"I've been tricked!" Han Sen's mind suddenly flashed with this thought, and he suddenly felt cold all over.
He didn't know how he'd been hit, and he didn't know when that weird power had invaded his body and infected his eyes.
Miss Mirror and Night Wind were shocked, too. Han Sen hadn't been to the stone path, and he hadn't seen the statue with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. But now, his eyes had turned red. Did that mean the weird power was contagious?
If it was contagious, then all the creatures in the base would be doomed. Maybe even the reinforcements that would arrive later would be killed.
Han Sen reacted. He turned around and ran out of the office. He grabbed a guard outside and looked him in the eye.
The guard wanted to fight back, but Miss Mirror and Night Wind came out to stop him.
"No red eyes!"
Han Sen looked at each of the guards. Their eyes were fine, and they hadn't changed at all.
The next second, Han Sen pulled out his phone and called Falling Leaf's number. After two rings, Falling Leaf picked up. There was only sound, but no image.
"Falling Leaf, are you with Bao'er?" Han Sen asked.
"Yes," Falling Leaf answered.
"Turn on the video call," Han Sen said.
"Why?" Falling Leaf didn't answer the call. Instead, she asked.
"Do as he says," Miss Mirror said.
"Okay," Falling Leaf answered.
Falling Leaf answered. Then, she turned on the video call. Soon, her image was projected on the communicator.
Falling Leaf's hair was messy, and her clothes were buttoned wrong. He didn't know what she and Bao'er had been doing.
But that wasn't the most important thing. Han Sen looked into her eyes, and there was nothing wrong with them. They were still the same color, and they had only one pupil. There was nothing wrong with them. Han Sen sighed in relief.
"Dad!"
Bao 'er, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, was still holding two dice in her hands. She called out sweetly to Han Sen.
Han Sen saw that Bao'er's eyes were normal, too. He calmed down and said, "Bao'er, stay in the room and play with Falling Leaf. Don't go anywhere. Wait for Dad to come back."
"Okay, Dad." Bao'er nodded.
Han Sen said to Falling Leaf, "Falling Leaf, close the door. Don't go anywhere. Unless I come back, don't let anyone in."
Falling Leaf didn't answer. She looked at Miss Mirror.
"Do as he says," Miss Mirror said calmly.
"Yes." Falling Leaf nodded.
Han Sen hung up the phone and said to Miss Mirror, "Bring someone here. We need to test something."
Miss Mirror looked at Night Wind, and Night Wind disappeared without a word. Not long after, Night Wind reappeared in the office. This time, he had two people with him. They were two of the twenty workers that Han Sen had used to test the stone man. One of them was Ning Yue, and the other was in the same group as Ning Yue.
Because Ning Yue had been in the outermost area, Night Wind had chosen the two closest people to him.
"You stay here."
Han Sen pushed Ning Yue to the door of the office and closed it. Then, he pulled the other Duke in front of the computer and replayed the video. He had the Duke watch it from beginning to end.
Han Sen, Miss Mirror, and Night Wind all looked at the Duke's eyes. When the Duke looked at the statue with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, they noticed that the Duke's eyes were turning red. Not long after, they turned crimson. Then, they began to split. They were red, just like Han Sen and the others.
There was no need to say anything. Han Sen and the others knew what was going on. They had only watched the video. They hadn't seen the statue with their own eyes, but they had been infected by the statue's power.
Han Sen opened the door and looked at Ning Yue. Ning Yue's eyes were normal, and nothing had changed. That confirmed his suspicions.
"It looks like no matter how you look at the statue, you will be infected by its power," Han Sen said with a frown.
He had already used a few powers to try and figure out why his eyes had changed, but nothing seemed to work. His eyes felt normal, as if they hadn't been affected by any other power.
Not even the Dongxuan Area could tell what had happened to his eyes. It was as if his eyes had always been like this.
But Han Sen was starting to understand what Miss Mirror was talking about. He had the urge to run to the stone quarry. He was like a heavy smoker who hadn't touched a cigarette for a whole day. He wanted to run to the Little Merchandize Shop.
Fortunately, Han Sen's will was strong enough. If he hadn't, he would have already run.
"Roar!"
The Duke roared. His eyes were red, and he was gasping for air. His throat made a strange sound as he swallowed. He ran out of the office, ignoring everything else.
Night Wind grabbed the Duke and pinned him to the ground. He used a substance chain to bind him.
The Duke struggled. His entire body was shaking. It was as if he was addicted to drugs. His face was covered in tears and snot.
"What do we do?" Han Sen looked at Miss Mirror and Night Wind.
There was no point in complaining. They had to figure out how to solve this problem.
"Behind the stone door might be the root of all this. Maybe we can find a solution there," Night Wind said.
"Have you tried to break the statue with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes?" Han Sen asked.
"I have, but I can't break it. The statue is harder than black rock. Even our powers can't damage it," Night Wind said.
"It looks like we have to go to the stone door. The feeling is getting stronger. Even with our wills, we can't keep going. We won't be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
While we still have the power to control ourselves, we should go as soon as possible. "
Miss Mirror had made her decision. She didn't want to waste any time. She made her decision immediately.
"Okay. Let's go to the stone door." Han Sen nodded. He wanted to see the statue with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes.
Although the power wasn't contagious, that didn't mean it wasn't contagious. Even if Han Sen wasn't afraid of it, Bao 'er and Ning Yue might be affected. That would be bad.
Plus, Ning Yue had already been affected. He wasn't a man or a woman, and his personality had changed. Ning Yue might have died already.
Since the decision had been made, Miss Mirror had to leave. She brought Han Sen, Night Wind, and the Duke to the stone fields.
Red Cloud had become a King, so she stayed in the base to recover. She hadn't seen the statue, so she hadn't been affected by the red eyes. Miss Mirror didn't allow her to go with them. She stayed in the base to take care of things.