Chapter 18: Entering the Ghost Apartment

Chapter 18: Entering the Ghost Apartment

"No! No way!" Alexander's remaining sanity was on the verge of collapse. He leaped up suddenly and dashed out as if he was trying to escape.

Behind him, Isabella and Sofia exchanged glances, their faces revealing a slightly meaningful smile.

It wasn't until he rushed into his own house and let the icy cold tap water pour onto his head that Alexander regained some clarity.

After all, he had lived two lives; otherwise, he might not have been able to withstand it.

It wasn't that he was such an upright gentleman, but rather that the people he faced had different identities.

Isabella had watched him grow up since he was a child. After his parents passed away, she took care of Alexander with meticulous attention.

There was even a time when Alexander had a high fever that wouldn't subside, and no one noticed. If it weren't for Isabella calling him over for dinner and seeing his condition, he might have lost his life.

Sofia, on the other hand, had grown up playing with him since they were young, like a close sister. Otherwise, she wouldn't have hesitated to enter the thrilling world on her behalf.

Moreover, they were neighbors. If anything were to happen, Alexander couldn't forgive himself.

Drying his hair, Alexander returned to his bedroom and lay on the bed, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

The enchanting scenes in his mind seemed like a curse constantly attacking his heart and spirit.

Knock, knock!

Just then, a knock on the door sounded.

Looking through the peephole, Alexander saw only Sofia standing outside, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to Isabella, although Sofia's youthful beauty was attractive, it didn't have the kind of irresistible temptation.

"Sofia, is there anything else?"

Opening the door, Alexander cautiously stood at the entrance. Trace the roots of this material to n0v★lbin

He was afraid that Sofia would also learn from Isabella and pounce on him without any regrets.

Once was already challenging enough for Alexander's willpower; if it happened again, he was afraid he would truly lose control.

"Pfft!"

Seeing Alexander's cautious appearance, Sofia couldn't help but laugh. Her face turned red as she handed him something and said, "This appeared alongside the recruitment notice. It might be of some help to you, big brother Alexander. You...you must come back alive! Otherwise... Sofia will never have a boyfriend in this lifetime!"

Looking at Sofia's serious expression, Alexander nodded earnestly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely come back alive!"

Sofia's big, watery eyes stared at Alexander. Seeing that he had no intention of letting her in, she suddenly took a step forward, stood on her tiptoes, and gently kissed Alexander's face before turning around and running away.

Although the rewards are not high, many people are eager to try these so-called "transition instances."

Thrilling instances cannot be entered consecutively, but one can still enter them once every other month. Therefore, most people choose to enter Silent Hill every other month since it poses little danger.

However, the entry fee is a whopping 200 Ghost Coins, which many people simply cannot afford.

Don't think that 200 is a small amount, as even Alexander's S-level rookie assessment only rewards that much.

The three S-level evaluators who had been exposed once had the best rewards of only one ghost item and 150 Ghost Coins. This was the highest known evaluation in the thrilling world since its inception, apart from Alexander's!

Ordinary chosen ones' main quests only reward 30 to 50 Ghost Coins. Even after several experiences, highly evaluated veterans who have completed one or two main quests will not earn much more than Alexander's S-level reward in a single instance.

The value of Ghost Coins is therefore self-evident.

"Something's not right!" As he watched the Ghost Coins in his hand turn into a stream of light and enter his tattoo, Alexander furrowed his brow.

Three thousand Ghost Coins were undoubtedly a huge sum in the thrilling world.

He had never heard of such invitation items also giving away Ghost Coins.

And a full 3,000 at that! That's equivalent to six S-level rookie assessments!

This was simply too unreasonable!

Many restaurant and hotel instances had appeared in the past, and there were no shortage of people pulled in by such invitation items. If such a situation existed, it would be impossible to keep it a secret!

Alexander pondered, fearing that this time's fierce ghost restaurant instance might not be so simple.

Suddenly, an unprecedented sense of urgency overwhelmed him.

He must increase his strength as soon as possible!

However, having just entered an instance, he would have to wait until the beginning of next month to enter again, by which time it would be too late.

Now, there were only two ways: either find a similar item from a "Worked to Death" recruitment list before the end of the month, or use the invitation from the beautiful teacher.

Searching for a similar item was out of the question, as they were quite rare. Although those who obtained them wished someone else would take over, time was limited, and Alexander needed one before the end of the month.

Moreover, actively seeking out others posed the risk of exposing his identity.

"It seems like I have no choice but to use the invitation!"

Since he couldn't stop thinking about the seductive images every time he closed his eyes, he might as well take this opportunity to enter the instance.

With that thought, Alexander brought out the invitation to the Ghost Apartment and used it through his tattoo.

The next moment, a flash of light and a wave of dizziness washed over him.

Immediately after, a piece of information appeared in Alexander's mind.