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To verify his idea, Xu Ming smashed the railing with a crowbar again, but after a while, the railing was restored.

Moreover, Xu Ming discovered that the interval and speed of the second recovery were significantly faster.

This shows that the encroachment of Western-style buildings on the real world is accelerating!

He didn't have much time left! He had to break the barrier as soon as possible, let the reinforcements in, and then destroy this evil ritual in one fell swoop!

Xu Ming also consulted Kato Megumi, a professional, about this evil ritual.

According to Megumi Kato, since the ritual is related to the moon, the core of the ritual is very likely to be placed in the place closest to the moon.

Moreover, since it can affect the entire Far Moon Tea House, the scale of the magic array set up for the ceremony must be quite large, which inevitably requires a huge, open location.

After research and discussion, the two discovered that there was a place in the mansion that met all the requirements.

The observatory is located on the far left of the third floor.

Heaven knows why a family of chefs would build something so fancy.

Xu Ming only knew that the observatory, which covered more than 100 square meters, was located on the top third floor and had a completely transparent ceiling, was indeed the most suitable place in the entire mansion to hold a ceremony.

To reach the observatory, Xu Ming needs to pass through the atrium on the third floor, the master bedroom area on the third floor, and the library before finally arriving there.

As midnight drew closer, the entire mansion grew increasingly eerie.

Xu Ming even had the illusion that the air he was breathing in had become viscous.

If he delayed any longer, who knew what terrible changes might occur? Xu Ming quickly crossed the second floor and arrived at the stairs leading to the third floor.

Chapter 129 The Increasingly Bizarre Third Floor

Unlike the staircase from the first to the second floor, this staircase leading to the third floor seems to have remained unchanged.

only……

Xu Ming looked up down the stairs to the third floor, only to find that everything on the third floor seemed to be shrouded in a thick, blood-red mist, with the second-floor ceiling as the dividing line, making it impossible to see what was up there.

Holding his phone in one hand and a crowbar in the other, Xu Ming carefully stepped onto the first step.

"..."

I could vaguely hear someone shouting something, but it was as if there was a pane of glass between us, so I couldn't hear anything clearly.

Xu Ming subconsciously wanted to turn his head to look, but suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly restrained such a tempting thought.

As he stepped onto the second step, the sound came again, this time seemingly a little clearer.

Xu Ming did not turn around, but continued to slowly walk uphill.

Three, four... nine, ten...

"Xu Ming~~"

This time, Xu Ming heard it clearly.

This eerie voice was actually calling his name!?

Xu Ming pretended not to hear and continued walking uphill.

As Xu Ming approached the third floor, the voice calling him became clearer and clearer, and... it sounded more and more like his sister's voice.

Xu Ming lifted his foot and stepped onto another step, completely entering the blood mist.

A strong, pungent smell of rust immediately filled the air, making one feel nauseous.

The air became noticeably thicker, completely adhering to the skin's surface, giving a slightly damp and sticky feeling.

“Xu Ming…”

His sister's voice came again, familiar and warm, making Xu Ming want to turn around immediately.

A sinister magical power emanated from within the blood mist, stirring his emotions and making him restless.

He covered his mouth and nose, took several deep breaths, and finally suppressed the urge.

He took a few more steps up, and saw that there was only one more step before he reached the third floor.

"Xu Ming".

His sister's gentle voice rang in his ears. This time, the voice not only entered his ears clearly, but Xu Ming could even feel his sister's warm breath brushing against his earlobe, a tingling, numb sensation...

"Humph!"

A cold snort came from somewhere.

Xu Ming felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of ice water from head to toe, feeling completely chilled!

He then realized that, in his dazed state, he had already turned halfway around. If it weren't for that familiar cold snort, he would have turned back by now.

Xu Ming was immediately startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

This mansion is full of traps; even going upstairs caused so many unexpected problems.

So he quickly stepped onto the last step of the stairs.

In an instant, as if someone had wiped the fog-covered window clean, Xu Ming's vision suddenly became clear.

Although still shrouded in a layer of blood mist, it was no longer impossible to see anything clearly; it was as if the red blindfold had been replaced with a red veil.

The voice that had been calling him from behind disappeared completely as he stepped onto the third floor.

However, even now, he still doesn't know what's behind him.

Moreover, stepping onto the third floor does not mean you are safe.

This is just the beginning...

A strange sound suddenly came from behind.

Xu Ming was astonished to find that the atrium on the third floor where he was now was surrounded by a circle of statues, and the skin of these plaster statues was stained pink by blood mist, just like human skin.

As he stepped onto the third floor, he seemed to have triggered some kind of mechanism.

The originally stiff statue melted into a puddle of flesh in front of Xu Ming, like cream. Then, the flesh seemed to gain new life and began to wriggle.

Its shape resembles that of a slime, one of the most common monsters in games.

These flesh-and-blood slimes, however, looked far more disgusting. As they moved, they made a squelching sound, like minced meat being constantly stirred, and every few steps they took, they would spurt out streaks of blood from various parts of their bodies, making Xu Ming's scalp tingle.

My phone was just fully charged.

Xu Ming quickly pointed his phone at these disgusting guys and pressed the shutter button.

The flash from the camera even dispelled the surrounding blood mist, and the things that had contaminated his eyes were instantly swept away.

Seeing that the blood mist was showing signs of returning, Xu Ming quickly crossed the central courtyard and arrived at the corridor on the left.

This is a very long corridor.

To the left are windows offering views of the courtyard in front of the mansion, while to the right are closed doors.

This is the master bedroom area, where the mansion's owner's bedroom is located.

The closer they got to the observatory, the denser the blood mist became. Aside from the strong smell of rust, they could no longer detect any other odors.

The corridor floor was covered with a long, crimson carpet, which, against the backdrop of the blood mist, looked like a long tongue emerging from a monster's mouth.

Stepping on it, there was even a soft, slippery feel to it, and Xu Mingzhen felt as if she were stepping on her tongue.

Suppressing his discomfort, Xu Ming continued walking. He soon passed the door to the first bedroom.

Xu Ming paused slightly, as if out of the corner of his eye he saw the door being pushed open a crack, and then an eyeball appeared in the crack.

That's right, it only has one eyeball.

Apart from the eyeballs, all that could be seen through the crack in the door was a sea of ​​blood red, seeping through the crack.

The pupil of this eye is vertical, similar to that of a reptile, and the white of the eye is covered with hideous blood vessels, making it look as if the entire eyeball is bleeding.

It stared straight at Xu Ming, without blinking.

Xu Ming checked his phone and realized it would take some time to recharge.

Aside from looking rather eerie, the eyeball didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, so Xu Ming ignored it and continued walking forward.

When he arrived at the second door, it was also ajar, and an eyeball was staring at him through the crack.

This time, Xu Ming only glanced at it before walking forward without looking to the side.

After that, every time he passed a bedroom door, an eyeball would stare at him through the crack in the door.

Finally, Xu Ming arrived at a huge double-push wooden door at the end of the corridor.

Whoosh!

Just as Xu Ming was about to push open the door leading to the library, he suddenly heard the sound of liquid flowing slowly behind him.

Xu Ming turned around and looked.

Blood was seen seeping from the cracks in each bedroom door, and among the blood were even eyeballs.

The strange blood eventually coalesced, forming a terrifying humanoid creature whose entire body was composed of blood, yet whose body was studded with numerous eyeballs.

This terrifying humanoid creature walked towards Xu Ming step by step.

Xu Ming sighed.

It didn't seem to have any aggressive intent, so I was going to let it go.

Unexpectedly, this guy ignored his good intentions, so there's nothing he can do but...

Xu Ming held up his phone, which was now fully charged.

Chapter 130 A Vicious Trap

Whoosh!

The humanoid figure scattered, and a large amount of blood splattered onto the carpet.

Its eyeballs, like glass marbles a child plays with, were scattered on the ground and slowly melted into a transparent liquid, which then blended into the carpet.

Looking at the increasingly vibrant colors of the carpet, Xu Ming's face turned somewhat grim. He subconsciously rubbed his feet hard against the floor beside him, as if trying to wipe off something stuck to the soles of his shoes.

Ten minutes later, the phone was fully charged.

With a creak, Xu Ming pushed open the door leading to the library.

The blood mist that filled the library seemed to have thickened even more.