Chapter 12 Taking Risks: This is practically immortality.

Yang Ge's reaction was a beat too slow.

Just as he was about to shake his head and defend himself, the dean's swollen and deformed hand had already reached for his neck.

"No! Don't..."

As Yang was about to struggle, the head teacher wrapped his arms around his neck.

The monster's hand was large enough. Its curved nails held Yang Ge's life in its grasp like a lock, allowing the monster to manipulate him at will.

Before he could even utter a word, he burst into sobs. The head of discipline, mimicking his earlier actions, cursed and pulled Yang Ge out of the crowd by the neck.

At this moment, Yang Ge showed no signs of struggling.

He slid limply across the floor, leaving a trail of golden water stains.

A foul stench filled the air.

Apart from a few players who had already fainted, everyone else instinctively covered their noses.

The moment Yang Ge's body was dragged out of the classroom, the dean of students and he both suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Everyone knew that Yang Ge was likely in grave danger and would probably never return unharmed.

Everyone was both frightened and disgusted. Before they could figure out what to do next, the system notification sounded again.

[Hidden rule triggered.]

4. Teachers may enter the classroom while students are studying. Please avoid eye contact and focus on your studies. Do not close the classroom door because of this; it is impolite to the teacher.

So that's where the problem lies!

Yang, out of good intentions, locked both the front and back doors of the classroom. But little did he know, this action was a complete violation of the rules.

This explains why the head teacher only punished Yang Ge and not the other players.

The moment Luo Chuange finished reading the hidden rules, he subconsciously looked up at the still-locked front door.

Without saying a word, he rushed to the front door and decisively opened the classroom door.

Outside was a quiet corridor, and you could faintly hear the sounds of classes being taught in the next classroom.

After seeing that everything was normal, everyone in the classroom breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Jun gestured for Luo Chuange to sit back down, and they prepared to discuss the specific plans for the next step.

But before they could even begin to whisper, the group of players behind them burst into a gasp—

"What are you going to do?!"

Liang Jun looked over curiously and saw a boy standing up at the back of the small group.

Ignoring the objections of those around him, the boy, as if he had made up his mind, resolutely walked towards the trio.

It was that familiar blond guy again.

Not only that, the boy was only wearing a vest, and his bare arms were covered with tattoos.

The white of the heart tattoo on his back is no longer visible, and there are bruises of varying sizes in the tattoo, making it look like he went through a fierce battle.

After the previous incident of harassing Lina, Liang Jun's stereotype of this kind of person was reinforced once again.

A gangster.

The hoodlum with yellow hair stood in front of the trio.

Just when they all thought the other side was about to issue a challenge, the blond-haired man spoke up tremblingly.

"Can you take me with you? Please..."

The six eyes met in astonishment.

Even if they racked their brains, they could never have imagined that this would be the starting point.

The hoodlum with yellow hair was trembling—it was hard to tell whether it was from the cold or fear.

"My name is Song Ming. Can I come with you...?"

Song Ming's voice was clearly trembling with tears. Liang Xun worried that if she didn't agree, this muscular young man in front of her would probably burst into tears.

Liang Jun softened a little, "Why don't you sit down and talk first?"

Song Ming sat down in front of the trio, sobbing.

Gu Keke also felt a little sorry for him. She managed to find a few usable tissues in her pocket and handed them to Song Ming.

"Tell me slowly, what happened?"

Song Ming took the tissue and thanked him quietly.

"I'm in the same class as the players behind me. That monster NPC that just came in is our class advisor..."

“I started paying attention to you guys the moment you entered the classroom. I noticed you were whispering to each other, and when Yang was taken away, you didn't panic, you even managed to open the front door…”

Song Ming took a deep breath. "I want to join you."

Before the trio could say anything after hearing Song Ming's request, the players in the back row erupted in a commotion.

Several hot-tempered players were about to rush towards Song Ming.

Liang Jun noticed that Song Ming's body began to tremble unconsciously.

Someone pulled them back, and the enraged players began to curse Song Ming on the spot.

"You little brat, don't you dare be so ungrateful! We agreed to stick together, how come you turned around and went to find someone else?!"

"The moment Yang died, you were in such a hurry to find someone else. Why wasn't it you who died in the first place?!"

"If you followed us around, you might at least get some food. But if you follow these little brats, you're not far from death!"

The players behind me were saying increasingly offensive things.

Gu Keke and Liang Jun calmed down Song Ming, who was losing control of his emotions. Luo Chuange stood up, turned around, and looked directly at the group of furious players.

“Anger doesn’t necessarily have to be expressed with profanity.” Luo Chuange’s expression remained unchanged, his eyes cold and indifferent, unlike the man who had been grabbed by the collar at noon. “Our school has always advocated for civic education. We hope that you can learn what civic virtue is in the limited and short time ahead.”

After saying that, Luo Chuange turned around and sat down, not giving the other person a single glance.

Those players, who only knew how to use vulgar language, stammered and couldn't utter a single word.

Gu Keke's eyes were full of admiration as she patted Luo Chuange on the shoulder, "Programmer, you're something else!"

Luo Chuange put his black-rimmed glasses back on and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"That scared me to death..."

Seeing that Liang Xun was about to speak, Song Ming hurriedly added, "I really can't go back! If I go back, they'll kill me..."

He trembled as he stretched out his arms to the trio.

"These bruises are from them... I was at the bottom of the class, and when someone died or they were in a bad mood, they would take it out on me..."

Song Ming almost burst into tears.

"Please, please, get me out of here!"

At that moment, Liang Xun saw her younger self in him, and also saw Qin Miao, who had also asked her for help.

She didn't reply to Song Ming directly, but instead turned to look at the two people beside her.

What are your opinions?

Luo Chuange didn't say much, but the look he gave Liang Xun didn't show any rejection.

Gu Keke bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with heartache, "This is too tragic..."

Liang Jun then gave Song Ming a precise answer.

"Okay, then you can come with us."

Song Ming was overjoyed.

The players in the back row realized that their punching bag was about to be taken away, and their anger became even more unbearable.

Liang Xun glanced back. "We can't stay in this classroom any longer."

She wasn't sure what those crazy players would do.

They all nodded in agreement and left the classroom first, standing near the stairwell.

Since they didn't encounter many students in the corridor, the group could confidently discuss their next move.

"Where do we go next?" Luo Chuange asked Liang Xun. "Are we just leaving the teaching building like this?"

Liang Xun shook her head. "My personal suggestion is to explore the teaching building first. It's better to have some rules in hand early on, since we have to survive here for seven days, and I don't want any more accidents to happen later."

She glanced at the three people in front of her. "What are your opinions?"

The other three all expressed their agreement with Liang Jun's point of view.

"Which classroom should we go to?" Gu Keke asked, following behind Liang Xuan.

“Let’s go to the fourth floor.” Liang Jun stepped onto the stairs first. “The fourth floor is the top floor of the teaching building, making it easier to trigger some hidden rules. Moreover, if anything unexpected happens, we can ask Lina for help in time.”

She remembered that during the first class of the semester, Lina mentioned that her office was at the end of the fourth floor, and that she could ask her for help if she encountered any problems.

Upon hearing this, Song Ming panicked.

“Lina?” he repeated, “Is she your counselor?”

Seeing that everyone acquiesced, Song Ming became even more flustered.

"The counselors are all NPCs! They're all monsters!" He seemed to be recalling the scene from earlier. "The one who came in and killed people was our counselor! We can't trust them!"

Liang Jun patiently explained, "They only kill people because some players break the rules. There haven't been any cases of NPCs killing people for no reason yet. If we ask our counselors for help with our studies without breaking the rules, they will definitely help us."

During the discussion, the group had already arrived at the fourth floor of the teaching building.

Compared to the first and second floors, the corridor on the fourth floor appears more spacious and quiet.

Basically, no players would choose to climb to high floors or choose empty classrooms to study, which created convenient conditions for Liang Jun and her friends.

You can choose any suitable empty classroom.

Gu Keke pointed to the classroom closest to the stairwell, "Why don't we choose this classroom? In case of any accident, it's close to the stairs, so we can escape as quickly as possible."

The group entered the classroom.

The curtains in the classroom were drawn tightly, blocking out all outside light. However, despite this, all the fluorescent lights on the ceiling were on, so the classroom was not dark.

It looked like no one had been here for a long time. The chairs were all stacked on the desks, covered with a thin layer of dust.

They took four chairs from the middle of the classroom, sat around them, and discussed which rule to start with.

"Let's think about what hidden rules we've already discovered."

Luo Chuange spoke first, "We can't close the classroom door, and there's also the curtain hook from the very beginning."

Gu Keke quickly added, "And you can't leave early without a valid reason."

Everyone's hidden rules are the same, except for Song Ming, who is completely unaware of them.

"Wait a minute, what curtain hooks and leaving early..."

From his perspective, no one triggered these rules, so Song Ming naturally didn't know about this hidden information.

Liang Jun brought up her system window and read out all the rules to Song Ming, word for word.

“Oh, I…” Song Ming was initially puzzled, but then his eyes lit up. “I know now!”

After aligning the granularity, Luo Chuange looked around and fixed his gaze on the unmoving curtains.

"Should we start with the curtains?"

"Curtains?" Gu Keke was shocked and covered her mouth. "Have you forgotten how that middle-aged man died?"

Luo Chuange disagreed, saying, "The rule he triggered at the time was about the curtain hook, not the curtain itself."

"Why are you making us draw the curtains? What's behind them?" Luo Chuange took a deep breath. "Aren't you curious?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Jun remained silent.

"I……"

To be honest, Gu Keke was also very curious. But she always felt that such a method was too risky.

"If we presumptuously test the rules like this, will we end up like other players, being eliminated directly by the rules...?"

Liang Xuan thought of Zhu Shengqing and Zhu Bieming.

I have twin guardian spirits.

According to them, even if they broke the rules, their guardian spirits could save their lives in a critical moment.

This is practically immortality!

Just as Liang Jun was about to volunteer, Song Ming suddenly stood up.

“I’ll do it.” Song Ming gave a bitter smile. “There’s nothing more terrifying than being bullied… being erased by the rules is no exception.”

Before anyone could react, Song Ming had already walked to the window seat.

His tattooed hands trembled uncontrollably. Song Ming took a deep breath and tentatively pulled back a corner of the curtain.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately crowded around.

The curtains were lifted a little.

Perhaps because the indoor fluorescent lights were too bright, no one noticed the sunlight shining in from outside.

Liang Jun felt something was wrong.

If the timing is correct, this should be the time when the sun is at its strongest, so how could there be not a single ray of sunlight to be seen?

"Song Ming?"

Liang Jun followed closely behind him, calling his name softly.

"A fox... a red one..."

Song Ming's voice was so soft that you couldn't hear what he was saying unless you listened carefully.

The group looked at each other and then rushed forward once more.

This time, everyone heard it clearly.

Song Ming seemed to be bewitched, standing still and muttering to himself.

“A red fox…it’s walking towards me…”

Liang Jun was startled and grabbed Song Ming's vest, pulling him back with all her might.

"wrong!"

They're on the fourth floor. Where did that red fox come from outside the window?!

A note from the author:

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