Rampage

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!"

Accompanied by a furious roar that sounded like it came from a fiend in the depths of hell, the entire mansion began to shake violently. The wallpaper peeled away, and the surroundings fell into utter ruin. At the same time, the solid floor suddenly shattered, and skeleton soldiers wielding weapons and shields crawled out from beneath it, surrounding Duanmu Huai and Okegis.

"No, no, don't hurt Father, aaaaaah!!!"

Along with the roar, the quest prompt before Duanmu Huai changed once again.

"Investigate Fallen Moon Forest" Phase One Complete

Quest "Angry Soul" triggered

Quest Objective: Eliminate the source of the rage

The enraged soul is venting its darkness and hatred. Pass through this Forbidden Land of the Dead, find the source of the curse, and destroy it!

"Why don't I feel surprised at all..."

Duanmu Huai tightened his grip on the Thunder Warhammer and silently grumbled to himself.

Then he charged toward the Undead Soldiers before him.

To Duanmu Huai, the Undead Soldiers before him were no harder to deal with than Ratmen. Gripping the warhammer with both hands, he swung it with all his strength like a windmill. Wherever it passed, the Skeleton Undead were smashed into a bloody mess. Although the Undead Soldiers had no emotions and did not fear death, once they were smashed to pieces, they posed no threat whatsoever.

"Bang!!"

The Skeleton Soldiers blocking Duanmu Huai's path, armed with swords and shields, were sent flying by the Thunder Warhammer. They flew backward like action figures casually played with and discarded by a naughty child, crashed into the wall, and fell apart into a pile of bones. Just as those bones began to twitch, trying to reassemble themselves, the sturdy, massive Power Armor boot crushed them completely underfoot.

Okegis, following behind Duanmu Huai, also began to act. She spread her hands, and countless sharp Puppet Strings crisscrossed through the air, slicing the Skeleton Soldiers before her into neat pieces, as sharp as a saw blade cutting through bone.

Next time I buy a big bone to make soup, I should consider having Okegis help me.

As inappropriate thoughts spun through his mind, Duanmu Huai smashed through the army of the dead and charged out of the hall. He still remembered that, before dying, the man had told his daughter to hide in the basement, so the source of all this should be in the basement.

"Clack, clack, clack!!!"

However, just as Duanmu Huai charged into the corridor, the rapid sound of hoofbeats rang out. A ghostly knight mounted on a warhorse and wielding a lance came rushing toward him from the other side of the corridor. Duanmu Huai hurriedly turned around and raised his warhammer high, bringing it down hard on the knight!

"Boom!!!"

The crackling Thunder Warhammer smashed directly into the warhorse's head, reducing it to a bloody mass of flesh. Yet the headless warhorse showed no sign of stopping and continued charging toward Duanmu Huai. At the same time, the lance in the knight's hand shot out like lightning, stabbing toward Duanmu Huai's chest.

Bone-chilling air rushed toward him. Even inside his Power Armor, Duanmu Huai could feel his body being swept by a cold chill, as if all the strength in his body were beginning to drain away with the icy wind.

"Damn!"

Feeling this, Duanmu Huai cursed inwardly. This was what made the undead so troublesome. His current Power Armor could withstand rifle or even machine-gun fire, but against these undead, it was no different from being naked, without any defense at all.

Fortunately, Duanmu Huai had prepared for this.

Psychic Shock!

Just as the ghostly knight's lance was about to pierce Duanmu Huai's chest, a dazzling psychic radiance suddenly erupted from his body, blasting the ghostly knight and his headless warhorse away. Taking advantage of the ghostly knight's loss of balance, Duanmu Huai charged forward in great strides and brought down the warhammer in his hand once more!

"Bang!!!"

Under a blow from the Thunder Warhammer, the ghostly knight shattered and vanished like a rubber ball. However, a large group of ghosts soon emerged from the corridor. They floated in the air, spread their hands, and lunged toward Duanmu Huai.

"What a nuisance!"

At present, the only thing Duanmu Huai had that could deal with the undead was the Thunder Warhammer. His Power Armor offered no defensive effect whatsoever against the undead's soul attacks. If he were facing Ratmen or Evil God Believers, Duanmu Huai could simply rely on his heavy armor to endure their attacks. But the undead were different.

In their eyes, the Power Armor on Duanmu Huai was no different from not existing at all.

That was the greatest problem with facing mages in close combat. At least for now, Duanmu Huai had no solution. The Puppet Strings he had previously drawn, including Okegis, were all physical attacks and had little resistance to psychic power.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai frowned. He then charged forward again. As the ghosts closed in around him, he unleashed another Psychic Shock, blasting them away. Immediately afterward, the flight pack on his back suddenly fired and accelerated. In the next moment, Duanmu Huai turned into a blur and shot through the corridor filled with ghosts, arriving at the end. He then tightened his grip on the warhammer and smashed it viciously into the floor!

"Boom!!!!"

With one blow from Duanmu Huai, the floor before him exploded, revealing a pitch-black hole. Without hesitation, Duanmu Huai leaped into it. I need to finish this quickly. I don't have time to find the basement entrance. But it doesn't matter to me. If I can't find the door... smashing one open works just as well.

There had been no doors in the world to begin with. Smash enough, and doors appeared.

"Whoosh-------!!"

The instant Duanmu Huai landed, the sound of wind suddenly rang out. Almost instinctively, Duanmu Huai turned and raised his warhammer. The next moment, accompanied by a violent impact, a powerful force crashed into him head-on, making even Duanmu Huai, clad in Power Armor, stagger.

But this also allowed him to relax.

Fortunately, the other party has a physical body.

If she were a completely evil spirit, she really would be difficult to fight.

"You... how dare you hurt Father!!!"

The person now standing before Duanmu Huai was the Purple-Haired Maiden from before. She held a steel wrench taller than she was and glared viciously at Duanmu Huai. Her entire body radiated a blood-red aura, making her look exactly like an evil spirit.

"I'll never forgive you!!"

"Hey, I'm not your enemy, little girl!!"

"Leave this place!!!"

Although Duanmu Huai tried to calm the girl before him, she had clearly already fallen into a frenzy. She swung the enormous wrench in her hands, which was almost as large as a Power Axe, and charged toward Duanmu Huai.

There was no choice.

Looking at the furious girl before him, Duanmu Huai shook his head and raised his warhammer. If his Charm were higher, he could try using persuasion, but with his current one point of Charm...

He could only convince her through reason.