[Skill: Distinguished Sword Technique]
[Type: Attack Skill]
[Effect: Extends the range of melee weapon slashing to 40 meters]
[Consumption: 20 energy points required to activate, 2 energy points consumed per second]
[Comprehension Condition: Basic energy over 8, basic strength over 8, achieve the extraordinary sword accomplishment. Character tendency: Neutral·Good]
[Note: Let you run 39 meters first!]
The two steel knives in Earth Knight's hand radiated a faint light, and he snorted coldly, slashing out consecutively.
Waves of pale sword qi were released, cutting through the walls on both sides. The walls that had been eroded by time were like peeling paint. The inner bricks and steel bars were exposed.
Those original black strands of hair gradually fell, and painful female voices echoed from room 303.
Success! Li Changhe took a cold breath.
"Is lv4 this strong?" Li Changhe wasn't surprised that Earth Knight could destroy the wall, but he didn't expect him to slash through it in one move. He thought he would use some high technology, but this kind of mysterious technique...
However, Earth Knight's consumption was considerable, and he looked somewhat pale.
8 points of basic energy equaled 80 energy points. He had just activated the Distinguished Sword Technique for about ten seconds, consuming half of his energy points and feeling somewhat exhausted now.
"Hurry, I've managed to inflict some damage on 'her.' Let's kill 'her' without fear now! Go!" Earth Knight said in a solemn voice.
Li Changhe understood that they needed to take advantage of the ghost's weakness, so he took out the [Blood-stained lead ball]. He exchanged glances with Earth Knight, and they both pulled open the door of room 303.
"Show the health bar!...Damn."
Both of them froze, stopped their steps, and doubted if they entered the wrong door.
The room wasn't dark and scary as they imagined but rather peaceful.
Room 303 was an office, with study materials stacked on the desk. A faint phantom, whose face was unclear, was sitting and flipping through something, like a teacher grading papers.
'She' noticed Li Changhe and Earth Knight, looked up, and said, "Stop making a fuss, have you finished reviewing your homework?" The voice was gentle yet authoritative.
The sunlight shining through the window in the room gave the two a warm feeling.
But this [Instance Task] was supposed to take place at night.
Li Changhe looked back at the window at the end of the corridor, and without using [Eagle Eye], he could see the darkness outside, so the scene in front of him was an illusion?
He didn't make any rash moves and didn't answer 'the teacher's' question, but took a step back and whispered, "What's going on?"
"I haven't experienced many supernatural tasks, otherwise I would've cleared this before you arrived." Earth Knight also took a step back and whispered, "'She' deliberately let us see this scene. She's trying to..."
Just as Earth Knight's voice fell, his face stiffened.
Li Changhe retreated several steps, almost smashing the [Blood-stained lead ball] towards Earth Knight.
There was a face appearing on Earth Knight's chest!
A girl's face, with fair skin and delicate features, she was very beautiful.
But suddenly appearing on someone's chest didn't feel beautiful but rather terrifying.
"Short pain is better than long pain, brother. You'll be safe once I smash this down! My ball is much more powerful than consecrated spirit items!" Li Changhe growled, ready to smash out with the lead ball, thinking that Earth Knight had fallen for the trap.
"Get away! If you smash it down, I'll be dead! It's fake, don't attack!"
Earth Knight quickly raised his hand to stop Li Changhe, and stepped back himself, allowing the girl to fully reveal herself.
The girl wasn't attached to his body; he had just blocked her path, and she simply ignored the physical obstruction and penetrated through Earth Knight's body.
A girl in a school uniform playfully lay at the entrance of room 303, laughing, "Teacher, how did you know it was me?"
Li Changhe realized that the girl and the teacher were both segments of the ghost's memory; no wonder Earth Knight said it was fake.
The phantom teacher wasn't talking to Li Changhe and Earth Knight but to the girl.
"Is this girl the ghost? Or is it... what she looked like before she became a ghost?" Li Changhe murmured.
"How do you know?" Earth Knight watched the girl walk into the office and asked at the doorway.
"Can you see the teacher's face clearly?" Li Changhe whispered, "Human memory is like a magnet, and the longer the time, the more it wears away. If this is a scene from memory, there's no reason for the teacher's face to be unclear, while the girl's face is extremely real. Time has eroded even the ghost's memory of the teacher's face, but she can always see her own face, so it's clear."
"Are you a detective?" Earth Knight asked in admiration.
"No... it's just inspired by my own experience. I can't remember the faces of the bastards who bullied me as a kid, but my own face is very clear. After all, it's hard to forget my handsome face,"
"..." Earth Knight decisively changed the topic.
"So what does she want to show us by doing this?"
"I'm on my first mission, and you're not familiar with this either. Let's not be too hasty to act." Li Changhe didn't understand either.
On the other side, the girl and the teacher chatted and laughed for a while,
It was quite ordinary, just a student with a close relationship with the teacher.
The two of them never let down their guard, holding their weapons throughout the entire process. In the end, when the girl was about to leave, she suddenly turned around and kissed the teacher's face, then happily hopped out as the teacher chuckled.
"So that's it...." Li Changhe had a clue in his heart.
"What did you figure out?" Earth Knight looked puzzled, "Isn't it just a student close to the teacher? And it's a girl."
"It was 20 years ago, brother Knight. That era was different from now," Li Changhe laughed softly, "At that time, a girl kissing her girlfriend was as horrifying as men kissing their buddies today. Just imagine."
Earth Knight was silent for a moment, taking a cold breath. He must have been disgusted.
Touching his chin, he said, "I see. She wants to show us the reason she became a ghost? There have been cases like this before. Ghosts will show their obsessions, and [Players] have to make a choice. Some [Players] have agreed to avenge ghosts and survived the mission. If you don't agree, it'll be a fight to the death. Or maybe, this is the [Task] itself, choosing to help or kill the ghost."
"What if someone agreed but didn't do it?"
"Supernatural beings have a strong binding power to oaths... if you don't do it, you'll die." Earth Knight glanced around, "But we don't know what the request would be. Killing the ghost here is still the safest choice."
"We can't fight now, so you should recover. If necessary, we'll break through with force." Li Changhe whispered.
"What about you?"
"Me? I'll play the role of a caring older sister." Li Changhe laughed softly, took out a folding chair from the [Player Backpack], and sat down with his legs crossed.
Looking at room 303, which was undergoing changes, he laughed softly, "Start your performance."