"You see … as long as you have the courage to face your fear, it is quite easy to defeat it." When Feng Bujue said that, the whole team had reached the second floor.
The flashlight in Phantom Dawn's hand had run out of battery.
"If someone else said that, I would have replied with … 'You sure make it sound so easy.'" Phantom Dawn had calmed down a lot, and when he replied, his tone was much calmer. "But if you put it that way, I cannot refute it …"
"Haha …" Feng Bujue laughed. "I will take that as a compliment." As he said that, he walked forward to pick up the pair of shoes from the ground.
Item Name: Cunning Ghost's Boots
Item Type: Armor
[Quality: Excellent]
Defense Points: Medium
Element: None
Special Effect: When you approach a fixed trap, it will release a black fog to warn you.
Equip Requirement: Male, Level 8 or above, Size 39 or less, Bound after equip.
Can be taken out of the scenario: Yes
Remark: A pair of boots left behind by a cunning ghost. — — —
"Eh? It's a piece of equipment … I thought it would be a quest item. " After Feng Bujue read the item description, he passed the boots to Phantom Dawn. "You were the one who solved the trap here, so you should take the reward."
Phantom Dawn did not stand on ceremony with the man. He accepted the boots first.
"Hmm … The stats are nothing special." Phantom Dawn looked at the equipment and said, "But it is not that useless …" Then, he tied the two boots together with his shoelaces and tossed them over his shoulder. "In any case … I will gladly accept them."
After all, he was a professional player under [Order], so he was able to estimate the value of a piece of equipment pretty accurately. That was why he knew that this kind of equipment belonged to the category of equipment that could be sold at a reasonable price in the Auction House. Of course, he did not mind that because he did not need to deal with the loot. The studio had people who were responsible for distributing the equipment and skills that could be traded.
"Okay, you don't look like you need to rest. Let's not delay any longer. Let's continue our journey." Two seconds later, Feng Bujue turned around and said to everyone. He then waved at Xiao Tan and asked him to lead the way.
However, Xiao Tan suggested, "Brother Jue, I think … you should lead the way. I'll give you the flashlight."
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue pondered for a second and said, "Alright, I'll do it."
"Hey!" Seeing this, Phantom Dawn was shocked. "How come when he made his request, you became so easy to negotiate with? Previously, when I raised objections to your command, you ridiculed me in all sorts of ways! "
"Because he's injured." Feng Bujue replied in a matter-of-fact tone without even thinking. "If you had been slapped by the monster earlier, I would have definitely taken care of your situation."
That was a perfectly reasonable reason. There was nothing to nitpick about.
"Fine, fine, fine … You're always right …" Phantom Dawn narrowed his eyes and grumbled, but he did not continue.
Brother Jue took the flashlight from Xiao Tan and walked to the front of the group. As he walked, he said, "Other than that, if you let me walk at the front … I'll be able to block most of the 'shock you' scenarios, right? It'll be good for your Terror Points rating. "
"That's enough. Other than you, the rest of us have been scared many times already," An Yueqin said. "As long as we can clear this scenario, I don't care about the rating anymore."
"You're right." Ruo Yu nodded. "This scenario is quite scary, and there are too many scary scenarios … Our rating is basically hopeless." At this point, she turned to Brother Jue and changed the topic. "But … even if we do not care about the Terror Points, I support you walking at the front because your efficiency in this kind of scenario is much higher than ours. Normally, we will be affected by fear, but you will not be affected by it. In this kind of situation where we need to race against time, you are the most suitable to lead the way."
While they were talking, Brother Jue did not stop moving, and the rest followed closely behind him.
The layout of the second floor was different from the first floor. The space here was small, and after they came up the stairs, they could see the end of the corridor. There were only two rooms here …
Feng Bujue did not hurry to open the door. He walked to the end of the corridor and inspected a window there.
Similar to the few windows in the biology classroom on the first floor, the window here was' facing outside the school '. Since they were on the second floor, they could see further.
Brother Jue stood before the window and looked out for several seconds before he suddenly said, "Guys … if I'm not mistaken, that's Torii?"
Before he finished, Xiao Ling and Xiao Tan both came over. Other than the buff from the game, these two had excellent eyesight in real life as well. When it came to this kind of work that required eyesight, the two of them would usually volunteer to help.
"Hmm … That's right." Using the clear moonlight, Xiao Tan soon confirmed it. "It's on the mountain path over there."
"I see it too. It's red, so it has to be Torii," Xiao Ling added.
"In other words … after passing through the small forest and following the mountain path, we'll run into a shrine soon, right?" Feng Bujue asked.
"You mean …" Phantom Dawn caught on to something in his words. "The shrine that I saw on the news earlier …"
"The Sanskrit Shrine," An Yueqin reminded him.
"Oh, right … The Sanskrit Shrine," Phantom Dawn said. "You mean to say that the ceremony is not far from this school, so … it might be related to the series of supernatural incidents that have happened here?"
"That, I don't know. Currently, we don't have enough information." Feng Bujue turned around and signaled for the others to follow him. "Based on what I know … normally, the Sanskrit Shrine is a kind of folk activity that has been passed down since the Edo period. It is usually held at the Asakusa area in Tokyo. Basically, it's something like carrying a sedan chair around the streets … But this small town where Chongjiu Elementary is located, or rather, their village, I have no idea what the Sanskrit Shrine is for."
When he said that, Feng Bujue had already reached the door to the 'director's office' on the second floor. Just opposite the door was the 'storeroom' where the fire had broken out.
"Let me try this door first …" Brother Jue stood there and thought for two seconds before turning to the door of the 'storeroom'.
"This door is sealed by a dark force."
"Okay …" After getting the hint that he had expected, Feng Bujue looked at his teammates and shrugged. Then he took out the 'key to the director's office' and opened the door to the headmaster's office.
The door of this room was different from all the previous doors. It was not the kind of horizontal sliding door, but an ordinary flat door.
Therefore, Feng Bujue did not pull it open horizontally but pushed the door inward.
"Ugh …" The moment the door was pushed open, a low groan came from the room behind the door. Along with the groan, there was … a strong smell of alcohol.
"Ha …" When Feng Bujue smelled the smell, he chuckled. "This hint is rather obvious." As he walked through the door, he said, "You're trying to tell us that the headmaster is a drunkard who messes things up because of alcohol, right?"
The period after the door was opened was the period where the number of scares increased. Even though Brother Jue had a point, the others did not seem like they were going to follow him. They were all tensed up, ready for some kind of emergency.
About ten seconds later, all six players walked into the headmaster's office.
If the biology classroom on the first floor had a small 'activity space', then this room … had a small space.
It was about thirty square meters in size. There was an office table, three solid wooden chairs, and a large bookshelf. The table and bookshelf were naturally for the headmaster's office. As for the chairs … it was obvious that one was for the headmaster himself, and the other two were for visiting parents.
Other than that, there was a window in this headmaster's office.
Once Feng Bujue entered the room, he rushed to the window. He wanted to know what he could see through the window.
Then, he saw the school field and …
"Oh? This is strange … "Feng Bujue stood at the window for a few seconds before he said that.
"What's wrong?" Phantom Dawn was closest to him, so he also leaned over to take a look. "You saw … Ah!" Before he could finish, he saw what Brother Jue was looking at, and he yelped in shock.
"What's going on? What did you see? "The rest of the team was spooked by him, and they all turned around to ask.
"There … there's someone outside!" Phantom Dawn stammered.
Hearing that, everyone gathered around the window and looked out.
At this moment, a figure was standing on the school's spacious field. With the help of the moonlight, they could see that … it was a man about thirty. He was wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of glasses.
From the looks of it, he looked like a normal office worker. He was slightly plump, looked average, and had a normal hairstyle.
Actually, if he was just standing there, he would not have scared Phantom Dawn, but the problem was … he was lifting his head to look at the window of the headmaster's office, and he was using his eyes to look directly at the players. That … was rather creepy.
"Brother Jue, what … should we do?" Xiao Tan asked for Feng Bujue's opinion.
"Time is of the essence. You should search the room first. I'll try to communicate with him." When Feng Bujue replied, he raised his right hand and waved at the man on the field.
"Be careful." After Ruo Yu heard Feng Bujue's order, she did not waste a second. She turned on her flashlight and ran toward the office table.
The others hesitated for a moment before leaving the window as well.
Therefore, the investigation of the headmaster's office began.
This time, the players were in a race against time. They moved quickly, and they only used four minutes to finish everything.
The final result was as follows.
One, the phone on the office table was not connected. It looked like a decoration.
Two, the office table had three drawers, one large and two small. Only the small drawer on the left could be opened. The large drawer in the middle and the small drawer on the right both indicated that they needed a key.
Third, there was a black and white photo in the drawer that could be opened. There was no description of the item in the photo, and there were no dates or words on the photo. The photo was of a little boy about seven or eight years old who didn't look cute at all.
Fourth, there was a large pile of documents and information in the bookcase, but 99% of the contents were not visible. In other words, they were irrelevant information that had been blurred by the system. However, there was an extra-large group photo … which was still relatively clear. On the back of the group photo, there was a line of words: [Showa 46th Year, First Year Class A].
Four minutes later, Feng Bujue voluntarily turned around to tell his teammates, "Okay, looks like … we're almost there."
"Yeah, there's not much to search in this room," Ruo Yu replied. Then, she asked, "How's it going on your side?"
"No reaction," Feng Bujue replied.
"Be more specific," Ruo Yu said again.
"More specific …" Feng Bujue continued, "I waved at him, waved my flashlight, made the peace sign in Star Trek, made a face, and gave him the middle finger … Basically, I did everything I could. If the system did not forbid me to, I would have taken off my pants in front of the window …" He paused for two seconds. "But that guy just stood there with an unchanged expression and continued to stare at me. He did not react at all."
"Okay …" Ruo Yu realized that she should not have asked.
To make a long story short, since their conversation with the mysterious man outside the window was fruitless, the players decided to leave him alone for the time being. After they discussed the results of their search, they entered the phase of solving the mystery …
"So, the starting point is these two photos." Feng Bujue looked at the two pictures on the table and read aloud. "This' Shōwa 46th Year Grade One Class A 'is naturally the' Shōwa 47th Year Grade Two Class A '. In other words … the people in this picture, including the teacher and the students, can be called' Shōwa 46th Year Grade Two Class A '.
"You mean …" Xiao Ling followed Brother Jue's train of thought and said, "The hidden mission we received, 'Investigate the whereabouts of all the students in Year Two Class A', is not only to investigate the whereabouts of the nine students, but also to find out the fate of everyone in this photo?"
"Yes, that's right," Feng Bujue continued, "Fortunately, now we know the whereabouts of three of them." He pointed at one of the children in the photo. "This is Eiji Noguchi. He died before the locker in the classroom on the 14th of May, Year 47." He paused for a second, and his finger moved slightly. "This is the female ghost that we met in the music room. She was probably the music teacher. Even though we don't know the exact time of death, there is no doubt that she died inside the locker in the classroom."
"How did you recognize her even though her body has turned into a skeleton?" Phantom Dawn asked.
"Wasn't she hanging upside down when the door was opened?" Feng Bujue replied calmly. "You didn't get a good look, but I saw her face clearly from a close distance."
That was a convincing answer.
"Now … let's talk about the third one …" Feng Bujue said as he pointed at another person in the photo. "This one in the white coat, if I'm not mistaken … is the spaghetti in the biology classroom."
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