[ Warning- This chapter contains disturbing content that may or may scare you to the edge of your seat, proceed with caution]"Did you hear that?" Tristan asked Max."Very clearly sir, we should stay alert, it may be the ghost that he just spoke to who knows?" " Well, one of my objectives is to survive within the building until I find that ghost, unmask him, and know why he wants me dead. System how many points do I have?"/ Total number of exp points left - 172/" Good enough to explore with," he concluded and turned from the door. Just as Marie had described, the first place was empty, there was no windows or door in this large hall, no chairs or desk, the floor was black and shiny and Tristan couldn't help but wonder what this place was for.There wasn't anything scary in there, so he proceeded further into the building, towards a hallway with an unstable lightbulb. The bulb dangled from side to side like it would fall off the ceiling, and the light was unstable as it kept changi
"Wow, I can't believe it!" Tristan exclaimed, still in shock that the shield caused the bullet to bounce off his skin, but Max looked the least surprised because it wasn't a new occurrence to him."Yes sir, it's nothing new," Max answered./-1 exp points/"Oh yeah, pay as you use," Tristan said and requested that the shield be taken down which was done immediately.He continued confidently towards the end of the hallway, each step he took echoed but he did not care. As they approached the end of the hallway, there were three diversions, one leading forward but downstairs, while the ones on the right and left side led upstairs.While he contemplated on what path to take, he heard a hissing sound, and no one knew the sound a snake makes better than Tristan because of his hatred for the reptile.Unable to discern what path the serpent was coming from, Tristan waited with his eyes staring in all directions sporadically. And as soon as he set eyes on the slippery reptile coming down the st
Tristan's heart pounded in his chest, this was a lose-or-lose situation without a way out."You fool! you will not get anything out of this!" he yelled."I will get the truth, nothing more, so Tristan, you have ten seconds to tell me whether or not you possess the system... 10""I don't, if you want to know then come here and face me!" Tristan yelled."9" "8""System I need you to do something, can you follow this voice and find where he is?""7"/I can master/"6""Then do it, I have no choice but to let him know that I have the system, but I can't let him get away afterward,""5"/Alright master/"4""3""When you find out, send me the location,"/I will/"2""1""You have made your choice Coleman!" the voice exclaimed."Kill him!" he added./-1 exp points/"Wait!" Tristan yelled attempting to keep the voice talking long enough for the system to do what he had instructed."I'm all ears," the voice replied."What would you do if you found out that I have this so-called system that y
/ Objective 2 - using the information from Marie locate the building and find your way around using the system's features - complete!// You have been rewarded with 100 exp points and 10 gift points/ / 10 boost points have been added automatically/"That is three objectives down, two more to go," Tristan muttered as he and Max walked out of the exit.They didn't encounter any other obstacle leaving the facility, but as soon as they stepped out, the security personnel who had ushered them in earlier pointed his gun at them alongside three others."Oh I see, so you work for the ghost too?" Tristan uttered without a hint of fear, he wasn't intimidated by the presence of three mere men, especially after taking care of twelve alone."Just follow me into the car and we'll all leave this place alive," said the security."Haha," Tristan laughed and took a few steps forward after asking the system to initiate its shield."Move back or I'll shoot you," The security said and Tristan raised his
"Yes give me a second," he said. Tristan closed his laptop and went to unlock the door to let her in. As soon as he did, he was shocked by what he saw.Ariana was holding a tray containing a few slices of bread and his favorite chocolate tea."Wow, come in," Tristan said and held the door open for her."I brought you tea to help you relax, it's your favorite isn't it?" Ariana asked as she walked into the room and placed the tray on his side table drawer."That was very thoughtful of you, thank you," Tristan said, still amazed by the unexpected gesture."It's the least I could do, I know Tracy always did that for you whenever you were tired, so I figured why not do the same." She said and Tristan's jaws dropped in shock.He closed the door took his seat at the edge of the bed next to Ariana and asked," You know Tracy?"Tristan didn't want to believe that his mother already told Ariana of his late sister. To Tristan, that was not a good idea especially since Ariana had barely spent a m
Tristan wiped the tears from his eyes, he knew not to punish himself by drinking the rest of the tea, so he stopped and kept the rest on the side table drawer. After all, he had lost his appetite due to the things he had seen throughout the day.He was about to return to the computer, to further examine the structure of the only completed building in the estate when it crossed his mind to check up on Claudia.He remembered that she had blocked him, but chose to try hoping that she had unblocked. To his surprise, Claudia had unblocked him and she was online too which was a good thing, so he texted her immediately. Tristan_ You unlocked me? Claudia _ Two minutes after I blocked you, yes.Tristan _ So that means you are not angry anymore?Claudia _ I still need an explanation, I trust you and I think I overreacted, I saw the news later this evening that you were attacked at the restaurant, what happened are you hurt, why didn't you tell me?Tristan _ lol because you blocked me?Claudia
"What the hell?" Tristan exclaimed as his eyes opened to the view of the ceiling, his breath was heavy as though it had happened for real, he placed his hand on his stomach to confirm that it was just a dream and nothing else.He then sat up and stretched his arm before looking at the clock, it was still 3:00 a.m. so he sighed in frustration."System, are you still there?" He asked, still to confirm that it was all a dream./Always master, you seem disturbed, must have been the dream/"You saw my dream?" Tristan asked with an expression of shock./ I did not, but I read your thoughts, it's one about me disappearing/"Yes, it was strange," Tristan said and laid his head back on the pillow."Tell me something, how do I lose the system?" He asked./Death, if you fail ten quests in a row, you automatically lose the system and all its rewards, in rare cases, the system chooses to leave per the host's request/"Interesting," Tristan yawned and closed his eyes hoping to catch some sleep befo
A few minutes later..."Sir," the man who had left the room returned with an expression of worry on his face."I saw it!" The man in a mask said with a perplexed expression."Tristan Coleman fooled us, and that can only mean he is still on his way here, probably here without us knowing it," said the masked man."Should I do a total shutdown?" the other asked."Wait, until he has been spotted inside the building, once you see him inside shut down all entrances and exits, until then, we wait." He replied."It is strange that no one was in that car, who drove it here?" "The real question now is who the hell just pulled up in front ?" The masked man asked, looking up at the footage from the security cameras."I'd take care of it!" said the other as he left through the elevator and headed downstairs.~~~~~Tristan's car had just driven past where his other car was blown up, he couldn't help but imagine what he might look like now if he was inside, probably burnt beyond recognition, or dis