Life Dungeon Game

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The door was not locked; there was only a thick steel bar across the back, like a bolt, holding the iron door in place.

Now the steel bar is almost completely corroded together with the door.

He turned around and looked at the soul standing beside him.

At this moment, much of the soul had dissipated, leaving He Aoneng with little time to try and communicate.

This soul must have known him, as it had always shown him kindness; his guess was probably correct.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked softly,

"My father, his spirit still lives on..."

Upon hearing this, the soul with its head held high paused for a moment. On its distorted face, its turbid eyes flickered. It seemed somewhat surprised that He Ao had taken the initiative to speak to it, or perhaps it was lost in some kind of memory.

Finally, he said hoarsely, "Your father... he was different from us... his soul... left no trace..."

Upon hearing this, He Ao's body stiffened slightly. He gazed at the face of the soul and said softly, "Thank you."

In Jess's memory, he had met this soul once before.

This man was probably older than Jess's father, and before Jess's father arrived, he was the chief consultant of the chemical plant that was the predecessor of this mental hospital.

He later became Jess's father's right-hand man and once visited Jess's home during New Year's.

Jess's father seemed to intentionally keep his family out of all information about the chemical plant, so Jess never saw the 'advisor' again after that.

This consultant was not among the victims of the explosion.

After his father's death, Jess remembered the consultant he had only met once and asked someone to find him.

But the final result was not ideal. According to the information Jess finally found, the consultant disappeared after the explosion, with no trace of him, neither alive nor dead.

It now appears that after killing Jess's father, Mystic immediately arrested the consultant, who eventually became one of the 'patients' in the converted mental hospital.

The fact that Jess's father's soul did not remain was something that Heo had actually anticipated.

Jess's father knew too much. Given the Mystic's caution, he would never leave behind such a serious threat, not even a broken soul.

A faint glow enveloped the soul of the advisor before Heo, a sign that he was about to dissipate and return to eternal tranquility.

His soul was incomplete. Judging from the fact that those souls were actively cooperating with He Ao, being restrained by the magic array and maintaining this incomplete state was not a comfortable thing for them.

He Ao didn't have much time, so he needed to ask some crucial questions.

He Ao stared at his figure, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Was the magic array in the hospital set up by my father?"

“Some are,”

As the soul gradually dissipated, the cloudiness in the advisor's eyes also faded little by little. He tried to straighten his head and look at He Ao, "You must believe in your father. He is a respectable man."

The illusory body began to dissolve into pure transparency. This advisor, who remained in the present as a soul representing Jess's father, glanced back at the piled-up ruins, then looked away, focusing on Heo's face.

"You've grown up to be just like your father, and it seems you've gone even further than him. Perhaps you can achieve what your father couldn't. Your father mentioned you to me many times before he passed away; he only hoped that you..."

Be careful on the road ahead.

His figure became completely illusory, and for the first time, a look of relief appeared on his distorted face.

This thin shadow, like a dandelion seed carried away by the wind under the night sky, dissipates into the silent darkness.

Be careful on the road ahead.

He Ao reached out and touched the pendant on his chest through his clothes, watching his father's friend walk away.

Then he turned around, tucked the wooden box under his other armpit, and with his free hand grabbed the steel bar blocking the door, his arm muscles bulging as he lifted it up with force.

With a slight but sharp scraping sound, the thick steel bar, which was already corroded together, was slowly lifted up.

Then He Ao threw the steel bar aside.

He placed his hand on the handle of the iron gate and pulled back forcefully.

With a loud thud, the iron gate swung open, and red rust rained down.

A secluded alleyway came into his view.

This appears to be a back door used when this area was a factory, for transporting supplies or disposing of waste; it's a place only known to internal staff.

He looked back at the factory area, now reduced to ruins under the cover of night.

The answer from Jess's father's 'second-in-command' was simple, but it basically confirmed He's earlier guess.

The fact that some of the magic arrays were set up by Jess's father proves that Jess's father had indeed been researching these magic arrays and had achieved results.

At the same time, this answer also illustrates another point: Jess's father only completed part of the magic circle, while the rest was completed by others.

Aside from Jess's father, it's likely that only the Mysterio and his hired research team have this capability and possess the information about this project.

Judging from He Ao's analysis of the overall structure of the magic array, the basic magic array structure that forms the framework should have been arranged by Jess's father. These magic arrays are integrated as a whole, and have obviously undergone a long period of refinement.

The 'patches' on the wooden box, and those magic circles that draw souls and lives as a price, were probably added by the mysterious person.

These parts of the magic array are not bad, but compared with the main magic array, there is still a clear difference.

Strictly speaking, compared to other patches, these later ones are technically rather clumsy.

This raises a core question: why didn't Jess's father, who was more skilled, help Mystic complete the other parts of the ritual?

He didn't ask the question, but the answer came from the next sentence spoken by Jess's father's deputy.

He told 'Jace' to trust his father.

What kind of person was Jess's father?

In Jess's memory, his father was a kind, gentle, not old-fashioned, and helpful person.

The father's personality had a significant impact on Jess's development and was one of the key factors in shaping Jess's kind character.

Would such a person set up a magic array that sacrifices the lives of others and imprisons their souls?

Even if these people being sacrificed are homeless and destitute, people who would not care if they died anywhere.

Even if the mysterious person has a top-notch legal team and extensive financial connections behind them, and can reasonably cover up this cruel matter without any consequences.

Even if the mysterious person would pay a huge reward.

He Ao didn't know the real situation.

But in Jess's memory, his father would never have set up these magic arrays.

In fact, Jess's father was not rigid; in fact, he was quite adaptable. However, he always had clear bottom lines when it came to doing things.

The deputy's words just now were meant to make Heo believe in Jess's memories of his father.

But what if Jess's memory of his father is consistent with reality?

This reveals the core conflict between Jess's father and Mystic.

The research on the magic circle at that time may have encountered some kind of bottleneck, and the mysterious person attempted to forcibly activate the magic circle through sacrifice, which was opposed by Jess's father.

Resistance and rejection.

During this process, Jess's father probably rallied some people and formed an opposition against the mysterious figure.

Furthermore, Jess's father must have possessed a certain charisma.

After all, the deputy who had been tortured in life and made into a fragmented soul was willing to help the son of his old friend 'Jace' even more than ten years later, when he was not even fully conscious.

During this process, Jess's father must have caused considerable trouble for Mystic, preventing him from carrying out his idea of sacrifice.

Finally, the mysterious man used underhanded tactics to permanently eliminate Jess's father and built the mental hospital according to his own ideas.

However, the magic circle was never completed and could only continue in this state of constantly sacrificing lives.

Over the past decade or so, countless bones have been buried forever beneath that beautiful garden.

Jess's father tried to stop it all, but he failed.

He had no military power or influence. No matter how intelligent he was, he was just a scholar, a scholar living in an orderly world.

He Ao withdrew his gaze from the vast ruins.

This is where Jess's father fought during the last days of his life, and it is also the place where Jess's father's life is forever preserved.

He may have seen his ultimate fate, but he did not back down.

He Ao turned and walked into the alley.

And then gently closed the door.

The blooming ghost flowers swayed gently in the silent night.

"The person wasn't caught? The building collapsed? The patients and staff were all rescued? They were driven away by evil spirits and left the building before it collapsed? A nurse is missing? Okay, okay, it's alright, thank you for your help."

In front of the villa's swimming pool under the moonlight, a man in casual clothes hung up the phone. He turned around and looked at the figure sitting on the edge of the pool, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. "Boss, the target has escaped again."

"Are all the patients in the hospital alive?"

The figure did not turn around, but calmly asked.

His voice was flat and ordinary, without any distinctive features.

"They're all alive, but the 'nurse' we sent to manage the hospital has disappeared."

The man in casual clothes said softly.

"They're all alive..."

A figure by the pool gazed at the bright moon, murmuring to himself.

"Boss, is there a problem?"

The man in casual clothes asked, puzzled.

"In fact, there are ways in this world to allow the soul of a high-ranking being to descend into another body and manipulate that body."

The boss lowered his head and stared at the surface of the pool.

The bright moon in the water ripples in the shimmering waves.