Free Web NovelChapter 160: Chapter 160: Now I’m the Only One Mom Has
Jiang Che was silent. He had never thought about killing, but these "spirits" needed a task now.
With a thought, the blood beads that had fallen from Jiang Che’s body earlier now rose from the ground, transforming into blood-colored crystals, appearing in the corridors of the mental hospital.
And those "spirits" were now stationed beside those blood-colored crystals, motionless.
Feeling the changes within the dungeon, Zhou Ang and the others were slightly stunned,
those "spirits" had actually stopped their movements, and the once vacant, mechanical eyes now seemed to possess a soul.
In the pitch-black pupils, a streak of blood-red light was especially striking.
Jiang Che did not set the "spirits" to hunt anyone, nor did he set them to pursue any evil spirits.
He only commanded them to guard those blood-colored crystals of his.
These things needed a target, so Jiang Che gave them a target.
Even after all this, Jiang Che still felt it wasn’t enough.
Because his dungeon had no exit.
He was silent for a long time, thinking about where to set the exit.
Place it in the very center? Or, like Ding Ning and the others, set it on an item that could be carried around?
Jiang Che closed his eyes in contemplation, and in the end decided to place the exit at the exit of Red Pearl Mental Hospital.
Leaving through the front entrance of Red Pearl Mental Hospital would mean escaping his dungeon.
He didn’t intend to change the location of the exit.
He had stayed at Red Pearl Mental Hospital for a long time, spending more than half his life there.
It wasn’t that he never thought of leaving through the main entrance, but the doctors and nurses would never let that happen.
Later, upon coming out of Dungeon No. 9, he learned the truth about the mental hospital, and that was also the first time he left openly through the main entrance.
He had always known where that exit was, but he had never left through it.
But this time, he didn’t plan to change the location of his dungeon’s exit—just find it and walk up to the door.
Then you can leave.
Once Jiang Che figured this out, a light glowed at the front door of Red Pearl Mental Hospital.
Jiang Che’s continuously draining spiritual power was suddenly turned off, as if the faucet had been closed.
His aura sealed and drew in; the dungeon was now formally complete.
Jiang Che opened his eyes—now blood-red—the blood beads on his skin had vanished.
Now, his skin was even paler than before, as if most of his blood had already been drained.
"Done." Jiang Che stood from his chair; after the dungeon’s formation, his parched spiritual energy was now enjoying the dungeon’s feedback.
"You’re done?" Xiong Jie waved a hand in front of Jiang Che’s eyes.
Seeing his now blood-red eyes move with the gesture, Xiong Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it looked bizarre, it was indeed done.
"Yes, now it counts as forming a dungeon of my own." Jiang Che said.
"Dungeon?!" The group was stunned—so this is a dungeon?
A dungeon that exists in the human realm?
Flying Tiger looked suspiciously at the blood-colored crystal beside her, about to touch it when Jiang Che hurriedly called out.
"Don’t touch those."
In his dungeon, as soon as anyone took one of those blood-colored crystals, those spirit bodies would chase them endlessly, right up until the person who took the crystal left through the front entrance of Red Pearl Mental Hospital.
"How come I never heard my dad mention any dungeon rules like this in his territory?" Flying Tiger asked, confused; her dad wouldn’t have kept such things from her.
"This is a key point I sensed on my own." Jiang Che replied seriously.
He pondered for a long time on how to explain it, finally describing it using his limited real-life experience.
"It’s like building your own house—once it’s built, you need to apply for the property certificate. The person setting up the instance must set the rules and the exit at the ending point."
"If there’s no property certificate, no matter how nice your house is, it’s still illegal. Then, when other powerful ones come, they can righteously take it away from you."
"If your strength is great enough, you can even add the house to your own holdings."
As Jiang Che spoke, he suddenly understood something.
The evil spirits must have predicted that humans would set anchors, but judging by Flying Tiger Dad’s territory, they clearly hadn’t told humans you need to set basic rules and an exit to complete it.
In the Evil Spirit Realm, even the areas managed by little evil spirits have their own exits.
"Daddy, are you okay?" Tuantuan’s voice appeared in Jiang Che’s mind. "Mommy is very worried about you. Are you done setting up now?"
"Mommy told me to tell you, you must set an exit and the basic rules." Tuantuan relayed Ding Ning’s words. "But Mommy also said that if you didn’t, it’s okay. Later, she won’t let this little world fall into the hands of another Lord."
Ding Ning hadn’t even had a chance to speak; having poured all her spiritual power into him, she was already spent.
"I’m fine. Is Ning okay?" Jiang Che grew anxious when he didn’t hear Ding Ning’s voice.
"Mommy’s okay, just tired." Tuantuan glanced at one side, where Ding Ning was asleep on the throne, her head propped in exhaustion. After such consumption, it would take a long time to wake up.
Before she woke up, they would have to prevent other Lords from noticing this situation.
"I felt it—I set them up too!" Jiang Che said quietly.
"Daddy, you’re amazing! I didn’t even get a chance to tell you—that was something Mommy asked me to pass on before she fell asleep."
Tuantuan frantically wanted to contact Jiang Che again, but was afraid of affecting his spirit.
In the end, she avoided disturbing him, thinking that even without the signature, they wouldn’t let the territory Jiang Che had worked so hard to open up fall into someone else’s hands.
"Did Ning fall asleep because of me?" Jiang Che’s earlier joy about forming his dungeon vanished.
"Daddy, don’t overthink!" Ever since Jiang Che cut off Ding Ning’s spiritual support, they knew he’d realized it was Ding Ning helping him.
"Daddy, does it hurt?" Tuantuan’s voice was gentle, as if speaking too loudly would shatter Jiang Che’s fragile spirit.
"It doesn’t hurt!" Jiang Che shook his head immediately. The moment Ding Ning lent him a hand, all his previous pain had faded away.
It wasn’t simply because her spiritual spring nourished him that he didn’t hurt—it was just that, feeling his beloved at his side, no pain seemed to matter anymore.
"Mommy doesn’t hurt either!" Tuantuan giggled softly.
"Daddy, we’re family." Tuantuan glanced at Ding Ning, fast asleep on her throne, then carefully crawled into her arms, hugging tight. Her weak spiritual power tried to nourish Ding Ning’s sunken, dried-out mind.
Her spiritual power was very faint. As soon as it seeped into Ding Ning’s mind, it was absorbed completely.
Aunt Hua had to remain on watch outside; she couldn’t risk any depletion that might tip off the other Lords.
For now, Mommy only had her.
