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The middle floor of the Mingzhu Hotel.

After Zhou Ran released the bloody handprints from the urn, they instantly covered the ground in front of him, spreading outwards in all directions like living things.

At that very moment, Zhou Ran, who had activated the [Eye of Truth], saw a figure appear along with the bloody handprint.

Even though he had encountered many strange things before, the scene before him still made him gasp in horror.

It was a woman standing upside down on her hands, only half of her body, face down, with thick black hair hanging down, making her face unclear.

The woman's arms were straight and stiff as a corpse, with a horrifying laceration on her waist. The jagged flesh was torn open, revealing the muscles, internal organs, and bone sections, as if she had been torn apart alive by some kind of wild beast.

Strangely, even though the woman had been dead for a long time, blood was still flowing from the wound on her waist. The blood slid down her body and eventually gathered on her hands that were supporting her on the ground, staining her hands bright red.

This is the origin of the bloody handprint.

As the upside-down woman swung her straight, stiff arm and stepped forward, a bright red handprint was left on the ground, her long, slender fingers exuding an unusual elegance.

As soon as that handprint appeared, dozens of bloody handprints instantly split off from it and spread rapidly in all directions, like a bunch of small cockroaches bursting out after a cockroach has been killed.

The woman's movements were stiff but fast. She moved rapidly around the Stopper, her arms bracing against the ground. With each step she took, dozens of handprint clones exploded on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds and thousands of bloody handprints spread out in layers, turning the entire gym floor into a crimson sea, and even climbing up the walls and ceiling.

However, soon, the spread-out bloody handprints began to disappear in large patches, as if erased by an invisible eraser.

The Killer's rule of "Every action is fatal" is now in effect.

However, these vanished bloody handprints are merely derivatives of the strange power. The real bloody handprints, like the Stopper, are level two strange entities. Even if the latter possesses rule-level killing abilities, it is impossible for them to be instantly killed in a single encounter.

In fact, if the power of the supernatural is strong enough, it can even suppress rule-level killing abilities. For example, in room 404 of that supernatural space, the Flesh Aberrant suppressed the Lights Out Curse, which possessed rule-level killing abilities, after a series of clashes.

At this moment, the two strange creatures entered into a silent confrontation.

The Stopper turned his head slightly, his dark eyes scanning the spreading bloody handprints in the gym. Wherever he looked, the bloody handprints immediately disappeared.

Meanwhile, the inverted woman, the main body of the bloody handprint, was moving at an extremely high speed, splitting into more handprints, which approached the feet of the Stopper at an astonishing speed and scale.

Annihilation, proliferation, annihilation, proliferation... The dense red handprints on the ground rose and fell like the tide, and the two strange battles fell into an incredible balance.

But how long this balance can last remains to be seen.

"Now's the time to retrieve the forbidden item from Mu Feng's corpse!"

Zhou Ran knew he had to hurry, because there was a third strange red dancing shoe that was nowhere to be found, and it would be troublesome if it suddenly jumped out and broke the balance.

Fang Beichen and his two companions had all experienced the bizarre turmoil in Room 404. Seeing the two strange entities begin to clash, they knew that their group was temporarily safe and decisively strode towards Mu Feng's corpse.

After searching around the body, the group successfully found another urn containing ashes and a brand-new protective candle.

The protective candle in Cui Jin's hand was about to burn out, so for safety's sake, he lit the new one directly.

Perhaps emboldened by the protective candles, Cui Jin had the leisure to sigh after lighting them: "These things cost three million each. I bet the agency prepared at least four for each person. Add to that the debts of so many cannon fodder and other preparations, and this operation must have cost at least seventy or eighty million, right? They really went all out."

"Don't forget where this is. The owner of the Pearl Hotel has plenty of money. Seventy or eighty million is nothing to him." Fang Beichen had met some big shots behind the scenes while fighting in the underground arena. For those powerful and wealthy people, money is just a number.

"It's a pity that even with so many preparations, in the end only one of the four survived." Cui Jin shook his head. "The three people Li Feng brought in were all teammates he could trust. Losing here is definitely a huge blow to him."

Zhou Ran took it to heart. His previous experiences had made him realize how important it was to have a reliable teammate you could trust in the midst of strange events.

Cui Jin's tone was full of emotion: "In comparison, although we went through that strange space and barely survived, at least we avoided the dangers here. I don't know whether to call it luck or misfortune."

"Stop talking nonsense and take them in!" Su Meilin urged anxiously. The fact that the protective fire pillar had almost burned them all in an instant left her with a great psychological trauma. Now she just wanted to end this nightmare as soon as possible. Every second they delayed, their danger level increased by one point.

Zhou Ran looked at Fang Beichen: "I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll open the urn at the same time."

"it is good."

"Three, two, one!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two opened the urn, and a tremendous suction force burst forth from it, the deep space inside the urn seemed to lead to a bottomless abyss.

No one knows what this urn is, but it seems to have an absolute suppressive effect on the supernatural. The blood handprint and the Stopper were all sucked into it without any resistance.

Snapped!Snapped!

With two crisp clicks, the lid closed automatically.

The strange phenomena in the gym disappeared, leaving only the running treadmills and rotting corpses scattered on the floor.

Zhou Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief: "We've taken care of two, there's still one left. I wonder where the red dancing shoe has gone."

"I think our mission is complete. Let's hand over the Red Shoes to the Response Bureau," Su Meilin said urgently, eager to leave the place as soon as possible.

"Indeed, without the forbidden item in hand, we are helpless against the remaining strange things." Fang Beichen felt that even if they left now, Li Feng would not seek revenge later.

Zhou Ran pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Let's retreat."

They've done everything they could; there's nothing more they can do.

Having fought their way through, their physical strength, inner energy, and mental fortitude were all exhausted, and the four of them were now almost out of fighting power.

Besides, judging by the timeline, the response should be coming soon, so let them take over.

At the mention of retreat, the four of them suddenly became incredibly energetic, descending the stairs many times faster than they had ascended them, as if they wanted to jump off the building.

The four of them remained on edge the entire way, wary of a possible attack from the Red Shoes. Fortunately, nothing happened. The Red Shoes' whereabouts were unknown; they might have left the hotel and entered the city, or they might have been severely injured while forcibly breaking into the sanctuary and were temporarily unable to move.

In short, it's a good thing as long as it doesn't happen.

But Zhou Ran actually felt a little regretful.

After experiencing so much, he grew bolder and wanted to use the [Eye of Truth] to see what the Red Shoes actually looked like, but unfortunately, he probably wouldn't be able to see it.

Before long, the four of them returned safely to the lobby on the first floor.

The area hasn't been shrouded in pale smog yet, but it looks like it will soon. The mist has settled to the ceiling, like a low-hanging dark cloud, slowly pressing down, and the light from the crystal chandelier has begun to become murky and blurry.

"The Smoke Demon's abilities are still spreading, and the situation on Li Feng's side is not optimistic." Zhou Ran thought to himself. Since the other party finished giving the information, he has completely lost contact and there has been no news since. Whether he is dead or alive is completely unknown.

It's best not to die, because there are not only strange things in the hotel, but also a group of demonic cultivators. If those guys get their hands on something, none of us will be able to escape.

The four of them didn't dare to stop and rushed out of the hotel.

At this moment, the area surrounding the Pearl Hotel, spanning several kilometers, was enveloped by a massive, semi-transparent barrier, resembling an inverted giant bowl that isolated the entire area from the outside world.

The agency members had evacuated outside the barrier, as anxious as ants on a hot plate.

The response team appears to have just arrived and is currently assessing the situation.

Judging from the astrological entry, many important figures have arrived, including an old acquaintance of Zhou Ran—Wei Si, the leader of the third team of the Qinghe City Emergency Response Bureau.

Zhou Ran and his companions immediately noticed Wei Si's Foundation Establishment cultivation level as soon as they ran out of the hotel. Their eyes swept over him, and they subconsciously frowned—what was Zhou Ran, this high school student, doing here?

A moment later, Zhou Ran and his group of four ran to the barrier, where the transparent barrier was right in front of them.

Wei Si was about to ask Zhou Ran what was going on here when Zhou Ran didn't give him a chance to speak at all, saying in a very fast voice, "The strange events in the hotel were a trap set by the Tianze Organization for the Countermeasures Bureau. Now, everyone except the four of us and Li Feng is dead. Li Feng is stalling the strange beings and the demonic cultivators on the 18th floor. You guys hurry up and move!"

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Li Feng issued an emergency signal during the strange incident, so the response team that came to handle the situation consisted of not just one Foundation Establishment cultivator, but a total of three.

Upon hearing Zhou Ran's words, the three experienced Foundation Establishment cultivators all changed their expressions.

Demonic cultivator?!

"Is the situation confirmed?" Wei Si asked with a stern face.

"Li Feng communicated with us using his divine sense, and told us to find an urn to contain the strange creatures and prevent them from entering the city." Zhou Ran showed them the urn and the protective candle. "There are two strange creatures inside now."

Wei Si glanced at them, then without hesitation, decisively issued a series of orders: "Immediately contact the Counter-Terrorism Department and have them send suppression troops over within one minute. Sun Lei, you stay here. Wang Shuping, come with me to support Li Feng."

After saying that, he and another Foundation Establishment cultivator took to the air. As the two approached, the sealing barrier sensed their identities and opened up a circular hole on its surface. After the two entered, the hole closed on its own.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators flew straight to the 18th floor of the Pearl Hotel and violently broke in.

boom!

A deafening roar came from the sky, and concrete fragments rained down from the air, filling the air with dust.

Immediately afterwards, a continuous rumbling sound came from the 18th floor, as if a fierce battle was breaking out.

Sun Lei, who remained outside the barrier, narrowed his eyes and stretched out his divine sense with all his might, trying to sense the situation inside the building. However, the interference of the strange power was stronger than he had imagined, and his divine sense could not penetrate the layers of surging gray-white haze at all.

He withdrew his gaze, no longer bothering with it, and opened a passage for Zhou Ran and the other three to leave the sealed barrier.

"The four of you have been tainted by a strange power and must undergo examination. You are not allowed to go anywhere until the results are in."

"Understood, we will cooperate unconditionally." Zhou Ran nodded quickly.

And just as he stepped out of the barrier...

You have successfully resolved 3 bloody incidents.

[Number of entries extracted +3]

Zhou Ran was slightly taken aback. Three times?

If I count myself, Su Meilin counts, and the last one is Li Feng?

Hmm... that should be it. Two Foundation Establishment cultivators going to rescue him should be enough for Li Feng to escape his predicament.

This was all thanks to him leading the group out of the strange space. Otherwise, Li Feng, trapped on the 18th floor, would have been unable to send messages to the outside world and would have been left to die. Therefore, Li Feng's bloody incident was naturally attributed to him.

While pondering, Zhou Ran completely stepped out of the sealed barrier.

A night breeze blew by, brushing past my sweat-soaked clothes, the coolness seeping into my skin. This real and natural feeling made me realize that I had finally returned to the world of the living.

ended.

Zhou Ran let out a long breath, expelling all the fear, tension, and exhaustion that had accumulated in his chest.

The relief of surviving the ordeal, mixed with the joy of having three chances to win the lottery, left him with incredibly complex emotions.

Although the risks of bizarre events are enormous, and death could be a possibility at any moment, the corresponding rewards are also exceptionally generous.

You have a total of five chances to win the prize for this entry!

The first two draws yielded [Power] and [Eye of Truth], both top-tier attributes, especially the latter. Without the Eye of Truth, the group would likely have been dead when they encountered the Stoppers earlier.

"What exactly happened inside?"

An urgent voice interrupted Zhou Ran's thoughts. The speaker was the on-site person in charge of the operation from the firm. With Li Feng absent, he had the highest authority and was eager to know what had happened inside the hotel.

Not only him, but the other members of the agency also gathered around, each with a solemn expression on their face, creating a suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.

In fact, when they saw the urn and the protective candles in Zhou Ran's and the other three's hands, they already had the answer in their hearts. However, none of them wanted to believe that Mu Feng and the others were really dead, so they wanted to find out the truth.

At this moment, staff from the Emergency Management Bureau arrived with equipment to examine the group, and Zhou Ran took this opportunity to explain the situation.

He had just opened his mouth when suddenly—

A sharp, booming sound came from the night sky.

The sound came from afar, tearing through the air and vibrating eardrums, as if something was hurtling towards them at supersonic speed.

Everyone present was startled and looked up abruptly.

On the horizon, several crimson fireballs were rapidly falling, trailing long fiery tails that turned half the night sky crimson.

The light was dazzling and intense, like a meteorite falling from the sky, carrying a destructive force.

But upon closer inspection, they were not fire meteors at all, but clearly immortal battle armors spewing out scorching tail flames!