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"It's collapsing, it's collapsing, it's collapsing..."
The vague muttering, accompanied by a strange rhythm, gradually faded into the distance. Hao Ren watched the girl who seemed mentally unwell walk away and disappear at the end of the corridor, feeling that secrets were hidden everywhere in this ancient castle.
A cold wind blew from somewhere. Hao Ren instinctively pulled his clothes tighter, but then suddenly realized that he was in the deepest corridor of the ancient castle, with no doors or windows anywhere around him.
He turned his head to search for the wind's possible source, only to see a full-length portrait of a woman hanging on the wall opposite the corridor. The strange painting, labeled "Witch," stood there silently. A black veil concealed her face, yet Hao Ren felt as though a gaze was seeping through it, curiously studying the stranger who had suddenly intruded into the castle.
Several faint sounds came from the distance. They sounded like the unfortunate boy who had contracted insanity smashing things in his room again. Two sharp dog barks came from the castle gardens, but they immediately turned into low, frightened whimpers. The enormous darkness buried deep beneath the castle was slowly writhing. It might have realized that strangers had entered its prison, but it had probably also sensed their formidable strength. Thus, it was lying dormant for now, seemingly waiting for something.
Hao Ren scratched his chin. He merely found it interesting, then sauntered back to the room.
Lily was sitting in front of the fireplace, her head bobbing as she dozed. Nangong Sanba was checking his combat equipment beside