120. The Exit

Stamp!

Han Dong took a Red Balloon from his waist, blew it up to its normal size, and then popped it with his finger.

Snap!

A clown doll popped out of the bursting balloon and landed steadily on the ground.

"Come this way... come this way... I'll take you to see the world's greatest clown!"

Han Dong has gradually become accustomed to the clown's bizarre magic tricks.

Follow this doll, and you'll find the clown.

Bella, who was wearing only White Coat and had a long, transparent tail trailing behind her, stood barefoot at the front of the line.

I must say... Bella's outfit, with only her cute tail showing, is actually quite adorable.

At this moment, Chen Li noticed that Bella, who was not wearing any protective clothing, was in direct contact with the flame in the air and showed no abnormalities.

Chen Li quickly moved closer to Han Dong from behind, asking, "Should I take off my mask? It feels so strange..."

"All right."

While twin tails are nice, Han Dong won't force it.

With her hands cupping her face, accompanied by a surge of evil energy entering her facial skin, the clown mask slowly removed from Chen Li's face.

Hairstyle and outfit switched back to their original state...

Black hair and red clothes.

This seems to be the most suitable outfit for Chen Li.

"Give me the mask... It should react when the clown gets close to it."

As Chen Li handed over the mask, she asked, "Mr. Han Dong, are you planning to put this girl in prison as well?"

This sentence seems ordinary, but if you listen carefully, you can hear a hint of discomfort in it.

"Well... that was indeed the initial plan."

However, the situation is different now, and I have other ideas.

"Um."

Chen Li stopped talking.

Having returned to normal, she deliberately let her black hair fall in front of her face to cover her features... as if this would allow her to see her surroundings more clearly.

Just as she was carrying the kitchen knife, deliberately slowing her pace to stay at the back of the team and cover their retreat.

Snap

Han Dong suddenly grabbed her wrist.

However, throughout this process, Han Dong kept his eyes fixed ahead, calmly saying:

"The current team leader is not a clown; if we encounter any trouble, we need to solve it ourselves."

It's better if we stay close together to avoid being separated by unforeseen circumstances.

"...good."

Her black hair obscured her face, making it impossible to see Chen Li's expression, but there was a hint of discomfort in her words... For the rest of the journey, Han Dong held her hand the entire time.

Then, Han Dong also moved closer to Bella in front of him, reducing the distance between them.

"Bella, I have two questions for you."

"Go ahead and ask."

How familiar are you with the Underground Sewer?

Could you please tell me what you know about this situation?

And what is the purpose of Dr. Tom, whom you mentioned, in creating so many Human Aberration? Is it to seize ownership of Derry Town from the Joker, or... is there some other purpose?

Bella paused for a moment.

"These two issues should be discussed together... Here's roughly what happened."

The great Dr. Tom has always lived down here, and even built the [Main Control Room] into his laboratory.

It was used to monitor everything in the Underground Area, since there were some things down there that he couldn't easily deal with.

To facilitate travel between different areas, he also spent considerable effort creating a "Giant Tunnel Worm" that connected the various areas below, making movement easier.

"Oh! It really is used for walking on narrow paths?" Han Dong had already experienced the worm-like path once and felt good about it.

"As for Dr. Tom's purpose, I did not know it clearly from him, but it seemed that he wanted to 'have it both ways'."

"Both ends?"

Now that the doctor is dead, Bella has nothing to worry about.

"Hmm... There are many aberrations like me, but I should be considered the most perfect."

Most aberrations have some problems, either limited in their ability to use their powers or their consciousness being damaged during the aberration process, preventing them from transforming into normal human form.

So, the doctor let me return to Derry Town, live freely, and report to him regularly about the 'clown'.

As for the other incomplete and deformed variants, the doctor assigned them to work secretly below.

I don't know what they're doing... but I guess it's related to the 'damaged exit' you just mentioned! The Doctor transports these mutants to the work area every so often via the Tunnel Worm.

Once Deadlights, another batch will be sent over.

Han Dong nodded and said, "It seems that the damage to the [exit] is indeed related to this doctor... I wonder if the clown who rushed over can stop it in time."

If a guy even more formidable than the clown were to emerge from ' Old Derry Town,' this game would be in serious trouble.

To save time.

Before meeting the clown, Han Dong had "Lesser Demon Eye" secretly activated in a low-energy-consumption manner. Once a monster approached, the three of them would work together to kill it.

We walked for ten minutes.

Bella said with a puzzled look:

"That's strange, that shouldn't be the case."

Why are these 'little things' the only ones bothering us along the way...? We haven't encountered a single other dangerous creature!

Han Dong was also puzzled, since the large (abnormal) side quest mentioned that it was extremely dangerous down there.

However, apart from the doctor and his men in the main Monitoring Room, who are quite capable, the corridor is full of nobodies who pose no threat to the three of them.

If Cas, Sophia, and the others come down, the problem can be easily solved.

"The more unusual something is, the more dangerous it is... Be careful." Han Dong's unease grew stronger as he delved deeper into the situation.

"The exit shouldn't be too far away..."

Bella reminded them, while the embers of the embers drifting in the air grew denser and denser.

The temperature inside the passage also began to rise gradually.

We continued walking for about 5 minutes.

When the eerie black light emanating from the [exit] was faintly visible.

Creak!

The wall beside him suddenly transformed into a clown-themed Safe Gate.

Several grasshopper legs hooked onto the three people, quickly pulling the team inside...

This is the "Safehouse" created by the clown, who also used a hidden spell to fuse the Safe Gate with the walls.

"Mr. Clown, how's the exit going?"

The clown, with a ferocious expression, exaggeratedly gestured with his hands as he spoke:

"BOOM! We're doomed, a troublesome guy has arrived."

"I'll lure this guy away in a bit. You guys hurry up and repair the [exit]! If any more ' Old Derry Town ' personnel arrive here, you're all doomed."

At this point, the clown opened a small window in the Safehouse and looked toward the exit.

A bald man with Saw Blade embedded in his face was standing there.

Pure black pupils

Crimson ash surrounding the body

It was as if they had just crawled out of the abyss of purgatory.