Xiao Jin originally thought that the talisman paper was a deep black color, with the incantation outlined on it in blood-red cinnabar.
However, as she cautiously lowered her head to approach, Xiao Jin examined it closely and immediately discovered that the paper was not simply black, but was deeply stained by some kind of liquid, giving it an unnatural dark luster.
She took a deep breath, and an indescribable, foul odor suddenly filled her nostrils; it was the smell of blood.
The reason why this talisman paper is so deep black is because the blood on it has oxidized and dried over the years.
Her gaze then shifted to the talisman. She had yellow talismans before, but the "incantation" on the one in her hand was completely different from the neat yellow talismans she remembered.
These runes are more like randomly splashed graffiti.
They meandered and intertwined, forming a disturbing pattern—clearly the head of a demon.
His eyes were deep-set, and a strange smile played at the corners of his mouth, as if he were looking directly at Xiao Jin through the paper.
At the same time, seeing the talisman being peeled off, Chen Mingchuan took a deep breath, gripped the doorknob tightly, and prepared to try to open the door again.
"Click—" With the slight sound of the door hinges turning, a chilling aura suddenly rushed out, and the door was completely opened.
"It worked!" Xiaoyu jumped up with joy. "You're so smart! You even knew it was a problem with the talisman."
While talking, Xiaoyu didn't forget her work, using her camera to film the entire talisman paper clearly, not letting any detail slip by.
Xu Qing, however, looked at Xiao Jin with a rather teasing expression after hearing her words.
He had noticed long ago that their movie's leading lady seemed to have an unusual attitude towards Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin pretended not to see Xu Qing's gaze and stepped onto the rooftop.
But as soon as Xiao Jin stepped through the half-closed door, a chilling aura crept around her ankles, and a sudden gust of wind whipped up the ends of her long hair.
Xiao Jin looked up and her pupils suddenly contracted.
The light rain that followed was completely overwhelmed by the scene before it even had a chance to fully enter.
Her mouth involuntarily opened wide, as if she could swallow an egg, and her eyes gleamed with a mixture of fear and excitement.
"My God, what is this?"
Xiaoyu's face was filled with disbelief. She immediately raised her camera and pointed the lens at the ground of the rooftop in front of her, the shutter clicking away incessantly.
Big news! This is absolutely big news!
Xiaoyu's hands were trembling; one can imagine how much viewership this scene would attract if it were broadcast.
What appeared before Xiao Jin and Xiao Yu at this moment was a magic circle that had been drawn on by someone.
As Xiao Jin looked at it, he felt that the magic array in front of him was similar to the one that appeared in the world of Linhai High School.
etc……
Xiao Jin frowned.
She remembered that Xiaoyu had said before that their public account was mainly aimed at the residents of the city, and the area where they were located seemed to be called Linhai City.
Is there some necessary connection between Linhai City and Linhai High School?
This was the first time Xiao Jin had this thought: perhaps all game worlds intersect, at least the supernatural world does.
The former Linhai High School was just a small corner of another world! Maybe Happy Valley Park is the same.
With this in mind, Xiao Jin made a plan.
After leaving the movie theater, she needed to confirm it.
Pulling her thoughts back, Xiao Jin looked ahead. The area around the magic array was densely covered with yellow talismans of unknown meaning, and despite the strong winds blowing on the rooftop, they remained completely still.
In the very center of this magic circle, there was a doll made of yarn.
It sat there all alone, its eyes vacant.
Several thin, black threads were wrapped around the doll's body, extending from various corners of the magic circle and binding it tightly like a spider web, exuding an ominous aura.
"This must be the location the game requires us to check in, right?" Xu Qing whispered to Xiao Jin.
"It shouldn't be wrong." Xiao Jin then asked, "Did you notice anything when you came in through the main gate?"
Xu Qing looked up at her and asked, "Do you suspect that the other two locations also have similar magic arrays?"
He stroked his chin, looking thoughtful: "Now that you mention it, I do remember..."
Chen Mingchuan quietly crept over to eavesdrop.
"After entering through the main door on the first floor, there was a large carpet on the ground. I was thinking, why would a deserted and eerie building go to such lengths to lay a carpet?"
It's difficult to clean and gets dirty easily.
As he spoke, Chen Mingchuan clapped his hands and said, "That's right, I thought of that too."
When I came in, I glanced back and thought I saw something dark on the doorframe, but I didn't think much of it.
Since we're unsure, let's go see for ourselves!
Xu Qing took the opportunity to say to Xiao Yu that there should only be these things upstairs, so why don't we go find other people?
Xiaoyu agreed.
After taking the photos, the group went downstairs, and on Xiao Jin and the other two's dashboard, the requirement for checking in on the rooftop had changed to "completed".
Before leaving, Chen Mingchuan couldn't help but ask, "Are we just going to leave that formation and the doll alone?"
"How can we manage this!" Before Xiao Jin and the other person could speak, Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at him: "Just look at these weird things, who knows what might happen if you run into them!"
Chen Mingchuan glanced at Xiao Jin, and seeing that neither she nor Xu Qing had said anything, he could only awkwardly shut his mouth.
………………
Over the next day, all the players visited all three checkpoints and indeed found three magic circles.
The main door was hidden under the carpet. The dark thing Chen Mingchuan mentioned was the same kind of yarn doll as the one on the rooftop, only much smaller.
It was hidden in the door frame, looking down at everyone who entered the building.
As for the other must-visit spot, bedroom 306.
At first, the girl with twin tails planned to use a stealth item to sneak in. As for the other players, she didn't care, since they didn't have any stealth items.
Xiao Xin, who was on the same team as her, didn't look too happy when she heard that she was going to infiltrate on her own.
You got in, but what about them?
But there was nothing else she could do. Xiao Xin could only think about whether she could wait until the twin-tailed girl came out and ask her for some information so she could come up with another solution.
But after twenty minutes, Xiao Xin had to come to a conclusion: something had happened to the twin ponytails!
She never came out again.
Later, when everyone gathered and discussed the matter, they all agreed that the girl with twin tails must have died inside room 306, but they didn't know if it was Teacher Feng who did it or something else.
After discussing it, the group decided that it would be too risky for just one person to infiltrate, so they should lure the people inside out.
How do we introduce it?
The NPCs had all gone back, and a few players, carrying a "Just Wandering Around" sign, were secretly chatting in the corridor.
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