Shrine

Dean Richard is conducting an experiment in Void Otherworld.

This is good news for Han Dong.

Because of Shirley.

Han Dong took the elevator directly to the Fourth Floor, which was only one floor away from the Dean's Office, and Han Dong also discovered some problems.

Each floor of the hospital has a clear distinction between different levels.

The first floor is the lowest level, the fifth floor is the highest level... To go up a floor, you need to insert your finger into the authentication hole in the elevator (actually, you insert a tentacle into it to verify your level).

Because of her special status, Shirley was able to go to different floors at will.

The layout of the Fourth Floor is completely different from the open management of the first floor, where patients can see everything anywhere.

The material used to construct this layer is a shimmering, bubble-like fleshy mass, formed through compression and stacking.

The spacious circular hall contains a total of thirteen rooms.

Furthermore, each door bears strange markings, symbolizing the 'special patients' imprisoned inside.

One of the hospital rooms with a cat's head mark clearly corresponds to this "Mr. Kuta" kitten.

"Brother, come with me! We have to lock Kuta up... If it keeps running around, Dad will put me in solitary confinement."

Push open the corresponding ward doors.

The interior is filled with pet cages, numbering over a hundred... Meow~ Hundreds of cats are kept here, living with Kuta.

"Mr. Kuta needs to absorb another eighty-seven cats before he can evolve into his final form."

My father has always been weak in modifying animals, so if Mr. Kuta's experiment is successful...

"Then Father will be able to possess more Void Creation, not just humans, and sooner or later he will be able to sit in the position of mayor."

The little girl spoke while stroking Mr. Kuta in her arms.

What appears to be a heartwarming scene to the average person is quite distorted in Han Dong's eyes.

The little girl's gentle caresses were actually a warning to the kitten, whose star-spotted whiskers covered Mr. Kuta's entire body.

Finally, the kitten, which was nearly suffocating, was chained up.

Taking the opportunity, Han Dong asked, "By the way, are the patients detained on the Fourth Floor of the hospital all very important to Dean Richard?"

"Well... Father said that he can only 'modify' the moth inside the cocoon at present, and he is still far from perfectly inducing the cocoon to grow."

Otherwise, Father would have already established a true Void Army and occupied the entire Derry Town.

Hehe! It seems a bit inappropriate for me to say this, since you are Lord Sam's subordinate.

Is it true that Lord Sam can extract souls with a wave of his hand?

"Um."

"Wow! Once I'm fully recovered, I definitely want to visit Lord Sam's farm. I heard he's the kindest of the Ten Demons, so he'll surely want to play with me."

"By the way! What kind of Straw Magic do you know? Can you conjure one for me?"

"Um."

Han Dong tried his best to grant the little girl's requests.

Just as Han Dong was using yellow sand to disguise himself as straw and performing various magic tricks, he unexpectedly glimpsed some kind of will-o'-the-wisp lighting up deep inside the current cat enclosure.

As time passed, the will-o'-the-wisp grew brighter.

"Shirley, what's that?"

Han Dong put away the straw and pointed to the will-o'-the-wisp deep inside the pet room.

The little girl immediately looked surprised and tried to cover Han Dong's eyes, not wanting Han Dong to see the will-o'-the-wisp... but it was too late.

"Oh no... I forgot that there's a shrine hidden in Mr. Kuta's enclosure."

The location of the shrine must not be known to outsiders. If Father finds out about this, you will be killed, Brother Strawman.

What should I do? What should I do?

"This is what they call ' Luck Value '?!"

Han Dong was a little confused and hadn't paid much attention to the increase in Luck Value mentioned by the Yellow Robe at first.

As a result, he bumped into the Eldest Daughter as soon as he went out, and they successfully established a friendly relationship. Then, he happened to come across a shrine... He was incredibly lucky.

"I promise I won't tell anyone, including Lord Sam."

"Really? That's great."

The little girl immediately believed Han Dong's verbal guarantee...

"The shrine only lights up when people crave offerings."

Father isn't in the hospital right now, I need to prepare offerings for him... Brother Strawman, wait for me here.

This carefree little girl actually let Han Dong stay here while she went off to find offerings.

"My God, this is only a neutral relationship, and she trusts me this much? If we reached a revered relationship, wouldn't she be willing to do whatever I ask?"

Han Dong shrugged and immediately headed deeper into the pet room.

The shrine, which was completely different from what he had imagined, was placed in the Depths.

It is a small pavilion built of black stone that overflows with starlight, with a large number of ghost faces imprinted on its surface, symbolizing the offerings that were sacrificed in the past.

Inside the small pavilion was a rather strange statue.

An object composed of tiny bubbles floats in the air.

Sometimes it is spherical, sometimes it branches out, and sometimes all the small bubbles merge into one big bubble... It is clearly active, but you can't feel any vitality. It is very different from the indescribable Old King sculpture that Han Dong imagined.

"Chen Li..."

As Han Dong shouted, a Red-robed Female Ghost immediately appeared from the shadows behind him.

"Can it be destroyed?"

Chen Li stared at the strange, ever-changing bubble and shook her head slightly. "It might not work..."

"That's the only way... Just bear with it."

Han Dong reached out and placed his hand on Chen Li's back.

A Spotted Tentacles probed into Chen Li's body, touching her dantian... infusing Chen Li with new power, but it could only last for a while, not for long.

In an instant, tendrils emerged from Chen Li's palm and wrapped around the kitchen knife.

The overall atmosphere has also changed slightly.

"This should work... Once the female corpse gives the location of all the shrines, I need you to destroy them all within a specified time."

"Um."

When the little girl brought back two ordinary patients to be sacrificed, Han Dong pretended that he hadn't done anything and waited at the door.

As the Sacrifice Ritual ended, the will-o'-the-wisp no longer glowed.

Han Dong tentatively asked again, "Shirley, what exactly is the Void Otherworld like? I've heard that Dean Richard is almost invincible in the Void Otherworld... Is that true?"

Yes!

High-ranking believers in the Void God will all receive a piece of starry sky bestowed by the True God, namely the [Void Otherworld]... Father's Void Otherworld has been expanded to a hundred times its Oldest One; it's incredibly powerful.

"So big!"

"Yes! Do you want to go and see? Father is doing experiments inside the pyramid, we can just look at it from the outside! Hehe, Brother Strawman, you'll definitely be scared."

"This... what if I accidentally die?" Han Dong pretended to be very scared.

"No, I'm here. I won't let Brother Strawman die."

"Well... okay then."

He was secretly delighted.

If Han Dong were to actually engage Dean Richard in battle, he would most likely be transported to the Void Otherworld due to the magical artifact "Void Orb"... Obtaining inside information beforehand is extremely important.

If it becomes too difficult, Han Dong will give up on killing the dean... After all, his life is more important.