In the afternoon, inside Apartment 444.

The stooped building manager was holding an old book labeled with the bloody words "Apartment 444" and arrived in bewilderment at the door of Room 405.

"I remember the resident of 405 went to carry out a blood letter task... how could they be back so early? The bus hasn't even returned yet..."

Although the old man didn't understand, he had to follow the instructions given by a mysterious entity.

He then raised his aged hand and knocked on the door of Apartment 405. In just two seconds, footsteps were heard inside, and then the door opened to reveal a tall young man who seemed somewhat familiar.

"Ahem... Young man, there are a few special tasks for the apartment for you to complete."

Upon seeing Wang Zhifan at the door, the old man coughed twice and spoke directly, with an inexplicable expression on his aged face that he tried hard to suppress.

"Hmm... What tasks?"

Standing at the doorway, Wang Zhifan listened to him with a calm expression, as if he weren't surprised by such matters at all.

"The apartment has issued quite a number of blood letter tasks for you this time, so you can choose them as you see fit."

"Task one, stay in any room around the apartment's neighboring blocks for five minutes."

"Task two, walk 300 meters outside the apartment."

"Task three, spot any eerie sign outside the apartment."

"Task four..."

...

The stooped building manager recited nearly ten uniquely strange blood letter tasks in one breath. By the time he got halfway through, his expression had become strained, and by the end, his eyes were full of confusion and incomprehension as he couldn't help scrutinizing Wang Zhifan several times. It seemed like he wanted to figure out why the apartment would suddenly favor this seemingly unremarkable young man, something that had never occurred in his career as a building manager.

Wang Zhifan's demeanor and reaction matched the building manager's imagination of his hidden identity, as he expressionlessly nodded, exuding an air of mystery, and then replied:

"I will start with the first task, but before that, I need to find two teammates, so please assist me with that."

Wang Zhifan remembered well that the scenario required taking at least two native teammates on tasks and at least one of them surviving upon return. Going alone to tackle the tasks wouldn't suffice, so he made this request purposefully.

As for waiting for his three other player teammates to return and completing those easy tasks together to clear the scenario, Wang Zhifan had considered it but faced two issues.

First, his keen perception had already informed him that none of his three player teammates had returned to Apartment 444 yet, and he didn't want to waste time waiting for them.

Second, he wasn't even sure if those three player teammates were alive or dead, so even if he were willing to wait, they might never come, making it better for him to quickly finish these tasks. Besides, as the starting scenario prompt mentioned, each player's progress was calculated separately, meaning the first to complete their objectives could leave early.

"What kind of teammates would you like me to arrange?"

Realizing that the tall young man before him had a significant relationship with Apartment 444, the stooped building manager respectfully addressed Wang Zhifan, showing no neglect.

"It's up to you, as long as they're not the kind who like to cause trouble."

Looking at the suddenly cautious old manager, Wang Zhifan calmly replied.

He truly didn't care much about who his teammates were. Judging by his previous battle with the mysterious entities at Wangfeng Mountain, his strength was still significant in this world, and ordinary eerie occurrences had no chance against him, not to mention the upcoming tasks, which were so easy and straightforward that other apartment residents would be astounded.

"Alright, please wait a moment. I'll arrange the best teammates for you right away."

Seeing Wang Zhifan so agreeable, the building manager eagerly nodded and quickly left, evidently prioritizing the completion of this sudden task.

"It's about time to end and go home."

Wang Zhifan also stepped out from Room 405's door, recalling the first task in the special blood letter task from Apartment 444, and began planning the quickest and most convenient room route as he glanced at the desolate street outside from the corridor.

Thus, with the backing of Apartment 444, Wang Zhifan embarked on an unprecedentedly efficient task completion spree that afternoon.

Upon reaching the ground floor of the apartment building, he found the building manager had arranged for two prominent residents to be his teammates; they were none other than He Ping and Liu Fang, veterans who had completed blood letter tasks seven times, now chosen as his teammates by the manager.

Wang Zhifan found nothing wrong with this arrangement, as he only cared about having teammates who wouldn't get in the way, and these two task veterans were bewildered upon hearing from the manager about the tasks they would be completing with Wang Zhifan. They had never seen such simple and convenient blood letter tasks, so easy that they required neither a ride on Bus 444 nor more than ten minutes to complete each one!

Approximately half an hour later, at the entrance of Apartment 444, Wang Zhifan, along with a man wearing a blood-stained shirt and glasses and a young woman in red shoes, pushed open the apartment's glass door and walked inside.

The man in the blood-stained shirt and glasses had an expression of disbelief, and the young woman in red shoes beside him looked similarly baffled as they saw the stooped building manager approaching with the blood-letter-labeled old book in his hands.

"You have successfully completed three blood letter tasks," the manager said, intentionally lowering his voice, sneaking up to them as if he were a thief, revealing their current progress that was indicated in the blood letter book.

"Really? Manager, I can't believe it..."

He Ping, dressed in the blood-stained shirt and glasses, began muttering in disbelief. He was still coming to terms with the fact that he had completed three blood letter tasks just by accompanying the young man outside for a little stroll; it seemed like a dream to him.

"Is it really effective? Big brother, please let us do a few more of these tasks with you!"

Beside him, the initially dazed young woman in red shoes, Liu Fang, couldn't hide her excitement upon hearing the manager's confirmation. She felt that the recent tasks were like a gift compared to her previous blood letter tasks, so she wanted Wang Zhifan to continue guiding them through more.

However, upon hearing her request, Wang Zhifan, who stood by seemingly lost in thought, gently shook his head, his gaze fixed calmly on the empty air before him.

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