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The idol toy with the cut eyelids absorbed the shadow around him madly. The man started to cry. The toy’s body slowly filled with shadow. Chen Meng appeared near the broken figurines. He just woke up from his nightmare. His face still carried the joy of achieving freedom when he saw the smiling divine figurine.

“Doctor Xuan, do you want to kill me that much?!”

Many patients like Chen Meng showed up. They wore patient’s garbs from decades ago.

“Charge out together!” Gao Ming carried the blind man and ran down the path from which they came. However, they only took a few steps when they noticed the intestine had narrowed by a lot. The folded walls squeezed internally. The monsters and ghosts that grew into the walls glared at them with venom. They joined each other’s flesh to seal up the path.

“Do you think I’ll let you leave?” Situ An lowered his head in the torture room. “Lu Zang and I spent years modifying the shadow world’s Li San Hospital. This is my home. Everything is well-designed. When the home’s good memory is destroyed, the evil I left in the tunnel will awaken. They are criminals with no goodness in their hearts. No matter how sad their situation is, they will do their best to harm others. They will deal with you with the cruellest method and bury you here.

“Those who destroy my home will be the first sacrifice for the broken figurines. Then, the whole Han Hai will be sacrificed!” Situ An’s tone was calm, but his eyes were shining madly. “A city without me has no meaning in existence.”

Looking at Situ An, the middle-aged woman was wrought with pain and worry. She didn’t understand how her son became like this.

The only exit was sealed. Gao Ming and the others had no other exit.

“Situ An!” Gao Ming hissed. Situ An was crazy. He was so calculative that he had even prepared for his own defeat. If Gao Ming had not been given a second chance, it would have been impossible for him to kill Situ An.

The knife cut into the wall of flesh. The wounds healed so fast. They were not in the real world. In the shadow world, the things inside the walls could recover rapidly by absorbing the endless malice in the air.

“Who knows how thick this meat wall is? Situ An will not allow people to destroy the path so easily.” Xuan Wen held Gao Ming’s collar. “Why don’t we try another path?”

“Is there another path?” Gao Ming looked at where Xuan Wen was pointing. “The black lake?”

“Yes. Although I don’t know why Situ An and Lu Zang would collect so many divine figurines, there has to be a reason for them to gather so many twisted faiths in the same place. There might be something hidden at the bottom of the pool.” Xuan Wen was so brave that even Gao Ming was incomparable. “Since there is no other way, we might as well give this a try.”

“I’m fine with it, but I’m worried about you.” Gao Ming studied the lake, which was made from unknown substances and shadows. “I’m worried that you’d be dragged back into the shadow world.”

Last time, Xuan Wen died being consumed by the shadow world at Si Sui Apartment. Gao Ming remembered that clearly.

“I am from the shadow world. What are you talking about?” Xuan Wen was confused by Gao Ming’s worry. She waded into the lake. The pale fingers soaked into the water. She didn’t feel wet, but her soul chilled. Many voices appeared in her mind. Most voices lured her to go deeper into the lake. Some voices hoped that Xuan Wen would die directly by telling her that living was a sin.

“Follow behind me.” Before Gao Ming could say anything, Xuan Wen grabbed his hand.

The awakened figurines were focused on the red raincoat and the God of Flesh and Blood. Xuan Wen told Gao Ming to keep a low profile as the two silently waded through the lake.

“You should know Situ An better than I do. Everything he left behind is related to his home. It’s like he is purposely training our focus on his home so that we might ignore the rest.” Xuan Wen felt that something was off.

“Situ An said that the broken figurines are the foundation of his home.”

“You should know better than to trust him.” Xuan Wen and Gao Ming were highly focused. Neither of them was affected by the voices. The black lake was a source of the darkness.The shadow originated from this place.

“The shadow is the memory that lingers after the world dies. As the source, there has to be something special here!” Xuan Wen confirmed her hypothesis. She and Gao Ming carefully avoided the slumbering figurines as they headed deeper into the lake. The visibility was low, but Xuan Wen had her own way of navigation. She only needed to head towards the source of evil. The voices in their heads multiplied. The shadow stuck to Gao Ming’s skin like a layer of gauze. They were also like bugs trying to crawl under his skin.

“I might not be able to survive this much longer.”

Blood patterns similar to the God of Flesh and Blood appeared on Gao Ming’s body. Bloody lines pierced through his pupils. He was about to go mad, but with Xuan Wen by his side, he could still retain his consciousness.

“We’re almost there.” Xuan Wen led Gao Ming forward. They saw the centre of the black lake from another angle.

Several awakened divine figurines latched onto the red raincoat. They wanted to drag her somewhere.

“What is that?“ Xuan Wen was lured involuntarily forward. She saw a death portrait underneath the red raincoat and the broken figurines. All the shadows came from this portrait. This portrait was different from any of the ones she and Gao Ming had seen before. It radiated a powerful presence.

Most of the figurines near the centre of the lake hadn’t awakened. They were made to sleep by the death portrait. It was the real foundation of Situ An’s home.

“Situ An is using the dead Gods to nurture this portrait. What thing needs the sustenance of the faith of broken Gods?” Xuan Wen was curious, but she didn’t dare to go any further. Just as she and Gao Ming hesitated, the black lake suddenly rippled. The shadows slammed into the flesh walls and melted into them.

“What is happening?” The two looked at the meat wall not far away. The monsters inside the walls wailed as if something was attacking the wall from outside.

“Did you arrange for reinforcement?” Xuan Wen looked at Gao Ming with confusion.

Gao Ming shook his head. He knew that Zhang Ding couldn’t enter the hospital so he came there alone.

“Then… Who else knows that Situ An’s home is here?”

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