Lighthouse

Mr. Aha's appearance has been mentioned before; he is a man with only a few white hairs left on his head, a gaunt body like a ghost, and many bones exposed on his body.

Moreover, unlike typical ghost stories or powerful figures,

Mr. Aha had no breath coming out of his body, and his hunched gait gave him a very weak impression... even weaker than an ordinary person, someone who could be punched into a skeleton with just one punch.

However, all the strange tales shunned Mr. Aha as he walked down the street with a dark silver cane.

Just like the centipede head that had chased Han Dong and his group earlier... When Ordinary Ghost Stories saw Mr. Aha, their faces were filled with fear of death, and they began to hide when they were a hundred meters away.

In this way, saving a lot of time and avoiding physical exertion, the whole team arrived at the bottom of the [Lighthouse].

The awe-inspiring feeling is much stronger when you get close to the lighthouse than when you see it from a distance.

This is several times, even more than ten times, larger than a traditional lighthouse...

The altitude is above the clouds.

Its area is about the size of a football field.

Constructed entirely of a matte black stone material, it is surrounded by an invisible magnetic field that can block all infinite signals.

Han Dong and others, who were wearing Clockwork Device, were also affected and were unable to make normal calls after approaching the lighthouse area.

In the current world context, the ultimate goal of humanity in constructing the Death Row Plan is to investigate, infiltrate, and seize this beacon.

Thus, they could completely control the park and eliminate the threat posed by ghost stories to humanity.

only.

Very few death row inmates can reach the inner area, let alone infiltrate the lighthouse.

"Follow me. You can't just swagger in through the main entrance..."

Mr. Aha walked around to one side of the lighthouse.

He pulled a folding, retractable ladder, which could extend up to 100 meters, directly from his pocket and gently placed it on the wall of the lighthouse... It was vaguely visible that the other end of the ladder seemed to correspond to a hidden door on the lighthouse wall.

"This is the side door key I got a long time ago... I hope they haven't changed the locks yet."

The rest is all up to you.

Once you've rescued my 'friend,' return the way you came; I'll be here to meet you.

"Good."

Han Dong grabbed the key to the side door and stepped onto the retractable ladder.

Click...

The door lock turned.

They successfully sneaked into the lighthouse through the side door.

For a moment, both Han Dong's Lesser Demon Eye and Abel's Beast Perception were suppressed.

The reconnaissance effect can only achieve less than 30%.

Moreover, the deeper one goes into the lighthouse, the stronger this sense of oppression may become.

The hidden side door leads directly to an abandoned compartment inside the tower. Locked from the inside, the team can rest here for a while and devise their next infiltration plan and route.

Assuming everyone has night vision capabilities.

Han Dong took out the old book about lighthouses. The book detailed the division between the lighthouse floors, as well as the lighthouse's structure and key information.

[Lower Zone] Floors 1-68, the area where strange tales are imprisoned.

The area will be patrolled regularly by the Attending Doctor, Nurse Corps, and Lighthouse Security.

[Mid-level Zone] Floors 69-79, Psychological Observation Area.

Some of the strange tales that behave well in the lighthouse, or that have been modified through experiments, will be sent to this area for psychological evaluation. Those who pass the evaluation will leave the lighthouse and be sent to a designated area of the park to live a normal life.

However, every now and then, psychologists will re-evaluate these ghost stories that have been sent away from the lighthouse, and if the relevant indices do not meet the standards, they will be sent back to the lighthouse.

[Upper Zone] Floors 80-87, Experiment Zone.

Some ghost stories with strong destructive and rebellious desires will be sent here to undergo a special intracranial or mental experiment to change their 'essence' and forcibly transform them into a kind of ghost story that is harmless to the paradise.

[Top Zone] Floors 87-100, Lighthouse Supervision Layer.

This is also the area where the park's managers are located.

However, the area that Han Dong and his group were heading to was not any of the aforementioned floors... but a hidden and special area.

The old books also mention the origin of the lighthouse and special areas.

Before the lighthouse was built.

This place used to be a large Underground Supervision Office, only responsible for containing and detaining threatening and destructive ghost stories... Later, a lighthouse was built on this basis to enhance the overall supervision of the park.

After the lighthouse was built.

The Underground Supervision Office was retained.

Some of the most dangerous and irreparable "Old Stubborn" are permanently imprisoned in the Lighthouse's Underground Supervision Office.

The target that Han Dong and his team were trying to rescue was right below them.

"According to the book, the key to the Underground Supervision Office is kept in a safe in the Nurse Station on the first floor of the lighthouse."

We need to get our hands on the key without disturbing the lighthouse keeper.

The theft isn't suitable for a group. Mia and I will go to the nurses' station to steal the key... Abel, you and Winry go find the entrance to the Underground Supervision Office. If necessary, you'll need to make noise to attract the nurses' station's attention.

"Okay." Abel nodded, already in a state of dormancy.

"Vice Captain... should we return the crow to you?" Winry's stealth abilities were poor, so she could only use the Duoze Crow to conceal her presence.

"You don't need to wear it at first, just wear it."

Wen Li felt embarrassed. "Okay... When I get back this time, I will definitely ask my master for the method of concealing my presence."

"Don't linger too long inside the lighthouse, let's get moving."

Opening the door to the abandoned cubicle reveals a circular corridor that corresponds to the interior of the lighthouse.

Similar to the confinement method in mental hospitals.

The ghost stories were all housed in completely sealed wards, with a closed iron door every two meters between each ward.

Strange howls, scraping sounds from the walls, and banging sounds from the iron gates echoed inside the lighthouse.

Han Dong and his group, who went up through the side door, were on the sixth floor of the lighthouse.

There happened to be a "doctor" patrolling this floor.

The doctor, accompanied by a nurse and two security personnel, observed, recorded, and administered medication to the strange tales in each ward. For those tales in good condition, they were recorded and will be sent to the psychological observation area for a detailed evaluation next time.

Of course, the appearance of medical staff is naturally different from that of Outside World.

The Attending Doctor was a man with an open White Coat and a huge eye on his chest... Through this eye, he could intuitively understand the basic physical condition of the ghost story and make a quick assessment.

The nurse, dressed in a standard uniform and white stockings, had an excellent slender figure and obediently followed the doctor's side. So far, there was no sign of anything unusual.

The two security personnel were depicted as Bio-monster.

Their backs are inlaid with transparent biochemical fluid, which is connected to various parts of their bodies through numerous tubes... thus providing them with superhuman strength and power, capable of completely suppressing the strange tales in each ward.