The Silent and Eerie School (Part Two)

The man with the buzz cut took a deep breath, looked up at everyone, and said, "Did you all receive the notification that the game has started?"

"Mmm," the girl replied in a low voice.

Li Su nodded.

The man with the buzz cut nodded and said, "We might become teammates. Let's get to know each other first."

"My name is Wang Fan, I'm 33 years old, and I'm a surgeon," the man with the buzz cut introduced himself first.

"Then let me introduce myself." The boy next to the buzz-cut guy smiled at everyone and continued, "My name is Huang Chenchuan, I'm 20 years old, and I'm currently a sophomore in college."

The girl with the softer voice then spoke up: "My name is Jiang Xiaoning, I'm 22 years old, and I just graduated from university."

Jiang Xianing has very short hair, a cool mullet style, and her eyes are slightly upturned, giving her a very dashing appearance.

The girl who had been sobbing with her head buried in her knees looked up, her voice still trembling with tears, and said, "I... my name is Li Xue, I'm 25 years old, and I own a coffee shop..."

After going around in circles, it was Li Su's turn.

"My name is Li Su..."

Li Su was stunned. He suddenly realized that he didn't know how old he was, what he did, or where his home was.

He knew nothing about himself; his only knowledge of himself was his name.

He wasn't even sure if the name was his; he just remembered it.

Everyone was looking at him. Li Su's breathing became rapid, and his lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what else to say.

"My name is Qi Zui, and his name is Qi Ye."

One of the twins sitting behind Li Su only said his name and didn't introduce himself further.

Qi Zui easily brushed aside Li Su's embarrassment and her inability to express any other information.

But Li Su herself was caught in a dilemma: Who exactly was he? Why didn't he even know her age and identity?

Wang Fan didn't notice Li Su's unease and continued to recall the situation before he was pulled into the game, "I was sleeping at home before I was pulled into the game, and when I woke up I was locked in this room. I was alone at the time, and I tried to open the door, but I couldn't open it at all."

Wang Fan paused and continued, "I tried for a long time, but the room was too dark and I couldn't see anything at all. In the end, I had to stay in this corner where there was a little bit of light, and then I soon saw her being brought in."

Wang Fan looked at Jiang Xianing.

Jiang Xiaoning nodded and said, "I've been looking for a job recently. Before I was pulled into the game, I was chatting with the HR online. I was so angry about the outrageous job requirements that I almost went crazy. I got up to get a glass of water, and when I opened my eyes again, a woman pushed me into this room. When I came in, I saw him sitting alone in the corner, which startled me."

Wang Fan smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, I scared you. I just look a bit fierce."

Jiang Xiaoning shook her head and continued, "We waited a while longer and then received a notification from the system saying that we were welcome to enter the horror game."

Li Xue sniffed, her voice still trembling, and said, "I was making coffee at the coffee shop when I felt a little dizzy, and when I opened my eyes again, that woman had pushed me into this room..."

Jiang Xiaoning took a piece of paper out of her pocket and handed it to Li Xue, saying, "Wipe your tears."

Li Xue took the toilet paper and whispered "thank you".

"Uh, I was dozing off in my general education class when that woman pushed me in. I thought the teacher had called on me to answer a question." Huang Chenchuan scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Looks like I really can't doze off in class anymore..."

After hearing what everyone had gone through before they were brought in, Li Su felt a sense of longing, but he couldn't remember anything.

Li Su lowered her eyes, her voice somewhat dejected, and said, "I...I don't remember what I was doing before I was pulled into the game..."

Qi Zui's gaze fell on the boy's fair nape. He licked his sharp canine teeth with the tip of his tongue, and the stinging sensation on his tongue made him restrain his surging desire. However, his voice was still inevitably a little hoarse as he said, "Neither of us remembers."

They are twin brothers, but from the beginning until now, only one of them has been speaking. The other sits motionless behind Li Su like a statue, only blinking along with Qi Zui's blinking motion. However, no one present thinks that Qi is also acting strangely.

"Sigh." Wang Fan sighed, a hint of worry on his face. "We're all doing completely different things, so why were we dragged into the same game?"

Li Xue's tears, which she had just wiped away, welled up again. She added haltingly, "It's...it's still a horror game..."

Everyone fell silent again.

[Shengze Middle School is a renowned and excellent school, yet it has seen a frequent number of student disappearances.]

The sudden mechanical sound startled everyone. Li Xue shrank back and burrowed into Jiang Xiaoning's arms. Jiang Xiaoning embraced her and gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Li Su saw the blue screen that had just disappeared reappear in front of her, with text appearing on it in sync with the mechanical sound.

Main Quest: Players are tasked with uncovering the secrets of St. Zee High School. (No time limit)

Time in the game flows at the same rate as time in the real world. When a player enters the game world, time in the real world will pause until the player successfully returns to the real world.

[Special Note: If a player dies in the game, they will also die in the real world.]

The last sentence seemed intended to comfort the tense crowd, with an added interjection, but when read aloud by the system's mechanical voice, it sounded particularly eerie.

Li Su frowned subconsciously.

The system paused briefly before displaying new text.

The initial player count for the instance "Silent Eerie School" is 100.

"100 people?" Huang Chenchuan exclaimed, rubbing his eyes in disbelief. "Besides the seven of us, there are so many other players?"

Jiang Xiaoning raised an eyebrow and said, "Then why are we locked in the same room? Are we on the same team?"

Players are randomly assigned to each instance; there are no fixed team compositions.

Players can increase their points through quests (Tip: Points can be exchanged for items, which might save your life in a critical moment!)

Players can also choose to start a live stream and earn points through viewer donations. Personal live streams are now available to all players.

After the strange mechanical noise ended, Li Su saw that the relevant data on his panel had been updated.

Player Li Su, initial score: 0.

Possesses no items.

Personal Skill 1: Exceptional Beauty (This is a unique skill; think about how to use it!)

Personal Skill 2: Excellent Memory (You always manage to recall strange and unusual details; hopefully this will be helpful!)

Li Su: "..."

Strange and unusual details in horror games? Can that be considered a good skill?

Is it okay if he suddenly doesn't want this skill anymore?

Li Su's panel is still updating with new data.

The light blue panel seemed to be infected with a virus; the cursor kept jumping around, but it just wouldn't update any new content, and in the end, it only produced a string of gibberish.

[Special Skill: *^&%@^&#*$+|@~#^#*&(@$^*@$^)......]

Li Su's expression became somewhat complicated. What kind of strange thing is this? Is this system really reliable...?

"Wow! Where did this little beauty come from? I hope she doesn't scare you to tears."

"Is this the Mysterious School instance?"

"What is this string of gibberish? This is the first time I've seen a player's character panel have special skills!"

However, Li Su couldn't see these comments appearing. Not only him, but all the players couldn't see these comments either. These viewers had a god-like perspective, knowing everything that was about to happen.

All skills between players cannot be shared or revealed to others.

The system disappeared completely after saying its last sentence.

Huang Chenchuan scratched his head, looking puzzled, and said, "What secrets could a middle school possibly have?"

Wang Fan shook his head and said, "Fortunately, this instance has no time limit, which should be good news for us. We can take our time to find it."

Wang Fan's words calmed everyone down; with no urgent tasks at hand, everyone relaxed considerably.

"Clatter, clatter..."

The mechanical whirring sound resumed, and the iron door to the room was pushed open completely from the outside.

Li Su subconsciously turned her head to look outside the door.

A blinding light shone into the room from outside. Li Su's eyes, which had already adjusted to the darkness, felt a stinging pain. Before he could close his eyes, a pair of hands, as if they had been prepared, were already blocking his view.

"Open your eyes slowly."

Qi Zui's voice was very close, almost as if he were speaking right next to Li Su's ear. His warm breath brushed against Li Su's ear, and Li Su trembled slightly involuntarily.

For some reason, he seemed to be a little afraid of the twin brothers deep down.

"Thank you." Li Su thanked the person behind her while subtly shifting to the side.

Qi narrowed his eyes, his pupils becoming extremely thin vertical lines, precisely capturing Li Su's subtle movement.

"Everyone stand up and go back to class!"

The short woman stood against the light in the doorway, her expression somewhat strange.

Just as Li Su was about to get up, a sharp pain in his knee made him gasp.

Huang Chenchuan noticed his odd behavior and, remembering how Li Su had fallen earlier, reached out his hand and said, "Do you need me to help you up?"

"Ah...no need..."

Li Su was not used to troubling others, and subconsciously refused, but both of her arms were grabbed by two large hands at the same time.

One was warm, the other was cold.

Be careful.

Qi Zui's voice seemed to have gone even lower, and Li Su inexplicably felt that he seemed to be angry.

But why are you angry?

Before Li Su could figure out why, her body was easily lifted up by two forces coming from both sides.

With the twins' help, he found it much easier to get up. Li Su turned around and looked at the twins behind her, whispering, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

It was still only Qi Zui who was speaking. Although Qi Ye didn't speak, the curve of his eyes and the arc of his mouth were exactly the same as Qi Zui's.

That eerie feeling returned.

Li Su quickly averted her gaze from Qi Zui and Qi Ye.

"Are these twins NPCs? They seem really strange."

"No way, I've watched so many live streams and never seen twin NPCs before."

"Have new features been added to the game?"

"Hmm, this is interesting. Let's keep watching."

Seeing the group dawdling as they got up, the woman standing at the door became even more displeased, and her tone became much harsher, "Hurry up!"

"You new students have absolutely no manners!"

rule.

Li Su keenly grasped the word that the woman had already said twice.

Could this be related to the mission?

"Hurry up! If you're late for class, you'll see how serious the rules are!"

Despite her impatient and urging tone, the woman wore a strange smile, as if she couldn't wait for them to be late.

Wang Fan stepped forward and whispered to them, "Hurry up, you guys follow behind me."

The group quickly followed behind Wang Fan. Li Su, standing at the back of the line, saw Qi Zui and Qi Ye still standing motionless and couldn't help but reach out and tug at the hem of one of their clothes.

"Keep up."

The twins froze for a moment, but quickly recovered and followed behind Li Su.

Qi lowered his head and took a deep, intoxicating breath of Li Su's pleasant scent.

Susu, it smells so good...

As the light from the doorway shone into the room, Li Su subconsciously glanced at the spot where he had tripped, wanting to confirm what had tripped him. But that one glance made his legs go weak instantly.

It was a skull that was now just a skeleton, with a few hand and leg bones scattered around it.