My Cell Prison
Chapter 1525 - 1523: The Highest Difficulty

Chapter 1525: Chapter 1523: The Highest Difficulty

Large and small white candles burn here, the candlelight fills the entire secret room.

On the seemingly fragile wooden walls, there are talismans faintly glowing all over.

The moment Han Dong stepped into the safe house, his slightly tense mood and sense of danger simultaneously dissipated.

The lingering "Curse Corrosion" on his body surface was also slowly repaired under the illumination of the candlelight.

Besides this, there is also a very eye-catching ’device’ in the safe house, similar to an empty shrine.

At the top of the shrine stand four completely different black candles, two of which have already been lit.

"Nicholas, have you collected any ’clues’? This count found an important clue in the attic, and through detailed observation, decisively deduced that the safe house is located within the attic."

The count lifted his dog head, quietly waiting for the praise he deserved.

Unfortunately, Han Dong’s attention was drawn to the empty shrine.

"What’s the use of this shrine?"

Sally immediately replied:

"We’ve already tried, once a ’clue item’ is placed inside, it will be automatically absorbed by the shrine.

Every time an item is consumed, a black candle on the shrine will be lit correspondingly.

The count and I have each found a clue item, do you have one?"

"Lucky for me, I just happened to gather two clues... I wonder what will happen when all the black candles on the shrine are lit."

The clue items obtained so far are as follows:

"Hanging Rope", "Black Jade Pendant", "Bloody Black Hair", and "Lollipop".

As Han Dong placed the rope and pendant inside, they immediately disintegrated into light dots... the remaining two black candles slowly burned with an eerie flame.

As the four black candles were all lit, their burning speed multiplied.

Even the bright candlelight was briefly suppressed.

When the black candles completely burned out, the light returned... and a diary emitting black smoke appeared inside the shrine.

"Is this the crucial item pointing towards the ’Box of Resentment’?"

When Han Dong reached out to touch the diary, he immediately received a related system prompt:

’Key Clue - [Curse Diary], this clue is only to be used when the number of ladybugs = 4.

Successfully activating the clue will return the haunted mansion to its ’previous period’, individuals may find information related to the ’Box of Resentment’ during that time.’

"Previous period?

Is it referring to the time when it originally turned into a haunted mansion, or another time? Could it be directly related to that Crooked Neck Tree?

This diary should help us reach the core of the haunted mansion, its reason for being should be related to the ’Box of Resentment’... or, every haunted mansion built here is connected to it.

If that’s the case, no matter which haunted house we investigate, the final result will point to the box, which aligns with fairness and a progressive nature."

Han Dong’s first suspicion was the Crooked Neck Tree, after all, it could even absorb evil spirits under the [3] difficulty.

"The difficulty of special events is indeed terrifyingly high.

With ladybugs = 4, only by using the ’Curse Diary’ can we have a chance to obtain information about the ’Box of Resentment’.

Do we need ladybugs = 5 to truly acquire the clearance item ’Box of Resentment’? So what exactly is the purpose of the safe house’s design?

... For now, let’s not delve too deeply into speculation, let’s focus on solving the diary issue first."

"Nicholas, what do we do now?"

"Since we have all the basic clues and clear instructions, there’s no need to wander around outside anymore.

If the next change increases the ladybug count to [5], staying out could be life-threatening... We’ll go out directly when the number of ladybugs becomes 4."

"Okay."

Sally was quite satisfied to be able to share a room with Han Dong... of course, the count nearby was somewhat of an eyesore.

"Count, why don’t you take a break too~ It’s thanks to you that we found the safe house."

Despite the praise coming after a slightly longer interval, the count still wagged his tail, reluctantly accepting it.

"In that case, this count won’t disturb your time with Miss Sally."

The essence symbolizing the count’s blood separated from the arm, returning to Han Dong’s body.

With the count’s control gone, "Nurse Lester’s Arm" reverted to its original state, hanging crosswise with the chainsaw behind Han Dong.

"Sally, how does the Fate Space feel?"

"Fun! It’s completely different from the feeling in our world, there’s so much here I’ve never seen before, and all kinds of creatures follow their own development rules.

This game of restraint level, at first, felt a bit frustrating, but the more I played, the more interesting I found it.

The sense of crisis is ever-present, allowing me to experience that relatively rapid growth I used to have... I really like it."

"As long as you like it, we can try other things together in the future."

"Sure! Oh, and you mentioned taking me to see that thing called a [movie], remember that too."

"Okay."

However, their private time had only just begun when.

A vibration came from the bracelet, its display panel actually started a minute-long countdown... According to the activity rules, this type of reminder only occurs when the highest level of difficulty approaches.

"[5] is coming, good thing we didn’t go out."

Both Han Dong and Sally felt a little nervous.

Though they’ve played numerous games, they had never encountered a situation with ladybug count reaching [5]... Currently, in an even more perilous special game, even with the safe house’s setup, they still didn’t feel entirely secure.

"It’s here!"

The instant the countdown ended.

Several talismans attached to the safe house detached on their own, and the candlelight was gradually suppressed, flickering unsteadily... however, the overall state remained stable.

"What’s that wailing sound?"

Han Dong placed his ear against the wooden door surface.

Due to the excellent isolation effect of the safe house, he could only vaguely hear a strange howling sound, most likely not human-made.

Step!

Suddenly.

The sound of leather shoe footsteps approached, ignoring the isolating effect of the safe house, loud and resonant, even making Han Dong’s eardrums hurt a bit.

"Leather shoe sound?" Han Dong quickly pulled away from the door, retreating to stand beside Sally.

The presence was wandering around the haunted house,

With every sound of the leather shoes, it felt like stepping on Han Dong’s heart surface... its existence made all evil spirits shy away.

Sally gently held onto Han Dong’s arm, strands of wool poking out from her pores, all standing on end.

"Nicholas, if we encounter this thing, we might really die."

"Hmm... such a strong sense of oppression!"

While feeling the oppression, Han Dong also felt a surge of excitement... the madness bubbling up within him even urged him to open the door and take a look outside.

But of course, he couldn’t do such a foolish thing.

Gradually, through the sound of departing leather shoes, it could be determined that the entity had left the haunted mansion, now walking on the street of the activity area.

"Not a product exclusive to this haunted mansion, but the ultimate evil spirit of the entire activity area?"

Wait.

The period while the number of ladybugs = 5 lasted a full two hours, and every killer hiding in the safe house was in a state of high mental tension.

Han Dong couldn’t help but wonder.

"Does it last so long? Is it due to random chance, or does the system specifically grant a longer time..."

[5] → [2]

Difficulty switch.

"Sally, let’s go... [2] is not enough to threaten us, let’s now head to a more suspicious area and wait for [4] to arrive."

Leaving the safe house, they headed to the "Crooked Neck Tree" on the first floor.

With a ladybug count of [2], evil spirits would only move in fixed areas, as long as they didn’t get close, they wouldn’t be attacked.

There were also some inherent curses within the building, triggering a curse would invite an evil spirit’s pursuit... like putting a videotape into the VCR or placing a toy back in the collection box.

When the two reached the courtyard on the first floor,

A long-haired woman in the second-floor window was waving at them.