Chapter 057 Investigation
Got it!
Chen Xiao'er grabbed the doll and stuffed it into her arms, then ran away with her two roommates.
"Hello--"
Someone shouted from behind, "Big Brother?" "Whatever!" Xiao Ai didn't even look back, rushing through the corridor at top speed.
Bang, bang, bang.
My heart was pounding in my ears, and the scenery was shifting so fast that I could almost see speed lines.
The three of them rushed into the courtyard one after another and almost at the same time threw themselves under the willow tree.
“Pfft, hahahaha…”
Xiao'er hugged the tree trunk and smiled brightly.
My roommates looked at each other and laughed for a long time before they could barely stop.
"ha……"
Chen Xiao'er was about to say something while holding her knees, but when she looked up, she saw Zheng Xiuli leading a few classmates walking in from the side door.
They were covered in mud, and their clothes and pants had several small holes in them. If you didn't know better, you would think they were playing on the slide on the rockery.
"Are you all right?"
Chen Xiao'er stood up and walked over to them, stopping them at the door.
Zheng Xiuli looked at her face and hands intently for a moment, then shook her head. "We're fine. Everything went pretty smoothly. We completed some tasks in the servants' quarters and earned points and items."
"We've also found some useful clues. We've eliminated some suspicious servants and confiscated their artifacts."
"I also got some scoring props here."
Chen Xiao'er had just spoken halfway when a figure suddenly walked towards the courtyard.
She quickly shut her mouth and looked over. It turned out to be an "acquaintance", one of the maids who helped her put on makeup when she first came in.
The maid in the green dress came over to her and knelt in greeting. "Miss, Madam has said that you should stay in the side room. Otherwise... Madam said she's worried someone will get hurt again."
Well, it seems that I snatched two dolls in a short period of time, which made the organizer unhappy.
Chen Xiao'e could understand their thinking. After all, the students wanted to finish the game quickly, get the credits, and leave, but the script-killing staff had planned at least 2-3 days of gaming activities.
If students complete the exam in one day, what will happen to the remaining two days?
"Lin Lang, Lulu, you guys go with your classmates first. I'll go with her." Chen Xiao'er whispered to her roommates, asking them to do activities with their classmates first so that they could get more performance points.
The classmates also understood her hint. They gathered together and quietly retreated to the corner, observing her performance out of the corner of their eyes.
Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Xiao'er gently adjusted the hem of her skirt, puffed out her chest proudly like a white swan, raised her hand and walked towards the side room.
"Okay, okay~ I'll stay in the wing room alone. Don't say I killed someone again."
Hearing the young lady's slightly ambiguous words, the maid in green skirt smiled shyly.
There was a dim white light outside the courtyard, and the pure black curtains in the yard were gathered together to cover the head, casting a large shadow.
The maid lit a lotus lantern as she walked, and followed the young lady with it, chasing the star-like light band under her feet.
…
Phew—that’s great, the floating ghost was taken away by classmate Chen.
The students smiled at each other with relief: the ghost-shaped monsters were quite difficult to deal with, and they had only defeated one of them at the cost of the death of one of their companions.
They were part of the anomalous zone, monsters bred by radiation energy. Although the anomalous monsters themselves could drop valuable energy cores, with their mission at hand, no one was willing to waste their lives on them.
"Phew~ I really should thank classmate Chen after we get out."
"Yes, as long as she is here, ordinary monsters dare not take action."
The students looked up at the sky: wherever Chen Xiao'er walked, a temporary band of light would appear, and even the sky would return to its daytime appearance.
The priority of the abnormal area seems to be lower than Chen Xiao'er's ability, and the space can only be re-sealed after she leaves completely.
Such changes directly reveal some of the rules of the abnormal area, where the time inside and outside are not completely synchronized.
Although everyone has known for a long time that there is a time loop mechanism here, when we work with classmate Chen again in the future, similar rules can be easily deduced, which is very convenient.
Beep, beep.
A rhythmic electronic sound rang out nearby, and everyone looked at each other in confusion: Where did the prompt sound come from?
Pasteurizer or communicator?
They patted their chests and thighs in a daze: the protective suits had been transformed into ordinary clothes, and most of their personal belongings had disappeared when they came in. There was nothing at all.
Coupled with memory confusion, some students even forgot what a Pasteurometer was and just focused on patting their pants like everyone else.
Beep, beep.
This time the sound was much clearer than before, and Lin Lang realized that the source of the sound was himself.
She carefully felt around from top to bottom, and finally pulled out a gray communicator from her pocket.
This communicator is a unique item distributed uniformly by the school and should not be usable in an abnormal area of this level.
The classmates gathered around her, and she tapped her phone, and the screen lit up.
[Xiao Ai: Lin Lang, Lin Lang, I almost forgot to tell you the information!]
【Xiao Ai: [Picture] When you see this pattern, remember to dig down, there's something underneath.】
Xiao Ai: Also, the staff member who plays the second brother told me that the basement, the ancestral hall, and the well in the garden are very dangerous. He must be reminding us to investigate these areas carefully. What do you think? Please let me know if you have any conclusions~
Everyone looked at each other and immediately realized the value of this information.
Treasures are given physical form in the scenario, and if they are physical, they can be discovered. If they are hidden in these three dangerous locations, the time for investigation will be greatly shortened.
…
"We must investigate separately."
After a long period of thinking, discussion and using Ye Xiaoyu's prophetic superpowers, Xing Shuyao came to a conclusion.
A total of twelve classmates gathered in the servants' room. Except for Chen Xiao'er who was resting in her boudoir, several other companions had not appeared yet.
They might be being harassed by monsters, or they might have already... In any case, there is no time to waste.
Xing Shuyao and his men briefly explored most of the buildings during the day. Although the danger inside was not apparent from the outside, the darkness was the thickest around the pavilion where the eldest master's bedroom was located.
The second is the well in the garden. The well is heavily sealed, and there must be something terrible inside.
Ye Xiaoyu made predictions based on these clues and described the predicted results relatively clearly.
First, it would be best to let Chen Xiao'e explore the garden, because according to the prophecy, she will smile at the well.
Second, when the sun rises the next day, everyone will be holding their heads in a daze, probably because they have lost their memory.
"Tell Chen that we'll leave the garden and the well to her. We'll go to the ancestral hall first... If she's quick and doesn't see us there,..."
Xing Shuyao paused, clasping her fingers together with some difficulty, and continued, "Tell her to find other classmates first, and team up with at least two or three physical-type psychics. The more the better. It would be best if she could sneak into the young master's room today. The basement should be near his bedroom."
The atmosphere was silent and cold, and the only sound was the clicking of Lin Lang's fingers on the communicator.
This time the heavy burden will fall on Chen's shoulders.
The pattern she sent was not the seal pattern left by the predecessors, but more like the formation used by some sects to communicate with the abyss and offer sacrifices to the gods.
Similar formations will parasitize in abnormal areas like tumors. Theoretically, they can eliminate the abnormalities, but someone must constantly strengthen the formation and weaken the resistance of the abnormalities, and they must also offer enough sacrifices.
This method is too similar to the various chaotic cults in the wilderness.
"Everyone, the school's information has been leaked. There is a third-party enemy nearby."
"Um."
Everyone nodded in understanding. The appearance of a sacrificial formation in the abnormal area could only be attributed to the Chaos God Sect.
These survivalists wouldn't be so kind as to sacrifice themselves; they'd definitely brought plenty of sacrifices in reserve. And the most suitable sacrifice—of course—was a superpowered person dispatched by the school, the Church of Light!
In the dim light, they could only hear each other's breathing.
A few minutes later, someone opened the tightly closed wooden door. Xing Shuyao twisted her ankle, stood up, and followed Zheng Xiuli.
"Let's go, time is running out."
"good."
"By the way, although I can't remember everyone's names...thank you. I feel at ease with you."
The moon was high in the sky, and men and women in coarse shorts walked out of the dormitory.
They bypassed the servants who were sleeping in the setting, occasionally twisting the neck of one or two monsters, and finally sneaked silently into the night, moving quickly towards the ancestral hall.
[Obtain the Energy Stone, and be sure to take it out!] They kept repeating their ultimate goal in their minds.
Many people are bound to die this night, but there will definitely be more people who will survive!
【Take the energy stone out, for the survival of mankind! 】
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[Lin Lang: Xiao'er, I'll leave the well in the garden in your care.]
Lin Lang: Let's go to the ancestral hall first. You should be faster. If we don't meet you, we can find others to cooperate.
[Lin Lang: Remember to check the eldest young master's room. The basement should be there.]
【Xiao Ai: Great! 】
Xiao Ai: Owo, I will work hard to get points! Come on everyone~]
Chen Xiao'er cheered, put away her phone, and picked up two pieces of osmanthus cake to nibble on.
She leaned over the window and looked out, and found that the maid in green skirt was still guarding the door.
This staff member is too dedicated, it's so late and he's still staring at me? No, he might just be too lazy to perform and is taking the opportunity to rest.
Xiao'er didn't want to disturb the actors' rest, and she didn't want to be trapped in the room and forced to slack off.
She raised her hand and quietly opened the window, then slowly stretched her legs out of the window, then half of her body...
Rustle, after some effort, Xiao'er successfully landed on the grass in the courtyard without disturbing anyone.
Great, you guys continue playing with your phones.
She tiptoed out and moved towards the garden according to the route marked by Lin Lang.
It was late at night and the only things around were the swaying shadows of trees.
Chen Xiao'er walked on the stone slabs. The sound of her shoes tapping on the ground was very small, but it kept growing in the darkness.
Inhale~inhale, inhale...inhale.
The thumping and rustling sounds of the nasal cavity, heart and blood vessels resonate together, giving people a strange feeling of palpitations.
I'm a little scared... the branches swaying around are so scary!
Xiao'ai ran faster and faster, and her eyes gradually adapted to the darkness. The wind and shadows pieced together, making her brain associate all kinds of strange things, which was even more terrifying than not being able to see at all.
No one, huh, no one—someone! A dark shadow whizzed past her.
“!”
Chen Xiao'er covered her mouth and ran away. She ran to the back of the porch as fast as she could and peeked through the pillar. Only then did she realize that it was her second brother Xu She holding an engineer shovel.
"Huh~" I was so scared. What was he going to do? A new plot?
She continued to follow him on tiptoe for a few dozen meters and saw her second brother also running into the back garden, so she didn't have to use a map for navigation.
Xu She squatted at the edge of the well like a thief. He felt around left and right, and finally took something out of his arms and put it on the ground.
I see. Not only do the staff have to complete the role-playing, they also have to place scoring props everywhere.
Chen Xiao'er nodded secretly, preparing to go over and dig it up after he finished burying it and left.
"who?"
Xu She suddenly paused, turned his back and looked back - there was nothing.
Is there really nothing? Inspiration just hit me, there must be someone hiding nearby!
He continued to stare into the darkness.
Rustle, rustle.
Finally, a cloud of black mist dissipated, and a touch of moonlight white emerged from it.
The fifth sister smiled shyly at him, waved her handkerchief and said, "Excuse me, what are you doing here?"
“…”
Xu She's fingers gripping the Soul Stone suddenly tightened.
He immediately assessed the difference in combat power between the two men: No, who wants to be an enemy of a guy who can kill two powerful monsters as soon as he enters the house!
Besides, it’s hard to say what their stance is on the treasure hunt, but they are definitely united in their stance on dealing with the [ghosts].
After Xu She figured it out, he simply threw the Soul Stone to the ground and said bluntly, "I'm reinforcing the seal. The thing in the well is too tricky. If I don't seal it up, I can't do anything. I don't know where this ghost came from, but it bites everyone it sees."
After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Are you good at reinforcing the seal? If so, please help me so it doesn't keep causing trouble."
…
"There's a tricky ghost in the well. I heard you're very interested in these supernatural things, little sister. Do you have any way to destroy it?"
Chen Xiao'er put on a smile: Second brother has given such detailed hints, how can I give up on decrypting it!
She nodded and walked towards the well. She hooked her hands around the thin aluminum cover and lifted it up. "Of course, just wait and see!"
…
Click, the seal cracked instantly, and the Xu Snake also cracked.
He almost couldn't breathe, gritted his teeth and ran for his life without looking back. "Fuck, are you crazy——"
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