Chapter 052: Escape Night

Yi Li's eyes flickered between Rong Le and Gui: "How did you figure out my identity?"

Rong Le: "Do I need to elaborate on this kind of thing? Obviously, the fact that a ghost has sneaked into Class A will make us feel happier, right?"

Yi Li couldn't help but burst out laughing, raising his hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, I didn't expect there was such an interesting person around you, Yan Liu. To be honest, I really didn't expect that Rong Qing's brother would also be a ghost."

"Obviously I've had enough of my brother. If I could, I'd really like to see what his face would look like when he's shocked, right?" Rong Le turned and smiled at the ghost.

The ghost tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart: "Yeah, that's it."

The commentators couldn't help but feel emotional about his operation:

“Awesome.”

"Rong Le's reflexes are incredible! In just a few seconds, she determined the other player was a ghost and perfectly portrayed her identity. If any other player had been surrounded by ghosts, they would have been dead long ago."

"Shocked. He was even confident that the ghost would help him cover up his lie."

"Speaking of which, doesn't that ghost hate humans? Why did he betray the ghost camp?"

"I can only say that Rong Le really exudes her charm all the time."

"Yan Liu and Rong Le are naturally in different camps, opposing each other. How will they make a decision in the later stages?"

“…”

After confirming Rong Le's identity, Yi Li invited him with a smile: "Are you here to find Rong Qing as well? Since our purpose is the same, let's go together. Your face is much more credible than mine. Those humans will definitely believe our identities."

Rong Le knew that Yi Li would not believe that he was a ghost so easily, so he made this request.

He said with a half-smile, "Although I don't have such plans, but if we just walk together for a while, I have no problem with that."

Yi Li said politely, "It's a pleasure to work with you, Senior Rong Le."

…

Yi Li looked enthusiastic and cheerful, and kept smiling when talking to him. Rong Le agreed with him at first, but later hid next to the ghost, looking uninterested.

The ghost said expressionlessly: "What's wrong? I thought you and Yili were chatting very well and forgot about your own situation."

Rong Le: "How could that be? In my heart, you are much more important than Yili."

"...Stop talking, I'm about to vomit."

The ghost turned his head away.

However, the boy refused to let it go. He made a sincere gesture, and his beautiful green eyes looked particularly clear.

"Although we agreed to separate once we leave the dormitory, there's nothing we can do about it now. If this gets exposed, just say I bewitched you. I won't drag you down."

He had already thought of a way out for it, and it was very thoughtful.

For some reason, the ghost felt a surge of anger in his heart and sneered, "Why should I help you? Do you have a single word of truth in your mouth? From the moment we met until now, you have been deceiving me!"

The young man couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

The ghost turned his head and said indifferently: "...I won't help you anymore. It's up to you to take care of yourself."

After saying this, the two returned to their original state and walked in silence.

Until Yi Li in front suddenly stopped and said, "Someone is coming."

In front of them was a group of third-grade students. Rong Le found a few familiar faces, including two students from Class A.

They were students who had not met up with their roommates or classmates and had accidentally come together to act. However, this team was clearly filled with a crisis of trust and they were wary of each other.

When the two groups met, they immediately looked alert and stopped at the same time, keeping a safe distance and looking at each other.

Rong Le walked out from under Yi Li's gaze: "Xiao Ran, Wang Luo, why are you here?"

"Rong Le!" Their eyes lit up and they forced a smile. "We hid in the teaching building last night. We had nothing to eat today, so we had to come out and try our luck."

Their eyes swept around the people behind Rong Le: "This is..."

Rong Le: "They are the second-year students."

Xiao Ran and Wang Luo breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Class A nameplates on Yi Li and the others. Rong Le asked, "Have you seen Rong Qing?"

Xiao Ran shook his head: "Everyone in the class group is tagging him, but the president hasn't responded yet. The system shows that he is still online."

Yi Li: "Since you are a senior from Class A, you should be safe. Where are you planning to go next? Are you going to meet up with your classmates?"

Xiao Ran: "Let's gather some food first, then hopefully reunite with my classmates and make plans."

Yi Li suggested, "Why don't we act together? There's more safety in numbers."

"Good idea."

Xiao Ran quickly reached a consensus with Yi Li and they talked with a cheerful smile.

...Beside him, only Wang Luo remained silent.

Because Rong Le had been making gestures to him in the dark.

Wang Luo understood what he said.

"Run away!"

*

“Knock, knock.”

A knocking sound rang out above Zhan Mingyue's head.

Chang Shan jumped down from the top without changing his expression, holding the food filled in his coat. Zhan Mingyue silently put away the dismantled stool legs that served as weapons and took the food he brought back.

"Where did you get so much?" Zhan Mingyue looked at the food he brought back, including a complete variety of milk, bread, ham and sausage, and frowned slightly.

Chang Shan didn't even turn around, took off his coat, revealing a sharp weapon tied under his thin shirt: "Of course it's the nearby store, otherwise where else can I find food around here... By the way."

He turned around and said, "Don't worry about your weight this time."

Zhan Mingyue: "I know."

The two of them are currently in an old equipment room. This room is locked all year round and cannot be opened from the outside. The only way to open it is through a secret passage above to jump down from the roof.

It was because they hid here that they spent a terrible night in this dangerous teaching building.

Zhan Mingyue's roommates all knew that she secretly went out to find Chang Shan at night. When the battle royale began, her phone was bombarded with all kinds of messages.

People in the dormitory didn't dare to come out, and people outside didn't dare to run around.

Zhan Mingyue, Chang Shan and several classmates who had not returned to the dormitory reunited and discussed solutions in the group.

All the active people in the group who were usually lurking were blown out, and in the end, the only two people who were silent were Rong Qing and Rong Le.

Zhan Mingyue didn't say in the group that Rong Le had contacted her beforehand, and watched everyone speculate:

"Is the president investigating the source of this alienation, and Rong Le just happens to be with him?"

"Who knows, but the president's situation is more dangerous than ours."

"After all, for ghosts, the president should be the one who holds the highest hatred value."

As soon as they mentioned that person, the conversation would become more relaxed, as if as long as that person existed, there was nothing they had to fear.

Zhan Mingyue thought so too. She, Chang Shan and four or five classmates who had not returned to the dormitory gathered together and tried to hide in Class A's classroom for the night.

This was indeed the case, but in the middle of the night, Chang Shan suddenly got up and said he wanted to go to the convenience store to take a look.

Zhan Mingyue held him back anxiously, "I don't know how scary it is outside right now, let's wait a while before going."

"Now is the right time."

Chang Shan's voice sounded especially calm in the night. He said, "The ghosts are still reveling, and everyone else is hiding. Now is the least dangerous time to go to the store. By daylight, when everyone starts to react, there won't be enough supplies left."

Chang Shan's judgment was correct. He did not bring Zhan Mingyue with him and went out alone to face the darkness outside. About an hour later, he climbed back in from outside.

He brought back a lot of things, including water, dry food, and meat, enough to fill his stomach.

This movement naturally could not be hidden from others. Male classmates who had a good relationship with them walked over hesitantly, trying to get a share: "Chang Shan, can you give us some of your stuff?"

Chang Shan: "You can go by yourself. It's not dangerous outside yet. Just be careful."

"But there will still be danger! What if we get infected? Wouldn't it be the end of us all when I come back? We just have to survive until we can meet up with others or find the president..." The boy's words gradually disappeared in Chang Shan's indifferent sight.

"These belong to me and Zhan Mingyue. If you want something, go find it yourself."

Chang Shan’s words made the boy lose face and he went back with a bad expression.

Zhan Mingyue glanced at the boy behind him and saw that the group of people were whispering about something. She was a little worried: "Is this okay?"

Chang Shan pushed his glasses, his expression not so good: "At a time like this, I can't care about my classmates. It's enough to protect myself."

Zhan Mingyue knew that he was worried about the current situation. In order not to cause him trouble, she ate something simple, curled up against the wall and closed her eyes.

However, the second half of the night was destined to be restless.

She slept for about an hour, but because the environment in the classroom was a little uncomfortable, she couldn't really fall asleep. She could even hear the rustling of leaves in the wind outside.

Because of this, she could hear the movement of someone walking towards them in the classroom.

Zhan Mingyue frowned, slowly opened her eyes, and saw two dark shadows standing in front of her.

"ah!"

She couldn't help but let out a short cry.

Seeing her wake up, the shadow in front of her immediately tried to grab her. Chang Shan was sleeping not far from her. He woke up immediately after hearing the cry and whispered, "What's wrong?!"

Then he groaned, and the other two shadows immediately controlled his body. The three of them wrestled with each other in the dark. Zhan Mingyue's mouth was covered by someone's hand, and his arms were grabbed and he could not move. He made a whimpering sound in panic.

Chang Shan was hit on the corner of his mouth. He hissed in pain and growled, "Are you crazy? You're making such a noise, aren't you afraid of attracting ghosts?"

The people who attacked them were those boys. The boy who had spoken to Chang Shan earlier sneered: "Sorry, we want to survive too. If you don't agree, then no one can expect it!"

Zhan Mingyue was whimpering anxiously beside him. Chang Shan paused, then wrestled with them even more frantically, each move aimed at the opponent's vital points.

Seeing this, the other two went over to help control Chang Shan, leaving only one person to control Zhan Mingyue's actions.

Chang Shan alone could not withstand the attacks of the three people on the opposite side, and soon the only sound he could hear was the sound of fists and feet hitting flesh.

Zhan Mingyue looked at the three of them fighting, tears on the verge of flowing out, and tried her best to mumble: "Here, I give you everything!"

The sound of the struggle slowly stopped, and for a moment only the sound of everyone's breathing could be heard. Zhan Mingyue's mouth, which was covered, was also released, and she lost her support and slid to the ground with her legs weak.

As the music committee member, she has always been popular in the class and is friends with many boys and girls.

Even in this doomsday situation, she never worried about internal hidden dangers.

But what just happened was the bloodiest reality, which cruelly tore off the veil. What stood between them was not only the enemies outside, but also the issue of survival.

They hesitated and said to her, "Mingyue, we don't want this to happen either, but we also want to survive."

The next moment, Chang Shan cursed softly, grabbed Zhan Mingyue, and ran out the door!

"Damn!" The boy finally reacted and wanted to chase after her, but when he reached the door, he hesitated and stopped.

"I don't know how dangerous it is out there. They made such a big noise just now... Tsk, let them die out there."

He looked at the mess on the ground. Chang Shan and Zhan Mingyue's cell phones had fallen to the ground in the chaos.

**

“Beep…beep…”

Rong Le's phone was busy.

"Why didn't those two guys answer the phone?" Rong Le frowned and looked at the group chat, but there was no valuable information in the group.

Yi Li: "Senior Rong Le, what are you doing?"

Rong Le said calmly: "I should go. Some things are suddenly beyond my control."

Yi Li smiled and said, "What is it that you treasure so much? Can I see it?"

"That's my prey, Yili."

Rong Le pushed him away, gave him a cold look, and said to Yan Liu who was looking at him: "You stay with them, I will act alone from now on."

Yan Liu frowned: "Are you going to look for Rong Qing?"

Rong Le shook her head: "His matter is not urgent, I have other things to do at the moment."

Yi Li blocked his path and said, "Wait, Senior Rong Le."

Rong Le raised an eyebrow: "What do you want to do?"

The boy's smile was sunny and handsome, making people feel trustworthy. However, his words were chilling: "Senior, are you planning to run away in the middle of the show?"

Rong Le said calmly: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

His eyes quickly swept across the road behind Yili.

"You're not going to admit it even after all this? Or should I praise you for being such a good liar?"

Yi Li was a little distressed: "Although your acting was indeed good at the beginning, there is always an aura about you that makes me hate humans. So all this time I have been wondering, can someone like you really become a ghost?"

His eyes swept over Yan Liu: "I don't believe you can be contaminated by a ghost of this level, but I also hope that you really want to become a ghost."

He slowly smiled, a sickly yet crazy smile: "So, let me turn you into a ghost, I will definitely... love you well, Senior."

Rong Le thought about whether there was any other solution besides running.

His acting skills do not allow him to frequently use powers beyond his character card, otherwise the City of Mist will most likely detect something unusual.

Rong Le took a deep breath: "I accuse——"

His fingers passed over Yan Liu and stopped at Xiao Ran: "Xiao Ran is a ghost!"

The next moment, Xiao Ran let out a shrill scream, twisted on the spot and turned into a ball of burning flame, struggling and turning into ashes.

This is an accusation on the spot!

Seeing this, the others screamed and fled in panic. The remaining ghosts immediately revealed their true faces and pounced on them before they could react.

Wang Luo seized the opportunity, rolled into the bushes and escaped.

On the other side, Rong Le subconsciously rolled to the side after making the accusation and avoided Yi Li's attack.

"Senior, if you behave yourself, you won't have to suffer so much."

Yi Li licked the corner of his mouth, and his scarlet tongue flashed across his lips.

Rong Le clicked his tongue. He actually wanted to accuse Yi Li directly, but since Yi Li dared to appear in front of him so unscrupulously, it meant that he was sure that Rong Le could not hurt him.

His level may be very high.

The commotion here attracted other ghosts around. After seeing Yi Li with bloodshot eyes, the situation became clear to them immediately, and their greedy eyes fell on Rong Le.

However, the next moment, Yili brutally killed all the low-level ghosts around him.

"He's mine."

He said sinisterly.

This is the highest level ghost Rong Le has encountered so far. His ability is stronger than Yan Liu's. He can move quickly in the shadows, travel farther and have greater strength.

Yi Li's scarlet eyes were cruel and playful as he suddenly attacked Rong Le.

The next moment, a figure appeared in front of Rong Le again!

Rong Le's pupils shrank: "Yan Liu?"

Yan Liu coughed, his face pale, except for his scarlet eyes, which were exactly the same as Yi Li's. He turned his head to look at Rong Le and said, "Let's go."

"It's my bad luck to meet you."

He laughed at himself.

If it weren't for Rong Le, he would probably still be dreaming of a stable life, but ghosts are ghosts, and the laws of survival are always cruel and terrifying.

Yan Liu finally understood that his life was nothing more than falling from one hell to another.

Without even turning his head, he said, "Run, leave here. We can't escape from here anymore. I don't want you to fall into the quagmire as well."

Yi Li laughed angrily from the other side: "Yan Liu, I knew you were on the side of humans and teamed up with them to deceive me!"

Yan Liu did not answer. The next moment, a black vortex appeared under Rong Le's feet and instantly teleported him away from the spot.

Yi Li said indifferently: "I will correct your mistake."

Yan Liu's tone was equally cold: "Stop talking nonsense. I'm not one of those low-level creatures without a brain. It's not that easy to kill me."

"I've changed my mind, Senior Rong Le. You've deceived my kind and made us point the finger at each other."

Yi Li murmured, his eyes fixed on the direction he disappeared in. "I will catch you, tear you into pieces, and completely eliminate this hidden danger of yours."

The noise of the battle between two high-level ghosts was particularly eye-catching.

The power of ghosts comes from the same source, but their fighting methods and abilities are somewhat different. Countless dark forces surge here, creating a shocking and huge dark force field.

In the distance, other high-level ghosts were also attracted by the situation here.

The other ghosts on campus were also ignited with bloodthirsty genes and began to wreak havoc on the campus. This carnival-like scene quickly spread to the entire campus.

Chang Shan couldn't help but complain: "Are these ghosts crazy? No one will survive if this continues."

Although he had lost his cell phone, it didn't affect him for the time being. He was thinking about how to get his cell phone back and watching the scene outside.

There are really too many ghosts.

It was not uncommon for people around you to suddenly turn into ghosts, and the campus was filled with wails of disbelief.

Some people will be infected and become ghosts, some will be torn to pieces by ghosts on the spot. Bloody scenes can be seen everywhere on campus. Many people who are still hoping for luck have their hopes dashed because ghosts can still move freely during the day.

Chang Shan already felt something was wrong.

If this continues, the human race will be rapidly reduced in numbers. They have lost their leader and are like a pile of loose sand that cannot be cohesive, and are being rapidly eroded by ghosts.

...Where is Rong Qing?

Chang Shan's heart was pounding. He couldn't tell whether it was because of the scene in front of him or from his inner uneasiness. He subconsciously thought of Zhan Mingyue.

This time, she came out with him. They agreed to explore separately. According to the group chat last night, Class A will go out to explore the situation outside today. Most people tend to gather in the classroom, and they also want to get their phones back.

I hope nothing happens to her. Chang Shan suppressed the uneasiness deep in his heart, carefully returned to the teaching building, climbed in through the window on the first floor, and walked upstairs.

He and Zhan Mingyue agreed on a meeting place, but when he arrived there, he didn't see anyone.

Chang Shan stood there and waited for a while, pacing back and forth anxiously.

Zhan Mingyue has always been very well-behaved. She would do whatever he said seriously. It is impossible for her to suddenly run away somewhere else and leave him here without notifying him. So there is only one explanation for her not coming back for such a long time: she is in trouble.

Chang Shan frowned and was about to leave the stairwell to try to find Zhan Mingyue when he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the door.

"Are you sure she's dead?"

"Ah, it's absolutely true. I saw them do it myself. It was really scary... I didn't expect Zhan Mingyue to be a ghost. Luckily Xu Tao and the others noticed something was wrong, otherwise there would be a ghost in our class."

Chang Shan suddenly stopped moving and froze in place.

He felt a chill where he was holding the door handle, and his heart seemed to have frozen into a heavy lump of ice, sinking continuously.

The voices were still laughing and saying:

"That ghost is still trying to confuse us. Stop kidding. Her acting is as bad as Zhan Mingyue's."

"We lured her into the art classroom, and then Xu Tao and the others ambushed her inside and took care of her. Before she died, the ghost cried out, 'Chang Shan, save me!' Hahaha, it was hilarious."

"It seems ghosts aren't that scary after all. She's just like Zhan Mingyue. When something happens, she only calls Chang Shan."

These voices were very familiar. Chang Shan often heard them from Zhan Mingyue's side. They were her roommates and good friends.

Yet at this moment, they were rejoicing over her death.

Someone said with a tone of pity:

"It's a pity...she can no longer call Chang Shan."

Chang Shan seemed to be immersed in bottomless malice. He didn't know how he left there. When he came to his senses, he found that he had arrived at the door of the art classroom.

He pushed the door open with trembling hands.

The door was not locked and he pushed it open easily.

The girl was lying on the ground. The empty art classroom was cluttered with drawing boards and a few tables and chairs. The drawing paper left by someone was covered with grotesque graffiti, and the brightly colored smiling faces looked like a clown's mask.

She just lay there, her slender limbs spread out beside her, her long black hair softly scattered around her, her chest brutally stabbed, her gray school uniform skirt spread out, her white school uniform shirt covered in blood.

The bright windows let the sunlight filter into the classroom. The girl bathed in the sunlight looked like a sleeping angel. She closed her eyes peacefully, her long and thick eyelashes slightly closed, as if she had just fallen asleep.

——But Chang Shan knew that she would never open her eyes again.

He walked over slowly, squatted beside her, and gently touched her eyes with his fingers, as if treating something precious.

The girl in front of him would never open her bright eyes again and give him a brilliant smile. She would never play and fight with him again. She would never run or jump again. Her time would forever stay at this moment.

He was left where he was, and the rest of his life was filled with endless darkness.

His dreams and ideals were completely shattered on this day.

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