No one expected that after seven hours, Kisaragi Library would descend into an unprecedented chaos.
After searching for an entire day, there was still no progress report from Siri regarding the third book. Finally, someone lost his patience.
The first explosion that triggered the chaos came from the ceiling of the library. Following a series of explosions and sparks, the library was instantly plunged into darkness.
Before anyone could even see where the attack came from, all the lights were destroyed in an instant.
"Kid from the east wing!" It was as if the moment the sky turned dark, the sound of fingernails scratching on a blackboard was suddenly amplified several times. In the darkness, even the ceiling gave off a faint buzzing sound.
"I know you have at least one target book with you. Take it out now!" The ear-piercing voice seemed to have a life of its own. It went from the ears all the way to the brain, making those who heard it want to hug their heads and roll on the floor.
Whether it was because of the sudden darkness or because of the roar, the library immediately fell silent for a few seconds. Surprisingly, the person who spoke next was not Silvan.
The woman from the south wing used her cold voice to speak leisurely.
"Golden-haired little brother, since things have come to this, why don't we all speak frankly?" The woman from the south wing sneered coldly. "I'm a little dumber than you are. It took me so long to realize what happened. You and the skinless man from the central hall have been working together for a long time, right? You guys are echoing each other and treating all of us like fools. The target book is in the non-library section. I'm afraid you guys intentionally released the news after Team One found a book, right? "
The library was silent for a moment before Silvan spoke.
He did not deliberately raise his voice like the people from the other two guesthouses, but for some reason, his soft and pleasant voice could still be heard. Even the ambiguous breath between his lips and teeth was as clear as a lover's whisper. "Miss from the South Guesthouse, what do you mean by that?"
His voice was like a goose feather gently brushing against the neck. Even the woman from the south wing had to slow down after hearing it. Only then could he continue without blushing, "I say, you've already planned this from the start! Inside each branch library, there is only a small area for tables and chairs. However, the area connecting the two branches is a large reading area … You and the central hall have put on a play. After each of us got our hands on the book, he waited for us to kill each other! "
Before she could finish her sentence, Xi Guan impatiently replied, "... Kid, in the reading area between us, there should have been a target book. But there were a few of us just now. After making sufficient preparations, I went to search, but I found nothing there … neither the book nor your people! "
Silvan hummed as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Where are the friends from the north wing? Aren't you going to say something? "
"Finding books is too much of a hassle." The man in the top hat chuckled and said coldly, "We have our own way of leaving the library. You guys can fight for the five books."
It was as if he had nothing to do with it.
The central hall was quiet. There was no sound at all. It was as if the skinless man and the teenage boy and girl had suddenly become deaf and mute. They listened for a long time, but there was no response at all.
Silvan suddenly frowned in the dark.
The woman beside him, Peach, had been secretly watching him. She immediately lowered her voice and asked, "What's wrong? Is it not easy? "
Even though she said that, there was not a hint of worry in her voice. Instead, it was filled with Silvan's blind confidence. "Tell me what to do next, and I'll do it immediately."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Silvan turned around and comforted her. Peach's eyes met his. He couldn't help but lower his head. "… I just felt that the central hall was strangely quiet. I didn't pay much attention to the other teams."
The current situation was very clear. The south wing and the west wing had used some unknown methods and at some point in time. They had already secretly formed an alliance.
"However, with the north wing involved, I don't think the south wing will be able to do anything." Silvan said softly. His dark green eyes, which were like the deep pools in the forest, narrowed slightly. "I'm not afraid of the west wing, but the central —"
Before he could finish his sentence, something strange happened.
It was followed by a sharp whistle. A few shadows appeared from the railings on the second floor of the south wing and the north wing. They leaped out as if they were flying. Almost at the same time they appeared, Siri's flat voice, "Progress: Third book has been found." Footsteps came from the west wing. They almost instantly crossed the reading area between the two wings and headed straight for the east wing.
"What's going on?" Peach was really startled this time. She grabbed Silvan's sleeve in a fluster. "Who found the book? Why are they attacking us? Huh?"
She suddenly realized that something was wrong, and she couldn't understand what was going on.
The shadows that leaped out from the north wing fell from the second floor. They were heading straight for the central hall. The two people that came out from the south wing quickly blocked the exit of the east wing where Silvan was, which was the staircase that led to the central hall.
The situation should have been dire, but Peach felt Silvan suddenly let out a sigh of relief, as if he was relieved. She didn't know why he was relieved, and she didn't want to know either. She asked in a trembling voice, "W-what should we do now?"
"Don't worry." Silvan seemed to pity her uneasiness. He caressed her hair. "Didn't I tell you what to do? Let's move now. "
Peach nodded vigorously, turned around, and dashed away.
The moment she left, the bookshelves at the edge of the east wing were hit with a loud bang. Nobody knew who had such terrifying strength, but a few tall and heavy bookshelves were sent flying like water droplets. As the ground shook slightly, the bookshelves fell one by one. It seemed that once the people from the west wing were sure that the book they were looking for was not on the shelf, they no longer had any scruples about the bookshelves that were in their way.
In stark contrast, the people from the north wing had sneaked into the bookshelves in the central hall.
"Be careful, don't touch the books!" the man with the top hat spat. "Did you find them?"
This time, he came prepared.
Almost every one of them was holding a book that was used to scout the enemy, break through barriers, and conduct area surveillance. As long as they were still in the central hall, they would definitely be captured by the effects of the books.
However, after turning the bookshelves upside down, the man with the top hat was stunned.
"Where are they?!"
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I almost suffocated myself to death in this chapter. I felt like I had self-destructed a few times. Then, my broken body reformed into a human shape and I crawled back in front of the computer …
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