At last, I had heard some useful intelligence.
Carefree Tower.
This place really did have something to do with Carefree Tower.
From the information I had gathered so far,
Carefree Tower seemed to have some connection to the Great Fiend, and their target was the Nine Corpse Tower.
They intended to destroy the seal and release the Great Fiend.
But their strength was limited, and they had never succeeded.
Still, there might be major developments in the coming months...
I did not waste any more breath on him. I would capture this guy first.
With my longsword in hand, I continued charging forward. At that moment, the surrounding ghosts swarmed toward me without regard for their lives.
I kept my eyes fixed on Pavilion Ghost and relentlessly pursued him.
Though there were many ghosts, they could not stop me.
At last, I found an opening and charged straight through.
When Pavilion Ghost saw me break out, he opened his mouth and spat out a blast of black mist, trying to block my advance.
But I aimed straight for his mouth and lashed out with my whip.
With a smack, the whip struck him across the mouth and tore it apart.
With a miserable ah, his attempt to spew the mist was interrupted, and Pavilion Ghost was whipped to the ground.
After instantly killing three ghosts, I leaped forward and kicked Pavilion Ghost squarely in the chest just as he rose.
He screamed again and was sent sprawling.
Then I lunged forward and brought my sword down.
With a crack, one of his arms was severed, exploding into a ball of ghost fire.
I could have killed him outright, but I needed the information in his mouth, so I spared his life for the time being.
That strike had seriously wounded