This world is always shrouded in darkness, and even the sunlight pales in comparison.
The city streets were deserted, eerily Dead Silence, and looked desolate in the dim light.
According to the background information of the Instance, most of the residents have left, so there is not a single person to be seen on the city streets.
Upon arriving here, Shen Hao felt a chill run through his body; the air here was colder than in his world.
However, this is not a big problem, since he is going to become the Instance boss.
The Executioner was a dead man; he must be quite resistant to the cold.
A system location notification appeared in his ear.
"You have entered the Instance and will become the Instance BOSS - the Executioner."
He is a servant of the great Lord of the Netherworld, one of his Executioners, responsible for capturing and punishing the Lord of the Netherworld's enemies.
For the Lord of the Netherworld's enemies, the Executioner is an absolute nightmare.
With the fall of the Lord of the Netherworld, many Executioners either betrayed him or were killed.
But he was different; even in death, he faithfully fulfilled his duty, guarding the prisoners in the cell.
Soon, Shen Hao felt the changes in his body.
His body gradually disappeared, and his consciousness faded away; it was as if he had vanished from this world.
But this situation did not last long. Soon, the scattered consciousness drifted into another body.
When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a new body.
He had grown much taller and his limbs had become thicker, but he looked thinner.
Because the Executioner was over two meters tall, his body appeared rather thin in comparison to his height.
He stood on the city street, wearing a black cloak and holding a huge, long-handled scythe.
His hood covered his face, making it difficult for outsiders to see his features.
The body was ice-cold, for it had long since lost its life; the blood within it had ceased to flow, and even its soul had been extinguished.
It should be considered a zombie.
Originally, this zombie could only act on instinct, and its actions followed a certain pattern.
But things are different now, because this body now contains a soul.
Once you have a soul, you will naturally not act solely on instinct.
Shen Hao opened the game panel to check his current attributes.
Physical fitness: 60+530
Spirit: 130
This zombie has terrifyingly high physical attributes.
Even with the enhancement of the Demon Bloodline, Shen Hao's physical constitution was less than one-eighth of Shen Hao's.
This is quite normal, considering that the Executioner is a subordinate of the Lord of the Netherworld, and seems to be the kind responsible for fighting.
Of course, he was just one of many Executioners, and his rank was probably not very high.
However, given its connection to a deity who once ruled the entire world, it could never be too weak.
This is nothing compared to what I imagined; this body at its peak would have been far more terrifying.
Shen Hao then examined the abilities he had inherited from the Executioner.
"Soul Hooking, the scythe in your hand is blessed by the power of the Lord of the Netherworld."
You can use your scythe to drag the soul of your target into your execution chamber.
You can torture your enemies at will, driving them to a mental breakdown for up to 15 minutes.
Time inside the execution chamber is different from the outside world; 15 minutes inside is equivalent to only one second in the real world.
Shen Hao really liked this ability.
He looked at the sickle in his hand, put it in his inventory, and checked its description.
The Executioner's Scythe is the Executioner's most terrifying weapon, for it has been blessed by the Lord of the Netherworld.
Executioners used this scythe to traverse the Netherworld, upholding the rules set by the Lord of the Netherworld.
"I wonder if it can be taken out of the Instance?"
Shen Hao quite liked this thing, not because of the scythe itself, but because of the abilities it came with.
Although he could easily kill those players in the Instance, he always felt that something was missing—a sense of ritual.
He was no longer satisfied with killing people in simple ways.
This Soul Hooking ability perfectly suited his needs.
He then examined the Executioner's second ability.
[Zombie, you are a zombie. You are already dead and have no soul, so any mental attacks are ineffective against you.]
They are immune to spiritual attacks because the Executioner has no soul.
The Executioner has only these two abilities.
The first ability to Soul Hooking is interesting, but the second ability is quite ordinary.
However, its basic attributes are very strong, with a total of 530 points in constitution.
Shen Hao was somewhat excited. If he could inherit this basic attribute, combined with the characteristics of the Demon Bloodline, his physical attribute would be multiplied by 2.
With a physique exceeding 1000, wouldn't that make one invincible?
However, this was not up to him; he couldn't decide what the final reward would be.
Shen Hao checked his tasks again.
"Task 1, Hunting: All players entering the Instance are your prey. You will kill them all and let them know how terrible the Demons are."
Task 2: Kill all the prisoners in the cage.
Since the fall of the Lord of the Netherworld, even some petty villains have dared to call themselves gods, which is blasphemy against the true God.
You should make those false gods understand the price of overstepping their bounds!
There are two tasks: the first is to kill players who enter the Instance, and the second is to kill the prisoner who calls himself God and is imprisoned in a cage.
He needs to complete these two tasks to clear this Instance.
Only then can he receive the corresponding reward after returning to the real world.
Killing those players is easy, but it's unclear what kind of strength the so-called false god imprisoned in the cage possesses.
The walkthrough mentions a goddess imprisoned in the Executioner's cage; she should be the target of the mission.
The player's task is to release the goddess, while his task is to kill her.
From this perspective, he is indeed on the opposite side of the other players.
Going against everyone sounds like a lot of fun.
"Your prey has arrived in this world; you may now begin your hunt!"
Upon hearing the game system's notification, Shen Hao prepared to take action.
According to the walkthrough, the first thing players do upon entering the Instance is to find the old man and receive his blessing.
The blessing can increase basic attributes by 50%, so players entering the Instance have no reason to give up.
Even players who plan to slack off after entering the Instance and Instance after one day still need this blessing.
Since no one can guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen in the Instance, you must use every means to improve your strength.
Besides, there's no danger in receiving that old man's blessing.
Even with a 50% attribute boost, the player was still no match for him, but Shen Hao still decided to kill the old man first.
This old man is probably a follower of the goddess in the cage; his appearance is to help the players complete their quest.
Since they are enemies, we certainly cannot let them go.
Even the weakest enemy.
In addition, he wanted to give those players a surprise as a greeting gift.
It would be very impolite not to bring a gift when meeting someone for the first time.