Creak—BANG!!
The rotten floorboards shattered and were violently ripped open.
Amid the billowing dust, Ji Yan's body dropped into the basement of the [Shrine].
It resembled a large wine cellar. The air was unusually stifling and suffocating, saturated with the smell of rot and fermentation.
Whoosh—
The wick caught fire. Holding an oil lamp, Ji Yan raised it, and the orange-yellow glow drove back the darkness.
Ahead stood an earthen wall covered in densely packed human heads. Their bodies were embedded within the wall, while the countless roots of the [Human-Faced Tree] extended downward, threading through their bodies and sustaining their lives.
Their expressions were dazed, their eyes hollow and unfocused, their mouths muttering something...
"There are so many Japanese bastards down here!" Burning Death Eerie said in surprise.
Ji Yan replied blandly, "These players are the foundation [Lying Eerie] uses to maintain the 'Lying Privilege.'"
"Once they've been brainwashed into firmly believing a lie, that lie can become reality!"
"If these people die, the Lying Privilege will collapse and be erased."
"But... how did you know where the hidden passage to the basement was?" Burning Death Eerie asked, astonished.
Ji Yan said, "Don't ask. If you ask, it's cheats."
Burning Death Eerie: "..."
As they spoke, Ji Yan walked forward, the [Coffin Nail] held between two fingers.
After only a few steps, a red warning panel suddenly appeared before Ji Yan—
"Ding! Player Ji Yan, having entered the domain of [Oblivion Eerie Shrine] without obtaining the designated Easter egg item privilege."
"Warning! Your intrusion has provoked the corruption of the 'specific NPC'—the Tier 11 eerie [Great Tengu]. Its hatred has locked onto you. Leave immediately!"
The warning rang out like an alarm bell. The instant it ended, an extremely dangerous eerie aura spread through the air.
A long-nosed, crimson,