The introductory cinematic ended there, and at that moment, six players appeared in the classroom.
There were nine pairs of desks and chairs in the classroom, and they were separated into three rows and three rows.
At that moment, the players were all seated. From the perspective of the blackboard, the first row from left to right was occupied by the three girls, Ruo Yu, An Yueqin, and Xiao Ling. The left side of the second row was empty, and in the middle and right side were occupied by Feng Bujue and the sixth member of the team. Xiao Tan … sat alone in the middle of the third row.
"Sigh … It is indeed an acquaintance." Xiao Ling turned back to look at the sixth member of the team, and then the words escaped her lips.
The reason she said 'as expected' was because she had predicted this situation as well.
After the release of the new update, everyone had been busy leveling up, and the most important thing in leveling up was' efficiency '. Without a doubt, compared to queuing up for a high-risk scenario like Team Nightmare, it was much more efficient to clear a normal dungeon with a higher success rate.
Therefore, there were only two types of people who would solo Team Nightmare. One was the players who did not have a gaming studio, and the other was … the top players.
Combined with the fact that his level was about the same as the entire Underworld Frontline, it was not hard to predict that he would run into an acquaintance.
"Feng! No! Jue! " About two seconds later, Sky-swallowing Phantom Dawn started to scream. He ignored everyone and yelled at Brother Jue like he had met his nemesis.
"What are you yelling for?" Feng Bujue glared at the agitated Phantom Dawn and said weakly, "Are you going to use the purple gourd to deal with me? Call me by my name and see if I dare to answer? "
"Tsk …" Being mocked like that, Phantom Dawn also realized that he had overreacted. He pursed his lips and said, "How can you be so calm? You don't even think of me as a threat …"
"My eyes won't be able to fit your 1.6-meter-tall figure." Feng Bujue was born with the ability to mock. "I have always held you in my heart and respected you," Feng Bujue said.
"I'm 1.69 meters tall! And you're still growing! "Hearing the topic of height, Phantom Dawn could not stand it anymore. He raised his voice to yell at Chen Ge again.
Brother Jue waved his hand and replied with a half-smile, "It's okay, I have a big heart. Even if you were 0.5 centimeters taller, I would still be able to accept it."
"How long are you guys going to talk about the height issue?" At this moment, Ruo Yu couldn't stand it anymore and stopped the two of them.
Just as he finished speaking, a system notification rang out.
[Your character's abilities have been restricted. You are now playing as an ordinary person.]
The six players heard the same notification. They exchanged glances with each other and knew what was going on.
"Sigh … I hate this kind of limited edition the most." Phantom Dawn expressed his dissatisfaction. "Every time I encounter a scenario like this, I will fail."
"You're in luck today." Brother Jue added with a smile, "Today, we'll take you through the second level and experience the fun of the limited edition dungeon."
"Humph …" Phantom Dawn crossed his arms before his chest. "I'll listen to your bragging."
"In any case, let's confirm our identities first." An Yueqin turned to the group and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the roles that we'll be playing have been assigned." As she spoke, she pointed at the top left corner of her table.
At the spot she was pointing at, three words were carved — Three-Thousand Nunnery.
These words … were carved with something like a utility knife. Judging from the handwriting, it didn't look like it was carved by an adult. Of course, engraving wasn't writing. She couldn't rule out the possibility that the handwriting was distorted due to the difficulty of engraving.
"This is the surname of our characters, right?" Xiao Ling had also noticed the words carved on her table. It was also on the top left corner, and it had the same handwriting. It had the word 'Tu Shou'. "Speaking of which … I seem to have been randomly assigned a very rare surname."
"Oh, oh! I have one here as well. "Xiao Tan had noticed the words on the table after being reminded by his teammates." It's called Tu Tian. "
"Mine is' Minamoto '," Ruo Yu said.
"Ha …" Phantom Dawn also saw the carving on his table. "Yamada, huh … Why do I feel like it's a common surname?" He was strangely disappointed.
"Hmm …" After everyone reported the names that were carved on their desks, Brother Jue slowly added, "Mine … is carved with 'Bi An' …"
Silence.
A long, drawn-out silence.
For some reason, after Brother Jue said those two words, the other five all looked at him strangely, and none of them said anything.
"Erm …" After one minute, it was Feng Bujue who broke the silence and changed the topic. "By the way, didn't the introductory cinematic say that someone was shouting? How come I didn't hear it?"
"Er … Perhaps … when we loaded into the character, the shouting was already over." Xiao Tan was a good friend and added.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue scratched his chin. "The main quest hasn't refreshed. In other words … we need to trigger some sort of trigger." As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the lectern. "Let's look around and see if we can find any clues."
Hearing that, the group did not say anything and started their own search.
Based on habit, at a time like this, people would first check out the things closest to them, like … the insides of the tables.
But soon, they confirmed that the insides of the nine tables were empty. There was not even a scrap of paper.
Then, they started to investigate the things around them according to their 'suspicious level'.
At the same time, Feng Bujue picked up an old newspaper from the lectern. It was unclear whether it was his reading habit or not, but he stood there and started to read.
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
The result of their investigation was as follows …
The sliding door of the classroom was locked and could not be opened. When they tried to force it open, they did not hear a 'key required' prompt.
The windows facing the field and the corridor were all closed. When they approached, there was a 'sealed by a dark force' prompt. Looking out through the glass, it was pitch black and they could only see their own shadows.
The lockers at the back of the classroom were arranged in the same order as the tables and chairs. When they tried to open it, there was a 'key required' prompt.
On the right side of the lectern, there was a wooden bookcase that also could not be opened.
On the left side of the lectern, there was a painting on the wall. It was a painting of a huge human face. The style of the painting did not look like something a primary school student could have done. To be more specific, it was abstract.
There was also a storage space inside the lectern, but it also needed a 'key' to open.
In summary, after a preliminary investigation, all the clues were focused on the old newspaper on the lectern. If there was any hint … it should be there.
Xiao Ling summarized the information that they had gathered to Brother Jue and asked, "Then … Leader, how is it going on your side?"
"Hmm … First …" Feng Bujue put down the newspaper that he was holding. "This is a newspaper from May. The date is 19th May."
"What does that mean?" Phantom Dawn asked.
"Do you remember the opening sentence of the narration — 'This is a summer evening'?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Oh …" Phantom Dawn nodded. "So?"
"From the layout of this classroom, the name on the table, and the atmosphere of the scenario …" An Yueqin explained. "This is undeniably a horror story that happened in Japan. Japan is in the northern hemisphere like us, so 'summer' should be in June, July, or August every year."
"In other words …" Ruo Yu added, "This newspaper is from one or two months ago?"
"Not necessarily …" Feng Bujue answered. "The year on the newspaper is the 47th year of Showa, or 1972. It could be a newspaper from one or two months ago, or it could be from one or two years ago, or it could even be from ten or twenty years ago …" He paused. "We have no way of guessing the year when this scenario took place, or the exact age of these characters, or the year they graduated … because the narration did not mention the 'present' time. It only said that they had not seen each other for many years, and this' many years' … could be ten years, twenty years, or even thirty or forty years."
"But …" Xiao Tan heard that, and confusion colored his face. "Didn't he say that 'no one has changed much'? That means that it hasn't been that long, right? "
"Not necessarily." Feng Bujue replied instantly and added, "Most people will say that when they reunite with their childhood friend after so many years. This is because childhood memories are the most vivid. After they recognize the person before them, the memory will be awakened, and the face in their memory will overlap with the face before them. Combined with some 'emotional' factors, it is natural that they will say something like 'no one has changed'."
"Yes, that is the most common line we hear at class gatherings," An Yueqin added.
"Hey, hey … I say …" Phantom Dawn was getting impatient. "Why are you guys going so deep into these things? Is there a need to be so detailed with the background of the characters? Shouldn't the main point be to trigger the trigger and receive the main quest first? "
His words attracted the attention of the whole team from Underworld Frontline.
"Why … why are you guys looking at me like that?" Phantom Dawn mumbled. "It's so creepy."
"Now I know why you couldn't clear the scenario with limited abilities." Feng Bujue shrugged and shook his head. "You lack patience."
"Tsk …" Phantom Dawn heard that and said, "This line and tone are so familiar … I have a feeling Brother Zen has said something similar to me before."
The 'Brother Zen' that he mentioned was naturally Meng Jingchan.
"Eh? By the way, why aren't you queuing up with your teammates from the studio? "The mention of Brother Zen reminded Xiao Tan of something.
"Er … About that …" Phantom Dawn hesitated.
"That might be related to the studio's secret. You'd better not ask." Xiao Ling was good at reading people's expressions. Seeing this, she nudged Xiao Tan with her elbow to remind him.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Xiao Tan smiled sheepishly. "Just pretend I didn't ask."
"Hmm … Actually, there's nothing to hide." Phantom Dawn pouted. "After all, none of you are professional players. As long as you don't spread it around, I don't mind telling you this." He paused for half a second before continuing. "When we're leveling up, our studio will arrange a team based on everyone's specialties. And me … I'm the type who is more suited for solo queuing." Phantom Dawn shrugged and continued in a smug tone. "To put it bluntly … in the scenario with limited abilities, I will be one hundred percent 'excess combat power'."
"In other words, you'll be a burden in a scenario like this." Feng Bujue poured a bucket of cold water on the man's pride.
"Stop wasting my time!" Phantom Dawn scolded. "Didn't you say you would help me clear the scenario? It's been ten minutes since the scenario started, and we haven't even found the main quest! Why are you being so arrogant? "
"Don't be hasty, Yamada-kun." Feng Bujue smiled. "I'm about to tell you something related to the main quest."
Then, with a smile on his face, Brother Jue used a relaxed tone to say something that made Phantom Dawn's scalp go numb. "Based on what I've read in the past few minutes … all the news in this newspaper is about a school. Of course, if I'm not mistaken … it's the school that we're at. " As he said that, he used his eyes to point at the seat at the back of the classroom. "The headline is' A fire broke out in the warehouse opposite the headmaster's office. Even though the fire did not spread, a student died in the fire ', and the name of the student who died … is Takayuki Suzuki."
When he said that, his teammates, especially Xiao Tan and Phantom Dawn, shivered.
This was because they remembered that the name carved on the top left corner of the seat was' Suzuki '.
"You mean …" Two seconds later, Ruo Yu was the first to chime in. "That Suzuki is the class monitor who has been missing for so long?" She paused for a second before adding, "That doesn't make sense, does it?"
"That's right …" Xiao Ling agreed. "Just think of him as the class monitor. This Suzuki was burned to death when he was still a student, and the incident was published in the newspaper. There is no reason for his classmates to not know about this. Under such circumstances, the fact that they received a letter from him is enough to scare them half to death. Who would go to the appointment with him?"
"You have a point." An Yueqin thought about it and added, "From the tone of the narrator … no matter who the real class monitor is, at least the students who came to the appointment believed that he or she was still alive and well, so it can't be Suzuki."
"Hmm, not bad." Feng Bujue listened to everyone's opinion and added, "Therefore, the actual situation might be … Takayuki Suzuki was once a member of this class, but he was not the class monitor. Furthermore, he was burned to death when he was still a student, so he did not show up at today's meeting. There is also the possibility that … the Suzuki who was burned to death was not a member of this class but a member of this school. After all, Suzuki is a rather common surname in Japan. "
At this point, Brother Jue changed the topic. "But …"
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