Underground Barber Shop

Reaching the shore.

Upon entering this stone-built room with a huge pond, the pollution detector reading reached 10.1.

If your skin comes into direct contact with the air here, you will experience a state of 'out of control' or 'going crazy' within half an hour.

Although torches were hanging on the wall, they had long since become damp and unusable, so kerosene lamps were the only means of illumination.

Glug glug!

Each of them drank a bottle of holy water, and the light-colored lines around their eyes disappeared.

This superficial infection doesn't require the use of the herbs Mia made.

Captain Abel also took out a light-colored gemstone necklace and put it around his neck. It seemed to be a piece of Destiny Gear that could make the wearer "calm and focused".

Demps pushed up his glasses and commented in a low voice, "That black-haired evil was not easy to deal with. It was prepared for our arrival... It was fully conscious, at least a mid-level evil."

Han Dong was already standing at the Corridor Entrance where the Mysterious Person had left.

"Even if the other side is prepared, we can only move forward... To complete this mission, we must eliminate the mastermind behind the 'hair transplant'."

Incidentally, we can also investigate the Underground Area to some extent.

Same as always... I'll lead the way, and let's see who comes in last.

"I'll do it! If you're in any danger while you're walking ahead, I'll immediately spit out Spider Silk to pull you back."

This time, Mia didn't actively stick to Han Dong, but instead asked to be at the bottom... It seems that her spider-like alertness had sensed some danger in advance.

"Alright... let's go."

After Han Dong got ashore, he thoroughly checked the room where the pool was located and found nothing particularly noteworthy... He planned to hurry up and find the black-haired mastermind.

And so, the team continued deeper into the Underground Area.

Han Dong stared at the torch holders in the corridor and the interior structures with vases placed on them, and commented:

"Such a massive Underground Area has been artificially modified, and even designed with human-centered decorations. It must have been built with the investment of the Great Lord Stuart back then, and it already existed before the arrival of the Dark Age."

The purpose of constructing the Underground Area may be related to the large number of corpses buried there.

The secrets hidden behind this may be more terrifying than any of us imagined.

"Um."

Everyone saw the underwater 'black hair breeding farm,' where black hair was cultivated using corpses, which was truly horrifying.

Abel, following closely behind, asked curiously, "Nicholas, is this third eye a result of [Suture Science]?"

"Hmm... It's a special eye that Mr. Black and White gave me, which can ignore or even suppress pollution to a certain extent."

However, suturing this eye also put a lot of strain on me... Once it's open, I'll need to concentrate First Year my attention on it.

"Don't worry! The reconnaissance and pollution control tasks are yours. Leave the rest of the battle to us."

"Good."

Upon hearing this explanation, Mia, at the back of the group, chuckled.

Because the pollution index remains constant, and the passageway is long and winding, it takes a certain amount of time to get out.

Taking advantage of this free time, Han Dong also posed a question to the erudite Demps in the team:

"Demps, could you explain some facts about evil and obscene things?"

And what about the difference between rare and common that you mentioned before? I only learned the most basic classification of low-level life forms at the academy... I don't know the detailed classifications."

"Hmm... [Evil] is essentially an inanimate object. It is commonly found in skeletons and withered plants, and there are many kinds of it."

But one thing must be known: the formation of [evil] consciousness is absolutely closely related to 'human beings'... based on the information I gathered from my research in the library and from my teacher.

Any area that can generate evil spirits is not only characterized by thick fog; there is definitely another characteristic to it.

That means many people have died in this area.

One essential element for the formation of [evil/filth] is... extreme human emotions.

This Stuart Grand Manor must have been the site of some terrible event, or the manor itself must have been evil... which would have led to the proliferation of evil after the Dark Age.

Even some wicked beings with sound minds continue to carry out the work they did in their previous lives.

As for the detailed classification of "evil and filth", there is a book in the library that is more than two thousand pages thick, but I will just give a brief introduction here.

Based on rarity, they can be simply divided into "common" and "rare" species.

Evil formed from "hair" is very rare and is classified as a "rare species." This does not indicate strength or weakness, but rather that their abilities differ from those of common evil.

The distinction between low, medium, and high pollution levels is based on factors such as the degree of pollution, the level of public awareness, and the degree of danger.

Once you break through to the highest level, you can become a [Post-natal Abyssal Demon].

Of course, out of ten thousand evil spirits, it's very difficult for even one to develop into Post-natal Abyssal Demon.

I classified it as mid-level evil based on the comprehensive values displayed by the "Prism".

If there were only this one black-haired evil spirit down there, the four of us should be able to handle it... but things won't be that simple.

Demps tapped the frame lightly with his finger, indicating the special nature of his wire-framed glasses – the "Prism."

"Thanks."

Han Dong believes that it is worthwhile to befriend this classmate Demps.

Whether Han Dong wants to minor in Library Science or go to the library to look up information, having Demps's help will save him a lot of trouble.

Demps continued, "If your 'eyes' can suppress the pollution to some extent Vice Captain..."

In the upcoming battle, I would like to ask the vice-captain to distract or suppress the pollution so that the captain and I can launch a full-scale attack and eliminate the target as quickly as possible.

The battles outside the city are different from those in the "Destiny Space"; they must be fought quickly.

The longer we delay, the lower our chances of winning become.

"Don't worry, leave it to me... Besides, Mia is quite strong too, she should be able to assist you in the battle."

Ten minutes.

We finally got out of the roundabout way.

We arrived at an exquisite room with a black and white theme.

The stones that make up the room were polished to a smoother finish.

A huge candle lamp hung from the three-meter-high ceiling, its black and white candles burning.

The walls are inlaid with a large number of glass display cases, which display real human heads with different hairstyles, and the hairstyles and expressions of the heads complement each other.

In the very center of the room, there is a unique barber chair.

Deep red leather and metal materials.

The long-haired woman who had just met with Han Dong and the others at the pond was leaning against the side of the barber chair.

She is not the master of this place, but merely a "Black Hair Creation".

The real owner was sitting with his legs crossed in the barber chair.

A hairstyle with black and white hair in equal proportions.

White shirt, black tie, black and white checkered trousers, and a pair of Black Shoe.

The exposed skin shows obvious traces of black hair stitching.

This is the owner of the Underground Barber Shop.

"Dear customers, hello... I am Charlie Wilson, the barber of the Grand Lord. Welcome."