Chapter 288


    “Ahhh, yes, finally got it right!”


    “It’s gone, it’s gonel Xanthea, you’re just too…


    Isabe jumped up excitedly, ready to shower her with praise, but then she quickly mped her mouth


    shut.


    Xanthea cautioned, “Don’t celebrate too early, there might be more challenges ahead.”


    Sure enough, just as she predicted, they had only taken a few steps when they encountered another


    figure, bloated and swollen all over, its face resembling a drowned ghost.


    your question.”


    Isabe’s legs gave way in fright, nearly copsing before it. Xanthen steadied her, “Choose your


    This time, Isabe unluckily picked a math problem. She hoped to swap with Xanthea, only to find that


    Xanthea’s question was even more difficult. She couldn’t even understand the question


    Back in high school, she always followed in Xanthea’s footsteps. If Xanthea was ranked first in school,


    she was the inevitable second She used to think the gap between them was minimal, if it existent at all.


    Now, she realized the true chasm between first and second–a divide between genius and ordinary.


    Just as Xanthea was about to start on her problem, she noticed Isabe’s distressed look, struggling to


    even start. Thinking back on how Isabe had almost squandered all three chances, Xanthea offered


    helpfully, “If you can’t do it, just leave it there. I help you with it Талес”


    Isabe paused.


    Her words. it was something a caring boyfriend would say


    Ever since joining the entertainment circle, everyone from the agency, her manager to her family and


    fans, had pushed her to strive harder, to be strong enough to face any adversity.


    No one had told her that she could just leave a problem and wait for someone else to solve it.


    Thest person who did was Samuel.


    Now, after finishing her task, Xanthea walked over to help Isabe.


    Tedes


    Can you create a number greater than 3 and less than 4, using three pieces of cutlery? Please


    demonstrate.


    “It’s quite simple.”


    2 325 3 1 0 2 2 6 ? | × 2 7 6 2 3 2 3/288


    Xanthea rearranged the three pieces of cutlery on the screen into the shape of a “n” and the system


    immediately epted the answer.


    “You can’t even…”


    She was about to turn and tease her when she noticed Isabe’s unusual expression, a mix of


    admiration, emotion, skepticism, and a hint of regret


    “What’s wrong? Did the ghost scare you silly?”


    “No, nothing” Isabe shook her head, “Let’s keep moving.”


    “Alright.”


    “She’s too sharp!”


    The show’s director, watching the scenes unfold in the cave, was scratching his head in frustration.


    He had thought they wouldn’t be able to answer these questions, had set up many penalty rounds


    thinking they’d film for half the day.


    But now, seeing Xanthea breezing through them like they were child’s y, he feared they might reach


    the Queen’s crown and Enish filming too soon!


    He grabbed the microphone, sending instructions to the NPCs in the cave.


    “Boom–Suddenly, as they walked, they triggered something, and a loud rm echoed throughout the


    cave.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “What’s happening? What’s happening?”


    “I don’t know


    Suddenly, a beam of light shone down, illuminating two old, abandoned TV sets ahead. From them


    crawled two long–haired figures, their faces covered, crawling on their hands like the character Sadaka


    from horror movies.


    Xanther, terified of Sadako, turned to run.


    Unexpectedly, the two Sadakos didn’t chase after her but instead dragged a paralyzed, terrified


    Isabelle away.


    Chapter 288


    “Xanthea, save me! Xanthen, please save mel


    Isabe’s scream, filled with utmost fear, brought Xanthea to an abrupt halt.