92: Chapter 92 The Soul-Summoning Ritual

"We will meet again! You are my student, and I will definitely train you to become the world's top Magician!"

"Then... until we meet again!"

After Amy Seeger finished speaking, she didn't give Chen Mo any chance to refute.

She adjusted her top hat and threw out a few smoke bombs, disappearing without a trace on the spot.

"You fellow, I never said I wanted to be your student! Don't make decisions for me!"

Chen Mo shouted loudly at the figure riding a broomstick in the sky.

After scolding, the corners of Chen Mo's mouth curled up slightly.

He thought to himself: "At least I have some connections in the Thriller Game now; that's not bad."

"Um... what should I call you? Although I don't understand this Thriller Game you mentioned."

Chen Mo turned his head and met Anna Catherine's gaze.

"Uh..." Chen Mo suddenly felt a bit awkward.

If he were still in Sam's image, everything would be reasonable; he would just need to continue acting.

But now he was in his own form, a handsome young man, pretending to be someone else's husband and coming to the Haunted House to experience life?

It felt like the kind of thing that would land him in prison.

"Sister, I have a mission. Sam sent me to pretend to be him and help you solve the supernatural threat."

"He is currently in another city, preparing to fly over."

"Because he is remotely assisting me with casting spells, I possess such powerful strength. This is something only he can do."

"So, he is actually protecting you!"

Chen Mo thought to himself, he didn't know if Sam would ever appear. Perhaps Sam never existed in the first place?

He had died long ago.

He was just a fantasy existing in Anna Catherine's heart.

Because of this fantasy, Anna Catherine, a single mother, was able to summon the courage to raise her two children happily.

Upon hearing this, Anna Catherine's face turned slightly red.

"In any case... thank you so much for these past few days. Because you were here, the children and I were able to survive."

Chen Mo hadn't reacted yet.

He saw Anna Catherine walk over quickly, not giving him any time to react.

Her face was cool, and with a "smack," she left a lipstick mark on his cheek.

"Don't overthink it; this is our American way of greeting, kissing on the cheek."

From the moment he entered the Thriller Game until now, Chen Mo had never felt so nervous.

And at this moment, he was panicking a little.

His body was paralyzed like a wooden statue, unable to move.

"Where do you plan to go next? Do you want to stay?" Anna Catherine asked.

Chen Mo felt a bit strange upon hearing this.

I'm a strange young man, in the prime of my youth; you are far too trusting.

"Wait a moment, I'll give you an answer later."

Chen Mo walked to the entrance of the Villa, leaned against the crooked tree, and opened the system panel to check.

"The mission has clearly been completed now, why hasn't the exit interface popped up?"

Opening the system panel, a few lines of red text appeared before Chen Mo's eyes.

[Theme: 118 Ocean Avenue]

[Character Background Unlocked: 3/3]

[Hidden Worldview Unlocked: 1/2]

[Your current mission rating is: A+]

[Choose to exit the dungeon: Yes/No]

Seeing the prompt pop up, Chen Mo couldn't help but frown.

He had clearly defeated Vincent, but the mission rating was only A+.

"There are still unfinished tasks."

Chen Mo looked at the prompt again; the hidden worldview was only half completed.

[Old Eight: Many Children Many Blessings, you must stay. Don't quit while you're ahead; you're only one step away from getting an S rating!]

[Old Six: Hmph, Old Eight, I was already prepared to gouge out my eyes, but unfortunately, I won in the end.]

[Old Six: If defeating an opponent like Vincent isn't enough to get an S rating, it proves... if Many Children Many Blessings stays, he will face even more terrifying things.]

[Old Six: He is a rational person and won't do things he isn't sure about. Old Eight, prepare one of your arms early; don't wait for me to come and take it myself!]

[Mr. Rabbit: Didn't the Group Leader see the complete walkthrough? He should be able to give us an answer.]

The Group Leader suddenly felt many gazes focused on him.

[Group Leader: I cannot tell you; I don't like spoilers.]

[Administrators: Tsk!~]

In reality, the Group Leader didn't know either.

The myth-level player from 10 years ago, Longevity Like Southern Mountain, couldn't even pass Vincent's level, let alone the remaining hidden worldview.

Therefore, if Chen Mo could get an S rating, that would count as the complete walkthrough of 118 Ocean Avenue.

A new milestone would unfold from this.

The Group Leader knew it would be very dangerous.

But at this moment, he hoped Chen Mo would be willing to stay and continue clearing the level.

The hidden worldview shouldn't involve life-or-death crises; it just requires finding clues.

"Many Children Many Blessings, what will you choose?"

The Group Leader watched Chen Mo on the screen, revealing a look of anticipation.

"The reason I could trigger the plot before was because of one thing: the reward obtained from the character background."

"There is still one reward I haven't used."

[Reward: Recipe for the Soul Summoning Ritual]

[Materials needed: Poison Toad venom, Bat blood, Scorpion tail stinger, Elm resin candle, Magic book]

[At 3:15 AM, use the liquid made from the above materials to draw a hexagram on the mirror, place the candle in front of the mirror and light it, then chant the soul summoning spell.]

[Afterward, you can ask the mirror a question, and it will answer you.]

After reading the full instructions, Chen Mo understood that the hidden worldview must be hidden within the Soul Summoning Ritual.

"Then..."

Chen Mo looked at Anna Catherine and said, "I'll stay one more night, and I'll go home tomorrow."

Anna nodded happily upon hearing this.

She needed to get busy right away, preparing a sumptuous dinner for Chen Mo to express her gratitude.

The materials for the Soul Summoning Ritual were easy to obtain; he could get them directly from the Vending Machine Ghost.

After dinner that night, Chen Mo followed Anna's family to the town for a few rounds of fun, then returned to the Villa to sleep.

Until 3:15 AM arrived.

Chen Mo got up and went to the utility room on the first floor.

He grabbed a round, classical mirror and hurried to the Basement.

Placing the mirror on the ground, he dipped his finger into the prepared red liquid and drew a red hexagram on the mirror's surface.

In the completely pitch-black Basement.

An orange candle flame was lit, dyeing Chen Mo's face red as well.

Placed in front of the mirror, Chen Mo held a magic book and silently chanted the spell for the Soul Summoning Ritual.

About 10 minutes later.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the mirror, which originally only reflected his face, suddenly had swirls appearing on it.

The ritual had started.

Chen Mo's Adam's apple bobbed; facing the mirror, he asked in a sincere tone.

"Tell me... how exactly did my parents die?"