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"It has no spirituality?"

Li En found this incredible, because spirituality was everywhere, even in classrooms and on the heavily polluted streets of London.

It's more like dust scattered throughout the world; as long as you're still in this world, there will always be a spirit.

But now, there isn't even a trace of spirituality in this tower.

This only exacerbated the anomaly here.

As Li En walked deeper into the not-so-wide spiral staircase, he felt a chill run down his spine.

With his "Born Investigator" label upgraded to Lv3, Li En's ability to perceive spiritual and anomalous things has been increased to 150%.

He also has a clearer perception of the power of the mystical side than ordinary people.

Now, Li En's intuition tells him that there must be some kind of strange power inside this tower.

Billiards —

A sound came from the top of the tower, and Estelle was so frightened that she lost her voice, clinging tightly to Li En's waist, unable to even scream.

In her view, this was an extremely eerie tower.

Because of years of research into the occult, the tower is filled with all sorts of mysterious scents.

There were even some bloodstains on the wall, probably from a professor's demonological research using goat's blood.

"It's okay, Aisha," Lee said softly. "Trust me, okay?"

Estelle, tears welling in her eyes, looked up at Li En and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"I will believe you, I definitely will."

Faintly, the label that was not yet fully formed began to appear above Estelle's head.

But it's very close to being completed; Li En can almost make out the characters in the label name.

[Name: Estelle Phoenix]

[Copyable label: Loyal Dog]

Continuing towards the top of the tower, a chill crept down from the roof, and Li En lowered his head.

call--

In an instant, the kerosene lamp in his hand went out without warning.

"Um?"

Li En had anticipated this, so he took out a box of matches from his pocket, struck them, and relit the kerosene lamp.

call--

Without warning, the kerosene lamp that had just been lit went out.

"What... what's going on?"

Estelle was very surprised. "Could it be... that there really is something strange?"

Li En looked up and handed the kerosene lamp to Estelle, while he himself took out the silver candlestick from his pocket.

Three candles made of sperm whale brain oil were placed on top and lit one by one with a match.

A light brighter than that of a kerosene lamp shone on the tower's steps.

Estelle twitched her nostrils slightly, finding the scent rather pleasant.

"Is this a candle made with whale oil?"

As soon as Estelle asked the question, Li En reminded her, "Don't look at it, look ahead."

Once lit, the silver candlestick transforms into a window that allows one to peer into the material world.

Li En can withstand the effects of fate's correction, but Estelle may not.

She now bears the heavy responsibility of creating artificial labels, and Lee Eun doesn't want anything to happen to her.

"it is good."

Estelle responded and obediently lowered her head.

Holding the silver candlestick in front of him, Li En began to observe the structure inside the tower by the candlelight.

After the candlelight, Li En could not see the gray-white stone bricks, only boundless darkness.

He kept adjusting the position of the silver candlesticks, and finally saw strange bright spots at the location of the spiral staircase.

Li En leaned closer to take a look.

They are footprints.

Hound footprints!

"Indeed, the hound must have been affected by some force during the experiment, but Professor Baskerville did not have the ability to observe beyond the material world, so he could only conclude that the hound had disappeared."

"Actually, the hound didn't disappear; it was inside the tower the whole time!"

Li En calmed himself down and continued upwards following the footprints.

Soon, they arrived at the top of the tower, which was Professor Baskerville's research room.

Pushing open the door to the research lab, one would find that this professor was much more meticulous in keeping his lab organized than Professor Osborne.

Various instruments were neatly arranged on the table, and research manuscripts were also organized together, unlike Professor Osborne's casually tossed-on-the-floor work.

On one side of the study room, there is an oval arched window, through which moonlight pours down through the gray fog, illuminating a kennel below the window made of rough wooden strips, wire, and cast iron.

The kennels were even lined with straw and old blankets, showing that Professor Baskerville treated the hounds not just as experimental subjects, but also as pets.

Holding the silver candlestick in front of him, Li En looked through the candlelight into the kennel.

Through the limitations of the material world, Li En could indeed see that something was entrenched in the kennel.

Its shape is neither like a hunting dog nor like anything that exists in this world.

From Li En's perspective, it was more like a vague, garbled existence, like the outline of a hunting dog drawn by countless flowing information streams, but in essence, it did not belong to the material world!

Seeing the hound's form through the candlelight, Li En suddenly felt an itch on his scalp, just like when he had previously copied the label of a occult genius and had a large amount of occult knowledge poured into his mind!

"hiss……"

Li En took a deep breath and rubbed his temples.

Estelle also noticed what was in front of Li En.

"This is... a dog kennel?"

She raised the kerosene lamp in her hand, but then she remembered that she had not lit it.

Estelle struck a match, intending to light the kerosene lamp.

But in the next second, Li En suddenly waved his right hand and pulled Estelle into his arms!

In Li En's view, the moment Estelle struck the match, the hunting dogs lurking in the kennel sprang into action.

It pounced directly towards Estelle, opening its gaping maw, composed of chaotic information streams, almost biting off Estelle's entire head!

Fortunately, Li En protected her in time, thus preventing a bloody incident.

Turning his head again, and following the candlelight, Li En saw the hunting dog tearing at the lit match until it went out completely.

"Will flames provoke its hostility?"

"No, that's not right, it's not just flames."

Li En also had a lit candlestick with a flame, so why did the hound attack Estelle instead of him?

There is only one reasonable explanation.

"A flame lacking sufficient spiritual energy will provoke its hostility!"

This hound is a rational hunter; only by getting close enough to the mystical side can you avoid being attacked!

Flames are a signal, a signal that it can launch an attack!

Its act of extinguishing the kerosene lamp flame in the middle of the tower was precisely a warning.

If used properly, this hunting dog can become a sharp weapon.

To allow oneself, even on the mystical side, the ability to attack others at will!

A fragrant scent wafted to his nose, and Li En realized that he was still holding Estelle in his arms.

Releasing that soft body, Li En quickly explained, "I'm sorry, there was danger just now, and I only protected you in a moment of panic."

Estelle blushed, not daring to look Li En in the eye, and could only lower her head and shake it repeatedly.

"No, it's nothing. I didn't notice the danger. I also had a problem."

Li En wanted to explain further, but found that the label on Estelle's head had already taken shape.

But strangely, there was more than one established label.

[Name: Estelle Phoenix]

[Copyable tags: Loyal dog, Unrequited love]

Please select the label you want to copy.

Li En: "..."

Why is there an extra label?

There was no time to delve into these matters now; Li En first copied down the label of "loyal dog."

[Copying has begun]

[Remaining Time: 00:59:59]

Please maintain a close and stable distance from your target.

After confirming that the copying had started, Li En gestured for Estelle to stand further away.

Arriving at the kennel, Li En looked at the hunting dogs lying inside, seemingly detached from the material world, by the candlelight.

Although Li En's scalp had gone from tingling to feeling a distinct stinging sensation, he still endured it.

"Your master can no longer see you," Li En said, unsure if the hound could hear or understand. "Now, I am the only one in the world who can observe you."

"If you are willing to follow me, I can guarantee that Professor Baskerville will receive your and my protection from now on."

Li En squinted, the stinging sensation becoming more and more pronounced.

This stinging sensation wasn't due to a massive influx of knowledge, but rather more like "fate" warning Li En against his voyeuristic behavior.

"As a hunting dog, only by following me can your hunting instincts be unleashed, instead of being extinguished here."

The hunting dogs in the kennel did not respond.

pat-

A strange sound rang out, and Li En lowered his head.

A dark brown dog collar was placed in front of him. It was made of old leather, with stiff edges but a shiny inside.

Clearly, this is the collar that Professor Baskerville wore before the hound left the material world.

it is good!

Li En extinguished the three candles on the candlestick, the window that had been peering into the material world slammed shut, and the stinging sensation that had been lingering in his mind vanished instantly.

Li En picked up the collar from the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

It worked!