Sun Yan used the Celestial Eye to observe the surroundings, but he didn't discover any clues. He was instantly returned to the starting point by a special force.

Unwilling to give up, he tried several more times. After returning to the starting point again, Sun Yan finally accepted his fate.

It seems the problem originated when he was touched by that gray wind, which triggered the current anomalies.

If they can't eliminate the source of the problem, the two of them might be trapped here for life.

No matter how strong-minded someone is, they can't endure such a bizarre Groundhog Day-like repetition.

"How could this be? Such a situation is absolutely beyond ordinary human capability. Could it be the Greedy Treasure Chest mentioned by Lady Hermione?"

Elise looked at the eerily dead mercenary's body on the ground, her expression quite wary: "I've never encountered anything like this."

"The power of the Divine Spirit is indeed beyond mortals' imagination. Let's go, we have no choice but to face it head-on now."

Sun Yan pulled the Western Sword from the old butler's chest and handed it to Elise, giving her a weapon for self-defense.

Putting on the Big Red Numbered Shirt and Battle Hairpin, Sun Yan fully armed himself and proceeded toward the corridor from which the mercenary had just fled.

Since the crisis can't be escaped, it's better to confront it actively than to defend passively and end up dying without clarity.

...

The mansion's corridors were covered in bloodstains, and the bodies of some mercenaries bore knife marks, resembling those made by some kind of long sword.

The blood splattered from these mercenaries painted the walls with a particularly sinister allure.

Sun Yan carefully surveyed his surroundings with the Golden Halberd in hand. Under the Celestial Eye's watch, no detail could escape his perception.

Following the arrangement of corpses, Sun Yan proceeded deep into the mansion, arriving at the entrance to a staircase leading underground.

Seeing the pitch-black, unlit staircase below, Sun Yan shielded Elise behind him and went down first.

As a member of the Blood Race, Elise had the Blood Race Healing Technique, a method similar to magic. If Sun Yan got injured, Elise could heal him.

But if Elise got injured, Sun Yan truly had no solution.

Plus, having just received the Assistance Divine Power "Martial Arts Physique" from True Monarch Erlang, Sun Yan's ability to react and resolve issues in dangerous situations was quicker than Elise's.

Therefore, having him take the lead to explore made the most sense.

At such a moment, Sun Yan couldn't help but miss the benefits of Sosia.

In his small group of Cemetery Members, Sosia was undoubtedly a warrior + tank.

And Sun Yan could be considered a warrior, mage, while Elise was the healer.

But now that Sosia wasn't there, Sun Yan had to take over.

Upon reaching the bottom of the staircase, Sun Yan discovered the place was actually a public restroom, causing an expression of speechlessness to cross his face.

Who houses a public restroom in a basement? Coupled with the old butler's dying words that Lady Hermione had gone to the basement, it seemed likely Lady Hermione had disguised it to hide the Greedy Treasure Chest.

If no one led the way, Sun Yan wouldn't have guessed that a box imprisoning a divine being would be hidden in such a place.

Walking into the men's bathroom, the floor tiles were covered in blood, and the mirror over the sink had bloody handprints, but surprisingly, there was no corpse in sight.

Sun Yan glanced at the mirror, then turned back, cautiously surveying the surroundings. It was at this moment, in the mirror behind him.

His reflection, which should've turned away with him, remained standing still facing the mirror.

The reflection, identical to Sun Yan in appearance, gazed at him with a malicious grin, slowly stepping out of the mirror.

Just as it intended to reach for Sun Yan's throat, an alert Sun Yan swiftly spun around, swinging the Golden Halberd across the reflection's arm.

"Ah!!!"

A scream echoed in the restroom, as a short man in a hunting garment clutched his severed arm against the wall, his face pale: "Impossible, my Shadow Escape Technique is so advanced, how could you possibly detect me!"

He spoke in the language of Japan, and though Sun Yan didn't understand his meaning, he immediately recognized the man's background.

"It's an Onmyoji from the Ikegawa Family." Beneath his mask, Sun Yan's eyes warily eyed the man he'd just dismembered.

In fact, he'd had no idea someone was hiding in the mirror, and his quick response was entirely due to the Martial Arts Physique's enhanced reflexes.

It had truly been a great help, otherwise, Sun Yan would've certainly suffered silently at the hands of this Japanese man.

Whoosh!

With a single hand pressed down, the Onmyoji's body transformed into a shadow, quickly disappearing from sight—a technique Sun Yan was witnessing for the first time.

"Be careful, this guy's not easy to deal with." Sun Yan glanced around, now more cautious and alert than ever.

Drip! Drip!

In the bathroom's sink, the sound of water suddenly started ringing out, with every drop echoing crisply, casting an indescribable gloom over the pitch-dark environment.

The flushing sounds in the toilet stalls started ringing in succession, then quieted down.

Creaaak!

The wooden door of a stall slowly opened on its own, revealing the empty toilet within.

A mud-covered arm slowly reached out from the drain, like a boneless slime creature.

"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!"

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