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Su Cheng sensed the conflicting atmosphere outside the operating room. After a pause, she replied, "You guys stay here for now, recover your strength, and then we'll see if it's time to go downstairs."

"Okay... thank you, Su Sister Cheng." After thanking each other, Mo Yiyi and Liu Yue looked at each other's wounds and sighed in unison.

Su Cheng then looked at Yan Yu and Song Yichi, "I'm going to the top floor, what about you?"

Song Yichi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Go."

Yan Yu: "Go."

"Okay, let's go out now."

"Outside..." Yan Yu looked at Su Cheng with some uncertainty.

"It's a ghost I summoned using my skill that's fighting Liu Huizi."

Mu Ling's origins and existence are considered one of Su Cheng's trump cards, and Yan Yu is not the only one present at the moment.

Rather than letting others know that Mu Ling has been following her, it's more accurate to say it's due to her abilities.

Su Cheng pushed the operating room door, only to find it covered with black and red threads, making it impossible to open.

"I'll do it."

Song Yichi took out a bottle of solvent and splashed it on the door.

"Sizzle..."

The door was quickly dissolved, leaving a large hole and emitting a pungent odor unique to chemical substances.

The three of them covered their noses and squeezed through the doorway.

The entire corridor was extremely cold, and the two Vengeful Ghost were evenly matched, dividing the corridor into two parts.

Black threads spread around Mu Ling, creating a sinister atmosphere, while in the other half of the corridor where Liu Huizi was, Red Resentment vines clung to her, with a floating aura of resentment.

Mu Ling was at her peak strength after eating and sleeping, while Liu Huizi had recently been injured by the Twin Fish Jade Pendant, so she was at a slight disadvantage in this battle.

After passing through the doorway, they were right behind Liu Huizi. The Red Resentment that had been perched on the ceiling immediately found its target and attacked.

Su Cheng brandished her boning knife, and the other two quickly drew out weapons that could ward off supernatural forces.

Liu Huizi turned around and gave the three of them a sinister look, especially at Su Cheng.

Unfortunately, she was currently being held back by Mu Ling and couldn't spare any time to deal with them.

"You keep her occupied while I attack from behind!" Su Cheng telepathically told Mu Ling.

"Good."

As soon as Mu Ling finished speaking, she unleashed her full power. The surging devouring energy caused Liu Huizi's expression to change drastically, forcing her to go all out as well.

Su Cheng launched her sneak attack at this moment. She quickly moved closer, and the blue ghostly flames cleared away the Red Resentment that was blocking her way.

Holding the boning knife, she leaped upwards, and as she approached Liu Huizi's soul, the biting cold made her clench her teeth.

The jade pendant emitted a faint light, blocking the intense resentment that was trying to envelop her.

The boning knife pierced Liu Huizi's soul, pinning her to the wall.

"Ah!!!"

Liu Huizi's face contorted as she let out a shrill scream.

The chilling air, mixed with the stench of corpses, whipped Su Cheng's hair into a wild, unruly frenzy.

The entire ninth floor trembled slightly with the force Liu Huizi unleashed, large chunks of plaster fell from the walls, and dust floated in the air.

A crack appeared in the ground, but Mu Ling managed to stop it from spreading in time.

The boning knife eagerly opened its mouth to devour the food that entered its mouth, Liu Huizi's soul visibly weakened at a rapid pace.

The stench of the corpse grew stronger, and Su Cheng's face turned red as she held her breath.

Liu Huizi, no longer displaying her previous ruthlessness, tried to escape in fear, but was held firmly by the boning knife.

The agony of being devoured caused her soul to struggle and sway, yet she could not escape.

The boning knife, like a wolf that has caught its prey, didn't even spare the black silk that was stained with the Red Resentment.

"This knife can't distinguish friend from foe!" Mu Ling exclaimed in surprise, pulling back her black hair.

It wasn't that they were worried about her hair breaking, but rather that the boning knife was trying to "eat" her soul along the strands of her hair!

Su Cheng was also helpless about this. One of the drawbacks of using a boning knife is that once you get addicted, you'll fall into a state of recklessness.

If she hadn't been holding it, it might have truly devoured Mu Ling along the black silk.

In just five seconds, Liu Huizi's soul was reduced to a thin layer.

Su Cheng wanted to put the knife away, but found her hand felt like it weighed a ton. The boning knife wasn't satisfied yet and refused to stop as she wished!

Su Cheng's eyes darkened slightly, and she forcefully withdrew her hands, which were holding the knife, as if in a tug-of-war.

Normally, absorbing a small amount of Red Resentment won't cause the boning knife to react this way, but once it consumes too much, it will try to escape control.

A dark red aura entered Su Cheng's palm and headed towards her heart.

Sensing the danger, the Twin Fish Jade Pendant instantly emitted a ray of golden light, shattering the attack and then darting into the boning knife through Su Cheng's hand.

Instantly, Su Cheng felt her hand lighten and fall back to the ground.

The boning knife settled down, yielding to her force, and reverted to its simple, unadorned form.

A strand of Mu Ling's hair wrapped around Liu Huizi's soul, binding her to the spot like a rope.

"What are you trying to do?!" Liu Huizi roared instinctively, but then she lowered her eyes and pleaded, "I was wrong, please let me go, I'll do anything you want..."

Su Cheng wouldn't believe such nonsense, and she wasn't keeping her around to hear false pleas for mercy.

She recited the incantation to Soul Attraction, and a golden thread reached out towards Liu Huizi.

[The target of the Soul Attraction is currently at the Remnant Soul level; this can be forced.]

Su Cheng looked at the surprised and uncertain Liu Huizi, "I want to know who you are, and the reward is my Qi."

Liu Huizi's memories simultaneously unfolded before Su Cheng's eyes.

Liu Huizi was born into an ordinary middle-class family in Golden Leaf Town. Her parents believed in elite education, but Liu Huizi did not meet their standards in various tests, so her parents had a younger sister.

Unlike her academically gifted younger sister Liu Ruozi, Liu Huizi was playful and rebellious from a young age and didn't even get into high school.

After her younger sister entered Golden Leaf High School, her parents focused all their attention on her. Liu Huizi was happy about this and fell in love with Wang Ye after meeting him.

The pressure to have children exerted on the newlyweds in Golden Leaf Town bypassed Wang Ye and fell directly on Huizi. Despite her good health, she was unable to conceive.

Until she discovered Wang Ye's infidelity, she exclaimed, "It's because you can't have children! I just wanted a child!"

With just this one sentence, Liu Huizi was speechless and even felt guilty.

She tried various folk remedies, but later obtained a test report from the sister of a nursing graduate.

She was never the one who couldn't have children.

She became a laughingstock, kept in the dark. She hated Wang Ye, hated the mistress, hated every slogan in Golden Leaf Town that encouraged childbirth, and hated everyone who asked her if she was pregnant!

After killing Wang Ye with a fruit knife, she jumped to her death at Golden Leaf Hospital.

Doesn't Golden Leaf Town like to encourage childbirth?

Then she will become Vengeful Ghost, ensuring that no healthy newborns will ever be born in Golden Leaf Town again.

The recollection ends here; these are fragments of Liu Huizi's life before her death.

Liu Huizi glared at Su Cheng resentfully; it was clear she didn't want to recall the past.

Su Cheng ignored her. The moment the White Qi flowed into Liu Huizi's soul as a reward, she recited the Fire-Attracting Art.

"Ah! You--"

Liu Huizi clearly hadn't expected Su Cheng to act so decisively; before she could even let out a scream, her fragile soul was consumed by the blue flames.

[bite]

[The random quest "Huizi's Life" has been completed and will be entered into the scoring process upon returning to the apartment.]

Birth, growth, death.

Only death in its true sense can piece together the complete Huizi's Life.

Mu Ling absorbed all of her power, and Yan Yu and Song Yichi resolved Liu Huizi's lingering Red Resentment.

As the air returned to normal temperature, the ninth floor revealed its true state. The floor was stained with blood, and no one cleaned it before or after each surgery; the entire environment was filthy and chaotic.

Mu Ling: "Should I let them see me?"

"No need." Su Cheng still remembered the reason she gave for Mu Ling's appearance. Now that Liu Huizi had been dealt with, the summoning ability should also stop.

She walked towards the stairwell, calling to the two people behind her whose expressions were slightly complicated, "Let's go."

Yan Yu and Song Yichi followed in response.

They only saw Su Cheng rush forward with a knife, and then shortly after, Liu Huizi was burned to death by blue flames.

Although they were quite surprised by Su Cheng's specific abilities, they suppressed the urge to ask.

Everyone has their own secrets, and as long as they are on the same side, there is no need to worry about their teammates' abilities being detrimental to them.

Yan Yu quickly walked to Su Cheng's side and whispered in her ear, "I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, but after completing the cafeteria mission, I received a mission to go to the Golden Leaf Slaughterhouse that I'm waiting to unlock."

Su Cheng wasn't surprised. "I also received a quest to go to another place, but unfortunately it's not the same place as yours."

Yan Yu's brows furrowed with worry. "But a slaughterhouse... doesn't sound good."

Golden Leaf Hospital had already exhausted her; if it weren't for unlocking her Gene Lock, she might have done what Mo Yiyi and the others did to herself...

In the hospital instance, at least she had Su Cheng, a reliable and dependable teammate, so she was able to get a small victory without much effort.

She had no idea what the situation was like at the slaughterhouse.

Su Cheng patted her shoulder and sighed softly, "I can't give you advice on this issue."

Su Cheng never offers advice on matters involving life and death; such decisions must be made by the other party themselves.

Song Yichi followed behind, unable to hear what they were saying clearly. He had already realized that Su Cheng and Yan Yu were already acquainted before coming to the instance.

He's already benefited from this trip, so even if they have new information they don't intend to share with him, he has nothing to say.

Without Liu Huizi interfering, the three of them smoothly made their way from the stairwell to the entrance on the tenth floor.

Ai Xiang disappeared without a trace and never reappeared.

The door to the tenth floor was tightly closed, but not locked, perhaps because it was assumed that no one could possibly come up.

Su Cheng stepped forward and pushed open the door. With a creak, the door made a sound that hadn't been heard in a long time.

The door slowly opened and locked in place, and the three of them stood frozen in shock at the sight before them.

The tenth floor is the administration building. Originally, the entire floor was filled with computer desks and workstations, but now those computer desks are like garbage, piled up in small mountains in the corner.