Su’en tried his best to control his thoughts, not thinking about the fact that the basement was a cursed space.

He was afraid that if he was sucked in too early, he would encounter the blue-skinned zombie. If he was killed instantly, or had to leave early, the ambush would be meaningless.

However, after entering, he found the situation was not bad.

The familiar surroundings were clearly the third floor of the “Havier Hospital” inpatient department.

It was also empty, with no people or monsters.

Su’en breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he was glad that his ambush plan had been mostly successful.

…….

After killing someone in this cursed space, it could trap the person’s soul here.

Then the plot after the person’s death would be repeatedly rewound.

Now that there was no blue-skinned zombie on the third floor, Su’en guessed that the plot might have been rewound again.

As long as he didn’t trigger the safe in the director’s office on the second floor, the zombie should not come up to the third floor.

If there was no blue-skinned zombie, Su’en would be very curious whether “Blind Explorer” Bill was still sitting on the second floor. After all, the last time he was “killed”, he only stripped away a part of his soul. He might be able to strip away a few more times.

But he definitely couldn’t go now.

Then, Su’en began to implement his “Plan B”.

Without any delay, he formed the warlock seal with both hands, unlocked the implant, and cold flames rose from his body.

This time, he not only wanted to leave “Plague Doctor” Sergei in this cursed space.

He also wanted to kill him face to face and find a way to lift the curse.

Because usually, the person who poisons others would carry the antidote with them.

…….

Sure enough, not long after, the space twisted not far away, and Sergei suddenly appeared in the corridor.

The guy looked around at the changing scenery, his eyes full of confusion, obviously not understanding what had happened. But when he saw Su’en, who was menacing with his eight-armed spider spear not far away, he immediately realized that he had been set up, and his face was full of caution.

Seeing the man coming, Su’en raised a corner of his mouth, and greeted warmly like a host welcoming a guest, “You’re here, Mr. Sergei.”

But while speaking, he didn’t give the enemy any chance to cast a curse, immediately controlled his emotions, and thought of a scene in his mind: a menacing Spider Queen appeared in the middle of the corridor, facing Sergei at close range!

As soon as this thought arose, a huge creature suddenly appeared in the corridor. The bloated spider butt, the menacing eight-armed spider spear, the beautiful upper body, this was clearly the “Lord-level” Spider Queen that Su’en had encountered in the dungeon.

…….

Yes, the method Su’en thought of was to use the “Terror Manifestation” rule of this space to kill the enemy!

If he just lured people in, he could indeed kill them.

But there was a problem: he couldn’t get the enemy’s loot.

Even if he came in again next time and the enemy was already dead, he would still encounter the enemy’s “Soul Manifestation”. At that time, he would not only have to face the enemy, but also the monsters he imagined, which would be more troublesome.

But now Su’en was afflicted with the “Raven Blood Curse”, he had to get Sergei’s storage ring and memory fragments.

So, this guy had to die here.

He had to die in front of him.

And the most difficult part of this ambush plan.

That was the monsters manifested in this space attacked indiscriminately.

This meant that Su’en had to imagine a target that could kill the enemy, but he could survive from the monster’s hands.

The enemy that could make him risk luring in must be a second-tier professional.

A monster that could kill a second-tier could usually easily kill Su’en, a first-tier.

But… there was an exception.

That was the mentally strong “Spider Queen”!

Back in the dungeon, Su’en had seen that monster easily kill a second-tier assassin, which meant that the Spider Queen’s mental control was effective against most second-tier professionals.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that Su’en speculated that there was a hidden rule in this space, that was, the more realistic the details of the “Terror Manifestation” monster, the more controllable its abilities. (If you imagine Cthulhu, the most likely outcome is a common octopus-headed monster, after all, you don’t know what that level of power means)

So it’s best to have personally experienced and thoroughly understood the monster’s abilities.

Coincidentally, he almost knew all the detailed data of the Spider Queen, even the intensity of the mental shock wave was very clear.

Especially after merging with the eight-armed spider spear, that monster had almost no secrets in Su’en’s eyes.

It was like playing a game, fighting a new boss could easily lead to a team wipe, but after fighting a few times and finding the pattern, the casualties would become smaller and smaller.

The Spider Queen was strong, its mental control could affect people even without direct eye contact; moreover, its skin could resist face alchemy bullets.But Su’en was very clear that the gaze of the Spider Queen was like a beam of light, and it could only attack what the eyes could see.

That’s why the monster Su’en imagined was facing away from him, with its face towards Sergei.

This narrow corridor was spacious enough for humans, but it was difficult for the bulky Spider Queen to turn around.

…….

The moment this monster appeared, Sergei also felt the threat of death and instinctively wanted to resist with magic.

But the Spider Queen looked at the human in front of her, her eyes filled with a strong red light, and a powerful spiritual force washed over the entire corridor like a tide.

Even Su’en, who was behind her, felt a moment of confusion.

And Sergei, who was facing her, was instantly knocked unconscious.

The Spider Queen was not polite at all. She raised her spear and stabbed it, piercing through the head of that guy.

A second-tier professional was killed in one encounter.

When Su’en saw this from a distance, he felt delighted: “Killed him!”

If he couldn’t control Sergei, he would immediately chant the name of the Grudge Master.

Now, it seemed that the plan was going smoothly.

But suddenly, Su’en’s gaze focused on Sergei’s body, and no mist appeared. His pupils contracted: “Something’s not right, he’s not dead yet!”

The spear pierced through Sergei’s skull, but at this moment, the corpse turned into a crow corpse as tall as a person.

And the back of the corpse tore open like a cicada shedding its skin, and a pale middle-aged man stumbled out from behind the shell.

“So this is his legendary ability to avoid physical damage?”

Su’en also understood. This guy seemed to have a crow puppet with a similar effect to the “Stand Puppet”.

Fortunately, he didn’t choose to use a sickle before, otherwise, if he didn’t kill him with one strike, it would have been a disaster.

At this moment, Sergei, because of his resurrection, temporarily regained consciousness.

Unfortunately, he was still close to the monster.

The Spider Queen was not surprised either. Her gaze narrowed, and once again, she unleashed a spiritual shockwave on the human in front of her.

Then, she took control and stabbed him directly in the chest with her spear.

Seeing the “mist” floating above the corpse, Su’en finally confirmed that the guy was really dead this time.

There was nowhere to escape when facing this kind of spiritual monster up close. Even though this “Plague Doctor” had countless mysterious and unpredictable spells, he didn’t use any of them and was directly killed twice in a row.

After Sergei died, the Spider Queen naturally noticed another human behind her.

Just as the bloated spider body showed signs of turning around, Su’en’s two puppets suddenly entangled and sprayed black oil and phosphorus fire towards the Queen.

The flames instantly ignited the spider’s body and the corridor.

Su’en didn’t continue to attack. The eight-armed spider spear quickly flipped, and he rushed towards the Spider Queen.

Just as the monster turned 180 degrees, Su’en arrived behind it, and with a pull of the steel wire in his mechanical gloves, he pulled himself away from the burning back of the monster.

Unlike the previous time in the underground dungeon, he didn’t need to kill this monster at all.

He just brushed past it and leaped close to it, perfectly avoiding the mental shockwave from the Spider Queen’s direct gaze.

In mid-air, he instantly retracted his equipment, then rolled and landed, peeled off the storage ring from the corpse, swallowed the mist floating above it, and chanted the syllables in his mouth: “Terumido m. Chekhov.”

The whole process went exactly as planned, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

In the next moment, the light and shadows around him changed, and Su’en had already returned to the basement of 88 Green Street.

……

There weren’t many things in Sergei’s storage ring, and Su’en poured everything out.

There were some strange bottles and jars, most of which looked dangerous and strange materials.

“Mummy’s Pituitary Gland,” “Plague Rat’s Short Tail,” “Decaying Giant’s Tear Gland,” “Komodo Dragon’s Saliva”…

Then he used the True Eye to identify them, but he didn’t pay attention to those strange plague materials.

After searching, he successfully found a way to lift the “Crow Septic Curse.” It was a kind of internal medicine powder.

After seeing its effects, he didn’t hesitate to take it.

Before long, the curse mark on the attribute panel disappeared.

By killing Sergei, a second-tier professional who excelled in curses, and lifting the curse, Su’en’s sense of oppression eased, and he let out a long breath: “Phew… lucky.”

At this moment, he finally had the mind to recall the memories he had harvested.

“Obtained ‘Sergei Mari’ memory fragments *4”

“You have obtained some information: ‘It seems that there is an ancient battlefield in the ruins of Dawn City, and many incredible treasures have been discovered in the city…’””You have mastered some ‘Curse Knowledge’”

“You have comprehended the skill [Curse Art: Strawman]”

“You have gained some ‘Raven Taming Knowledge’”

“Alchemy Casting Experience +31”

“Mental Strength +0.8”

After devouring the grey mist, Su’en found that his mind was filled with new information, mostly about ravens and curse arts.

Moreover, he had directly mastered a new skill.

“Strawman? A long-range attack method using the target’s blood, tormenting the target’s mind and body… The further the distance, the weaker the effect…”

The detailed information of this skill flashed through Su’en’s mind.

This curse art seemed useful, but its usefulness seemed limited.

It could harm people from a distance, which was a strange attack method. But if the distance was too far, it could only create nightmares and illusions to torment the target’s mind, which was not very useful.

Hmm… It seemed suitable for some venomous women to torment their love rivals.

But suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.

“Eh, if the closer the distance, the greater the damage… If I solidify this curse art into a puppet doll, and if the doll absorbs the enemy’s blood during the fight, wouldn’t the enemy hurt themselves if they attack the doll? This curse art seems pretty good?”

Su’en only had a beginner’s guide to puppet making in his hand, which explained various basic methods and theories of making puppets, but there were not many design blueprints for finished products.

However, it contained a sentence with infinite possibilities: “Creativity and imagination are the most precious potentials of a puppet master. A qualified puppet master needs to create runes puppets suitable for themselves.”

Su’en felt that this idea of “Curse Art + Doll” was a good one.

The idea flashed through his mind, thinking that he could try it out in the future.

After digesting the harvested memories, he picked up the beak mask that he had casually plucked from Sergei’s corpse.

Upon inspection, it was also a powerful cursed item.

[Plague Doctor’s Beak Mask]

Quality: Silver

Description: Is the plague doctor a death god spreading plague, or a doctor saving people?

Cursed Trait: This gas mask has a cursed trait. Wearing it, you can filter out more than 99% of the toxins in the air; wearing the mask for a long time, you will slowly increase your toxin resistance, and your plague resistance will greatly increase; but occasionally, you will be poisoned inexplicably due to the residual old poison in the mask, or catch the plague;

Explanation: A thousand eight hundred years ago, during a plague outbreak in a city, a kind doctor wore it to deal with the terrifying plague; after his death, the reputation of the plague doctor was passed down.

The attributes of this mask were very good, almost 100% toxin filtration, which was a lot better than the top gas masks on the market.

Moreover, wearing it for a long time could slowly increase the body’s toxin resistance. This was also a very good growth attribute, the later the higher the toxin resistance.

“The item is good, but it’s too recognizable. If I wear this, I’m afraid the whole Old Lingdun will know that I killed Sergei…”

Su’en’s eyebrows raised slightly, for him, this was a rather useless item.

He was not a professional doctor, and the occasional poisoning cursed trait was very “luck-based”. One breath, the toxin might not be filtered, and he might even be infected with ancient old poison.

He couldn’t guarantee that he could definitely cure the poisoning.

Moreover, he dared to say that if he wore this mask, the members of the Raven Gang would definitely not let him off.

……

It was a bit of a pity that due to the urgency of time, he didn’t take the official documents and implants from Sergei’s body.

But it was not bad.

Killing was the goal, escaping was the purpose, and the harvest was just incidental.

Su’en felt quite satisfied.

He thought that after triggering the cursed space, Mr. Black would appear.

Su’en wanted to apologize to him.

But after waiting for a while, he didn’t come, and Su’en didn’t stay in the apartment for long.

In order to kill Sergei, he had wasted a lot of time, and the vanguard of the Umbrella Organization in the inner city had probably already reached the south city.

What he needed to do now was to return to Green Street immediately, pack up his belongings, and leave the city.