Chapter 43
During the day, Rikkai University's campus environment is harmonious and pleasant, giving people a sense of tranquility and comfort with a profound historical atmosphere.
But when shrouded in darkness, it is not as gentle as it is during the day; instead, it appears sinister and terrifying.
In the corridor, apart from the sound of the three people's footsteps and the pattering rain outside the window, there were no other sounds.
The dim light cast the shadows of the trees outside the window, and as the branches swayed in the wind, the shadows also swayed, creating a rather eerie scene.
Rokudo Mukuro could sense that eerie aura permeated the entire campus, and a chilling atmosphere emanated from this teaching building.
Kirihara Akaya unknowingly moved closer and closer to his senior, Yagyu, seeking a sense of security. Not for any other reason than that he simply found the current scene terrifying.
Yagyu Hiroshi's highly tense nerves were somewhat relieved by Kirihara Akaya's approach.
But Rokudo Mukuro dared not relax in the slightest, as the eerie aura seemed to be getting closer and closer to them.
"...It's time...it's time to ring the bell..."
"The bell has rung..."
A hoarse and strange voice suddenly entered the ears of the three people, and in this environment, the voice made their scalps tingle.
The three of them stopped in their tracks simultaneously.
Kirihara Akaya gripped Yagyu Hiroshi's arm tightly and, mustering his courage, asked, "...Who's speaking?"
The voice paused for a moment, then rang again, "...The bell has rung, it's time to ring the bell..."
The sound gradually grew louder, as if it were getting closer and closer. At this moment, Kirihara Akaya, an ordinary person, was already feeling weak in the knees, not to mention Yagyu Hiroshi, who was always afraid of ghosts. It was his last act of defiance that he didn't faint.
"...Is someone playing a prank?" Yagyu Hiroshi couldn't help but push up his glasses with his other hand and asked the composed Rokudo Mukuro in a low voice.
"It shouldn't be." Rokudo Mukuro answered with certainty. There was no other presence around, only that strange power growing stronger and stronger.
He kindly reminded them, "Be careful."
The thing approaching them was completely unknown, and if a battle were to break out, it might not be able to protect them.
Yagyu Hiroshi forced himself to remain calm, dragging his trembling legs, and together with Kirihara Akaya, they moved closer to Rokudo Mukuro. No matter what, it would be safer for the three of them to stick together.
Time ticked by, and the voice finally revealed its true form before them. It was a monster that resembled nothing at all, covered in eerie eyes, its mouth full of fangs opening and closing incessantly, emitting strange noises, and disgusting saliva dripping from it. Its tall, grotesque body blocked the corridor of the teaching building.
"...What, what is this thing? It must be a lie..." Kirihara Akaya swallowed hard, his body trembling slightly.
"...Yes, it really exists..." As the student council president, Yagyu Hiroshi was well aware that there was no high technology in the school building corridor. Since it wasn't projected, it must be real.
Rokudo Mukuro remained silent, observing the monster before him with great curiosity. He had sensed this strange power before, but had never been able to truly touch it. Now, however, this power was fully revealed to him.
This monster possessed a power system he had never seen before, but it didn't matter; the monster was weak and he could handle it.
The monster was initially wandering around the classroom, clearly talking to itself, but after noticing the three people staring intently at it, all the eyes on its body wriggled and fixed their gaze on it.
The monster seemed to have spotted interesting prey, and its hoarse, strange voice suddenly turned shrill, "...It's time to ring the bell!"
The massive body crawled through the corridor, emitting sharp roars as it charged straight at the three of them.
Normally, Yagyu Hiroshi would freeze on the spot at the mere mention of supernatural or terrifying events due to his companions' pranks, but he becomes remarkably reliable in life-or-death situations.
Upon seeing the monster's movements, he grabbed Kirihara Akaya with one hand and Rokudo Mukuro's arm with the other, leading them to quickly dodge.
Rokudo Mukuro raised an eyebrow slightly when he saw Yagyu Hiroshi's subconscious action, but did not refuse.
But how could two-legged humans match the speed of a huge and bizarre monster? The next second, the monster caught up with them and excitedly swung its sharp claws at them after capturing its prey.
Yagyu Hiroshi and Kirihara Akaya wore expressions of terror, knowing full well that they were doomed this time.
Just as they closed their eyes and awaited death, a strange change occurred. They felt no pain or impending death for a long time, so they quietly opened their eyes and immediately witnessed this scene:
The enormous monster was blocked by a trident in Rokudo Mukuro's hand and could not advance any further.
Yagyu Hiroshi and Kirihara Akaya stared blankly at the scene before them, only snapping out of their daze after a long while.
"...Lord of the Six Paths..."
"...Senior Rokudo..."
They were filled with doubt, but they also knew that it was Rokudo Mukuro who had saved them.
Rokudo Mukuro swung his trident fiercely, and the monster slammed against the wall. He frowned slightly; the monster wasn't strong, yet his attack seemed to have no effect on it.
"Senior Rokudo, let's hurry and go find the gatekeeper." Seeing the monster being repelled, Kirihara Akaya also wanted Rokudo Mukuro to leave with them. As a middle school student, he was only 13 years old. When faced with such a shocking event, his first reaction was to seek help from an adult.
Liu Sheng was more mature than Lu Shi. He knew that the monster in front of him was not something an ordinary person could deal with, and even finding the gatekeeper would be of no use.
"Lord Six Paths, do you know what this is?"
Rokudo Mukuro's expression was also somewhat serious. He shook his head, indicating that he did not know anything about it and had never seen such a monster before.
The monster climbed up from the wall, stared fiercely at Rokudo Mukuro, and leaped into the air, pouncing on him again.
Rokudo Mukuro remained calm. He lightly tapped the ground with his weapon, and thick vines and lotus flowers sprouted from the ground out of thin air. The vines, following his will, gradually wrapped around the monster in front of him until it was completely bound and unable to move.
Seeing the bound monster struggling but unable to move, Yagyu Hiroshi and Kirihara Akaya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"...What on earth is this thing? How could there be such a monster in our school?" Yagyu Hiroshi couldn't understand how such a thing could appear in the school.
"Senior Rokudo, are you an exorcist master with magic?" Kirihara Akaya looked at Rokudo Mukuro, who had saved their lives, with sparkling eyes.
Yagyu Hiroshi also looked over. He thought that since Rokudo Mukuro was able to subdue this monster, he must also know its origin.
Rokudo Mukuro chuckled softly, "Of course not, I'm just an ordinary student with special abilities. As for this monster, I don't know what it is, and it seems I can only restrict its movements, not completely destroy it."
Rokudo Mukuro controlled a vine and stabbed it hard into one of the monster's claws. The monster was quickly wounded, but after a while, the wound slowly healed.
"Is there a solution?" Yagyu Hiroshi muttered to himself. "We can't just let this monster stay in the school forever."
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