I Was Learning To Kill Gods in a Mental Hospital

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Chapter 361: The Mysterious Paper Figure

One, two, three, four…

Lin Qiye’s gaze swept ahead, looking at the dense, pale paper figures, and his heart sank instantly.

There were too many; the number of these paper figures was overwhelming!

He had no idea where these paper figures had come from. When he had just checked the surroundings, he hadn’t found any trace of their existence, as if they had appeared out of thin air at some moment!

Lin Qiye’s back was already soaked with sweat, but even so, he maintained his composure. One hand gripped the flame in his palm, while the other slowly reached for the straight knife at his back…

From these paper figures, he felt no trace of spiritual energy fluctuations, nor was there any distinction in realms, as if a single fire could burn them all to ashes. However, Lin Qiye’s intuition told him… these paper figures were not that simple.

Just as Lin Qiye was preparing to attempt a breakout, a spine-chilling scene unfolded.

All the paper figures suddenly froze in place, and the features drawn on their faces twisted rapidly, like a face-changing act, sometimes weeping, sometimes sneering, sometimes furious, sometimes smiling…

An eerie aura extended from them, like invisible threads intertwining with the life force surrounding Lin Qiye.

Lin Qiye could not see those threads, nor could he perceive them, but in that instant, the flame burning in his palm suddenly extinguished. He felt his body temperature plummet rapidly, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his body became strangely light, a pallor emerging on his face…

At the same time, the paper figures surrounding Lin Qiye stopped changing their faces. Each feature began to subtly alter; their hollow gazes started to focus, their crimson lips gradually faded, their noses became more prominent, and strands of black hair extended from their heads… The only thing that remained unchanged was the eerie smile on their faces.

They were transforming into Lin Qiye.

And Lin Qiye… was transforming into them.

The cold, lifeless energy rampaged within Lin Qiye’s body, as if all his strength had been drained away. He barely managed to hold his form, staring intently at the paper figures that were becoming him, his consciousness beginning to blur.

Lin Qiye gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and in the next moment, a golden light burst forth from his eyes!

A miracle erupted violently within him!

The emergence of this miracle instantly interrupted the transformation occurring on Lin Qiye’s body. Power surged back into him, his face, which was about to be folded into paper, returned to normal, and his consciousness snapped back!

At the same time, the transformation of the paper figures also halted. Some had only transformed their noses, some only their eyes, and some only their hair… They stared in shock at their own faces, suddenly looking up at Lin Qiye, their gaunt expressions morphing into extreme rage! They roared silently, their forms swaying like a rushing white tide, rapidly lunging toward Lin Qiye!

These paper figures did not give up; the eerie aura that had been severed by the miracle began to coalesce again, re-linking together, trying to connect with Lin Qiye’s living energy.

Having walked a circle around the gates of death, Lin Qiye’s face darkened at this scene. The miracle he had just created with the 【Mortal Realm Divine Domain】 had nearly drained his spiritual energy.

This precisely indicated that the bizarre attack of these paper figures had completely exceeded his capacity to cope, and by a wide margin!

If he were to be touched by their aura again, Lin Qiye would have no chance of escape.

He quickly scanned his surroundings, his gaze finally resting on the hole left by the ant queen on the ground. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind and leaped into it!

Although he did not know what lay behind the door or what dangers awaited, it was better than being drained by this group of paper figures!

After Lin Qiye jumped into the hole, the paper figures seemed unwilling to let him go, following one after another into the hole, disappearing from sight…

…

A few minutes later.

A golden sword light shot out from the ant hole in the gray wall, swirling in the dark underground cavern.

Huh? Where is this place? Bai Li Pang Pang exclaimed in surprise as the surrounding space suddenly widened.

Cao Yuan, holding a flashlight, shone it around, a look of confusion appearing in his eyes.

Man-made? Let’s go take a look.

The four of them jumped down from the golden sword light. Bai Li Pang Pang waved his hand, and 【Yaoguang】 transformed into a necklace, returning to his chest. An Qingyu walked up to the gray brick wall, a hint of gray appearing in his eyes.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: It is man-made, but very ancient. Judging by the weathering of the bricks, it should be a product from over two thousand years ago.

Over two thousand years ago? Cao Yuan was taken aback, calculating that it was during the Han Dynasty, right?

An Qingyu nodded, that’s correct.

During the Han Dynasty, someone built an underground wall in such a remote place? Bai Li Pang Pang frowned slightly, were they that bored?

An Qingyu did not answer but silently observed the other walls around, seemingly lost in thought.

Never mind, finding Qiye is more urgent.

Cao Yuan looked down at the ant queen’s blood trail on the ground and said: Qiye must have followed the blood trail forward; let’s go!

The four of them followed the blood trail for a while and arrived at the black wall, standing before the ancient bronze giant door.

Oh my… Bai Li Pang Pang gaped, there’s another one? Ancient people really had too much time on their hands!

An Qingyu examined the black brick wall for a moment, his brow slightly furrowing, something’s not right.

What’s not right?

This wall is different from the previous one.

An Qingyu began slowly, I can’t analyze the material of this wall, and the bronze giant door is the same. The molecular structure of these things is unlike any materials known in modern materials science…

Unlike? Bai Li Pang Pang tilted his head, so what?

These are not things made by humans.

As soon as An Qingyu said this, the other three fell silent, their expressions turning grave.

If it’s not man-made, it can only be mysterious, or… divine.

There’s a cave over there.

Li Deyang pointed out the cave Lin Qiye had crawled into.

Bai Li Pang Pang and the others went over to examine it closely, exchanging glances, all seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.

Qiye chased after the ant queen and ran through here to the door? Bai Li Pang Pang couldn’t help but say, that’s too reckless, right?

There are no traces of him around; he must have gone in.

An Qingyu nodded.

Then let’s go in too.

Okay.