Eldritch Horror Theatre
Chapter 501

Furnace (2)

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The strangeness of this task was genuinely unusual.

Even the way the breach had appeared was bizarre in all sorts of ways, completely unlike anything he'd encountered before.

The key 1-005 designation made it impossible to think of this as something simple.

It felt like he'd walked straight into a pit!

Sitting in his chair, Fu Qian sighed.

Detailed task prompts and clear interaction feedback.

This kind of game-like setup meant his freedom of action would be greatly restricted. Many of the conditions would be unreasonably strict, leading to unwinnable situations he couldn't predict.

Of course, none of that mattered.

He'd handled plenty of tasks where every step was a potential death trap.

Not to mention how explicit the instructions were.

The key question now was: what exactly was this task?

Moving forward like a puppet on strings usually meant giving up the ability to anticipate danger.

That really wasn't his style.

Fu Qian tapped his fingers against the desk, deep in thought.

Unfortunately, he had very little information to work with.

The next moment, his gaze fell on the locked drawer.

Based on Fu Qian's extensive gaming experience, when you had to leave a place within a time limit and there was a locked drawer, that usually meant the drawer contained important information or a useful item.

All he had to do was find the key within five minutes, unlock it, take out what was inside, and leave before time ran out.

It was a classic game setup, and one that never lost its appeal.

The next moment, Fu Qian picked up a black hairpin and casually poked it into the lock.

He'd found it in another drawer just a moment ago.

The room wasn't very big, so finding a key shouldn't take long, but Fu Qian preferred to

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