The fragile wooden door was kicked open by Missy. That kick from the Prophet of Violence instantly reminded me of the tragic days when I fought against her. I thought to myself, Now that she's messing with her boyfriend, she's even messing with his alma mater.
"Be gentler, be gentler. You're the daughter of a rich family. Can't you be more ladylike?" I curled my lips and said from behind. Lin Xue didn't even turn her head to look at me. "Tsk, I know it's fake anyway. I don't have to pay for it even if I break it."
I shrugged and followed behind her. I craned my neck to take a peek into the classroom.
The spacious classroom was filled with gloomy light, as if the air was filled with dust. There was only a table and a chair in the huge space, and it was strangely placed in the middle of the classroom. Around this table and chair were piles of textbooks, like a bonfire waiting to be lit. Through the window of the classroom, we could see the scenery outside. It was a gloomy rainy day. The torrential downpour was accompanied by soundless lightning that washed over the sliding glass windows. The strange thing was that everything was so quiet. It was as though we were watching a silent movie. Regardless of the lightning outside the window or the raindrops hitting the windows, they were all silently repeating the same scene.
Of course, everyone knew that the real situation outside was just a silent school night. However, we were already used to the abnormal scenery outside the classroom windows.
"Another strange classroom. There's still no one in sight." Lin Xue mumbled as she walked in. She touched the lectern as she walked past. She frowned when she saw the dust on her fingers. I ordered the undead soldiers to continue patrolling the corridor. I pulled Shallow Shallow along with me.
* Squeak! * A sharp squeak sounded. A piece of chalk floated in the air and quickly wrote a string of twisted symbols on the blackboard. At first glance, they looked like numbers. However, when I looked closely, they became blurry.
On the table in the middle of the classroom, a dusty textbook flipped open by itself. It was as though an invisible student was sitting there, listening to an invisible teacher writing on the blackboard.
Ling Meng took out a bunch of talismans and started to set up some kind of formation on the nearby walls. She would do this every time she went to a classroom. Apparently, it was to monitor the movements of all the "spirits" on the seventh floor. This way, when the "spirit" that caused the anomaly appeared, she would be able to trap it immediately. I was gratified to see the usually lazy and shameless red-and-white girl finally working hard. In order not to waste her energy, I decided not to tell her that I had placed Sentinel Probes that were more effective than her talismans along the way …
"What a scary scene." Lin Xue looked solemnly at the textbook that flipped by itself and the densely packed writing on the blackboard. She felt sad. "An ordinary student surrounded by textbooks and exercise books who can't return home in the rain. An art student who is being tutored by a teacher. An idiot student who is left alone after school to do homework. These three scenes are fused together in such a subtle way. I never thought that this ghost would be an impressionist as well."
"What will happen if I jump out of this window?"
I walked in front of the window and looked outside. It should be afternoon and there was a heavy downpour. The sports field behind the building was covered in mist. It seemed that the culprit that created this ghost realm didn't have the ability to set up such a detailed and extensive map. They could only use simple maps and white mist to replace the distant view.
"You will fall from the sixth floor and smash a wooden hole on the ground below." Lin Xue pushed open the window, but the rain didn't pour in. It was as though the existence of the window had nothing to do with the fact that the rain was blocked by the window. The rain formed a barrier in the air. "If an ordinary person accidentally barged into this place, they would find a window and jump out to escape the ghost realm. Then, they would definitely fall to the ground below and become a rotten tomato. This is always the case with supernatural incidents. As long as you try to jump out of the window to escape from the ghost realm, even if it's the second floor, you will definitely fall to pieces. Of course, you will be fine. You will just really escape from this space. The ghost realms on Earth can't be compared to real alien spaces. They are only this big. "
From her words, it wasn't hard for me to guess that Lin Xue hadn't been busy for nothing. Although she hadn't found the culprit that had triggered these supernatural phenomena, she had found a pattern to these supernatural events. I didn't need her to tell me the size of this ghost realm. I guessed that it wouldn't be bigger than the fence on the sixth floor.
"There's nothing else here. It's the same as the previous ones. There's nothing here except for the mysterious phenomenon."
After checking for a while, Lin Xue confirmed that this classroom wasn't the 'core' of the abnormal space. She shook her head.
Just like that, we checked the classrooms one by one. All kinds of strange scenes appeared in front of us. Some classrooms were filled with neatly arranged tables and chairs. There wasn't even a single gap from the ceiling. Some classrooms were empty with a huge bonfire burning in the middle. Some classrooms were filled with the buzzing sound of books, but we couldn't see anyone. Some classrooms were filled with crying sounds. It seemed like someone was quarreling. There was even a suspicious puddle of blood on the floor of a classroom. It looked like a murder scene.
There were scary and eerie rooms everywhere, and classic horror movie scenes were everywhere. Ghastly, ghostly cries, fresh blood, and strange sounds were everywhere. The further we went down the corridor, the denser the atmosphere became. In such a chilling environment, the team I brought with me gradually became restless. Most of the undead warriors expressed that they felt the warmth of returning home. Reality proved that bringing these mystical fellows with us was the best decision ever.
While the twenty skeletons were busy searching for the aura of ghosts in every classroom, the two leading undead knights were searching for traces of living people. That was because Lin Xue said, "There must be ordinary people trapped in this area.
"There must be ordinary people trapped in this area. Once we find them, we can destroy this space with peace of mind."
Even though we searched along the way, we soon arrived at the classroom near the end of the corridor. This was the place that we saw from the outside, the place that was emitting a red light. From the outside, we could see the blood-red light shining through the gap of the door. This made this last classroom seem especially suspicious. Ling Meng gripped the tool she used to exorcise spirits. You Youzi gave up on trying to get the new cone on Cuixiang's head. Yi Chuigua gripped his gourd tightly. Shallow Shallow started writing on the wall next to her. I silently muttered, "This thing isn't public property." Then, I watched as Miss Lin kicked the door in front of her into the opposite wall.
In the empty classroom, the ground was littered with the broken pieces of tables, chairs, and books. It was as though they were thrown into a shredder, forming a thick layer on the floor. The entire room was filled with an oppressive red light. The source of the red light was the large blood-red marks on the wall. It was an abstract drawing that looked like it was splashed with fresh blood. I could distinguish some familiar things from them: Quadratic equations, limit, double parabola, Indian Ocean map, and the name of Second High's principal.
On the blackboard at the front of the classroom, a dark red liquid was still flowing. The podium with a large hole was floating above the liquid.
"I feel a strong resentment that is distorting the entire space!" You Youzi said solemnly. "What is this scene trying to recreate?"
"It is recreating a disaster." I said solemnly. "This disaster is called the second half of the third year of junior high."
"Shouldn't we set up a few sentries in the high school section?" Lin Xue tilted her head and looked over. With a kick of her little boots, she threw a middle school physics textbook that was torn in half at my feet. "There is no one in this classroom."
I looked around regretfully. Indeed, this classroom that was emitting red light was supposed to be the most anticipated place. It was also the last classroom on the seventh floor. But now, it was too disappointing.
"Girl, can't we use our powers?"
I was sure that once I released my spiritual power, I could instantly destroy this unstable abnormal space. However, Lin Xue's words that she emphasized earlier were still ringing in my ears. As expected, the moment I asked, she kicked me lightly. "The abnormal space here is connected to the minds of a few ordinary people. If we rashly destroy it, we might die."
As expected, this was the reason. Within this area, any abnormal spiritual fluctuation would cause the ghost realm to collapse. No wonder Lin Xue suggested to bring a bunch of skeleton mages with us. Their power was within the safe range. Moreover, the power of the undead was the least destructive to supernatural places. This girl really knew everything but didn't say anything.
"Is there still a place to hide people here?"
Lin Xue furrowed her eyebrows. She seemed a little anxious because she was one of the people who couldn't use her powers. She could only rely on her intuition and what she had seen before to act. This was very frustrating for the prophet who was used to having everything under control.
No one suspected that there were other people hiding here. That was because Lin Xue's judgment had never been wrong. But now, even the Death Knights couldn't smell the scent of living people. The situation wasn't good. There were only two reasons for this. First, the supernatural power of this ghost realm was interfering with the Death Knights' undead talents. Second, the living people here were dying.
I tried my best to recall the layout of the middle school building. Apart from the classrooms and the offices that I had already checked, I couldn't think of any other places that could hide people here. The skeleton mages had already started sniffing along the walls. Even though their noses didn't exist anymore, they could still smell the scent of living people. Cui Xiang had turned herself into a cloud of smoke and permeated the entire floor. She claimed that she wanted to search every trash can and chalk box. Even though I really didn't know who else in this world other than Jingle could hide in such a place.
Shallow Shallow looked at the classrooms on both sides of the corridor. She seemed to be deep in thought. At this moment, she suddenly said, "Ah Jun, I feel that something's wrong."
You only noticed something was wrong after walking in this haunted floor for so long!?
As a result, as soon as this question was thrown out, the girl angrily bit him, "Ah Jun! Don't treat others like idiots! I mean, I feel that the location of these classrooms isn't right. "
Lin Xue immediately looked at Shallow Shallow. "What did you notice?"
She pointed at the classrooms on both sides of the corridor. The girl, who was always able to think of key issues in unexpected places, said uncertainly, "The number of classrooms on this side is one less than the number on the other side. I remember that the number of classrooms on both sides of the corridor in the middle school building should be the same. Only the high school building is different. Look, the distance between the classrooms on the left side is slightly wider than the ones on the right side. In the end, there is an entire classroom space. "
At this moment, I couldn't help but admire Shallow Shallow's sudden sharpness. Why didn't I notice this obvious situation earlier?
The number of classrooms on the left side of the corridor was less than the number on the right side. On average, the distance between two doors was 2-3 meters longer than the distance between the doors on the right side. Counting the doors one by one, we noticed that there was exactly one classroom missing on the left side of the corridor. Yet, we didn't notice this until now. Lin Xue's reaction was understandable. After all, this wasn't her alma mater. She only knew about the situation here from various reports. Those reports wouldn't contain such details. The reason why I didn't notice it was because of the design of this school building. The number of classrooms on each floor of the middle school building wasn't symmetrical. As mentioned earlier, the design of this school building was very interesting. Small classrooms like the music room, drawing room, and large classrooms like the multimedia room were mixed among the normal sized classrooms. This resulted in the classroom doors on both sides of the corridor not facing each other. Under the circumstance that every door was asymmetrical to begin with, by adjusting the distance between the doors to "hide" a room, it was quite difficult to notice.
Lin Xue and I exchanged glances. We were very concerned about this situation. First of all, who was intentionally hiding this room?
"I'm afraid those unlucky students are trapped in the classroom that disappeared," Lin Xue walked forward quickly, "They're probably trapped themselves, I'm sure I'm right. We need to think of a way to make the missing classroom appear. Shallow Shallow, help me. "
Shallow Shallow immediately agreed.
"I need to activate my ability for a short period of time. How long would it take for you to freeze time?"
"If I use my fastest speed, less than a few milliseconds. I just need to concentrate for a moment." Shallow Shallow gave a definite answer.
"A few milliseconds, coupled with the exhaustion of the spiritual connection … Let's hope that after this incident, those unlucky children still have enough intelligence to finish middle school. However, if they move quickly, there shouldn't be any side effects." Lin Xue stood in the middle of the corridor and gestured for the Necromancers and the girls to get ready. "I have an exciting idea now. Shallow Shallow, I will use my spiritual connection to share my eyes with you. After that, I will immediately scan the area and search for the things that are hidden. As for you … Yup, normal people might not be able to understand the things that appear in my vision. In short, you will feel a very strong intuition. This intuition will guide you to do something. When the time comes, you will follow it and completely freeze time in a certain area. Remember, you only need to freeze a small area. If the area is too big, I'm afraid you won't be able to pull them back. Blockhead, the next step is you. When time is stopped, release your spiritual power and destroy this space. However, do not attack the area where Shallow Shallow's time has stopped. Lastly, Ling Meng and the rest of the Necromancers. When people are disturbed in their nightmares, they will easily create terrifying illusions. Those unlucky children are no exception. If anything abnormal appears in the air, kill it immediately until the energy field accumulated in this' Ghost Realm 'is completely exhausted. They shouldn't have much strength, so you just need to react quickly. Don't let any fish slip through the net, or else this place will appear again. "
Lin Xue's instructions were clear and precise. Everyone had a clear division of labor. At this moment, the silly young lady who had always acted cute in front of him seemed to have turned into a senior officer of the Ability Group. No, she didn't turn into Lin Xue. It was just that he had seen the other side of Lin Xue. She should be like this. When she was needed, she would be duty-bound to be a calm and independent young lady. This was in line with her identity and experience.
"Ugh, Blockhead, why do you keep looking at me? What a nauseating gaze …"
Other than that, it was my venomous-tongued Missy.
"Get ready. With Shallow Shallow here, anything that needs to be done in a race against time won't be a problem." I patted Shallow Shallow's head, and the latter flashed me a silly smile — although this smile would probably be replaced by the icy cold Darksider in the next second.
Lin Xue didn't waste any time either. She emphasized to Shallow Shallow that the first few milliseconds that she was responsible for were the most important moments of the entire process. Then, she simply shared her senses with Shallow Shallow. I didn't know what Shallow Shallow saw, but her face immediately showed a look of surprise. After a few seconds, when both of them had adapted to the sudden addition of another sense in their minds, Lin Xue closed her eyes and abruptly opened them.
A faint white light instantly appeared in Lin Xue's crystal-clear eyes. After a brief moment of absent-mindedness, Shallow Shallow immediately activated her ability. The time difference between the two of them didn't even take the blink of an eye.
To me, this was yet another wondrous feeling. The silly girl who was smiling beside you just a moment ago had a face as cold as ice in the blink of an eye …
There would be an intense conflict between a region where time and space was still and a region where time was flowing normally. This kind of high-energy conflict couldn't be observed with the naked eye, but it was clearly discernible with my mental senses. I immediately determined which region Qian Qian's superpower was effective in. Then, I released my mental power aimlessly. My goal was to stir up the energy field in this abnormal space.
"Creak … Creak …"
The sound of crystals gradually shattering under heavy pressure came from all around us. The dark and eerie school building's corridors twisted violently in my sight, as if they were wriggling disgustingly. Soon, huge cracks covered the walls and ceiling. As the fragile energy structure rapidly lost control, the real moonlight from the outside world squeezed in through the cracks bit by bit, trying its best to wash away the 'unreality' within the area. This process started slowly but quickly. In a few short seconds, this twisted and eerie haunted space suddenly shattered. We stood on the rooftop of the middle school building, facing the cold northern wind of the night. The only thing that hadn't dissipated was the classroom that Shallow Shallow was still using. Or rather, the classroom that was built from broken bricks and tiles. Due to the collapse of the entire ghost realm, the classroom that was specially protected was no longer complete.
Just as Lin Xue predicted, when the ghost realm disappeared, something else appeared. But … what the hell was that?!
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