Only Three Words, Secret Weapon

At the deepest end of the passage, a rusted, decaying door slowly creaked open, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Amid the smoke and dust, a Clown Eerie stood at the doorway, carrying a Timid Ghost in his right hand and a player's head in his left.

"Here."

After using the player's identity to open the door, Ji Yan tossed the player's head to the Timid Ghost.

Amid terrified screams, the player, reduced to only a head, had his skull cracked open and was sucked dry like a coconut...

Ji Yan studied the room. All kinds of eerie beings were submerged within round cylindrical containers, and each container held an [Eerie Item] soaking alongside them.

"Are they cultivating... Grudge Eerie Items?"

Within every container, Ji Yan could smell different kinds of resentment: slaughter, twisted love, hatred, and more.

"Looks like Experiment Subjects No. 1 through 7 were mass-produced here..."

Ji Yan murmured. What exactly was the Eerie Dean planning to do by creating so many "Experiment Subjects"?

It couldn't be building an army of Experiment Subjects to fight against Dungeon Order, could it?

"The stronger a Grudge Eerie Item's resentment, the higher its combat power. That completes its advancement."

"The Eerie Dean must have exploited some loophole. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly cultivate so many Rank 9s. They're practically as common as rotten sweet potatoes..."

And somehow, all of this was compliant. Otherwise, Dungeon Order would have razed this place long ago.

"Why... are we here?"

"Is this a mission assigned by the Upper Echelon?"

The Timid Ghost dangled limply in his grasp, raising its head to look at Ji Yan's face.

Ji Yan's gaze swept over the containers as he smiled faintly. "Of course. Without orders from the Upper Echelon, how would small fries like us dare come here?"

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