"Brother Jiang, how's the key doing now?"
"It's alright." Jiang Ran stared at the monitor screen. "I've already got one key. Judging from the others' movements, Han Xiaodong went back to the VIP room and should have one too. Then Alansta has one. So, it seems that Wips and the others will soon get the last one as well."
Not a single key was left. These guys are really efficient. Now all that's left is for Wips and the others to get the last key before they go to see Planck together!
[Should you choose to leave the world of ghost stories?]
When a ghost storyteller has nothing to do, time seems to fly by. Coupled with the time distortion effect brought about by the fog, Wips and his companion soon heard the prompt to leave the world again.
"I've heard the notification twice already, is it the fifth day?"
Soon, the crew member in red clapped his hands and walked in: "Congratulations on completing the promotion training assessment. Now please come out with me."
Dejov's face lit up with joy. He stood up, let out a long breath, and was about to walk towards the door.
"etc!"
Wips grabbed him!
"What's wrong?"
"Have we really been here for the full 48 hours?" Wips's eyes darkened. "We entered the room midway through the third day, which means that even if we can confirm that it's the fifth day now, we can't be sure that we've been here for the full 48 hours!"
"But didn't that guy say we finished?"
Dechoff pointed to the red-clad crew members at the door.
Wips sat back down on the ground: "He's not trustworthy."
"If my guess is correct, leaving now would mean all our efforts will be in vain. I'm sorry, but I have to play it safe!"
Wips's concerns were not unfounded. In the absence of a confirmed time, he could only be completely at ease when he heard the third prompt!
“Okay, that’s definitely safer, but there’s another way.” Dejove continued walking towards the door. “Anyway, we only need one key. I’ll go out and test if it really works. If it does, we won’t waste any more time. If it doesn’t, at least we still have you.”
Wips thought about it and it seemed there was no problem, so he nodded.
Dejov left the room.
"Sir, you did not stay in the room for the full 48 hours. Your challenge has failed."
Wips's fears were indeed correct! Those damn red-clad crew members were setting a trap for them!
After receiving accurate information from Dejov, Wips remained calm and composed until the next notification sounded.
"Congratulations, sir! You are now a senior staff member on this cruise ship!" The red-clad crew member's tone became respectful, patting his shoulder with his right hand. "Let us pursue immortality together!"
"Alright, alright, enough with the immortality stuff." Wips didn't want to waste any more time and cut to the chase. "Now that I'm a senior employee, can you give me the key?"
“Then I’m afraid I must apologize to you, sir.” The red-clad crew member shook his head. “Just a short while ago, Mr. Slen, who is also a senior employee, took the key.”
"What did you say?!" Wips grabbed the red-clad crew member by the collar. "I came here for the key! And now you're telling me the key is gone?!"
"Sir, please don't get agitated." The red-clad crew member's voice remained flat. "I brought you two here to help you get promoted, and you have indeed succeeded. The Key of Fire has always been there. I cannot refuse any senior staff member who comes to collect it. I hope you understand my work."
After explaining, the crew member in red pried Weps's arm off with one hand, straightened his clothes, and disappeared.
Damn it! They invested so much time, only to have someone beat them to it in the end!
"Wait a minute! How could an NPC steal an item that's crucial to the plot?" Wips slammed his fist against the wall. "Dejov, do you remember that Dirik from before?"
"You mean, this Slen has also been possessed?"
In the corridor, Slen weighed the red key in her hand and couldn't help but smile.
No, perhaps it should be called Yangshan now!
[SS-Rank Talent: Soul Replacement]
[Effect: The user must reach a designated location and remain there for at least one hour without moving. Afterward, the user's soul separates from their body, and the original body becomes a decoy, capable of autonomous actions but not leaving the location. The live stream will be locked onto the decoy. The decoy's death will not affect the user's soul. The user will then randomly possess the body of an NPC (some NPC bodies cannot be possessed). The user can refresh their possessed unit after one hour. While possessing a body, the user retains that unit's combat abilities and some memories, remaining a ghost storyteller rather than a supernatural creature. If the possessed unit dies, the user's soul will drift in the void, and can re-possess another unit after 24 hours (if someone completes the game or all other ghost storytellers die during this period, the user will also die instantly)].
Is the person you know really him?
Shortly after Derek's death, Sheep Mountain became Slen, also a senior officer on the ship.
The remaining people were not easy to kill, and unable to find an opportunity, he could only settle for second best and obtain the Key of Fire from the red-clad crew member, which at least guaranteed him to enter the next stage.
It's already the sixth day, and nobody knows when 6 PM will arrive. Heading to the Golden Hall as soon as possible is the safest option. Everyone else should be there too, so we can collect all four keys and go find Planck.
As for why he, an NPC, carries a key... that's easy to explain! Just say that the others haven't collected all four keys, and he's here to ensure the plot runs smoothly.
Yang Shan looked up at the mist in the sky. Was it his imagination? Why did it seem like the mist was gradually getting denser?
"Wait, stop."
The mountain that appeared out of nowhere was also called Yangshan.
"Hello, esteemed VIP guest, how can I help you?"
In Yangshan's mind, Yamazaki, being an SSS-level ghost storyteller, must have a key on him. Yangshan didn't intend to make a move against Yamazaki here, so he simply pretended to be a normal NPC and greeted him.
“I saw you take the red key on the security camera.” Yamagami also held out his hand. “Now, give it to me.”
"This... sir, I still need the key..."
Bang!
Without wasting any words, Shanshang pulled out a shotgun and took down Yangshan with one shot!
"You talk too much nonsense. I just asked you to pick up the key and you were so slow."
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