After hearing what Mingqiao said, Cao Haibo not only did not get closer to the treadmill, but also ran further away with his neck shrunk.

Mingqiao had expected this result, and he smiled and shook his head, saying that he could only do it himself. In this situation, no matter how scared he was, he couldn't show it. If even he was afraid to move forward, who knows how scared Cao Haibo would be.

This type of treadmill equipment, which requires people to run on it to generate electricity, has a simple principle, just like a hand-cranked generator, and is easy to crack. Just apply a force in the opposite direction of the original transmission direction to prevent the treadmill track from transmitting.

Ming Qiao took a deep breath and stood next to a treadmill. Before he got on, he said, "Shi Xin, you have a wide field of vision over there. Please help me see which treadmill is connected to which facility outside."

"Okay, leave it to me."

"Cao Haibo." Mingqiao turned around and called him.

Cao Haibo uttered a trembling sigh and stood there without moving.

"Find a safe place to stay and help me keep an eye on the surroundings. Call me if you feel anything is wrong."

"Okay." Cao Haibo had already found a good place, but he was too embarrassed to move because of Mingqiao. Now that he got Mingqiao's approval, he ran over and hid there, even holding his head up, like a turtle. But Cao Haibo was so big that he would be very conspicuous even if he shrank.

Mingqiao didn't rush to step on it and run, but first gently put one foot on it.

His feet were pulled backwards by the treadmill tracks until he fell off the end of the treadmill three seconds later.

The treadmill was not fast, so Mingqiao felt confident. He found the right moment, faced the end of the treadmill, jumped on it and started running.

He controlled the speed, neither too fast nor too slow. If he wanted to stop the treadmill from generating electricity, he had to keep up with its speed.

Ming Qiao hadn't run for a minute when he heard Shi Xin say, "Teacher Ming, the train outside has stopped."

The train outside stopped, but the light was still on, which meant that this was not the one he was looking for. So Mingqiao got off the treadmill decisively and walked to the next treadmill, panting.

After so long, Mingqiao's physical strength still can't keep up. He usually either sits in the office or stands on the podium. He basically drives to and from get off work or goes out. He seldom exercises. Even though he has been hanging out in the dungeon every day in recent times, he has not exercised much.

But he had never thought that he would encounter such a strange thing before, and he never thought that when he played a game or went through a dungeon, his physical strength became his biggest shortcoming.

But Mingqiao had no time to regret. He felt his breath coming back to him, so he jumped onto the second treadmill and started running. After another minute, Shi Xin said that the small plane outside had stopped.

The light still didn't go out, so Mingqiao had to try the next one.

Cao Haibo secretly watched Mingqiao from the side. The more he watched, the more guilty he felt. The more he avoided, the more uneasy he felt. He was now in a state where he wanted to give up but didn't want to give up completely, wanted to stand up but couldn't, and stood completely at a 45-degree angle.

People like Mingqiao are righteous and fearless, like a superhero who saves the world. All you need to do is hide behind the hero, and the hero happens to be very willing to protect everyone, so you can escape.

But he also knew that Mingqiao was just an ordinary teacher in the school. He was probably no different from other teachers except for his slightly outstanding appearance. He would also get tired, afraid, and out of breath from running.

Just because Mingqiao is a teacher and an elder, he takes on the responsibility of protecting the students.

He had never admired or looked up to anyone in his life, but now, at this moment, he admired Mingqiao.

Cao Haibo thought, if he was already the one being protected by the hero, perhaps he should also be the one to support the hero when he was about to fall.

Cao Haibo gritted his teeth, tightened and loosened his fists, and finally shouted loudly when Mingqiao jumped off the treadmill for the next time: "Teacher, let me help you."

Mingqiao was startled by his shout, and his legs were still a little weak from running, so he almost fell to his knees.

He looked at Cao Haibo, wondering why he suddenly did this.

Cao Haibo's face turned red from holding it in. His skin was already tanned from physical training, and now it was completely red, just like a ripe rotten tomato.

He was shy like a girl, twisting his fingers together, and slowly, step by step, moved in front of Ming Qiao: "Teacher, let me run, my specialty is running."

Mingqiao thought Cao Haibo was a really cute kid. He smiled and nodded, "Okay, come on, I'll watch from the side and definitely won't let the ghosts scare you."

Cao Haibo swallowed, wiped the sweat from his palms on his school uniform, and then jumped onto the treadmill.

He always felt that there were other unclean things on the treadmill, so he only dared to run with his eyes closed, for fear that the "person" behind him would give him a sudden attack, so his speed became faster and faster, not only offsetting the original speed, but also accelerating in the opposite direction to generate electricity.

"Slow down." Mingqiao patted Cao Haibo's arm, signaling him to slow down.

Cao Haibo could only clench his fists tighter and force himself to slow down.

Two minutes later, Shi Xin's voice came from above their heads: "The lights on this corresponding carousel are on. Next one."

Cao Haibo immediately jumped off the treadmill. He didn't want to stay there any longer, so he stayed as far away from the treadmill as possible.

"Nothing happened, don't think too much." Mingqiao encouraged Cao Haibo, "You did a great job just now, and controlled the speed very well."

"Thank you." Cao Haibo stroked his chest to calm his heart that was beating wildly due to fear.

"Are you coming again?" Mingqiao asked him.

"Yeah." Cao Haibo had experienced it once. Although he was still very scared, he was barely able to get by. With Mingqiao guarding beside him, he felt a little more at ease.

So Mingqiao and Cao Haibo stood next to a treadmill again. They looked at each other, and Cao Haibo jumped on it and started running.

After five or six times in a row, there were finally only the last two treadmills left to try.

By now, the remaining treadmills have been matched one by one with the amusement facilities outside. Except for the small pendulum and pirate ship left at the end, the lights of other facilities have never changed when the power is cut off.

"These are the last two. Should we go together?" Cao Haibo asked Mingqiao.

"No." Mingqiao rejected him decisively.

"But doesn't this save more time?" Cao Haibo scratched his head.

"That's not how you save time." Ming Qiao patted one of the machines and said, "If you want to save time, hurry up."

Cao Haibo had no choice but to walk up.

He was already very skilled in controlling his speed, and he started running the moment he stepped onto the treadmill.

This time, in less than ten seconds, all the lights in the surrounding area, including the lights in the amusement park outside, went out. Only the neon lights on some amusement equipment were still flashing. The fine red and blue lights mixed together and came in through the crack in the door.

The moment the lights went out, Cao Haibo screamed in fear. Fortunately, Mingqiao held his hand in time and said, "Go on, don't be afraid."

Cao Haibo was so frightened that his heart was trembling, but Mingqiao held him back and wouldn't let him go.

He was in so much pain that cold sweat dripped down his forehead. Finally, Shi Xin said, "The pirate ship outside has stopped."

Mingqiao pulled Cao Haibo off the treadmill and ran outside with him.

According to the time difference each time, if the generator inside wants to generate electricity again and make the equipment run, it will take at least one minute. Now that the equipment has just lost power, they ran out. First, they can take this opportunity to look for clues outside, and second, they can avoid the staff who may suddenly appear in the dark room.

The two walked out of the door very quickly, and this room was facing the back of the pirate ship. Whether inside or outside, the main lights were off, and they could clearly see that the pirate ship, which was originally swaying, stopped in place, and the yellow emergency light shot down from the top of the equipment just hit the entire pirate ship, and the dark brown building blocks reflected the bright light.

There was a rope hanging from the top of each seat on the pirate ship, and there was a loop at the end of the rope, just like it was used to hang people.

When Cao Haibo saw this scene, he fell to the ground. Mingqiao was also nervous. He pulled Cao Haibo hard to comfort himself.

But now there was no chance for the two to calm down, they only had one minute.

Mingqiao pulled Cao Haibo and stepped onto the steps of the pirate ship in two steps. They stood in the waiting area and looked into the pirate ship.

There were people inside! Five people were scattered in the cabin, with bloody marks on their necks. They didn't know if they had fainted or something, but they all had their eyes closed.

Cao Haibo was so scared that he rolled his eyes. He pulled Mingqiao's clothes, wanting him to follow him, but Mingqiao just stood there, nailed there like a pillar, and didn't move at all.

"Teacher! Go! Go back!" Cao Haibo's voice was filled with tears. He continued to pull the blue T-shirt on Mingqiao, and he couldn't pull Mingqiao even after it was almost deformed.

He was almost in despair.

"Are you a teacher?" A boy in the cabin seemed to be woken up. He sat up and stared at Mingqiao.

"Yes." Mingqiao answered him.

"I'm Jiang Su, the president of the Student Union." The boy said the first sentence to introduce himself, and then said: "This pirate ship can connect to another space in the dark. There are many students there. I only rescued a few of them this time."

This boy asked what Mingqiao wanted to ask in just two sentences, which shows that he has a clear mind.

Mingqiao did not ask any more questions and simply gave an order: "Carry your classmates out and follow me first."

Jiang Su stood in the cabin and carried out the students who had fallen to the ground one by one. Ming Qiao took them and handed them to Cao Haibo, who finally carried them back to the door of the power generation room.

After doing all this, the lights just came on one by one.

The three of them dragged the remaining four unconscious students into the power room, found an empty seat to rest, and prepared to figure out the matter.

"It's like this. On June 2, the student union organized a reading activity with a total of fifty people participating. But after we entered the library, we found that we couldn't get out. It was as if the door was locked from the outside. Someone broke the glass of the library window and tried to escape, but anyone who approached the window disappeared in the blink of an eye." Jiang Su said this with a look of fear on his face. He forced himself to stay calm and said, "The remaining thirty-four of us were forced to stay in the library and play games."

Ming Qiao took over his words: "So one by one you were eliminated from the game and disappeared in the library."

"Yes."

"The person who eliminated you is called Fendi?"

"No." Jiang Su shook his head: "Her name shouldn't be Fendi, her name is Fang Duo, and she is the only one among all of us who has mutated."