The four humans and the ghost stared at each other for two hours straight.
As time passed, Han Chuan and Wu Tianjin gradually became less afraid, and the two of them kept dozing off against the bed frame, while Lu Jingdu on the other side started snoring.
The ghostly figure outside the window seemed to finally lose its composure. After glaring fiercely at everyone inside, it vanished instantly as if driven away by an invisible force, leaving only mottled bloodstains on the glass.
Just as Han Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, a rapid and clear knocking sounded at the door, which sounded particularly jarring in the quiet night.
But this time, the knocking didn't come from in front of 414; instead, it faded into the distance as the footsteps walked away...
They're finally gone!
Xiao Jin and the others lay back down on the bed, still fully clothed, intending to take a nap before dawn.
The good news is that nothing unusual happened until dawn.
…………
The homeroom teacher said before leaving that all students should assemble in the classroom before eight o'clock, so no one dared to be late and most of them were already sitting in the classroom an hour in advance.
In Class 3 of the first year of high school, Wu Tianjin was not at his seat but went outside to inquire about news. At this time, the other two teams of players from Class 3 also arrived. Some of them were female players who had gone to the girls' dormitory, and the other were a few people living in room 404.
After everyone came in, Xiao Jin noticed that two girls were missing from the girls' side, and one student from room 404 was also missing.
Beneath their dejected faces, the eyes of the later players were filled with fear and unease, like deer drinking water by a pond. At the slightest sound, they would immediately flee in terror.
Xiao Jin frowned slightly. Han Chuan had already run over, his steps slightly hurried, heading straight for the center of the crowd.
"What's going on? Where are the missing people?" Han Chuan didn't lower his voice because the ghost students hadn't arrived yet, and the classroom was full of players.
“We don’t know either… We confirmed the meeting time for tomorrow before going to bed, but when we woke up this morning, their beds were empty, and we didn’t hear any noise during the night.” A girl’s voice trembled, and her eyes were slightly red, clearly she was also quite frightened by this sudden change.
Upon hearing this, Han Chuan's face instantly darkened, and Lu Jing, who was nearby, also looked very serious.
Xiao Jin, engrossed in drinking her milk through the straw, thought to herself.
I initially thought the missing people all died because of the precautions, but from what the girl said, the two female players suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night.
At this moment, the middle-aged male player living in room 404 also said, "People in our dormitory also disappeared in the same way. Last night during the room check..." As he said this, the middle-aged male player secretly glanced at Xiao Jin.
He then continued, "After the room check, we haven't left the dormitory. We originally planned to take turns on night duty, and the missing person was scheduled for the last shift."
I was exhausted when we changed shifts in the early morning. I quickly called out to him and then fell asleep. When we woke up, we found that he was not in the room.
The blankets and everything were in disarray; I looked in the bathroom but couldn't find them.
The atmosphere around them grew increasingly tense, and everyone's breathing became heavy and rapid.
People began to whisper about the various possibilities, and fear and unease spread through the crowd like a plague. Han Chuan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, just as Wu Tianjin returned.
However, he didn't look too good either.
At this moment, a player suddenly said, "Don't panic, everyone. Why don't we split up and search? The school is only so big; they couldn't have just disappeared into thin air."
After these words were spoken, none of the players responded.
To be honest, people have been dying constantly since we entered this game, and everyone is very scared. What if you wander around the school and get lost too?
For a moment, everyone was frozen in place.
Receiving no good news, Han Chuan returned to his seat dejectedly. Lu Jing sat down next to Xiao Jin and looked at her, asking, "What are you thinking?"
Xiao Jin did not answer immediately, but instead focused her gaze on Wu Tianjin.
She asked, "What information have you found out?"
Wu Tianjin grinned: "I went to several other classes, and there were basically cases of players suddenly disappearing."
"What did these people have in common before they went missing?"
Wu Tianjin shook his head.
Xiao Jin didn't dwell on it too much; this matter couldn't be rushed.
Before long, it was eight o'clock, and the empty seats in Class 3 were gradually filled by the ghost students.
The familiar sound of high heels and the familiar faces—the homeroom teacher came in and looked around. When she saw that everyone was there, she seemed a little unhappy.
Then she gave Xiao Jin a nonchalant look.
He laid the textbook out on the podium: "Class will now begin..."
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Just as Xiao Jin had guessed, the types of knowledge taught in class were very similar to the entrance exam they had taken yesterday.
An extremely distorted worldview was constantly being poured into the minds of the players, but they dared not relax at all. Even though some people's memory was declining due to their age, they still managed to write down all the knowledge points the teacher taught on paper.
Because players will face questions from vengeful spirits at any time.
Xiao Jin was the first to be asked the most questions, but simply remembering the knowledge points taught in class was not difficult for her.
Seeing that Xiao Jin was not stumped, the homeroom teacher turned his attention to the other players. Fortunately, no one dared to relax, and those who were asked the questions answered correctly, albeit haltingly.
Linhai High School is not a regular high school; students only need to attend classes for half a day each day. If there are any unexpected events, the homeroom teacher will notify them in advance.
Once players enter the game, they all have mobile phones with a built-in class group chat for Class 3. Whether it's the ghost students or the homeroom teacher, their profile pictures are all uniform black-and-white two-inch individual photos, creating a stark contrast with the players' profile pictures.
The avatars of deceased players are also automatically changed to black and white.
It was only then that people noticed that the profile pictures of the three players who had gone missing the previous night—one man and two women—had all turned black and white, their blank eyes staring intently at the people in front of their phones, looking particularly sinister and terrifying.
"These...they're all dead..."
At noon, after class, the three students, who had no casualties this morning, gathered together after the teacher who had given the lecture left.
Xiao Jin's seat was near the window, and through the glass, she could see that the flow of people was mostly moving in one direction. At the same time, the total number of students in the entire school was also laid out before her.
Tsk~ So many ghosts!
The speaker was a player with a high ponytail who lived in the girls' dormitory. She was staring blankly at the group of phones. The others were also worried. This kind of mysterious disappearance and death was too frustrating.
"Alright, if you're worried, we don't know what's going on either. Right now, let's take care of ourselves first! Hey everyone, aren't you hungry?"
After asking the question, one player casually pressed his stomach.
Clearly, only Xiao Jin and her dorm were lucky; the others hadn't had a drop of water for 24 hours straight, from noon yesterday until now.
Many players were so hungry they started seeing stars, broke out in a cold sweat, and panicked!
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