The Attic.


    In the final moment of complete paralysis and nerve damage, Lin En gritted his teeth and used the last of his strength to open a bottle of Flesh Growth Potion.


    But as the potion spilled onto his palm, the damage to his spine caused him to lose control over his body.


    Yet, the potion continued to work rapidly, constantly repairing his damaged tissues.


    "Twenty seconds... hope it''s enough..."


    He clenched his teeth tightly.


    His gaze fell on the Heart of the Faceless Demon lying beside him.


    This cursed object was indeed an extremely powerful tool, his trump card, yet even with such a bug-like item, he still couldn''t take down that monster!


    At this moment, the heart had turned completely black.


    Though the heart was powerful, it came with unimaginable side effects.


    Whoosh—


    A massive suction force suddenly emanated from the heart, and he immediately felt his blood boiling throughout his body.


    In the next moment, the heart cracked open, and then instantly attached itself to his chest.


    Thump—


    Thump—


    The heart began to beat continuously, and his blood was being drawn to it incessantly.


    As it drank his blood, the heart turned blood-red.


    At a glance, it looked like a pulsating blood tumor growing on his chest.


    "A double whammy!"


    Lin En gritted his teeth hard.


    But the Flesh Growth Potion sensed the rapid loss of his blood and started generating more blood for him.


    The two forces formed a sort of stalemate.


    But Lin En knew.


    If he didn''t recover quickly, he would still die when the twenty seconds were up.


    Lin En bit down hard, his eyes bloodshot.


    "Hurry! Mutate! Mutate!"


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    Now.


    His only hope lay in the mutation caused by the Flesh Growth Potion.


    The damage to his spine had almost severed his control over his limbs, and he desperately needed new ones.


    And then, in the next moment.


    The system''s notification finally sounded.


    [Ding! Your body has undergone a level three mutation.]


    Sizzle—


    Almost simultaneously, Lin En''s left eye bulged, and a crimson long snake squeezed out of his eye socket.


    [Ding! Analyzing mutation...]


    [Ding! Warning! Your current constitution and willpower cannot fully control this mutation, target control efficiency: 31%]


    [Level Three Mutation: Brain Snake]: A blood-flesh snake spawned from the brain, possessing an intense bloodthirsty impulse.


    In an instant.


    Lin En felt the intense bloodthirsty impulse from the mutated entity.


    And along with it, even his brain generated a bloodthirsty desire.


    "31% efficiency?! I have to take a gamble!"


    Lin En gritted his teeth.


    He focused all his mental energy, struggling to control the long snake that had emerged from his eye socket.


    With the snake''s vigorous writhing.


    Lin En finally managed to make its large mouth bite onto the second bottle of Flesh Growth Potion on his belt.


    Crack—


    The bottle shattered instantly.


    The crimson potion spilled all over his body.


    And at the same time, Lin En completely lost control over the brain snake, which began to wriggle frantically.


    As if it had smelled the intense scent of blood.


    The brain snake suddenly opened its huge mouth and bit down on the Heart of the Faceless Demon attached to Lin En''s chest, drinking furiously.


    Scarlet blood splattered.


    A massive conflict seemed to erupt between the two in an instant.


    The brain snake began tearing at the heart, and the heart responded by sprouting tiny blood-flesh tissues on its surface, starting to envelop the brain snake, as if intending to devour it as well.


    Lin En lay there, watching the absurd scene, breathing heavily.


    A battle between the brain and the heart!


    Such a terrifying scene could only occur in this dark world.


    But because of the entanglement between the heart and the brain snake, Lin En''s rapidly consumed blood was greatly alleviated.


    And the Flesh Growth Potion began swiftly repairing his damaged spine.


    "Time... is enough..."


    ...


    Downstairs.


    The previously frenziedly struggling limbs had calmed down.


    The enormous fixed pupil moved slightly, and the monster''s entire body began to wriggle slowly.


    "Core repair complete... commencing takeover of body tissues..."


    "Target threat index adjusted... extremely high... target devour value adjusted... highest priority..."


    "Initiate hunt..."


    Buzz—


    The enormous pupil glowed red, suddenly lifting, its gaze falling on the ceiling.


    And at that moment, its massive body suddenly pierced through the ceiling, crashing into the attic on the second floor.


    Its gaze swept across the blood-stained walls and floor.


    But Lin En''s figure was no longer there.


    "Target locked... highest priority devour... activating wraith vision..."


    One of its eyes suddenly became ethereal.


    In the next moment.


    It abruptly turned, leaping out.


    ...


    Meanwhile.


    On the street shrouded in rolling black fog.


    Lin En, cloaked, twisted and staggered forward along the street.


    The brain snake emerging from his eye socket was still battling the Faceless Heart attached to his chest, but he finally regained control over his body after the Flesh Growth Potion repaired his spine at the last moment.


    He gritted his teeth hard.


    That fierce determination erupted, and he sprinted madly toward number 44.


    Because he knew, that monster would never let him go, and if he wanted to survive, he could only seek help from the equally ???-level haunted house!


    Finally.


    When he broke through the fog, a graceful figure appeared in Lin En''s vision.


    From the distant street, a humming sound faintly reached his ears.


    In the next moment.


    He saw a woman in a blood-red gown, her lips slightly curled, holding a baby in her arms, walking step by step from afar.


    She was covered in blood, smiling serenely, with a relaxed expression, and in her other hand, she held three heads.


    Straws were inserted into them.


    The Blood-Clad Wraith immediately spotted Lin En staggering toward her, her expression momentarily stunned.


    "The brat from the Apothecary?"


    She was slightly surprised.


    And she instantly noticed the bloodstains all over Lin En, the broken tentacles on his back, and the long snake emerging from his eye socket.


    Utterly creepy.


    "Your look today is quite unique, sweetheart, are you doing some kind of bizarre performance art?"


    She stopped beside Lin En, holding the baby, and looked him up and down with a mischievous glint.


    Lin En breathed heavily, wiped the blood from his face, and grinned:


    "Ah! Sort of, hasn''t your curse been lifted? Why didn''t you come looking for me tonight?"


    The Blood-Clad Wraith gracefully held the baby, touched her crimson lips, and said with sultry eyes, "Why? Can''t wait so soon? Are you reminiscing about the tender moments from yesterday?"


    She smiled seductively.


    It seemed Lin En''s blood-soaked appearance suited her aesthetic even more.


    "Were you not home?"


    Lin En asked, wide-eyed.


    She lifted the three heads in her hand, sweetly touching her face, and tilted her head:


    "Yes, it''s really a headache~ My daughter is at the age where she needs to grow, and without some good nutrition, she might not develop properly, so as a mother, I have to do it myself~"


    "Ola~"


    The baby (?＞︶＜)? wiggled its ears, holding a straw and sucking from the head with a gurgle.


    [Lin En''s Sanity Value -10]


    She looked Lin En up and down, and the Blood-Clad Wraith smiled:


    "Tell me, my little sweetheart, did you encounter something you couldn''t handle? Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn''t be in such a rush to find your sister, would you?"