Chapter 576 Phantom Manor (1/2)
”Where? I don't see anything?” someone else said.
”I really did see something. I swear, I'm not going blind,” said Huang Mingqi.
”This place really gives me the creeps. I would probably believe you if you told me that there were a bunch of ghosts living in that manor,” said his colleague, Deng Deng, with a weak laugh.
”Gao Peng, there's heavy Yin energy radiating from inside,” said Flamy quietly into Gao Peng's ear.
”Yin energy?” Gao Peng frowned. The presence of Yin energy almost certainly meant that there was something corrupt lurking inside the building. The walking monster corpses from before had also oozed with Yin energy.
”Do you sense anything else that might be a threat to us?” asked Gao Peng.
”No,” said Flamy, shaking its head.
”That's reassuring.” Gao Peng let out a sigh of relief. You can always count on a woman's intuition in times like this... especially that of a female one-legged crane.
The researchers were still under the impression that they were inside a pocket dimension and that people had once lived there a long time ago. However, Gao Peng already knew that they were not in fact in a pocket dimension, but rather in the Naihe Underworld!
There was nothing normal about finding a small manor in a place like this. Gao Peng frowned, sensing that something was definitely off about it. Why does it look like a papier-mache model?
A hollow rustling noise sounded from the manor's walls every time a gust of wind blew past them, and the whole thing seemed to be trembling.
The 32-foot-tall manor swayed in the wind like a huge monstrosity lazily swinging its head around. Gao Peng strained his eyes at it. The building's stats appeared before him instantly.
[Monster Name]: Papier-Mache Phantom Manor
[Monster Level]: Level 52 (King-tier)
[Monster Grade]: Excellent/Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Yin/Ghost
[Monster Ability]: Ghost Husbandry Level 3, Exorcism Level 3, Yin Accumulation Level 3, Mist of Yin Corruption Level 3
[Monster Weakness]: Fire
[Monster Description]: A monster born from the ashes of countless papier-mache houses that were burned in honor of the dead. It is capable of absorbing Yin energy, as well as nourishing a spirit within its confines. As a result, it has become a favorite place for all manner of ghosts and apparitions to hang out. However, the Papier-Mache Phantom Manor takes control of any spirit weaker than itself, condemning it to a life of servitude.
To think that slavery exists even here among ghosts...
”Don't go in,” warned Gao Peng, stopping those who were about to head towards the manor. ”Don't you think it's strange to find a manor just sitting here in the middle of nowhere?”
One of the researchers smiled apologetically at him. It was thanks to Gao Peng's presence that he had even had the courage to venture into the unknown… He had heard about all the achievements that Gao Peng had accomplished in the past. Being under the protection of an almost godly presence like Gao Peng for this long, the researcher couldn't help but feel as if nothing could hurt him, as long as Gao Peng remained by their sides.
”That's what you're here for, isn't it? To keep us safe from whatever danger awaits us?”
”There's a high chance that monsters above Emperor-tier exist in this place,” said Gao Peng gravely. ”I may not be able to protect all of you by myself. Better to be on the safe side for now.” He then turned to Flamy, ordering it to attack the manor before them.
Flamy took a deep breath, letting air flow into its stomach. In an instant, its stomach expanded like a balloon.