After going through countless trials, normally speaking, no matter how disgusting and strange the scene in front of her was, the twisted monsters, the wriggling tentacles, and even the strange, pale, smiling faces on the other side of the wall would not make Yi Lin have such feelings towards the terrifying scene.
The strangest scene was that there was no scene at all.
On the other side of the wall, what appeared in front of Irin was a boundless darkness.
It was not simply the darkness of "night".
It could not even be described as a "color".
The darkness in front of him was pure, twisted, and restless. It was as if the concept of "darkness" had been solidified. The extreme darkness was within reach.
Irin had an illusion that if he reached out his hand, even if it was just an inch, he would be able to touch the essence of "darkness".
It was no longer a color, nor was it a background. It had become an existence known as "darkness". Even if he was just staring at it, Irin had the illusion that he was sinking into it.
Irin had no time to think about that stupid multiple choice question.
His eyes seemed to have lost their luster and became pure black. It was like a pool of stagnant water at the bottom of an abyss. It was so black that there were no ripples.
Just an inch.
Not even an inch.
It was within reach.
In the blink of an eye.
It was right in front of him.
Irin was almost stuck to the darkness. Face to face, face to face.
In the "darkness", there seemed to be a pair of eyes that were indifferently looking at Irin.
For some reason, a sentence suddenly appeared in Irin's mind.
When you are staring into the abyss, the abyss is staring back at you.
Suddenly.
At this moment, Yi Lin sensed a sharp gust of wind coming from the back of his head.
Almost without thinking, Irin took out Blood Jasmine and followed the direction of the gust of wind, placing the blade behind his head.
Ding!
Irin happened to block the blade behind his head, but his entire body was instantly shot down from the top of the wall.
"F * ck, why did you cut me!"
Irin crawled up from the ground, shook his numb wrist, and stared at Oda Wu with a murderous look.
Oda Wu's face was expressionless as she sheathed her katana. "Nothing else. I just want to wake you up."
Irin recalled the state just now.
There was indeed something in the darkness.
The world outside the walls was also very strange.
But he didn't lose his mind, it's just that his appearance of thinking was too deep, causing Oda Wu to misunderstand that he was under some kind of trick to confuse his mind.
If Irin had really been bewitched, she would not have been able to block Oda Wu's attack.
"You almost chopped me to death, okay?"
Forget it, Oda Wu was just being kind.
But …
Irin was still very angry!
This woman didn't show any mercy when she attacked just now, okay?
That slash was definitely the pinnacle of strength and agility that Oda Wu was capable of.
Perhaps?
Saya stared at the two of them with a strange look in his eyes.
What kind of game were these two playing?
"Is it edible?"
Saya suddenly asked innocently.
It was as if he didn't notice Irin's "violation of school rules" when he tried to climb over the wall.
Oda Wu didn't explain further.
Irin had every reason to suspect that Oda Wu had indeed planned to take Irin's box without hesitation if he had really been bewitched.
But Irin had no evidence.
During the Huating City incident, Oda Wu was also the first to accumulate enough death points for the mission failure penalty. From this, it could be seen how much this woman disregarded life.
In her eyes, there was nothing but the katana.
Irin secretly labeled Oda Wu as a "dangerous person".
But he also tacitly stopped bringing up the incident just now to avoid any misunderstanding.
After all, dealing with this kind of person was much more comfortable than dealing with old schemers. After all, it was simple and easy to understand without so many twists and turns.
After Irin was chopped down from the wall by Oda Wu.
The options in front of him all disappeared.
Instead, he was replaced by a light narration.
— — [After careful consideration, you decided not to violate school rules and chose to be a good student.]
To this …
Irin was speechless.
Didn't they say that going out in the middle of the night was already a violation of school rules?
You have double standards, bro!
Irin carefully reviewed the three options and felt that there was no f * * king way to go about it.
In summary, the three options used three reasons to converge into one option — — [Go out].
[A] was to reason with him, [B] was to move him emotionally, and [C] was even more outrageous as it directly used reverse psychology.
Irin speculated that once he made the choice, his body would involuntarily climb over the wall and be swallowed up by the strange darkness.
It was getting late.
Although climbing over the wall was equivalent to a useless action.
However, Yi Lin was eighty percent sure that this seemingly simple escape by climbing over the wall was a dead end that wouldn't work.
Of course, at first, Irin didn't think that the exit of an escape dungeon would be so simple and brainless. He just wanted to confirm some thoughts.
"Saya, by the way, during the day, you seemed to have said that you've been in school?"
"Yes!"
Saya nodded obediently.
"Been?"
"Yes! Saya has been in school all this time! "
Oda Wu suddenly frowned as if she had thought of something.
This was the second thing on her list for the night.
"So, do you still remember where you came from in the first place?"
Saya raised his hand happily. It seemed that under the high level of favorability, Saya could be said to have told Irin everything he knew, gave him whatever he wanted, and gave him whatever he wanted … In the end, when the favorability was at its peak, there were still many benefits.
Under the different gazes of Irin and Oda Wu, Saya's expression was natural as he said without hesitation, "Saya came out of the 'infirmary'!"
Irin quickly exchanged glances with Oda Wu.
They exchanged glances.
They found the same problem.
'Infirmary?
Came out?
Born?
Who gave birth? '
As long as it was a normal school, there would be an admission process.
In other words, Saya should have come from outside the school to inside the school.
However, when Saya casually mentioned this during the day, Irin noticed that Saya did not know anything about the world outside of Styx Junior High School. According to her, since she was "born" until now, she was already in the first grade of Styx Junior High School.
Then, what about her memories before junior high school?
Were they erased?
Or was there some other inside story?
This was also one of the important reasons why Irin still went out for a night tour in the middle of the night even though the ghosts were knocking on the door.
— It was inconvenient during the day.
However, at night, more choices could be unlocked.
Yes, everything was a choice. Everything followed the heart. Irin fully understood the essence of the mission hint.
Although Oda Wu did not use her brain often and only liked to use her sword, it was not difficult for her to notice such an obvious anomaly.
Saya happily walked in front with a slightly excited expression on his face.
It seemed that walking outside at night was also a novel experience.
Irin did not notice that Saya's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and they were once again emitting a green light.
Saya's pupils gradually narrowed and became like the pupils of a beast.
"Did you notice when you were approaching the gate just now?"
Irin and Oda Wu followed Saya while exchanging insights.
Oda Wu did not turn her head. She stared at Saya's back as if she was staring at a prey. She casually asked, "Baldy?"
"Uh, no … I'm talking about the lock."
“？”
Irin laughed and said, "That lock is almost rusted to the point that it can't be used. I suspect that even if you insert the key, you can't twist it open. Of course, since you have the 'access permit', it doesn't matter whether the lock exists or not. If that baldy and that dog are really powerful, then it doesn't matter whether the lock is locked or not. "
"…"
"Then, here's the question. Why would they install a useless lock? Could it be that there really was a key to this lock in this school? But if there isn't, what's the point of this lock? "
"…?"
"I think that this might be a hint. Or perhaps, this lock has existed since the very beginning of this school. That's why it hasn't been changed. And there's another strange thing. I realized that if we exclude the five transfer students, the concept of 'going out' doesn't even exist in the minds of the others. "
"Then, this lock is even more meaningless. In Saya's opinion, the beginning of the River Styx is the 'entire world'. Rather than saying that the purpose of this lock is to close the gate and prevent the students from escaping, it's better to say … "
In the darkness, Irin smiled confidently and said the final conclusion, "It's to prevent certain people from 'outside' from coming in. The walls, the gate, the lock, and the guards are more like a declaration. It's a declaration that this is' someone's territory 'and no one is allowed to touch it."
Oda Wu nodded.
She did not understand, but she felt that it was awesome.
A moment later.
Oda Wu expressed her thoughts. "Wouldn't it be fine if we just cut it off?"
Irin: "…"
It was as if she was talking to a cow.
Ah, no. Be more confident. Remove the word 'as if'.
She was f * cking talking to a cow.
Irin covered her forehead.
Saya walked faster and faster.
Oda Wu's footsteps quickened. When she was shoulder to shoulder with Irin, she suddenly said, "I feel that you've changed."
Irin was stunned.
After Oda Wu said this, she fell silent again.
Irin was baffled. "Why does it sound like you're very familiar with me? It shouldn't be. "
Oda Wu shook her head. "It's this. Tell me."
As she said this, Oda Wu seemed to be afraid that Irin would not understand. She gently rubbed the sword in her hand.
Irin: "…"
The atmosphere suddenly became mysterious.
This was obviously a sci-fi world.
Irin did not intend to ask further.
After all, it was not the time.
One in front and two behind, the three of them walked through the forest.
They arrived in front of a building.
Saya happily pointed at the T-shaped frame above the building with the paint peeled off. She said with an excited expression, "Senior Ling, it's here! This is where Saya came from! "
Oda Wu and Irin stopped talking and quickly came to the place Saya pointed at.
The style of the building was similar to the teaching building and the cafeteria. Irin had also passed by this place during the day.
Because the building was too inconspicuous, Irin only glanced at it briefly and felt that the blood-red "T" sign was a little strange. However, this kind of strange style was everywhere, so Irin did not pay too much attention to it.
"Infirmary?"
When he learned that the "T" building in front of him was the so-called "infirmary", Irin could not help but be stunned.
"Is there an infirmary that uses a" T "sign as a sign?"
Wait.
The top of the "T" seemed to have been broken by something. The fracture was too neat, and it looked very natural. There was no sense of disharmony.
So it seemed that this place was originally a cross?
Irin and Oda Wu were still looking around.
Saya walked straight forward and opened the door as if he had returned to his own home.
Oh.
The door was not locked.
Saya did not look back and waved at Irin behind him. In the blink of an eye, he entered through the slightly opened door and disappeared from the infirmary.
Irin and Oda Wu saw this scene and could not help but look at each other … to confirm.
A moment later.
Oda Wu could not help but say, "Something is strange."
Irin smiled. "Even you can see it. How can I not? It's just that since we're already here, it would be a pity if we don't go in and take a look. "
As he spoke.
Irin went straight to the infirmary door.
The moment he opened the door, Irin deliberately slowed down his movements for a few seconds.
At the same time, he spread his psychokinesis in all directions in the infirmary to avoid any ancient traps like hammers, nail boards, and hanging ropes.
Irin walked in.
But his heart was clear.
When there should be a multiple-choice question, there was no choice. What did that mean?
"Interesting."
Irin did not tell Oda Wu his thoughts. After seeing that there was no abnormality, he signaled Oda Wu to enter the infirmary.
In fact, Oda Wu was not afraid of anything. She had already pulled out her sword and held it in her hand, pointing diagonally to the ground.
In this relaxed posture, the sword in her hand could be raised, slashed, and stabbed at any time. With the sword in hand, she had everything. She had nothing to be afraid of.
In the darkness, there was a strange smell.
It was disinfectant, but it did not seem so simple.
For a while, Irin could not distinguish it.
Perhaps in the real world, there was no such strange smell.
After all, this was a trial. Everything was possible.
Even if a Bloody Nurse with a ferocious face and a curvy body rushed out of the darkness, or a monster with a triangular head and a big sword in bell-bottoms, Irin would not be surprised.
Irin could roughly feel through his touch that this building called the "infirmary" was divided into many unsealed compartments. Each compartment had a surgical chair like the one in a dental clinic. There were all kinds of twisted metal arms with all kinds of sharp instruments installed at the front. In the darkness, there was a faint cold and strange light.
"Here, Senior Ling."
The melodramatic plot did not happen. If Shaye suddenly disappeared after entering the infirmary, then it would really become a horror story.
Irin thought about it and simply hid Blood Jasmine behind his hand, just in case.
After all, he could not predict what would happen next. With a weapon in hand, he felt more at ease.
Shaye twisted her butt in the darkness.
Her skirt was a little short.
Irin was expressionless. His eyes were focused on his nose, his nose was focused on his mouth, and his mouth was focused on his heart. His heart was as calm as water.
Psychokinesis was far more useful in the dark than sight. At the very least, he would not be bumped by the tables and chairs around him.
If there were no outsiders around, Irin would have wanted to put in a peephole to be faster.
The space inside the infirmary seemed to be more spacious than it looked from the outside.
Irin and Oda Mai followed behind Shaye and passed through a few compartments before arriving in front of a wall.
There was a door on the wall.
The side of the door was sparkling as if there was some crystal-clear liquid solidifying beside the door.
Shaye opened the door with a smile.
"Senior Ling, Shaye came out from here!"
Behind the door, there was a deeper darkness that seemed to have no end.
There were different differences between black and black.
There were slightly black, slightly black, very black, very black, too black, black wood ear, black ink … and so on.
In short, after seeing the "scene" outside the wall, the darkness behind the door did not give Irin any pressure at all.
I have seen the abyss. Why should I be afraid of the dark room?
After Shaye entered the door, Irin continued to use his psychokinesis to open a path and enter the darkness.
Oda Mai hesitated for a moment, but still clenched her katana and followed.
Behind the door.
It was a spiral staircase that led downwards.
Thud thud thud thud.
As the three of them walked down the stairs, the torches hanging on both sides lit up intelligently.
"Is this also 'magic'? It's no different from magic, right? Different paths lead to the same destination? "
Irin did not stop walking.
Oda Mai felt that everything in front of her was novel and could not help but take a few more glances.
"This gives me a feeling of … welcome? Haha. "
Oda Mai followed behind silently.
She looked at the back of the man … the boy in front of her.
She felt that it was somewhat unfamiliar.
Oda Mai could not explain it. She felt that the feeling Irin gave her seemed to be somewhat different.
That was what Katana said.
But Oda Mai could not pinpoint exactly what was different about it.
Just as Irin said, they were not familiar with each other.
But compared to Irin in the Haunted-mist Mountain trial and the incident in Huating City, Oda Mai always felt that something seemed to have happened to Irin.
Something that was enough to completely change a person.
However.
What did this have to do with her?
Oda Mai pursed her lips and remained silent.
Soon.
The three of them reached the end of the spiral staircase.
Rub rub rub rub.
In an instant, the fire was ignited.
When the scene of the underground of the infirmary was completely presented in front of the two of them, even Irin finally felt a kind of visual shock.
In front of them.
It was a spacious basement that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Walking out of the spiral staircase, Irin stepped on the ground of the basement.
There was a sticky and disgusting feeling on the soles of her shoes.
There was a pungent smell all around. If one looked carefully, it turned out that the smell similar to disinfectant in the infirmary came from here.
Of course, this was not the main point.
There was finally some fluctuation on Oda Mai's stiff and pretty face.
Her eyes widened a little and her lips moved slightly. She, who was not good with words, did not know what words to use to describe the horrible and strange scene in front of her for a while.
After a short surprise, Irin calmed down a few seconds later and could not help laughing. "Is it really like this?"
As she said, Irin stepped on the sticky and wet ground and walked forward silently with the dim light that suddenly lit up on the surrounding walls, intending to take a closer look.
"These are … eggs?"
"To be precise, I think it might be more appropriate to use the word 'eggs' to describe them."
That was right.
In front of her, the ceiling, the ground, the corners, and the walls were densely covered with eggs.
Each egg was different in size. The small one was only the size of a fist, and the big one looked bigger than the life-support cabin.
The eggs of different sizes almost filled the vast basement. Each egg was filled with an unknown light red liquid. It was a little like blood, but not quite. Under the illumination of the surrounding firelight, the scarlet liquid in each translucent egg reflected a beautiful red light. It made Irin and Oda Mai's delicate skin red. It was very cute.
The eggs of different shapes seemed to be arranged in a certain pattern.
The closer the eggs were to the spiral staircase, the smaller the size. The deeper the eggs were, the bigger the size.
Inside the fist-sized eggs, there was a thin spiral of granulation. It was hard to tell what it was.
Irin's expression was calm as she walked straight through the gaps of the eggs.
She did not know if it was man-made or not, but in the basement full of eggs, there was enough space for one person to pass through. It was not difficult to walk to the depths.
The torches around swayed. Irin and Oda Mai felt as if they were in a monster's nest, and the eggs in front of them were all the offspring of the monster. In the big eggs, it seemed that a monster would break out at any time. Oda Mai clenched her sword tightly, as if she could not hold it in any moment and slashed.
She walked a few steps closer.
Irin reached the depths of the ovary.
Suddenly.
Irin could not help but laugh.
"So this is the so-called … place of birth?"
Oda Mai heard Irin's laughter echoing in the basement. She frowned, but still quickened her steps and came to Irin's side.
Ding.
Oda Mai could not hold it in. She flicked her thumb, and the katana flew out a few inches.
Irin quickly pressed the katana back on Oda Mai's waist and said in a low voice, "I suggest that you don't cut randomly. You didn't realize that these eggs are full of liquid. If it's a monster, then forget it. But don't forget that there is a monster behind us. This liquid may react with the thing behind us."
After Irin explained.
Oda Mai also obediently pressed the katana back.
She pressed it to death.
No longer moving.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the workmanship is quite realistic."
Oda Mai silently glanced at Irin, but did not say anything.
Because she also felt that it was quite realistic. She felt the same.
The reason why Irin and Oda Mai were surprised was not because there was a monster in the eggs.
It was because, in the light red liquid in the eggs, there were all … people!
The life in those huge eggs seemed to have reached the final stage. One by one, the naked "people" closed their eyes and quietly soaked in the liquid, motionless.
But "they" seemed to have the basic vital signs of a "person". In the eggs, the chests of each "person" rose and fell slightly, as if they were breathing, but also as if they were sleeping.
Whether it was Irin or Oda Mai, they both understood the reason for everything in front of them.
This was the "place of birth" of all the students in Styx Junior High School!
They were all oviparous!
Born from the eggs in front of them!
Along the way, passing through the ovary, Irin and Oda Mai felt as if they were strolling in the museum of the origin of life. They witnessed with their own eyes how the granulation in the eggs evolved into the shape of a "person" and the evolution of various characteristics on the surface of the body.
The two of them were silent for a long time.
Irin carefully looked left, right, up, down, front, and back.
She was looking for the difference between these "oviparous people" and herself.
At this moment, Irin felt like she was playing a game of "Everyone is looking for trouble".
In the end, Irin also found the difference.
The spine of these "oviparous people" that had not yet been born in front of them did not have the strange lump of flesh behind Irin and Oda Mai.
"Did you find it?"
Irin pointed at the spine of the oviparous people.
Oda Mai nodded indifferently.
"So, we are the 'transfer students'?"
Suddenly.
Oda Mai turned her head abruptly and stared in the direction they came from. Her body suddenly bent down, and she made a posture of drawing her sword. She was like a frozen statue, motionless, but full of cold killing intent.
Oda Mai's reaction made Irin immediately raise her guard. Her wrist shook, and Blood Jasmine, which she had been holding tightly behind her, turned over and held in her palm.
One second.
Ten seconds.
Thirty seconds.
There were no enemies in front of them.
Irin's perception, there was no one else.
Apart from the two of them, there was no third person or monster around them.
Of course, the oviparous people did not count.
"Two people?"
Irin's gaze focused. "Where's Saya?"
At this moment.
Irin and Oda Mai were too focused on observing the oviparous people, so they did not notice one thing.
Saya, who had led them all the way to this "place of birth".
… was gone.
"…"
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