The Comic Man cast a dark look at the gray-robed elder, his mood quite sour, then shifted his gaze and continued searching for the “item that doesn’t belong to the Candy House.”

They searched for another half hour.

Found nothing.

The Comic Man and the Ghost Flame peeled off the wallpaper, dismantled the tables and chairs, and even painstakingly knocked the floor tiles apart one by one, hoping to find something in the layered filling inside.

Bai Youwei also abandoned her casual attitude, and holding her plush rabbit, she carefully looked around the Candy House.

Only the gray-robed elder remained completely still — like a quiet old mushroom.

Finally, it was once again time for Tangtang to sneak in and eat.

The hulking, abnormal child reappeared, slamming the door open with the force of a steam locomotive, charging inside, her eyes sweeping the room with a ferocious gleam——

The shattered remains of the tables and furniture clearly held no interest for her. She grabbed hold of the nearest wall and began gnawing at it with great chomps, and pieces of the wall crumbled away with a crash!

Bai Youwei was absolutely certain that next time, this giant child would eat the door.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past right before her eyes!

Bai Youwei blinked — and saw the gray-robed elder sweep past like a gust of dark wind, lunging at the giant child and pulling hard at her pink puffy skirt!

Bai Youwei was utterly shocked and cried out loudly: “Old man, what is wrong with you?! Even if she looks deformed, she’s still a little girl! Why are you pulling at her skirt?!!”

“The skirt!” the Comic Man suddenly understood. “The skirt was brought in from outside — it’s an item that doesn’t belong to the Candy House! Even if you just tear off a piece of fabric, it might be enough to clear the dungeon!”

Bai Youwei stared at him with immense shock and contempt: “You want to strip a little girl’s skirt too? You two are absolutely shameless!”

The Comic Man had no time to argue with her. He lifted his foot to head over — then froze.

Because he saw Tangtang grab hold of the gray-robed elder.

Effortlessly — as though tearing bark from a tree — she flung the gray-robed elder to the ground, sending him sprawling flat on his back!

This didn’t make sense. The gray-robed elder possessed the Hurricane Skill; he shouldn’t be this weak.

Just as the Comic Man stood there in shock, Tangtang’s giant mother arrived on the scene. Seeing her daughter sneaking candy again, she flew into a fury and gave her daughter a thorough thrashing!

The giant child Tangtang wailed and howled without stop, her cries so ear-splitting they nearly shook the entire Candy House down!

The gray-robed elder, seizing the opportunity from the ground, lunged forward again!

Even if he couldn’t tear off the pink puffy skirt, tearing off a piece of Tangtang’s mother’s clothing would be just as good! Even a single strand of hair would do!

But clearly everyone had underestimated the fighting power of this giant mother-and-daughter pair. The moment the gray-robed elder drew near, the giant mother spotted him. She roared with fury, seized the gray-robed elder, and with a swing of her arm, hurled him outside—

BOOM!!

The gray-robed elder was flung straight out the door, and simultaneously, lightning struck down without mercy!

Far worse than the Puppeteer — the gray-robed elder was reduced directly to a heap of black ash.

The Comic Man and Bai Youwei inside the Candy House were left completely speechless.

The giant mother restrained her struggling daughter and dragged her forcefully toward the door. It looked as if they were about to leave, when the Ghost Flame suddenly seemed to go mad — it expanded several times its size in an instant, enveloping half the child’s body, and followed them both as they walked out the door!

“It wants to leave!” the Comic Man cried out in realization. “Tangtang and her mother also count as ‘items that don’t belong to the Candy House!'”

The Comic Man immediately gave chase!

As long as it grabbed hold of Tangtang or her mother, it could get out too! Besides, how could it let the Ghost Flame claim the dungeon reward alone?!

But it was a step too late. The Ghost Flame clung tightly to the child’s body and followed her and her mother out of the Candy House.

The Comic Man nearly cursed aloud!

Having missed this opportunity, he would have to wait another half hour to get out. But without the Ghost Flame to draw the giant pair’s attention, making contact with them recklessly would guarantee a severe beating!

He now saw it clearly: every special ability possessed by Inspectors had been completely suppressed within this dungeon.

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