After completing the D-level tasks for several residents on the fourth floor, Qin Nuo took a day off to relax.

The next day, Qin Nuo focused his thoughts on the clue he obtained from the task.

The rooftop water tank.

He had to check it out.

After all, completing the main task of this instance was Qin Nuo's goal.

Everyone has a competitive spirit.

Who wouldn't want to get the MVP rating?

So, he had to deal with the old landlord, since the key was in his hands.

On his way downstairs, he unexpectedly ran into the bulky player known anonymously as "Black Bear."

Compared to the first day of the game, he looked much worse, his once dominant aura almost completely worn away.

Moreover, his right eye was bloodied and shut.

"How did you lose an eye?" Qin Nuo asked directly.

As if his sore spot had been touched, Black Bear's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Don't you dare mock me. Even though I lost an eye, at least I got a clue and identified the killer hiding in the apartment."

"You know who the killer is?" Qin Nuo was stunned.

It's only been two days, and this progress is a bit fast!

Black Bear sneered and walked away, clearly unwilling to share the fruits of his victory with Qin Nuo.

Qin Nuo blinked and pondered as he went downstairs.

In the lobby, the old landlord was, as usual, sitting there playing chess by himself.

Qin Nuo walked over and smiled, "Old man, have you eaten?"

"Get to the point."

"Do you have the key to the iron door on the rooftop? I want to go up and get some fresh air," Qin Nuo said.

"I have the key."

"Play a game of chess with me, and if you win, I'll give it to you."

The old landlord didn't care about such a flimsy excuse, straightened his body, and his cloudy eyes shone with a bright gleam.

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Apparently, after losing the last game, he had recovered from his depression and frustration.

He regained his confidence, and with a wave of his hand, the messy chessboard was neatly arranged.

"Alright, old man, if I win, you have to keep your word." Qin Nuo sat down.

"This time, you won't win..."

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and added, "At least, you won't win so easily."

However,

Five minutes later.

The old landlord looked at the chessboard and fell into a gloomy silence again.

His regained confidence was shattered once more.

On the chessboard, Qin Nuo's pieces had almost all advanced.

And the red side, just like last time, was left with only one king!

Surrounded on all sides, with enemies everywhere.

It was truly a "king" in distress!

Qin Nuo looked at the old landlord's existential crisis expression and patted his head.

Tsk, why am I so lacking in emotional intelligence?

Did I have to win so brutally?

This old man is a big connection, who knows when I might need his help in the future!

"Old man, maybe you're not in the best state, how about we play another game?" Qin Nuo suggested.

"Not in the mood, I need to review the game."

The old landlord said with a sullen face, casually tossing the key to Qin Nuo.

Well, one game of chess, and all the favorability was gone.

Qin Nuo got up, bid farewell to the old man, and returned to the stairway, only to be stopped by someone.

Black Rose was wearing a black cheongsam today, her sexy figure even more pronounced. "You're going to the rooftop?"

"Just to get some fresh air," Qin Nuo shrugged.

"Don't treat me like that old man."

"You're going to the rooftop, it must be related to the main task clue."

Qin Nuo was a bit surprised, "You have a clue too?"

"The second instance task I completed yesterday provided a clue, the rooftop water tank," Black Rose said.

Qin Nuo was speechless, "This clue is shared, it's exactly the same."

Originally, after Black Rose got this clue, she spent a whole day trying to get the key from the old landlord without success. She didn't expect to run into Qin Nuo, leading to this scene.

"Let's go, let's go up together," Black Rose smiled.

Qin Nuo was quite unwilling, but remembering how he used her body to lure the scumbag ghost last night, he felt guilty and didn't refuse.

"I heard Black Bear identified the killer in the apartment?" Qin Nuo asked as they went upstairs.

"Not sure."

"That guy got into a conflict with a resident next door yesterday and lost an eye. Today, he suddenly got excited for no reason," Black Rose said lightly.

Qin Nuo thought of the shadow on the third floor yesterday, wondering if he should ask Black Rose, but ultimately dismissed the idea.

Better to check out the rooftop first.

The iron door on the rooftop was rusty, and the lock was corroded. It took quite a bit of effort to open it.

On the rooftop, there was asphalt everywhere, and it was overgrown with vegetation. Although it looked green at a glance, it felt lifeless and dead.

Under the gray sky, the two of them came to the railing.

For the first time, they looked down at this so-called Horror World from a bird's-eye view.

"Isn't it shocking? This is the face of this world."

"What you see is just the surface. This apartment is like our umbrella. Within the instance range, we follow the game rules, and the ghosts won't touch us."

"But once we leave the apartment, all these rules become invalid, and we instantly become rats crossing the street, ready to be devoured at any moment!"

Black Rose spoke to Qin Nuo in a seasoned tone.

She had once left the instance range in a previous instance, and in just two minutes, she was scared to the point of rolling back.

It was a shadow she couldn't shake off for the rest of her life.

A lawless land, life treated like dirt, humans no longer the masters, just mere food on the chopping block.

She wanted Qin Nuo to feel this sense of insignificance and despair.

But Qin Nuo, with a relaxed expression, said, "It's just leaving an instance, I've been out."

"You've been out?" Black Rose was shocked.

"The first instance, I was forcibly sent in."

"At that time, the boss sent me on a business trip, so I went. When I got on the bus, some ghosts had ideas about me, but after I beat them up, they sat back down obediently," Qin Nuo said nonchalantly.

These words left Black Rose speechless.

Forcibly sent into an instance.

Leaving the instance without a protection mechanism!

How did he survive?

Qin Nuo looked at Black Rose's expression and felt like laughing.

If she knew he had a convenience store business in the Horror World, what expression would she have?

"Do you men always like to brag?" Black Rose, after recovering from her shock, turned sullen, as if she had been insulted, and said in a deep voice.

However, despite her words of disbelief, Black Rose quietly watched Qin Nuo's expression, seemingly trying to catch something.

"Believe it or not."

"I'm not in the mood to discuss this with you."

Qin Nuo couldn't be bothered to explain, turning to walk towards the water tank not far away.

There was only one water tank on the rooftop, already overgrown with plants.

Qin Nuo jumped up and used Ghost Power to directly lift the concrete slab and fling it aside.

Black Rose watched as the concrete slab was flung several meters away like garbage, shattering upon impact, her eyebrows furrowing, her eyes narrowing slightly.

In fact, since Qin Nuo dealt with the scumbag ghost yesterday, she had started to have suspicions.

Whether it was the secret of the Half-Ghost, or his calm handling of the instance, and his rich experience.

Qin Nuo's performance had nothing to do with a newbie!

Now, with those words just now.

Black Rose could almost conclude.

"This Phantom is not a newbie."

"He's a hidden big shot!"