Wu Chang did not have a passage permit to leave the Sanatorium, but for ease of movement, Randy handwrote him a Staff Name Tag, allowing him to move freely within the Sanatorium.
Putting on the Name Tag and leaving the Dean's Office, the medical personnel wandering the corridor indeed did not attack him, as if he had become invisible.
But one person was the exception.
As Wu Chang was about to leave the fourth floor, he was intercepted by Julie, who had been waiting there.
Julie looked at the handwritten Name Tag on Wu Chang's chest and said casually, "It seems progress is going well."
Wu Chang shrugged, "It's a bit more troublesome than I imagined. Dean Randy is very cautious and didn't believe what I said just because I held the King's Emblem. I need to find more Evidence to convince him."
"How is the Dean's situation?"
Wu Chang replied, "His Health status is quite good, his physique is as strong as a Beastman, but witnessing the Villagers constantly going Enraged due to Delusion Syndrome has put too much Mental Pressure on him, to the point where he dares not step out of his Office."
"But he promised me that as long as I find the real culprit, he will help."
These two sentences were true, so he spoke them with extreme naturalness.
Julie nodded; she was prepared for all of this and asked, "What are you planning to do next?"
Wu Chang said, "While the night is still long, I plan to search the Areas that are difficult to approach during the day. As a senior, Miss Julie, do you have any suggestions?"
"Look more in the Underground and the backyard; you might find something. I'll be on the fourth floor; remember to find me if you need help."
Watching Julie turn and leave after speaking, a look of confusion appeared on Wu Chang's face.
Was he judging a Gentleman by his own low standards?
However, the feeling of guilt only lasted for an instant before he ruthlessly suppressed it.
Shame? Non-existent.
Countless Battle Royale games have proven one Truth: only the Lao Liu and the bad guys survive until the end.
He was a professional Lao Liu Player; his heart was inherently dark.
After symbolically searching the building for a while and confirming he was not being followed by Julie, he headed straight for the Sanatorium's backyard.
Julie's suggestion was not perfunctory; the Secret Chamber where Randy kept old books was located in the small house in the backyard.
Using the key Randy gave him to open the small house, Wu Chang followed the instructions and found a Secret Tunnel leading Underground behind the fireplace in the Study Room.
The end of the Secret Tunnel was a small library, with various documents displayed on the bookshelves, ranging from carved Stone Slabs to Parchment and printed books—the collection spanned almost the entire history of written language development.
Every collected item had undergone Special treatment, and even after hundreds or thousands of years, the writing remained clearly visible.
This was a great opportunity to investigate the Worldview of the Instance.
Wu Chang took out a slip of paper with a catalog number and quickly gathered the books recommended by Randy. After a cursory browse, he understood what the Instance BOSS truly was.
The ancestor of the Anderson Family had Suppressed an Evil God named Leman.
Leman was cruel, cunning, powerful, held strong grudges, and possessed a strong sense of malicious fun.
He controlled the Power of Dream and Reality, capable of granting the Wishes of Believers and bestowing endless knowledge and wealth upon them, yet often, due to preference, simultaneously Seizing the Believer's most precious possession.
In one record, Leman once helped the King of a small nation repel foreign enemies and restore the country, but at the nation's peak prosperity, He Detonated a giant volcano, swallowing the entire country.
Praying to Leman sounded like drinking poison to quench thirst, but desires and wishful thinking took hold, coupled with the generosity of Leman's rewards, made Leman's Believers exceptionally devout.
A troublesome fellow.
Wu Chang returned the documents to their place and took out a silver Crossbow Bolt from his Item backpack to continue exploring the Underground Secret Chamber.
《Item Name: Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt.」
《Item Type: Instance Item」
《Item Level: D.」
《Item Skill: Demon Exorcism.」
《Skill Description: Mark one Evil God or Evil God Follower; striking the marked target with the Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt deals double damage. Upon killing the target or after one hour since the last mark, the marked target can be changed.」
《Special Skill: Demon Breaking.」（King's Emblem Unlocked）
《Sacrifice the Crossbow Bolt to unleash incredible Power, dealing massive damage to the marked target's Origin.」
《Remark: Only by striking the Origin directly can the Evil God truly be harmed.」
The Grudge mentioned by Wolf referred to the Cursed Gold being located in the Moonlight Sanatorium's Second Underground Level.
If this Grudge was true, there was no better place to hide the Cursed Gold.
Just as he suspected, when he searched a certain bookshelf, the Grudge on the Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt in his hand flickered.
Approaching for a closer Examination, he found a Groove on the lowest shelf of the bookshelf, the shape of which strongly resembled an arrowhead.
Inserting the Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt into the Groove, accompanied by the sound of Gears turning, a tunnel leading to the Second Underground Level appeared on the floor.
Success!
After nearly a hundred steps, Wu Chang arrived at an open Stone Chamber. Dozens of Stone Slabs were arranged in concentric circles in the center of the Stone Chamber, each inscribed with runes.
As Wu Chang approached, a White Phantom Image, resembling Mist, materialized before him. Simultaneously, a robust, elderly male voice sounded in his ear.
"Reaching this point is enough to prove your excellence; those rats who worship Leman could never do it. You must be my descendant, or a junior from the Arcane Knights, right?"
"Mr. Anderson?" Wu Chang asked tentatively.
The Phantom Image did not respond to Wu Chang but continued speaking as if it were a video Recording.
"If you are one of Leman's worshipping rats, that's fine too. I have great confidence in your character. Compared to begging for the meager scraps Leman throws out, wouldn't it be far more tempting to take Him down, Seize His Divine Power, and become a God yourself?"
"Even if it's just sealing Him again, the Cursed Gold will grant you everything you desire," the Phantom Image continued to tempt.
"Don't worry about betrayal. When we sealed Leman back then, one-third of the high-ranking members of the Church of Serenity were bought over by us. Thanks to them, we were able to leave alive, so there's no need for guilt."
"Next, I will tell you everything about this place..."
Five minutes later, as the Phantom Image before him vanished, Wu Chang shook his head, his attention returning to what was in front of him.
No wonder the Moonlight Sanatorium was so Anomaly; it turned out that before the Anderson Family was established, this place was a Secret Stronghold of the Arcane Knights and one of the backup plans against Leman.
The Stone Slabs placed in the Stone Chamber constituted a large Demon Exorcism Formation; once activated, it would Exorcise or Purify all beings possessing Evil God Power within a radius of several kilometers.
The Exorcism part referred to physical Exorcism.
Only those who master the controller of the Demon Exorcism Formation, or direct descendants of the Anderson Family, could control this Power.
Considering the events in the Sanatorium, the Rule prohibiting leaving the ward at night was likely because Randy, unable to suppress his Talent in his sleep, unintentionally activated part of the Demon Exorcism Formation's Power.
This Power, combined with Randy's Spell Formula, would physically Exorcise the carrier of the Evil God aura if it detected an Evil God aura—the existence of Delusion—outside the Safe Zone.
And the anomaly among the medical personnel came from the Formation's Purification ability.
Besides attacking enemies with Exorcism, the Formation could also help allies dispel the influence of the Evil God.
However, the method was somewhat extreme, similar to using chemotherapy to eliminate cancer cells.
When an ally's Spirit was affected by the Evil God's Ability, standing within the Formation would cause the Formation to launch a Spirit Purification, attacking indiscriminately both the person inside the Formation and the Evil God Power entangled with them.
The result was simple and brutal: either the entrant's Spirit was strong enough to withstand the Evil God Power being Purified.
Or they failed, suffered Mental Collapse, and the excessive Purification Power would convert into physical damage, causing the entrant's Flesh to Collapse.
Wu Chang still remembered the last thing the Phantom Image said when introducing the Formation's capabilities: Don't worry about whether the person is okay, just tell me if the Purification worked or not.
Perhaps due to the immense passage of time causing Magic power loss, the Phantom Image only told him the method to control the Demon Exorcism Formation before dissipating. Nevertheless, the Intelligence regarding the Demon Exorcism Formation had already solved many secrets of the Sanatorium.
As long as the true nature of the Cursed Gold was confirmed, Main Quest Two of the Instance should be completed.
Wu Chang picked up an Emblem from where the Phantom Image had vanished; its craftsmanship was identical to the King's Emblem.
《Item Name: Arcane Emblem.」
《Item Type: Instance Item」
《Item Description: Token of the Arcane Knights. Possessing this crest grants partial permission to use the Demon Exorcism Formation, allowing free control over the Formation's Power.」
《Special Skill: Final Purification.」（King's Emblem Unlocked）
《Skill Description: By burning the entire Formation, unleash Power that surpasses the Formation's limits.」
《Remark: If an Evil God Follower uses the Emblem's Power, they will suffer a Backlash from the Formation after the Formation use concludes.」
The Remark on the Arcane Emblem only appeared when he wore the King's Emblem. He had long suspected that Old Anderson, as the Head of the First Generation Secret Knight Order, was too kind to Evil God Followers. Now it seemed that Old Man had indeed left a contingency.
Putting on the Arcane Emblem, he entered the Demon Exorcism Formation, passing through layer after layer of Stone Slabs, until he reached the very Core of the Formation.
On a stone Altar, he saw the Cursed Gold floating in the air.
It was a living eye, constantly rotating.
The Eye of the Evil God Leman.