At the moment when Grace made the decision to step out of the room and search for the disciple of the demon, the narrow corridor seemed like a swamp, accompanied by a foul and nauseating smell. She even saw some spherical black mass-like objects continuously wriggling and expanding on the surface of the swamp. It was as if once she completely closed the door, those monsters parasitic in the swamp would immediately pounce on her.

Grace immediately realized that this might be a test from the hotel. If she stayed in the room until dawn, it likely meant that she had to unconditionally accept the disciple of the demon's demands. Because she had already accepted the demon's gift and spent the night in the hotel. She might not even have the opportunity to confront the hotel owner face-to-face and inquire about the true purpose of collecting witches, but instead become a puppet of the hotel, losing herself.

Therefore, if she wanted to know the truth, she had to overcome the obstacles, relying on her own strength and will to achieve her goal, rather than relying on gifts from the disciple of the demon. This was in line with the demon's theory of "everything must come at a price." As a result, Grace felt even more strongly that she must overcome the obstacles today no matter what. If she couldn't, she would rather die in the swamp than become a puppet and harm the unfortunate witches.

"Click..."

The door closed gently. This sound was like a signal to start the attack, and the swirling black mist suspended above the swamp immediately rushed towards Grace. The mass-like objects, which had no substance at all, even revealed fierce teeth during their approach. In the dim corridor, their figures were everywhere.

At this moment, Grace was slightly stunned. Yes, ever since she revealed her affinity for fire, she had been constantly trying to suppress this ability, even wishing it would disappear. After all, once this talent was revealed in front of people, it would immediately cause fearful screams and attract relentless pursuit from the church. Due to long-term hunger and cold, her physical strength had been pushed to the limit. Releasing the flame required both a strong spirit and abundant physical strength, otherwise it would bring extreme pain in return. Therefore, during her six-month escape, Grace never actively used the flame unless absolutely necessary.

Fortunately, she had eaten some snacks before going to bed yesterday, and after bathing and resting, she had recovered at least seventy to eighty percent of her energy. Faced with the numerous black mass-like objects that seemed to be about to tear her apart in the next second, Grace almost instinctively used her primal power.

Fireballs shot out like a machine gun. Any black mist that was hit by the flames would be burnt to ashes in the next second. Originally, she was worried that the flames would affect the fish in the pool and ignite the walls, such as the old chandelier and the wooden recliner on the sightseeing balcony, which seemed quite old. However, clearly, she was overthinking. Once the extra fireballs went beyond the range of the corridor, they disappeared into the endless void.

This was undoubtedly beyond her comprehension. But that didn't affect her from clearing the obstacles. After just a few seconds, the black mist hovering above the swamp was completely eliminated by the small fireballs. Unfortunately, the putrid mud still blocked her way and did not disappear with the disappearance of the black mist.

Grace suppressed her nausea and proceeded with extreme caution. Even during the process of crossing the swamp, she had to use the palm of her hand to emit flames to roast the rotting liquid in front of her, hoping to temporarily solidify it and provide a brief foothold. Fortunately, although she was covered in a foul odor, she finally passed through the swamp. When her feet, wrapped in the rotten mud, finally stepped on the solid floor, the terrifying swamp behind her suddenly vanished, revealing a smooth ground, as if nothing had happened.

The next second, something even more terrifying and surprising happened. Several lines of silver-white subtitles suddenly appeared in her retina. No matter how she waved her hands in front of her eyes, she had no way to get rid of them.

"Congratulations on passing the entrance test. You have officially become a member of Nightmare Legion."

"Unlock character status bar."

(After the first active display, if you want to check the mission status again, you can enter the character menu option)Name: Grace Howell

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Place of Birth: Andria Continent

Rank: Private, Level 1

(In the general sense, your rank represents your status in the Nightmare Legion. Private is the initial rank.

Rank advancement requires merit points. The higher the rank, the more specializations you can learn and the more skill slots you unlock.)

Strength: 8 (increases melee attack power and a slight critical hit rate)

Agility: 6 (increases attack speed and dodge rate)

Endurance: 10 (your health is ten times your endurance value)

Intelligence: 15 (your mana is ten times your intelligence value)

Spirit: 8 (increases mana and health regeneration)

Unlocked Specializations: Magic, C-level

(Privates can only have one specialization, and specific specialization is required to learn various skills.)

(Specialization experience is calculated separately. Specialization experience is rewarded based on completion of corresponding tasks, and cannot be obtained through other means.)

(The higher the specialization level, the more skills you can learn.)

Passive Skill: Flame Talent

(1. 20% reduction in skill experience required to upgrade fire magic.)

(2. Ignore casting time when casting low-level fire magic.)

Level 1 Magic - Small Fireball Spell: Level 5. Each small fireball consumes 3 points of mana.

(The amount of experience required for skill upgrades depends on the quantity and quality of the targets killed.)

[Test Completion]

Killed 20 shadows, obtained 60 points of skill experience (Small Fireball Spell), and still need 500 experience points to reach level 6.

Note: The experience points exempted by the talent have been deducted and will no longer be notified.

Merit Points: +200. Still need 800 merit points to reach Private, Level 2.

Specialization Experience: +10. You can freely allocate it to various specialization projects.

...

This series of information suddenly appeared densely in front of her, and anyone, I am afraid, would have difficulty breathing at this moment.

Moreover, Grace had never been exposed to these things before. What seemed commonplace to modern people, like game attributes, was almost as difficult for her to understand as ancient books.

However, Grace has been exceptionally intelligent since childhood. As the favorite daughter of her father, the noble girls' circle required her to study everything, and she was an exemplary student, making all teachers proud.

So, with a little effort, she finally understood the core meaning that these words were trying to convey -

That is - as long as she keeps completing missions, she can become stronger.

No, she clearly didn't want any of this. What she wanted was to completely abandon this power and return to her previous life, rather than going further down the path of a witch.