Chapter 1120: The True Mission

At this point, Lin An simply spoke up directly:

The mirror has a problem.

Looking at the mirror inside the mountain villa from outside the villa could directly trigger a ferocious ghost attack.

So that mirror might be the ferocious ghost's true form, but looking at it inside the villa shows no abnormality.

Everyone jumped at the sound; they hadn't even come to their senses, never expecting this layer of logic from Lin An.

A few seconds later, Xiao Peng and Li Xiang seemed to understand his meaning, and abruptly turned to look at the toilet behind them.

It's possible!

Li Xiang instantly looked at Xiao Peng and asked out loud:

Xiao Peng, you also looked at the mirror, right?

If you're unharmed, then it's very likely because Wang Zhengcheng sticking his body out caused this!

Xiao Peng nodded, then instinctively continued:

So should we have the system check the mirror?

That thing is the ferocious ghost's true form!?

As his words fell, Lin An nodded and directly added:

We can give it a try.

Either we send someone out to look at this mirror from downstairs.

As long as another person dies, we can confirm the mirror is problematic.

Or we can directly submit for inspection; the risk is the same.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces suddenly turned grim; indeed, Lin An's earlier analysis was very plausible. But whether we send someone down to test or directly apply, if either goes wrong, someone will die.

So... who will go?

In the silence, Xiao Peng unintentionally glanced at Lin An and the other two, hesitated a moment, then turned back to his own people:

One of you go and directly apply for a system inspection.

If we're wrong, it's death; if it truly is the ghost's true form, testing would be a pointless death.

So there's no need to test further.

Although Lin An's trio are outsiders in his eyes, this life‑risking task obviously couldn't be left to a Third Level.

Li Xiang beside him also understood Xiao Peng's meaning, his gaze sweeping over the few he had brought.

Zhang Kai, you go!

If something happens to you, I'll take care of your family.

Half threat, half command, the Second Level Awakened One singled out turned deathly pale. Although it's very likely correct, that thing is the ferocious ghost's true form. But what if I guessed wrong? Even if I guessed right, what if that ghost attacks me first?

In the standoff, Zhang Kai looked pleadingly at Xiao Peng, then at the few brothers he usually got along well with.

Yet he despondently discovered that Xiao Peng, who used to look after them, now had a hint of coldness in his eyes, indifferent to his life or death; the rest of his companions silently stepped aside.

If someone dies, they'd naturally be 'happy' to see it be someone else.

His heart turned icy cold.

Under Li Xiang's repeated urgings, he could only grit his teeth and submit an application to the system.

While he was applying, everyone swiftly drew their weapons, many condensing spiritual energy glow on their bodies, ready to strike at any moment.

Be careful.

You have ten seconds; we'll see if we can take this thing down.

Lin An drew Cain's Blade from behind him with a backhand, constantly rehearsing the upcoming battle. The system wouldn't give an unsolvable difficulty enemy; likewise, the difficulty would be adjusted somewhat according to the entrant's strength.

With a ten‑second attack window, if the difficulty were calculated based on Xiao Peng's level, he wouldn't worry—but he fears the system might adjust the difficulty according to his upper limit..

In the tense atmosphere, the withdrawn Zhang Kai, his hands and feet trembling slightly, submitted an application to the system:

Inspect the mirror!

The mirror in the third‑floor toilet!

Hum

The next second, an invisible wave swept over the nearby toilet; instantly, a system notification sounded:

Inspection passed, ferocious ghost detected!

Whoosh!

Almost as the system sounded, a red ghostly shadow shot out, ignoring all obstacles, shooting straight through the wall and instantly passing through Zhang Kai's body. The Second Level Awakened One pierced by the red shadow didn't even have time to cry out before stiffening, his whole body freezing as his life force was drained in an instant.

A light curtain appeared.

Centered on the Awakened One and the ghost, a system barrier also generated, seemingly to prevent the battle's aftershocks from destroying the mountain villa.

Strike!

Without Hesitation.

Upon realizing the ghostly shadow had appeared, Xiao Peng took the lead, seeing a dark‑gold light ball suddenly condense in his hand, which he launched like an energy cannon at the shadow.

Boom!!

Red‑blue light points exploded, generating a pure energy blast; the struck ghost shrieked, its solid form dimming slightly.

Seeing his attack inflicted only minor damage, the black‑robed Xiao Peng's face suddenly stiffened.

Those beside him preparing to act also unleashed their skills, but their effects were even worse than Xiao Peng's.

Their faces instantly turned deathly pale.

Even though the system had nullified the ghost's attack trait, they panicked to discover they could hardly inflict any damage!

Third‑Level Intermediate Spiritual Anomaly!

In the moment of combat, Mo Ling, after sensing the spiritual anomaly's intensity, urgently warned over the team channel.

I felt it.

The forward-thrusting sword paused slightly, and Lin An adjusted his spiritual energy output without changing expression.

He had originally intended to go all out, directly mobilizing 70% of his spiritual energy to slay it.

But, third rank intermediate?

Isn't the difficulty set according to Xiao Peng's? Such a weak ghost?

Although even if weakened, the spiritual anomaly's third-rank intermediate is inevitably stronger than same-rank Awakened Ones. But for Lin An, it's just a matter of expending a bit more spiritual energy to instantly kill it.

After lowering his spiritual energy output to 10%, the attack from Cain's Blade, with a sharp tearing sound, easily cut through the ghost's body.

At the same time, the originally panicked crowd, seeing Lin An's move so terrifying, instantly flashed a look of shock.

Especially the middle-aged man Li Xiang, who wielded a spear and thrust with all his strength, subconsciously compared the effects of both sides, feeling as if he were holding a toothpick, having consumed only a faint trace of the ghost's death aura.

After 9 seconds, with Lin An somewhat doubtful and intentionally holding back, as a second-rank individual was accidentally grazed by the ghost and died, the battle entered its final moments.

At this point, the ghost's shadow no longer retained its earlier gaze, appearing like a black mist.

One can tell that before death he seemed to be a middle-aged person. However, under the distortion of spiritual anomaly, his visage appeared somewhat terrifying.

Go all out!

Kill it and it's over!

Li Xiang, attacking desperately, shouted encouragement; after Lin An made a sword strike, in the subsequent battle Xiao Peng also displayed decent combat power. It can be said that half of the death aura was consumed by him.

Everyone's eyes flashed with joy; taking advantage of the final moment, they frantically unleashed their skills.

Bang!

Barely, almost stuck at the final moment, the ghost's shadow finally, unwilling, dissipated in a sharp cry.

He gasped heavily.

Unlike the joyful crowd, Zhang Tie, who had been held back by Lin An and hadn't exerted much strength, asked doubtfully in the channel:

Team Lin, why aren't we exerting ourselves?

Just now we were a little away from failure.

Lin An shook his head without changing expression, as if waiting for something.

If the ghost's shadow isn't dead by the final moment, I will naturally act.

Saving some strength, I think I know what the difficulty of this instance actually is.

What!?

Zhang Tie stared at Lin An in bewilderment, completely not understanding what Lin An was saying. Wasn't the ghost found and also dead? The mission is over!

However, before he could think further, the crowd, who had just been happy for a few seconds, suddenly froze, their faces instantly turning deathly pale.

Only after the light curtain dissipated did the system's prompt coldly sound:

Slain 1.

Please continue to search for the true form of the fierce ghost.