turned to look at him.
Hu Jiu reached out and plucked the two button eyes off the doll's face.
The next second, the doll's head began to turn erratically, seemingly losing its ability to identify its target.
Then, black lines quickly spread from the two buttons on Hu Jiu's hand, as if they were trying to burrow into Hu Jiu's eyes and sew them onto his face.
Interesting~
Hu Jiu put the button away as a collectible, and then put the doll into the miniature prison inside the bracelet.
It transformed into a fox again and wandered off in a random direction.
Meanwhile, the other members participating in the assessment also used various tricks to adapt to the darkness and hunt down the Toy Ghosts in the area.
Somewhere in the distance, a blue figure kept attracting the Toy Ghosts to gather.
Yin Zhong chuckled, her whole being seeming to transform into a blue fluorescent light, her little hat, suspender dress, short skirt, and high heels all radiating a dazzling blue glow.
This light inexplicably attracted the Toy Ghost, and Yin Zhong's limbs were making strange gestures. Her body seemed to have turned into an energy body composed of blue light, and with a casual lift of her leg, she could unleash a deadly attack like a laser.
In such a pitch-black environment, the blue light shines through with an undeniable intensity.
Toy rabbits, toy elephants, toy goats, toy lions, and many other Toy Ghosts of various shapes and sizes swarmed in, surrounding Yin Zhong.
But Yin Zhong was thoroughly enjoying herself, dancing and gesturing excitedly as if she were at a concert.
First, a right roundhouse kick, smack!
Another left-side straight kick, thud!
Five lashes in a row, pushing his luck and beating the devil to death!
"None of you can escape its effects!"
Although Yin Zhong's movements were difficult and lacked aesthetic appeal, they were indeed quite efficient. The Toy Ghost was beaten to pieces, and some parts were even broken.
"Take care of these brats—it's so easy for me!"
Yin Zhong put the incapacitated ghost into her bracelet.
Under the dim blue light, several broken toy limbs began to attract each other, reforming into an even more twisted and grotesque toy.
"Oh~, this little bitch can actually grow bigger and stronger?"
With a look of delight, Yin Zhong pounced on the stitched-together monster.
A flash of intense blue light.
The Frankenstein's monster was sucked into... the miniature prison inside Yin Zhong's bracelet.
Just as Yin Zhong was feeling smug, a giant blue glowing toy jellyfish suddenly ran over and lashed her hard on the back.
"Ah--"
Yin Zhong let out a scream, turned her head and saw the glowing Toy Ghost, a vague sense of unease creeping over her.
"Good heavens! The Toy Ghost spawned from the Toy Factory are not only numerous, but they can even evolve according to their environment!"
This is really bad news!
The toy jellyfish emitting blue light was almost identical to the blue light emitted by Yin Zhong. It was clearly imitating that blue light, which is why Yin Zhong didn't notice it and was careless, so it didn't flash!
It's unimaginable what kind of enormous disaster would occur if Toy Factories were to invade reality!