At this moment, just after separating from the other deductionists, the first reaction to hearing the knocking on the door was that someone was looking for him.

Although the silence in the air made the sound of the door panel seem abrupt, like knocking on the heart, giving people a sense of emptiness, in fact, the people inside the room did not have much defense.

After all... nothing had happened yet, commonly known as not having experienced the blows of society.

But Yu Xing, who had already felt malice, was different. He was very sure that the person knocking on the door might not be human.

Yi Qing's intention to question was blocked, and she silently descended from the air, stepping on the ground and turning to look outside the door with Yu Xing.

In just a few seconds, another deduction prompt appeared in Yu Xing's mind, as if it had self-awareness, just in time.

This was a restriction set for Yi Qing in Alice's hell.

【Detected that the sacrificial item "Green-Capturing Dreamland" held by deductionist Yu Xing contains a specter, Green-Capturing Ghost Yi Qing, that exceeds the expected level. Now imposing restrictions on Yi Qing that comply with the difficulty of this deduction】

【Now sealing all control abilities of the Green-Capturing Ghost Yi Qing, suppressing its aura to the level of a specter in this deduction, and only retaining the ability to turn into green smoke and interfere with dreams, as compensation for the missing ability② of the sacrificial item "Green-Capturing Dreamland"】

【The information for this deduction has been shared with Yi Qing】

Yi Qing: "...Heh, what a heartless decision."

Yu Xing: I expected this.

He didn't expect Yi Qing to do anything with the Green-Capturing Dreamland, he just took out the only weapon for self-defense.

Yi Qing could have stayed inside the dagger and not come out, but since the last deduction ended until today, Yu Xing remembered Yi Qing's grumbling and deliberately didn't take out the dagger, causing the least interesting Yi Qing to stay in the dagger for a long time. Only then did he come out and express his dissatisfaction with Yu Xing's actions.

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As a result, nothing had been done, and the system poured cold water on him.

However, Yi Qing had a particularly good attitude, and it was a new deduction world, so he would definitely see something he had never seen before.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The knocking on the door continued, and Yu Xing approached, feeling the door panel and discovering a peephole on the door. He hadn't noticed it when he chose the room, and after entering the room, it had been covered by a note written by a nun.

He lifted the note and stuck an eye to the peephole without any taboo.

Even if the eye outside saw him, he wouldn't be surprised.

Fortunately, the thing outside didn't do that. Through the peephole, Yu Xing could see the warm-toned corridor and walls, and a half face stained with blood appeared in his line of sight without warning.

It seemed to be a girl?

The face was magnified by the peephole, and Yu Xing could see the girl's melon-seed face, lifeless black eyes, and messy black hair.

The girl was not tall, probably only about one meter five. From these descriptions, she seemed to be a normal person, but... large patches of dried blood were stuck between her face and hair, giving her pale face a layer of bloodstains.

Yu Xing shifted his gaze and saw a hole the size of a half bowl on the top of the girl's head, as if a piece of her scalp had been lifted up, exposing a small piece of brain tissue to the air, making the scene even more shocking.

Well, it was more appropriate to use it as a pseudonym.

【You have discovered the "Crier," and the ghost notification has been updated】

"Knock, knock, knock."

The girl ghost, referred to as the Crier by the system, did not notice that Yu Xing was looking at it through the peephole, and just reached out to knock on the door for the third time.

"Don't respond," Yi Qing reminded in a low voice, and Yu Xing just nodded, watching the girl retract her hand and then open her mouth.

As her lips tried to part, Yu Xing saw that the girl's lips had already been sewn together with white stitches!

The reason he hadn't noticed before was that the white thread had been soaked in blood, turning red, and was not very noticeable against the color of the lips, only visible when she struggled to open her mouth, revealing a hint of white pulled from the flesh.

Yu Xing's eyes darkened, silently sympathizing with the girl ghost's experience before her death.

Due to her sealed mouth, the Crier was unable to make a sound, which was completely inconsistent with her name.

After knocking three times without the door being opened, the girl gave up, took a few steps back, and turned to the next door.

Yu Xing lost sight of her, and the malice that had enveloped him receded like a tide.

Faintly, he heard the sound of knocking on the door in the room next door, indicating that the little girl intended to knock on everyone's door. She had probably already knocked on the doors of the gambler and the hysteric, but without success.

He opened the ghost notification and looked at the updated content.

【Ghost 2: Crier】

【Corresponding visitor: ???】

【Description: 1. A girl of about fifteen or sixteen, missing part of the bones in her head, covered in blood, and her lips have been sewn together with stitches. 2. Likes to knock on other people's doors, and currently no one knows the consequences of opening the door for her. (The source analysis will be triggered when the corresponding solution item is found)】

【Special attack ability: ???】

【Solution: ???】

【Notification progress: 10%】

This ghost was ranked second, and to be honest, although it was unknown which ghost it corresponded to, its strength was not very high, it just looked a little scary and easily put pressure on the deductionist.

Only a fool would open the door after seeing its appearance.Then there are only two possibilities. Either, as the nun said, it is not strong at first, but will gradually become stronger, or it is the kind of specter that will definitely die as long as the door is opened - the more serious the consequences of contact, the more difficult it is to trigger, which is a common mechanism in horror games.

Yu Xing tended to the first kind, because the name of this specter is the Crier. So, its method of attack should be related to crying. The way its mouth is sewn up now, it is probably in its weakest state. As the deductionists and tourists spend more time in the castle, it will become stronger.

He turned off the ghost notification book, turned his head, and saw Yi Qing standing in place, lost in thought.

"What are you thinking?"

Yi Qing glanced at him, a smile appearing on her face as she took out a fan and shook it. "Nothing, just sighing. Appearance is also important after death. Why is this girl so unkempt?"

Yu Xing exclaimed, "Your focus is really unique. Hmm...maybe you are not the same kind of ghost as them."

In Yi Qing's world, whether strong or weak, everything looked like a person, at least clean and tidy. No matter how they died, their injuries were all covered up.

And ghosts are just ghosts, and people are just people.

It's quite particular.

In more terrifying worlds, the boundary between ghosts and people is more blurred, and there are also the existence of monsters, which is why there are entities with strange appearances.

After sighing, Yu Xing still thought seriously, "But I guess the specters in this deduction should belong to a more curious type. Even if they are related to each of our sins, overall, they should still fit the style of the castle. In this case, we can roughly guess where the specters will attack the deductionists from."

"Why not guess your own first? What will your specter look like?" Yi Qing floated over to the desk and sat down, a curious and amused expression on her handsome face.

"How would I know." Yu Xing did not leave the door, still listening to the sounds outside, and answered, "I've made quite a few mistakes in the past. Who knows which one Alice's hell will use. And even if it uses it, it will be modified to fit Alice's style. She won't make it easy for the deductionists."

The torture of the tendon-jumping machine, the ghostly head doll, and the coffee chair that can roast people on the spot are proof of that.

Yi Qing laughed, "Oh~ Is it really good to be so honest? Aren't you afraid of scaring others when they hear it?"

"There's no one else here, just you, a knowledgeable Green-Capturing Ghost. What am I afraid of?" Yu Xing mocked him and listened intently.

It has to be said that the soundproofing of the rooms provided to them is very good. Calculating the time, if the Crier does not leave halfway, it should be in the eighth room.

And with Yu Xing's exceptional hearing, he could no longer hear much movement, which largely prevented others from eavesdropping on the conversation.

After a while, Yi Qing, who had not moved, said with certainty, "It's gone."

Just now, he didn't even look through the peephole, but he knew that the thing outside didn't look very decent.

Yu Xing asked, "Is this... the perception ability of a Green-Capturing Ghost?"

"Of course, the perception between ghosts is very strong. If the strength is equal, they can easily distinguish each other's aura. Otherwise, do you think that the many kinds of ghosts in this castle won't attack each other?" Yi Qing shook the fan, speaking as if it were a matter of course.

However, as Yu Xing leaned against the door, he heard footsteps again.

"Thud, thud."

His door was knocked on again.

Fortunately, this time it was not the Crier returning, but the gambler who had just come out of his own room.

"Xing, are you there?"

After confirming through the peephole, Yi Qing also nodded, "It's a real person, you can open the door."

A gust of green smoke drifted by, and the figure of the Green-Capturing Ghost turned into an illusion, enveloping the dagger. Yu Xing even heard a less forceful threat, "Don't take the dagger back."

Yu Xing chuckled lightly, and sheathed the dagger on his belt.

Then he put on his mask and asked, "I'm here, what's up?"

"Nothing, I plan to go explore the surroundings. Do you want to come with me? What do you say, little brother?" Through the door, the gambler's very friendly northeastern accent kept drilling into Yu Xing's mind.

Yu Xing opened the door for the gambler.

He looked at the gambler, who was a little shorter than himself but much stronger, and nodded, "Sure, now?"

"Yeah, ready to go?"

Yu Xing felt that if he said a few more words, his accent would be affected, so he suppressed his laughter and said, "Hmm, I'll listen to my senior."

There wasn't much to pay attention to in the room, so it was better to take the time before dinner to supplement the map, which coincided with the gambler's idea. So he left the room, closed the door, and looked around.

It seemed that no one else was planning to come out now.

The gambler said, "Maybe they're afraid that the Crier hasn't gone far and want to come out later. I don't think it's necessary. I've followed behind specters before."

He pointed in the direction the Crier had left, "Let's go this way and find the bathroom."

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking." Yu Xing said, "The place shouldn't be far from our room."

When they arrived, they went up to the third floor from the second staircase in the first-floor hall, and there were no side paths after that. They followed a main road to the location of the ten rooms. On the way, they passed three flower rooms, two painting studios, and some rooms of unknown significance, but they still hadn't seen the bathroom.

There were no separate bathrooms in the rooms, but the nun tour guide had written down the bathing times on paper, which must have some significance.Therefore, it was essential to locate the "bathroom" in advance to avoid any mishaps during the scheduled wash-up.

"But aren't you going to call Yi?" Yu Xing remembered that Yi had also shown goodwill towards the gambler.

The gambler hesitated for a moment at this question, then spread his hands: "…To be honest, I don't quite take to that kid. If he needs help later on, I might lend a hand, but for now, just the two of us will do."

His words were very tactful, almost to the point of saying outright, "I don't like the look of him."

Yu Xing nodded and asked no further, and the two set off, walking along the circular corridor towards the unknown.

The third floor seemed to adopt a lot of arc-shaped structures, with many areas appearing as if pieced together. The corridors were not entirely enclosed; in some places, the walls connected to the ceiling for a meter, then the next meter would be a waist-high railing and the open air.

From the corridor, they could see some halls on the second or even the first floor, and beyond these halls, they could see windows or corridors on the opposite side of the same floor, giving a sense of interconnectedness.

After walking for a while, the two arrived at a platform with a viewing deck structure, supported in mid-air by two overhead staircases, open on all sides. The corridors in front and behind were half a level lower, to the left was the exterior wall of the annex building with windows of five stories, and to the right was the second-floor open-air kitchen and another corridor on the third floor a little further away.

The viewing deck was the most open vantage point Yu Xing had seen so far, with several bright lamps, inexplicably brighter than elsewhere. The surrounding areas were designed to be without lights, and the kitchen on the second floor was also dark at the moment. It seemed that the illumination relied solely on the light emitted from the viewing deck. It looked like a glaring target in the darkness, where any movement on it could be seen from all sides.

This was the necessary path to continue forward, and without much hesitation, they stepped onto it, only to realize after doing so that the railing of the viewing deck was made of crystal, reflecting the light and making it even brighter.

The gambler exclaimed, "This structure is really awesome. The castle is only so big, but it's been made into a maze."

"Yeah, it's suitable for hiding objects and also for chase battles." Yu Xing placed his hands on the crystal railing, his nose faintly picking up a scent that made him uncomfortable.