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The fragments of flesh and blood miraculously reassembled themselves, transforming back into the blood-soaked figure. And it had grown even taller and stronger.

Danny possesses a unique quality, which some superhumans call the Shining, others call extrasensory perception; in short, it is a kind of unorthodox mental power.

Many people possess this ability, but most are quite ordinary. Specifically, they have a naturally high level of clairvoyance and often experience unusual premonitions. For example, they might suddenly see a scene that they feel they've seen before.

Nine out of ten Shining ability users would not realize that they are different from others.

This ability is passed down through bloodlines.

The evil spirit Jack is Danny's father. So, Jack himself actually has the power of the Shining, just not a strong one.

After the family arrived at the hotel and became winter caretakers, they were placed under the hotel's surveillance.

This hotel, called "Looking Afar," was established seventy or eighty years ago. It's unclear whether the original builder had an African wild ass stuck in their head or simply forgot their intelligence at home.

Of course, it's more likely that he was actually influenced by something.

He chose to locate the hotel on an ancestral cemetery of Native Americans.

That place was a Native American cemetery hundreds of years ago, where countless ancestors were buried.

Everyone knows that Native Americans have ancestor worship and customs of offering sacrifices to their ancestral spirits. What kind of thought process would lead someone to simply bulldoze their ancestral graves and build a hotel?

Moreover, that place is not a benevolent one. Deep underground, an evil spirit was once sealed away by the ancestors of the Native Americans.

The reason for burying ancestors above is to use their spirits to suppress this evil spirit.

As a result of the Amis' westward expansion, they began to massacre Native Americans, even occupying their ancestral graves.

The Native Americans launched several counterattacks, resulting in numerous deaths on the construction site.

Even the eldest son of the hotel's builder died mysteriously in a horse-riding accident during construction.

After the hotel was built, the builder's wife also died of the flu.

This 70-80 year old hotel has changed hands a dozen or twenty times, all due to poor management.

It's said that people often encounter terrible things in hotels. However, the negative impact is always suppressed.

Until Jack Danny and his son entered the hotel, their psychic abilities became the key to the evil hotel breaking free from its seal and a powerful boost to itself.

Ultimately, Jack was driven mad by the hotel's relentless harassment and corruption, becoming its puppet and most powerful henchman.

He was killed while chasing the mother and son, and froze to death in the green maze outside the hotel, while Danny and his mother escaped.

However, the haunted hotel never intended to let Danny go; this was a perfect solution.

If Danny's soul could be integrated into the hotel, he would regain his former strength.

So here comes Jack the Axe, the Shining Demon!

Jack was so strong, he was like an unstoppable Viking berserker. In just a few moves, he tore the bloodied man to pieces.

However, the origin of that blood-soaked man was not simple either.

He was a resident of the apartment building before his death; he was that young man.

He was killed because he opened Pandora's Box of Mourning, which attracted the hellish monks of Leviathan, who tortured him to death.

The author of this mourning box was Philippe, an 18th-century French scholar.

He was well-versed in geometry and theology, and was also a Freemason.

By chance, he obtained a document that described a very psychedelic geometric structure.

This thing has been studied by many people over the years, but only one person succeeded. He created the box in the world of watches!

This person is the prototype of Bluebeard, Gilles de Rais.

Baron Gilles de Rais was a Frankish nobleman general during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, who fought against the invaders of the Great Ying Empire under the leadership of Joan of Arc.

However, he was better known as a Satanic black wizard who was skilled in using alchemy and human sacrifice to pray to the devil for power and wealth. Later, after his crimes against more than 300 children were exposed, Gilles de Rais was sentenced to death by hanging by the Inquisition.

The court transcript contained some brief remarks, stating that he summoned a "demon" through a mysterious metal box.

This box is the original Mourning Box. It is made of a special alloy, and ordinary metals do not have the superior properties to adapt to that kind of energy and shape changes.

Philip found crucial information in the ruins of Bluebeard's castle: the materials used to make the Mourning Box were a mixture of many metals in different proportions, and the key was the addition of human fat!

This madman, driven to madness, killed his assistant and maid, and created a mourning box. Then the Leviathan's hellish monks returned to the mortal realm.

However, the Hellish monks did not kill him. Instead, after seeing his new design drawings, they left him on Earth "so that he could better serve his master."

The madman Philip killed over three hundred people but made only two hundred and seventy boxes.

In his later years, he became fascinated with architecture.

He designed and built many buildings, but most of them were destroyed for various reasons. Only one building remains: Amy's White Palace!

In the end, very few people knew about this; most people only knew that the Pandora's Box could open a portal to the labyrinth of envy.

The main reason is that their old rival, the Vatican, knows more about them.

The blood-soaked man's previous name no longer matters; he was killed by the Pandora's Box and was destined to return to the Hell of Envy.

However, he belonged to the kind of person who was neither the best nor the worst off. If it were an ordinary person, like his missing friend, their soul and body would be sucked into the labyrinth of jealousy, their soul and suffering becoming nourishment for that endless maze.

This blood-soaked being still possessed a sliver of potential, so it left a heart in the surface world. After absorbing the blood, it was half revived.

If he can kill enough people to obtain flesh and blood, or simply devour Danny, he can become a new Hellish monk.

Hellish monks draw their power from pain and find pleasure in it. They get more excited the more they fight.

So, despite being hacked to pieces by Jack the Shining, Blood Man not only didn't die, but instead became even stronger.

Inflicting pain and harm on him will only make him stronger!

The resurrected blood-soaked figure lunged at Jack, who swung his axe in response. A bloody battle ensued!

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in Danny's ear: "Little guy, come with me!"

When Danny turned around, he saw a mirror with a human face on it.

He had seen this thing before.

Danny, who had been chased by the evil spirit for months, was naturally on high alert, but he was completely unable to move. Even his five best friends walked into the mirror like puppets. Danny disappeared.

In the real world, Zhao Hao passed through the wall like a semi-transparent phantom and appeared in the living room of the apartment.

At this moment, the walls were covered in bloodstains, and a half-eaten, sticky, skinless monster was scratching at the door.

What a shocking opening!

Wow~ The environment is not bad! It's clean and hygienic.

The half-human-shaped corpse suddenly turned around and saw Zhao Hao.

Looking at this face that could hardly be called a face, Zhao Hao couldn't help but say, "Your appearance is truly unbearable to look at."

Zhao Hao casually picked up a kettle from the table, then waved it at the half-corpse. The half-corpse hissed and "biu"ed as it plunged into the kettle.

Zhao Hao walked to the stove in the open kitchen, turned on the gas, and put the kettle on it.

"If you're not feeling well, drink more water."

The bloodied figure, locked in a fierce battle with Jack in his dream, suddenly screamed and began to melt away as if ice and snow were dissolving. A few seconds later, he turned into a puddle of pus.

Jack stared blankly at the axe in his hand.

Looking back, my son Danny was gone too! *cooking sound*

……

Wendy woke up, but she didn't dare to open her eyes.

This isn't my bedroom in my newly rented apartment. Where am I, and who are the people around me?

She keenly sensed something was wrong, and continued to pretend to be asleep, not daring to disturb those around her, but secretly peeking through a crack in her eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a man leaning close to my face, staring at me.

"Ah~" She finally couldn't hold back and cried out.

Only then did she remember, where was her son?

"Danny? Danny! My son, where is my son?" she cried and called.

She was never a very strong woman; she only endured everything because she was a mother.

Now she's really panicking. She can't take it anymore; she's on the verge of collapse!

Zhao Hao waved his hand. "Calm down, calm down. Danny's fine, he's alright."

"Relax, don't be so tense. The frequent stimulation has already made you mentally unstable. You need to control yourself..."

Wendy didn't quite understand what the man was saying, but at least she heard that Danny was nice.

She said in a trembling voice, "Please give Danny back to me, please."

"Of course, of course. No one would take a child away from its mother. Please rest assured."

Zhao Hao offered a few words of reassurance, then said, "However, I think you know about Danny's situation. His condition is very serious, and those things will keep chasing you."

Zhao Hao smiled, revealing a profound and unfathomable smile: "Madam, you wouldn't want Danny to be bullied by evil spirits, would you?"

"Wh-what?"

"Wasn't I clear enough?" Zhao Hao sat on the opposite sofa, crossing his legs out of boredom.

"I...I..." Wendy started crying again, her eyes red and swollen, as if they were made of water.

"Madam, time is of the essence. Your deceased husband, that Jack, came here before."

"He...he came here?"

"That's right, a lewd grin on his face. He looks like a pervert. Hurry up and decide whether you want to... wait, wait! What are you doing?"

Zhao Hao sat up straight immediately, his eyes wide open.

Wendy is unbuttoning her clothes?!

"Madam, at most I can guarantee your safety and teach Danny to master his powers. Anything more, I won't do!"

"I...I..." Wendy was also confused. Was something wrong?

Zhao Hao stood up abruptly. "I will teach Danny to master his own power. You can stay here for now." He then walked out.

Zhao Hao: Good heavens! Your son is already so grown up, and you still want to eat this young grass of mine! I shouldn't have even thought about asking her!