The arrival of heavy rain instantly pushed the slightly relaxed atmosphere of the game to a tense peak.
All the candidates who thought they could survive by hiding in the dormitory were chilled to the bone by the rain.
If they don't go out, the game will force them to go out!
On the phone, the bright red countdown was magnified, falling down second by second.
4:59, 4:58, 4:57...
"It doesn't matter, as long as I get the props, as long as..."
After repeating this sentence more than ten times in a low voice in front of the window, faster and faster, a girl suddenly pushed open the window in the silent dormitory and rushed into the rain with an umbrella.
Similar situations occurred in different locations.
Even if Tang Xin Jue didn't use his mental power to scan, he could at least see that the windows of dozens of dormitories were open, and boys and girls rushed out, either alone or in groups, pulling the black cloaks on the clothesline in the heavy rain.
The playing field, where everyone was testing each other to maintain balance, fell into chaos at this moment.
Compared to the five-minute countdown to elimination, even the threat of the informer that could fall on them at any time seemed bearable - at least everyone could hold on to the hope that the informer might not choose them.
Until the countdown reaches 4 minutes, the death prompt appears.
[A student has died. The difficulty of all participating students is increased by 1%. The current total is 3%.]
"The third one."
Zhang You looked at the heavy rain outside the window. She almost regretted not installing an automatic wiper on the window when she was renovating it yesterday, which would at least make the view a little clearer at this moment.
Tang Xinjue's spiritual vision sharing cannot be turned on all the time. They can only use their own eyes to distinguish the situation outside, and then they come to the conclusion that the murderer cannot be found at all.
The only thing we can judge from the fact that there is no “early clearance prompt” is that the informer who just took action is not the masked man who has already killed someone.
Who could it be? Was it Gao Ying, the psychic whose roommate had just died, or some other hidden informant? Or was it a case of the normal students striking back, leaving the informer with nothing to gain?
"Ah, I finally see it!" Guo Guo hunched over, squinted his eyes, and couldn't help but pat the window. "I see the other side!"
Just opposite the window, that is, at room 606 of Building A, the window that had been tightly closed was carefully pushed open, and two fully armed boys showed their heads.
Instead of running out to grab the clothes, they stood inside, with an absurdly long clothesline protruding from the distance, just enough to reach the clothesline. Then, like performing an acrobatic trick, they began to swing it around, trying to hook the cloak down.
"They tied two clotheslines together, and then wrapped the other end around their hands with tape." Tang Xinjue, who saw it most clearly, took a quick look and explained to his confused roommate.
This dormitory was obviously well thought out - if you only have one clothesline, you will probably be blown into the rain by the strong wind, and it is not safe to come out alone, so they came up with the idea of an extended clothesline.
More than one dormitories took the same unconventional approach; desperate situations always bring out powerful creativity. They even vaguely saw someone tie a sheet to two chairs, using the weight and friction of the chairs to fight against the frantic cloak.
Countdown 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
[A student has died...Current stacking difficulty is 4%...Stacking difficulty is 5%]
The death reminders sounded almost continuously, indicating that the external environment was becoming increasingly dangerous.
Faint cheers came from somewhere. The stronger dormitory got the props first, and the windows were closed again in the heavy rain.
Invisible pressure spread among the remaining dormitories.
The fewer people there are, the greater the chance of being attacked by informants. Not only do they have to complete their mission and avoid being eliminated, they also have to complete it faster than others, every second counts.
"What's a competition?"
In the quiet dormitory, the boy frowned, drew the curtains, threw the binoculars into the hands of his roommate who was peeking in, and forced a smile at the corner of his mouth: "This is a competition."
It is crueler than an exam, more dangerous than a dungeon, and scarier than ghosts.
[…Stacking difficulty 6%…Stacking difficulty 7%…]
[Some candidates have advanced early! Current number of people who have passed: 5]
This time, the prompt appeared directly in everyone's mind. Tang Xin Jue immediately released his mental power to search for it. However, just as he entered the rain curtain, he was almost hit by a shield flying towards him.
The oval-shaped sharp golden light broke through the heavy rain and flew upwards with a chilling murderous intent, as if it had reached its full attack state!
Tang Xin Jue mobilized his mental strength to avoid the attack silently. The shield had clearly locked onto its target, flying straight towards a dormitory on the fifth floor across the street. However, it only crashed into the French window, the dull sound of the impact muffled by the rain.
The shield paused for two seconds after missing the target, and right in front of it, a clear and huge mark appeared across the balcony window.
It was a green circle, indicating that the dormitory had been cleared and left.
Looking closely, I saw that the dormitory number was 501.
Just over ten minutes ago, Tang Xinjue had just written down this house number on paper. At the same time, the second candidate to die in the entire competition was born here.
Room 501, Building A, is the informer's dormitory where the psychics are located.
Tang Xin Jue thought of the girl named Gao Ying, and a clear understanding came to his mind. Mental power was one of the few abilities unaffected by the rainstorm, and with the candidates' minds shaken, as long as they could seize the opportunity and act decisively, passing the test would be a piece of cake.
There were originally supposed to be 6 people in their dormitory, but after one person was cursed to death by the masked man, there were five left. Therefore, with the entire dormitory together, the number of people who passed the level naturally became 5.
As his mind raced, his vision descended, landing on the balcony where the shield girl was. The long-haired girl stood in the rain, silently touching her shield. Her previous fury had subsided, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
Tang Xin Jue noticed that the shield was stained with blood. The smell had been diluted by the rain, but it still lingered faintly in the nearby space.
——The good student who was just killed was either the shield girl’s roommate or a nearby candidate, or he might have died in front of the girl.
Tang Xinjue had the answer in his mind and shifted his gaze to the other end of the balcony.
In 308, the masked man's dormitory remained sealed shut. But if you looked closely, you could still see residual marks on the glass. It looked like someone had struggled outside to open the window, leaving scratches like a dagger.
The scratch was shallow and only lasted a short time. The man died silently. According to the habit of the girl named Gao Ying last time, he may have fallen from the building.
Is that the masked man?
Most likely not, the masked man is not that strong.
Tang Xin Jue suppressed his thoughts and saw the long-haired girl put away her shield. Ignoring the heavy rain pouring down on her body, she suddenly turned around and walked towards 308 and started knocking on the window.
Her guess was confirmed.
The deceased students were indeed from 308, at least one of them. The masked man didn't show up. The shield girl knocked a few times but got no response, so she said to herself, "I didn't catch that student just now... but he has a bracelet on his wrist, which I left with him."
The girl flipped her hand, and a silver chain appeared on it. She bent down and placed the things in front of the window. She turned to leave, but paused slightly and whispered, "I'm not a snitch, and I won't hurt you. If you're scared, I'll go back to the dormitory first, and you can come out to get your things later."
The window of room 307 closed, and the shield girl disappeared onto the balcony. A few seconds later, the window of room 308 opened, and a masked figure familiar to Tang Xinjue appeared before him.
This time, Tang Xinjue saw it clearly. The boy had short, straight black hair, was tall and thin, and his skin had a similar cold white hue to hers. His eyes were indeed curved, as if smiling, but there was no smile in them.
He bent down to pick up the bracelet, rubbed it a few times as if playing with it, and suddenly his finger bones exerted force, and the bracelet broke into pieces.
Strands of black aura emerged from inside and quickly disappeared into the rain. Half of them were quickly gathered by Tang Xinjue's mental power, while the remaining half successfully dispersed and disappeared.
The masked man didn't notice the presence of "other people" nearby. He leaned against the window frame with his hands in his pockets, as if waiting for something.
Ten seconds later, the game prompt sounded:
[Some candidates passed the exam in advance]
[Current game progress: 8 deaths, 12 cleared]
The masked man standing in front of the window disappeared in an instant, leaving only a green circle on the glass window.
…
Countdown 2 minutes.
Death prompts and clearance prompts were intertwined and mixed together, but few people cared about them.
For those who haven't got their cloaks yet, avoiding being wiped out is more important than anything else. Even if someone in the next dormitory suddenly falls down screaming, they can continue to hold on to the railings and fight the heavy rain for clothes without distraction.
"Stop killing people! You need to be reincarnated in these two minutes! Whoever comes to mess with us again will die together!"
Someone was completely overwhelmed and took out a prop and threw it at his feet. The area within a one-square-meter radius instantly lit up with red light, flickering ominously.
Unable to threaten in this way, they had to find other ways. Some people took out a lot of supplies from the dormitory and put up a white board saying "Show mercy, it's your turn". Some people tried to destroy the clothesline with violence. What's the point of keeping the dormitory intact when their lives are almost gone? There were even people who made temporary deals and wanted to hire big-name candidates nearby to help get the clothes.
The balance maintained at the beginning of the game had long since collapsed, leaving only disorderly chaos and madness.
【Countdown 30 seconds.】
Tang Xin Jue withdrew his spiritual power and said to the three people who were still observing, "Get ready."
Guo Guo tightly grasped the props and a corner of the cloak, exchanged nervous glances with his roommates, and nodded vigorously: "Ready!"
They knew that clearing the game and entering the next stage didn't mean they could relax. On the contrary, the game had revealed through various details that this was the most dangerous moment.
[10, 9, 8...]
“Got it!!!”
On the sixth-floor balcony, a girl ecstatically held the cloak she had just pulled off, turned around and waved to her roommates, only to see even more terrified expressions on their faces.
"What are you afraid of? I've already got..."
The girl froze in her waving motion. As the cloak fabric was completely pulled off the clothesline, a bony blue hand hidden under the cloak stretched out from the corner of her eye.
They were a pair of dark blue arms, covered with tumors and as thin as skeletons.
In the last second before being pushed off the balcony, the girl's eyes were still wide open, as if she couldn't believe what she saw.
【Congratulations, you have successfully entered the next level of the competition. 】
[Total players who cleared the game: 327; Deaths: 76; Game difficulty: 76%]
[Difficulty has been updated, and the Friendly League continues!]
Tang Xinjue opened his eyes. At the moment of passing the level, the world was enveloped in a fragmented darkness for 0.5 seconds before returning to normal.
The dormitories, balconies, and two dormitory buildings seem to have never changed.
But she could clearly feel that changes had occurred.
Ding Dong!
The weather has cleared up, and after discussing it with your roommates, you've decided to take your important clothes out to dry in the sun. You're thankful they didn't get blown away by the heavy rain, but drying them is the most important thing.
[Task 3: Please put the props back in place to dry. Countdown 1 minute]
Zhang You also saw the game instructions and looked over: "Shall we go?"
Tang Xinjue took a quick look outside and made a quick decision: "I'll do it."
Within the familiar countdown, dozens of French windows were swung open almost simultaneously. Tang Xin Jue was incredibly fast, and by the time most people had barely peeked out of the window, she was already standing by the guardrail.
The calm sunshine and fresh air came to my face, but something else came faster than the air.
"Heart Secret!"
"Jue Shen, be careful!"
——These were two powerful attacks coming straight at his face, with completely different skills.
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