"Maiden's Radiance"

Looking at the contents of the Diary in front of him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although the Diary entries didn't reveal much information, the information they did reveal was enough for him to guess part of the truth.

--That was about the truth about his original self, and even the truth hidden behind this Orphanage.

The other person's entries continued in the Diary.

However, apart from the middle part of the diary where the handwriting was still relatively clear, it became increasingly illegible as it went on. Bai Zhi had to expend considerable mental effort to barely make out the meaning from the blood-soaked and blurred characters.

[Sunny on November 3]

The weather has finally improved, and the children seem much more energetic. Those strange things seem to have disappeared from my life with the arrival of the sunny day... Was I just imagining things?

[Sunny on November 4th]

[This is terrible! Strange things are starting to happen again. Every night when I go to sleep, I feel like there's a huge, menacing hand under my bed... Is this some kind of scary ghost story from when I was a kid?]

[November 6 sunny]

Something's not right. When I woke up this morning, I found that most of my shoes, which I had left by my bed, had been chewed off, but I don't know who did it.

[November 8 sunny]

[That handsome young man is back, but this time he and the Old Director had an even more heated argument. I don't know what they were arguing about, but I noticed the old man looked very unwell that evening.]

[Sunny on November 11]

[Something strange is happening again. I think I must be going crazy... I've had enough of this awful place. I need to get out of here as soon as possible...]

[Sunny on November 13]

[... There's a terrifying secret hidden behind this Orphanage. Before leaving, I think I should make some preparations. As long as I can get out of this Orphanage, I can't be discovered by anyone...]

[Sunny on November 15th]

[--No!! No one can leave here!! No one!!!]

The person seemed to be in a rather frenzied state while writing this page of the diary, the pen tip even tearing the paper with such force.

Bai Zhi frowned slightly and turned a few more pages of the diary. The rest of the pages were blank, as if the other person's record ended there.

However, as he habitually turned to the last few pages of the Diary, new handwriting appeared, but all of it was distorted and deformed, as if it were trying to crawl out from the edges of the paper.

[That's right... No one can leave here... No one can... Even those two new girls who came later... They will also become members here... Become one of us!!]

"!!!"

The moment Bai Zhi's gaze fell upon the distorted and deformed characters, his expression instantly changed.

Without a moment's hesitation, after instantly purchasing temporary Attribute Point from the System Store, Bai Zhi unhesitatingly used the [Shadow] Enhancement function. As [Radiance] appeared in his right hand, he quickly grabbed the bewildered Temperance Gentleheart and ran wildly towards the door.

With the enhancement of his Perfect Skill, his Strength, agility, and Constitution all reached 30 points, making his speed several times faster than before.

But he was fast, and the room was even faster. Amidst Temperance Gentleheart's bewildered exclamation of "What happened?", the house, which was originally covered in bloodstains, suddenly underwent an extremely terrifying transformation.

The bloodstained furniture gradually faded, revealing its original appearance: thick blood vessels covered with swollen tumors, and clusters of pustules began to grow on the tumors. One after another, countless eyeballs appeared on the ceiling, crowding it. In the very center of the ceiling, an eyeball many times larger than the surrounding eyeballs slowly opened.

The ground beneath their feet transformed into a slippery, fleshy wall, and the entire room began to expand. The door, which was originally just a few meters away, was suddenly stretched to tens of meters away.

"What's going on in this room...? Hey, hold me tighter!!"

Temperance Gentleheart was nearly caught by the tentacles covered in sharp teeth that stretched out from the wall, and screamed in fright.

"If Tool Person, you should at least be aware of your role. Can't you at least try to be useful?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi, who was still in the mood to complain at a time like this, fired six shots behind him without even looking.

However, aside from the first shot, which was Precision to hit the Big Eyeball in the center of the ceiling and splatter blood, who knows where the other five Bullet went.

Although the last five shots didn't hit any vital organs, they still had the desired Special Effect. As if enraged, this enormous, Anomalous Creature, whose name was unknown, let out a roar, and more tentacles sprouted from the walls and under its feet, desperately chasing after Bai Zhi, who was running and dodging towards the door.

"There's simply not enough light to create shadows. We've entered the core of all the Blank Room, and it's hunting us... It's a competent hunter that learns from its failed attempts."

With a "snap," Bai Zhi slapped the Handgun magazine out of the Handgun, loaded a Bullet into the magazine with one hand, quickly reassembled the magazine, and then fired a shot randomly somewhere.

--The first of Bullet six Bullets in each magazine is guaranteed to hit.

"I... I understand..."

Looking at the dozens of tentacles that followed them relentlessly, especially after seeing the sharp teeth covering those tentacles, Temperance Gentleheart's face turned quite pale.

"... The Maiden's Radiance!!"

[Skill Name: Maiden's Radiance]

[Type: Special]

[Level: Rare]

[Special Effect: The Young Girl is the most Perfect being in the world, a darling of the heavens. Before her Maiden's Radiance, nothing that is not permitted to approach within one meter of her, lasting for one minute.]

[Consumption:: 100 Spirit and Book Energy]

[Learning requirements: None / Female, age 13 or older, age 18 or younger, Charisma level 13 or higher]

[Note:: This Skill must be shouted out loud when used. Once the user is over 18 years old, the Skill will automatically transform into "The Curtain Call of the Maiden."]

As soon as Temperance Gentleheart shouted those words, the pressure on Bai Zhi immediately decreased. Seizing this opportunity, and relying on his attributes which were twice the limits of ordinary people, Bai Zhi smashed through the closed door and rushed out.

You... can't escape...

A voice filled with resentment and malice came from inside the room. The broken door was put back together, and with a muffled bang, it closed tightly, and everything seemed to return to the silence it had been at the beginning.

"... Then, what is that thing?"

She patted her chest, looking at the door that had been closed again in front of her, Temperance Gentleheart's face still showing signs of shock.

"It's now Anomaly."

Turning his head to glance at Temperance Gentleheart, Bai Zhi twirled the Silver White Pistol in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and kicked the door open again.

--The layout behind the door has been restored to its original state, with blood covering every corner of the room, as if the previous changes in the room were just an illusion.

"You... you're not going to go back in, are you?"

Seeing Bai Zhi's actions, Temperance Gentleheart immediately became anxious and quickly reached out to grab him.

"No, I'll give it an extra treat."

Bai Zhi glanced at Temperance Gentleheart, then took a bag of Dog Poop out of his Inventory while speaking. He threw the bag of Dog Poop into the room while the Young Girl next to him stared in disbelief, and also called out to the room.

"Hello, your takeout has arrived. This time you'll be at the same table as Lao Ba."

--This is what he had left over from cooking in that Hell Town last time.

Temperance Gentleheart: "..."