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In the basement shrine, the frozen meat inside a freezer hidden in the shadows began to reassemble. Before long, it formed a new body for Uncle Peng.

Climbing out of the freezer, the first thing Uncle Peng did was check on his Earth Puppets. When he discovered five more had been shattered, he was overcome with anguish.

’Only six left!’

Years ago, he had stumbled upon the "Eighteen Child Transport Method." He became obsessed with it, murdering eighteen people to finally, painstakingly, refine eighteen Household Spirits.

Each Household Spirit could be further refined by sacrificing more human lives. The more lives sacrificed, the more Magical Power he would gain, and the greater his final achievement would be.

But that Duan Someone had ruined everything!

Uncle Peng gritted his teeth, wrapped some clothes around himself, and prepared to flee, but he turned his head and saw Duan Fei standing off to the side, humming a little tune while filing his nails.

And besides Duan Fei, Uncle Peng sensed something else was in the room.

He decisively pulled a small knife from the wall and pressed it to the neck of Sun Yu’s mother, who was praying with her eyes closed. He screamed hoarsely, "Don’t you come any closer!"

"Alright, I won’t come over. You calm down a bit."

Seeing that Duan Fei really wasn’t moving, Uncle Peng immediately understood something.

Pointing at Sun Yu’s mother, who was unresponsive to her surroundings, he said excitedly, "You care about this woman, don’t you! What’s your relationship with her?!"

"Strangers, I guess."

"Not talking, huh? Fine! I’ve placed a Household Spirit inside her. With a single command from me, she’s done for! If you don’t want her to die, then get out. I’ll leave on my own in the spring. After that, we’ll go our separate ways!"

"Sounds reasonable enough," Duan Fei said thoughtfully. "But I refuse."

The temperature in the basement suddenly plummeted.

A frigid wind swept in from all directions. The bone-chilling air enveloped Uncle Peng, making his teeth chatter from the cold.

Ice began to form on his limbs. The encroaching frost rendered him immobile.

In the blink of an eye, his body below the neck was completely frozen solid. And the presence from the darkness emerged from the shadows, walking to Duan Fei’s side.

It was an almost purely white woman, with only her eyes retaining a touch of sky-like blue.

The expressionless woman broke into a smile only after seeing Duan Fei. She gently and reservedly wrapped her arm around his, though she only touched him lightly with her fingertips.

Although she didn’t speak, Uncle Peng deduced from her appearance and demeanor that she was the famous yokai, the Snow Woman.

Seeing the faintly glowing Snow Woman, Uncle Peng shouted excitedly, "To be able to command a yokai of this Level, you truly are an Immortal! Immortal, tell me, what am I lacking? Why can’t I achieve eternal life!"

"Probably humanity," Duan Fei said.

"Is that stuff necessary?"

"Without that stuff, you can’t even be considered human. How could you ever become an Immortal?"

He gestured to the Snow Woman. She nodded gracefully and stepped forward, taking the Household Spirit from Uncle Peng’s arms.

Then, she placed a gentle kiss on Sun Yu’s mother’s forehead, extracted the last Household Spirit, and handed it to Duan Fei.

Looking at the palm-sized, somewhat plain-looking Earth Puppets in his hand, Duan Fei saw the description that appeared above them.

"Household Spirit Doll x7: Uncontaminated, Green, Can be taken out.

Description: Dolls that have become malevolent spirits, each containing an innocent soul. With the ’Eighteen Child Transport Method’ or a higher-level Cultivation Technique, the dolls can be controlled to perform actions such as ’Substitute Death,’ ’Possession,’ and ’Illusion.’"

’This stuff looks pretty good,’ he thought, ’but the moment I remember each doll was refined using a human life, it feels like I’m holding a hot potato.’

’I’ll find Bald Qiang later and have him help me deal with these.’

Shouldering his crowbar, Duan Fei frisked Uncle Peng again and finally found a thread-bound book and a dagger that looked exceptionally sinister.

"Green Leaf Dagger: Uncontaminated, Blue, Can be taken out.

Description: A dagger refined according to the method recorded in the ’Eighteen Child Transport Method.’ This dagger can be used to create and command Household Spirits. For specific instructions, refer to the ’Eighteen Child Transport Method.’"

"Eighteen Child Transport Method: Uncontaminated, Blue, Can be taken out.

Description: The ’Eighteen Child Transport Method’ is a Cultivation Technique derived from the ’Five Ghost Transport Technique.’ It requires no special aptitude to cultivate, but demands the sacrifice of human lives to successfully refine Household Spirits."

’Two more things that need to be destroyed.’

Pocketing the items, Duan Fei checked Uncle Peng’s condition and said, "Three hours."

"What does that mean?"

"You have three hours until you freeze to death."

Without his Household Spirits, Uncle Peng’s only path was death.

Understanding this, he stared at Duan Fei in disbelief and shouted, "Aren’t you an Immortal?! Won’t killing me dirty your hands?!"

"This is just exterminating a public menace. Well then, good night, Uncle Peng."

Smiling and waving at the frozen Uncle Peng, Duan Fei walked to the basement exit. Suddenly, he felt the Earth Puppets in his pocket begin to tremble.

Taking out the Earth Puppets, Duan Fei saw that as they trembled, a bewitching red light floated above each one.

He pointed at the frozen Uncle Peng. After seeing his gesture, the seven puppets all nodded in unison, confirming Duan Fei’s guess.

Sighing, Duan Fei placed the Household Spirits on the stairs, then said to the pale-faced Uncle Peng, "Sorry, my mistake. You probably won’t even last three hours."

"N-no! Don’t! Don’t leave me with them!"

"Enjoy it, Uncle Peng. You’ve earned this."

Together with the Snow Woman, Duan Fei helped Sun Yu’s mother out of the basement, closing the door at the top of the stairs and sealing Uncle Peng’s bloodcurdling screams inside.

As the light disappeared, Uncle Peng saw seven blood-red figures emerge, each with a fanatical grin on its face.

"No, get away from me!"

Laughter rang out, followed by screams and the sound of something shattering. The noises were incessant, only slowly fading after a long time.

After dealing with the Black Hand, Duan Fei had wanted to explore the instance a bit more and finish the manga he hadn’t completed, but he then found himself in a white room.

"Huh... Why the rush this time? I wanted to bond a little with the Snow Woman."

"Who did you want to bond with?" Jinghong asked, her eyes narrowing.

"The Snow Woman, my Summoned Creature."

"You mean that Snow Woman who looks like a widow?"

"Jinghong, you really get the Snow Woman archetype. Talking with her might raise her affection level, and a high affection level could unlock a special story route or something."

Watching Duan Fei, who made no effort to be discreet, Jinghong sighed and felt she had a long road ahead of her.

However, she pulled herself together, sat Duan Fei down, and they began to watch the epilogue of the instance together.

The instance ended. Duan Fei and Jinghong vanished, and the Snow Woman disappeared along with them.

Sun Yu’s mother left the basement and looked around in a daze before being rescued by Xiao Wang and Uncle Zhao, who had rushed to the scene.

Afterward, she seemed to have forgotten everything that had happened during that time. She only remembered wanting to come here to worship something, but her memories after that were a complete blank.

Although he didn’t understand why, Sun Jianguo was already weeping with joy just to have his wife back.

But the greatest heroes, a certain Duan Someone and Jing Someone, had vanished without a trace, their whereabouts unknown.

They waited for the snow and ice to melt before the family could finally leave the mountain. A checkup later revealed that all three of them were in unprecedentedly good health.

Not long after, a corpse that looked as if it had been gnawed on by wild beasts was found in a hidden compartment in the basement. The body was kneeling in a strange posture, as if bowing in worship or repentance.

Upon inspection, it was identified as the missing Uncle Peng.

But what exactly had gnawed on him?

And why was he kneeling in that secret room in such a posture?

That is another secret.

And so, the eighteenth floor of Infinity concludes with a perfect ending.

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