"Do you still think that's a person after seeing that face?" Phantom Dawn asked.
"I just want to say, if the thing is real, then we shouldn't treat it as a ghost. If you treat it as a normal monster, then it won't be that scary," Feng Bujue replied in a relaxed tone.
"Tsk … If not for the restriction, we wouldn't be that scary even if there were hundreds of them." Phantom Dawn pouted.
That was the truth. If he had the support of the data perspective, even in the dark, he would be able to see the monster's exact location and strength. Then, there would be nothing to be afraid of.
"Of course, if there wasn't a restriction, you would have led the five of us to clear the scenario alone, wouldn't you?" Feng Bujue shrugged. "That kind of assumption is meaningless now … but personally, I think 'adaptation' and 'overcoming' are the most interesting parts of this game. The more restricted it is, the more interesting it is."
As he spoke, he reached into the wooden bookshelf to take out a second flashlight and showed it to his teammates.
"Alright, back to the topic …" Two seconds later, Brother Jue said, "There are six flashlights inside the bookshelf …" He paused and raised his head to look at the fluorescent tube that was no longer shining. "If I'm not mistaken, that light won't come on anymore, so … we'll have to rely on these flashlights to see."
"Ah …" Xiao Tan dragged out a sigh. "I hate this kind of restriction the most."
Even though he said that, he was the first to step forward to take the flashlight from Brother Jue.
Click!
Once he took the flashlight, Xiao Tan switched it on and immediately raised the flashlight to scan the classroom. He wanted to see if there was anything scary hiding in the dark.
"Are you done with the confirmation?" Feng Bujue saw that he had finished scanning, so he asked.
"Yes." Xiao Tan nodded.
"Then turn it off," Brother Jue said.
"Huh?" Xiao Tan was stunned.
"What are you laughing at?" Feng Bujue said confidently. "Do you know how long a flashlight battery can last? What if all six of us are wiped out in twenty minutes? "
"Erm …" Xiao Tan thought about it and turned off his flashlight with a sigh.
While the two of them were talking, Ruo Yu and the other girls came forward to take out their flashlights. When they heard Brother Jue's words, they were very tactful … They only turned on their flashlights to see if it worked. Then, they immediately turned them off.
"From now on, we'll take turns to turn on the flashlight to provide light." After everyone picked up their flashlights, Feng Bujue opened his lips to say, "I will be the first to do it. After my flashlight runs out of power, someone else will be in charge of lighting it."
"Wait a minute …" Xiao Ling interrupted and asked, "Doesn't that mean everyone's eyes have to follow the same person's flashlight?"
"Yes." Feng Bujue replied. "Therefore, I wish to add a few more restrictions …" Naturally, he had already come up with an answer to Xiao Ling's question. "When you feel something strange in the dark, when you leave the group under certain circumstances, or when you split up to search … everyone can turn on their flashlights according to their needs." He paused. "As for now …" He raised the flashlight and shone it on his face from bottom to top. He created the effect of a horror movie and said with a smile, "Everyone, please follow me and look over there …"
At this point, he once again changed the direction of the flashlight and shone the circle of light at the window where the strange face had appeared just now. Everyone's gaze also shifted there.
"Look at the windowsill." Feng Bujue was afraid that someone might have missed it, so he added.
They saw that on the very narrow windowsill … there was a shining dot. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a key.
"It's the key!" Phantom Dawn screamed excitedly when he recognized the item.
"Wow, you're quite excited." Brother Jue took the opportunity to add, "Then, please go and get it for us."
"Why … why do you want me to go?" In one second, Phantom Dawn was scared out of his wits.
"Because someone has to go," Feng Bujue said. "Even if I said I would lead you through the Nightmare Dungeon, I'm not actually leading you through training, right? You can't just lie down and win, right? "
"Oh …" Phantom Dawn answered and then added in a sarcastic tone, "Then I should thank you for your training and guidance?"
"You're welcome." Feng Bujue continued the man's sentence without any pressure. "I can already feel the endless gratitude in your eyes. Now … go and get the key. Stop wasting my battery."
"Humph …" Phantom Dawn huffed angrily, but he still went.
Even though Brother Jue's tone was mocking, there was a point to what he said. As a member of the team, it was natural for Phantom Dawn to contribute. Since he did not help much in the 'puzzle solving' part, then when it came to the 'adventure' part … he had to help.
One step … one step … Phantom Dawn approached the window cautiously.
Outside the window, it was still dark. After the flashlight shone through the window, it was swallowed up by the thick darkness before them.
If at that moment, a scary face suddenly jumped out from behind the window, Phantom Dawn would have jumped out of his skin in fright.
Thankfully … that did not happen.
When Phantom Dawn reached the window, he suddenly picked up speed. He leaned forward and grabbed the key with his eyes closed. Then, he turned around and ran back to the rest of the team.
"Here!" When he passed the key to Feng Bujue, Phantom Dawn pronounced the word with conviction. The pride in his voice was palpable.
"What are you so proud of? How much effort did it take to get that key?" Feng Bujue narrowed his eyes and poured a bucket of cold water over his teammate's enthusiasm.
After that, he did not give the man the chance to argue and added, "In any case … let's try the one closest to us first."
Based on the hint that they had received earlier, there were only two places in the classroom that needed a 'key' to open. The first was the storage space inside the lectern, and the second was the nine lockers at the back of the classroom.
When Brother Jue mentioned 'the one closest to us', he was obviously referring to the lectern.
SCREECH!
The key that Phantom Dawn grabbed slid smoothly into the keyhole on the lectern's inner panel.
The next second, Feng Bujue turned the key without hesitation and opened the panel.
Then … a black thing appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Ah!" When they saw the thing inside the lectern, even An Yueqin could not help but yelp.
Her yelp caused Xiao Tan and Phantom Dawn, who were more cowardly, to shiver.
"What … what's going on?" Xiao Tan asked immediately.
"Don't panic." Feng Bujue seemed to be telling his teammates the same thing. "It's just hair." As he said that, he pulled out a large clump of long, black hair from inside the lectern and placed it on the lectern.
"What the f * ck?" Phantom Dawn's scalp was numb. "What the hell is this?"
When Brother Jue heard that, a smile appeared on his face. He mocked, "It's not a ghost; it's a wig."
"Pfft!" For some reason, after he said that, Ruo Yu burst out laughing.
She was beautiful when she laughed, but at that moment … other than Brother Jue, no one understood why she was laughing. Everyone else could only sense a faint chill in her laughter.
"From everyone's expression, it looks like none of you are willing to touch this thing." After handing out the fake, Feng Bujue continued. "Then, I will not stand on ceremony and will be responsible for keeping and carrying this item."
"Carrying?" Phantom Dawn was getting more and more shocked. Even though he had sparred with Brother Jue in the past and had watched him compete, he had not been in a team dungeon with Brother Jue before. Today, this was the first time he had seen Feng Bujue up close in a scary scenario like this. "Why are you bringing this thing with you?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Feng Bujue said as he pressed his hand on the clump of hair to show the item's information to his teammates.
Item Name: Strange Long Hair
Item Type: Plot Item
Quality: Normal
Function: Unknown
Can be taken out of the scenario: Yes
[Remark: Human hair. No one knows why it was placed here.]
"Look, this is a 'plot item that can be taken out of the scenario'. In other words … we might use this to trigger some kind of hidden plot," Feng Bujue said. "Even if it's not triggered, we can use it to turn it into a puzzle card." He paused for half a second before adding, "Also … hair is very tensile. If we need to use a rope later, we only need to braid this hair, and it can be used as a rope."
Before Brother Jue finished, Ruo Yu came out with another sarcastic comment. "You can't even tie your shoelaces properly and you're still thinking about braiding?"
It had to be said that the sarcasm was quite sharp …
"Can't I just say that? Can't I! "Brother Jue roared angrily.
At the same time, Xiao Ling lowered her voice and whispered into Xiao Tan's ear. "It feels like … the relationship between Cousin Sis and Brother Jue is getting better than before …"
"How can you tell?" Xiao Tan whispered back. "How come it feels like the two of them are sinking deeper into some kind of strange territory …"
"Fine, fine, fine … Take it or leave it. I don't care if you want to use it as a skipping rope." Phantom Dawn, who did not know much about Brother Jue's situation, got down to business. "By the way … is there anything else on the podium?"
"Yes, there are two more." Feng Bujue replied and pulled out a key and a yellowed piece of paper from the podium.
The key looked small, and it did not look like it was used to open a door. The players naturally thought that it was the key to one of the boxes on the storage cupboard.
As for the yellowed piece of paper …
"There are vertical lines on both sides, but there is no page number. Based on the size and the thickness of the paper …" Feng Bujue raised the paper at an angle where everyone could see it and shone the flashlight on it. "This paper should have been torn out from an exercise book."
"Based on the handwriting … it's probably written by a primary school student." Xiao Ling stared at the words on the paper for a few seconds before adding.
"Based on the content … it looks like a diary," An Yueqin said. "By the way … are there any words on the back?"
"No." When Feng Bujue replied, he flipped the paper around to show his teammates before turning it back to the side with the words on it.
"Then … the hints are all on the front, right?" Phantom Dawn said as he started to read the content on the paper.
"13th May, Sunny.
"During lunch break, the warehouse opposite the headmaster's office suddenly caught on fire.
"The teacher immediately organized us to go to the field as if we were doing a drill.
[The firefighters soon came and put out the fire in the warehouse.]
"I saw them carry a person out of the fire on a stretcher and send him to the ambulance. Even though I have no idea who he is, I hope he's fine.
"Due to the fire, the afternoon class was canceled. After we returned to the classroom, the teacher told us to pack our bags and go home.
"Before I went home, I realized that I haven't seen Suzuki since lunch break.
"I asked the teacher where Suzuki went, and the teacher said that he had already gone home.
[Hearing Sensei's words, I'm also relieved. For a moment, I thought Suzuki-san was injured by the fire.]
"But Suzuki sure has a bad memory. This morning, he forgot the key to his locker, so he left his flute in my locker. After school, he forgot to take his flute and went home.
"Oh well, I'll return it to him tomorrow.
"Second-year A, Noguchi Eiji."
The diary was written from top to bottom and from right to left. The whole entry was written in hiragana, a type of phonetic script used in Japanese. There were very few Chinese characters, but the system came with its own translation.
From the choice of words, handwriting, and language organization, it did look like the handwriting of a primary school student.
"Noguchi, sit on the left side of the table … on my left side." Feng Bujue waited for about a minute. After he saw that his teammates had finished reading the content, he opened his lips to say, "He is the student that I mentioned earlier, the one who disappeared on 14th May. According to the newspaper report … after he left home for school on the morning of the 14th, no one saw him again."
"Hmm …" Xiao Tan added with a pale face. "There is no writing on the back of the paper, which means that … the entry written by No. 13 is the last entry of Noguchi's diary, right?"
"That's not necessary …" Phantom Dawn added in a shaking voice. "Based on the content of the diary … he must have been tricked by Suzuki's spirit! In the end, he died without a body to be found. "
"Haha …" At that moment, Feng Bujue suddenly chuckled coldly and used the flashlight to shine on his face. "What do you mean by 'died without a body to be found'? Isn't that a bit too rash?"
"You …" Phantom Dawn stammered. "… What are you trying to say now?"
"Hehe …" Brother Jue chuckled wickedly. Then he shone the flashlight on the row of lockers at the back of the classroom. "Perhaps … we will see his body soon."
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