Chapter 18 School for the Blind
"You lied to me..."
"But it doesn't matter."
Exposing the lie, the deep and sharp male voice continued with a chuckle.
The warm breath hit Xu Zhiyan's ears, and he couldn't help but shiver, knowing that he had met a tough guy.
The situation is critical!
His bone-cutting knife had just slipped out of his hand accidentally, so he could only hold on to the door frame with two fingers and dared not let go. If he wasn't careful, he might be completely pulled into the door.
The being in the room didn't seem to take these struggles seriously and said, "If I kill you, you won't lie to me again, and you won't leave again..." There was undisguised excitement and attachment in his voice.
Damn! Where did this perverted mad dog come from?
"You got the wrong person! I've never seen you before!"
Xu Zhiyan retorted loudly while he was still able to speak.
Including today, he has only been in the copy for three days.
Tonight is the second night on campus and I haven't had any contact with any NPCs.
What's more, he has always known how to judge right and wrong, and knows clearly what kind of people can be provoked and what kind of people cannot be provoked!
No matter whether the guy behind is a human or a ghost, he doesn't look easy to deal with. He is not tired of living, so why would he take the initiative to deceive the other party!
Although his attempt to use Yao Xianxian's name was exposed on the spot, Xu Zhiyan still couldn't help but defend himself.
"I have been an honest man since I was a child! How could I possibly lie to someone?"
"There are many people with the same name in this world. Have you been deceived by others?"
"Everyone who trades with me is willing, there is no such thing as cheating or not!"
These few words did seem to have some effect, and the black shadow that was pulling him paused, and the force weakened a bit, but it was still difficult for him to break free.
In the live broadcast room, everyone was watching very nervously at first, but after hearing the explanation, they all burst into laughter.
[The kind-hearted Xu Zhiyan! The honest and simple young millionaire! ]
[Hahaha! How could he say that!]
[How can we honest people call cheating?.jpg]
[It’s so funny! The moment he opened his mouth the scary atmosphere disappeared! Even the ghosts were stunned hahahaha! ]
[Hey guys, how's your signal? Since I opened this door, my signal has been intermittent, and it seems to be disconnected. ]
[Is it a dungeon bug? I couldn't hear clearly what the NPC said.]
Xu Zhiyan didn’t know that the signal in his live broadcast room had become weaker. He only knew that if he didn’t find a way to get rid of the guy behind him, something bad would happen!
Glancing at his right hand, it was too late to take off the glove!
After a moment, the shadows seemed to react and pulled him with greater force, and the hands that were pinching his neck became tighter and tighter.
"I won't let you die, we will be together forever..."
"I've waited for you for too long. I forgive your lies."
Hearing the gentle coaxing behind him slowing down, Xu Zhiyan almost rolled his eyes to the sky.
What the hell is going on!
He could swear that he had never cheated on his feelings!
The knife is lost, and the anesthesia/drunkenness/gun is not suitable for the current close combat situation. Smoke/fog/bullet? No, no! It's too close, this kind of interference weapon is unlikely to be effective, and it is easy to cause accidental injuries.
After counting, the only weapon Xu Zhiyan could use as an attacking weapon was the time box whose purpose was unknown.
The box was as heavy as a brick.
As an S-rank item? It should have at least some hardness, right?
Lack of oxygen causes difficulty in breathing, and the smell of death gradually envelops the air. Every minute and every second is precious.
Having made up his mind, he stopped waiting.
Xu Zhiyan instantly loosened his hand and summoned the Box of Time from his backpack, allowing himself to be pulled by the black shadow. He turned around and faced the guy behind him and slapped him with all his strength!
The other party probably didn't expect this action. He loosened his hand that was pinching the neck and hugged the person tightly.
Xu Zhiyan felt his breathing become smooth again and thought he had won the bet, but his hands suddenly felt lighter and he had a bad feeling.
The box unexpectedly broke down at the critical moment and suddenly opened!
“Click—”
A flickering blue light poured out from it.
With the help of this light, Xu Zhiyan stood there in the darkness.
He saw a pair of eyes that he would never forget.
Most of the monsters in this copy have no eyes, but the eyes of the guy behind him are full of stars. The tiny rays of light are dotted in the golden eyes like stars. The two golden pupils are staring straight at him, filled with madness and satisfaction.
The next second, Xu Zhiyan suddenly felt something was wrong and fell down suddenly.
Everything happened so suddenly that I couldn't even see the system interface appear.
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for triggering the Time Box! ]
At the same time, a new pop-up window appeared in the live broadcast room.
【School for the Blind-01-Xu Zhiyan】
[A system failure has been detected and the live broadcast room is under repair! ]
The screen went black, leaving the audience in the live broadcast room looking at each other in confusion.
…
After an unknown amount of time, the scene in front of Xu Zhiyan's eyes gradually became clear, and he finally stood on solid ground on the concrete floor.
In the evening, the setting sun shone through the window behind me, emitting residual heat on my back.
He looked around, taking in the space he was in.
This is a single-person office.
The entire space is divided in the middle. On the left is the office area. There is a whole row of bookshelves against the wall on the left. Further in front are the boss chair and a long table. On the right is the reception area, with sofas and a coffee table with tea cups on it that have not been collected. The rest are some display cabinets with trophies and certificates.
If he hadn't seen the words on the certificate, Xu Zhiyan might have really judged this to be an ordinary office.
[Congratulations to Shiming School for the Blind for winning the first prize in the city’s Golden Scissors Competition…]
[Shiming School for the Blind was selected in this competition...]
Xu Zhiyan took a quick look around and confirmed that this was the principal's office of the Shiming Blind School. Recalling the game mission of entering the blind school, he had a guess in his mind. After leaning over the door to make sure that there was no one in the corridor, he opened the door and walked out.
But when he just took a glance at the corridor in front of him, he was stunned.
This corridor, from its style to its structure, even down to the clock on the wall, was exactly the same as the one he had experienced before!
The feeling of suddenly traveling through time and space is particularly strong.
"Isn't it possible to enter the other world through a certain room?"
Xu Zhiyan touched his chin and overturned his previous assumption. He thought that this so-called school for the blind required triggering a certain key point to enter a place like the world in the cracks.
Thinking of the Time Box, he immediately checked the system package.
Sure enough, the place where the box was stored before was empty, and the time box that he used as a brick was gone!
Just when he was a little confused, the game panel appeared.
[Ding! The Time Box has been used, and the player is in ten years ago.]
[Time flows on both sides, players are requested to return to the correct time point as soon as possible, otherwise they will be trapped here forever! ]
Although the doubts were solved, it also dealt a heavy blow to Xu Zhiyan mentally.
"What? Are you guys playing this game so fancy?" He stroked his forehead and cursed while biting his back teeth.
"You don't have to make props if you don't know how to make them!"
The broken props don't explain how to use them, send people back to the past, and then tell the player "Come on and find another one, or you'll die here." It's really infuriating!
But no matter how he cursed, the game panel remained motionless, and the only thing he could do was to get him back to the correct time as soon as possible.
In desperation, Xu Zhiyan suppressed his dissatisfaction and returned to the principal's office.
The Time Box was lost here, so we can only start looking from here. As for the perverted mad dog with beautiful eyes? This was ten years ago, and it is still in use. That kind of monster should not come out in broad daylight.
Thinking of this, he started looking from the place where he had just stood.
The carpet was spotless, without even a speck of debris.
As he was searching, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. Xu Zhiyan hurriedly walked to the sofa and squatted down to hide.
The sofa is not very big and is not a good hiding place compared to the spacious desk. But the only way to return to the office is to get documents, so the area around the desk is more dangerous.
He was confident, but he didn't expect the person who came in through the door to play unconventional games.
As the door of the principal's office opened, a faint fragrance suddenly appeared, like some kind of food, mixed with the smell of blood.
"Bang!"
The sound came from ceramics being placed on the coffee table, and the spoon making a crisp sound as it collided with the porcelain plate.
There was no more sound in the room, it was so quiet that it seemed as if no one was there.
Xu Zhiyan held his breath and leaned tightly against the sofa, not daring to make any sound for fear of being discovered.
He was angry about the failure of his prediction, but he was powerless at the moment and did not want to waste the few props he had, so he could only wait.
It's already evening and the lighting inside is not very good.
Soon, the door was pushed open again.
The person on the sofa stood up immediately, mumbling something "ahhhh". It turned out that he was mute.
"Has today's dinner been delivered? Very good, you can go back first."
A middle-aged man's voice came from the door.
The mute next to the sofa picked up something on the coffee table, and from the sound it seemed that he handed it to the man at the door, then walked out.
Thank goodness the people who came in didn't eat on the sofa.
The other party simply turned on the lights in the office area and sat down with the dishes in his hands.
The area where Xu Zhiyan was located fell into complete darkness. He slightly adjusted his position and observed secretly.
The person who came was the principal of Shiming Middle School, whom he had just seen in some group photos.
He stood up holding the bloody bowl and plate in one hand, and pushed a book on the second row of the bookshelf with his other hand.
Then, the bookshelves slowly opened to both sides, and a secret passage appeared in the center.
There was a dim light inside and the principal walked in with a plate.
A few minutes later, he seemed to have completed a task, and when he came back, the dishes in his hands were gone.
"boom--"
The door to the secret passage closed and the entire office returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
After the principal left and he heard the door being locked, Xu Zhiyan slowly crawled out from behind the sofa.
"The secret room of the school for the blind?"
As he spoke, he also walked to the bookshelf and imitated the principal's movements to push the books in the second row.
"boom--"
After several attempts, the secret passage appeared again.
The walls of this passage are made of dark red rock and can only accommodate one adult. A damp and rotten smell emanates from it.
Xu Zhiyan wrinkled his nose, the thought of backing out was beating loudly in his heart.
But at least the door was open, and seeing that the principal didn't suffer any injuries when he went in and out, I guess there should be no problem.
He made up his mind and walked in.
The passage was very short, a downward slope with only one road. It didn't take long for him to reach his destination.
This should be a space similar to the mezzanine of a building, less than two meters high, cramped and depressing, surrounded by red rocks. Just staring at it for a while can make people breathless.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Xu Zhiyan looked towards the center of the room.
There was an iron cage half a person's height, with a boy about fourteen or fifteen years old locked inside.
The white porcelain bowls and plates that the principal had just brought in were now placed in front of the cage.
In an instant, Xu Zhiyan thought of a lot of unspeakable news.
The boy in the cage sat in the corner with his knees hugged, his eyes closed, not even looking at the food in front of him.
In the spirit of humanitarianism, Xu Zhiyan tiptoed in.
Before he could reach the cage, the boy inside began to speak, his voice hoarse and dry.
"Who are you."
"You are not from this world."
“I don’t see a future for you.”
"..." After these three sentences, Xu Zhiyan stopped where he was.
Things seemed different from what he thought? The boy in the cage looked quite capable, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not from this world.
Seeing the future? Could he be the "false god" in campus rumors?
However, seeing that the other person was malnourished and skinny, he still felt sympathy and said in a slow tone, "My name is Xu Zhiyan, and I'm here to rescue you."
"You can't save me." The boy in the cage shook his head without thinking.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Xu Zhiyan replied with a smile.
He has the master key in his hand, so he can open the cage and get the person out. He may not be able to provide more help, but it should not be a problem for him to get the other person away from the campus.
When he got closer, he could see the boy's appearance clearly.
His facial features are not bad, with a high nose and a pointed chin, and he can be seen as a handsome boy. However, he is too thin. Long-term refusal to eat has made him so thin that he seems like he will break if bent.
The boy in the cage probably didn't know what to say and fell into silence.
Just when Xu Zhiyan was about to figure out how to unlock the door, he accidentally glanced at the dishes that the principal had sent over, and his brows furrowed again.
The small white bone china bowl is filled with red viscous liquid.
Two human eyeballs were floating above...
Xu Zhiyan pointed at the bowl and wanted to ask, "Is this what they give you to eat?" But after looking at the boy's appearance, he swallowed the question.
It was obviously served, but the boy in front of him didn't eat it.
Otherwise I wouldn’t be so hungry.
He sighed, took out a pack of biscuits from his pocket, opened it and handed it into the iron cage: "Eat it." Thanks for the promotion in the canteen!
The boy in the cage obviously hadn't smelled normal food for a long time. He sniffed, moved closer to the edge of the cage, pursed his lips and finally took the biscuit.
"……Thanks."
After saying that, the boy picked up the biscuit and started eating.
Seeing the boy finish all the cookies in just two or three bites, Xu Zhiyan took out the props and tried to unlock the door while chatting with him.
Unexpectedly, there was no response when the key was inserted into the keyhole.
[Ding! Unable to open special item. ]
The game prompts are ruthless.
"Okay..." Xu Zhiyan frowned, took back the key, and thought of other ways.
The boy in the cage closed his eyes and became unusually quiet after eating the biscuits.
An hour later, when Xu Zhiyan was at a loss, the young man asked hesitantly, "Can you really get me out?"
Xu Zhiyan was actually unsure, but the boy in front of him was so miserable. He didn’t understand what he had done wrong to be treated like this, so he could only comfort him carefully.
"Really, I never lie."
The young man in the cage lowered his head and opened his eyes. He stretched out his hand from the cage and grabbed Xu Zhiyan's right hand, and whispered, "I saw what you were looking for."
Xu Zhiyan felt the boy pulling off his gloves, and his entire right hand felt a little hot.
If anyone could see the current scene, they would be amazed.
On the back of the young man's white hand, a bony right hand was embedded in the flesh, with a strange beauty.
That is the right hand bone of the ghost.
Will react when a dungeon safe house is found.
[Additional Task: Find a Safe House]
[Progress: 50%]
Before Xu Zhiyan turned around to look for the whereabouts of the safe house, he saw the young man in front of him raised his head and showed his eyes.
Those were a pair of golden eyes.
Breathtakingly beautiful.
It was a pity that the golden pupils brought great fear to Xu Zhiyan. The feeling of suffocation had not yet dissipated. He stood up suddenly and took a few steps back.
The boy in the cage didn't seem to understand what was happening. He just looked over there blankly. His eyes seemed to be filled with a longing for escape and dependence on the person in front of him. The love in them made Xu Zhiyan feel like he was having an illusion.
Facing the golden pupil, Xu Zhiyan frowned and murmured with lingering fear: "So it was you who almost strangled me to death just now?"
…
And in the future that Xu Zhiyan cannot see.
On the fifth floor of the abandoned administrative building, a dark figure stretched out from the principal's office, picked up the bag of biscuits he had just thrown on the ground, and unfolded it carefully, fearing that it would be torn in the slightest.
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