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The three segments about the Bottomless Abyss became coherent.
Lu Li, who came two months later, knew about the last whereabouts of Investigator Nightingale, and the word "deceased" written in parentheses after her name was glaringly intrusive. He also understood why the Bottomless Abyss, initially classified as a common event, turned difficult and then from difficult to a nightmare.
The Bottomless Abyss case told Lu Li that even as an investigator, one is treading on thin ice when facing the strangeness of this world. No matter how cautious or resolute they are, they are nothing but vulnerable flesh and blood.
After finishing reading the remaining contents of the three weekly reports, Lu Li did not forget his purpose. He compared the differences within the four months—the strangeness was indeed increasing noticeably.
The remote and desolate villages far from populated areas were disappearing quickly, as if they had never existed.
