Hidden Information, Bewitching Eerie's Quest

Upon hearing Father Eerie's voice, Dong Jie and Liu Yitong both felt their hearts skip a beat.

They then looked at Ji Yan as if he were the God of Misfortune.

It was bad enough that this newbie had rolled a godawful F-tier talent.

But right after the game began, Father Eerie—the one with the most danger zones and the highest death rate—had called him out by name!

How unlucky did he have to be?

Dong Jie even suspected that F-tier talents came with a built-in misfortune attribute.

Ji Yan's expression did not look good either.

According to Liu Yitong's introduction,

the Apartment had four bedrooms and one living room. Three rooms belonged to Eeries, while one belonged to the Players.

Among them, Mother had the fewest danger zones. She loved children abnormally deeply, so there was no need to worry about their relationship worsening.

It was just that her excessively warped love often triggered troublesome and dangerous quests...

Next was Grandmother. Perhaps because of Liu Yitong's talent, she only doted on her and did not think much of male Players.

Father had the most danger zones.

He had a violent temper and a strange personality. He especially loathed his own children, deliberately targeting them and picking flaws in everything they did.

Previously, most Players had died at Father Eerie's hands!

Under Dong Chu and Liu Yitong's funeral-like gazes, Ji Yan braced himself and entered the dim corridor.

The door slowly opened, and the chandelier in the bedroom swayed, casting a dull orange glow.

The moment Ji Yan stepped inside, the door slammed tightly shut behind him.

A dense stench of blood filled the room. In Ji Yan's line of sight, countless bloody chunks were scattered across the floor...

An Eerie with steel nails embedded all over its body stood there, its skin and flesh swollen like it had been injected with excessive hormones, covered in horrifying, disgusting tumors. It grinned at Ji Yan.

It held a skull still covered in shredded flesh and asked Ji Yan with a smile, "Do you know who this is?"

Staring at the maggots crawling through the eye sockets, Ji Yan fell silent for a moment before calmly answering, "My Brother or Sister?"

Father Eerie seemed somewhat surprised. He tossed the skull into Ji Yan's arms. "Quite smart."

"There are plenty more of your brothers and sisters here. Want to take a look?"

He rose to his feet. His massive body was as imposing and dangerous as a black bear as he opened a cabinet.

Inside the cabinet were more than a dozen skulls, their flesh scraped clean and covered in flies and maggots.

The sight was intensely shocking.

"Do you know why they all stayed here?"

Facing Father Eerie's mocking gaze, Ji Yan said quietly, "They made you angry, Father."

"So you know I have a bad temper."

"I don't like children who are disobedient, incapable, and clumsy."

"Like you. I've been calling you for so long. Why did you only come in now?"

"I'll take one of your ears so you'll remember next time!"

Father Eerie's face turned vicious and terrifying in the next second, and his large hand reached for Ji Yan's small body.

Ji Yan's Corner of Mouth twitched.

Seriously? This ridiculous?

Just being a little late entering the room counts as stepping on a landmine? How are Players supposed to survive?

He instinctively wanted to retreat, but in the next second, Ji Yan stared at the skull in his hand and his eyes shifted.

He quickly steadied himself and allowed the large hand to reach for him.

In the end, the large hand did not harm Ji Yan and withdrew resentfully.

Seeing that the intimidation had not worked, Father Eerie's narrowed eyes became somewhat sinister.

His scarlet Corner of Mouth curled into an unpleasant smile. "I was only joking. Why didn't you react? Were you scared stupid?"

If Ji Yan had dodged just now or shown any sign of panic, it would have truly torn off one of his ears!

Ji Yan did not respond, his gaze fixed on the bloody skull in his hand.

A red panel appeared on it.

"Ding! Congratulations player, you have touched an item and triggered the Omniscient Understanding talent. Hidden information obtained."

"Eerie Type: Gourmand Eerie"

"Ability: It enjoys using intimidation to generate fear in Players, feeding on it. The more fear it consumes, the more severely the Player's mental awareness and bodily functions decline."

"Fatal Weakness: A Vengeful Dagger that wounded it while it was alive."

Was this a bug-level talent?

With just one related item, he could uncover the Eerie's complete details, abilities, and even its weakness!

Ji Yan's eyes flickered.

He had thought this talent was powerful, but he had not expected it to be this powerful!

But where would this so-called Vengeful Dagger be?

If he could get his hands on it, he would at least have another card to keep himself alive.

Ji Yan did not dwell on it. His top priority now was surviving and leaving this room.

"My leg has been hurting terribly lately. Find a medicine called Blood Lyre."

"Bring it to my room before nightfall."

"If there is no medicine, I'll use you to ease the pain. Useless children don't deserve to stay in this house!"

Under the tungsten bulb's light, the Gourmand Eerie tore open its pant leg, revealing a bloated leg with rotting flesh. Chunks of milky white and yellowish-brown fat hung from it, looking utterly disgusting.

Ji Yan had no idea what Blood Lyre was.

But anyone with half a brain could tell it would not be that simple!

"Understood, Father."

Ji Yan nodded.

After receiving his answer, the door behind him opened a crack, allowing Ji Yan to leave the room.

"Ding! Congratulations player, you have successfully accepted a quest. Find the item Blood Lyre and deliver it to Father's bedroom before 18:00."

"Quest successful: C-tier reward available."

"Quest failed: You will receive Father's non-lethal quest punishment for 30 minutes."

Hearing the punishment, Ji Yan frowned.

Although it stated that the punishment would not kill him, many punishments were more painful and torturous than death!

It would be a lie to say he felt no pressure.

Just as he came out, the rooms of Mother and Grandmother opened as well, and Dong Chu and Liu Yitong emerged.

The moment they saw Ji Yan, both looked surprised.

"You came out so quickly?"

"What part did you lose?"

Ji Yan asked in return, "What part was I supposed to lose?"

Liu Yitong's pretty face was filled with astonishment. "How did you do it? The first time Dong Chu entered Father's room, he had a kidney taken out."

Dong Chu's face immediately darkened.

"Miss Liu, some things don't need to be mentioned!"

Liu Yitong ignored Dong Chu's look and continued, "Father Eerie likes making things difficult for and intimidating Players, but there is actually a hidden set of rules in this Apartment that restrains the Eeries."

"Eeries cannot harm Players without restraint. They can only punish Players after quests they assign are failed."

"So mental resilience is the key."

Ji Yan nodded. "Thanks."

At the mention of quests, Dong Chu's face darkened. "Damn it, I don't know what got into that old woman today. She said her dentures were broken and told me to get her a new set!"

"The quest was judged to be A+ Rank!"

A+ Rank quests had a death rate as high as fifty percent, because dentures could only be found on the 5th Floor.

And in this Apartment, the higher the floor, the more terrifying the residents!

Dong Chu had been slacking off for days, but the moment Ji Yan arrived today, he hit the jackpot.

He even suspected that this damned newbie's bad luck had infected him.

"I'm doing better. Mother Eerie has always had a good impression of me, so she only told me to go downstairs and borrow a bottle of soy sauce."

"The system judged the quest as C-tier."

As Liu Yitong spoke, she looked at Ji Yan. "What about you? What quest did you get?"

Ji Yan rubbed his nose. "Mine is pretty good too. A C-tier quest."

"That Eerie told me to find a medicine called Blood Lyre to treat its leg."

But upon hearing Blood Lyre, Ji Yan noticed that both of their expressions turned strange.

"Blood Lyre? Heh, just as I guessed. That Eerie assigned this quest again."

"You hit the jackpot!"

Dong Chu laughed as he left, but no matter how one listened, the laugh sounded like gloating.

Ji Yan frowned slightly. "Is Blood Lyre difficult to find?"

Liu Yitong sighed softly. "Blood Lyre isn't difficult to find. We all know where it is: Room 101 in the Apartment."

"But before you, four Players were assigned this quest. Only one came back alive."

"The only one who returned looked decades older. There wasn't a trace of flesh left on his body, and he died after saying barely two words..."

Liu Yitong looked at him with pity. "So I suggest you think of another way out."

"Room 101 is a monster that eats people!"

Ji Yan: "..."