Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 27 Full
Han Su rushed to the fourth floor without looking back, and then, familiar with the way, followed the deserted corridor to the third room. He opened the door, went inside, and finally took a deep breath.

If that half-woman changes her mind and decides to capture him, then the stairs will be the most dangerous part of his journey.

Conversely, once you've passed through the stairs and entered a new floor, it means you're temporarily safe.

Each of these monsters has its own territory. The staircase seems to be a public area that all monsters can enter, but each floor is a private territory. Under normal circumstances, other monsters will not arbitrarily cross the boundary, except for the old butler.

"Kid, this weapon you made is pretty good..."

Han Su glanced at the thing he was carrying and calmed his heartbeat. He didn't know where the other person had found it. It looked like some kind of strange metal with sharp edges.

Looking around, I saw piles of old, worn-out toys from different eras and styles.

There were dolls, dusty plastic soldiers, plush puppies, black electronic spinning tops, and wooden puppets, each about half the size of an adult, dressed in a dress, displayed in a glass cabinet against the wall.

"Finally up..."

Han Suxin dared not relax, but her nerves were already driven by instinct and were becoming subtly active.

The key is on the fourth floor, so the door will also be on the fourth floor.

Moreover, although there are those annoying puppets on the fourth floor, this monster is fat and stupid. If you are careful enough, you can definitely snatch the key from it.

Once you get the key, the door will appear. As long as you exit through that door, no matter which floor you leave from, you will have escaped the castle.

He didn't know the specific principle behind it. This door wasn't originally part of the castle. It appeared inexplicably along with the key after he casually rescued Xu Ji.

It's like some kind of reward from the unseen world?
Unfortunately, Han Su is now powerless to investigate the reasons behind these phenomena; all he knows is that this is his hope of escape.

"The pale giant has poor eyesight and moves slowly, but his hearing is very sharp..."

"The dolls in the glass case are alive, but they seem to like to pretend; they won't make a sound unless absolutely necessary..."

"The dolls are hostile to the living things in this castle, but they are not allied with the Pale Giant..."

"There's more information!"

“Last time, after the pale monster was injured, its flesh suddenly melted and spread like water. So this time, unless absolutely necessary, I'd better not hurt it. It's actually easier to deal with if it's uninjured…”

"in addition……"

"If I manage to avoid the damage it causes to my eyes this time, will it also lead to significant changes in my life trajectory when I return to the future?"

"..."

Various pieces of information flashed through his mind. There were many things that Han Su couldn't judge. He thought he shouldn't change too much in his life, but there were too many factors that he couldn't control.

He even thought about the spell Song Chu had given him, which activated the power in his right eye. Now that everything about him had returned to how he looked when he was ten, would that spell still work?

However, everything must give way to the goal of "escaping".

As he pondered, Han Su slowed his pace and gradually moved deeper into the room.

In the huge glass case beside me, a wooden doll with a strange smile on its face is sleeping with its two big eyes wide open.

The room was large, but it felt cramped.

Besides the mountain of toys, you can see at the far end of the room a large pink bed, a piano, and heavy black curtains that seem to have originally been pink.

“Full…”

Han Su slowly stopped and looked at the side of the large bed. There, a small girl was sitting in the corner, hugging her knees. She heard her own voice, looked up blankly, and had tears on her face.

She is Li Manman, the daughter of the chairman of Magic Box Group.

Last time, she almost managed to take the doll out of the bunker—a small but obedient little girl who tried very hard to help.

Han Su noticed that in the cabinet closest to him, among the row of wooden dolls, a blonde doll had its head slightly tilted.

It "woke up," looking at itself through the glass window with a smile on its lips.

"Shh..."

Han Su calmed himself down, looked at Li Manman, and put a finger to his lips.

The little girl was clearly terrified, but as always when Han Su saw her, she reacted quickly, not making a sound when she suddenly saw someone approaching. Han Su slowly approached, touched her head, and the image of her head being suddenly torn apart when she was about to rush to the door flashed through his mind last time.

But he quickly dismissed this useless emotion, stared intently at the little girl, and said, "Manman, I'm here to save you. I know it's your birthday today, and I know you have a card on you. It was given to you by your parents and says they love you."

"I also know that you have the latest toys from the Magic Box Group, which can be folded into many interesting little things, such as a magnifying glass, a set square, small pliers, and a mirror."

"Is it right?"

Li Manman slowly opened her eyes wide; she was not familiar with Han Su.

But the boy accurately called out her name, her identity, and even described what she had on her, which dispelled her doubts. She nodded vigorously, her eyes shining with anticipation.

"Now, I'm going to take you away."

Seeing that she nodded, Han Su said, "But there are monsters guarding outside. Before I can rescue you, I need you to do me a favor, okay?"

Li Manman nodded vigorously.

"very good."

Han Su leaned close to her ear and carefully explained some key issues to her, keeping it as concise as possible so that she wouldn't understand.

After doing all that, she ignored the growing number of wooden dolls in the glass cabinet next to her that were waking up and looking at her with strange and excited eyes, and quietly went to the cabinet.

Looking back at the small figure huddled in the corner, I suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

If I only plan to take one person out, perhaps this is the perfect opportunity?

Although I didn't initially intend to rescue her when I came back, the opportunity is now readily available. If I can successfully get the key and take her out of the room, is there any hope of taking her out of the castle as well?
Thinking this way also serves as a reminder to myself.

Han Su slowly closed his palms before arriving at the door. He took two deep breaths and suddenly yanked a cabinet in front of the door down, kicking up dust that blocked the doorway.

Inside the glass case, the plastic dolls were startled, their expressions contorted as if they were cursing wildly.

This huge commotion immediately broke the deathly silence on the fourth floor.

Soon, the heavy sound of flesh dragging on the old floor rang out, and the monster began to slowly approach the door.

Han Su's heart was pounding faster and faster, but he only closed his eyes slightly before his expression became blank again. In such a tense state, he was used to using a blank face to deal with any crisis.

The stench of decay began to fill his nostrils, and the sound of flesh being dragged along reached the door. Han Su heard heavy breathing and sensed a shadow peering into the room from outside.

At this moment, he turned around and made a gesture to Li Manman.

The small figure stood up, mustered up her courage, went to the glass cabinet, and gently knocked on it.

The dolls in the cabinet became even angrier when they saw her approach, and the air was filled with a sharp and strange sound, as if they were cursing.

The monster outside seemed to hear the sound, which made it nervous. It let out a low growl and then pushed the door open, kicking up dust as it tried to get into the room to investigate.

The door was blocked by the cabinet that Han Su had pulled down, and it couldn't be pushed open without great force.

At that moment, following Han Su's instructions, Manman took out her small toy from the glass cabinet and opened a palm-sized mirror from inside.

She stood on tiptoe and used the mirror to point at a doll in the glass cabinet, so that she could see her own reflection clearly.

The dolls in the glass case, who were cursing, usually pretended to be motionless when there were many people around. But facing Li Manman, the little girl, they showed no fear and their curses were very fierce.

However, when the mirror was held up in front of a doll, the doll froze in place.

The two plastic eyeballs were almost bulging out.

Suddenly, she let out a terrifying scream, a scream that no longer sounded like that of a plastic doll, but more like that of a desperate and collapsing girl.

Plastic dolls are afraid of mirrors; it makes them feel devastated and hopeless.

"Oh!"

This cry immediately worried the pale giant outside.

Its movements, no longer caring about elegance, suddenly pushed the door open with force, sending the cabinets blocking the door flying everywhere, scattering wooden planks, and even shattering some glass cabinets inside the room.

(End of this chapter)