At his question, Mandragora Manor's Four Great Beauties made no attempt to hide anything. Mandragora pondered briefly, then began recounting a past event.
"The previous master of Mandragora Manor was a Corpse-Eating Ghost who had reached the Ghost King Tier. His crimes were endless. Players and Ghost Creatures alike were brutally dismembered and devoured. Eventually, he provoked public outrage, and four Ghost King Tier beings struck in force, imprisoning him in the manor's dungeon."
Lin Luo's expression grew grave at her words.
It had taken no fewer than four Ghost King Tier beings to imprison the Corpse-Eating Ghost.
That alone showed how terrifyingly powerful the Corpse-Eating Ghost was, clearly far more fearsome than an ordinary Ghost King.
Just then, however, Lin Luo received a task notification from the Horror Game.
[Hidden Task triggered: Kill the Corpse-Eating Ghost to unlock the Middle Finger skill, Paladin's Provocation.]
At the sight, a flash of delight crossed Lin Luo's eyes.
As his strength improved, Lin Luo had gradually come to understand the enormous benefits provided by the Thumb's Emotion Stitching and the Index Finger's Crimson Demon Finger.
This reward clearly tempted him.
It was easy to see that the Middle Finger's Paladin's Provocation was meant to enrage an opponent.
Once they lost control of their emotions, they would inevitably expose an opening.
This would be a trump card at a critical moment.
Although he very much wanted to unlock the Middle Finger skill, Lin Luo also understood that releasing the Corpse-Eating Ghost would likely plunge all of Mandragora Manor into chaos.
Still, Lin Luo had no intention of giving up just yet. If he could investigate Madam Rose's cause of death and identify the culprit, he would receive additional rewards.
"When did Madam Rose die?"
To investigate this thoroughly, he would have