The rewards from nightmare-level daily tasks could directly affect Chen Ge's body, granting him certain special abilities.
After completing the first three fixed nightmare tasks, he had mastered three skills: Corpse Dressing, Yin Eyes, and Living Puppet.
Unfortunately, those three nightmare tasks were essentially the tutorial. Once cleared, nightmare-level daily tasks switched to random refreshes.
Chen Ge checked the daily tasks every single night. It wasn't until today that he finally encountered one.
"The Black Phone said nightmare-level tasks are extremely rare and hard to come by. I can't miss this one."
Standing in the corridor, Chen Ge stared at the blood-red task information.
"Nightmare Difficulty Daily Task: They say another you is buried at the end of the tunnel."
"Warning! Certain tasks are extremely dangerous. Choose carefully!"
Before accepting the task, only a single line of hints was available. Chen Ge read it several times but couldn't figure out the meaning: "A tunnel? The previous three nightmare tasks were all inside the haunted house. Why does this one feel like it requires going somewhere else?"
The first three nightmare tasks had been arranged by the Black Phone. Starting from this one, it was the real nightmare difficulty.
"I have Xu Yin and plenty of employees to help me. If the difficulty is the same as before, I shouldn't have much to worry about."
Logically, that should hold true, but when Chen Ge looked at the blood-red text beneath the nightmare task, he felt a twinge of unease.
When he had first gotten the Black Phone, those nightmare tasks had nearly killed him. That was why he was being so cautious now.
After much deliberation, Chen Ge still chose to accept. The nightmare task's reward applied directly to his body — something no other task could offer.
Ghost employees were important, but he absolutely couldn't neglect his own body. Chen Ge understood this clearly.
After selecting accept, the full task information popped up. Chen Ge read only a few lines before his expression began to change.
"Fortune-blessed ghost favorite, your luck is astonishing!"
"The following game is called the Tunnel. Pass through the tunnel, and you will see the secrets forgotten at the bottom of your heart."
"Task Requirement: At 2:44 AM, enter a tunnel that is at least forty-four meters long. Walk forty-four steps. Call out your own name forty-four times. Once you have finished calling out all forty-four times, the task will be complete."
"Note One: This task is unique. If it is not completed within the specified time, it will never appear again."
"Note Two: From the moment you accept this task, you cannot bring any ghost employees or items from the City of Nightmares with you. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture of the task reward!"
Chen Ge's gaze fixed on the final paragraph of the task information: "No ghost employees or items allowed? I need to think about this carefully."
Without that last section, the task wouldn't be too difficult for him.
Wrestling with whether to take the task, Chen Ge hadn't paid much attention to how the Black Phone referred to the haunted house. After thinking it over for a long time, he ultimately still wanted to give it a try.
"Opportunity and danger go hand in hand. The nightmare task's reward can change me directly. As I've encountered more and more ghosts, my body temperature has been steadily dropping. That old woman in the Living Coffin Village warned me about it — perhaps I should pay more attention to my own body as well."
Nightmare tasks were rare opportunities that couldn't be sought out. Chen Ge wasn't willing to give this one up.