Chapter 14: In the New Area, the four people's panting rose and fell.
Song Ming wailed as he slowly and tentatively got up from the ground.
Just now, Gu Keke and Luo Chuange didn't hold back their kicks; they stomped on the ground with full force.
They seemed to have stepped on Song Ming's old bruises, and now, with the slightest movement, the pain would spread throughout his body like an electric shock.
Gu Keke is still barely able to move around on her own.
In addition to her elbows and palms, her exposed thighs were also scraped.
The fresh, blood-red flesh oozed tissue fluid, and walking caused a burning pain as it rubbed against the skin.
Luo Chuange crawled on the ground twice, but couldn't get up. He seemed to be unable to use his arms, and each time he tried, he screamed in pain.
After finally managing to stand up, Luo Chuange gently pinched his arm. "It feels like it's broken..."
He seemed to have an excessive tolerance for pain, shaking his head nonchalantly, "It's nothing, thankfully it's my left arm, nothing serious."
Liang Jun was the one with the least injuries among them.
She was only knocked to the ground later, and apart from scraping her palms and chin, she was fine.
She half-opened her hands and helped the remaining three injured people up from the ground.
[Hidden rule triggered.]
2. The classroom lights are controlled by double-pole, double-control switches. If a light malfunctions once, please stand with your eyes closed in the hallway for thirty seconds before entering the classroom. Please do not press the switch repeatedly.
[1. The teaching building opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM. Entry is prohibited outside of class hours. If you need to study outside of these hours, you can go to the 24-hour study room on the sixth floor of the library.]
The hidden rules have been refreshed.
There are still two!
To be able to successfully escape from battle royale in such a short time and even gain two hidden rules at once—this is something that other players would never even dare to dream of!
Gu Keke's nose tingled with emotion, "Two... there are two..."
She winced in pain, walked towards Liang Yan, wrapped her arms around her neck like a pendant, and threw herself into her arms, bursting into tears.
"I really thought I was going to die, sob sob sob... I almost died, sob sob sob..."
She cried until her eyes were tightly closed, tears streaming down her face, and even her two canine teeth looked very sad at that moment.
Gu Keke stretched out a hand and pulled Luo Chuange and Song Ming, who were standing next to her, over to her as well.
Because of her petite stature, even though the four of them were tightly embracing each other, Gu Keke's feet were almost off the ground.
Everyone was filled with gratitude for surviving the ordeal, making their embrace all the more precious.
"We all survived... Waaaaah... It hurts so much... The four of us are so amazing... Waaaah..."
After Gu Keke calmed down a bit, the four of them walked a little further away from the teaching building and began to discuss their next plan.
Liang Jun turned her hands inward to try to keep the cold wind from blowing on her wounds.
"We just went through the school building closing time, which means it's around 10 p.m., while the dorm lights go out at 11 p.m. Should we go to the library during this hour?"
She seemed to have thought of something, her gaze sweeping over the varying degrees of injuries sustained by the other three.
"If it's inconvenient for anyone, you can choose to go back to the dorm to rest for the night. We can explore the library again tomorrow when our injuries have healed more or less."
Leung Yung left the choice to everyone.
Luo Chuange shook his broken arm. "The rules say there's a 24-hour study room in the library. If all else fails, we can go there."
Gu Keke blew her nose and said, "Let's go take a look. It's already like this, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Song Ming's eyes were filled with trust. "I'll listen to you."
It passed unanimously.
The location of the wound is rather unusual, which makes it difficult for Gu Keke to walk.
Luo Chuange and Liang Jun could only support her on one side.
No one dared to touch Song Ming; even he himself had to walk very carefully.
His body was covered in layers of old and new bruises. He had to scream in pain with almost every step he took.
The four disabled people cannot move quickly.
Led by Gu Keke, they finally made their way to the front of the library.
This is the easternmost building of Wilson College. Its outline resembles an open book, making it almost a landmark of the entire Wilson College.
After finally climbing the high steps, the group found the library completely dark.
"What happened?"
Liang Jun curiously pushed the door, but it was unexpectedly unlocked and was easily pushed open.
The four people followed one after the other into the building.
A peculiar smell of rust slowly spread through the darkness.
Wilson College Library Rules —
[1. The library opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 9:00 PM. The library will clear out the area half an hour before closing. If needed, you can go to the 24-hour study room on the sixth floor.]
2. There are no mirrors in the elevator.
3. There is no button for the sixth floor inside the elevator.
4. After entering the stairwell on the right, please do not communicate with anyone until everyone is inside the 24-hour study room.
The system's voice added an eerie touch to the atmosphere, causing the group to unconsciously move closer together.
"The museum closes at nine o'clock..." Luo Chuange seemed to be deep in thought.
The only source of light in the darkness was the red electronic clock above their heads.
The dim red light only illuminated their feet, and the aging, flickering clock face displayed a few blurry numbers—
22:24.
“It’s already closed,” Liang Jun calmly analyzed. “Our only option now is to get to the study room on the sixth floor as soon as possible.”
Gu Keke was a little worried, "But it's too dark now. Without lighting, we have no way to get to the stairwell."
"Can't we just turn on the library's own lights?" Song Ming asked from behind.
"Definitely not."
Gu Keke shook her head decisively. "The lights in the entire building are off, which is probably a sign that it's closing. If we turn the lights on at this time, wouldn't that be violating the closing rules?"
The rules cannot be violated, and area lighting is still required...
Liang Jun thought of the flashlights in her online store.
She decisively opened her online store.
Before this, Liang Jun hadn't looked at it carefully. The only flashlight she could afford at the moment was called a "searchlight flashlight." Although the detailed instructions for its use hadn't been unlocked yet, since it was called that, it must have the most basic lighting function.
Most importantly, it only requires 200,000 points to purchase.
[Are you sure you want to purchase this item?]
Liang Jun did not hesitate to select "confirm".
Congratulations! You have successfully paid 200,000 points in the store.
Your current points total is 492,800.
Before long, Liang Jun had a flashlight in her hand that was turned off.
[Unlock Item: Searchlight]
This flashlight, while providing normal illumination, can detect anything invisible to the naked eye within its beam range. Note: It only provides illumination; it has no control function.
This item will expire after 24 hours of accumulated usage time.
[Remaining usage time: 24 hours.]
The others also noticed the extra item in Liang Jun's hand. Apart from Song Ming, who had never seen the game item before, the other two remained calm.
Did you buy it from the online store?
Luo Chuange asked, his eyes still fixed on his surroundings.
"Okay." Liang Xun replied and then pressed the switch to turn on the flashlight.
The lighting effect is very strong and covers a wide range.
The moment the light shone on them, everyone instinctively closed their eyes, and it took a few seconds for them to adjust.
"This is……"
The area that the light could reach was a complete mess.
The bookshelves, overflowing with books, were overturned and scattered, the books stained with blood, and the player, who had long since died, was crushed under heavy objects.
There were remnants of blood and flesh on the tables and chairs in the reading area, and the smell of rust was coming from there.
It's hard to imagine what kind of chaotic battle took place here.
The group was already familiar with this bloody scene.
Their concern wasn't their own mindset, but rather how to navigate around the wreckage and successfully reach the right-hand stairwell of the library.
Liang Jun held a brightly shining flashlight, surrounded by several people.
"These must be players who haven't had a chance to escape from the library yet."
Luo Chuange explained his point of view in a low voice: "If nothing unexpected happens, this should mean that the library is being cleared out."
"Another possibility is that they are players who haven't had a chance to enter the study room yet."
Leung Yung's steps froze at the entrance to the stairwell on the right.
Several somewhat stiff corpses were piled up here, their eyes wide open, staring in the direction of the stairs.
Liang Jun wiped the sweat from her hands onto her body. "Once we're in the stairwell, no matter what happens, we shouldn't talk to each other."
Everyone listened attentively, keeping the rules in mind.
Liang Xuan continued, "Keke, Song Ming, your injuries are more serious, so we'll be a little slower; but you must stay close to the light I'm holding and never walk in the dark."
Gu Keke and Song Ming nodded repeatedly, "Understood."
“Okay,” Liang Jun raised the flashlight to her waist, took a deep breath, and said, “Let’s go in.”
As expected, many players who died tragically will still remain on the stairs.
But in fact, the surface of the staircase was spotless, and even the handrails illuminated by the lights reflected the unique luster of metal.
They strictly followed the rules and did not utter a single word while climbing the stairs.
Even when experiencing physical pain, they would grit their teeth and not utter a sound.
In the quiet stairwell, the four people's panting rose and fell.
When they reached the corner on the fifth floor, Liang Jun and Luo Chuange in the front row had already noticed the range of light.
After the group successfully reached the sixth-floor platform, Liang Jun turned off her flashlight.
[Remaining usage time: 23 hours and 42 minutes.]
The flashlight worked perfectly the whole way. Fortunately, it didn't reveal any monsters or demons invisible to the naked eye, otherwise things would have become much more complicated.
The sixth floor is the top floor of the entire library.
The protruding edge of the platform is engraved with the words "24-hour study room", while the entrance to the study room is filled with turnstiles.
Song Ming was closest to the turnstile. The moment he lowered his head, the turnstile camera captured his facial information.
In an instant, Song Ming's bewildered face appeared on the gate screen.
Name: Song Ming
Identity: Student.
"Recognition successful—"
Before Song Ming could even react to what was happening, the gate in front of him opened completely, leaving a very wide passage.
Luo Chuange, who was closest to him, gave him a push, and Song Ming passed through the gate without knowing why.
Seeing this, everyone lined up in front of the gate, ready to be identified one by one.
Gu Keke and Luo Chuange passed through smoothly one after the other. Liang Jun looked at them through the gate, then stared at the gate's camera.
Name: Liang Yan
Identity: Student.
"Recognition successful—"
Liang Jun decisively stepped through the gate.
The moment she was greeted by the light in the study room, a system notification sounded in her mind.
Welcome to the 24-hour study room!
A note from the author:
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Below is the synopsis for the upcoming novel, "I Reconstruct a Murder Scene in a Detective Game." If you're interested, feel free to add it to your favorites on my author page!
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Is this the difficulty level of the beginner tutorial?
Xi Yuran glanced at the constantly flashing mission markers at her feet and scoffed at this part.
She knocked on the door of the building in front of her, only to find a six or seven-year-old girl opening it.
Xi Yuran smiled and said, "Hello, little friend. May I ask to see your parents?"
The little girl nodded blankly, then closed the door.
Not long after, the door was pushed open again.
The little girl was carrying a head in each hand, the neck covered in a bloody mess, leaving two curved trails of blood on the way she came.
"Hello, sister. These are my mom and dad."
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ExTruth is a case-solving game that requires a special sleep pod to play. It became an instant global sensation upon its release, attracting over a billion beta testers.
Xi Yuran was fortunate enough to become one of them.
Lying in the sleep pod, she slowly closed her eyes.
The moment she connected with the brain, she found herself enveloped in a soft, silvery light.
The second after the brain-computer interface was established, a noisy and urgent alarm began to sound—
She was informed by the system that some players' sleep pods were malfunctioning.
These types of players cannot quit the game midway; they can only quit automatically after all the murder cases in the ExTruth case database have been restored to an S rating.
Xi Yuran was "lucky" enough to become one of them.
To achieve a high score in recreating a murder scene, one needs extremely strong mental strength.
Not only that, there was also a case deployment department head named Xing Huan who always tried to find fault with his own case closure reports.
The harsh demands tormented Xi Yuran, who considered ending the relationship several times.
One day, on a whim, she went through all the previous case reports and was surprised to find that the first two words of each of Xing Huan's approval comments could be connected to form a complete sentence—
"You are the only savior, don't give up."
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I watched "Hope" after lunch and cried so hard I was shaking all over... I even cried through half a pack of tissues...
It was so heartbreaking; it took me more than an hour to recover after watching it.
By the way, today is my mom's birthday. Can I wish her a happy birthday? (acting cute)
I didn't go home to celebrate her birthday this year, but I'll definitely go home early after the holiday!
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