The Silent and Eerie School (Part 10)

Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at Huang Chenchuan with great disdain, saying, "Shut up, or I'll throw you out."

"Waaah..." Huang Chenchuan pouted, but dared not cry out loud again. He could only pitifully sniffle the snot that was about to drip into his mouth.

Li Su subconsciously handed the wet wipe in her hand to Huang Chenchuan, wanting him to wipe his nose, but then she remembered that he had just used the wet wipe to wipe his hand that had touched the white bone. Just as she was about to take the wet wipe back, Huang Chenchuan had already taken the wet wipe and vigorously wiped his nose.

Huang Chenchuan gave Li Su a grateful look and stammered, "Th-thank you, Su-Su-Su..."

Li Su fell silent, recalling Huang Chenchuan's reaction when he accidentally saw those bones while locked in the classroom, and silently swallowed the truth she was about to tell him.

Li Su hesitated, opened her lips, but ultimately said nothing: "...Mm."

Since he's already used it, it's better for him not to tell Huang Chenchuan.

Qi stared unhappily at the wet wipe that Huang Chenchuan had used to wipe his tears and snot, and withdrew his hand in disgust.

That was the hand sanitizer Su Su had used to wipe her hands; it got dirty.

"Dude, what's with that look??? You're not even going to leave my baby's used wet wipes alone???"

"Exciting! So crazy, I love it!"

"You can tell he's a pervert just by looking at him..."

Wang Fan patted Huang Chenchuan on the shoulder, shook his head, and walked towards the third waiting room.

Li Xue's previously calmed heart began to race again because of Huang Chenchuan's appearance. She leaned closer to Huang Chenchuan, peeked out with her small head, and asked, "Has something new happened?"

Huang Chenchuan shook his head, "No... just like Su Su and Brother Qi said."

Qi Zui frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Then why are you crying?"

He thought something had changed in the game.

"Waaah..." Huang Chenchuan sobbed softly, wiping his tears with the wet wipe before speaking in a tearful voice, "Isn't it okay that I'm a coward..."

Huang Chenchuan continued, "Besides, that doctor really revealed the most terrifying things about my inner self, it scared me to death..."

Jiang Xiaoning leaned closer curiously, a mischievous smile on her face: "So what did you see that scared you like that?"

Huang Chenchuan covered his mouth tightly, resolutely refusing to utter a single word.

Jiang Xiaoning rolled her eyes in annoyance: "What's wrong with you? You piqued people's curiosity, but you won't tell them. You know you'd get beaten up if you did that in the real world?!"

I absolutely cannot say that! I must never say it, not even if you kill me!

This is a matter of his pride as a man!

Huang Chenchuan recalled the scene he saw after being hypnotized by the doctor. Huang Chenchuan's family had always been happy, and he had never experienced anything too terrible growing up. He had always been a smooth person. The only thing that made him so devastated that he still remembers it now was something that happened when he was five years old. He had painstakingly put together a Lego set, butt sticking out of the ground, when the family dog ​​suddenly rushed over and smashed it all to pieces.

He could only helplessly watch his hard work crumble.

He still dreams about this nightmare from time to time, and every time he dreams of this scene, he can't help but shed tears.

That was a Lego set he spent a whole month assembling while lying on the ground!

The fear of the Lego being smashed to pieces reached its peak under the hypnosis of the school doctor. Then his mind went blank. Huang Chenchuan felt that he almost forgot who he was for a moment. Fortunately, he had been silently chanting his name in his heart like a mantra from the beginning. The blankness in his mind quickly disappeared. Huang Chenchuan did not dare to look at the school doctor again and stumbled out of the door.

Although Huang Chenchuan himself felt that it was already quite difficult to assemble such a complex Lego set, it would be a different story if he were to tell everyone that he had cried like this over a toy.

He was still a little embarrassed.

"laugh."

A faint chuckle reached Huang Chenchuan's ears, and he immediately widened his eyes to look at the source of the sound. There he saw his two brothers, Qi, looking at him with amused expressions.

It was as if he had seen what he feared most.

Huang Chenchuan quickly shook his head. How could that be? It must just be a coincidence. The only person who could see this memory of his should be that school doctor NPC.

Yes, it must be his imagination.

Huang Chenchuan rubbed his eyes, and when he looked at his brother Qi again, he saw that his brother Qi was staring at Li Su again, as if he had always been like this, never paying any attention to him.

Huang Chenchuan breathed a sigh of relief. It must be that his nerves were too tense and he was hallucinating.

Wang Fan came out quickly, looking at Huang Chenchuan with an even more confused expression, "What were you crying about just now? I didn't even make eye contact with the school doctor."

Huang Chenchuan's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Am I really that miserable?!"

Li Xue smiled, took a deep breath, and mustered her courage to walk into the examination room.

Just as Huang Chenchuan said, the rest of their third team returned quickly, all with relaxed expressions. All of them were very lucky that they didn't make eye contact with the doctor.

Huang Chenchuan looked confused: "???"

"Am I the only one who saw what I fear most? Does this game have a grudge against me? Why does it only pick on the unlucky ones?" Huang Chenchuan wailed.

Li Su poked him with her fingertip. Huang Chenchuan looked up, puzzled, only to see Li Su's slender fingertip pointing at Qi Zui. "He saw it too."

Qi Zui's lips curved into a smile, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes as he looked at Huang Chenchuan.

Moreover, Qi Ge was the first person in the team to see him. Huang Chenchuan, remembering the "unlucky guy" he had just lamented a second ago, immediately turned around and hid behind Wang Fan.

Wang Fan shifted his body, and Huang Chenchuan immediately followed suit, the strongest whispering, "Brother Fan, please, save my life..."

Huang Chenchuan felt that if he encountered a similar mission again, his biggest fear would probably be his brother Qi's smile...

Wang Fan smiled and shook his head, but stopped teasing him on purpose.

Despite the playful banter, the mission continued. Some players emerged safely, while others never made it out of the clinic.

After all the players in the queue had finished, the system notification sounded in Li Su's mind again.

Congratulations to player Li Su for successfully completing side quest 2: Passing the school doctor's examination (no time limit). Points +200.

Player Li Su received 100 points from viewers' donations, bringing her total points to 450.

In the second side quest, a total of 45 players were eliminated by the system.

Reason for rejection 1: Violating the rules in an attempt to escape the physical examination.

Reason for elimination 2: Losing oneself during the physical examination.

There are currently 35 players remaining in the game.

"This death toll is much better than before. I remember the last batch of players only had 10 left after the second side quest was completed."

"Even if they know the keywords to pass the mission, some people will still be trapped in the infirmary. When they are really facing their deepest fears, only a small number of people can remember to keep repeating their own names."

"Sigh, those who forget their names will eventually be assimilated into the NPC students in this instance."

Li Su saw the system panel in front of him freeze twice and then update a line of small text.

[Player Li Su has violated the rules by leaking crucial mission information to other players, resulting in a -100 point deduction. Player Li Su's total points: 350.]

Will points be deducted again? What about Qi Zui?

Li Su subconsciously raised her head and looked in Qi Zui's direction.

Qi Zui immediately sensed his gaze and asked gently, "What's wrong?"

Qi Zui seemed completely unconcerned, but Li Su shook her head. "It's nothing, I just lost some points."

"This is the first time I've seen a player have points deducted for leaking crucial mission information!"

"No! I want to give my baby new reward points!"

"Agreed, points are still very important. The only way to obtain the key item in the end is through points. Without points, it is impossible to pass the level."

"Huh???" Huang Chenchuan asked in a low voice, "How much was deducted?"

Li Su: "100 points."

Jiang Xiaoning frowned, looking at Li Su with concern: "The game points seem very important. We've already lost half our points; what will happen later...?"

“It’s okay, let’s see.” Li Su shook her head. “Besides, I have a lot of points from audience donations, so the situation you described shouldn’t happen.”

Huang Chenchuan poked his head out again, asking curiously, "So how much did the audience tip you, Su Su?"

Li Su replied, "100 points."

"Holy crap! I only have 5 points!" Huang Chenchuan's eyes widened as he looked at his screen in disbelief. "Am I the only one with such low scores?"

“I’m not tall either, only 3 points,” Wang Fan said, patting his shoulder reassuringly.

Jiang Xiaoning looked like she knew everything. "Come on, viewers give rewards based on the character model."

After saying that, she squinted and looked Huang Chenchuan up and down.

Huang Chenchuan jumped back a step, crossing his arms over his chest, "W-what are you doing? Attacking appearances isn't allowed in the game!"

Jiang Xiaoning couldn't help but chuckle, shaking her head with a smile, "Alright, I won't attack your fragile heart anymore."

The pleasant atmosphere didn't last long. Soon, the female teacher started calling everyone to line up and return to the classroom. Jiang Xiaoning followed behind Wang Fan with a furrowed brow.

How many side quests are left? There are only 35 players left now. How many more players will be wiped out by the main quests?

Although another difficult task had been completed, no one was truly able to relax.

The female teacher led them all to the classroom and then left.

Huang Chenchuan cleared his throat, leaned close to the NPC student next to him, and asked in a low voice, "Hey, do you know any secrets about our school?"

Jiang Xiaoning felt like a row of ellipses were floating above her head. She looked at Huang Chenchuan speechlessly: "If they were going to tell you, then why would the system even need us to find this task...?"

As soon as Jiang Xiaoning finished speaking, she saw the NPC Huang Chenchuan had asked stiffly open his mouth and slowly utter a few words: "Secret...file..."