Before setting off, Chen Muye and the others had specifically instructed Lin Qiye to be careful when using his abilities.
Since the humans infected by this mythical creature cannot be identified by their appearance, we must find other ways to distinguish them. Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen, as the only two among them with the ability to perceive the forbidden area with their spiritual power, are naturally very important.
Just as Lin Qiye had thought, his Seraph's Eye could identify infected individuals.
At this moment, in his mental perception realm, Liu Xiaoyan was like a flesh-and-blood monster in human skin, skillfully manipulating that body, naturally whispering to her deskmate.
In this classroom, besides Liu Xiaoyan, there was another infected person.
That was also a girl, but Lin Qiye didn't have a deep impression of her. She was the kind of girl who was inconspicuous in the class. Her name was Han Ruoruo.
At that moment, she was quietly writing something, then turned around and handed a small note to the boy behind her.
Lin Qiye, the boy behind her, also knew him, and they were quite familiar with each other...
Liu Yuan.
He would never forget Liu Yuan, who had once pushed him when he faced the Ghost-Faces.
"Approximately how many?" Chen Muye's voice came through the earpiece again.
"There are two in my classroom, and when I first came here, I specifically scanned all the classrooms on this floor, and there are probably six on this floor alone."
"Is there... any hope for them?"
"They're gone," Lin Qiye said confidently. "Their internal organs have disappeared, and inside are all strange clumps of flesh and blood. Even if you kill those things, they definitely won't survive."
"They... died the moment they were eaten."
"There have already been six victims on just one floor. If we look at the whole school... how many people would die?"
When so many people die at the same time in a school, that school is basically doomed.
The social impact of this incident is even more terrifying!
After a long silence on the other end of the headset, Chen Muyi slowly spoke: "I understand... Continue to observe, don't alert them."
"Received."
Lin Qiye took out paper and pen and listened attentively to the teacher's lecture, just like an ordinary student.
After the teacher had been lecturing for more than ten minutes, Li Yifei ran breathlessly to the door and knocked.
"Report!"
"Li Yifei? You're late." The teacher didn't give Li Yifei, a seasoned pro, a friendly look.
"Teacher, I've taken sick leave, and I have a sick leave slip!" Li Yifei waved the sick leave slip from his book.
The teacher glared at him: "...Go back to your seat right now. If you don't do well on this test again, I'll have to call your parents."
"... Hm?" Lin Xi Chen was leaning against the wall outside Lin Qiye's classroom, clutching a black box and rolling a lollipop around in her mouth. Something felt off, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Li Yifei's explanation hadn't quite added up, but she didn't want to nitpick—maybe he had just used an old sick note...
Li Yifei hurriedly sat back down next to Lin Qiye, and while picking up a book, he whispered to Lin Qiye:
"How's it going?"
"I know a little, but not everything." Lin Qiye glanced out the window. "I need an opportunity, an opportunity to sense the entire school's teachers and students."
Li Yifei was startled. "You mean..."
"After this class, there will be the flag-raising ceremony, and then... I'll be able to get a basic understanding of the situation."
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly
....
Office building.
"403, 403... 403! Found it."
Hongying and Si Xiaonan stopped at the door of the Dean of Students' office. They looked at each other and quickly took their positions.
Si Xiaonan stood at the door with the black box on her back, while Hongying hid in a blind spot behind the door, ready to break in at any moment.
Si Xiaonan cleared her throat and reached out to knock on the door.
Knock knock knock!
After the three beeps sounded, the two held their breath and waited for several seconds, but the room remained silent.
Hongying frowned slightly and gave Si Xiaonan a look.
Si Xiaonan knocked a few more times, but there was still no response.
Hongying gestured for Xiaonan to step back a few steps, then walked to the door, took out a thin thread from her pocket, and gently turned it in the lock.
Click—!
With a soft sound, the door slowly opened.
Behind the door was an empty office.
Hongying cautiously entered the room, searched around, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was there.
"Sister Hongying, the people here must have just left not long ago, the cups are still warm," Si Xiaonan said, touching the cups on the table."
They must have gone to a meeting. If they were just using the restroom, they wouldn't have locked the door." Hongying nodded slightly. "Anyway, let's search this place first and see if there are any clues."
Si Xiaonan nodded, "I'll keep watch for you."
She closed the door, turned sideways to the window, took out a small, delicate mirror from her pocket, and carefully observed her surroundings through the reflection.
Hongying quickly began searching, looking through the desk, drawers, filing cabinets, flower beds... she searched everywhere she could, but found nothing of value except a pile of useless documents.
Suddenly, she stopped and sniffed carefully.
"Xiao Nan, can you smell anything?" Hong Ying frowned slightly.
"Huh? I don't think so." Si Xiaonan sniffed carefully and answered blankly.
Hongying frowned more and more. She squatted down and followed the faint stench. Finally, her gaze fell on a tile under the chair.
The tile looks clean, but there are signs that it has been pried open.
She took out a small knife, pushed hard against the edge of the tile, and lifted a small corner of the tile, releasing a strong sour smell!
Enduring the stench, Hongying gently used the tip of her knife to pry out what was under the tile—a whole piece of yellowish-brown soft membrane…
As the thin film was unfolded, Hongying's pupils suddenly contracted!
"Skin...this is human skin!" Hongying suddenly looked up at Si Xiaonan. "These infected people can shed their skin?!"
Si Xiaonan frowned. "A snake?"
"It's possible. If we report this information to Wu Xiangnan, we might be able to find out more about this mythical creature." Hongying quickly stuffed the leather back into the tile and covered it up again.
Just as Hongying had covered up all traces of her presence, a sudden melody rang out from outside the window, startling her!
Hearing the familiar melody, Hongying walked to the window, looking down at the increasing number of students walking out of the building, and murmured to herself:
"A flag-raising ceremony? Is the music for all the flag-raising ceremonies across the entire university the same...?"
...
At this moment, Lin Qiye and Li Yifei were in the corridor, slowly moving down the stairs along with the noisy student line.
Li Yifei cautiously looked around, then leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear.
"Qiye, you joined them, does that mean you also have that special ability?"
"Um."
"Damn, I'm so envious... What's your ability?"
"Using my mind to sense things nearby, something like that," Lin Qiye replied vaguely.
"Then can you tell the difference between monsters and people?"
"Yes."
"Then... tell me the truth, how many are there in our class?"
"Two, Liu Xiaoyan and Han Ruoruo."
Upon hearing those two names, Li Yifei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, thank goodness Wu Shujie isn't. I've had a crush on her for so many years. If she had turned into a monster, I probably would never have dated again in my life."
Lin Qiye:..."
"And now? How many do I have around me?" Li Yifei asked worriedly.
"The fifth person in front of you, that girl, is also one."
"Her?" Li Yifei recalled for a moment, "She was from the next class, I think her name was... Tian Li, she was also turned into a monster... That's not so surprising."
Lin Qiye was taken aback. "Why?"
Li Yifei raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you notice? Oh, right, you've only been here a few days, you wouldn't know these things."
"What did you find?"
"Liu Xiaoyan, Han Ruoruo, and Tian Li... they're in the same dorm!"