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Jiang Huali knew she had just been controlled again, and Mo Ci seemed to have no doubts about it, only concerned with asking her for gifts.
Jiang Huali and the others returned to the teachers' dormitory. When they left the office building, they didn't see Xin Mingqing and the others, so they probably had already left.
The principal did not catch up.
Jiang Huali glanced back at the office building. The building was dark, like a beast lurking in the shadows.
The group returned to Qi Man's dormitory, where Qi Man took out a first-aid kit and had Qi Feng treat his wounds.
Qi Feng had spent several years in horror games, so he could naturally endure this pain.
But he couldn't swallow this insult yet.
Jiang Huali spoke first: "I'm sorry."
Qi Feng, with bandages wrapped around his shoulder, sneered upon hearing this, "An apology is enough? Why don't you let me get a cut too?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Huali, waiting for her reply.
Jiang Huali took a small knife out of her backpack and placed it next to Qi Feng, saying, "Go ahead and cut it."
In an instant, half of the anger that had been building up inside Qi Feng dissipated. He threw the knife back, saying, "Who cares?"
After saying that, he put away the first-aid kit and left.
Cun Ke also got up.
For a moment, only Jiang Huali, Qi Man, and Yin Mengshu remained in the room.
When Jiang Huali returned to her dormitory, it was already quite late.
After a quick wash, I went to bed to rest.
Seeing that Jiang Huali was getting ready to rest, Zhao Yu turned off the lights and quieted down as well.
Jiang Huali closed her eyes, but she was not asleep.
She was thinking about tonight.
Zhao Yu, who was standing to the side, was clearly already fast asleep, making soft breathing sounds.
The moon rises above the branches, and all is silent.
As drowsiness crept in and her mind became hazy, Jiang Huali faintly heard soft footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door.
Tap, tap, tap.
Jiang Huali's sleepiness vanished in an instant. She opened her eyes and looked warily toward the door.
The doorknob made a turning sound.
It didn't move.
Jiang Huali sat up. Before going to bed, she had placed a defensive item at the door.
The thing outside the door seemed to have noticed something amiss and stopped trying to break down the door.
The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
At the same time, Jiang Huali received a message from Qi Man.
Stay in your room and don't come out.
Screams and sounds of fighting came from outside the door; it seemed tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful.
A soft voice suddenly came from the side.
What's going on outside?
Jiang Huali looked over and saw Zhao Yu waking up from bed, looking at her sleepily, and asking.
Jiang Huali was somewhat surprised that Zhao Yu had woken up. She said, "It's nothing, you must have misheard."
Zhao Yu certainly didn't believe such perfunctory words. She got out of bed and headed towards the door.
"I'm going out to take a look."
Seeing this, Jiang Huali also got off the bed and stopped Zhao Yu.
One minute later, Zhao Yu was tied to the bed with rope.
Zhao Yu looked terrified, her face pale. "Teacher Jiang, why are you tying me up?"
Jiang Huali wanted to turn on the lights in the room, but found that the power had tripped again.
She skillfully took out a candle, lit it, and placed it a little distance away from Zhao Yu.
"Teacher Zhao, it's not safe outside, it's better not to go out for the time being."
"Is it unsafe outside? What happened? Should we notify the others?" Zhao Yu looked somewhat anxious.
Jiang Huali sighed softly: "Zhao Yu, wasn't it you who knocked me unconscious near the cafeteria that night?"
Zhao Yu was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Teacher Jiang, what are you talking about?"
Jiang Huali added, "But thank you for bringing me back anyway. If there's a next time, please go easy on me."
Seeing Jiang Huali's confident expression, Zhao Yu remained silent for a moment before finally dropping the pretense: "How do you know it's mine?"
Jiang Huali feigned surprise: "So it really is you."
Zhao Yu gritted her teeth.
Jiang Huali: "The person I met in the restroom that day was probably Xiaotian. After I was knocked unconscious, you happened to find me unconscious and brought me back."
"I was wondering, if it was a ghost that knocked me unconscious, why didn't it kill me?"
-
Three hours ago.
Jiang Huali walked down the stairs. The lights in the office building corridor seemed to be broken. They were not lit before, but now they were flickering.
Because of the conflict between Jiang Huali and Qi Feng, Jiang Huali was now at the very back of the group.
By this time, the ropes binding her had been removed, and she slowed her pace, putting a little more distance between herself and the person in front of her.
"Hello."
Jiang Huali called out softly.
Mo Ci's figure appeared beside him. He looked over, his eyes dark and murky. "I didn't call you 'Hey'."
Jiang Huali sighed helplessly, "Ink Shrine."
Hearing his name called out by Jiang Huali, Mo Ci's expression showed a hint of pleasure.
"What do you want?"
Jiang Huali: "Was it you I saw near the cafeteria that day?"
Mo Ci nodded: "You mean when you were completely soaking wet?"
That day she used a prop, and she was indeed soaking wet.
Jiang Huali: "Do you know who knocked me unconscious back then?"
Mo Ci pretended to think for a moment before nodding, "I know."
"Who is it?" Jiang Huali's eyes lit up.
Mo Ci smiled at her and held out his hand. "A gift."
Jiang Huali: "..."
Mo Ci: "I won't help others for no reason."
Jiang Huali didn't want to fall into his trap: "Oh, then I don't need you."
She might have someone she suspects, but she doesn't necessarily have to ask him.
Jiang Huali already owes two "gifts," and she doesn't want to owe any more, fearing that things might go wrong and she won't be able to escape responsibility.
Mo Ci's face was hidden in the darkness, and his expression was not clearly visible.
He remained silent for a moment, then vanished, leaving only a cold sentence floating in the air.
"It's Zhao Yu."
-
Jiang Huali pulled herself out of her reverie and looked at Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu: "I have no grudge against you, why would I kill you?"
It's rather unusual to hear this from a ghost in a horror game dungeon.
Jiang Huali nodded. "The principal outside has no grudge against me, but he wants to kill me."
Zhao Yu looked over. "Do you know who's outside?"
Jiang Huali: "It's obvious."
I had heard those familiar footsteps just a few hours ago, so of course I wouldn't forget them.
Zhao Yu: "Go and kill him for me, and I'll tell you the answer."
"The answer?" Jiang Huali looked up.
Zhao Yu: "I know you're not from here; I also know why this primary school was abandoned."
Jiang Huali: "Because of a big fire?"
Zhao Yu: "..."
Jiang Huali said, "Can't you kill him?"
Zhao Yu shook his head, "I can't kill you, and you can't kill me either."
"Even if we kill him now, it won't make a difference."
The dungeons in the game are constantly being reset, and the ghosts in the dungeons are essentially living beings with endless lives.
Jiang Huali: "Then why do you still want me to kill him for you?"
Zhao Yu: "The man next to you can kill him."
"Beside me?" Jiang Huali asked.
"It's the person who disappeared when you got to the dormitory building after you came back from the office building," Zhao Yu thought for a moment, "white shirt and black pants."
Isn't this referring to the Ink Shrine? Jiang Huali asked, "Can you see him?"
"No, wait," Jiang Huali asked again, "Do you know where I went?"
Zhao Yu: "I can see it, I know it."
It turns out that no one believed her excuse of "going to Qi Man's dormitory".
Jiang Huali thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I promise you."
Zhao Yu: "And the vice principal."
Jiang Huali looked at her, "The price will be different for two people."
Zhao Yu: "I'll give you something in exchange."
She opened her hand, revealing a black stone in her palm, strung together with an ordinary black rope.
Jiang Huali's gaze fell on the black stone, and she frowned.
This stone made her feel very uncomfortable.
"What is this?" Jiang Huali asked.
Zhao Yu curled her hand up, and the stone disappeared.
It is the 'core'.
"How about that? Is this the right size?"
Jiang Huali nodded, "Okay."
She asked, "Should we include that money too—?"
As she spoke, she placed her hand on her neck and made a throat-slitting motion.
"Just add one more—"
"No."
Zhao Yu interrupted her.
Jiang Huali was somewhat disappointed. "Okay, but why?"
Zhao Yu smiled and said softly, "Because he's going to die soon."
"ah--"
A piercing and painful scream came from the pitch-black dormitory.
But no one responded to him.
No one will come to save him.
Qian Tong lay on the ground, barely alive, like a sticky slug.
The noise from outside was also present, but it was somewhat blocked out by the door.
Qian Tong is the only person living in this dormitory.
Qian Tong looked up, trying to see the person in front of him clearly, but his eyes were pierced in the next second.
"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
Qian Tong covered his eyes, blood flowed from them, and everything went dark.
He heard the person in front of him say—
"I don't like the way you look at her."
So these eyes are no longer needed.
The tone was casual and understated.
At this moment, Qian Tong didn't care about anything else, nor did he know who the other person was referring to as "she." He just hurriedly begged for forgiveness: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to..."
"sorry?"
The other person sounded somewhat puzzled.
Qian Tong covered his eyes and lowered his head, his body emanating wisps of black energy, lurking in the darkness, waiting for his chance to strike.
"Yes, I'm sorry, please spare my life."
"Spare your life?"
The other person chuckled, their voice sounding rather cheerful, "Okay."
Qian Tong felt a surge of joy, gritted his teeth, and manipulated the black energy to attack his opponent.
"Go to hell, hahahahahahahaha—"
One second, two seconds.
Three seconds.
Time passed, but there was still no movement ahead, and the black mist had vanished without a trace.
Qian Tong felt a sense of doubt and unease.
He covered his eyes and tried to get up from the ground, but suddenly heard a voice behind him.
"Are you looking for me?"
Qian Tong was startled and reassembled his black energy to attack the opponent.
The next second, immense pain coursed through his body.
A drop of blood fell on the floor, gleaming with an eerie light.
The wind stirred the curtains; the room was empty.
Only endless darkness remained.
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