Diary

To be honest, Temperance Gentleheart couldn't quite understand the guy walking in front of her.

If she hadn't stopped them, the other party would have 100% used that kind of treatment that makes your teeth hurt just looking at it. Can staplers and tape really work?

Furthermore, in such an extremely dangerous environment, surrounded by strange creatures, the other party was still able to focus their attention on such a completely useless thing...

"Useless? What do you know?"

As if reading her mind, the other person glanced at her and gave her a cold smile.

"Strength has no inherent good or evil; it depends only on the method used and the person using it. Take this Man-eating Room, for example. If this room were discovered elsewhere, it would be immediately protected by the state and become a very important strategic resource, believe it or not?"

"... Just so you can easily, quickly, safely, and without pollution eliminate garbage?"

A slight twitch appeared at the corner of Temperance Gentleheart's mouth.

"Common think on the second level, Fool on the first level, and geniuses on the atmosphere. Do you know which level you're on?"

Bai Zhi glanced at him.

"Uh... the second floor?"

Temperance Gentleheart seemed slightly hesitant.

No, you're on the 18th underground level.

Bai Zhi's face remained indifferent.

Temperance Gentleheart: "..."

"What kind of time is this? In such a dangerous environment, facing bizarre Anomalous Creature, your first thought is actually about environmental protection. You're such an environmental expert, aren't you?"

Bai Zhi looked at him with disdain.

"I..."

Temperance Gentleheart was almost driven half-mad by the other party's double standards.

"Only magic can fight magic, and similarly, only Anomaly can defeat Anomaly. Don't be fooled by the fact that Player may have an advantage against Anomaly; to say that Player can completely defeat them is laughable. Most of the time, Player still have to struggle to survive against Anomaly..."

Bai Zhi turned away, leaving the other person with his back, and continued walking towards the next room.

"Therefore, using Anomaly to deal with Anomaly might actually be a practical method."

"Tch... After saying all that, it's as if you said nothing at all..."

Temperance Gentleheart muttered something under her breath, not daring to stand in front of the empty door for long, and quickly followed the other person.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, what exactly did that notice board you got in the first room say?"

"Huh? A notice board? What notice board?"

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi replied lazily.

"I've never seen any sign. You can't slander me, officer. Investigations require evidence."

"It's that... well, I'll just be a Tool Person, cling to the coattails and get carried to victory."

She was only halfway through her sentence when she seemed to recall how she had previously listened to their conversation as if it were gibberish, Temperance Gentleheart herself began to feel discouraged.

"Not bad, you do seem quite self-aware... huh?"

Looking at the room that he had kicked open, Bai Zhi was momentarily stunned.

After passing through six or seven empty, Man-eating Room, he finally found a normal room... or rather, a barely normal one.

Unlike the previous Blank Room, this room was fully furnished, but it was filled with blood.

Ceiling, light bulbs, walls, desk, floor, Curtain, refrigerator... everything in sight is obscured by a dark red hue.

"This room..."

Looking at the horrifying scene in the room in front of her, and smelling the almost impossible-to-disguise stench of blood, she couldn't help but gasp Temperance Gentleheart Xinrou unconsciously moved closer to Bai Zhi.

"Yes, that's a lot of HP."

Bai Zhi nodded with a sigh.

Temperance Gentleheart: "???"

She sensed something was off about the other person.

This room, almost entirely covered in blood, was about twice the size of the first room. Even standing at the door and looking inside, there were still many areas that could not be seen with the naked eye.

After confirming that there was no danger in the room like the empty, Man-eating Room, Bai Zhi and Temperance Gentleheart stepped into the room. Unlike the cautious and nervous Temperance Gentleheart Xiaoxinrou, Bai Zhi went straight to the desk, or rather, the only place in the entire room worth searching was the desk.

After searching for a while, he found a Diary on the desk that was almost completely covered in sticky blood. Most of the writing on the Diary was illegible due to the blood, and with just a little force, he could easily tear the softened pages apart.

With great patience, Bai Zhi flipped through the Diary page by page, hoping to find some useful information.

The first few dozen pages of the Diary were completely soaked and blurred. After flipping through about a dozen pages, Bai Zhi finally managed to see the barely legible, blurry writing. However, due to the Diary's severe damage, he could only make out a few fragments of text.

[Sunny on October 7]

The work at the Orphanage is relatively easy, and the children are all very well-behaved. It's a great place to relax.

[October 9th Overcast]

There's a peculiar musty smell in the room. I'll take everything out to air it out when the weather is sunny...

[October 11, Cloudy]

[Recently, the children in the Orphanage have become increasingly listless, and some have even developed high fevers. We hope they recover soon.]

[October 21 Overcast]

[I met a very handsome boy today. I heard he grew up in this Orphanage and comes back to visit the children every week during his holidays. But he seemed to have something on his mind...]

[October 22 Overcast]

[A rather heated argument seemed to be breaking out in the Director’s Office. I could hear the Old Director coughing incessantly, but the boy's voice was even louder. Unfortunately, I couldn't make out what they were arguing about—the books.]

[October 25th, light rain]

The weather hasn't been good these past few days, and the children have all seemed quite listless. Several of them have also developed fevers; is it a lingering effect of their last cold? I need to go into town tomorrow to buy some medicine.

[October 28, Heavy Rain]

[What's going on? It feels like there's something in the darkness next to the Orphanage at night... Did a rat or a stray cat come from there?]

[November 1st, Sunny]

[Lately, more and more strange things have been happening, and I often see some weird things... I think I should see Doctor.]