In the white space of the Nightmare Mansion, Emil finally reached the top of the white tower after climbing for a period of time.

He didn't know how high it was, but he only knew that it took him a long time to climb, longer than the time he spent climbing to the top of Baifeng Town that day.

Because you won't feel tired here, even a person with poor physical fitness like him can climb up.

Looking down from here, Adams and the children have turned into small dots. Emil looked around, but found nothing special for the moment. It seemed that after triggering the mechanism, the platform just rose up.

"...This doesn't make sense." Emil scratched his head and looked left and right on the platform.

Fortunately, his hard work paid off. After a period of observation, he discovered that there seemed to be something above the center of the platform.

It's just because the thing is white and almost blends in with the surrounding background that it's difficult to see.

Emil looked closer and realized that it was a vertical ladder leading to a higher place above, so he climbed up without thinking.

After all, it was now here, and there was no need to hesitate. Even if there was danger, he had already died once, so what else was there to be afraid of?

Then there was another period of climbing, but he still did not reach the end of the vertical ladder. He looked down again. This time he could not see even the small dots on the ground, and the whole world was white.

For a moment, he felt like he was suspended in the air, and only the touch of the ladder in his hands could make him feel real.

Next, he stopped thinking about it and continued to climb up. The strong curiosity before burst out again, and he eagerly wanted to see what was at the end of the ladder.

So, driven by this desire, he unknowingly accelerated until his head hit something.

It seemed that there was a new platform above, and he knew that the ladder led to the top of the platform. It was only because his head was too far away from the ladder that it exceeded the size of the hole, so he hit it.

So he stretched out his hand to test, and sure enough he found a very narrow hole, just big enough for a person to barely pass through. Then he climbed in close to the ladder.

After arriving on the platform, what came into view was a strange object. Emil looked carefully and found that it was a huge cup half a person's height, and it was a goblet often used to hold red wine.

However, this cup seems to be made of iron, and its appearance is rusty, which is very conspicuous in this world full of white.

Emil leaned over and took a look inside the cup, and found that it was empty. The cup was placed here, obviously to contain something, and it was probably related to leaving this nightmare mansion.

So, he began to think about the whole thing, hoping to deduce the answer to the puzzle in front of him.

First of all, what is this nightmare mansion used for? Every space has a meaning. Just like the space created by Annie, it can be used to deal with enemies. In the same way, this nightmare mansion should also be a scientific one.

Ness used it to obtain the souls of enemies. He had learned about this before, so he came to a place like this.

Then there is the reason why Cornes wanted to obtain the souls of those children. If there was no special intention, he could capture the souls indiscriminately.

Moreover, in the previous battle, he could have just released a skeleton to deal with Ophelia, but in the end he was also attacked, thus using up the souls of the children in his body.

Although it seemed like he was showing off his strength at the time, this argument was untenable. It was unlikely that a cunning person like Cornes would behave in such a childish way.

In addition, when Emil was talking to Adams just now, he learned a piece of information, that is, the skeletons in Nightmare Mansion were all from his comrades, and their souls were imprisoned here, and they turned into skeletons over time.

But this leaves a lot of things unexplained, such as why Adams didn't turn into a skeleton? And how could the soul form rot?

Emil was puzzled. He stared at his hands and suddenly felt afraid that he might become a skeleton. All the feelings here were illusory, but only the mental pain was extremely real.

Then, he thought about it for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Finally, he finally understood that he couldn't do it by himself. To solve all this confusion, maybe he should ask the "local" Adams

.

However, when he was considering whether to climb down to discuss with his father, he never thought that Adams had come up from the hole in the platform.

"Hey, Emil, how are you? Have you figured out a solution?" Adams looked at his son with a smile.

"Not yet, no clue at all," Emil shook his head solemnly, "By the way, I found a problem, I wonder if you have noticed it."

"What's the problem? Just tell me, dad, I know everything."

"Before I was captured by Cornes, I found that the person who captured me was a skeleton. But since they are in the state of souls, how could they become skeletons? Also, you said that they are your comrades, but why?

Still in human form?"

Adams was confused by this series of questions, but then, he smiled slightly and decided to tell the truth, because now he was the only one who could help Emil.

"...It's like this. This nightmare mansion is actually to help Cones refine powerful souls. He will capture some souls in regularly. The useful souls will remain in human form, while the useless ones will be

Absorb, gradually decay, and finally turn into skeletons. Such souls are no longer useful, so Cornes is eager to release them and then replace them with a new batch. He is proficient in a magic that can absorb human souls. Of course, Nightmare Mansion

Souls can also be captured, but the disadvantage is that it is too obvious. If someone discovers it, his plan is likely to be destroyed, so he decided to collect the souls himself, and then move to the Nightmare Mansion when necessary."

"I see, it seems that it's because children are easier to attack, so that's why..." Emil was still aggrieved.

"Yes, now you should understand the reason why I have always maintained my human form."

"Well, so Cornes wants to focus on training you and then use it for himself."

"Yes," Adams nodded, and then asked, "Do you know what this cup is for?"

"Uh...it's not a container for souls, right?" Emil guessed casually.

"Haha, he is indeed my son. I guessed it right away," Adams showed a hearty smile, and then continued, "I don't know how long Cones wants to train me, but since the souls of you and those children have been captured,

Coming in, this shows that Cornes is not willing to give up, and he wants to refine a more powerful soul for him to drive."

"Once Cornes is refined, your soul will be put into this cup, right?"

"That's exactly the case, but I only discovered it now because you touched this mechanism. Although I knew Cornes' plan before, I didn't understand how he was going to drive my soul in the end. After all, once he took my

If I let him out, I would probably catch someone else in and then disappear, and by then he would have failed."

After listening to these words, Emil finally figured everything out, but at the same time he also realized a serious problem, that is, if he wanted to get out of here, it seemed that the only way was to let his father's soul enter the cup.

Adams naturally understood that Emil had thought of this, so he decided to comfort his son.

"Emil, do you know what is the sign of a mature person?"

"When are you asking such an insignificant question?" Emil was a little impatient.

Adams can understand his feelings because he knows that Emil is a very filial child, but now Emil must sacrifice his father if he wants to live, but how can a father be willing to see his child die? More

Besides, he is already dead, and staying here will only increase the pain.

"What I want to tell you is that a truly mature person can face the cruel reality. When something happens, he will not blame others and only think about why this happened and why this happened.

For me, I just face the reality bravely and then think about what to do next. I hope you have become such a person."

"Sorry, Dad, I..." Emil lowered his head, his mood at this time was quite complicated.

Now all his relatives are gone, and his best friend also died defending him from a knife. Now that he has finally found his father's remaining soul, he has to say goodbye.

"Haha, I really overestimated you. It turns out you are still the little boy in my memory." Adams couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Dad, is there really no other way?" Emil still wanted to fight for it.

"I don't know," Adams shook his head, "What's more, I'm not even sure whether this will allow you to leave Nightmare Mansion."

Emil suddenly felt desperate. He sat down with his back against the huge cup, his eyes were blank and his face was dull.

Seeing his son like this, Adams smiled silently and said in a happy tone, even though he hated iron.

"I'm very happy that you can think of me so much, but dad, I'm already dead. My body has been left to dry for three years and has turned into bones long ago. Even if I can go out, I can't be resurrected. And if I stay here all the time,

Sooner or later, I will go crazy one day. It has been three years. You have no idea how I have spent these three years. Although I claim to be very optimistic, I still cannot resist the erosion of time. If it were not for your arrival, I would

I almost collapsed, so the most important thing you should do is to free me, do you understand?"

Of course Emil understands, he knows it all too well, but the source of his pain is that he can only watch his relatives leave one by one, but can do nothing.

Adams sighed helplessly, and then walked to Emil.

"Emil, I have something to give you."

"Huh? What?"

"Oh, please extend your hand first, I want to give you a surprise."

"...What on earth is it? It's so mysterious." Emil felt confused.

It’s too late for him to do this now. He doesn’t know how to read the atmosphere, but he still honestly extended his hand.

Then, Adams took his right hand out of his pocket, put it in his palm, and held it tightly.

Emil was wondering, isn't this nothing? He stared at Adams with a suspicious look on his face, and found that the other party actually showed a smile as if the prank had succeeded.

Immediately afterwards, a strong feeling of dizziness struck, and Emil quickly fell to the ground unconscious.

At this time, Adams did not look at Emil again because he was afraid that he would regret it. In fact, he did not want to be separated from his son.

But for the sake of the overall situation, he had to make a choice, so he slowly approached the huge cup.

After approaching the edge, his soul turned into a wisp of smoke, was sucked into the cup, and turned into a white light group.

Immediately afterwards, the light group began to expand rapidly, and finally swallowed up the entire white space, and everyone else's souls also disappeared from the Nightmare Mansion.
Chapter completed!