The Headless Maiden, Valisa.
Ma Wen suddenly had an impression of this name.
When he was playing games in his previous life, he often spent time browsing online forums and forums. Once, he saw an anonymous ID post a picture.
It was an accessory that looked like a Platycodon flower.
The accessory was a glimmering item, but its effect was amazing. Marvin still remembered its attributes to this day.
[Valisa's Gift]
Quality: Glimmer
Effect: Fear Resistance + 10
Requirement: Help the Headless Maiden fulfill her wish.
…
There was no doubt that this was a quest reward.
Back then, that guy probably wanted to show off his equipment. Most people would probably forget about it after seeing it. Fortunately, Ma Wen had a good memory. He could actually remember the item's attributes.
It was probably because there were too few items in this world that could increase one's fear resistance. According to Ma Wen's memory, the few items that could increase one's fear resistance were very difficult to obtain.
He had no clue about Valisa's Gift at first.
But now, he suddenly figured it out. When the anonymous player posted the picture, it happened to be a week after the Scarlet Monastery dungeon opened.
That guy might have been one of the first players to enter the Scarlet Monastery and triggered the Headless Maiden's quest.
"Valisa … Why can't I look at you?"
After figuring out the cause and effect, Ma Wen couldn't help but think.
He could feel that the girl didn't seem to have any ill intentions.
"Because my current appearance is very scary. Every normal human will be cursed by fear when they see me. You might go crazy, "Valisa explained.
"So, please don't turn around to look at me, okay?"
Ma Wen nodded.
The headless girl's body was probably enchanted with something like [Strong Fear]. Anyone who saw her true body would have to face a Fear check.
Although Ma Wen thought that his soul was tough, if his body couldn't take it and the check failed, he would be done for. It was better not to take the risk.
"Why did you show up?" he probed.
"My head was stolen by a despicable person. Can you help me find it?" Valisa said faintly.
In the silent room, the young girl's voice was somewhat frightening.
Ma Wen looked down at the shadow on the ground.
Under the moonlight, a blurry silhouette appeared on the ground.
"F * ck, it really doesn't have a brain!"
Ma Wen cursed in his heart. It's really the Headless Maiden.
He laughed dryly. "I'm just an ordinary human. What makes you think I can help you?"
"I can feel that your will is very strong. Also, your martial arts skills are superb. " Valisa said in a low voice, "You know stealth, you can easily steal my head without being discovered by that despicable bastard."
"I need more detailed information to decide whether or not to interfere in your affairs." Ma Wen spread his hands. "I don't want to lose my life."
…
Ten minutes later, a sneaky shadow returned to the Ghost Corridor.
He approached the last painting. Headless Maiden.
Under Valisa's pleading, he considered it over and over again before accepting the mission.
An item that could increase one's fear resistance was something that could only be chanced upon. In addition, this mission probably didn't require him to do anything. It was just stealing. He was very experienced.
After he agreed to the Headless Maiden's plea, there was an additional mission in Ma Wen's taskbar.
Ma Wen already knew the contents of the mission, and the reward was a series of question marks.
This kind of random mission had always been a gamble. Fortunately, Ma Wen already knew what the mission reward was.
He followed Valisa's instructions and gently pressed his hands on the painting.
"Relax, relax."
Valisa's gentle voice sounded beside his ear.
"Close your eyes."
"Now, take a step forward."
Ma Wen did as he was told.
Creak! A door was pushed open by him. He closed his eyes and took two steps forward. His surroundings suddenly changed from silence to noise.
Birds were chirping on the branches, and he seemed to have arrived in a forest.
The next second, Ma Wen opened his eyes and found that he was indeed in a small forest!
[You have discovered a mysterious place — Bokennen]
[Your Knowledge-Unusual News + 5]
[Knowledge-Unusual News — Bokennen World]: This is a distorted space formed by oil paintings, located between the Fernand Continent and the Darkspirit World. It looked like an ordinary farm, but the evil Darkspirit Emissary, Morris, ruled every inch of the land here. The Crow Patrol and the Black Knights were his two major forces. Here, all good things were fake.
[You have entered the Oil Painting World — Bokennen …]
He was surrounded by the sounds of birds chirping, and it was full of life.
Behind him was an old locust tree that was about to wither. He remembered the appearance and location of this tree. This was the path he had taken when he returned.
The soul of the Headless Maiden could not enter the Oil Painting World with him. Next, he had to act alone.
His goal was a castle on a hill in Bokennen. The castle belonged to the local lord, the old man named Morris. It was said that he was a Darkspirit Emissary from the lower plane. He specialized in extracting people's souls and sealing them in his Oil Painting World.
He had to be careful in this place. Otherwise, if he was not careful, he might stay in this horrible Oil Painting World forever.
Varissa's head was hidden in Morris' bedroom in the castle. Ma Wen had to sneak in, steal the head, and give it to Varissa herself.
In this way, Varissa's soul would be freed. Ma Wen's mission would be completed.
"If it's a high-grade Darkspirit Emissary, it should not be unable to subdue the soul of a girl with a strong will."
"That Morris is probably an ordinary Darkspirit Emissary. He should be a grade two Darkspirit Master or something. "
"Unfortunately, the holy water sold by the Church of the Silver God is too low in concentration. If I can get my hands on Holy Water No. 13, I might have a chance to kill Morris."
Darkspirit Emissaries were different from Corpse Robbers. Although they might both be Darkspirit Masters, they were of different races. The Darkspirits in the lower plane were very evil and had strong vitality. Unlike Corpse Robbers, who were human, they had fatal weaknesses.
…
Ma Wen tiptoed out of the forest and came to a small hill.
Looking from the hill, there was a field in the distance. Large tracts of wheat were growing healthily, and some figures appeared in the wheat field.
They were farmers who were farming.
This was a real world.
"How magical …" Marvin clicked his tongue in wonder.
At the end of the wheat field was a hill, and there was a castle on top of it. Ma Wen passed through the wheat field without alerting anyone.
His stealth skills were superb. Although limited by the level of the skill, the effect was still outstanding.
Soon, he came to the castle.
Outside the castle, there was only a single wooden bridge. The other three directions were all steep cliffs.
On the other side of the bridge, there was a small group of guards.
"This is a bit tricky."
Marvin didn't dare to sneak in under the watchful eyes of these guards. That would undoubtedly be courting death.
Sneaking was not invisibility. Besides, it was broad daylight, and the effect of sneaking would be very weak.
It seemed that he could only wait until nighttime.
He found a place to hide and rest.
…
In the evening, an ox cart set off from one of the farms at the foot of the hill and slowly headed towards the castle.
Hiding in the dark, Ma Wen's eyes lit up.
"Hmm? There are vegetables and fruits on the ox cart? And potatoes? "
"That farmer wants to enter the castle!"
"I have an idea!"
He quickly ran over.
…
The farmer who was driving the ox cart leisurely waved his long whip. The old ox moved forward step by step on the small path.
After turning a small bend, the farmer's peripheral vision suddenly flashed with a hint of silver!
"Huh?!"
He immediately stopped the cart and jumped down.
It was a piece of silver!
Something like broken silver was a hard currency no matter where it was! Even in Borkenning, it was the same.
The farmer looked happy. He looked around and hid the silver piece on his body. Then, he got back on the cart and continued towards the castle.
The farmer who was moving forward slowly did not notice that there was an extra person under his cart.
Ma Wen's limbs were spread out, and he just happened to be stuck in the depression under the cart.
Fortunately, he was only 14 years old and had a small body, so his body was barely able to hide here.
He had similar experiences when he was doing missions in the past, but at that time, he used the [Bone Shrinking Spell] that was used by assassins to change his body shape.
Five minutes later, the ox cart arrived at the castle gate.
After a simple interrogation, the guards let them in.
Under the cart, Ma Wen was so tired that his limbs were weak, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. This was the safest way to enter the castle.
The ox cart slowly moved forward in the castle, probably heading towards the kitchen or the storeroom.
Ma Wen carefully poked his head out, and when he saw that there was no one around, he suddenly let go and silently lay on the ground.
The ox cart leisurely passed by, and the driver did not notice.
Ma Wen looked around, activated stealth, and slipped into the castle's main hall.
…
The castellan's bedroom was easy to find. It was the highest room in the castle.
Generally speaking, only people with mental problems would set up traps in their own bedroom.
Ma Wen waited until night, and after confirming through the conversation of the servants that the castellan would be spending the night in the lab, he decisively sneaked into the gloomy room.
He searched the room for a while, and found all sorts of things — bat claws, human skulls, imp's hand bones … in short, some spellcasting materials.
After a while, he finally found a package in the pile of junk.
The package was wrapped in dark cloth, and the outside was nailed with a special nail, and there were some strange patterns on the nail.
It was exactly the same as Valisa's description.
"The transformation incantation of an evil spirit servant?"
Ma Wen recognized these patterns, so the evil spirit emissary had turned Valisa into an evil spirit servant. No wonder he was reluctant to destroy her soul.
He hid the package in the Void Conch. He was about to leave.
But at this moment, footsteps came from outside the bedroom.
Ma Wen's heart tightened, and he rolled and hid under the bed.
The next second, a fire lit up, and a pair of feet wearing cloth shoes appeared in his sight.
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