Styx Junior High School.
After dawn.
The night sky was as dark as ink.
There were no stars and no moon in the sky. It was like a huge cover covering the sky of this school.
At the gate.
The old dog was still lazily lying by the door. Its slightly moving nostrils blew out a bubble. It was big and small with the rhythm of its breathing. It looked cute.
Oda Wu silently came here.
After nightfall, she did another multiple-choice question.
[A, it's dark. If you don't go to sleep, you'll be punished. It's better to wash up and sleep.]
[B, I heard that there will be strange sounds in the office building at night. Maybe you can go and see what's going on?]
[C, as a qualified junior high school student, if you can't sleep in the middle of the night, you'll run to the school's main gate to get some fresh air. This should be very reasonable, right?]
In Oda Wu's view, there was almost no difference between the three choices.
So she didn't hesitate. Without the slightest hesitation, she chose [C].
If you can't decide, you'll choose [C].
That was why Oda Wu had come to this place at this moment, under such beautiful scenery.
There was no wind at night.
Oda Wu's long black hair was casually scattered behind her head. She had a cold and flawless temperament.
She walked towards the gate step by step, with a black scabbard hanging on her waist.
Just when Oda Wu was twenty meters away from the gate.
The old dog lying on the ground sleeping. Its ears twitched slightly. It suddenly raised its head.
The moment the old dog opened its eyes, there was no moonlight in the sky. It was dark all around. But the old dog's eyes reflected two faint green lights. It looked very strange in the night.
Oda Wu's tense expression didn't change at all. She was very experienced. In the trial, there was no monster that couldn't be cut, even if it was a dog.
So.
Oda Wu's right hand slowly rested on the sword at her waist.
Squeak, squeak, squeak.
The old rusty iron door of the security room made a grinding sound that made people's teeth ache.
"Aiya, this broken door should have been lubricated long ago."
The bald guard walked out from behind the door with a cigarette in his mouth. His shiny forehead was like a glossy mirror in the dark night. There was a faint light coming from it, making it very conspicuous.
Oda Wu lifted her eyelids slightly. Her dark eyes were as calm as water, without any ripples. She stared at the bald head for a moment, then locked onto her target.
His forehead, which was as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark, was the perfect target to use as a blade.
Oda Wu secretly nodded.
"Hmm?"
The bald guard seemed to have just noticed Oda Wu. He frowned and said in bewilderment: "Little girl, didn't your teacher tell you that without permission, you can't step out of the dormitory at night? Damn it, don't tell me those lazy fellows are slacking off again and not standing guard in front of the dormitory? "
Oda Wu took two more steps forward.
The bald guard rubbed his smooth head and squinted his eyes to size up the figure that walked out from the darkness. He chuckled and said, "You're also from the third year, second class? A newcomer? Don't know the rules? If you want to walk out of the door, you must have an 'entry and exit permit'. Without the permit, no one can leave. "
In an instant.
Once again, narration and options appeared in front of Oda Wu.
[Perhaps it's because you're lonely, or perhaps it's because you're bored, or perhaps it's because of the deepest desire in your heart that you've come here.]
[This seems to be the only way out of the school.]
[You want to leave?]
[But you're in a bit of a difficult position. You don't know what an 'entry and exit permit' is.]
[If you violate the school rules, you'll suffer terrible punishment.]
[You're very hesitant.]
[But you're also very determined.]
[After serious consideration, do you intend to —]
[Please choose.]
[A: Violating the school rules seems very scary. I've decided to listen to the guard and obediently return to the dormitory. I'll think about it after I wake up. I'll pretend that nothing happened tonight.]
[B: Muster up your courage and ask the guard if there are any other ways to leave the River Styx.]
[C: Bold demon, I can tell at a glance that you're not human! Take my blade!]
Originally, Oda Wu was too lazy to look at the options.
Options and whatnot, how could they compare to directly slashing her?
But she inadvertently saw the word "blade" and felt that it was very pleasing to the eye.
It was also C?
It seemed that this was fate.
Oda Wu agreed wholeheartedly. Perhaps this option was predestined.
Then —
Oda Wu flicked her thumb.
There was a crisp clink. A snow-white light shone from the black scabbard sword, piercing through the dark night.
Suddenly.
Just as Oda Wu was about to draw her blade.
A thin and weak hand, without any warning, silently appeared behind Oda Wu's back and forcefully covered Oda Wu's mouth.
“！”
Half an hour ago.
Dawn.
On the hour.
Clang clang clang clang —
Somewhere on campus, the sound of a bell could be heard.
The bellringers of the River Styx were very dedicated to their work. At critical moments, the bell would always ring, and it was never late. There was no exception.
Irin was lying in the dormitory's brand new and clean sheets, tossing and turning. It was difficult for her to sleep … well, it was more accurate to say that it was difficult for her to fall asleep because of a myriad of thoughts.
The cute Bai Xiaoyi had already been put away by Irin.
Before Bai Xiaoyi disappeared, there was a strange look in her eyes, as if she didn't know if she should say something.
"If you don't think it's appropriate, then don't say it. Don't think that I'll let you roast me just because you made that expression."
After using Bai Xiaoyi, Irin mercilessly stuffed Bai Xiaoyi back into the Blood Jasmine and safely put it away.
After using [Spirit Enhancement Card – Red and White] to upgrade the normal Blood Jasmine into a Spirit Enhancement weapon, Irin had been using the Blood Jasmine as her main weapon and had never slacked off.
Not long ago, Irin discovered that the Blood Jasmine's progress bar had finally risen from [E] to [D], and its stats had greatly increased. It was worth celebrating.
That ability … at critical moments, it would definitely be able to play an unexpected role.
After discovering the thing behind his back, Yi Lin faintly had a terrifying speculation in his mind.
"Could the truth behind this trial be …"
In the darkness.
Everything was silent.
Irin's eyes were bright and spirited.
Suddenly.
Knock knock knock.
There was a sudden sound of knocking on the door.
In the room.
Irin suddenly sat up from her bed.
Midnight?
After dawn?
Knocking in the middle of the night?
Ah, this?
Irin just happened to be stroking her knife, which saved her the step of taking out the knife. She slowly got off the bed, her movements were gentle and did not make a single sound. At the same time, she activated [Pursuing Shadow].
The moment the skill was activated, the thing called "presence" on Irin's body disappeared like the tide.
Irin was like a shadow, hiding in the darkness, and she suppressed her breathing to the extreme.
[Pursuing Shadow] was the first skill that Irin added to the module, and it was also the only skill that was upgraded to the max level using the chaos value. She had relied on this skill to become rich, so naturally, she could control it as she wished.
Knock knock.
Knock knock knock.
Knock knock, knock knock knock, knock knock, knock knock.
Seeing that Yi Lin didn't move from the other side of the door, the strange knocking sound in the middle of the night actually had a rhythm to it. It was as if a professional drummer was using the wooden door as a drum and his fingers as a stick. He was so excited that he was flying.
"… …"
When Irin thought of this, the creepy and creepy atmosphere that she had just managed to create suddenly disappeared without a trace.
A perfectly normal creepy experience was broken by this rhythm, and Irin almost laughed out loud.
Finally.
The multiple choice question came late.
[In this night that is as quiet as a cemetery, the moon is dark and the wind is strong, but you can't fall asleep.]
[Just after dawn, there was a strange knocking sound outside your door.]
[You know very well that you don't know many people in this school. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anyone who would visit you in this way at this time.]
[But if you think about it carefully, it seems to be possible.]
[For example, a young girl who is also a transfer student, or a cute junior who you just met not long ago, or even the hot Queen of Flame Luo.]
Irin: "?"
The narration seemed to have become strange.
[After thinking about it carefully, you feel that there is still such a possibility.]
[Maybe, something else will happen.]
[Of course, you are not such a person.]
[You just want to find out the truth.]
[Anyway, this is just a school, nothing too creepy will happen, definitely not.]
[You quickly made your choice.]
[Please make your choice.]
[A, I think it is very likely to be a transfer student from the same year. There must be something urgent to visit in the middle of the night, so I opened the door.]
[B, I think it is very likely to be Saya. After all, Saya has admired you for a long time, so I opened the door.]
[C, I think it is very likely to be the Queen of Flame Luo. After all, she has a deep impression of me, so I opened the door.]
Irin read all the options without missing a word, and in the dark, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Wait a minute.
Was there a difference between these three options?
Didn't they all open the door?
This kind of obvious trap, was it testing the apostle's IQ, or was it whipping the apostle's IQ?
There shouldn't be anyone so stupid that they couldn't even see through such an obvious trap, right?
In the options, the last part was not "I plan to open the door," but "I opened the door."
If Irin's speculation was not wrong, the moment he made his choice, no matter which option in the ABC option, this tightly shut door would instantly open, and then trigger a cruel death event.
Irin thought of Silly Girl's death.
The triggering of such a death event was very likely to be forced, and even with the apostle's ability, he might not be able to avoid death.
"Oh? In other words, if I don't open the door, you can't do anything to me? Then it's simple. "
Irin continued to activate Shadow Following and lay back in bed.
One minute later.
The knocking on the door was still in a certain rhythm, one beat at a time.
[Please make your choice.]
[Please make your choice as soon as possible.]
[This might be an unforgettable night, don't you want to open the door? Please make your choice.]
Bai Jun urged frantically.
The knocking outside the door became more frequent, faster, and more intense —
Suddenly.
Just as the knocking rhythm was about to reach its climax, it strangely stopped abruptly.
The knocking at the door in the middle of the night was instantly replaced by an ear-piercing noise that sounded like sharp fingernails scratching the door.
That ear-piercing noise was so unpleasant that Irin felt his eardrums go numb, and the numbness extended to his scalp.
Irin, "…"
[She left.]
Irin, "…"
[She seems to have really left.]
Irin turned over.
[Alright, she really left this time.]
Irin realized that the narration seemed to be getting more and more naughty.
Under the blanket, Irin silently released psychokinetic tentacles and quickly sent them out of the door.
“？”
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