Chapter 150 Mizuki Private High School (Twenty-two)

The soft fingertips touched the fine sand, and after a slight damp feeling, the stop returned to its original shape and the fine sand disappeared.

And from the empty stage, there was a distinct "click" sound, as if a door somewhere had opened.

Bei Xi stopped Nan Huan who was about to get up and remained still for a few seconds.

I found that this time it was not the time difference caused by the system, but the aftereffect of this button had not been fully triggered.

The two quickly found the source of the sound, which was the bellows behind the pipe.

The box door, which originally looked normal, now clearly had an extra door, and that door was open a crack.

It is obvious that the button just pressed opened this door.

Although Nan Huan was eager to try, he was held down by Bei Xi and could only tilt his head to look at the extra door.

The area inside the bellows is not very large, and it doesn't look like there is anything dangerous.

Bei Xi only observed it briefly, exchanged glances with Nan Huanyong briefly, and then reached out to open the door.

It was pitch black inside the door. Before Nan Huan's eyes had adjusted to the light, he felt a strong suction.

Bei Xi had already put one hand around her waist, and a familiar feeling of dizziness came over her, just like every time she entered a dungeon.

【bite--

Congratulations to the player for unlocking the hidden area - A World in a Sand. 】

Before the two of them could have more doubts, the system, which had been holding back for a long time, finally spoke.

It seemed that because the two people's ridicule of the system just now was heard by the other party, it seemed that the system's tone was perfunctory when it was broadcasting this time.

But because of the changes brought about by the two people triggering this hidden area, it was more willing to watch the show.

[The two-player side quest 'A Quiet Place' has been upgraded to 'A Quiet Place on the Mobius Strip'.

Task Description:

Entering the music building is the beginning of the time zone, and the opened bellows cabinet door is the end of the time zone.

The beginning and the end are connected to form a Möbius strip that spans twenty-four minutes.

The bad news is that you only have twenty-four minutes left.

The good news is that you will have countless twenty-four minutes, and in every twenty-four minutes, the real button still exists somewhere in this building.

Tip: There are only two ways to get out of the loop. One is to let the sound be eaten by the sound beast and fall into a world of silence completely.

The second is to find the button and walk out of the building. 】

Before Nan Huan could fully understand this upgraded new mission, the darkness and dizziness in front of him disappeared.

Instead, she and Bei Xi were standing in the lobby on the first floor again, with a faceless teacher beside them.

At this point, the two finally understood what the so-called cycle was.

Because when they entered the box, it meant they were back to the situation when they first entered the music building.

The faceless teacher mentioned above is not of much use as a reference. After all, every faceless teacher in this campus looks the same.

As soon as the two of them stood still, regardless of the faceless teacher leading the way in front of them, they suddenly turned around and walked quickly towards the exit.

[Please go to Room 305 of the West Building to take the violin practical test, Bei Wanchao.]

The broadcast started without any warning, and the tone was exactly the same as the first time. If the system had not just explained it, Nan Huan would almost think that everything he had just experienced was a dream.

But with the sound of the broadcast, their bodies turned around uncontrollably. The moment the faceless teacher turned around, the two of them were already standing behind each other again, waiting for the other to lead the way.

“It really doesn’t work.”

Nan Huan's tone did not sound disappointed. After all, she and Bei Xi also wanted to give it a try to see if there were any loopholes or something.

However, this feeling of being out of control of one's own body is not very pleasant, and Nan Huan does not want to experience it again.

"The time of the loop is fixed, a total of 24 minutes, but not everything must happen like just now."

Bei Xi's face didn't look very good either, but when going up the stairs, she still held Nan Huan's hand to prevent her from falling.

Although the time loop seems like they have unlimited time to find the right button.

But on the one hand, there were some things she needed to further confirm, and on the other hand, it was almost confirmed now that within these twenty-four minutes, they had some things they had to experience. Once this happened, Bei Xi had no doubt that the system would use the same trick again and let them experience the feeling just now again.

Nan Huan understood Bei Xi's meaning. Since the task existed after the system upgrade, it proved that they had a chance to find the correct button within this time.

If they must complete everything they did in the previous time within the loop, then the loop time will be meaningless and they will never find the right button.

"Luring out the Sound Catcher, taking the test, and opening the door are all necessary actions."

Nan Huan was very smart and quickly began to speculate, "But in this case..."

She paused here, thanked the teacher who was holding the elevator door for her, and then continued whispering to Bei Xi, "There are differences in small details such as the way to go up."

When they entered the room for the first time, Bei Xi asked to take the stairs directly because of the special touch under their feet. However, this time, because it was their first experience and they were still speculating about the tasks after the upgrade, they did not make this request to the faceless teacher, so they took the elevator to the third floor.

That's what's called difference, and they need to find more of that difference as quickly as possible, or find the right button in that difference.

There was nothing special about the elevator, except that it had the word "Quiet" on it, just like the corridor and stairwell.

After the elevator opened, Nan Huan looked at a position on the right side of the elevator entrance and was stunned for a moment. Then Bei Xi felt the invisible person outside.

Because their mission was upgraded, the two of them were directly teleported to the beginning of the loop. Nan Huan had forgotten about A Liu, but only remembered her when he saw her standing at the elevator entrance with a confused look on her face.

"I was looking for a strange room up there, and then I ended up here."

A Liu was still happy to see Nan Huan. She originally wanted to find him first, because for a moment, she felt as if she had lost contact with Nan Huan.

"Something went wrong. Our mission was updated. Since you are now part of my skill set, you were also transported here."

Nan Huan briefly explained to A Liu what had just happened in his mind.

She warned them that if they didn't complete the task, the situation would happen again in 24 minutes. "By the way, is there any special room upstairs?"

Ah Liu shook his head. "Well, there's nothing special about it. They're all normal practice rooms. Some of them have musical instruments and stuff, but I don't see any flowers or anything like that."

She had just searched the upper floors, but didn't find any strange rooms like the piano room, nor did she see any flowers that didn't belong to this season.

"But there is a platform on the fourteenth floor that leads to the other side of the building. Do you want me to go over there and take a look?"

A Liu knew that the scope of their mission this time was the entire music building. Strictly speaking, they had not even searched half of it.

But Nan Huan refused directly, "No need for now, I have another favor to ask of you..."

After hearing what she said, Ah Liu showed a rare look of disbelief on her face, and then she realized that things seemed to be much more complicated than she had imagined. "Don't worry, I'll go now."

When Nan Huan followed Bei Xi to 305, A Liu had disappeared again, and Nan Huan saw for the second time three students sitting on the bench at the door who were taking the same exam as Bei Xi.

"Anyway, the mission has to be triggered. I have an idea."

Nan Huan narrowed his eyes and looked at the three people on the bench, with a sly smile on his face, "And it seems we overlooked something just now."

Bei Xi quickly understood what Nan Huan meant. She looked at the students as if they were lab rats and said, "Let's give it a try."

As soon as she finished speaking, the radio started again.

[Please invite the next batch of examinees Bei Wanchao, Song Ci, Wang Zhengliang, and Gu Yuchen to enter the piano room. ]

Bei Xi, who was already familiar with the process, had no patience. When the faceless teacher opened the sliding door, he was the first to squeeze in, appearing very anxious.

Although the teacher couldn't show any expression, she could still see her confusion from the other person's pause.

But none of this matters anymore. Nan Huan still sat on the bench, but this time she didn't look around. She just closed her eyes and conserved her energy.

The phone hasn't rang and the sound-catching beasts haven't been alarmed. Even if I go to check now, I won't find any clues. It's better to sit here and figure out the tricks.

After the first practice, Bei Xi finished the test questions in only eleven minutes.

After leaving the piano room, the two went to the bathroom again.

If the practical exam only allowed students who had finished the exam to go out and no one else to go in, and the door was closed again the moment the students went out, the two would have chosen to complete everything in the piano room.

The fragrance tray on the sink has been moved aside, and the black slogan with words on it was exposed under the light, like a pair of eyes in the abyss, silently observing the two people in front of it.

Nan Huan seemed to have suddenly become interested in his cell phone, his fingers flying up and down, and no one knew what he was busy with.

Bei Xi leaned against the wall, silently counting the time in his heart, with his arms folded and his fingers counting the time.

Suddenly the finger paused for a moment, and she stood up straight from her position leaning against the wall, "Here it comes."

Nan Huan put away his phone and waved at Bei Xi, "I'm ready, let's get ready to watch the show."

Within seconds of the two's exchange, footsteps were heard outside the bathroom.

The footsteps sounded a little hurried, as if he was afraid that Nan Huan and Bei Xi had already left, so he ran over with clattering footsteps. But when he was still a few steps away, he slowed down and pretended to be calm.

A slight smile appeared on Nan Huan's lips, and he even tried hard to pretend that they met by chance.

However, after being busy for a long time, the three students did not expect to face two straight gazes when they turned into the bathroom.

This seemed a little different from what one had imagined. The only boy, Wang Zhengliang, did not have good psychological quality. When he saw this situation, he was obviously stunned for a moment.

Song Ci, who still had twin ponytails, quickly changed her slightly surprised expression and replaced it with a forced friendly look, "What a coincidence, the smell of rosin on the piano is a bit strong today?"

But it was obvious that this kind of friendliness was something she was not familiar with, and the change was a bit sudden, causing the muscles on her face to move a little strangely.

The short-haired Gu Yuchen, who was following at the end, probably didn't know what expression to make, so he simply lowered his head, holding the shoulder straps of his violin case with both hands. It was obvious that he was nervous as if he was about to do something bad but was suddenly discovered.

Nan Huan curled his lips, revealing a fake smile, and said very frankly, "Unfortunately, we came here specifically to wait for the three of you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three people opposite raised their heads in surprise, with surprise glaring in their eyes and faces. Song Ci, who was in the lead, was so incredible that he wanted to speak, or take direct action.

But Nan Huan didn't give her this opportunity, but directly pressed a button on the mobile phone.

Suddenly, SpongeBob SquarePants' theme song filled the entire bathroom, with more reverberation due to this special place.

Song Ci and Wang Zhengliang's faces turned pale. Without saying anything, they tried desperately to run outside. However, as soon as they turned around, they saw that Bei Xi had moved to the outside of the bathroom at some point, and the black iron axe in his hand blocked the way of the three of them.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that you can't play music so loudly in the music building except in the piano room?"

Song Ci was so angry that she wanted to snatch the phone from Nan Huan's hand. Although she felt strange about what the other party had just said, she wanted to teach Bei Wanchao a lesson, and the other party should not know it. So after thinking about it, she attributed the other party's behavior to the fact that they were freshmen and did not understand the rules of the music building.

"I know," Nan Huan dodged the other's hand with a smile, and got behind Bei Xi from his side, showing the kind of bullying smile, "I have some questions to ask, but I think you probably won't tell me if I ask directly, and didn't you want to call me early in the morning? This will save you the trouble, let's wait until the sound-catching beast comes out before we talk, what do you think?"

Song Ci's face was already filled with shock when he heard that Nan Huan had somehow figured out their plan. When he heard the words 'sound-catching beast', it turned into horror.

He did not bother to say anything to Nan Huan or explain anything. He just wanted to face Bei Xi and escape from the source of the noisy sound.

But she thought that only Bei Wanchao who played the violin well, swung the iron hammer in his hand, and she watched helplessly as her twin ponytails were cut off in one piece, and she didn't even feel that the other party touched her.

The great fear of death forced her to calm down quickly and think about what Nan Huan had just said. Wang Zhengliang and Gu Yuchen on the side had already been frightened and stood there, unable to say anything.

"I can tell you whatever you want to ask. Turn off the music first," Song Ci forced himself to calm down and tried to communicate with Nan Huan. "You don't know what kind of monsters this thing can attract. If it's too late, none of us will survive."

Her tone was no longer so forceful, and she was trying to find a win-win solution.

If it weren't for the mission that required Nan Huan to lure out the Sound-Catching Beast, she might have agreed to the other party's conditions, turned off the music and talked to the other party.

But now, Nan Huan didn’t think that the system deliberately arranged the three NPCs to be in the same examination room with Bei Xi and triggered their tasks. It was just that simple. In this cyclical task, they might become unknown variables.

No matter from which angle you look at it, they can no longer leave.

"It's too late," Nan Huan explained apologetically, "I will ensure your safety."

As she spoke, she finally turned off the phone that was still buzzing.

[You ignored the warning to keep quiet and awakened the sleeping sound-catching beast. ]

Along with the sound of the system, the black liquid spreading under the mercury mirror on the sink had transformed into the appearance of a sound-catching beast in front of everyone.

It was the first time that Song Ci and the others had seen such a situation. A scream was about to burst out of their throats, but was immediately choked back by Nan Huan's words.

"He determines his target based on the sound. If you want to stay alive, stay quiet from now on."

I don’t know if it was because her expression and tone were too serious, or because she reached out and pushed Song Ci and Wang Zhengliang out of the bathroom, but in any case, they both obediently shut their mouths.

Bei Xi noticed that Gu Yuchen, who had been hiding in the corner, was either too frightened to speak or simply had a slow reaction. It was not until the other two called her quietly outside the bathroom that she came to her senses and trotted out.

"Go wait in the piano room where you just took the exam. You can't get out of this building anymore. If you want to stay alive, stay quiet and wait for us to come over."

Compared with Nan Huan, Bei Xi's tone was colder, but the three people had already felt her skill in cutting hair just now, and they had no objection to this order from a superior.

I even had a feeling that in the current situation, being with Bei Wanchao seemed much safer than anywhere else.

If Bei Xi had been holding back on her strength and tactics in the previous fight, focusing mainly on understanding the opponent's habits and attacks, then now she really didn't have more time to tangle with him. Before more monsters came rushing over after hearing the noise, she had already hugged Nan Huan and used the iron axe in her hand to quickly move the sound-catching beast around, leaving it with no time to dodge and causing it to drop some fine sand, as if it had shed a layer of skin.

Before leaving, Bei Xi shot an arrow, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, gathering the other monsters that came after hearing the noise to the bathroom. Taking advantage of the chaos of the fight, he took Nan Huan and quietly ran away.

The corridor had returned to silence, and the two soon arrived at the door of the piano room.

But before he could even go in, he was greeted by A Liu, who seemed to have arrived at the perfect time.

Seeing the unhappy look on the other person's face, Nan Huan guessed something, "What's going on? Are there no more wintersweet flowers in the piano room?"

Although Ah Liu was not sure why Nan Huan had such an accurate intuition, he nodded and said, "Not only that, the music score you mentioned is also missing in the other strange room."

She patted A Liu's shoulder, signaling him not to worry, then turned around to explain to Bei Xi.

"It seems that our guess was correct. Every time the cycle ends, the buttons in the room will change. This means that every cycle is a new beginning for us."