"Sorry for the trouble, then."
Lin Luo patted the Drowned Ghost on the shoulder, looking perfectly approachable.
"Sir, it's only my duty. It's an honor to serve you."
The Drowned Ghost shamelessly fawned over him, then left the room with Lin Luo's permission.
But shortly after leaving the room, the Drowned Ghost encountered two Ghost Creatures of considerable strength.
They were a female ghost wearing a mask and the Ghost Baby she held in her arms.
"Drowned Ghost, what's going on with this room? Why is the door open?!"
The Ghost Baby opened his Ghost Eyes, each as large as a copper bell, and demanded an answer from the Drowned Ghost.
Anger flashed in the Drowned Ghost's eyes at those words.
These two ghosts were inseparable. Together, they could almost always gain the upper hand, provided they didn't encounter anyone at the Ghost General Tier.
Previously, the Drowned Ghost had managed to get hold of a player with great difficulty, only for these two ghosts to forcibly snatch the player away before he could feast.
They had long since built up a grudge.
"Answer my question, now!"
The Ghost Baby shrieked.
Even the Drowned Ghost found that piercing voice extremely uncomfortable.
But to get his revenge, the Drowned Ghost put on a submissive look and replied with pent-up resentment, "Don't rush me. I'll tell you, all right?"
"Too many players entered the instance this time. There's more living prey than we can handle, so the door was left open to give us an extra meal."
To lure the Ghost Baby into the trap, the Drowned Ghost told a barefaced lie.
But the Ghost Baby clearly wasn't easily fooled. He demanded suspiciously, "If it's such a good opportunity, why haven't you gone inside to feast already?!"
The Drowned Ghost had clearly