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The Taxi stopped at the exit of the White Dragon Cave Tunnel, Chen Ge staring blankly at a page in the Comic Album.

A long time passed before movement came from the driver's seat. Chen Ge gently pulled the car door open. "You're finally awake."

He patted the driver's face, then covered the man's mouth; he had anticipated the driver would scream upon waking and had taken preventive measures.

With eyes wide open, the driver's face was filled with terror.

"Calm down and listen to me." After reaching an agreement with the Spider Boy, Chen Ge hadn't left immediately. To burn through the mission time, he had stubbornly stayed in the eerie, terrifying tunnel until nearly dawn.

After a night of exploration, he had figured out many things.

The tunnel was home to countless vengeful spirits who had died in car accidents. Its danger level was arguably no lower than the Underground Morgue, but every time The Shadow entered, he would conduct a massive purge, taking away or devouring any spirits that blocked his path. Over time, this had significantly reduced the number of ghosts in the White Dragon Cave Tunnel, which Chen Ge had benefited from.

The reason they had seen so many Lingering Spirits walking into the tunnel when they first arrived was that the boy had been luring them in.

The boy had been injured during his clash with The Shadow, and the simplest way to recover quickly was to feed.

Through further conversation, Chen Ge also learned that the boy had concealed his special ability, which seemed to be related to that massive spider body.

Chen Ge did not converse much more with the boy, nor was he prepared to bring the boy back to the House of Horrors just yet.

After the child pushed open