Outside, Peter Kent finds a secluded corner to sit alone after refusing to let Steve take him home.

Right now he just wanted to think about what had happened.

He took out his phone, clicked on the message section, he has very few friends so there are not many messages. However, there was a crimson message between the lines where only the black text was prominently displayed.

“The hallucinations became more and more frequent, even more severe. The things that happen in the nightmare affect my body too, is it true like this message.”

Peter Kent clicked on the message with the red text.

Title: [Ask the Devil]

[Description: He is being stalked by the most terrifying existence in legend, Le Demon.

This Li Devil again connected the red thread to you, so the normal way didn't work to destroy her.

You must use a more dangerous method to invite her to appear, knowing the answer from her can find a solution.

Request: At 12 o'clock on the day of her worship, use a fruit tray with four red fruits arranged around, a bowl of white water in the middle of the tray.

At exactly 12 o'clock at night, stay in the room with the most memories related to the two of you, open all the windows, put the tray on the middle of the bed.

After preparing, turn off all the electricity, stand in front of the offering tray, drip some blood so that the water bowl turns red, then cover your eyes carefully so that you can't see anything, then chant the name of the goddess in your mouth. that devil.

Recite 99 times, the female ghost will give you the answer.

Note, even if you hear any noise or whatever happens, don't stop reciting the name. The name recitation must be recited very slowly. Please keep some blood for self defense.

After reciting, be quiet, do not make any sound or look at anything.

Hope you can survive.]

After seeing the message, Peter Kent felt this was like a joke.

Yes, this message he received from the first day he had the nightmare. At first he just thought someone was making fun of him but after finding out it wasn't.

This message comes from something called the system.

He's seen enough novels and anime to know what the system is all about.

Unlike in the novel, the main character will systematically step up the path of fighting monsters to level up, overcome challenges, take over beauty, and step up to the highest peak in human life.

As for him, this system has only one function, which is to do a mission so that he can survive. Oh no, there is another function that is chat.

Peter Kent clicked a line of text messages back.

Peter Kent: [Really following the quest?]

System: [You may not do it, tomorrow I will find another owner.]

Peter Kent: [...]

Peter Kent: [Do you believe I broke the phone?]

System: [Do you believe Steve will do an autopsy tomorrow?]

Peter Kent: [Elder system, bridge a bright path.]

Peter Kent sweats, the person under the eaves can't help but bow his head.

Nail!

The text message came, Peter Kent hastily opened it.

System: [The mission is already there, you can follow it, success or failure is up to you.]

Peter Kent rubbed his forehead, finally couldn't escape the execution of that devilish task, shivering just thinking about it, chills down his spine.

System: [Actually, there is a way.]

Peter Kent: [Your Highness, please advise.]

System: [First lie down on the ground.]

Peter Kent immediately fell to the ground, then texted the system back.

Peter Kent: [Lie down.]

System: [Put your face close to the ground.]

Peter Kent's face pressed to the ground, and he couldn't get in right away.

Peter Kent: [Closed in.]

System: [Take a breath by force.]

Without hesitation, he took a deep breath.

System: [Have you smelled the earth yet?]

Peter Kent: [Smelly.]

System: [Good, just breathe like this until you get used to the smell of the earth, it's not surprising when it's time to be buried.]

Peter Kent: "...."

Phut!

Peter Kent just spat out a mouthful of blood, this is not a system that saves his life, this is a system that infuriates him.

Peter Kent: [Come out, I promise I won't kill you.]

System: [If you are good at coming here, I promise to beat you to the half-paralyzed body.]

[...]

Peter Kent has read a lot of stories but has never seen a system as bad as this. He was so angry that he wanted to smash his phone, but he thought he had to save money, so he spared the system this once.

Sighing, he felt really helpless.

Close the door to ask the devil? Only a madman would do it, but now he had no choice but to listen.

Now his situation is like a curtain hanging a bell, just a slight breeze will only stop the bell to fall.

Not even the system can survive if I follow it.

Peter Kent shook his head, now that he is like a chipped jar, he is not afraid of chipping.

"Anyway, you have to die, you must at least try it once, even if you die, you will be satisfied."

First, he went to buy the necessary things for the mission himself. Fortunately, the things the system requires, just go to the market, and they can be easily bought.

As for his blood, when he was still near the morgue, he asked Steve to draw 50cc of fresh blood, then put it in an ice box to preserve it.

He withdrew 50cc because Steve said, your blood only needs a few cc to mix a bowl of water, the rest is in case of an emergency that the system talks about.

After preparing everything, he went to a nearby coffee shop, ordered himself the most expensive coffee, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a will for himself.

He didn't know if he was still alive tomorrow, and even though he didn't have many friends, at least he had a will so people could know what he'd been through.

After writing the will, Peter Kent folded it up and put it in a heavy duty bag and stuffed it in his pocket, then he slept in a cafe until late afternoon before returning home.

Turn on all the lights in the house with the main switch, everything is normal, except for a few footprints.

Wait! Footprint??

Yes, the footprints are very faint like dried blood, as if someone went to the bathroom from the bedroom and then back again.

Peter Kent shivered, cold running down his spine. Swallowing silently, he immediately took out his cell phone.

Peter Kent: [There are footprints in the house!! Urgent, save me.]

System: [Master, don't be afraid. Now she can't do anything to you. Make sure you stay safe…]

Five seconds later, another message from the system arrived.

[...until after twelve o'clock tonight.]

Peter Kent was scared, but the system said so he also believed that Ann Reed would not do anything to him for the time being.

However, looking at the pile of footprints, who wouldn't be afraid.

“Okay, stay in the living room for now. The living room is the place farthest from the main bedroom, anyway, right next to the main door, if you have anything to do, just open the door and run away."

Whispering to himself, Peter Kent pulled the lounge chair right next to the door, turned his face towards the hallway straight to the master bedroom, then sat on the chair, wary.

At this time, his spirit was also less tired because when he sat at the coffee shop he took advantage of a little sleep.

There were nearly five hours left to start the mission, but Peter Kent also quickly presented a fruit plate with four red fruits including: red dragon fruit, red apple, pomegranate, and cherries.

Four kinds of fruit are arranged around the plate, in the middle is a boiled chicken with its head removed, and underneath is a red sheet of paper.

Sitting back in the chair and looking at the room at the end of the corridor, Peter Kent was psychologically tense, but after a while, because he was too tired for many days, he fell asleep without notice.

…

Ring ring ring!!

In his sleep, he heard the phone ring.

"Huh!??"

Peter Kent was startled.

"What time is it?"

He fell asleep at times, so now when he wakes up, he doesn't know what time it is, if it's past the time to perform the task, I will.

Picking up the phone, seeing that it was only 23:20, he breathed a sigh of relief, then saw that more than five missed calls were all from Steve.

“Forensic Steve? What did he call me at this hour?”

It's confusing, but Peter Kent calls Steve back.

Before the bell could ring, the other end picked up the phone.

“Peter Kent? I've been calling you all the time."

“I-I overslept, I'm so sorry. Don't know what's wrong?"

"It's a big deal, it's a big deal. Ann Reed's body is gone."

Wow!

“W-what!!???” Peter Kent heard the news as if he had been struck by lightning, his hand shaking and holding the phone was also a little tight.

Pop!

The phone fell, Peter Kent panicked, he suddenly remembered the footprints going from the master bedroom to the bathroom and back.

“Peter Kent!!” Steve's voice in Peter Kent's cell phone lying on the ground rang "You have to be careful, the police suspect the killer has stolen the body and is coming to your house, I'm on my way, you have to… smack.. sw...

Thumbs up!!

The phone is playing intermittently then completely losing signal.

Peter Kent tried to take a deep breath, calming himself.

"It's okay, it's not twelve o'clock, still good..."

He bent down and tried to pick up the phone.

OANH!!

Peter Kent looked in front of him, two blood-stained footprints that had not yet dried before him, as if someone had just stood here, still clearly visible. His brain sounded like it was hit by a sledgehammer.

Sweat drenched his shirt, his mind inexplicably flashed the image of Ann Reed standing right here, bloodshot eyes watching him sleep with a ferocious smile.

His limbs were shaking uncontrollably and his breathing was rapid. Peter Kent now feels that he is truly in danger.

Nail!

The phone rang with a text message as if to break his panic, trying to control his breathing.

System: [Master, calm down. She hasn't started the quest yet, she can't do anything to you.]

"That's right, the quest hasn't started yet, I still have a chance." Peter Kent whispered trying to calm himself, he picked up the phone and plopped down on the chair.