After they stepped through the school gate, there was a small field on their left, and on their right … was the education block.
The door to the education block looked familiar. After taking a few steps closer, they realized that it was the 'exit door' that they had seen in the 'night version' of the school.
At that moment, the door was open. When they were about eight meters away from it, Brother Jue and Ruo Yu could already smell the stench of blood drifting out from it.
"Humph … Looks like this part of the plot is a bit weird." Before they entered the education block, Brother Jue reminded them, "Even though there are not that many combat scenes in the limited scenario, the margin for error is lower than in a normal scenario … You have to be careful."
"It's fine." Ruo Yu replied calmly, "After all, I have already solved the 'puzzle that only the source can solve'. Even if I die now, it won't affect us clearing the scenario." She paused. "But you … should be careful."
As the two conversed, they had already entered the education block.
The scene in the corridor was horrifying. If there was a scale of brutality in a murder scene, then the scene before them would definitely belong to the 'bloodbath' category.
Just as they stepped through the door, they saw two dead bodies … and they were the bodies of children.
Without taking a closer look, it was obvious that the two young bodies were covered with many ghastly wounds. It was as if they had been attacked by some kind of beast in the corridor. Their extremely twisted faces seemed to be telling the witnesses of the great pain and terror that they had experienced before they died.
As they walked further in, there were many bloodstains on the floor that extended all the way inwards …
Feng Bujue naturally did not hesitate because of this. He strode forward like nothing had happened. Ruo Yu frowned when she saw this, but she did not say anything. She just followed Brother Jue closely.
They soon reached the first corner, and here, Brother Jue stopped moving.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue looked at the wall and said, "The altar that was embedded in the wall has disappeared."
"That's more like it," Ruo Yu said, "In the real world, why would there be an altar in a school?"
"This is not a question of whether it is normal or not …" Brother Jue said. "I believe this change can only mean two possibilities … One, the place that we were at earlier was actually a 'ghost world', and this place is the school in real life. Two, whether it is real or not, in terms of time … we might be in the 'past' Zhong Jiu Elementary School … so at this point in time, there is no such thing as the altar."
"Then, is there a third possibility?" Ruo Yu thought about it and said, "The 'altars' that we saw earlier were placed there by the system. Just like the mechanism at the Tower of Hannover, they were created to create puzzles and push the plot forward."
"Ha …" Hearing that, Feng Bujue chuckled. "I do hope that what you said is true. That would save us a lot of trouble …"
"What do you mean?" Ruo Yu heard something from his words, and she asked with confusion.
"Think about it … If this altar is something like a 'treasure chest' that the system placed to push the progress of the scenario, then it is just a tool, and there is nothing to study." Feng Bujue said, "But … if that's not the case, it means that this altar and the strange puppet inside it … are related to some kind of plot."
"I get it now …" Ruo Yu caught up to Brother Jue's train of thought and immediately said, "What you're worried about is … at this stage of the scenario, we still have no clue about the plot of the puppet. That could be a hidden danger."
"That's right." Feng Bujue nodded and then turned around to walk down the corridor. "Therefore, I sincerely hope that the plot that we encounter next will be able to explain this matter clearly." He smiled. "If the puppet can jump out and yell, 'I am the big boss, come and fight me!', that would be the best."
"Yes." Ruo Yu said expressionlessly. "Even though I think the chance of that happening is close to zero … I wish you the best of luck."
As they spoke, the two of them walked further into the corridor between the biology classroom and the second-year class B.
At that moment, the doors of both classrooms were open, and there were sounds coming out from the biology classroom.
Therefore, Brother Jue and Ruo Yu both turned to look into the biology classroom, and this was what they saw.
A man in a white lab coat, or rather, a male corpse, was lying on the lab table with his face up. His chest was open, and a few of his ribs were exposed like flower petals. His internal organs and blood were all over the table.
There was also a boy who looked about seven or eight years old. He was kneeling on the corpse's abdomen, holding a pair of pliers and a knife. He was immersed in some kind of carpentry work. Judging from the expression on his face, he seemed to be enjoying himself.
"This … is Sasuta, right?" It only took Feng Bujue one second to recognize that the boy on the lab table was in the group photo.
However, Brother Jue did not say with certainty that the boy in front of them was Sasuta because there was no name in the group photo. Since the adult version of the students in Year 2 Class A had been loaded by the players, they looked like each other in the eyes of the players. Therefore, it was impossible to compare the appearance of the adult version with that of their childhood. As a result, the players could confirm that other than Suzuki and Noguchi, the other four boys were Sasuta, Sasuta, Yamada, and Watanabe. However, they could not tell who was who.
"This scene … Could it have happened in the past?" On the other hand, Ruo Yu was surprised by the situation in the biology classroom. When she asked this question, her tone was one of disbelief.
"Hmm … This does not make sense." On the other hand, Feng Bujue had started to consider this question from a technical point of view. "Even if we can explain Sasuta's motive by saying that he was a psychopathic murderer when he was eight years old, objectively speaking, it would have been very difficult for him to complete this crime. Even if he succeeded in poisoning the biology teacher, with the strength of an eight-year-old child, how did he move the corpse onto the lab table? Did the biology teacher voluntarily lie down on the table for him to dissect? "
Regardless of how they viewed the problem from different angles … Both of their questions were answered after three seconds.
At that moment, Brother Jue and Ruo Yu both caught a glimpse of a moving shadow in the corridor at the same time. Both of them turned their heads and saw a little girl around the age of seven or eight. She was dragging an adult's corpse with one hand as she slowly walked out of the toilet.
"The student from Tokugawa Nunnery is quite strong." Even at this moment, Feng Bujue was still able to joke with a relaxed tone. "The way she dragged the corpse with one hand reminds me of Triangular-Headed (a monster in Silent Hill). Of course, the two of them are much smaller in size."
Just like the boys, it was impossible to tell who the three girls in the group photo were. The reason Brother Jue guessed that the girl was from Tokugawa Nunnery was because he recognized that the body that was being dragged was the music teacher.
"These kids …" Ruo Yu was still quite serious. She did not play along with Brother Jue's joke. Instead, she said seriously, "There is an eighty percent chance that they are possessed by something."
"Or perhaps they are under the control of some powerful evil spirit." Feng Bujue added, "In any case, we just have to keep watching. If I'm not mistaken … after this plot, the thing that is controlling them will show up."
Brother Jue was obviously very familiar with the plot of the nightmare scenario. He gradually realized that this was similar to a 'death scene', but this content was not presented in the form of a cinematic but in the form of a 'substitute spectator'.
"Come on, let's take a look at the situation in the other rooms." After Tokugawa Nunnery dragged the female body into the music classroom, Feng Bujue turned back to look at Ruo Yu and signaled for her to follow him.
"Are we …" Ruo Yu hesitated and glanced into the biology classroom. "Are we not going to do anything about it?"
"This is something that has already happened. There is no need to do anything about it." Feng Bujue replied, "This plot is meant for us to 'watch', and we should be thankful that … we only need to 'watch' because I don't think we can win if we have to 'fight' …"
With these words, he began to walk forward.
Ruo Yu thought about it for two seconds and did not say anything. She silently followed Brother Jue.
Long story short …
In the next ten minutes, the two looked through the entire school. Other than the warehouse door opposite the principal's office and the entrance to the secret wine cellar, all the other doors were open. The scenes in the rooms that were open were similar. Simply put, it was a scene of a student from Grade 2 Class A happily disposing of a corpse in a very cruel way.
Some of the corpses belonged to adults, while others belonged to children … Some were complete, while others were incomplete …
In any case, after looking around, it was basically confirmed that there were only seven living people left in the school.
And those seven people were the six Year Two Class A members that the players played as and the class monitor, Watanabe.
"I understand now …" Ten minutes later, after exploring the second floor, Feng Bujue, who returned to the corridor on the first floor, said thoughtfully, "Through this plot, we have obtained two very important pieces of information."
"First, we have matched the names and faces of the children in the group photo." Ruo Yu continued, "Second, we have learned that a massacre happened in this school, and the murderers were the characters we played as."
"Correct." Feng Bujue snapped his fingers and continued. "Then, here comes the question … How did these seven little devils escape from the law back then? And … what was the thing that controlled them? "
Just as Brother Jue said this sentence, suddenly …
"It is' it. '" A strange voice responded to Feng Bujue.
Brother Jue and Ruo Yu looked toward the direction of the voice and saw … a figure appeared at the corner of the corridor.
"You are …" Feng Bujue recognized the man, who was standing on the field before.
"My name is Shota Tsukamoto, a Onmyoji," Tsukamoto replied.
"Oh." Feng Bujue responded casually, "Is that so … You brought us here?"
"Yes." Tsukamoto replied, "With my current strength … this is all I can do."
"What do you mean by your current strength?" Feng Bujue asked, "What is this situation? Can you explain it to us?"
"Perhaps it will be difficult for you to accept, but … please believe me …" Tsukamoto replied. "What you saw just now was a reality that happened in the past. I know you don't remember it … but …"
"We believe you." Feng Bujue interrupted him and said very calmly, "Go on."
"Uh …" Tsukamoto was a little stunned. "This … this is what happened … At this moment, your real bodies are actually in the classroom of Grade Two Class A, but your souls were brought into an illusion by 'it.'"
"You mean …" Ruo Yu continued, "The space we were in was also an illusion?"
"Yes!" Tsukamoto replied, "The Chunkyu Elementary School you were in before, and the Chunkyu Elementary School you are in now … are all illusions created by 'it.' It wants to use your souls … to unlock its seal again."
"Oh? How do we use it? "Feng Bujue asked.
"When you were 'over there,' you saw the altar, right?" Tsukamoto asked.
"I saw it." Brother Jue's answer was concise and to the point.
"That altar was a seal created by my master," Tsukamoto continued.
"Seal what? It? Then what exactly is' it '? Who is your master? "Brother Jue asked a few more questions in succession.
"That's a long story …" Tsukamoto replied.
"It's fine. Take your time. We're not in a hurry," Feng Bujue said.
Tsukamoto nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "This matter … has to start from twenty-six years ago …"
He began his narration. The description at the beginning was the same as what Tsukamoto had said on the other side, but he did not mention that Brother Jue and the rest were 'ghosts.'
After he finished talking about 'it' and the '520 Massacre,' Tsukamoto continued, "After the massacre, the higher-ups of the Metropolitan Police Department secretly found my master, Mage Nara, and asked him to deal with the evil spirit in this school, which is … 'it.'
"Although … my master's skills were very high, 'it' was too scary …
"On the night of the exorcism, when my master entered this school, he realized that 'it' was far stronger than he had imagined. He could not destroy it with his own power, but at that time, he could not escape even if he wanted to. So, my master could only try his best to seal 'it' on the spot.
"After that night, my master, who was not even fifty years old, had white hair overnight. His legendary 'Clear Bright Hunting Clothes' was also tainted by the evil spirit and was burned by him in the end …
"After that, my master lived in seclusion in the temple and taught us disciples wholeheartedly. He did not go out to exorcise the spirits. Until, one night, twenty years later …
"That night, he suddenly gathered me and my seniors in front of his bed and told us …"
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