In the game, he would have to wait until the end to deal with Eshina Ejima, but Fangzheng obviously did not intend to follow the flow of the game here. He could not play the reasoning game this way, but it was not like he had no other way.
Fangzheng knew that in the game, there was an incident where Misty Chimera found a secret door in the innermost cubicle of the men's toilet (don't ask Misty Chimera why a girl would go to the men's toilet). She told Miao Miao Cheng about it.
Miao Miao Cheng then explored the secret door and found the student information hidden inside. Just as Miao Miao Cheng was about to flip through the information, a person wearing a mask knocked him out from behind.
That person was actually Eshina Ejima. She originally wanted to kill Miao Miao Cheng and frame Misty Chimera. Her plan was not bad. After all, Eshina Ejima was already dead in the game, so if Miao Miao Cheng was killed, everyone might really think that Misty Chimera was the murderer. Just as Fangzheng said, no one would suspect a dead person.
That way, according to the rules of the "school-level referee", they would all be sent to the crematorium for guessing the murderer wrongly. The real murderer, Eshina Ejima, could easily win the battle.
Unfortunately, Miao Miao Cheng's "super luck" was not just for show. Before Eshina Ejima could make a move, Misty Chimera arrived. So, Eshina Ejima had no choice but to run away.
Now, Fangzheng planned to let Miao Miao Cheng try to trigger the event. Of course, he was not sure if it would work. It would be best if it worked. The moment Eshina Ejima appeared, Fangzheng could send her back to her hometown to get married. After that, everyone could happily leave this damn place.
It would not be surprising if Eshina Ejima did not appear. After all, Fangzheng had already shown his ability. If Eshina Ejima was worried that her actions would expose some clues, she might just stay put.
But it did not matter to Fangzheng.
It would be great if he could trigger the event, but it did not matter if he could not. After all, people had to rely on themselves for everything.
Just like now.
Bang!!
Fangzheng landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. He raised his head and looked around, only to see that as far as his eyes could see, there was only darkness.
This was the sewers of Hope Peak Academy. In the game, it was considered a 'late game scenario'. This was because in the later stages of the game, there would be a scenario where Miao Mu would be executed and thrown into the sewers. Then, he would be rescued by Misty Sonic. The reason why Fangzheng knew about this place was because it was relatively easy to find. It was not far from the garbage incinerator on the first floor. Therefore, he wanted to see if he could dig a tunnel to escape.
Just like my world … Hmm, maybe I should draw a Soul Stone from my world to dig for bricks?
But...
"Why did you come with me?"
Fangzheng turned around and looked at Mist Cutter, who was climbing down the ladder with a flashlight in his hand. Initially, he wanted Celestia to inform Misty Seducer about the matter and have him 'activate' Miao Miao Cheng to 'trigger' the incident, but he didn't expect Misty Seducer to find him instead …
"I also want to see if I can find any clues."
Misty Seducer remained calm in the face of Fangzheng's question. Seeing her expression, Fangzheng slapped his head speechlessly. He had forgotten that although Misty Seducer was very interested in Miao Miao Cheng in the game, that was only because they had worked together a few times with the academy referee. Now that there was no academy referee, Miao Mu Cheng couldn't display his abilities, so Misty Seducer naturally came to find him …
"I'm just looking around."
"No problem."
"Alright, up to you."
Seeing Misty Seducer's calm expression, Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders speechlessly. Celestia and Sayaka did not follow him. They knew that they didn't have much combat power and would only be a burden if they encountered trouble in this place. Therefore, they returned to Fangzheng's classroom and waited.
But …
"As expected, this place is also tightly sealed."
Misty Seducer looked at the tightly shut door with a solemn expression.
"It seems that without a special key, there's no way to open it …"
However, before Misty Seducer could finish her sentence, Fangzheng walked to the door and kicked it open.
Boom!!
The 30-centimeter-thick iron door spun in the air and landed heavily on the ground, producing an ear-piercing sound of friction and impact. As for Fangzheng, he stretched his back and stuffed his hands into his pockets before walking forward.
"Alright, the door's open. Let's go."
"…"
Misty Seducer was silent for a moment as she looked at the door that Fangzheng kicked open. Then, she picked up a flashlight and followed Fangzheng.
There was not a single person in the silent sewer, only the echoes of their footsteps. The sewer seemed to lead to an endless hell. Finally, Misty Seducer couldn't help but ask after looking around.
"Who are you?"
"Aliens."
"… Do you think I'll believe you?"
"Believe it or not, it has nothing to do with me."
"If you're really an alien, why did you save us?"
"The truth?"
Upon hearing this question, Fangzheng stopped and turned to look at Misty Cutter.
"To tell you the truth, I really, really want to destroy this planet. Judging from the current situation, the order of this planet has collapsed. There's no chance for civilization to rise again. If it continues to exist, it will only pollute other places. It's like cancerous tissue. If it's not removed in time, it will bring unimaginable danger sooner or later. "
"But you don't plan to do that?"
"I can't."
Fangzheng sighed helplessly.
"To tell you the truth, I really want to, but I really can't. Because if I do that, it means that I've lost confidence in the recovery of this planet. In other words … I've lost all hope in this planet. It's very likely that I'll suffer from the symptoms of despair and become a pathogen that spreads despair. Do you understand what I mean? "
"Is Eshinoshima that dangerous?"
Misty Echo's expression turned serious when he heard this.
"That's right. She's that dangerous."
Fangzheng nodded.
"Despair is an emotion. Anyone will feel it, and emotions are contagious. Eshinoshima is the pathogen of despair. She spreads despair to other places and then spreads it again … The only thing that can fight against her is hope. So I can only hope that everything goes well. I hope that this planet can get rid of the pollution of despair and return to the right track. Don't you think it's funny? It's like a terminally ill person desperately hoping that his illness will be cured after a good night's sleep. It's hard for anyone with a normal mind to think that way, isn't it? "
"Wait a minute, according to what you said, we can't even kill Eshinoshima?"
"Yeah … I have an inhumane way, but I don't think it's meaningful to deal with Aegishima Aegishima …. Hmm …."
Having said that, Fangzheng suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look to the side. Seeing Fangzheng's action, the Misty Cutter stopped and turned his flashlight in that direction. Soon, the Misty Cutter saw a pile of rubbish, and what Fangzheng was staring at was a particularly glaring object among the rubbish ….
It was a pile of bones.
"…"
Misty Chimako suddenly felt her breathing quicken when she saw the pile of bones. It wasn't because she panicked at the sight of the corpses. She was calm when she saw Yamada One, Two, and Two's corpses, but now, she felt as if her blood was flowing backwards. It was suffocating.
"Go."
Fangzheng glanced at Mistcutter, then raised his chin at the pile of bones. There was no head or tail to his words, but strangely enough, Misty Echo seemed to understand what he was trying to say, but at the same time, he didn't understand. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she walked slowly towards the pile of bones. Then, she knelt in front of the bones and searched for a while. She took out an electronic manual similar to theirs. Misty Chimako opened the electronic manual and read its contents.
The next moment, she trembled and collapsed to the ground. She saw Misty Cutter hugging the electronic manual and crying silently.
Fangzheng stood there and looked at Misty Chimako. He did not go over to comfort her. He knew that Misty Chimako had regained some of her memories. In fact, the reason she came to this school was to find her father, Wu Qieren. As for Wu Qieren, he was killed by the Black White Bear as the first execution target. Now, the only things left here were his bones and the electronic manual.
After a while, Misty Chimako finally calmed down. She silently took out something from the pile of bones and put it in her arms. She stood up and bowed respectfully to her father's remains before returning to Fangzheng's side.
"Thank you, Mr. Fangzheng. I'm fine now."
"Aren't you going to collect your father's remains?"
Fangzheng retracted his gaze and looked at Misty Chimako in front of him. Misty Cutter had returned to her usual cold demeanor, but from the red and swollen circles around her eyes, it was obvious that she had been crying.
"When all this is over …."
Misty Cutter hesitated for a moment when she heard Fangzheng's question.
"I'm afraid that the Monochrome Bear and Enoshima Shield will do something to this. If they do something to my father's remains, I … I'm not sure if I can stay calm …."
That was a very professional way of thinking.
"Then leave it to me to keep."
With that said, Fangzheng snapped his fingers. Following that, the pile of bones, along with the clothes, suddenly disappeared with a flash.
"Don't worry. I've put it in a very safe place. You can ask me for it after we leave this place."
If Golden Shanzheng knew that his Treasure of the King's Treasure was used by Fangzheng to pretend to be a dead man's bones, would he have any objections? But Fangzheng was not afraid of any objections. He could just stab him to death.
"Thank you, Mr. Fangzheng."
Misty Chimako sighed softly when she saw her father's remains disappear. She then returned to her original appearance.
"But … .how did you know where my father's remains are?"
"Oh, I heard it."
"… .you heard it?"
"Yeah, when I was walking here just now, I heard a ghost say, 'This girl looks so pretty, just like my wife.' So I turned around …. Is there a problem?"
"… .no, there's no problem."
What else could Misty Cutter say in response to Fangzheng's answer?
She could only say nothing.
Bang!!
Another iron door was kicked open by Fangzheng, but this time, what appeared in front of them was a completely different underground passage.
"This looks like a secret passage."
With the help of the flashlight, Misty Cutter carefully looked at the tunnel in front of her. Unlike before, this tunnel looked like a secret passage. She instinctively took two steps forward, but at that moment, Fangzheng suddenly grabbed Misty Cutter and pulled her behind him. At the same time, Misty Cutter saw a cold glint in her peripheral vision.
Ding ding ding!!
Three sharp spears whizzed past Mistcutter Echo's body and stabbed into the wall behind him.
"Be careful, it's a trap."
"In other words, this place might lead to some shady organization?"
Misty Cutter became more and more excited despite being ambushed. Generally speaking, only shady organizations would set traps in their own secret passages.
"It's hard to say. In short … .ugh …."
However, just as Fangzheng was about to move forward, his body suddenly trembled.
"Mr. Fangzheng?"
"This feeling is …."
Fangzheng could sense the divine power fluctuations on his body dissipate at that moment. They rapidly spread in all directions before rapidly vanishing.
It was as if it had resonated with something in this place.
Wait, this isn't the Goddess of Order's territory. Could there be something like the Proof of Order hidden here?
Just as Fangzheng shook his head and snapped to his senses, he suddenly heard a series of hurried and weak footsteps from afar.
Da da da.
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
"I heard it."
Hearing Misty Cutter's reminder, Fangzheng nodded and walked forward. Misty Cutter followed closely behind him. The two of them quickly ran towards the source of the sound.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Along the way, many traps were triggered, but Fangzheng completely knocked them away.
"Hey, is anyone there?"
Fangzheng shouted, but no one responded. On the contrary, they could even hear the footsteps gradually becoming clearer, and then …
"Ahhh —!"
Whoosh whoosh!!
The sound of a trap being triggered and a scream rang out at the same time, but when they looked in the direction of the sound, there was nothing.
"Mr. Fangzheng, could it be … .a ghost?"
"Shhh …."
Hearing this voice, Fangzheng's expression changed slightly. He stretched out his hand and signaled Misty Cutter to stop talking. Then, he continued walking forward.
"Haa … Haa …."
From the voice, they could tell that it was a young girl. Although they couldn't see her face, they could imagine her struggling from her painful gasps. But even though the voice was close to them, they still couldn't see anything. They could only see puddles of old blood on the ground.
"Wait, could this be …."
"That's right, this should be a voice from the past."
Fangzheng nodded slightly. Following that, he took the flashlight and shone it forward. Soon, he saw the triggered traps in front of him as well as the spikes that appeared from the ground.
"Ahhhhh —!!"
At this moment, the sound of a mechanism being triggered rang out once more, followed by the young lady's agonized cries. Even though they couldn't see it, just from the scene before them, they could imagine what kind of situation the young lady had gone through back then. She triggered the trap, and her feet were pierced by the spikes that emerged from the ground.
But even so, the girl continued to move forward.
"I … must … return to everyone's side …"
But even so, the young lady's attacks didn't stop.
She was smashed, pierced, and cut by the iron balls. But even so, the girl did not stop.
"I won't lose to you. Everyone will come! It will never end in a place like this! "
Even though they couldn't see her face, from the girl's voice echoing in the air, Fangzheng and Misty Echo could still hear her firm response.
Following the trail of blood, the two of them reached the end of the path. At that moment … Fangzheng's eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light.
"Now!"
As he spoke, Fangzheng stretched out his hand.
Following his action, the trembling timeline became even more chaotic and intertwined. Fangzheng suddenly clenched his right hand and swung it forward!
Bang!!
The dilapidated, dull, and dim tunnel shattered into pieces. A large hole appeared in front of Fangzheng and Misty Echo. On the other side of the hole was a young lady in an unfamiliar uniform, covered in blood. She slowly walked to the door at the end of the tunnel that had the word 'GOAL' written on it. She pushed the door open.
But the next moment, a cold light suddenly pierced through the young lady's body, causing her originally battered and exhausted footsteps to come to a halt.
At the same time, Fangzheng suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the young lady's collar from the other side of the broken hole.
Then, he pulled the young lady back to the other side of the hole.
Swish —! Swish —!!
At the same time, countless spikes flew out from the room, but — — none of them managed to pierce the young lady's body.
Because the young lady had fallen into Fangzheng's arms.
"Ugh … Ah …"
The young lady slowly opened her eyes and looked at Fangzheng. Then, she showed a surprised expression.
"… Leader? Why … Am I … dreaming? "
"I thought I was dreaming too."
Fangzheng looked at the young lady in his arms, who was covered in cuts and bruises. For a moment, he did not know what to say.
"I didn't expect to see you here, Qi Hai."
(End of Chapter)
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