novelraw Chapter 46: The Fierce Ghost Apartments! They’ve come in a group!
Chapter 46: The Fierce Ghost Apartments! They’ve come in a group!
Alexander lifted his head sharply, his gaze coldly fixed on Jessica.
"Don’t misunderstand!" Jessica quickly spoke up.
"It’s not difficult to guess. They also had their suspicions. Although the horror instance distorts our appearance and voice, the overall compatibility is similar. I could tell from your voice that you’re not very young. And your demeanor doesn’t seem like that of a seasoned participant who has been through many instances. There’s no sense of world-weariness in your eyes."
"Not many participants have such terrifying strength with only a few instances under their belt. Besides 44011, I can’t think of anyone else!"
"And then?" Alexander remained unmoved, asking in a cold tone.
"Taking care of five tables at the same time, even for you, there might be times when you’re overwhelmed!" Jessica smiled, saying, "If you’re too busy, you can leave non-VIP tables to me! Of course, that’s on the condition that I’m not in any dangerous situations."
"What are your conditions?" Alexander continued to inquire.
"Just a favor. I believe it will be useful! Who knows, the instance may not be over yet, and you might need to save me." Jessica replied.
This woman was indeed clever.
Taking care of five tables simultaneously, it was inevitable that Alexander would have moments when he couldn’t keep up. For example, if table 2 needed a glass of water or dishes to be served while a VIP table placed an order. In such situations, if Alexander abandoned table 2, it would undoubtedly upset the customers.
But if he handed it over to Jessica, who would only be responsible for serving water and delivering food, there would likely be no danger, and any difficult customers could be avoided.
Without any danger, Alexander gained a favor. It was a worthwhile business!
Nodding, it didn’t cost much for Alexander.
The two of them reached an agreement, and customers began to trickle in.
Finally, a customer arrived at Alexander’s VIP table again.
It was a pale-faced, thin young boy with glasses, and a large wound on his wrist, bleeding wherever he went. Despite his seemingly frail and anemic appearance, his aura was extremely strong, more than twice as powerful as Alexander!
A formidable level! Though not as strong as the Blood Queen, it was clearly much more powerful than an ordinary formidable ghost.
Among the formidable ghosts that Alexander had encountered, only the Drowning Ghost and the Electrocuted Ghost could compare to him!
Alexander quickly greeted him and pulled out a chair for him.
The image of this young boy reminded Alexander of his first patron, the top student at Blood Moon High School, and he felt a sense of familiarity.
"Blood! I want blood! Blood tofu, blood sausage, and human blood vermicelli soup! Bring them to me now!" The anemic young boy shouted in a hoarse voice as soon as he sat down.
"I’ll take your order right away, please wait!" Alexander nodded and quickly headed towards the kitchen.
In no time, he returned with a plate of blood tofu.
As for what the blood was made of... there was no need to ask. There was a 99% probability that it was human blood.
"Waiter!" Alexander had just come out of the kitchen when he heard a loud shout.
Table 2 was within his area of responsibility.
His gaze landed on the table, and he couldn’t help but be stunned.
This ghost looked extremely peculiar!
Why was it considered peculiar? It had a greenish face, fangs, and blood-red eyes. It was a standard formidable ghost, like a peon from the Warcraft game series with colored contact lenses.
The ghost’s temper was also irritable, continually pounding on the table.
Alexander quickly approached, smiling apologetically and saying, "I apologize sincerely. Please wait a moment! I’ll bring it to you shortly."
"Wait? I come here to eat, and you make me wait?" The green-faced ghost sneered, scrutinizing Alexander up and down.
"Waiting is fine. What do you plan to compensate me with? A leg? Or an arm?"
Wow, a formidable-level ghost being so arrogant!
Alexander suppressed the urge to pull out a chainsaw and lightly replied, "Some people are not worth offending. I advise you not to underestimate others."
This is madness!
Hearing Alexander’s audacious words, both the ghosts and the other selected individuals were dumbfounded.
The green-faced ghost didn’t expect a mere insect-like food source to dare provoke him. He laughed angrily, "Alright! Hahaha! Today, I’ll tear you apart piece by piece. I want to see what it means to not underestimate me!"
As he spoke, he approached with large strides.
Alexander immediately panicked, retreating while desperately moving the plate he was holding backward.
"Weren’t you so arrogant just now? Weren’t you telling me not to underestimate you? Why are you scared now?"
The green-faced ghost advanced step by step, his face filled with mockery and sneering.
"It’s too late to be scared now. Today, I’ll show you, you damned flesh worms, that not all ghosts are to be trifled with!"
As he said that, the green-faced ghost reached out to grab Alexander’s collar.
However, in the instant the green-faced ghost’s fingers touched Alexander’s clothes, it was as if Alexander had been struck by a tremendous force. He was sent flying back with a bang.
The green-faced ghost was momentarily stunned, foolishly looking at his own hand.
I’m just a formidable-level ghost, when did I become so powerful?
I only lightly tapped him with my fingers; I was just going to grab his collar, but he was sent flying?
However, why is he flying in that direction? It seems to be...
The VIP area!
The direction that Alexander collided with turned out to be the anemic ghost in the VIP area!
Bang!
He didn’t crash into the person, but the plate smashed directly at the feet of the anemic ghost.
"Blood tofu, my blood tofu!"
The face of the anemic ghost suddenly changed, and ghost energy began to emanate from his body.
However, at that moment, Alexander turned around and grabbed the anemic ghost’s leg, appearing heartbroken.
"Customer! I’m so sorry!"
"It’s my fault for not protecting your dish!"
"Even though I told him that it was your dish, that guy showed no respect! I am useless! It’s all my fault!"
...
While sobbing, Alexander secretly wiped his dry eyes with his hand.
The anemic ghost was taken aback, momentarily unsure of what to do. He reached out to support Alexander and comforted him.
"It’s not your fault, not your fault! You did well. It’s that damned guy who ruined my blood tofu!"
Speaking of the damned guy, the anemic ghost seemed to have found a vent for his frustration, glaring at the green-faced ghost.
"I... I didn’t know it was yours!" The green-faced ghost trembled.
"Nonsense!" Alexander exaggeratedly added fuel to the fire, indignant. "I said from the beginning that it was for you, the esteemed guest!"
Really?
The green-faced ghost was dumbfounded. He didn’t remember Alexander saying anything, nor did he expect someone to be so shameless!
Just as the anemic ghost’s ghost energy surged, indicating that he was about to take action, the green-faced ghost hastily shouted, "Wait! Manager, manager! I want to complain about Alexander!"
With that loud shout, a figure suddenly appeared. The old manager appeared out of nowhere, evidently sensing the tense atmosphere.
The anemic ghost became cautious as well, and the black energy gradually receded.
"I heard someone wants to complain? Who wants to complain? Is it you?" The manager’s gaze slowly fell upon Alexander.
Alexander’s heart skipped a beat!
It was a setup! The manager usually kept a low profile, but now he had been hiding nearby all along. It wouldn’t be surprising if this green-faced ghost was hired by him!
As he looked at the manager’s smile, Alexander became even more certain of his thoughts.
What should he do?
Bribe the anemic ghost with the blood of the electrically killed ghost that he had planned to try as ghost food? Summon Su Rong and have the two formidable ghosts join forces against them?
Alexander contemplated in his mind but found it difficult to make a decision.
If he were to do that, he might even attract the true ghost master of this restaurant!
However, at the moment, it seemed there was no other choice!
Just as Alexander was prepared to go all out, A waiter in charge of cleaning the restaurant rushed in, and shouted, "Manager, it’s bad! The Fierce Ghost Apartments! They’ve come in a group!"
Instantly, the faces of all the customers in the restaurant changed. The green-faced ghost and the anemic ghost glanced at each other, immediately calling a truce. They abandoned their meals and turned to run outside.
The other ghost customers, who were initially taking their time, began to devour their food as quickly as possible, wishing to finish it all and escape.
What was even more eerie was that the restaurant manager’s face turned pale, and he hurriedly took off his own nameplate from his chest and stuffed it into Alexander’s arms before running away.
"I have urgent matters to attend to. I’m promoting you to assistant manager, temporarily taking over my position as manager. You’re in charge of serving those... those guests from the Fierce Ghost Apartments. Make sure to satisfy them! I’ll come back this afternoon!"
Wow, what kind of people have arrived to scare him like this?
Wait... Fierce Ghost Apartments?