Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 284 The Great Rescue of the Castle

After Han Su finished speaking, he carried his suitcase upstairs to the second floor. Since he was small, carrying the suitcase was troublesome, so he simply carried it on his shoulder.

After waiting for a few seconds at the corner of the stairs, he was pleasantly surprised to see four small figures appear at the top of the stairs. This made him feel a little relieved, and he continued to walk towards the second floor.

It's impossible for everyone to come out; some people are brave, and some are not.

Among the four children who came out this time was the one who had tried to escape with Rong Qiyue but was pushed down by the boy with the bowl cut. Han Su was not surprised that he came out this time. It can only be said that those who have courage will always have a chance.

“In the past, every time I led a team to escape, all sorts of problems would arise. The more people I led, the higher the failure rate.”

"On the contrary, occasionally bringing just one person can bring some unexpected surprises, such as the first time I took Xu Ji out, and the last time I took Lü Xiaoba, it was as easy as picking them up directly."

"But this time, four people chose to believe me. How many more can I take with me?"

"..."

He knew very well that this was the second day, and this was probably the best chance he could find to escape. The old steward had gone upstairs for a meeting, the hunchback was no longer a threat, and with the Emperor's Book in hand, he could leave at any time.

However, if he chooses to leave on the second day every time, he will not be able to continue to delve into the secrets of the Seven-Day Divine Descent.

Next time I come back, I will try to stay in the castle longer and explore deeper things. This time, however, it will probably be the last time I act solely for the purpose of saving people.

This time, he will try to return to the main life path in Qinggang, which is why he did not choose to take these children directly out of the castle gate.

Leaving directly from here, even if it leads back to the future, there's a very high probability that you'll end up back in life timeline 02, continuing your exploration of Giant Horn City. It's no longer very meaningful, and there's not much usable information.

Returning to the main character's lifeline, besides seeing the effect of their actions on the future restart, is also an important opportunity to verify the role of Mechanical Fragment No. 02.

To return to the main character's lifeline, the first step is naturally to get the key.

When he returned to the castle yesterday, he discovered that the key was on Lady Fleshhorn on the second floor.

In Han Su's memory, this monster was the easiest to obtain the key from, even easier than the Pale Giant.

"Lady Aria..."

As he stepped onto the second floor, the information about this woman with fleshy horns flashed through his mind.

All of these were obtained by Wei Lan from the Queen's organization in Giant Horn City.

She was originally a genius pharmacist from a secret school at the border of the Eastern and Western continents. At the young age of seventeen, she concocted a reagent that could help the second division of golden cells. It was because of this outstanding performance that she was targeted by the Giant Horn City.

They believed that such a genius pharmacist must possess an extremely strong ability to perceive various mysterious elements.

This often indicates that she has a strong affinity with the power of abundance.

So they secretly arranged a trial to confirm her compatibility with the power of abundance, and then sent people to talk to her.

The specific details of the conversation are unknown, and the Queen's Organization can only obtain a rough record. In short, after this conversation, Lady Aria voluntarily joined the successor program and, after a series of unknown experiments, became the heir to the bountiful harvest.

Just as a human being evolved into a god.

“You come…”

Thinking carefully about the details of the information Wei Lan had passed on, Han Su turned his head and looked at a girl following behind him.

She was short and thin with blond hair, and looked the most delicate of the four. When Han Su spoke, she timidly approached him.

Han Su pulled him over, smeared some ash from the ground, and then smeared it on her forehead, along with her left eye, turning it black like a conspicuous birthmark.

Then he said to the other three people, "Wait for me at the corner of the stairs, and don't make a sound."

After the group nodded, he led the girl into the first room on the left, which was filled with dusty shelves and various glassware.

Next to the huge shelf against the wall is a huge petri dish connected with various pipes and mechanical devices, and the girl with the ponytail is now in this petri dish.

The liquid inside had been drained. Her eyes were empty, and she leaned weakly against the petri dish, showing no reaction to Han Su's arrival. Next to the petri dish was a wardrobe, which was half-open and contained some ornaments.

"found it!"

Han Su felt relieved when he saw the locker.

This was the key to obtaining the escape key from Lady Fleshhorn.

Even after becoming the heir, Lady Meathorn retained her habits as a pharmacist, changing her clothes before work.

However, now that she's in the castle, she no longer has work clothes, so she always wears her black dress. But before she starts work, she still takes off her personal belongings and accessories and puts them in the closet.

The key was on her person, and now it was placed in the cabinet along with her other belongings.

Taking the key from her would be no easy task, but stealing it directly from here would be effortless.

Of course, timing is also very important. Just as he went upstairs, Han Su saw from the surveillance footage that she was having a meeting in the bathroom.

Because the monsters had to be confined to their respective floors, only allowed to go downstairs or stay in their own spaces, the day's meeting was conducted through their individual mirrors.

First, he took the key from the locker and held it in his hand. Then, his eyes quickly scanned the area and he saw the black-labeled reagent that the man on the mysterious phone call had described on the shelf in the corner.

Han Su grabbed a few branches, putting half in his briefcase and holding the other half in his hand. Then he went to the petri dish, gently tapped it, and said to Song Yushi inside, "Wake up..."

"I'm here to take you out..."

"..."

Song Yushi, who had been immersed in the mysterious liquid in the petri dish all night, looked extremely weak and confused. Hearing the knocking, she struggled to lift her head and look at Han Su. She stared at him for a long while before suddenly speaking, "I..."

"I feel like I've seen you before..."

"You...you helped a group of children in the forest in your dream..."

"..."

"what?"

Han Su, who was quickly looking at the device next to the petri dish and trying to open it, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

She looked at Song Yushi in disbelief: How could she see her experiences on the side story?
Was it because the mysterious liquid that had been soaking in it all night caused some kind of change, or was there some other reason?
"Come out with me first!"

Despite the intense shock, Han Su reached out and opened the petri dish, quickly saying, "Your brother has been trying to save you..."

If Song Yushi is rescued, Song Chushi may no longer be involved in the kidnapping case, and Han Su may lose this teammate. However, given the possibility of saving someone, Han Su cannot turn a blind eye to this.

By the way, this is also a record of the hardships Song Chu endured on so many life paths.

"I……"

After opening the petri dish and letting in fresh air, Song Yushi seemed to become a little more awake, but her expression was even more confused. She was in a daze, muttering, "I feel like I've been in a nightmare for a long time."

"I stayed in so many... so many worlds for a long time..."

"..."

Han Su felt that her voice was strange. Theoretically speaking, Song Yushi had only stayed in the castle for one night.

But at this moment, he didn't have time to explain in detail. He simply reached out to pull Song Yushi out, and Song Yushi instinctively reached out to him as well. Her survival instinct made her not want to miss the chance to be saved, but inexplicably, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face:

"If I... I leave, what will happen to them?"

"..."

"Who?"

As Han Su pulled her up, he subconsciously asked her a question, feeling that she was extremely disheveled at the moment.

When Song Yushi heard the question, he just shook his head in a daze.

"Kakakaka..."

At the same time, or rather, when Han Su opened the petri dish, the rapid retraction of the mechanical device also made a huge noise, causing all the glassware in the room to shake. At this time, Song Yushi's weak body further slowed down the process.

The next moment, Han Su suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He turned around abruptly and saw Lady Meat Horn.

First, her projection appeared on the wall, like a human-shaped mold patch. Then, these mold patches gradually seeped outward, outlining a complete figure. She stood quietly by the wall, watching Han Su at this moment.

"Whoosh!" A strong sense of crisis instantly made the hairs on Han Su's body stand on end.

It was an indescribable sense of crisis, a thousand times more terrifying than facing the Wandering Knights in the future.

The other party's mere presence seemed to exert a life-level suppression on me.

But at that very moment, Han Su, who had been prepared all along, suddenly grabbed the girl he had brought into the room, revealing the black mark he had smeared on her forehead, and shouted, "Madam Aria, do you remember your daughter?"

"Buzz!"

The silent, noble Lady with fleshy horns, who exuded a mysterious aura, suddenly bowed slightly upon hearing Han Su's shout.

You can vaguely see that the expression on her face became extremely distorted in an instant, as if she had taken off the mask of being a god and turned back into a "human". The air in front of her also became uncontrollable and suddenly became distorted.

She suddenly opened her mouth and let out a silent cry.

But the air density around them increased rapidly, and the immense force spread instantly.

"Come on!"

Seeing that his arrangement had worked, Han Su immediately took the girl and Song Chushi away.

This was the most useful piece of information he found in the materials Wei Lan had given him: Lady Aria had married a nobleman from Giant Horn City and had a daughter before becoming the heir.

Han Su didn't know why she would voluntarily give up her family and join the successor plan, but in the information, there was clearly an ultimate anti-loss-of-control device targeting her.

That was her daughter.

It is said that this device played a role several times during her journey to becoming the heir.

Han Su saw her daughter's appearance in the information; she was thin and small, with a black birthmark on her face.

The purpose of bringing this girl in and smearing her face like this is precisely this.

As Han Su hurriedly tried to leave, he felt a tangible spiritual force spreading out and enveloping the entire room. However, like an out-of-control tide, this powerful and terrifying spiritual force did not approach him; instead, it was trying to move away from him.

it works!

Lady Flesh Horn should be able to tell that the person in front of her is not her daughter.

But just having such a similar birthmark was enough to become a protective charm for Han Su and others.

Those who can escape have a chance!

In Han Su's heart, he had even begun to summon the appearance of that escape passage.

But unexpectedly, under this intense mental shock, although she did not directly experience it, Song Yushi seemed to be affected by this dense mental power. Her expression was confused, but suddenly a look of realization flashed in her eyes, followed by a resolute look.

Suddenly, she pushed Han Su and the little girl with the birthmark towards the door, shouting urgently, "No, you two go..."

"I...I can't leave..."

"He asked me to take on this responsibility; he had promised me something that I hadn't yet done..."

"..."

Han Su was completely taken aback by this change and instinctively asked, "Who is he?"

Such a simple question clearly stumped Song Yushi. She stared blankly at Han Su's young face, who was only ten years old, as if she herself needed a long time to discern before she murmured:
"It's you..."

"..."

"it's me?"

Han Su couldn't understand those words; he only felt a tsunami-like shock in his heart.

But reason reminded him that Lady Flesh Horn's pain was intensifying, and the little girl Han Su was holding in his arms was drifting away from her, which seemed to remind her of some painful experience.

She had been intentionally controlling her mental power, trying not to get close to Han Su and the others, but this mental power was like an out-of-control tide, spreading towards them little by little in an irresistible manner.

The entire room was distorted by the spread of this spiritual power, and countless mechanical devices began to malfunction.

"Come on!"

At that moment, Song Yushi, as if she had suddenly understood many things, fully regained her senses. She struggled to sit up, jumped up and rushed to the front of Madam Meathorn. She was actually able to withstand this terrifying mental power and hugged her directly.

Turning around, her eyes red and swollen, she tried to shout at Han Su, "Hurry, you have to be quick..."

"We are all waiting for you..."

"..."

Han Su finally couldn't care less; he only felt that he had gotten close to something, but he didn't have a chance to really ask clearly.

He simply put the key in his mouth and held it there, then picked up the suitcase, grabbed the girl with the birthmark on her face, and rushed out of the room. There, he saw the escape door at the end of the corridor, where three bewildered children were waiting.

They were quite loyal. When they saw the door, they probably didn't know that it required a key to open, so instead of pushing the door open themselves, they waited for Han Su.

Wow…

The strange noises came from the buildings higher up, rapidly approaching downwards.

The noise from the second floor was too loud and had already alerted all the monsters in the building. The old butler was rushing downstairs to stop them.

His figure flashed through the stairwell, and his speed in descending the stairs was terrifying.

But amidst the chaos of the entire castle, an unexpected scene unfolded: the half-monster on the third floor, who had been maintaining a bored and dejected expression, was now on the verge of collapse.

She didn't even touch the children she had chosen on the third floor; she just stared blankly out the window.

Because she was so close to the window, she could even hear the noises from the second floor, and a hint of nostalgia appeared on her face.

As the final sound rang out, the old housekeeper rushed downstairs, and Han Su led his men toward the escape route. Suddenly, as if remembering something, her eyes flashed, and then she let out a piercing, maniacal laugh before quickly leaving the house.

On the stairs, the old butler moved swiftly, because there were too many variables and too much time for Han Su and the others to stay on the second floor. He had enough time to come down and stop them.

Unexpectedly, the situation on the third floor suddenly spiraled out of control, with a twisted cable popping out and completely blocking the stairwell.

His gaze had even reached the children at the top of the stairs on the second floor, yet he couldn't pass through directly. This terrifying scene made him raise his hands without hesitation, ready to slap them hard and hypnotize these audacious children.

"All things respond to my will!"

But at that very moment, Han Su rushed forward and suddenly began chanting a spell.

The air was affected, becoming like boiling seawater, suddenly filling every inch of space.

Such a powerful mental shock can effectively resist the old butler's clapping-based hypnosis, buying them time.

But the old butler reacted very quickly. As soon as he saw the mental fluctuation, before he could think, the withered vines wrapped around his body came to life, like two agile snakes, and quickly reached for the three children at the bottom of the stairs.

But at that same moment, Han Su, who was prepared, slammed the potion he was holding into the air, where it collided with the flying vines.

The medicine was poured onto the vines, and these highly active vines withered instantly, emitting white smoke. The withering was even spreading rapidly towards the old steward, causing him to take a step back, his expression a mixture of anger and surprise.

"It seems the man on the other end of the mysterious phone call was right; you're just a toy made of clay..."

Han Su took in all the changes and coldly swept his gaze over the old steward.

He quickly stepped forward, inserted the key, and opened the door.

Under the old butler's shocked and angry gaze, he pushed the children out the door, and then stepped out himself.

The entire castle fell into a deathly silence.

At the corner on the first floor, Duke Black Cat watched all this with satisfaction, and a sense of anticipation seemed to begin to appear in his eyes.

The half-monster on the third floor smiled smugly, its eyes filled with anticipation of a reunion.

On the second floor, Song Yushi felt Han Su leave and slowly closed her eyes. Her face seemed to be filled with deep prayer, whether for Han Su, for herself, or for her brother, it was unclear.

　I'm taking a day off tomorrow. I'm currently writing and updating code on the fly every day, which is a bit too rushed and makes me prone to making mistakes. Taking a day off will help me organize my thoughts.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)