The Ghost Knight, as described in limited literature, possesses strength at least equivalent to a Silver Supreme, approaching the level of a Quasi-Gold Knight. And what can they use to fight such a powerful knight? Just an ambush? But an ambush doesn't enhance anyone's fixed combat power fundamentally. Or could it be that their purpose in hiding is merely to give the opponent a scare?

Alright, even if we take a huge step back and say that this makes sense, shouldn't we consider that Undead Creatures fundamentally don't exhibit fear?

"Of course." Brand blocked her next words with a matter-of-fact response.

"Why?"

Antitina couldn't help but ask.

"Relax, it won't attack us—in fact, it can't hit us."

"Can't hit us?" The noble daughter was dumbfounded. What kind of reasoning is this? Why can't the Ghost Knight hit, is he too clumsy? Or could it be that the knight is actually a peacekeeper? She momentarily felt annoyed. This is not the time for jokes, but she recalled Brand's illustrious achievements. No matter how ridiculous a situation seemed, it all became reasonable for him.

What was most unbelievable was that each time proved his correctness.

With this in mind, Antitina suddenly realized she should calm down. But she couldn't fully suppress her own feelings and quietly complained, "How can I accept such an explanation from you? I am your staff, Lord..."

Brand shrugged; he indeed had no good explanation for this.

Few monsters patrol along fixed routes, indicating the Ghost Knight has a strong territorial awareness. In the game, such monsters have another term—Lord Monsters. These monsters share a common trait: they linger within their specific area, and once the territorial boundary is crossed, regardless of the situation, they will immediately turn back.

Such monsters are extremely rare in the game because this forced setting is easily exploited by players to kill monsters much higher in level than themselves.

Thus, most Lord Monsters are incredibly fierce and usually belong to remote biological types—for example, the sealed Black Dragon in Kanor Canyon or the Seven-Level Dragon King, Fuxiya Kaisi. The Dog God Ogrest's teacher, nicknamed 'Master' by players, is an Evil Dragon whose sealed range spans three miles, yet its attack range extends over a hundred miles, one of the strongest leader-type monsters in North Vaughn.

Another type is even more extreme, as it simply cannot be killed outside its domain. Like Earth Spirit Ka Ao.

But Brand knows a third type of Lord Monster exists, limited by plot or task, allowing a stronger creature to reasonably appear in lower-level areas, enabling corresponding level players to possibly kill the task BOSS. Clearly, the Ghost Knight is the last type. During the first completion of this task, those players wrote their strategy when their understanding of the 'Amber Sword' was not as deep, thus adopting a brute force approach in the strategy.

But in Brand's view, it doesn't need to be so troublesome.

He's somewhat regretful though; even with brute force, he could defeat the Ghost Knight. However, since the original setting is a 'plot kill,' the dropped equipment from the monster decreases by fifty percent, which is not a trivial amount. Essentially, it entirely deducts the reward for surpassing the level, and even more.

Brand doesn't know how this world is set, but based on his experience, it's surely nine out of ten.

He looked down, fixing his tea-brown eyes on Antitina—he actually knows why the Ghost Knight can't leave the temple too far. These Evil Spirits were born from the negative emotions of Erune's Emperor during the Ancient Elves' Unyielding rebellion, but Martha sealed the altar before they could escape their nests—in history, many high-level priests and monks perished during the accident, so the Royal Family has always been reluctant to mention this deeply buried secret—and on the other hand, the sealed altar no longer provides magic power, making the Evil Spirits unable to sustain.

Only a trace of breath remains in this altar, preventing it from immediate collapse, allowing it to linger around the temple.

But explaining this simply leads to the knowledge of soul and magic core. Brand could speak freely as a player, but this core Flame Temple knowledge involves the contract between humans and spirits, which is their power source. He's not an extraordinarily high theology master; masquerading as a half-baked Wizard under the guise of a Highland Knight can work, but spilling this knowledge would cause Antitina to doubt him even if she were a puppet.

Especially since the young lady is very perceptive.

"I guess the Ghost Knight looks somewhat friendly, maybe it won't attack us?" He thought for a moment and responded earnestly.

"Lord Brand."

Antitina took a deep breath.

"Alright," Brand patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, learn from Little Roman. Trust me, have I ever lied?"

Learn from Roman?

Antitina couldn't help but glance at the Merchant Lady, who was distractedly looking towards the temple, seemingly hoping to see the Ghost Knight again.

"I think quite often..." She muttered a dissatisfied sigh, but knew Brand had never been wrong—it's as if he could predict the outcome of all events.

Brand smiled, knowing she had been persuaded. He waved his hand for the others to act, then borrowed a heavy crossbow from Hu Que, strapping it with his foot—speaking of luring monsters, the heavy crossbow is a treasure among players. But Hu Que frowned at his actions, couldn't help but say, "Lord, shall I go lure the Undead instead?"

"No need, I'm an expert in this." Brand confidently patted the heavy crossbow, making the string thrum as if it might shoot the sound arrow at any moment.

Hu Que watched in alarm, thinking the young lord seemed more like an amateur; otherwise, he wouldn't make such an inappropriate request. After all, in Vaughn, such a statement could imply disrespect for one's lord—a serious accusation in a time when a noble's reputation mattered more than life.

But he couldn't just watch his lord go to his death.

Fortunately, Antitina noticed the Hired Soldier Captain's concern and softly asked, "Lord, are you sure?"

Brand gave her a strange look, "What's the problem?"

The young woman was choked half to death but fortunately didn't roll her eyes.

Brand chuckled, "Alright, I know what you're worried about. However, if the 'Ghost Knight' Crystal drops, I'll treat you all to a luxurious stay at Ambeser's finest inn—"

Ghost Knight Crystal?

Both were stunned. What is that? What does it mean to treat to a luxurious stay?

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