Life Dungeon Game

He was simply searching aimlessly for possible clues, trying to find the key to solving the problem through exhaustive search.

However, there are some things that are difficult to discover without prior knowledge.

He had no idea whether Jess's father had left anything at home.

However, he knew that Jess's mother most likely knew some inside information and had left some clues.

Because Jayce's mother also passed away shortly after Jayce's father.

Jess's mother was theoretically unrelated to the incident, but she eventually fell into a state of mental instability and committed suicide in her study.

No suspicious circumstances were found in the mother's suicide, and she left no message.

But her death itself signifies something.

After all, the death of Jess's father was most likely due to his team's attempt to fight against the Mystic and stop his idea of ​​sacrifice, which resulted in them being targeted by the Mystic's underhanded tactics.

Against this backdrop, shortly after Jess's father passed away, Jess's mother committed suicide for unknown reasons.

If Jess's mother's death was not an accident, but rather the work of the mysterious man.

This means that the mysterious man followed the clues from Jess's father to find Jess's mother.

It is highly likely that Jess's father is hiding something from the Mystic, and this is also his bargaining chip against the Mystic.

As the leader and head of the magic circle project, without power or money, the only effective bargaining chip Jess's father could hold was 'knowledge'.

The mysterious man desperately wanted to obtain the knowledge.

From this perspective, it's possible that Jess's father possessed the knowledge to ensure the stable operation of the magic circle, but had not yet found a way to replace the sacrifice.

To prevent the mysterious man from using this knowledge to carry out more sacrifices and harm more innocent people, he did not tell the mysterious man this knowledge.

He put himself in Jess's father's shoes and considered the situation at the time. At the most critical moment, Jess's father may have used this knowledge to negotiate with the mysterious person, buying him some time to maneuver.

But after realizing that he was absolutely unlikely to cooperate, the mysterious man directly attacked him.

The assassin was killed, giving him no chance to break the deadlock.

Does Jayce's father actually have a chance to break the deadlock?

No, not at all. More than a decade ago, Christos was just a young kid.

Jess's father must have gone to the city government and the FBI, but in the end, neither of them helped him.

The only solution is to find a conglomerate and let it check and balance other conglomerates.

But which conglomerate would be willing to help him?

At the time, the magic array project he led was not like the Jess Gene Potion project, which already had a successful finished product and a complete production process.

The magic array project is only a work in progress, and it's unknown how much money will be invested in it in the future.

Of course, he could hand over his hidden knowledge in exchange for the conglomerate's help.

However, other conglomerates are no more merciful than the mysterious man. Once they obtain the hidden knowledge and complete the entire process of the magic circle, they may launch even more insane sacrifices than the mysterious man.

They might even push for the legalization of such sacrifices, allowing the desperate poor to sacrifice themselves, and then mass-produce the extraordinary.

He Ao had already seen this kind of thing at the Limen Market.

Therefore, conglomerates are absolutely unreliable, and Jess's father understood this as well.

He knew very well that he could not achieve his goal.

He Ao entered the study and stood in the very center.

This is the very spot where Jess's mother committed suicide.

In the last two years before his death, Jess's father was in a very bad mental state, and Jess rarely saw his father anymore.

During the phone call, the usually mild-mannered father often revealed his irritability, although he quickly suppressed it.

Jess's father is also human. In the most desperate and oppressive moments, when he can't see the way forward, he also feels lost and irritable.

Even Jess could sense that something was wrong with his father.

Wouldn't a mother who is emotionally sensitive and spends every day with her husband notice these things?

Judging from the suicide note from Jess's mother asking Jess to stop investigating these matters, she may have already sensed it and even tried to find out her husband's secret.

But in this desperate and oppressive moment, she chose to stand with her husband.

Even though they knew there was no hope ahead.

Even though they could all see their ultimate fate.

The mysterious man's magic array remained incomplete until it was destroyed by He Ao, and he ultimately failed to obtain the knowledge he desired.

Until the very end, Jess's parents never betrayed their principles.

He Ao stood at the spot where his mother had died, looking at the bookshelf that was now crammed full.

From this position, at this angle, directly opposite the bookshelf, is a photo of Jess, his family of three when they were young.

At that time, the father's smile was happy and gentle, and the mother held the young Jess in her arms, her eyes sparkling with tenderness.

It's highly likely that the mysterious person visited Jess's mother, and her frequent emotional breakdowns after her father's death were probably related to the mysterious person's guidance.

The mysterious figure is very likely trying to obtain those hidden secrets from Jess's mother.

Heo didn't know how Jess's mother dealt with the mysterious man, but in the end, Jess's mother committed suicide in her study.

The mysterious man did not get what he wanted, but he also did not come to Jess to inquire about that knowledge.

After that, the mysterious man seemed to have disappeared until Jess found the old professor and began researching gene-enhancing drugs, at which point the mysterious man reappeared before Jess.

This time, instead of using force, he tried to drive Jess crazy and make him lose his mind, making him easier to control before slowly letting Jess take over the research on the gene serum.

This time, he succeeded. Compared to the magic array project, the gene serum was more complete.

Of course, the ending is the same: even if the project is completed, Jess will still face death.

He Ao's gaze swept across the bookshelf. He wondered if his return this time would allow him to discover any new clues.

However, according to Jayce's memories, his father was a man who would never give up hope.

Even though he was dead, he firmly believed that there would always be a flame in the darkness.

He Ao activated his super memory and his gaze swept across the study.

One by one, slender, shadowy tentacles, stretching out from the void and swaying like curtains across the wide bookshelf, appeared in his field of vision.

My friend is getting married today, it's quite lively, and it'll be a little late.

A New Year’s letter to book friends

Happy New Year.

This book has been published for a year now, but He Ao has only been around for a little over a month (laughs).

Without the support of all my handsome, excellent, and understanding bosses, this book would have been very difficult to write. Thank you all sincerely.

I write slowly, and sometimes I spend a long time thinking about a story, so I update very infrequently.

Of course, I also drew a lot of inspiration from the chapter.

I hope to improve my thinking efficiency and typing speed in the new year.

Those who walk in the darkness will always see light; even if the road ahead is shrouded in mist, there will always be a spark to illuminate it.

At the beginning of the New Year, I wish all bosses success in their studies, joy in their careers, abundant wealth, and the company of their beloved.

Happy New Year! May all your wishes come true!

PS:

The event hosted by Dian Niang will be featured in a bonus chapter later in this chapter, where you can draw a red envelope.

Today's update is at noon. I'll try to write as much as possible. Goodnight.

Chapter 570 The Hidden Eyes (Mega Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The moment He saw the tentacle, chaotic and twisted murmurs echoed in He'ao's mind, as if the thoughts of countless people were whispering in his ear.

The murmurs were so familiar; they were the murmurs of the hidden being that He Ao had seen in the mental hospital.

The shadowy tentacles before me, like a curtain, seemed to be an extension of that hidden power.

However, the shadows that spread into this study did not seem as intense as those in the mental hospital, or perhaps the forces extending into this study were not as concentrated.

Gazing at these shadows, aside from bringing Heo those chaotic babblings, did not give him the feeling of being watched closely by a terrifying, high-ranking being, as one would in a mental hospital.

He looked at the shadowy tentacles, pondered for a moment, then turned around and looked towards the living room.

The entire living room was covered with countless slender, shadowy tentacles that stretched out from the void above the ceiling, coiling around it like the bodies of parasitic vines covering a tree canopy.

He Ao had just passed through these dense, shadowy tentacles from the higher beings to enter the study.

He Ao turned around and looked at the shadows that enveloped the bookshelf like a curtain. He slowly reached out his hand, but just as he was about to touch the shadow tentacles, they slowly retreated to the sides like curtains that automatically opened, avoiding his hand.

At the same time, some shadowy tentacles rose up and surrounded Heo.

They are 'watching' Hoo.

In that instant, He Ao felt as if some force was trying to peel open his brain like peeling open a lotus bud, carefully peering into his deepest thoughts.

However, these powers are insignificant compared to the power he received when facing that hidden being in the mental hospital.

These forces entered his consciousness, disappearing into the calm waves like water sinking into the ocean.

The power carried by these tentacles seems to be part of that hidden being, bearing the gaze of that hidden being, but this gaze is not strong, and the corrupting power it brings is not much.

However, this "not much" is relative to He Ao.

Any ordinary person, even a low-level superhuman, would easily be corrupted and suffer mental problems if exposed to such power for a long time.

He paused as he touched the glass door of the bookcase, looking around at the tentacles that were 'watching' him.

He suddenly understood why Jess's mother's emotions had changed so drastically after her father's death.

The forces that tried to invade He Ao's mind did not forcefully insert themselves into his brain, but rather gradually seeped in, attempting to influence his thinking, probe his consciousness, and peel away his memories.