The two women thought they were hearing things until they saw Qin Nuo walk out, and only then did they react.

Qin Yushi, overjoyed, ran up and jumped onto Qin Nuo, giving him a familiar sloth-like hug.

Then, she started pinching Qin Nuo's face and feeling around his body.

"Sis, what are you doing?" Qin Nuo was startled and took a few steps back as she was about to touch his groin.

"I'm checking if you're hurt. If my brother is missing any part of his body, I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life!" Qin Yushi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said.

"Big sis, the rules of the Horror Game are that no matter how badly you're injured inside, as long as you come back alive, you'll recover. No need to worry," Qin Nuo said, glancing at his right hand.

"Was the instance only a day long?" Wang Xun asked in confusion.

"The time ratio is 1 to 10. I was in there for ten days," Qin Nuo replied.

"How was the difficulty of the instance?"

Qin Nuo scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "For a newbie like me, it was quite difficult. I originally planned to just survive until the end of the instance, but there was a pro among the players who completed all the instance and mainline tasks in one go, finishing the game early."

"And so, we came back two days early."

Qin Nuo checked the time.

In reality, the return time was a few hours earlier than the previous day.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Qin Nuo directly assumed the role of Princess Yao Yao.

As for the player Phantom, whoever wants to be it can be it!

It wasn't about deliberately hiding things, just being cautious.

This instance required inputting information to enter, and getting a super high score of 16.0 in the game would inevitably attract some attention and investigation into Phantom.

Personal information was entered before entering the instance.

After entering the instance, players' anonymity was mixed up.

That is to say, outsiders only knew that Phantom was hidden among the seven people, but didn't know which one was Phantom!

The author's tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.

"Looks like you were lucky this time too."

"However, instances for level one players are quite simple, so I had high hopes for your return," Wang Xun said.

Qin Nuo nodded with a smile.

Simple...

Almost got wiped out!

At this point, Wang Xun's expression changed, a frosty coldness appearing: "However, if you pull such a childish stunt again, I'll definitely arrest you."

"Tampering with important police items is already a criminal act. Write me a reflection report in the next few days!"

Qin Nuo nodded like a pecking chicken: "I must write it."

"I was just worried about my sister, that's why I went in for her."

"The Horror Game has many uncertainties, and even with protection mechanisms, you could die at any time."

"Let the professionals handle professional matters."

"You're just a student," Wang Xun said.

"Understood, Sister Xun."

Wang Xun extended her hand: "The replacement device."

Qin Nuo obediently handed it back.

"How did you unlock it? And know how to use this thing?" Wang Xun asked.

Qin Nuo mumbled, "I learned lock-picking and saw this thing online."

"Good-for-nothing."

After saying a few more words, Wang Xun left.

Qin Yushi patted Qin Nuo's head and said, "Looks like Little Xun has lost all interest in you. I was thinking of introducing her to you!"

"These things are up to fate. It's not like I can't find a wife."

"Besides, until I find our parents, I can't focus on these things," Qin Nuo said.

Qin Nuo didn't notice the unnatural flicker in Qin Yushi's eyes when he mentioned their parents, as she quietly said.

"What if we never find them?"

Qin Nuo half-jokingly replied, "Then I just won't get married. Having you around is enough."

Qin Yushi didn't banter with Qin Nuo as usual and said, "I'll go make dinner."

With that, she left.

Qin Nuo didn't pay much attention, assuming Qin Yushi was worried about him being exhausted.

...

Meanwhile, Wang Xun returned to her place.

She took off her uniform and hung it up. As soon as she entered the living room, she saw a woman sitting on the sofa, writing in a notebook.

"Yan Duo, you're back from the instance?" Wang Xun exclaimed in surprise.

"I exited at noon," Yan Duo nodded, closing the notebook in her hand.

"How was this instance? You came back in just a day, it should have been pretty easy, right?"

Wang Xun poured two glasses of juice, placing one next to Yan Duo.

Yan Duo shook her head, her expression serious, "Honestly, this instance felt very off to me."

"Off? What do you mean?" Wang Xun sat down, unbuttoning a few buttons of her white shirt and directing the fan towards herself.

"The difficulty."

"The difficulty of this instance far exceeded the scope of the players' levels," Yan Duo briefly explained the content of the instance to Wang Xun.

"Battle royale mode?"

Wang Xun was stunned, murmuring, "Based on your levels, this instance should have been below D-level. Such a mode shouldn't have appeared."

Yan Duo said, "So, do you think it's possible that someone interfered with the instance?"

"How could that be? The Horror World has been around for so long, and no one's ever heard of anyone being able to interfere with an instance."

"Oh, don't overthink it. Maybe you were just unlucky, and the instance happened to have this game mechanism. It's not surprising."

"Besides, even though it was difficult, didn't you still complete the instance and come back?" Wang Xun laughed.

Yan Duo said helplessly, "Honestly, I won by lying down."

"There was a player who completed the mainline task, ending the instance early. Otherwise, I would have failed too."

"The problem is, he's only level one, yet he completed such a high-difficulty instance!"

Wang Xun speculated, "Could it be a pro player using a smurf account?"

Yan Duo rolled her eyes, "Do you think this is a game where you can casually use a smurf account?"

"Everyone must register with real identity information as a single anonymous player to enter the Horror Game."

"That's not possible."

Wang Xun pouted with a smile, "I know, I was just joking."

"The only explanation is that his gaming talent is really high," Yan Duo said.

"If possible, I'd really like to meet this Phantom and see who he really is."

"Phantom?" Wang Xun blinked.

"Do you know him?" Yan Duo looked at her.

"No, I don't."

Wang Xun smiled mischievously, "Could it be you're falling for this Phantom?"

"Let me tell you, online dating is unreliable. What if this Phantom is an old man? Wouldn't you want to bang your head against the wall?"

"Get lost!" Yan Duo pinched Wang Xun hard, rolling her eyes.

But thinking seriously.

To have such meticulous thinking, calmness in the face of change, and strong stress resistance, it's basically impossible for him to be young.

Maybe he really is an old man.

Or perhaps some uncle.

In the midst of their playful banter, Wang Xun suddenly thought that both Yan Duo and Qin Nuo seemed to have entered the instance yesterday and returned today.

Could it be the same instance?

But soon, she dismissed the thought.

Yan Duo returned at noon.

Qin Nuo came back nearly an hour later.

Clearly not the same instance.