“More like it makes you more important in life-and-death situations. I wouldn’t be surprised if you die like a bug when we encounter the enemy,” Ryan taunted. “And don’t even think about trying to understand what is going on. All we need you for is your combat skills.”Loom’s brows knotted. “He specifically picked me.”“I know you are the AfterEnd guard that Perseus picked up. Don’t get your hopes up. How can we be sure you wouldn’t spy on us and sell the information for money?”“I would never do that.”“But you have done it several times, haven’t you?” Ryan asked, taking a step closer to Loom and leaning in. “Since I have always kept an eye on Perseus, I have investigated everyone who came near him, and you happen to be one of them.”Blood drained from Loom’s face. From the look Ryan was giving him, he could tell that Ryan knew a lot about him.“Were you stalking me?” Loom demanded.“You wouldn’t call it stalking. I sent people to investigate you, and I did it myself too. Now if you
“Don’t be too happy; we still have much to do,” Perseus cautioned. “You might regret your decision later.”“I won’t.”Perseus turned his gaze to Zeppelin. “Would you mind coming along with me?”“Are you heading out?” Zeppelin asked.“Yes,” Perseus answered. He still had a mission assigned to him by the system. He hadn’t paid attention to the time duration, and he had also said he would do it after the tournament. He couldn’t take the punishment from the system.[I had no idea you would remember,] Iris muttered, popping out. If you hadn’t, I would have been more than glad to take what the system wants as a punishment.][Do you know how long I have been waiting for the day when I will cut off your dick? Why do you have to remember your mission?]Perseus glared at Iris.“What about us?” Lexi asked. “Are you leaving us here?”He stared back at them. “Everything is fine, and I have good news for you.”“What’s the good news?” Eris asked, trying to stay calm.“You all are staying here with m
Perseus didn’t want to tell them that he owned the house. Although Zeppelin had seen the beach house, this one was even more luxurious.“Let’s go in,” Perseus said, ignoring their questions. They glared at him in response. “We aren’t visiting anyone. I came here to check the house because it is mine, and I haven’t seen it since the day I bought it,” he revealed.Zeppelin’s and Ryan’s jaws dropped in astonishment. They didn't expect the owner of such a luxurious house would be standing next to them and talking so casually.He began walking towards the building and they followed suit.“Didn’t you say you bought a beach house earlier?” Zeppelin questioned. “How could you buy this one?”Perseus ran his hand through his hair. “The house was sold off because it was said to be haunted and no one would purchase it, so I did.”Ryan frowned. “You bought a haunted house out of pity?”“It isn’t haunted,” Perseus replied. “Someone made that up to get the owner to sell the house so they could have
[Pissed, the granddaughter spread rumors about the house to get back at her brother. These rumors made it hard for her brother to find workers, so he had to pay them more than anyone else would.][Soon afterward, the servants began complaining that they had been hearing voices in the middle of the night and footsteps that didn't belong to anyone in the house.][However, the owner didn’t believe it and fired the maid who had started the rumors about hearing things. He sent her packing. Others made no mistake in mentioning the noises and kept it to themselves since they wanted their jobs. Then his first child died in one of the rooms in a horrible way—he was murdered.][When the cops arrived and the death was investigated, they found a note on the wall written in blood. It said, ‘Get out of the house or I will keep on killing until I have had enough blood.’]Perseus sighed. “Doesn’t that mean the house is haunted?”[It is not!]“Are you saying it was a real killer and not a spiritual en
Perseus considered Zeppelin’s question. If the killer was still in the house, it would be odd since five years had gone by.“I don’t think the killer would still be here,” Perseus said. “It’s been five years; there’s no way he would be living here.” But he wondered why he had been sent here to investigate something that happened five years ago when everyone had already left.Ryan’s brows furrowed. “Killer? I thought we were talking about ghosts.”“So you fear ghosts?” Zeppelin questioned, turning his gaze away and heading for the stairs. “How lame.”“If it isn’t a ghost, how do you explain the camera not seeing what killed them?” Ryan demanded, his brows furrowing in defense.“That’s because it’s edited,” Zeppelin replied with a smile, glancing down from the stairs after taking his first step up. “Don’t tell me you believe in ghosts.”“Of course I do.” Ryan didn't deny it. “I know that they are real and that they’ve been haunting this place.”“There are no ghosts,” Perseus announced.
Perseus' lips parted to answer, but he paused. If the man was in the house, he was going to hear them talk about setting bait, and that would ruin their plan.‘Iris, is there a sound-blocking device I can get from the shop that could block our conversation from the ears of others?’The panel appeared in front of Perseus, and he stared at it. There were three devices laid out on the panel. Each of them looked alike but had different names.[Soundblocker: 5000 points.][Soundproof circle: 8500 points.][Soundless 7000 points.][Which one would you like to buy, host?] Iris questioned. [All of them have the same effect, but they have different time durations.]‘I will take the most expensive one,’ he stated. ‘What is the time duration for it?’[Twenty minutes.]That was enough time for them to say what they wanted.‘I will take it.’[Alright!][Your purchase has been made. You have successfully bought the soundproof circle effect, activating in seven seconds.]“Perseus, did you hear me?”
Perseus released the door and turned back to the others. “We are trapped in. He is here; he locked us in.” He glanced at the panel to see that there was still more time left before the soundproof duration would run out.Ryan frowned. “Are you saying that we have been locked in such a horrible room like this?”Zeppelin stepped forward. “I will kick the door open. I don’t care if it is your house, but someone had just trespassed on my brother's house and also wanted to murder us in it. That is unacceptable.”“That’s right,” Ryan agreed. “This is unacceptable. You own this house, and you can do whatever you want.”Both men brushed past Perseus and headed for the door. Perseus grabbed them before they could get to the door.“I can get the door open, but I didn't,” Perseus informed them.“Why?” Zeppelin glanced back at him.“He can’t hear what we are saying because I activated a device,” Perseus began. “Aren’t you curious how he killed the others? If he wants to kill us using the same step
The man tried to turn his head to look at Perseus, but he couldn’t. His legs felt like jelly, and in a matter of seconds, he slumped down Perseus' arm, no longer resisting Perseus' grip.Perseus took it as a clue to let go of the man and let him drop to the floor. The man clutched his neck, his eyes wide with terror. He wasn’t dead or unconscious, but he wasn’t okay either.“You're done so quickly,” Zeppelin said, rising to his feet and stretching his arm. “It was hard falling over like that. I hit my arm by mistake.”“Me too, but it was my head,” Ryan stated as he rose to his feet. “It was a human who had been murdering others by taking advantage of the rumors going around that the house was haunted.”“Should I say I told you so?” Zeppelin asked. “You believed it was a ghost, and now that you have seen for yourself, will you give me the money we made a bet on?”Ryan scoffed. “I said that out of impulse. I didn’t mean I was going to hand the money over to you for real.”Perseus' gaze