You made all the streamers on the internet kneel before you when you were asked to make a game.

The dancer in red spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice filled with overwhelming hatred for being deceived, desecrated, and dismembered.

It was clear that this hunchbacked old man was the culprit who had caused her to become like this.

"Give me back my life!"

A piercing scream echoed through the sky as the dancer in red plummeted headfirst from the second-floor roof.

"No!"

The hunchbacked old man screamed in terror, frantically shaking the black bell in his hand, trying to command the surrounding zombies to fight back.

But it didn't work!

Under the terrifying resentment of the dancer in red, all the zombies seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to move.

He could only watch helplessly as the red figure hurtled towards him like a falling crimson meteor.

Liu Yedao's eyes lit up at the sight; this [Corpse Fragrance] had such a good thing about it.

She understood that the dancer in red was so angry and resentful because she had witnessed the dismemberment.

Now is the best time for Lancet to completely resolve this issue!

The scalpel suddenly shot out from behind the water vat, heading straight for the inn's kitchen.

In the kitchen, the fire on the stove was not completely extinguished.

Next to it, there was a large pile of dry firewood.

And... a bucket full of lamp oil for lighting the fire.

He grabbed the oil drum with a lancet.

Just then, a shrill scream came from the backyard; it was the hunchbacked old man's voice.

Lancet glanced back.

The dancer in red had already landed on the ground.

With one hand, she was gripping the hunchbacked old man's neck tightly, lifting him off the ground.

The hunchbacked old man struggled frantically in mid-air, kicking his legs wildly, but to no avail.

The dancer in red didn't seem to want him to die so easily.

The nails on her other hand had turned black and sharp, and were piercing the hunchbacked old man's body inch by inch.

She wanted to have him executed by slow slicing!

Liu Ye Dao withdrew his gaze, the female ghost's hatred temporarily drawn to the hunchbacked old man.

But once she's finished killing people, her next target will likely be herself, the one who "saw" her keepsake.

After all, even the Lancet couldn't guarantee whether the red-clad dancer would really act as the system had suggested—

"She might just be looking at you."

Liu Ye Dao, carrying an oil drum, rushed out of the kitchen and generously poured the lamp oil inside onto the inn's lobby, counter, and areas piled with countless paper offerings and flammable materials.

After doing all this, she pulled a burning piece of firewood from the stove.

Then he threw the torch in his hand forcefully at the counter that was covered in lamp oil.

boom--!

The flame flared up the moment it touched the lamp oil, and the fire spread rapidly at an alarming speed.

The corpse oil and medicinal herbs stored in the counter, which were used for refining corpses, became the best accelerants for this process.

A raging fire instantly engulfed the entire inn lobby, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.

In the backyard.

The dancer in red, who was torturing the hunchbacked old man, also noticed the commotion.

She slowly turned her head and looked through the raging flames at Liu Yedao standing on the edge of the sea of ​​fire.

That look in his eyes was cold and complex.

The lancet did not make eye contact with the dancer in red.

She turned and rushed toward the back door of the inn, preparing to escape from there.

Just as she was about to rush out of the sea of ​​fire.

Behind them came the hunchbacked old man's last, extremely venomous curse.

"The Earth Immortal Temple...will not let you get away with this—!!!"

Before he could finish speaking...

His screams were completely drowned out by the red-clad dancer's shrill roar and the deafening crash of the inn collapsing.

In the firelight, one could almost hear countless imprisoned souls wailing in despair, as if seeking release.

Lancet lay on a rock on a distant mountain path, coldly watching everything unfold.

The mountain wind blew by, ruffling the hair on her forehead and dispelling the strong smell of blood and gunpowder from her body.

She escaped through the back door unharmed just moments before the inn collapsed.

However, the physical exertion was enormous, and the mind was also in a state of exhaustion after being under great tension.

The dancer in red did not chase after the hunchbacked old man after killing him.

She gave the scalpel a deep look, then carried the hunchbacked old man's mangled corpse as they were swallowed by the sea of ​​fire and disappeared into the collapsed ruins.

Is it a mutual destruction?

Or...did they find some kind of relief?

The lancet doesn't know.

But she has managed to clear the Corpse Inn, the starting village in Chapter 3.

[Congratulations to player "Willow Leaf" for successfully exploring the hidden map "Corpse Inn".]

Map exploration progress: 100%.

Overall rating: S.

[Rewards for completing the level are being calculated...]

[You have obtained a key item: Embroidered Handkerchief (Purified Version) x1.]

[Embroidered Handkerchief (Purified Version): A handkerchief imbued with the dancer's last vestige of resentment before liberation, now devoid of any lingering anger. Effect: Completely masks one's living presence for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[You have obtained the intelligence tool: Earth Immortal Temple Corpse Refining Record (Fragment) x1.]

[The Earth Immortal Temple's Corpse Refining Record (Fragment): A tattered scroll recording some of the Earth Immortal Temple's low-level corpse refining techniques, seemingly dropped from the hunchbacked old man. Perhaps some secrets about the "Earth Immortal Temple" can be found within it.]

Your negative status "Corpse Scent" has been automatically removed.

Seeing the system notification pop up, Liu Yedao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

An S-level rating comes with generous rewards.

It's clearly not comparable to the S-rank completion rewards of side stories or independent mini-games.

Especially the embroidered handkerchief, with its 30-second "invisibility" effect, is an absolute lifesaver in critical moments.

Furthermore, the "Record of Corpse Refining at the Earth Immortal Temple" directly points to the next core area of ​​the Yinshan map—the Earth Immortal Temple.

Most importantly, the deadly debuff "Corpse Fragrance" has finally been removed.

She no longer needs to worry about being attacked by a top-tier vengeful ghost anytime, anywhere.

The live stream was also filled with excitement.

[S-rank clear! Awesome! Streamer is awesome!]

[I hereby declare the Lancet Master officially a god! This operation, this courage, this wisdom—I call it the strongest!]

From being blocked at the door by a female ghost to fighting back and killing the hunchbacked old man, and setting fire to the crematorium! This night's watch was thrilling and unforgettable! So exciting!

[Sobbing, that dancer in red, she's finally free, right? She was so pitiful...]

Berserker Dragon Brother excitedly slapped his thigh.

"Damn! This lancet is amazing! Forensic scientists really know how to do things differently!"

Lu Zhixing nodded in agreement.

"Although the process was dangerous, the result was good."

"She not only survived, but also obtained a key item that leads to the next stage of the main storyline."

"However..." Lu Zhixing changed the subject, "burning down the Corpse Inn also brought a new problem."

"That hunchbacked old man is the 'keeper' of all the corpse demons in this area."

"Now that the zookeeper is dead, the 'canteen' is gone too."

"What will happen to those refined corpse demons that need to be nourished by blood?"