Chapter 287


    Isabe jumped with a shriek, her voice echoing off the walls.


    Xanthea rolled her eyes, “I was just correcting you, it’s ‘stronger, not ‘ghost“.“”


    “You scared the daylights out of me! Correct me, sure, but why keep patting my back?”


    Isabe spat out the words in annoyance. Xanthea froze, puzzled, “I didn’t pat your back.”


    At that, Isabe also froze


    The air turned thick for a moment as they slowly turned around to see a ghoul with disheveled hair, a


    lolling tongue, and a body covered in blood. The ghastly figure grinned at them, revealing a terrifying


    smile, “Time for a bite.”


    “Ahhhhhhhh!”


    Both screamed in horror.


    Just as the ghoul lunged at them, it seemed to freeze in ce.


    Suddenly, two glowing screens appeared on the cave wall, disying a message:


    Warning! You have 5 minutes to answer the following questions. Fail to answer in time or answer


    incorrectly, you will face the attack from the ghoul! PS: Each of you has three attempts!


    Xanthea quickly regained herposure and tapped Isabe, “Stop screaming, it won’t bite you yet.


    But if we don’t solve these questions, it would.”


    “What should we do?”


    “We’ve got two questions. And we need to answer them within 5 minutes. Which one do you choose?”


    2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 8 3 5 5


    Isabe randomly pointed to the one on the right, and Xanthea moved to the left.


    -Riddle: Why doesn’t the cobra in the forest bite any human?


    Was that it?


    As she read the question, she was confused.


    At the control panel, the director saw the flood ofments, all from viewers worried about Xanthea,


    and a cunning smile spread across his face.


    After this episode aired, Xanthea would undoubtedlymand 90% of the conversation topics. That


    was why he assigned her the most thrilling and perilous haunted house, packed with nearly impossible


    challenges and puzzles, to ensure they could capture more of her and rake in higher ratings!


    However, before he could gloat over his clever setup, Xanthea wrote down her answer: Because there


    are no humans in the forest.


    That was quick!


    Was she always this sharp?


    Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    On the other side, Isabe was panicking over a math problem, nearly in tears, with the ghoul hanging


    nearby, watching her intently as if ready to pounce and devour her.


    “How on earth does eight 8s add up to 1000? No, this isn’t right either. Only one more chance left, this


    is impossible.”


    The five–minute countdown on the screen kept ticking down, second by second, as if her very life was


    ticking away with it.


    Isabe wanted to ask Xanthea for help but couldn’t swallow her pride.


    Suddenly, Xanthea’s voice came from the other side, “Isabe, are you done?”


    “N–no,” she stammered.


    “Let me help you


    Her offer sounded like a symphony from the heavens to Isabe’s ears.


    Xanthea approached and focused on the problem.


    Isabe watched in disbelief as Xanthea’s face, serious and lit by the glow of the screen, showed


    determination. Why would she help her?


    *8*8+8+88+888.


    Xanthea wrote down the solution, and immediately, a chime sounded from the system–Correct answer!