Shen Wei used the short knife in his hand to pry open the lock on the closet door! But this also attracted the attention of the killer doll, Billy. The footsteps from upstairs suddenly stopped and began to descend.

Shen Wei, having escaped from the closet, saw the tall shadow imprinted on the wall and immediately felt a sense of foreboding. The shadow was far taller than a doll should be—it was a tall man in a cowboy hat, holding a sharp knife.

"Bang, bang, bang…"

At this moment, the monkey doll in Shen Wei's pocket began to frantically beat its cymbals, clearly indicating imminent danger. Hearing the sound of the monkey doll, the killer doll Billy moved even faster.

His figure was already visible at the turn of the stairs.

With no time to waste, Shen Wei sprinted into the living room, pulled up the rug on the floor, revealing a door leading to the basement.

Due to the urgency, Shen Wei practically slid down instead of walking, though his backside suffered for it. But self-preservation was paramount.

Time did not permit Shen Wei to check his injuries, as the strange doll with the sharp knife had already followed him into the basement.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, little darling, your doll has arrived!"

"Naughty children get killed by uncle!"

The androgynous, perverse voice sent shivers down Shen Wei's spine. The killer doll Billy, dressed in a suit, twirled the sharp knife in his hand as he advanced on Shen Wei step by step. Shen Wei was now cornered in the basement!

"According to the death simulation, the incantation is in an old book on the nearby bookshelf. I have to find a way to get it…"

Shen Wei stole a glance at the bookshelf beside him!

"You go get it, leave the defense to this great one. Although I can't use the power of an evil god, my hand speed is not to be underestimated…"

Shen Wei's bizarre right hand seemed to sense his concerns, patting its chest in reassurance.

But the killer doll Billy must have sensed something amiss, because the knife in his hand seemed to split into multiple versions, transforming into dozens of blades that shot toward Shen Wei.

"Catching blades with bare hands? Didn't expect this great one to be so awesome, huh?"

All the blades were easily caught by Shen Wei's bizarre right hand. And Shen Wei used this opportunity to dash towards the bookshelf.

"You've completely angered me…"

The killer doll Billy waved his hand.

The objects in the basement, as if disturbed by some kind of energy, began to hurtle toward Shen Wei.

Scythes, iron hooks, tables, chairs, even a hunting rifle that cocked itself and aimed at Shen Wei.

Shen Wei's bizarre right hand displayed its power, batting away most of the incoming objects.

Although he didn't sustain any serious injuries, Shen Wei was trapped in the middle of various miscellaneous items. No one noticed that Shen Wei held an ancient book in his hand. The book was now open, and obscure incantations flowed from Shen Wei's mouth.

At this moment, the killer doll Billy seemed to be disturbed by some kind of energy, letting out a piercing scream.

"An incantation? I'm about to be freed? No, that's not right. Once I'm freed, I won't be a dead exhibit here anymore. And things that aren't exhibits get eliminated. You, stop!"

The killer doll Billy waved his hand, triggering the hunting rifle.

"Clang, clang…"

The buckshot struck the iron bucket that Shen Wei's right hand had pulled over, blasting it to pieces. Shen Wei's face was also marked with blood from the remaining buckshot pellets, but thankfully he didn't suffer any serious injuries.

After this delay, Shen Wei had finished reciting the short incantation from the book. Instantly, a violent wind swept through the dark and eerie basement, and everything around them vanished like a dream.

Shen Wei reappeared in the modern dead exhibit hall, and the killer doll Billy in the exhibit case in front of him suddenly spewed out thick black smoke.

The black smoke gradually condensed into the face of a middle-aged man wearing a cowboy hat with a ferocious expression. He roared angrily at Shen Wei, but soon he seemed to be strangled, his face revealing visible fear.

With a "pop," Billy's face seemed to be squeezed and exploded by something invisible, completely collapsing into black smoke, then quickly disappearing into the air.

All of this happened in a flash, but with the destruction of the killer doll Billy, a young man wearing a white kimono, looking disheveled, fell out of thin air.

"Zhan Gu Dao!" (Blade of Bone Severance)

Shen Wei slashed at his throat with a backhand strike, a swift and deadly move!

"Gomen nasai! I have no malicious intent, it's all a misunderstanding…"

At this moment, the man was still falling and had no leverage, but his reaction was still quite fast. He pulled out a kunai from somewhere and blocked it in front of him.

"Clang!"

This guy was very strong, obviously strengthened by multiple Rule Anomaly encounters. Shen Wei's left hand was numb from the impact.

The young man landed on his feet, a fierce glint immediately appearing in his eyes. He reached into his chest, as if to pull something out!

"He's going to use a strange artifact!"

Shen Wei thought to himself.

"Bone Density Fist!"

Shen Wei's dark and bizarre right hand moved as fast as lightning, punching the young man in the face and dislocating his jaw.

"Ah…"

After a scream, the powerful kinetic impact sent him flying, crashing into another exhibit case.

"Baga, you dare hit the people of the Eastern Shrine of Heaven? You're tired of living!…"

The man spat out a mouthful of blood and broken teeth, pulling a strange mirror from his chest to activate its ability.

But then a bizarre thing happened.

He suddenly disappeared again, as if he had never been there.

"He just crashed into the Annabelle exhibit you saw in the simulation? Brat, get out of here, that exhibit is a bit weird…"

Shen Wei's bizarre right hand pulled Shen Wei backward.

Just then, a strange woman wearing a cheongsam covered with a blue and white work uniform brushed past Shen Wei.

Under Shen Wei's gaze, she picked up the doll from the killer doll Billy's exhibit case, put it in a black trash bag, and then walked deep into the exhibit hall, soon disappearing from Shen Wei's sight.

The woman didn't have any communication with Shen Wei from beginning to end, and Shen Wei didn't presumptuously go up to talk to her.

"Is she disposing of the exhibits that have lost their qualification to be exhibited? The Annabelle exhibit didn't pull the woman into a dreamscape. It seems that these exhibits don't attack staff under normal circumstances, but I haven't seen any staff in red work uniforms in this exhibit hall since I came in. The staff in blue and white work uniforms don't seem to help us. It seems that everything can only depend on myself…"

"Listen to this great one's advice, don't envy those staff. They were once Chosen Ones, but now they're forever trapped in this eerie exhibition hall, neither alive nor dead, never seeing the light of day…"

"Why are you everywhere? Was I talking to you?"

"Brat, don't be ungrateful…"