After the question was raised, the dormitory fell into silence for a moment.
The possessed ghost showed signs of struggle on its face, its features were distorted, and the pain was even worse than being burned by the [Light of Righteousness] buff.
Several onlookers: ...Is it so painful to answer a question?
Is it because of the examination rules that disclosure is not allowed?
After a while, "Zhang You" gave up struggling, like a dead fish that had lost hope: "I, can't answer."
Seeing the toilet plunger about to fall, it quickly added: "It's not that I don't want to answer, it's just that your question is too difficult!"
After its halting explanation, everyone finally understood the general idea.
Many ghosts like it are only controlled by instinct and weak consciousness. They can't even "think", let alone complete complex systematic problems in their brains.
It is very rare to find someone like the one who possessed Zhang You's body and is able to think and communicate. He is very likely to continue to upgrade.
It is precisely because of this that it values its life so much that it is willing to communicate with Tang Xin Jue.
Tang Xin Jue nodded, "In that case, I'll give you one minute to tell me everything that comes to mind."
"By the way, since you have a limited IQ, you should have some self-awareness and stop trying to lie."
Possessed ghost: ...My ghost life has never been so frustrating!
Not daring to delay, it could only bite the bullet and rack its brains: "When we smell human scent, we'll float over. In the past, we'd usually be blocked by doors. But [Spring] is different. We can enter dormitories at random. The more people in a dorm, the more of our kind will come in... Oh, right!"
It suddenly remembered something, and a trace of fear appeared on its face: "When the bell rings, we must leave here, the farther the better, otherwise we will be awakened-"
The voice of "Zhang You" stopped abruptly.
[Detected that a dungeon creature has spoiled the exam content, erasing it!]
When the prompt sounded in everyone's ears, Zhang You's body trembled, and the cold feeling on his body suddenly disappeared. The focus of his eyes expanded and contracted, and he regained consciousness in an instant.
At the same time, the light in the room suddenly changed.
Outside the balcony window, the mist had suddenly transformed into a tangle of vines. Densely packed green branches and leaves filled the entire window, casting a dim green hue on the light inside. At first glance, it seemed as if the entire outer layer of the dormitory was surrounded by layers of overgrown plants.
——As the last ghost in the dormitory was eliminated, the last deception also dissipated, revealing the true scene of spring.
"I felt that the ghost just now disappeared, as if it suddenly evaporated."
Zhang You spoke with lingering fear.
Ever since the possessed ghost was frightened by Tang Xin Jue, she had regained some consciousness. Although she could not control her body, she could hear the entire conversation between Tang Xin Jue and the ghost.
The living people looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.
"If I heard correctly... was it wiped out just now?" Guo Guo's voice was as soft as a mosquito, and his face was full of fear.
"That's right." Tang Xinjue answered as he untied Zhang You's bonds. "That ghost accidentally revealed a spoiler just now, so it was eliminated by the exam rules."
She was not surprised.
The game itself is a two-way constraint. Xiaohong in the first copy was ruthlessly punished for failing to express gratitude to the NPC, and only a head was left of the whole ghost.
But except for her, the other three people in the dormitory were seeing the punishment imposed by the rules for the first time and were stunned for a while.
"But since that's the case," Tang Xinjue called his roommate's attention back, "Besides the current situation, we also need to understand what exactly it revealed."
Her eyes brightened. “And this spoiler may be related to the next level we will face.”
In a way, they got a great bargain.
According to the possessed ghost, as long as spring continues, new ghosts may enter the dormitory at any time.
In order to prevent someone else from being suddenly possessed, the four of them huddled together tightly together, so that if the temperature of the people around them dropped, they would immediately sense it.
The four of them sat in a circle. Zhang You took out his malicious sensor, and Guo Guo also took out a temperature measuring meter with an alarm function. The two sensing props were placed in the middle, sensing dangers around them at 360 degrees.
After finishing all this, they finally had the energy to eat breakfast.
Having a ghost on your back will not only make you feel cold and weak, but also reduce your health and appetite. Zhang You and the others stopped eating after a few bites, waiting for Tang Xinjue to finish eating before analyzing the current situation.
Tang Xin Jue, who was chewing a biscuit while being stared at by three pale little faces, said: "..."
After finishing her meal, she turned on her phone and a hoarse voice came out:
"When the bell rings, we must leave here..."
Roommate: “??? When did you record the audio?”
Their attention was focused on the ghost at that time, and they actually forgot there was this method!
"...Run as far as possible, otherwise you'll be woken up..."
"Zhang You's" unfinished words stopped abruptly, leaving only endless blank space.
"If I'm not mistaken, this paragraph should be considered as a spoiler." Tang Xinjue said.
The question is, what is waking up? What does the ringing of the bell signify?
Guo Guo touched his head sadly. He felt that since he started playing the game, his head had been getting balder and balder, and his brain cells were dying horribly.
Zhang You thought for a moment and said, "I suspect it might be referring to a more powerful monster. When the bell rings, the monster will wake up and devour these little ghosts, so they have to escape."
Guo Guo touched his head. "Maybe it's a Taoist priest who's awakened! When the bell rings, the Taoist priest will fly into the dormitory with a demon-catching banner, sweeping away the demons and upholding justice..."
Zheng Wanqing's eyes were blank, as if she had given up thinking. "That could also be Ultraman."
Guo Guo: "We are discussing the exam content now. Can you be more serious? And Ultraman?"
Zheng Wanqing: "Are you serious, Lin Zhengying?"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Zhang You quickly stuffed a piece of biscuit into each of their mouths to block their mouths.
Tang Xin Jue pondered for a few seconds: "I think Zhang You's guess is more likely."
"All things are resurrecting. The weaker ghosts will awaken first, followed by the stronger ghosts. The difficulty increases in sequence. This is more reasonable according to the order of the levels in previous dungeons."
"Little ghosts eat people, and big ghosts may eat little ghosts. So they can only be active before the big ghost wakes up."
Guo Guo clapped his hands: "In this case, the bell is the boss's wake-up call! Get it!"
Tang Xin Jue frowned, "But if this sentence only contains this piece of information, will it be considered a spoiler?"
Even if they didn't know in advance, when the bell rang and the ghosts fled, they would still realize that something was wrong and increase their vigilance and defense.
——But they were only on guard because they didn't know more about the "boss".
In short, at present, whether we know it or not, the impact on this dormitory is not even as great as understanding the patterns of the little ghost's whereabouts.
Could it be so simple to be judged as "exam content spoiler" or even cause the spoiler to be directly eliminated?
Tang Xinjue frowned, "If I were the rules, I would at least believe that the disclosure of this information would have a decisive impact on passing the exam and change the fate of everyone in the dormitory."
Zhang You thought seriously: "You mean, there is some hidden information that we haven't found?"
Tang Xinjue nodded and was about to speak when the temperature measuring instrument among the four people suddenly rang.
Zhang You's malicious sensors followed closely behind, and the two palm-sized props began to beep, each one faster and faster, indicating the enemy's approach.
A new ghost has entered the dormitory!
Several people tensed up instantly. Tang Xinjue said in a deep voice, "Focus your attention and don't give them any chance to take advantage."
In the battle against demonic possession, willpower is a crucial factor, as one side gains strength while the other loses strength. If one side shows weakness, the other side will become stronger.
The dormitory members held each other's arms. Tang Xinjue used one hand to hold the toilet plunger, and Zheng Wanqing held the enchanted icicle. The two stood near the dormitory door and were the first to feel the coldness around them.
"careful!"
Tang Xin Jue swung the plunger, sending the cold feeling towards Zheng Wanqing. Zheng Wanqing shouted and smashed it down hard at the same time. The icicle made a crisp sound, and a phantom dispersed in the air.
One set of cooperation, one solution!
Guo Guo's voice was very fast: "There are still some at the door, be careful!"
Tang Xin Jue immediately stabbed behind her, but Buff reacted faster than her:
[Ding Dong!]
The two phantoms turned to ashes at the same time.
Tang Xinjue frowned.
The worst thing about the passive buff is that you can't control how to use it, and it's easy to waste it in unimportant places.
After a few times, the small golden symbol in my mind had faded to the point where it was almost invisible. It was obvious that it could not last much longer.
"Holy crap! There's one on the lamp! It fell down!"
Following a scream, Guo Guo's temperament suddenly changed, his facial features drooped, and he began to grin and chuckle.
There is no doubt that Guo Guo won the prize again.
Zhang You and Zheng Wanqing attacked quickly at the same time, pinning the man down. The ghost was driven out howling and was quickly dispersed.
"It's safe for now."
After carefully checking the dormitory twice with the sensor and confirming that there were no ghosts hiding, Zhang You breathed a sigh of relief.
The next second, the sensor beeped again.
Everyone: “…”
It’s not over yet!
The new wave of attacks was obviously more dangerous. Even through the dormitory door, several people seemed to hear the sharp howls of ghosts flying towards the door at a rapid speed.
Everyone inside the door held their breath and waited, their nerves tense, ready to take action at any time.
——Just before Screech was about to appear from the door, all movement suddenly stopped.
“Dong—dong—”
The bell rang.
The approaching chill receded like the tide, and the ghosts fled and dispersed.
Several people simultaneously looked out the balcony, in the direction of the sound. The bell continued to ring, ringing twelve times before stopping.
"Is the monster about to appear?" Guo Guo was very nervous. "What should we do?"
Tang Xinjue didn't say anything. She was thinking about something. Her brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, and her eyes flickered.
After a while, her brows relaxed, and she suddenly looked up: "The bell ringing does not only represent monsters!"
"What?"
"The bells don't just represent monsters; they represent some kind of rules."
Finally figuring out the question that had been lingering in his mind, Tang Xinjue spoke quickly, "And this rule should be directly related to the exam process—it's more likely that it doesn't belong to the Spring instance."
This was also the crux of her doubt: If the possessed ghost was revealing the content of the current copy at that time, why was there no problem with the previous sentence, but it was cut off when the bell rang?
unless--
"The sound of the bell and the resurrection of the ghosts are not part of the same instance. In other words, up until the bell rings, the two instances are still intertwined. And when the bell ends and the unknown monster awakens, it's already the next instance. Therefore, the rules of the game determine it as a spoiler."
What is a spoiler? It is an advance disclosure of future events.
Tang Xin Jue said word by word: "Because it is about the content of the autumn exam."
autumn?
Zhang You hesitated: "But the game doesn't indicate that spring has passed..."
"That's exactly the key point." Tang Xinjue thought without hesitation, "Just like I never said the dormitory was absolutely safe, the rules of the game were never stated either. There will be a hint every time the season changes."
The dormitory door can block ghosts the first time, the second time, but will it definitely block ghosts the third time?
Similarly, there are hints from winter to summer and from summer to spring. So are there hints from spring to autumn as well?
Rules that are never clearly stated will never be 100% effective.
"If it's autumn now..." Zhang You's face turned pale. "Why is the exam hiding this?"
Tang Xinjue exhaled, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. "Every change has a purpose. If the dormitory door's protective function disappears, ghosts will become a danger to the students. So, if the seasonal change signal disappears, what danger will it pose to us?"
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