162: Boss, don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the task!

"Oh, he really chose Screening Room No. 13." In the monitoring room, Li Zhou watched the live stream while keeping an eye on the monitor screen.

Upon seeing Song Yang's choice, he raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face.

He had to admit, Song Yang really knew how to pick.

Among the newly purchased venues, if Song Yang had chosen any other, he definitely wouldn't have cleared the instance today.

But Screening Room No. 13 was a different story.

It was a rule-based instance; he just needed to throw his life at it.

Moreover, because there were four Passerby Players accompanying him this time, Red Spirit would have to hold back a little.

After a quick mental calculation, Li Zhou figured that if Song Yang wanted to clear the instance today, he would probably only need to die... about thirty times or more.

Thirty times shouldn't be a problem for Song Yang.

Watching Song Yang and the others walk towards the fourth large door on the screen, Li Zhou's lips curved slightly.

It seemed the fright value, which had shriveled up, would soon see a huge influx.

On the other side, at the entrance of the Haunted House.

Fang Xiaolu stood at the ticket booth, in a state of excitement.

No wonder the boss always liked to scare people; today, she finally realized how interesting scaring people actually was!

After the players bought their tickets and walked towards the platform ahead, she would occasionally arrange a thoughtful Insect Tide service.

Where had those ordinary players ever seen such a spectacle?

If Fang Xiaolu hadn't shut it off quickly, they would have probably been scared out of the Haunted House right after buying their tickets.

Besides the Insect Tide, she would also occasionally play that eerie BGM.

Of course, compared to the other buttons, she pressed the BGM switch less frequently.

There was nothing she could do; that eerie tune was very frightening.

Almost every player who heard it stood on the platform, afraid to move forward.

Some with weaker psychological tolerance even showed a tendency to jump off the cliff.

This scene, in turn, scared Fang Xiaolu quite a bit, so in the end, she only dared to use it when players had just stepped into the Haunted House.

"So this is what it feels like to watch others get scared?"

At the ticket booth, Fang Xiaolu looked at the players cautiously entering the entrance, her small face full of smiles.

Only today did she understand why Li Zhou would occasionally show a peculiar smile on his face before.

Now, the smile on her face was exactly like Li Zhou's.

"Hello, a ticket, please."

Just as Fang Xiaolu withdrew her gaze and looked at the buttons in front of her, wondering whether to try the ones she hadn't pressed yet, a slightly cheerful voice sounded in her ear.

She looked up to see a handsome young man looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

"Okay."

She quickly nodded, skillfully took out the agreement, and was about to hand it over when Fang Xiaolu suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Fang Xiaolu's hands pause, the young man's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, and his tone quickly returned to calm as he asked.

"Ah, no, nothing."

Fang Xiaolu blinked and shook her head.

After handing over the agreement, her small face flushed, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at the man again.

However, her peripheral vision occasionally glanced at him, looking as cute as someone meeting a crush.

A hint of realization flashed deep in the young man's eyes, and a light smile appeared on his face.

He casually signed his name on the agreement, then took out cash to pay for the ticket.

"Can I go in now?"

Seeing Fang Xiaolu, who seemed a little nervous, the young man considerately softened his tone and asked kindly.

"Ye... yes, you can."

Fang Xiaolu's reaction seemed a beat slow, and she nodded repeatedly.

Incidentally, she also asked, "I see you're alone. Do you need me to have a colleague take you in?"

"Or, you could go with the players behind you."

Having been in the Haunted House for so long, Fang Xiaolu had rarely seen anyone come to challenge it alone.

Even Song Yang, back then, had an assistant with him.

"No need, I'll be fine alone."

Facing Fang Xiaolu's question, the young man chuckled and shook his head.

Then, he took a step and walked directly towards the depths of the platform.

Seeing this scene, the blush on Fang Xiaolu's face quickly receded.

She clapped her small hands to her cheeks and murmured, "Phew, I almost blew my cover!"

Without time to think much, she quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Li Zhou.

Then, looking at the young man's back, a hint of curiosity flashed in Fang Xiaolu's eyes.

Someone so highly regarded by the boss must be quite extraordinary, right?

After some thought, she extended her small hand again, a mischievous expression on her face.

Soon, the familiar Insect Tide, accompanied by the unsettling BGM, began to play.

However, what Fang Xiaolu didn't expect was that the young man nearby, facing the changes around him, didn't stop his steps at all.

As if he couldn't see anything, even with insects crawling up his legs, he continued unhurriedly towards the stairs at the end of the platform.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiaolu rubbed her eyes, thinking she was hallucinating.

It was her first time seeing someone so incredibly brave.

One had to know that even Song Yang, when he first entered, was quite frightened.

If Song Yang knew Fang Xiaolu's thoughts at this moment, he would surely scoff.

The young man's situation was completely different from his.

If he let others test the waters in the Haunted House first, he guaranteed he wouldn't even blink when he went in later.

In the monitoring room, Li Zhou had already received the message from Fang Xiaolu.

Looking at the content of the message, his gaze quickly shifted from Song Yang and the others to the outer area of the Haunted House.

Soon, he spotted a figure walking down the stairs towards the underground river.

"It really is him!"

Looking at the man on the screen, Li Zhou was surprised.

Indeed, this young man was the person Officer Chen Chuan had previously told him to pay attention to.

He hadn't expected the person to actually come to the Haunted House.

He was wanted but still wanted to come and play; was he really that fond of excitement?

At this moment, at the end of the young man's path, there happened to be seven Passerby Players waiting for eight people to gather before setting sail.

Li Zhou, while editing a message on his phone, spoke internally, "Water Ghost, a guest is coming down soon; pay close attention to him."

"If he makes any move towards the other guests, take him down immediately. Can you do that?"

After the Haunted House upgrade, besides ordinary employees like Fang Xiaolu, Li Zhou could now converse internally with everyone else.

On the other side, the Water Ghost, who was standing on the small boat pondering what little tricks to use to scare the guests, immediately straightened his expression upon hearing Li Zhou's voice.

In other scenes of the Haunted House, other employees such as the Hanged Ghost and the Starved Ghost also heard Li Zhou's voice, and envy appeared on their faces.

Was the Water Ghost so lucky?

He received a direct mission from the boss on his first day of work?

"Boss, don't worry, I guarantee the mission will be completed!"