Upon seeing Grace hurriedly leaving, Wu Xian, who had solved his physiological problem and felt a slight sense of satisfaction from doing a good deed, went back to his room and fell asleep. He believed that after his persuasion, the girl would definitely come to her senses and obediently wait in the room for the next day. After a while, he was immersed in a dream of not needing to repay debts and having a luxurious mansion with beautiful women.

...

When Grace saw the line of white characters appear before her eyes, she almost cried tears of joy. Isn't this the goal that she had been pursuing and supporting her all this time since she became a witch? She never thought that one day it would actually come true. In this moment, all the hardships and sorrows of wandering for almost half a year vanished instantly. Almost impatiently, she wanted to return to the imperial capital and reclaim her new identity as someone who was no longer a witch. Therefore, without any hesitation, she chose to agree.

【When you leave this place, your wish will immediately come true.】

After she clicked the "yes" button, the previously simple and empty hotel corridor was immediately covered by a thick black mist. The space she was in seemed to elongate rapidly, and the entrance to the second floor staircase, which had been within reach, was suddenly more than ten meters away. Grace was startled. She immediately understood the reason behind this situation. From the moment she chose to give up her witch abilities, it meant that she had automatically left the Nightmare Legion and was no longer a member. Therefore, this building had already removed her from the trust list. She had to pass the test of the demon apostles again to have a chance to bid farewell to this place completely. Every choice has its price. Even if she abandoned all her abilities related to being a witch, she still had to demonstrate her strength for this choice before leaving the small building. Otherwise, this mysterious building would not hesitate to keep her entirely, merging with the never-ending black mist forever. Well, let her play with fire for the last time and bid farewell to the past with a sense of satisfaction.

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At this moment, under the leadership of Team Leader Qing Xue, the Special Operations Bureau's three field teams had already arrived in front of the main entrance of the small building. According to observations, a certain window beside the first-floor corridor was shattered, and it seemed that the monster had entered the building from there. "Pay attention! Ensuring civilian safety is the bottom line of our mission! Unless absolutely necessary, do not use explosive weapons and try to capture it alive." The instructions from the Director came through the earpiece. To ensure silence at the scene, according to regulations, the team members did not need to respond. Qing Xue waved her hand, and the three teams immediately split into two small teams. The first team, under her lead, entered through the broken window to track the target's trace, while the second team opened the door lock and rushed in through the front entrance. The area around the hot spring hotel was heavily guarded, so they were not worried about the creature escaping again. During the operation, each team member's shoulder was equipped with a mini infrared camera, allowing the command center to provide real-time instructions based on the situation at the scene and the leader's report. "Kata..." The hotel's front door made a slight noise. In the eyes of professionals, this old-fashioned lock was like a toy. In less than ten seconds, the door was open in front of them. According to the established plan, the second team immediately rushed in. The hotel, from the outside, appeared to have been built for quite some time, with many areas imitating a Japanese-style wooden structure. Moreover, the space was not large, with a total of eight rooms on two floors. If they searched every corner thoroughly, it probably wouldn't even take two minutes. Therefore, whether it was the first team or the second team, they were prepared for a blade battle the moment they entered. But what happened next confused the members of the three teams and the command center watching through the cameras. What was going on? From the exterior outline of the building, the corridor seemed to be only a dozen meters long. But at this moment, it appeared to have stretched at least ten times that length. Looking from the front entrance, the top of the corridor appeared to be even smaller than a fist. According to the principle of perspective, it was clear that the depth of the corridor far exceeded people's imaginations.The team members who jumped from the window into the corridor looked confused. Hey, hey, could it be that their sense of space is wrong? From the outside, it's clearly less than ten meters from the entrance, but now looking at their colleagues at the entrance, it's like there's a river separating them, unreachable. What's even scarier is that when someone realizes that something is wrong and wants to jump out of the window to investigate, they find that the position they entered has been filled with a dense fog that has a physical presence, even bullets cannot penetrate it. The experienced team members are encountering such a bizarre situation for the first time, and they are all stunned for a moment. What's even scarier is that their communication with the command center is also interrupted at this moment. "Don't panic! Listen to my command! You're all getting flustered over such a small matter?" Qing Xue said sternly. The leader's reprimand immediately calms down the team members. "No matter what the situation is here, since we are on the territory of Chunmu City, we have the responsibility to investigate it clearly. I'll go first, you follow behind." "Yes, leader." It's not just Qing Xue's team, the second team that entered through the gate is also facing the dilemma of the door being tightly closed and unable to retreat. Even the lock-picking expert can't understand why the door he just opened became flawless in the next second. The deputy team leader calms down and says, "We must meet up with the leader as soon as possible in case the situation changes." The command center is located in an armored command vehicle outside the courtyard wall. When the three teams just entered the house, the command center could still see the situation inside for two seconds, but then both the camera feed and the communication lost contact. The director, Yu Tianzong, looked at the flickering monitor screen with noise dots, his face turning pale. He suddenly had the feeling that this seemed to be the most severe test he had faced since taking office. Clearly, this seemingly ordinary small building contains an unimaginable mysterious power. At least from the footage received before the connection was lost, it seemed to have its own rules of space. It's like a compressed file on a computer. It doesn't look big on the surface, but once you enter the compressed file, you will find that there is much more data inside than you can imagine. And the operator of this small building, Wu Xian... could he be an extremely rare spatial ability user? Once he becomes hostile to external interference, the consequences would be unimaginable. "Director, should we let a team from the first and second groups quickly open up other entrances to help the third group get out of the predicament?" a staff member suggested. Yu Tianzong shook his head. If the reality is as he suspects, excessive stimulation would only make the spatial ability user more insane. If he were to make any moves that go beyond the norm, wouldn't the entire third group have to be buried with it? At this moment, they can only trust the leader of the third group, Qing Xue, to make prompt decisions, with the priority being the safety of all the agents.