Lilly's gaze remained fixated on the floating bone.
Polly, in a state of disbelief, exclaimed, "What the squawk, what kind of elevator is this..."
Indeed, it was an elevator unlike anything they had ever seen, constructed entirely of bones.
Lilly found herself torn, contemplating whether she should descend or not.
Daddy said not to go to unknown and dangerous places…
But Ivan's down there, he helped me before and even gave me a piece of candy. If I don't go down, I would be abandoning him…
It's dangerous down there…
Witnessing Lilly's inner struggle, the cowardly ghost reassured her, "Don't worry, let's first understand what this bone is and how frequently it appears..."
Suddenly, the harem spirit's expression turned grave, and she interjected, "I'm more concerned about when this bone was formed... The blood on the pelvic bone looks fresh."
The passionate spirit coughed, finding the description unsettling, especially with the child present.
The unlucky ghost chimed in, saying, "She means that if it's a fresh bone, it must have been recently extracted after someone's death..."
In the underworld, there were no living beings, and even the bones present were aged and weathered. They lacked any traces of blood and were often fragile and decayed.
So how did this blood-stained pelvic bone come to be?
The foolish ghost was surprised, saying, "I think this bone belonged to someone who died recently, but this is the underworld and such a colossal abyss... How could there be anyone..."
At that moment, the foolish ghost's realization struck him, and he abruptly fell silent.
There were no living beings in the underworld, and the only people who were alive in the Ghost Abyss were Alban and Ivan.
Alban seemed unharmed, so could that bone belong to Ivan...
If so, it meant he was dead.
Lilly vehemently denied the possibility of Ivan's death, shaking her head in denial. "No, Ivan can't be dead!"
The cowardly ghost examined the size of the pelvic bone and said, "Judging by its size, it seems to be an adult pelvis..."
The harem spirit added, "What we're certain is that this strange pelvis resurfaces periodically; otherwise, Alban wouldn't have been able to ascend."
The cowardly ghost nodded, "The location where the pelvis emerges shouldn't be the bottom of the abyss, as Alban mentioned that the creatures beneath the abyss were closing in."
Lilly forced herself to think and proposed, "Is there something in the middle of the abyss where we can stand? If we can reach that point, we can return immediately if anything goes wrong."
The cowardly ghost let out a sigh. "The main issue is that we don't know much about this abyss. If only we knew more about it, we could devise a safer plan."
Lilly recalled her father's advice—knowing the enemy and knowing oneself could ensure victory in a hundred battles.
Understanding the abyss became her primary goal. But how could she achieve that?
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