Chapter 292
A massive crash resounded, accompanied by the dramatic collapse of the secret room door. Amidst the swirling dust stood Isabella. holding a large rack and a night vision camera emitting a glaring 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, Isabella 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?”
Isabella 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 glanced 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?
Isabella 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, Isabella 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!”
Isabella 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 successfully 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 isabella have successfully taken the Queen’s crown, becoming the ultimate winners of this episode! All guests, please gather at the field immediately-”
“Xanthea and Isabella have successfully taken the Queen’s crown, becoming 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 a comfield, Rachel joyfully twirled Olivia around, who couldn’t quite share her enthusiasm, “It’s over no more picking com! 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, Isabella 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?