Chapter 292


    A massive crash resounded, apanied by the dramatic copse of the secret room door. Amidst


    the swirling dust stood Isabe. holding arge rack and a night vision camera emitting a ring red


    light.


    Xanthea’s words were abruptly cut off, and almost reflexively, she pushed Orion away, afraid the


    camera might catch him. She quickly put his mask back on his face.


    “Xanthea? Are you okay, Xanthea?”


    Seeing her, Isabe dropped the rock and rushed over, bursting into tears hysterically, “You scared me


    to death.”


    “I thought something terrible had happened to you!”


    Xanthea: Tm fine, what could possibly happen to me?”


    “Are you sure you’re okay?”


    Isabe checked Xanthea over from head to toe, then pointed in confusion at the tall, imposing figure in


    the darkness.


    “Who is he? When I came in, he was on top of you. Did he hurt you?”


    “No, no.


    Xanthea stuttered, her voice faltering as she nced at Orion’s silhouette, “He’s the ghost guarding the


    Queen’s crown. He was just trying to stop me from taking the crown, as per the challenge.”


    “A ghost?


    Isabe gasped, just as the figure slowly turned his face towards them.


    The terrifying mask with its ferocious face and fangs made her scream, But even more horrifying than


    the mask was his gaze–cold and sinister as if she had interrupted something important, and it looked


    like he wanted to bore a hole right through her with his eyes.


    “Ahhhh”


    “Xanthea, Xanthea, we need to run, now!”


    Terrified, Isabe clung to Xanthea as the shadow’s gaze turned even more menacing.


    “Okay, okay, let’s get out of here.”


    Xanthea felt his gaze too.


    But with the live camera rolling, she dared not meet his gaze, and quickly lowered her head.


    Now was definitely not the time for confessions.


    “Let’s go, hurry!”


    Isabe pulled her, and they ran towards the exit. Unexpectedly, the ghost guarding the crown didn’t


    follow.


    The two managed to escape the haunted house and sessfully took the Queen’s crown.


    Back at the control panel, the director watched in disbelief. “Mr. Lockwood, aren’t you going to stop


    them? I had set up so many intriguing challenges and secret props for a full day of adventure, all


    wasted now!”


    “Xanthea and isabe have sessfully taken the Queen’s crown, bing the ultimate winners of


    this episode! All guests, please gather at the field immediately-”


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    “Xanthea and Isabe have sessfully taken the Queen’s crown, bing the ultimate winners of


    this episode! All guests, please gather at the field immediately-”


    The show’s announcement system kept repeating the result


    On the sandy beach, Nelson, with hands full of smelly duck droppings, knelt on the ground, looking


    upwards in tears, “Xanthea, you’re


    my hero-


    Martin also removed the cloth from his hose, “It’s finally over, I thought I was going to lose my sense of


    smell forever!”


    In afield, Rachel joyfully twirled Olivia around, who couldn’t quite share her enthusiasm, “It’s over


    no more picking! I knew they would be the first to finish, but I didn’t expect it to be so quickl


    Outside the haunted house, as they finally stepped into daylight, Isabe cried tears of joy,


    overwhelmed as she looked at Xanthea. Yet Xanthea seemed fixated on the haunted house, as if she


    was longing for something left behind. Or was it just her imagination?