As I pushed open the door, my aunt's anxious figure immediately greeted me.

"Seven Nights! Why are you back so late? I was so worried!" Auntie smelled faintly of food, her eyes full of concern.

"I'm sorry, Auntie." Lin Qiye lowered his head to hide the lingering golden light in his eyes. "My classmates insisted on bringing me back, which caused a delay on the way."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a thunderous gurgling sound came from his abdomen.

Auntie was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Go wash your hands and eat, I saved some for you."

In the kitchen, Lin Qiye quickly devoured all the food on the table.

The aunt looked at her nephew, who usually had a poor appetite, with surprise; today he seemed like a completely different person.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you," Auntie said, ladling out another bowl of rice. "How was school today?"

"It's fine," Lin Qiye replied vaguely, while continuing to stuff food into his mouth.

After eating three bowls of rice, Lin Qiye finally felt a little less hungry. He hurriedly thanked his aunt, rushed into his room, closed the door, and collapsed onto the bed.

"What exactly happened?" Lin Qiye stared at the ceiling, his fingers lightly touching his eyes. Ten years ago, he became blind, but now he could see again.

Recalling the confrontation between the gods in the sky, Lin Qiye still felt lingering fear. He recognized Michael; he was the very god he had often seen on the moon over the past ten years.

But who is that blocky figure? Why would he summon two powerful beings?

What puzzled him even more was that this battle of gods seemed to have brought about some kind of change in him.

His restored vision, enhanced physical strength, and intense hunger all reminded him that he was no longer the ordinary blind high school student he once was.

“Cube Man…” Lin Qiye murmured to himself, the image of that mysterious being sitting on a golden throne appearing in his mind.

That out-of-place, even pixelated image, is like something that has broken into the real world from another dimension.

Exhaustion quickly overwhelmed Lin Qiye, and he closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually fading.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in a familiar dream.

The Gods' Mental Hospital and that mysterious prison reappeared before them. The same intense resistance from the prison as yesterday remained.

But Lin Qiye was surprised to find that this time he was able to get closer.

"This power..." Lin Qiye felt the surging energy within his body, like some kind of power left over from that divine battle.

He then stopped focusing on the prison and turned to the mental hospital he had been trying to enter for the past ten years.

The stone path in front of the gate was smooth and flat, clearly newly paved. The metal ring in front of the hospital gate gleamed coldly in the moonlight, as if inviting him to come forward.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Qiye placed his hands on the cold metal ring. The moment he touched it, the entire hospital suddenly shook violently, as if some slumbering entity had been awakened.

"Finally..." Lin Qiye gritted his teeth, pulled the ring hard, and opened the door.

The dull thud of the door bolt echoed in the quiet night air. The door, which had been tightly closed for ten years, was slowly pulled open a crack today, revealing a dimly lit corridor leading inside.

"It's really open?" Lin Qiye stood there, stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye stepped inside.

The corridor was dimly lit and quiet, with old photos and paintings hanging on the walls and faded carpets on the floor.

A faint smell of medicine filled the air, just like the mental hospital he remembered.

At the fork in the corridor, two arrows point in different directions: the left one reads "Activity Area," while the right one reads "Ward Area."

The activity area seemed normal, but the ward area exuded an eerie atmosphere, as if something beyond reason existed there.

Driven by curiosity, Lin Qiye entered the ward area. Six doors were neatly arranged on both sides of the corridor, each covered with mysterious runes and seals, emitting a faint light.

"Where is this place?" Lin Qiye stroked the runes on the door with a puzzled look, feeling a strange energy flowing through his fingertips.

He tried to push open each door, but most of them wouldn't budge. Only the seal on the first door had cracked, and the door could be pushed open a crack.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Qiye pushed open the first door and cautiously peeked inside.

The room was simply furnished with a hospital bed, a chair, and a wardrobe. But the most striking feature was the woman in a black robe sitting beside the bed.

She possessed an ethereal beauty, with cascading black hair and fair skin. Yet her eyes were empty and lifeless, as if she had lost her soul.

A strange light screen suddenly appeared on the wall, displaying text:

Ward 1, patient Nyx (the Greek goddess of night).

Task: Treat their mental illness; upon reaching the target progress, abilities can be extracted.

Current treatment progress: 0%.

"Ability? What ability?"

"Is this really the goddess of the night?"

He cautiously approached Nyx and tentatively asked, "Hello, can you hear me?"

The goddess suddenly looked up, her blood-red eyes staring directly at Lin Qiye. Her voice was both eerie and gentle: "Child, you've finally come."

Lin Qiye was taken aback, unsure how to respond. Nix, however, didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned around, picked up a vase from the room, and softly hummed a strange lullaby.

"This is my child, my lovely child..." She gently stroked the vase, then picked up a chair. "This is my most well-behaved child, so sweet..."

Lin Qiye keenly sensed that Nyx seemed to suffer from severe paranoia, mistaking other objects for her children.

"Perhaps I can pretend to be her child and build trust?" Lin Qiye pondered for a moment and decided to give it a try.

“Mother,” he called softly, “it’s me, your child, I’ve returned.”

Nyx paused, slowly turned his head, and an incredible light suddenly shone in his eyes.

She dropped what she was holding, rushed to Lin Qiye, and hugged him tightly.

"My child! My lovely child! You're finally back!" She excitedly stroked Lin Qiye's face, her voice filled with joy.

The values ​​on the screen on the wall began to change:

Treatment progress: 3%

Extractable capacity ×1

Lin Qiye was overjoyed, not expecting such progress on his first attempt. Just as he was pondering his next move, a flash of light suddenly illuminated the room.

"Crack!"

A camera shutter clicked, and Lin Qiye looked up in surprise to find a blocky figure holding a pixelated camera standing at the door—the very same god he had seen in the sky during the day!

The blocky god waved to him cheerfully: "Hi! Hello, what a coincidence, you're here too."

Chapter 229 The Starry Night Dancer and the Game Panel

Lin Qiye stared in shock at the cube-shaped figure at the door, his breath catching in his throat.

This blocky figure seemed to be the mysterious being who had just confronted Michael in the sky, but now he was holding a pixelated camera and standing at the door of ward number one in the mental hospital.

"Click!" Another shutter sound rang out, and the blocky man put down the camera and waved happily at him.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Lin Qiye asked tentatively, taking a half-step back warily.

The blocky man put away his camera and said in a relaxed tone, "I am the administrator of the Evil God Prison, the owner of the building opposite the mental hospital you see. You can call me Yang Yi."

"The Evil God's Prison?" Lin Qiye frowned, his gaze shifting back and forth between Yang Yi and Nyx. "What kind of place is this?"

Yang Yi walked into the room with light steps, his cube-shaped body shimmering faintly in the dim light.

"A special space that imprisons an evil god. You tried to get close before, but you were rejected because you were too weak and not qualified to enter."

He walked up to Lin Qiye, his square head tilting slightly.

“However…” Yang Yi looked at Lin Qiye meaningfully, his voice suddenly becoming serious, “You have already gained some of my approval and acquired some administrator abilities.”

"What ability?" Lin Qiye pressed, his heart pounding.

Yang Yi didn't answer directly, but instead pointed to Nyx. The Goddess of Night was still holding the vase, softly humming a strange lullaby.

"Why don't we try extracting her abilities first? You've already made some progress, haven't you?"

Lin Qiye turned to look at the light screen on the wall. The progress bar showed 3%, indicating that 1 ability could be extracted.

"What should I do?" Lin Qiye asked.

"Focus your attention and imagine that you are drawing strength from her," Yang Yi instructed.

Lin Qiye turned to Nyx and found the goddess staring curiously at the blocky man, her eyes filled with a clear sense of foolishness.

Clearly, given her current mental state, it's impossible to get any useful information from her.

Recalling his previous experience of his dream suddenly collapsing, Lin Qiye decided to extract the ability first, just in case. He closed his eyes and concentrated.

"Extract ability," Lin Qiye murmured to himself.

As soon as he finished speaking, a magnificent spinning wheel appeared out of thin air in front of him, marked with various abilities: Extraordinary Reproduction, Starry Night Dancer, Darkest Ruins, etc.

Lin Qiye swallowed hard, his finger hovering in the air.

"What the hell is this supernatural reproduction?" he muttered to himself.

Yang Yi let out a pixelated laugh: "That's a very powerful ability; you'll have to experience it for yourself to understand its specifics."

Lin Qiye shivered, hesitated for a moment, and then pressed the extraction button.

The turntable spun rapidly, flashing with light, and finally stopped on "Starry Night Dancer".

Lin Qiye breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he hadn't drawn the "extraordinary reproduction" card.

Yang Yi seemed amused by his expression and chuckled, "A good choice, very suitable for you."

Then he raised his hand and pointed at Lin Qiye, and a stream of data shot out from his fingertip and directly entered Lin Qiye's body.

"Ah!" Lin Qiye exclaimed, feeling a cool energy flow through his body, a feeling that was both unfamiliar and wonderful.

Before Lin Qiye could fully experience this power, Yang Yi waved his hand again.

"Time to go, kid. We'll talk again next time."

Then, the dream world began to distort and collapse; the walls began to melt, and the floor began to crack. Lin Qiye felt a strong pulling sensation, and his consciousness was quickly dragged back to reality.

"Wait! I still have a question!" Lin Qiye reached out in vain, only to grasp at nothingness.

Lin Qiye suddenly awoke, the night outside the window still pitch black. He immediately sensed the new ability surging within him—Starry Night Dancer.

He leaped out of bed with incredible lightness. The power of the starry night surged within him, and every cell in his body was brimming with vitality.

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