Chapter 166
The lights in the office flickered twice as if the voltage was unstable, and there seemed to be a faint and fleeting strange laugh coming from downstairs.
The others in the office didn't take it seriously, but Coleman nervously grabbed the teacher who was talking to him and asked, "What are the recent teaching plans for each class? What are the students doing now?"
The teacher was confused when he was caught: "What are you doing? Which class are you asking about?"
"Sports meet!" Coleman stared anxiously at the light above his head. "Is anyone preparing for the sports meet or playing?"
Although I feel confused and don't know what happened.
But seeing her anxious expression, the teacher who was caught also subconsciously answered seriously: "Ah... Recently, it seems that there are many competitions that are not suitable for that day being held in advance? There are also several classes that have rescheduled their classes today, but the classes I teach did not reschedule today, so I didn't notice it."
The light flickered twice more, and then suddenly it went dark. There was a murmur in the office.
A teacher in the distance began to complain: "The power is out again? Why are there so many power outages recently?"
"Fortunately, I saved all the courseware."
Some teachers went out of their offices and came to the classroom to see if the power outage was only in the office. After finding that the power outage was everywhere, they started to call for repairs.
Someone stretched lazily and said, "There's no power outage so I can't do anything. Let's go out for a walk."
Coleman looked around, confused for a moment.
Did something really happen? Has the problem been resolved?
She ran downstairs immediately.
The primary school students who were having physical education class downstairs were still laughing when they saw the power outage, and they started playing happily on the playground.
Because the power outage means that PPT cannot be played in the classroom. If the power is not restored for the next class, then the difference between them playing on the playground or in the classroom is just a matter of time.
Many classes also released their students due to power outages, and the playground was crowded for a while.
Amidst all the laughter and joy, Kou Man felt very uneasy. But she was just an ordinary teacher and did not have much say in the school, so she did not have the right to ask the students to go back immediately.
She could only look around the entire playground, alert to possible dangers that might suddenly come.
Lu Jiamu and Yu Leng were wandering outside the school. When they found that something seemed to have changed in the school, they immediately found an empty corner and broke into the school.
Since the school was bustling with people from outside the school coming in and out, and they walked so naturally and openly, no one thought of kicking them out even though no one knew them.
After finishing today's treatment, Wei Xiaoyan was basking in the sun in the dessert shop next to the school. She found an excuse to go into the school to see her teacher and registered at the gate to enter the school.
Coleman had already patrolled the playground. The power was out in the school and had not been restored yet, so she really couldn't see where the risk was.
Seeing that his companions had arrived, Coleman simply explained: "The power went out suddenly, maybe that thing is coming. But I haven't seen any signs yet, I'll go outside and take a look now."
After saying that, she hurriedly ran out of the playground, wanting to go somewhere else to see what was going on.
However, not long after she left the playground, she noticed that there was still light in the window of a building not far away, and it was obvious that the power inside was not out like outside.
Coleman quickly recalled that it was the school's swimming pool.
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At this time, a swimming competition among students was taking place in the swimming pool, and several children were swimming desperately in their respective lanes.
In an ordinary school, students who are good at sports are very rare, so these students often need to take part in several sports for the sake of the class.
Swimming will affect students' participation in other events on the day of the sports meet, so it must be done in advance.
There is also a backup power supply system in the swimming pool, so when the entire school lost power, it was only dark for two or three seconds, and then all kinds of electrical appliances were quickly restored to normal operation.
Many of the students who were swimming hard in the water did not notice the sudden change. The physical education teacher who was sitting on the lifeguard chair and counting the time looked up and saw that only a few lights were turned off. After seeing that nothing else was affected, he did not disturb the students.
However, a strange and indistinct laughter echoed in the swimming pool, and someone was mumbling incoherently: "Playful...playful children...should all be punished...hehehe..."
The sound was very vague and it was difficult to hear exactly where it came from.
The physical education teacher immediately raised his head and looked around carefully.
It took him a while to vaguely understand what the voice was saying, and he felt extremely frightened.
At this time, the student swimming in the front had reached the end of one lane and rolled over the wall neatly.
Then the student suddenly twitched a few times in the water, splashing water, and then floated motionlessly on the water.
The physical education teacher had noticed the student who had suddenly stopped, and thought that he had suddenly cramped in the water, so he immediately shouted, "Someone pull him out!"
The other students in the pool all stopped, but instead of helping the immobile student, they turned their heads to look at the teacher in a strange way, and then sank into the water as well.
The strange giggling sound became clearer and clearer.
If a person were face down in the water like this, drowning would only take a moment.
The physical education teacher on the lifeguard chair had no time to think about the weirdness of the scene, nor did he associate it with electric shock at all.
These students who rank top in sports may have the opportunity to become athletes in the future. They are his favorites and he cannot afford to waste even a second on them.
He grabbed the lifebuoy and jumped down from the lifesaving chair: "Don't be afraid, students, the teacher is here to save you!"
As soon as Coleman ran into the swimming pool, he saw the physical education teacher rushing towards the swimming pool.
Hearing the evil and ambiguous laughter, she barely understood the situation inside and immediately stopped them loudly: "Don't go over there!"
But the physical education teacher had already grabbed the lifebuoy and dived into the swimming pool. Soon he was lying motionless in the water, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Apparently, the monster's definition of "playful" had changed, and its weakness had caused it to lower its attack standards.
It is conceivable that if it is let go this time, its next attack will be even more irregular. It may identify everyone as a "playful child".
Coleman was not the only one attracted by the unusual situation at the swimming pool. The field staff and three other people from the base had also heard the news and came here.
Coleman looked at them with some hope, hoping that they would do something immediately.
These field staff had either seen her and had some impression of her, or had heard of her from other people.
But they had no intention of approaching the swimming pool. Instead, they asked Coleman, "Teacher, do you know how to drain the water from the swimming pool?"
Coleman shook his head: "I don't know."
The field team members began to call the intercom: "We found something unusual, we need to pump water here, please support us as soon as possible."
Not to mention waiting for people to come and taking time to drain the water in the swimming pool, those students and teachers whose lives or deaths are still unknown will be undoubtedly dead. Such a long time is enough for that ghost thing to run away several times.
The field team member noticed her thoughts and said, "Sorry, teacher, we didn't expect it to appear in this kind of scenario this time, so we didn't bring any waterproof equipment with us."
Obviously, their prediction of the monster's behavior was still based on the previous logic. This group of students were competing rather than just having fun, which made them believe that the probability of danger was extremely low.
Moreover, they will actually prioritize their own safety, and then consider capturing anomalies and the safety of others.
If they are not well prepared, they can simply abandon those people inside whose survival rate is unknown.
This is human nature and there is nothing wrong with it, but it is very detrimental to the progress of the mission.
Kouman looked back, and Lu Jiamu understood and nodded.
Because they knew in advance that the ghost's ability was to discharge electricity, they had already changed into insulating shoes and bought insulating clothing. Although they couldn't achieve the level of insulation that allows them to jump into the water, they didn't have to worry about being electrocuted when simply walking into the swimming pool.
With the support of his teammates, Coleman looked at the hands of the field team members and asked, "Are your gloves insulated? Can you lend them to us?"
"Yes. Sure."
The field staff knew about their previous deeds of confronting anomalies, and they still had some respect for them. Now that they heard that they were going to take the lead, they immediately asked two people to give up their gloves.
Coleman put on gloves, entered the swimming pool, ran to the lifeguard chair, and picked up the life pole standing next to it.
This thing is very long, enough to reach the students and teachers in the swimming lanes near the shore, and it is made of wood, so it should not be easy to draw electricity from the water to her.
The smug, old laughter echoed in the swimming pool, and it was impossible to tell where it came from.
When Coleman ran to the edge of the swimming pool, he actually didn't see it in the water. The monster might have entered the swimming pool's backup power supply and then deliberately hid itself.
Without time to observe carefully, Coleman swung his long pole and picked out the physical education teacher who had been in the water the shortest time and had the greatest hope of survival.
Fearing that he would be too heavy and break the only long pole, Coleman did not lift him out of the water directly, but only pulled him to the shore before lifting him up.
Lu Jiamu helped her drag the person out of the swimming pool. The field staff outside immediately requested medical support through the intercom, checked the physical education teacher's condition, and began to perform first aid.
Coleman quickly picked up a student closest to him, pulled the child out of the water, and threw him back to the shore.
The smug old laughter that had been lingering in the swimming pool was silenced.
Coleman picked up another student and threw him onto the shore. With her enormous strength, she completed this move as easily as picking up a leaf in the water.
The air gradually became filled with anxiety.
The old voice murmured again, but this time it sounded very angry: "Punishment... bad parents... bad parents are more hateful than bad children..."
A ball of glowing flesh slowly squeezed out from the water exchange channels at both ends of the swimming pool, revealing a twisted and swollen face, and kept muttering angrily: "Unforgivable... bad parents... must also be punished..."
appeared.
Apparently, Coleman's constant picking of people angered it, and it no longer hid timidly.
Coleman ignored him and continued to quickly pick the children out of the swimming pool with a pole.
The sight of someone riding on its neck and shitting on it made the monster furious. Its deformed face began to twist hideously, and its muttering became louder: "Unforgivable... They must be punished... Both the playful children and their parents... must be punished..."
Yu Leng ran over and took away the student who had just been picked up, while Lu Jiamu squatted down and spread the insulating suit flat on the ground.
In order to increase his chances of winning, he snatched the little boy's raincoat when he came over.
He quickly wrapped the two pieces of clothing together into the shape of a net bag, waiting for the monster in the water to swim towards him in a mindless manner. Then he would cut off its escape route and catch it like catching a fish.
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