I'm Just a Hundred Million Points Higher Than You

The castle is not safe inside, but it may be even more dangerous outside.

This danger does not come from the thousands of Blood-Red Tentacles hanging down from the gray clouds in the Tian Kong, because they are mostly illusory, like a sticker, having an image but no substance.

The real danger comes from the terrifying consequences of losing Sanity when we look directly at them.

"As you just saw, you can't look at that kind of thing for too long, otherwise your Sanity Value will keep dropping. The longer you look at it, the faster your Sanity Value will drop."

With a slightly suspicious look at Bai Zhi, Fireworks of Romance took the Lollipop out of her mouth and began to speak.

"Those blood-red tentacles hanging down from the Lead-Gray Clouds in the Tian Kong, although they are merely illusory creations, are something we are simply incapable of fighting against right now."

"So that's why it's not safe outside the castle?"

Bai Zhi glanced thoughtfully outside and nodded understandingly.

"Outside the castle, even without actively looking up at the Tian Kong, your Sanity Value will decrease?"

"That's right. As long as you stay outside the castle, your Sanity Value will slowly decrease over time. No one wants to suffer the consequences of their Sanity dropping to zero or even negative... Just now you stared at the Tian Kong for so long, how much did your Sanity Value drop?"

Staring at Bai Zhi in front of her, Fireworks of Romance looked on with suspicion.

"I watched for about ten seconds before my head started to ache terribly, and my whole body started to itch, like something was trying to crawl out from under my skin... You watched for at least a minute, didn't you feel anything? Are you saying your Sanity is higher than mine?"

"Uh... my Sanity Value has indeed dropped, and dropped a lot."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi nodded very seriously.

"As for feelings, of course I do have some. Like, I'm really hungry right now and I really want to eat takoyaki..."

"I'm not joking with you."

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's reply, Fireworks of Romance's face immediately darkened.

"It's so dangerous here, we don't even know how to get back. We're all in the same boat now, can't you be a little more serious?"

"You believe me when I tell lies, but you don't believe me when I tell the truth. What am I supposed to say?"

With a slight pursed lip, Bai Zhi casually found a place to sit down in the storage room.

"As for the second question... yes, my Sanity is probably higher than yours, maybe by a little over a billion, not by much."

"Tch, so what if you're a little more Sanity?"

With a soft hum, he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed Fireworks of Romance, feeling inexplicably displeased.

"You seem to have a pretty good mind, so tell me, what should we do now? We came here to kill Anna, right? If we can't kill Anna, what should we do?"

"It's simple, we need intelligence now."

Holding up a single finger, Bai Zhi's expression was concise and to the point.

"The true Master of this castle, who are also the final bosses, Anna's Parents, possess the ability to temporarily seal our Skill. Therefore, we must do our best to ensure that the Special Effect of our Skill are not exposed while searching for the clues we need within this castle. It's like a jigsaw puzzle; once we find enough clues, the truth will be completely pieced together."

"Sealing Skill... you jinx!"

The corner of Fireworks of Romance's mouth suddenly twitched violently.

"What, has your cook version of Gate of Babylon been sealed away?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"That's right, I won't be able to use that Skill again for the next two hours, even though my reserves are almost gone..."

She looked up at him, then put the Lollipop back into her mouth, Fireworks of Romance utterly dejected.

"If the Skill Special Effect are sealed as soon as they are revealed, then it's impossible to fight. In this situation, how do you think we can obtain information?"

"Wasn't there an Investigator before us? If he was able to leave that message at Anna's door, then he should also be able to leave intelligence elsewhere in the castle."

Bai Zhi shrugged, his expression noncommittal.

"Next, we'll go to the Underground Library; they should have what we need there."

They were currently in a storage room on the Third Floor. Because it was a special celebration today, everyone in the castle was preparing for the banquet that evening, so the castle was quite lively at the moment.

Leaving the Third Floor unnoticed, descending to the first floor, and entering the Underground Library through the entrance was no easy feat.

Of course, if it were Bai Zhi alone, it would be quite easy. The simplest way would be to have the Shadow Guard reach the Underground Library and then have him directly Displacement places with the Shadow Guard.

However, if Fireworks of Romance are included, the difficulty increases dramatically. After all, unlike Bai Zhi, no one else possesses Perfect Skill that is almost a Life-Saving Divine Skill in all aspects.

"The Shadowkhan... you didn't get your hands on some kind of Ghost Mask, did you?"

Seeing the Shadow Guard emerge from Bai Zhi's shadow, Fireworks of Romance was slightly dumbfounded.

"Yeah, yeah, I not only collected ten masks, but I also got twelve Talisman and eight Demonic Qi. How about that, are you envious?"

Bai Zhi nodded perfunctorily, then mentally gave the Shadow Guard the order, watching as the guard transformed into a fleeting Black Shadow and disappeared through the crack in the door.

"Envy you my foot! If I die here this time, I'll never forgive you."

She glared at him, rummaged through her Inventory, and then pulled out Hourglass Fireworks of Romance.

As she turned the Hourglass in her hand upside down, her size rapidly shrank, becoming a tiny figure the size of a thumb in the blink of an eye, looking quite inconspicuous.

"Is this how you dodged it before?"

This was the first time Bai Zhi had ever seen such a magical prop. After lifting the other person up from the ground with his hands, he looked at the Thumbelina in front of him with great interest and raised his eyebrows.

"The most important thing for Level Player is their Survival Ability. It's just shrinking, what's so special about that?"

She simply sat cross-legged in Bai Zhi's palm, and Fireworks of Romance gave a cold snort.

"I'm warning you, don't even think about doing anything shady. In this state, although my Strength is also reduced..."

"I remember when I was little, I saw someone with delicate features, a handsome face, and a pure and clean aura, just like an ethereal Elf who didn't Fireworks this world."

Bai Zhi casually put the other person into his shirt pocket and spoke softly.

"What's the meaning?"

A head peeked out from under the collar of a shirt tucked into the pocket; Fireworks of Romance paused slightly in surprise.

"Then that day my mother told me, and it was the first time I'd ever heard of it... honey, it's called a mirror."

Fireworks of Romance: "???"