The Silent and Eerie School (Part 5)

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A familiar female voice sounded at the same time as the countdown on the panel.

Just a dozen minutes ago, everyone hated this voice, but now, hearing it again, they inexplicably felt like crying.

Li Xue finally let her tears, which she had been holding back all the way, flow out.

"Come in and start class now!"

It was the same female teacher who had locked them all in the room; her expression was now full of impatience, showing no joy at their successful discovery of the classroom.

Wang Fan looked down at his feet and realized that the feet that had just disappeared into the darkness had already reached into the classroom.

Wang Fan's eyes welled up with tears; even this usually tough guy was silently weeping with relief at surviving such a close call.

It turned out that the darkness hadn't swallowed his feet; he had simply stuck them into the classroom.

The female teacher walked up to the podium from the doorway in her high heels, looked at the few students still standing blankly at the door, and said, "New students, come in and find your seats!"

The last two rows of seats were empty. Li Su walked to the second-to-last row and sat down in the window seat. One of the twins sat down next to her, and the other sat down directly behind Li Su.

Huang Chenchuan didn't dare to speak and hurriedly followed, sitting down diagonally behind Li Su, becoming the deskmate of the remaining twin.

Wang Fan, Jiang Xuening, and Li Xue sat down not far from them.

Everyone was seated, and there were still several empty seats in the classroom.

"Ring ring ring—"

The jarring school bell finally rang.

The female teacher tapped on the podium, her gaze slowly sweeping over the class. Li Su saw her smile with satisfaction as her gaze landed on a few empty seats in the classroom.

"The students who didn't arrive for class on time have already received their due punishment. This is the first lesson the school is teaching you new students. In Shengze Middle School, you must obediently abide by the school rules!"

When the female teacher spoke the last few words, her gaze lingered on the last few rows of the classroom.

Li Su looked at the other students in the classroom. Besides them, there were about a dozen other people who weren't wearing the school uniform. Li Su guessed that they were probably also players who had been brought in by the game.

It seems that each player's task is independent.

The system's mechanical sound slowly began to play.

Despite the extremely stiff voice, Li Su seemed to detect a sly undertone.

[Congratulations to player Li Su for successfully completing Task 1: All players, please find your class in time (10-minute time limit). 100 points awarded. Player Li Su received 50 points from viewers, bringing the total points earned to 150.]

Good children must always remember to follow the school rules.

In sub-mission 1, a total of 20 players were eliminated by the system.

Reason 1 for elimination: The correct class was not found.

Reason for elimination 2: Not arriving at the classroom in time before class.

The current total number of players is 80.

"The beginner quest is still as simple as ever. The key is to pay attention to the details, such as the class name tag on the teacher's chest or the piece of paper with the class written on it in the teacher's hand. As for the remaining six paths, of course you should choose the paths that the NPCs have taken. Since the NPCs have already tried and made mistakes, it's better not to risk taking a path that no one has ever taken before."

"However, several players found their class but started fighting amongst themselves while walking. It's a real shame for those who turned back; they could have survived if they had just persevered a few more steps."

"Forget it, those kinds of players won't survive in the end; they'll still die."

"But seriously, this game system is still so cunning. It only reveals the classroom at the very last second of the countdown. Just now, two people walked to the classroom door, but they regretted it and ran back because it was still pitch black in front of them. Tsk tsk, what a pity."

The female teacher's dark pupils swept stiffly over the students who weren't wearing school uniforms, as if she couldn't stand their lack of discipline. Her voice turned cold as she looked at them and said, "New students, come with me to the storage room to get your school uniforms. The rest of you will study on your own during this period."

Qi Zui was the first to stand up, looking at Li Su and saying, "Let's go."

Li Su nodded and subconsciously stood up with him, but forgot that her knees were still hurting. The moment she stood up, her legs slid down again.

Qi Zui caught his arm just in time, preventing Li Su from falling back into the chair.

Li Su's face scrunched up in pain, but she still managed to stand up straight with Qi Zui's help, looked up at him and said, "Thank you."

The female teacher on the stage fixed her gaze on Li Su and Qi Zui. Huang Chenchuan subconsciously held his breath, afraid that the teacher would say that the two of them were not following the rules and talking in class.

Huang Chenchuan stared wide-eyed at the female teacher on the podium, not blinking, and saw that the muscles on her face began to twitch, making her look very strange.

Fortunately, the female teacher didn't say anything in the end. She just urged the new students to catch up quickly again before turning around and leaving the classroom.

The players breathed a sigh of relief as soon as the female teacher left the classroom, but they quickly followed her, afraid that they might lose sight of which direction she had gone.

After all, someone in their group had just witnessed their companion's death.

However, after they hurriedly followed her out, they discovered that the female teacher did not leave immediately, but was standing at the door waiting for them to come out.

From her line of sight, she saw Qi Zui supporting Li Su as they walked at the very back. Only after the two of them came out did the female teacher lead the way.

Huang Chenchuan walked ahead of Li Su and Qi, quietly covering his mouth as he leaned close to them and said, "I think this female teacher seems angry, probably because you two are too slow..."

After Huang Chenchuan finished speaking, he quickly withdrew his hand, pretending that nothing had happened.

Only then did Li Su belatedly realize that the female teacher's high heels were stomping harder than ever before, as if she were venting her inner dissatisfaction.

Qi Zui noticed that Li Su's eyes were fixed on the female teacher at the front, and he felt a little displeased. He moved his head closer to Li Su and whispered in his ear, "Don't listen to Huang Chenchuan's nonsense."

His Susu should be watching him all the time, how can she be looking at someone else?

Huang Chenchuan shuddered and jogged over to grab Wang Fan's arm, prompting Wang Fan to glance at him and ask, "What's wrong?"

Huang Chenchuan shook his head vigorously, repeatedly denying, "No...no, it's just a little chilly in the back."

Wang Fan's professional instincts as a doctor kicked in again, and he couldn't help but ask, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you have a cold? Or were you startled by something? If you were startled, that could be a bit troublesome..."

Huang Chenchuan felt the gaze behind him growing stronger and quickly covered Wang Fan's mouth, saying, "Brother Fan, I'm really fine. If you say any more, I'll be in trouble..."

Please stop talking!

Wang Fan nodded as if he understood, indicating that he would not say anything more, and Huang Chenchuan then released his hand from Wang Fan's mouth.

Li Su looked away and asked Qi Zui, "Do you feel cold too?"

Otherwise, why would Qi Zui be sticking so tightly to Wang Fan, just like Huang Chenchuan was?

He only needed to use a little leverage, but it seemed like Qi was practically sticking half his body to him.

Qi Zui said without changing his expression, "No."

Having moved slightly away from Li Su, Qi's coldest gaze swept over Huang Chenchuan.

Qi Ye and Qi Zui had the exact same expression, but since he was walking behind Li Su, no one noticed that the twins could even make the same eye movements.

Huang Chenchuan felt the gaze behind him was like a knife, but he didn't dare to look away. He could only pitifully press himself even closer to Wang Fan.

Wang Fan opened his mouth, but then remembered how Huang Chenchuan had almost cried and begged him to stop talking, so he ultimately suppressed his professional instincts and didn't ask anything.

The group quickly arrived at the storage room. The female teacher pointed to the cabinet in front of them and said, "Everyone's school uniform is in this cabinet. Take it yourself. Girls, change in the room on the left and boys, change in the room on the right. After you're done, go back to the classroom the way you came."

After the female teacher finished speaking, she closed the door to the storage room. The sound of her high heels gradually faded into the distance until it could no longer be heard. The storage room, which had been so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, immediately became lively.

The boys tacitly let the girls take the clothes first, and then stood aside to chat.

"Hi, everyone, my name is He Zhilin." A boy with a buzz cut approached Li Su and curiously looked at the group.

Wang Fan politely replied, "Hello, I am Wang Fan."

"I am Huang Chenchuan." Huang Chenchuan raised his hand.

"Hello, I am Li Su."

He Zhilin glanced at the twins next to Li Su, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Twins? And they're both so good-looking? Impressive!"

Qi Zui and Qi Ye both just stared at Li Su, showing no intention of responding. The atmosphere was a little awkward, and Li Su nudged the person next to her with her elbow.

Qi Zui lazily lifted his eyelids to glance at He Zhilin, then quickly looked away, focusing intently on the tuft of curly hair sticking up on Li Su's head, feeling a little itchy.

"Qi Zui".

After Qi Zui finished speaking, Qi Ye, who was standing behind Li Su, responded, "Qi Ye."

He Zhilin scratched his head awkwardly and turned to Huang Chenchuan, asking, "Oh, hahaha, that's great! You guys were grouped together for the game?"

Huang Chenchuan nodded. He didn't know why, but he felt that He Zhilin gave him a bad feeling. However, when asked to explain, he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong with him.

Huang Chenchuan could only attribute the strange feeling in his heart to the incompatibility of magnetic fields.

Seeing that Huang Chenchuan paid attention to him, He Zhilin became even more excited and leaned closer to him to ask, "So who found the class among you guys? It must have been Brother Qi, right?"

Who's talking about two Qi brothers?

Huang Chenchuan subconsciously disliked He Zhilin's attempt to get close to him, as if he were being fawned over by a petty person.

Huang Chenchuan's tone also turned cold as he said, "No, it was Su Su who found it."

"Huh?" He Zhilin's expression suddenly became exaggerated, but when he saw Huang Chenchuan frowning, he immediately put on a smiling face and quickly made up for it, saying, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just thought Brother Qi looked very capable, and I thought it was Brother Qi who found it."

Wang Fan saw that quite a few boys were already taking their clothes to the room on the right, so he called out to Huang Chenchuan, "Chenchuan, come get your school uniform."

"Okay, they're here!" Huang Chenchuan ignored He Zhilin and turned to call Li Su and his two brothers Qi, only to find that the three of them had already walked to the cabinet and taken the clothes.

He Zhilin, realizing he had made a fool of himself, quickly followed.

With Qi Zui's help, Li Su entered the boys' changing room and discovered that each person's changing area was separated by a simple curtain.

Li Su raised his head, and his gaze met Qi Zui, who was helping him into the curtained room, and Qi Ye, who was standing next to the curtain.

The twins stared intently at him.

For a moment, Li Su felt like a lamb that had wandered into a wolf's den.

He couldn't help but swallow hard, tentatively calling upon the system in his mind:

They're both players, right?