Chapter 332 Who is the Monster?

“…Blocked?”

Hearing what Director Cornelius said, Ban opened his eyes wide in surprise.

The middle-aged, red-haired Son of the Moon had his hands behind his back, and he still showed basic courtesy even to the blood slaves.

He looked down at the prohibition order and responded calmly, "We suspect that some anti-Moon Sons have infiltrated the Huyue Manor. We are currently intensifying the investigation. The private rooms and the main gate have been sealed. Leaving now may result in being attacked as you are alone, so please wait in the lobby."

"How long will it take?"

The woman next to Banzhi, Yue Zhizi, was also very dissatisfied: "I have already paid. Are you guys going to suddenly regret it?"

"Please be patient, the matter is being handled."

Manager Cornelius remained calm and polite, responding without panic, "The thief who attacked our guests will soon be apprehended by our security personnel. We apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you tonight, but we'll give you a gift certificate when we let you go."

"Guests can play in the lobby for a while longer. We've called the blood slaves back down. From now until you're released, all purchases are free. Of course, if you break anything, you'll still have to pay for it, so please be gentle."

"She's enough for me."

The woman muttered, hugging Ban closer to her.

But she hesitated for a moment, then said, "Bring another bottle of wine."

Director Cornelius nodded slightly and bowed. "Please take a moment to rest. I'll be right there."

She found a place to sit down with the ban, and frowned as she watched the Moon Children who had just left gradually return to the hall where the lights were lit again.

She held the ban and whispered, "I suspect some bad guys have sneaked in among the guests, so they made us all sit in the hall."

"What? Is this really the case? This is simply horrible."

Ban pretended to be surprised and covered his mouth with one hand.

Her performance was so exaggerated and perfunctory, but the woman was not dissatisfied with it. She was completely fascinated by this little thing and would rather deceive herself for her.

Ban was thinking seriously in his mind how this unexpected situation happened.

Is my way of thinking not allowed? That's probably not right.

She could clearly sense that the two "suggested solutions" given in the mission were actually traps. It might seem possible, but unless everyone was absolutely rational, it would be impossible to complete... and this was the nature of the Ascension Ceremony.

All promotion rituals, assuming everyone gave their all and ignored each other's efforts, would have a chance of being completed. There was absolutely no way a ritual would be impossible to complete... This was the fundamental principle by which the Nine Pillars distributed dreams and missions.

Based on this principle, the more people a task requires to work together, the harder it becomes. This is because while the upper limit is raised, the variables also increase.

Ban was a very experienced transcendent. After entering the scene, he simply ignored all tasks that required more than two people to complete.

Similarly, he also directly removed the task of the informer, which required direct negotiation and conflict with other promoted people.

According to Ban's experience, there are situations where a large number of people survive the promotion ceremony and then rely on points to determine the ranking... the higher the level, the less likely it is.

At the beginning, when everyone was still relatively naive, they were willing to cooperate with each other. But they soon realized that gathering with others did not actually improve their ability to pass the level.

If a task is completed, everyone gets points, but the gap remains the same; if a task is not completed, everyone wastes time. And when you witness betrayal for the first time, you will become completely wary of your "teammates."

At high-level promotion ceremonies, due to the existence of death penalties, survival becomes more important than completing the level. People tend to prioritize hiding themselves, considering the situation before deciding whether to complete one or two tasks.

Because of this, the higher the level of the promotion ceremony, the more difficult it is to pass.

Although he, Zhe Ren, and Stranger were temporary teammates, their relationship wasn't particularly close. Their partnership was based on the fear of offending one another, lest they face retaliation and pay the price upon returning to reality. In other words, their partnership was based solely on the principle of "not betraying."

But on the other hand, they don't have to take risks to help each other.

And while I didn't know how many "snitches" there were, it was impossible for all of them to be snitches. So the probability that both of my teammates were snitches was very low... In this case, if I revealed my identity and won, my teammates would think I was a snitch, regardless of whether I had snitched or not.

Because this cannot be explained.

So Ban chose to hide himself. He didn't reveal his identity as an informant, nor did he disguise himself as a survivor. He didn't interact with anyone, but simply tried to escape on his own terms. He wanted to collect the points awarded for the escape mission.

But in the end, this road is now blocked.

What happened? Was it another informer who did this?

That's not quite right.

This can only block people from leaving through the main gate... and in this situation where everyone is gathered together, it becomes easier to escape through the secret passage.

So it was the survivor who did it?

Kill the Moon Child through sneak attacks and other means to create a sense of crisis. Then gather everyone together so that there will be a chance to escape from the manor.

But they themselves will be driven here...

The ban is puzzling.

No matter how he reasoned, he couldn't figure out how this situation came about - this was unlikely to be the original arrangement, and it was definitely an unexpected emergency.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard a scream.

In full view of the crowd, an elderly and highly respected Son of the Moon suddenly fell to the ground without any warning and lost his life.

The blood slave who was previously in his arms screamed in fear and fell directly to the ground, too panicked to get up.

The moment the incident occurred, the entire hall was placed under martial law. The Moon Children immediately entered combat mode, their scarlet pupils lit up as they scanned their surroundings vigilantly.

The blood slave who had previously served that person was grabbed from the ground by the masked men in black. The Moon Child beside her was also surrounded and was being politely investigated.

"It's the undead—"

In just a few seconds, the Moon Child in charge of examining the corpse gave the answer: "Go and call the priest and the necromancer! Arrange the soul-exorcism ceremony first - uh uh uh uh..."

He had just said half of his words when his face suddenly turned pale and he covered his throat.

This made the surrounding Moon Children hold their breath and look over anxiously.

But fortunately, it only took a short while for him to recover.

But at this moment, he suddenly launched an attack in a rage! His right hand transformed into a thin, sharp, scarlet blade, and directly chopped off the head of the other Moon Child closest to him!

This time people finally understood how the ghost killed people.

It's an illusion!

"It's an earthbound spirit!"

The experienced Moon Child had even identified the specific type of spirit: "Scatter quickly! Earthbound spirits can cause many people to hallucinate at the same time!"

But even if they knew, they couldn't solve this problem——

The earthbound spirit is a ghost that starts at the fourth energy level and is most likely at the fifth energy level!

The Moonchildren's strength lies in their bodies; their souls possess the strength of a newborn. Due to their Path's rejection, they lack divine vision and the ghostly vision of the Twilight Path. While they can inflict damage on earthbound spirits... the Moonchildren simply cannot see ghosts.

If the incident happened in the first half of the night, and if the powerful people from other paths were still there, they might be able to rescue him.

Among the human guests invited by the Moon Child, there must be powerful priests and necromancers, and they must be powerful at the fifth level. The wizards and demonologists present at the time could also deal with the undead - as long as the undead were not too powerful, they could at least use spells and rituals to fight them.

But now it is already four or five in the morning, and it is time for the Moon Child to disperse.

The human guests had already left Huyue Manor, and the remaining Moon Children had no way to solve the problem for the time being, so they could only disperse and wait for the professionals to arrive.

Director Cornelius immediately raised his voice calmly, "Please remain calm, everyone. The earthbound spirits cannot harm you directly! So no matter what you see, do not attack. It's all an illusion! We have notified the Church and the School of the Dead, and professionals will arrive soon!"

"You liar! When did you inform me?"

The woman cursed under her breath, immediately picked up the ban and ran to an empty corner.

Her strength was very weak—not all Moon Children were strong, and she was only at the third level. It was precisely because of this that she was targeted by the ban.

This means that if a powerful Moon Child were to go on an illusionary killing spree, she could easily be drawn into it.

She had just gained eternal youth, and she didn't want to die in such an unclear way!

Just as she rushed around a corner, she suddenly bumped into a strong young man.

She immediately smelled the other person's scent as a blood slave - that alluring aroma of blood, a smell that ordinary humans do not have.

Normally, she might have stopped to chat or invite him to play, but now she was just annoyed by fear and irritation.

She subconsciously grew her fangs and wanted to teach this man a lesson.

And at this time.

A spiral-shaped shadow spear suddenly emerged from behind her and pierced her heart.

"Die, monster."

A deep, hateful growl sounded from behind her.

——Damn, who is the monster?

The woman's eyes went dark.

The first chapter of 3,000 words!

The second chapter has already reached 900, so maybe the third chapter will be available at 5 o'clock this time!

(End of this chapter)