Xing Ye frowned slightly as he watched Wu Yu run into the distance. Was Wu Yu testing them, or was he really stupid enough to reveal his player identity in front of NPCs?
If it was the former, Wu Yu must have a teammate. One of them would be in charge of drawing the other playersâ attention while the other would hide and harvest from behind the scenes; if it was the latter, Wu Yu must be somebody with ridiculous luck, like the mirror. Either his strength was very strong, or he possessed many special abilities.
Three options⌠they were all troublesome.
Xing Ye used less than a second to analyze the situation before pulling A and C to catch up to Wu Yu, chasing him as he shouted: âOld Wu, what did you mean by player? What the hellâs wrong with this floor, didnât we come to peek at girls?â
In this unexplainable place, boys A and C naturally didnât dare to split up. They hastily caught up with Xing Ye: âOld Wu, Old Wu, donât go off alone. Donât you know that going off alone is always a death flag in horror movies?â
The three stuck to Wu Yu like glue. When Wu Yu saw that Cao Qian was already almost done exploring the fourth floor while he was still being held up by his three classmates, he angrily kicked boy A: âGet the hell away from me! Of course normal people dragged into this mission space would die. Donât drag me down!â
Xing Ye only had 200 more points compared to an ordinary person, and under the situation where he had yet to see a QR Codeâs special ability, he was basically the same as an ordinary person. What could an ordinary senior high school student do in such a strange place?
He was a wealthy, spoiled brat and the leader of his gang of scoundrels, somebody who cared very much about his reputation very much. Having experienced puberty, Xing Ye knew that for many teenagers in that period, reputation was sometimes more important than their own life.
In high school, Xing Ye had a classmate who cut her wrists because her boyfriend was cheating on her. Although he couldnât understand why somebody would so easily give up their life for something like that, it didnât affect his act.
He grabbed Wu Yuâs arm and swiftly punched Wu Yu ruthlessly in the face, towering over him arrogantly: âWhat player, what special space? Old Wu, you were the one who suggested sneaking into the girls dormitory. You seem to know a lot. Shouldnât you give your bros an explanation?â
After saying that, he raised a clenched fist, showing he was prepared to fight and win.
Xing Ye had knocked Earl Luca out and killed the Imperial Guard Captain both with one strike; with Wu Yuâs high school student physique, just Xing Yeâs punch already made him dizzy.
Wu Yu struggled twice only to find that he couldnât shove off Xing Yeâs arm and snarled: âWhat would you guys understand! This roomâs very dangerous, and from Cao Qianâs actions, itâs clear that we canât stay in one place for long. The female dormitory only has four floors and since Cao Qianâs already gone through the fourth floor, I have to hurry to the third!â
âThen letâs go together.â Xing Ye pulled Wu Yuâs arm, not letting go. He was only an ordinary student with two hundred points; since he saw his classmate had a way to escape, he had to grab on and not let go.
At the same time, Xing Ye was also testing if Wu Yu would use a special QR code on an NPC. The system never said they couldnât harm the NPCs in the game world, so if Wu Yu had enough special abilities, it was very likely for him to retaliate against them after being hit.
Wu Yu seemed very angry as he took a deep breath, his free hand tightly clenching his phone. He looked at Xing Ye and boys A and C, gritting his teeth as he said: âThen letâs go down!â
âThatâs right,â Xing Ye patted Wu Yuâs shoulder, âGood brothers should know how to advance and retreat together like this.â
Wu Yu glared at him murderously as the four went down the floors together.
The staircase was so run down that it seemed it would shatter with just a few stomps. Xing Ye silently counted the number of steps- there were still 13.
The air seemed to have changed again when they stepped into the third floor. While the fourth floor had a moist and foul odor, the third floor had the fresh scent ofâŚ. Blood.
To explore the campus ghost stories, a flashlight was naturally required so your phone wouldnât run out of battery. Earlier in the afternoon, Xing Ye bought a small but powerful flashlight from the campus supermarket and made sure it was at full battery before entering the female dormitory. The lights along the hall were all broken so Xing Ye pulled out the flashlight. Under the light, the four discovered that the floor was completely wet, covered in a red liquid. No matter how you looked at it, it was clearly....
Boy A was just about to scream when Xing Ye stuffed the flashlight in his mouth, speaking icily: âDonât scream, endure it!â
Boy A sobbed as he bit the flashlight. Boy C also wanted to cry but didnât dare to under Xing Yeâs tyranny.
Wu Yuâs face also didnât look so good as he walked through the third floor halls.
âShouldnât we go down to the bottom floor to find a way out?â Xing Ye asked.
âYou think we can escape just by going to the first floor?â Wu Yu said, âThe third floor is clearly a lot worse than the fourth floor, so we can use this to assume that the further down you go, the harder it is. If we donât look for clues in each of the floors, even I wouldnât be able to escape.â
Oh? Wu Yu didnât seem too confident in himself. He didnât use QR codes on ordinary people nor had the mirrorâs high confidence in his luck. That means it was probably the first possibility: Wu Yu had a teammate.
That person definitely wasnât Cao Qian and it wasnât clear whether they were in the female dormitory.
âThen, then letâs go look,â Xing Ye clicked his tongue, âSo dirty. My shoes are limited edition, if this canât be washed off, I canât get new ones even if I have the money.â
âRight now, you still care about some stupid shoes?â Wu Yu almost died from anger.
â500,000 RMB a pair.â Xing Ye casually made up a number.
The four walked through the third floor and saw Cao Qian standing in front of a dormitory door. Wu Yu saw her guarded expression but still decided to ask, probing: âWhat happened?â
âThis space is different from what I had imagined. Time stopped.â Cao Qian said. âOriginally, I thought that even if I couldnât find important information, I could leave the dormitory as long as I survived until dawn. However, that doesnât seem to be the case.â
âHow did you know?â Wu Yu ditched the three deadweights and cautiously walked over.
Cao Qian didnât reveal any fighting intent as she pointed at the window. Xing Ye stood beside her and looked out the window to see a full moon, shining brightly in the sky.
The brightness wasnât a problem, but today was only the 28th of the lunar calendar. How could it be a full moon?
âThe wristwatch is also frozen at 12,â Cao Qian raised her arm with the watch, âTime seems to have stopped.â
Xing Ye was suspicious that she had found the prop but on the surface, he continued to act like he didnât understand: âAre you sure that your watch just isnât too cheap and broke? I said that you canât buy things that are too cheap because you canât use them for long and the qualityâs just too low.â
Can Qian bit her lip and pointed at Xing Yeâs group of three: âWhatâs up with these three? Are they players?â
Wu Yu rolled his eyes, âWhat do you think?â
âYouâre too weak, you canât even handle three normal people.â Cao Qian fished out her phone and opened the interface: âIâll deal with them for you just this once.â
How rich and imposing. It was obvious that she wasnât lacking in any special abilities⌠Xing Yeâs brain ran at light speed as he thought of what he could say to escape his current predicament when suddenly, a strange sound, like a ball landing in water, resonated at the end of the hall way.
It kept continuing, sounding like somebody was hitting the ball into the water, the ball floating back before being whacked in again.
âWhat, whatâs that noise?â Boy A cried out again.
Xing Ye stuffed the flashlight back into Boy Aâs mouth, his voice low: âShut up!â
Cao Qian didnât focus on the three anymore, instead turning to speak to Wu Yu: âYou four led the way!â
âWhy?â Wu Yu was also scared.
âUsing you three as meat shields,â Cao Qian pulled out a handgun and aimed it at Wu Yuâs head, âI have ten bullets with 100% accuracy and twenty bullets with 50% accuracy in this gun. Itâs not worth wasting four of them on trash like you and NPCs.â
âThatâs probably a toy gunâŚâ Xing Ye still kept character.
Cao Qian was probably very strong and didnât even place Wu Yu in her eyes. In front of somebody like this, Xing Ye absolutely had to hide his identity and pretend to be a normal person, even if he would be courting death!
This needed a very strong mentality. Cao Qian didnât suspect this person, who was still courting death, was actually a player as she pressed the muzzle against Xing Yeâs forehead, her voice cold: âYou can try.â
âIâm not afraid of you!â Xing Ye shouted, âBut right now, how could a man let a woman go in first? The three of you, come with me!â
After saying that, he turned around and the three of them crammed together, going towards the source of the noise.
Very good, he didnât go out of character while still showing he was afraid.
Xing Ye was satisfied as he took the flashlight from Player Aâs mouth and slowly forged ahead. At the end of the hall, they found a human head. It was jumping up and down in a pool of blood, painting a horrifying scene.
This time, Boy A really couldnât endure and pissed his pants, urine dripping onto the bloody floor as he released a blood-curdling screech.
âF*ck!â Wu Yu angrily pushed Boy A, âWhat are you screaming for!â
Boy A, this sort of crybaby and obviously always the first to die in horror movies sort of cannon fodder, was suddenly pushed by Wu Yu face first into the ground. His whole body became covered in blood as he landed right in front of the jumping head.
âWu Yu, you really are a f*cking bastard!â Xing Ye gave Wu Yu another punch before loyally running over and pulling Boy A up.
âWhat are you crying for, if you wanna die, just die when you actually see it!â Xing Ye scolded.
When the human head saw Xing Ye walk over, it started to jump higher and higher, fighting to look face to face with Xing Ye. Xing Ye used one hand to support Boy A and the other to hold the flashlight, carefully observing the human head.
This was a⌠young girl.
When they finally looked face to face, she suddenly opened her mouth and spoke: âHave you guys⌠seen my head?â
Her voice was wispy and detached, sounding especially sinister in this strange space.
Boy Aâs face contorted again: âIsnât your head right here? Sob, sobâŚâ
The originally indifferent headâs eyes suddenly turned red as she screamed fiercely, âThis isnât my head! Itâs not my head!!â
After saying that, she lunged viciously at Boy Aâs neck. Boy Aâs legs grew soft as he struggled to crawl up but couldnât. It was still Xing Ye who kicked him away, helping him dodge the headâs attack.
Cao Qian and Wu Yu didnât move as they observed the head, not caring about the lives of Xing Yeâs group as they gathered information.
It was impossible to hope they would save them. Xing Ye saw the human head kept chasing after Boy A and thought of this gameâs mission: âI donât know where it is but I can help you find it, donât bite him!â
The human head suddenly stopped attacking and jumped a circle around Xing Ye, grinning: âAlright, Iâll give you three days~ if you canât bring me my head, Iâll take yours, hehehe.â
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