This villa is practically a training ground!

In the dark corridor.

Chen Yu pressed against the wall, his gaze sweeping across the doors on both sides of the corridor.

Most of the doors were tightly closed.

But a few doors were left slightly ajar.

Room 219 was one of them.

A gap about two fingers wide.

Inside the room, there was dead silence.

Chen Yu paused for a moment, suddenly remembering that when he entered his room, the invitation card was lying flat on the nightstand, as if it had been placed there in advance.

Then... was it the same for the other rooms?

Especially these unoccupied rooms—did they have invitation cards too?

Chen Yu didn't hesitate. He reached out, pressed lightly against the door, and slowly pushed it open.

"Creak—"

Behind the door was an even deeper darkness.

It seemed that rooms not assigned to passengers didn't even have lights.

Chen Yu guessed that the invitation cards were likely the same.

But he couldn't give up hope just yet, only leaving reluctantly after nervously searching around for a while.

As expected.

"Thud..."

Closing the door to Room 219, Chen Yu continued deeper into the hallway until he reached a corner.

In the shadows, a figure leaned crookedly.

No, he was already dead.

It was a young man with a mangled chest; his eyes were wide open, and his pupils had long since dilated.

There was no pity on Chen Yu's face. He even knelt down and performed a quick search of the body.

But unfortunately, all his supplies had vanished along with his personal inventory.

The [Grand Tutor Container] talent quietly activated.

Strands of death energy were drawn out, flowing into Chen Yu's palm.

Even mosquito legs are meat.

Just as he finished absorbing the remnants... "Blegh..."

A wet, squelching sound came from the darkness not far away.

Chen Yu paused and looked up.

He saw the shadows in that direction writhe as a familiar Swollen Ghost Face slowly emerged.

Its swollen, festering features were twisted, its eyes fixed on Chen Yu.

"Blegh..."

"Oh, what a coincidence."

Chen Yu slowly stood up, the corners of his mouth curling upward. "We meet again, free attribute point."

"Blegh!"

The Swollen Ghost Face let out an even angrier sound!

Bringing with it a stench of blood, it lunged at Chen Yu!

"Pfft!"

One slash!

Decapitation!

Immense strength combined with the alloy steel blade that appeared in an instant!

The Swollen Ghost Face had almost no chance to resist!

In fact, the physical strength of a Swollen Ghost Face wasn't low; a normal person with a knife would find it hard to kill one instantly!

Moreover, their counterattack ability was strong, with strength reaching at least 30 points!

Unfortunately, it had encountered a massive cheater with ten times the constitution... "As expected, another point!"

Chen Yu's eyes lit up. Just as he suspected, the negative energy contained within the Swollen Ghost Face was substantial!

In that case... Chen Yu weighed the alloy steel blade in his hand and looked back into the darkness ahead, a twisted smile appearing on his face—

"Blegh..."

"Pfft!"

...The entire second floor, from Room 201 to 220!

A total of twenty rooms!

Chen Yu went from one end to the other, making a full circuit!

He killed three Swollen Ghost Faces and absorbed sixteen corpses!

To avoid suspicion, he even threw the Swollen Ghost Faces and the corpses from the second floor down to the first floor!

Sometimes, Chen Yu couldn't help but reflect:

This Essence Absorption Art of his was actually quite sinister... Once he was finished.

Chen Yu's status panel had improved significantly, with all the points put into Agility.

"I hope there are more quests like this..."

Chen Yu thought to himself, wondering if he should head downstairs to take a look.

To be safe.

He first walked to the edge of the second-floor corridor, rested his hand on the railing, and glanced down casually.

His gaze instantly froze.

The main lights in the first-floor lobby weren't on, only a few wall lamps.

On the wall directly facing the main staircase in the lobby, a massive floor-to-ceiling mirror was embedded.

At this moment, the mirror reflected... a girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen, her back to the mirror, stumbling backward.

Her face was covered in tears, and her mouth was wide open as if she were screaming.

In front of her, a woman in a nurse's uniform with bright red lipstick was slowly approaching.

But what made Chen Yu's skin crawl... was...

The first-floor lobby was completely empty.

There was clearly nothing there.

Chen Yu looked at the mirror again, and everything had vanished.

As if it had never happened.

"?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. What was going on???

He had originally intended to go back to his room first.

But after seeing that, he wouldn't be satisfied if he didn't investigate.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Yu pulled seven or eight golden body cards from his personal inventory, deciding to rely on items.

"Clack."

"Clack."

"Clack."

Chen Yu walked down the stairs alone, his footsteps echoing on the floor, and stopped in front of the massive floor-to-ceiling mirror.

The light from his flashlight reflected off the mirror.

"Hello?"

"Any ghosts here?"

Chen Yu asked tentatively, but no ghost answered him.

For a moment, he stood awkwardly in front of the mirror, examining it carefully.

The smooth surface reflected his figure.

His black windbreaker was zipped up to his collar; his features were handsome, and his eyes clear.

He looked like he could play the role of a harmless honor student.

But now, his gaze was so calm it was almost cold, significantly diluting that sense of decency.

Chen Yu frowned slightly, and his reflection frowned too.

He turned sideways, and his reflection did the same.

He raised his hand, and his reflection followed suit.

"Nothing's different."

Chen Yu shook his head, but what he had just seen was definitely not an illusion.

He leaned in closer, almost pressing against the mirror... and at the moment his gaze met that of his reflection...

In the mirror, that Chen Yu's mouth suddenly curled upward.

Chen Yu's pupils constricted!

Almost simultaneously, a powerful wave of dizziness struck him!

Burning hot and heavy!

His vision began to spin and blur!

Chen Yu's first thought was that he had a fever!

But he knew clearly that there was something wrong with this mirror!

golden body card!

"Buzz—"

The 2.5-second rule-evasion state activated!

The dizziness vanished instantly!

It was replaced by a strange sense of detachment!

Chen Yu immediately looked into the mirror!

It was empty!

The massive floor-to-ceiling mirror only reflected the empty, dim lobby, the stairs, and the wall lamps behind him!

Only he was missing!

This was the effect of the golden body card; his entire presence had vanished!

"There really is something wrong with this mirror!"

Chen Yu stood there, a chill rising in his heart... he immediately used a second golden body card!

He didn't plan on wasting words; the heavy octagonal hammer suddenly appeared in his hand!

"Bang!"

"Crash!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Crash!"

After three strikes, the mirror was completely shattered!

Even the frame was twisted and deformed, smashed into pieces!

When the 2.5-second effect of the golden body card ended... the dizziness indeed did not return!

Even better!

Chen Yu tried to activate [Grand Tutor Container], and it actually increased by one point!

[Basic Attributes]

constitution: 100

Agility: 18 (8)

Perception: 10

charisma: 12 (2)

spirit: 10

luck: 10

"What a blessed place..."

Chen Yu smiled. His Agility was already as high as 18!

Some low-level speed talents were probably only at this level, right?

This was practically like having an extra talent!

At that thought... Chen Yu's eyes fixed on the other mirrors in the lobby!

"Bang!"

"Crash!"

"Bang!"

"Crash!"

In the darkness, the sound of mirrors shattering rang out continuously.

Before long... all the mirrors in the lobby were broken.

Not a single one was left.

But unfortunately, Chen Yu didn't gain any free attribute points.

Likely only that first mirror was special.

"Could it be because that mirror was possessed by some spirit, so breaking it allowed me to absorb it?"

"Then what about other objects? Could they..."

Chen Yu didn't want to waste this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; this villa was practically a training room!

Throughout the night, the villa echoed with the sounds of things breaking...