Half an hour later, Nameless and the other three arrived at the West Courtyard.
Night had fallen. The monk leading them carried a torch, but as soon as his task was done, he handed it to Xu Tao and fled.
"Shall we go in?" Xu Tao held the torch. He could faintly hear raucous laughter from inside the West Courtyard, and uncertainty crept into his voice.
Hikawa Kyoko hesitated. "What if that powerful ghost the overseer mentioned is stronger than us?"
Xu Qinqin walked up to the courtyard wall and hopped lightly onto it. She looked over the other side, then jumped back down.
She returned to the others and said, "There are lots of ghosts inside, but they aren't very strong."
"..."
Xu Tao and Hikawa Kyoko both looked a little embarrassed.
Xu Tao could not help coughing. "Looks like we were too cautious. If they aren't that strong, let's charge in. Maybe this task will end once we work together to kill all the ghosts."
He looked expectantly at Nameless.
None of them had said how strong they were, but everyone present knew Nameless was the strongest.
The reason was simple. Xu Tao and Hikawa Kyoko had not even noticed Xu Qinqin at first, which meant they were weaker than her. Nameless had noticed her, so he had to be stronger.
As the strongest member of the group, Nameless naturally had to agree before they started fighting.
"Let's give it a try," Nameless said after a moment's thought. "We won't learn much more by standing here and watching."
It would be best if the task really was that simple. But if it had some hidden condition, standing here like they were being punished would not reveal it.
"Then get ready, everyone. We start in one minute." Xu Tao's