Myriad Ghosts

Myriad Ghosts, titled the Lord of the Myriad Ghosts, is the boss guarding an Ancient Magic Stone needed by Margery to break a seal. Its encounter shifts between a spectral presentation and a Complete Form supported by elite skeletons. (Chapters 367–371)

Biography

Thunderstorm Castle and the Chaos Realm

Margery directs Zhang Yang to defeat the Lord of the Myriad Ghosts for its Ancient Magic Stone. He searches the Tomb of Despair and finds the boss deep inside, where it reacts with surprise to a living intruder and attacks with its surrounding undead. The battle exposes unusual defenses that undermine a Guardian's standard Block-and-Shield-Bash rhythm, but the supposedly more imposing Complete Form actually deals less damage. When the party kills the Lord, its elite skeletons retreat into the cracks and the required quest material becomes available. (Chapters 367–371)

Appearance and personality

The Lord speaks in a strange chorus of voices and has eyes that burn with green flame. It is first labeled a Spectre and later appears in a more imposing Complete Form labeled Undead; its surprise at seeing a living person is the only clear personal reaction supplied. (Chapters 369 and 371)

Abilities and gameplay

The boss's mechanics prevent Block from serving its normal defensive role and thereby also obstruct Shield Bash. It commands or is supported by elite skeletons, yet its Complete Form has lower actual damage output than its appearance suggests. Those features make adaptation more important than its visual transformation alone. (Chapters 370–371)

Relationships

• Margery: Identifies the Lord as the holder of the Ancient Magic Stone required for her seal-breaking work. (Chapter 367)
• Zhang Yang: Tracks the Lord through the Tomb of Despair and participates in defeating it for Margery's quest. (Chapters 367–371)

Items

• Ancient Magic Stone: The quest material held by the Lord of the Myriad Ghosts and required to break the first seal on the mysterious sword hilt. (Chapter 367)