Shen Hao was teleported into the Instance.
Before him lay a narrow street lined with detached houses, each with a small yard.
The houses all look very similar. The streets are long and narrow, stretching as far as the eye can see, with no forks in the road, just a straight street.
This is the Home of Evil Ghosts. It is said that, apart from some empty houses, the rest are inhabited by various evil spirits.
Or rather, these evil spirits are imprisoned in these houses.
They can never leave this place, and every day they have to experience something that fills them with fear and pain.
This is the torment inflicted upon them by the Lord of the Netherworld.
Occasionally, a few figures can be seen on the street; they are the guards of the Home of Evil Ghosts.
Over the long years, these guards have lost their sense of self, but they have always adhered to their duties.
Their duty is to guard the Home of Evil Ghosts and prevent any evil spirits from escaping from here.
However, Shen Hao found it very difficult to understand why the Lord of the Netherworld would imprison these evil spirits here.
Wouldn't it be better to just kill him?
We also need to send people to guard this place, which is not only a waste of manpower, but also risks letting these evil spirits escape.
Perhaps the Lord of the Netherworld has some purpose in doing this.
For example, the shadow imprisoned in the previous Instance can be absorbed by the Lord of the Netherworld using an array, which will benefit those living around the array.
Perhaps the Home of Evil Ghosts serves a similar purpose.
But Shen Hao has no way of knowing the specifics.
Shen Hao learned from the Instance guide that a large part of the Home of Evil Ghosts was shrouded in strange Mist, making it an extremely dangerous place.
Although some of the demons have not yet been swallowed by the Mist, the Mist will reappear here from time to time.
At this point, both the guards of the Home of Evil Ghosts and the players must enter the residence to take refuge, otherwise something very dangerous will happen.
The guide didn't specify what exactly happened, but it's said that everyone who entered the Mist eventually died.
So no one knows what's in the Mist.
It is said that those guards lost their souls in the fight against the Mist, turning into the walking corpses they are now.
Shen Hao felt that the Mist was probably the most dangerous thing in this Instance, and he would have to be careful of this power.
"You have entered the Instance. As Demon, you will become the Instance boss—the warden of the Home of Evil Ghosts."
The Home of Evil Ghosts is actually a prison, where the guards are like jailers, and the warden is their boss.
Shen Hao also saw information about this warden in the strategy guide.
Unlike the others, this warden lost not his soul, but his body.
He is now a ghost who has lost himself, only knowing how to fulfill his duty to protect the Home of Evil Ghosts; he can no longer remember anything else.
Soon, the scenery around Shen Hao changed. He left the streets of the Home of Evil Ghosts and appeared in a simple and ancient room.
In front of him was a table, and opposite him was a bookshelf, but the books inside had long since decayed under the erosion of time.
His body began to change.
His physical body vanished, and his body was shrouded in a black mist, revealing only a skull.
The black mist was his body.
The black mist was very dark, as black as ink, and it drifted about unpredictably.
This is the Instance's boss, the warden of the Home of Evil Ghosts.
It looks scary, but I don't know what its attributes are.
Shen Hao immediately opened the game panel to check.
Physical condition: 0
Spirit: 150 + 700
Shen Hao's original Mental Attribute was 150 points, while this BOSS's Mental Attribute was 700 points.
Shen Hao was very satisfied with this Mental Attribute.
His biggest weakness right now is his low Mental Attribute. If he could inherit this Mental Attribute after leaving the Instance, Shen Hao would be even more satisfied.
Shen Hao then began to examine the BOSS's abilities.
"Warden, you are the warden of the Home of Evil Ghosts. The Lord of the Netherworld has granted you the authority to govern the Home of Evil Ghosts."
Everything here is under your control. You can control every guard and gain their line of sight, as well as all the mechanisms and formations.
This ability is not very useful to Shen Hao, because he already has the ability to Possession.
As for the mechanisms and formations here, they have all been damaged over the long years.
Therefore, this ability is not very meaningful to him.
But it's better than nothing.
"Soul Binding, you can use your chains to bind anyone's soul, even if the other person is alive; their soul will be bound and unable to escape."
Shen Hao really liked this ability; it allowed him to pull the other person's soul out of their body.
Moreover, this place is full of prisons; once he captures someone's soul, he can choose to imprison them here.
Then, Shen Hao began to review his tasks.
"Mission 1: As Demon, you will not let anyone escape your grasp; kill all humans who enter the Home of Evil Ghosts."
"Mission 2: The Home of Evil Ghosts has lost its reason for existence. It's time to destroy it and let those jailers rest in peace."
The first task was a recurring one in almost every Instance he played, so Shen Hao was already used to it.
The second task, however, was somewhat similar to those of the other players.
However, the players' task is to destroy the Home of Evil Ghosts and release the imprisoned demon.
He destroyed the Home of Evil Ghosts, allowing the jailers to rest in peace.
Although some parts are the same, he certainly won't let those evil spirits go.
Because he is Demon, now that he has come here, whether you are a ghost or a human, you must die here.
"Your prey has entered the Instance; you may begin your hunt."
Upon hearing the system notification, Shen Hao picked up a chain that was lying on the ground.
This is a very thick chain, pure black, covered in rust, and looks extremely old.
But this iron chain is anything but ordinary.
This is the weapon of the warden of the Home of Evil Ghosts.
A weapon capable of binding the soul, even pulling the soul out of the body.
He looked out the window of the room and saw the players standing on the street.
This time it's a little different; two teams appeared at the same time.
He knew very well that this was a 5-player Instance, but now 10 people were appearing at the same time.
This surprised Shen Hao as well.
Could it be that after the game update, in order to reduce the difficulty of the Instance and increase the success rate, the number of people entering the Instance was increased?
This means he has more rivals now.
But Shen Hao felt this was even better; those players were prey to him.
An increase in prey is definitely a good thing for hunters.
Welcome to the Home of Evil Ghosts!
He wrapped the chains around his body, but a large portion of them still dragged on the ground, making a rattling sound.
He walked out of his room.