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Carlos led Bai Miao through the darkness, opening an iron door to the basement. Inside, Bai Miao heard groans coming from the darkness.

"Atalina's aggression increases when she sees bright light, so we have to use this method to alleviate her symptoms. Your night vision should be fine. If you have no questions, we can begin now."

Carlos gave Bai Miao the impression of being very impatient.

Although he was expressionless and his tone was not very varied, it was clear that he genuinely wanted Bai Miao to quickly check if Atalina could be treated.

Bai Miao could simply glance at it, then casually remark that there was no hope, and easily collect his reward.

However, he still carefully examined Atalina, who was tightly bound on the bed, and occasionally reached out to poke her.

"Waaaaah...waaaah..."

Atalina wore a black blindfold, had a gag in her mouth, and made threatening sounds from her throat.

Where is the surgical wound?

"You're blindfolded. Would you like to remove it? Please feel free."

"it is good."

Bai Miao removed his blindfold, and Atalina's pupils felt strangely familiar to him.

The once white sclera was now filled with yellowish turbidity, and the pupils were wide open, showing a tendency to expand.

Above the eye socket, there is a surgical scar.

Bai Miao felt the pulse; it was somewhat irregular, but this was mostly due to a lack of exercise and malnutrition.

Bai Miao had no choice but to use psychoanalysis to determine Atalina's condition.

The conclusions of psychoanalysis greatly surprised Bai Miao.

This skill allows Bai Miao to roughly determine a person's mental level and current mental state.

In terms of quantification, Bai Miao can give a specific value for any mental strength that is not higher than his own mental limit.

Atalina's sanity value is 0.

The kind that completely resets everything.

This means that her current mental value is not 0, but rather that her maximum mental value is 0.

Something has depleted her mental energy limit.

Normally, one would die immediately once their mental limit reaches zero, but Atalina is still alive.

Wait, what if the upper limit is 0...

Bai Miao took out his skull ornament, an item that increases the maximum mental power by 2.

After putting it on Atalina, Bai Miao sensed that Atalina's mental limit had dropped to 1 point.

However, the current sanity value is still 0.

Bai Miao then placed the Moonflower on Atalina's chest, watching it emit a pale white light.

Atalina's sanity did not recover; instead, the durability of Moonflower was decreasing.

So Bai Miao put away the Moonflower and asked Carlos, "Do you have any items that can help restore energy? For example, if you haven't slept for several days, having this item can gradually eliminate the fatigue?"

“Dr. Moriarty, we’ve tried that approach, but it didn’t work.”

Carlos was somewhat disappointed; she thought Dr. Moriarty might be able to offer some different solutions.

"Bring it here."

Bai Miao was too lazy to explain anything.

Carlos gave the hunter at the door a look, and the hunter immediately ran out of the basement and quickly returned with a cross.

Bai Miao received the item and triggered the item information.

This is a Zain-level item, which also restores mental energy, but the prerequisite for using it is to join the Healing Cult.

Bai Miao forcibly shoved the cross into Atalina's hands and saw that Atalina's mental state began to fluctuate.

0, 1, 0, 1...

It's like how your sanity points, which have increased, quickly drop back down.

"Do you have any more? Bring me another one!"

"Dr. Moriarty, quantity alone is not enough..."

"Stop talking nonsense, just give it to me. Her mental state is currently unstable. If I were to quantify it for you, her original mental limit was 0, and no matter how much she recovered, it would still be 0. But now I've raised her mental limit to 1. If the recovery rate is greater than the rate of decline, her mental strength can remain at 1, and she can recover!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing the explanation of the upper limit, Carlos immediately understood, took off the cross in front of him, and handed it to Bai Miao.

Is this thing a standard-issue?

Zain-level standard equipment?

However, this is probably not something that every member of the Healing Cult is entitled to.

After abandoning the idea of ​​taking a few more back, Bai Miao stuffed both crosses into Atalina's hands.

Atalina suddenly let out a painful howl, and her mental value really did stabilize at 1 point thanks to the recovery effect of the two crosses!

Although Atalina's pupils remained cloudy, she stopped her incomprehensible roars.

Bai Miao removed the gag from Atalina's mouth, and Atalina stammered slowly, "Ah... Aba..."

"I……"

Just then, Bai Miao heard the bell suddenly ring!

There's still a long time until night!

Carlos's expression changed drastically: "Oh no, the thirteenth bell is about to ring! Close your eyes quickly!"

Is the thirteen chimes not following a set pattern?

No, normally the thirteen chimes occur with sunrise and sunset, but it must be because of my actions just now that I triggered the chimes prematurely.

Bai Miao did not hesitate and closed his eyes tightly.

After the bell rang, a chill swept through every corner of Bai Miao's body, seeping into his body through every pore.

Even with his extraordinary physique, Bai Miao found it difficult to withstand such cold.

Bai Miao was completely unaware of what was happening around him; after the bell rang, everything fell into absolute silence.

Sight, smell, and hearing are completely deprived.

But he was certain of one thing: if he opened his eyes before the next bell rang, he would surely die!

"hiss……"

A faint sound came from an unknown direction.

Bai Miao felt as if something patted his shoulder.

At the same time, I felt a furry touch on my face.

The mental value kept decreasing from 50 until it dropped to 40.

At the same time, Bai Miao noticed that his Spirit Value, a special attribute point, had actually increased by 1 point.

Bai Miao desperately wanted to open his eyes and see what was around him, but reason told him he absolutely couldn't do that.

What would happen if we directly unleashed Abyssal Howl?

Bai Miao had this thought.

No matter who's next to you, just blast them first.

However, doing so would not be very meaningful. Apart from killing Atalina who was lying down and Carlos in the room, even if it caused damage to the things that appeared after the bell rang, killing them would be of no use to oneself.

Only the living Atalina and Carlos can provide more information.

Bai Miao realized that this intense destructive and aggressive urge within him was likely the result of the changes that occurred after the bell rang.

It was unclear how long this suffocating darkness would last. Bai Miao estimated the current time, and the result surprised him as well.

How come it's already 4 a.m.?

Chapter 178 Luncheon

Bai Miao still remembered that the last time his time was so disordered was in Abyss Street.

In Abyss Street, time will pass by unnoticed as long as you don't interact with other people.

One moment it might be three or four o'clock, and the next it might be five or six o'clock.

But now, even after the bell rang, this deviation has occurred.

I arrived in the morning, and almost a whole day has passed in such a short time?

Surely time couldn't have gone backwards?

Soon, the bell rang again, a full twelve times, which meant it was time to open our eyes.

Bai Miao re-estimated the time; it was exactly six o'clock.

Bai Miao immediately looked at Atalina on the bed.

What about people?

The restraints snapped, and the person on the bed had vanished.

Carlos stared blankly at the empty bed: "She...she was taken away?"

Bai Miao sensed that Carlos seemed to know something.

As a pastor within the Healing Cult, could she possibly know what happened after the thirteen bell rings?

"My very important jewelry disappeared along with Atalina. You must find a way to locate Atalina!"

Bai Miao didn't ask Carlos directly; he couldn't appear to know nothing.

We can only use an ambiguous attitude to subtly probe the issue.

Meanwhile, Bai Miao also tried to use his pathfinding skill to search for Atalina's whereabouts, but the result was the same as when he was searching for Favor.