"The manor! The manor transformed!!"
The lackey beside Qin Zhan cried out in shock.
The next second, Qin Zhan slapped him across the head.
"What transformation? It's called a change!" Qin Zhan sternly corrected.
"Th-this..." The remaining few also widened their eyes.
Even though they were all elites from major martial schools, they still found the sight before them unbelievable.
Lin Nan stood beside the group, his gaze gravely sweeping across the surroundings.
Dead trees covered the area.
The stone-brick path was blanketed in fallen leaves.
White lanterns hung all around the manor.
Sure enough, it was exactly the same as the interior of the old house he had encountered in the wilderness that night!
"It's that old house! It came here."
Remembering what Miss Bai had said before she vanished, Lin Nan immediately connected the pieces.
"Captain Han, what do we do now?"
Shen Yinqiu and the other woman swallowed hard. They had slain no small number of demons and monsters, yet this was their first time witnessing such a bizarre scene—a malignant entity capable of changing the entire environment.
"This mission really wasn't so simple."
Han Luo sighed. "First, let's see whether we can get out."
"You, go try it."
Qin Zhan shoved the lackey beside him.
The lackey instantly shuddered and hurried to the wall. He sprang up, his whole body vaulting over it like a soaring eagle.
"Haha, Big Brother, I'm out!"
To everyone's astonishment, the lackey's figure leaped back from the other side of the wall and landed steadily on the ground.
"Huh? You all got out too?!" As soon as he landed and saw the eight people opposite him, the lackey's eyes flew wide open.
After that, they tried digging tunnels, forcing their way through doors, using Blood Talismans, and various other methods. All