The meeting ended inconclusively. After returning to her dorm, Shi Xiao was subjected to a series of deliberate harassments by her roommates. She couldn't get a good night's rest and had to get up with dark circles under her eyes to continue her campus life the next day.
The following evening, Lin Yi spoke with Shi Xiao alone, telling her he had found a clue to achieving a 4-star completion. Shi Xiao believed him without question and followed Lin Yi to the dark stadium. Lin Yi hadn't lied to her; there was indeed a clue to a 4-star completion in the stadium. Inside, she saw an extremely dangerous, eerie woman in red, which triggered the 4-star completion quest.
However, during the mission, she nearly lost her life at the hands of the monsters several times and asked Lin Yi for help countless times, but each time the message seemed to disappear into thin air. It wasn't until she escaped unharmed that Lin Yi arrived late, looking guilty.
If she had been given a little more time, she could have completed the 4-star mission. Unfortunately, instead of being killed by the monster, she was betrayed by Lin Yi, whom she once trusted the most.
In her previous life, she never understood why Lin Yi dared to kill her and steal her talent in front of so many viewers on Earth during a live stream. But after Jiang Wan demonstrated how to block the live stream, she had some guesses. Perhaps Lin Yi had similar methods.
After sorting through her memories, Shi Xiao smiled instead of getting angry. This time, Lin Yi had better not provoke her, otherwise she wouldn't mind returning the heart-wrenching blow to him in the same way.
While players were carefully searching for clues in the dungeon, a trending topic suddenly dominated the headlines of major media outlets across China, capturing everyone's attention: "Shocking! Horror game player Shi Xiao's past misdeeds exposed."
The content consists of a casual photo of Shi Xiao wearing a blue dress and a 5-minute video.
Zhang Jianguo opened the video that Li Pingan had sent him. The video was taken from a hidden angle, with low resolution and dim lighting, so the face was not clearly visible. However, it was clear that the woman in the video was wearing a blue dress that was exactly the same as the one in the photo. Her figure, height, and even hairstyle were very similar to Shi Xiao in the photo.
The video was likely filmed in a dimly lit place like a bar or karaoke room. The woman in the video is sitting on a man's lap, one arm around his neck and the other holding a bottle of liquor. Their bodies are pressed together, and her skirt is lifted by the man, making for extremely suggestive actions. Anyone who sees this video can easily imagine the erotic scene that unfolded.
The video was accompanied by the following text: [Shi Xiao, a teacher at a private elementary school in Shanhaiguan City, is supposedly a so-called hero in China. It's unbelievable that she's secretly engaged in such a despicable form of prostitution. To glorify such a disgraced escort as a hero is a complete disgrace to China!]
Since the advent of horror games, any post even remotely related to them has garnered a huge amount of attention, let alone gossip about gamers' private lives. Once posted, the post quickly racked up tens of millions of views and shares, and many unsuspecting bystanders were misled, leaving comments filled with profanities.
[This thing can be a teacher? Don't go out and mess with the kids.]
[Oh my god, I didn't even realize Shi Xiao was this kind of person while watching the live stream. He always pretends to be so serious.]
[You can know a person's face but not their heart; such a person doesn't deserve to be hailed as a hero by China.]
[I used to like her when I watched her livestreams, but she's so disgusting. I hope she dies in the dungeon already.]
[Exactly, don't embarrass China. China doesn't need a prostitute to save it.]
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[I am Professor Shi's student, and Professor Shi is not the kind of person you are describing!]
[I am a teacher at xxx private elementary school in Shanhai City. I can guarantee that Teacher Shi is definitely not the kind of person shown in the video.]
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There were all sorts of opinions, including some students, parents, and teachers who laughed and joked in support of Shi Shi, but most of them were uninformed bystanders and keyboard warriors who loved to watch the drama unfold. Public opinion was almost entirely one-sided.
Zhang Jianguo's brows furrowed deeper, his voice filled with displeasure: "This is utter nonsense! Xiao Li, investigate!"
Li Ping'an sensed Zhang Jianguo's anger. Zhang Jianguo rarely looked at these things online, so Li Ping'an assumed he believed the post. He quickly advised, "Commander, I don't think Miss Shi is that kind of person. The internet is full of all sorts of things these days, and many people say whatever they want for clicks. Don't take it seriously. Why don't you wait until she comes back and ask her again?"
Zhang Jianguo rolled his eyes at him: "Wait for her to come back? Wait for her to see these things and feel disheartened? Investigate, investigate thoroughly!"
Li Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief." It seems the Commander-in-Chief is indeed sharp-witted and perceptive; he had worried for nothing.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Jianguo took off his glasses and added, "I remember there's a hacker at the base. Let him investigate; he'll be faster."
Li Ping'an was somewhat surprised, but he immediately accepted the order.
Wasn't that hacker from the base specifically transferred here to be in charge of the base's internal network security? That's one of China's top hackers. Asking him to check the IP of a post? Isn't that using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
Although he didn't understand, Li Ping'an still carried out the order swiftly and decisively.
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Shi Xiao, who was completely unaware of the real world, had finished her lunch break and swaggered out of dormitory 104, followed by An Ning and Yu Mengzhi, both with bruised and swollen faces, as well as Freya and Agatana, who were waiting at the door.
When the two returned from their meal, they saw Shi Xiao ransacking their dorm room without any attempt to hide it from them. Seeing their own wardrobe also searched, the two were instantly enraged and transformed into their demonic forms. However, they were only level 6 evil spirits after all, and Shi Xiao, without even drawing her ferocious black scythe, easily beat them up with her bare hands, leaving them completely submissive.
Before leaving, Shi Xiao left Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in the dormitory and gave her bracelet to the two little paper figures for safekeeping. The two little ones were very happy to receive the mission again and kept promising to complete it.
As soon as the afternoon bell rang, a beautiful woman with golden curly hair walked into Class 4 classroom, carrying a stack of test papers, and said, "We'll have a test during these two periods."
A chorus of groans erupted in the classroom. Ugh, another exam. I hate these teachers who take up so many classes! The first period is supposed to be literature, but the next period is their favorite dance class. Looks like that's it again.
However, the beautiful female teacher ignored the students' cries of pain, handed the test papers to Xie Zhizhi and asked her to distribute them, while she herself swayed her slender waist and sat down in the chair with a smile.
After Lilith sat down, she crossed one leg with a smug look, admiring her exquisite manicure. Literature class? What a joke! She hadn't even finished high school; how could she be expected to take a literature class? Anyway, the rules stated that teachers had the right to give random in-class quizzes, so she could just take exams in every class she taught—how easy!
The test papers were handed out, and the previously noisy classroom gradually quieted down, with only the scratching of students' pens on paper. Shi Xiao wrote furiously; for a Chinese teacher, these questions were far too easy.
Freya didn't seem to have any major problems; she would occasionally pause to think before continuing to write.
Only Agatana was a bit overwhelmed, scratching her head anxiously, only occasionally writing a few words. After one exam, she had managed to give herself a messy, unkempt hairstyle.
Qin Jiuzhou entered as the bell rang for the second dance class. He paused for a moment when he saw Lilith sitting in the classroom picking her nails. He then stepped back to look at the class sign hanging by the door before coming back in: "Um... this is my class, right?"
Lilith, without even looking up, admired the rhinestones on her nails—they were quite sparkly. "I'm swapping my literature class with you tomorrow."
"Oh, oh, oh." Qin Jiuzhou scratched his head and left. The rules didn't say that he couldn't change classes, so it should be fine.
Seeing Qin Jiuzhou leave, Shi Xiao felt a little regretful. But clearly, her regret was premature, because Qin Jiuzhou's dance class... was truly indescribable.
By the time the bell rang for the end of the second period, most students had finished writing and handed in their papers. Lilith, carrying the collected papers, tossed her golden curly hair and walked away without looking back.
Many students in the classroom were still chattering about the questions they had just discussed, while Freya saw Agatana with her messy hair and began to smooth it down.
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman wearing glasses led four men in black security uniforms into the room and shouted sternly, "Quiet down! Return to your seats and stand still. Routine check!"
The noisy classroom immediately fell silent, and all the students obediently returned to their seats. Some students nervously pulled down their shortened skirts, others hurriedly tied their loose hair back up, and still others nervously hid things in their socks and shoes…
The middle-aged woman shouted, "Stand still! Don't move! Anyone who moves again will be taken away and punished!"
The entire classroom instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Four security guards stood in front of the classroom, while the middle-aged woman walked from front to back, inspecting each classroom one by one: "Hehe, the skirts are well altered, drag them away!"
The female student who had been frantically pulling her skirt down was horrified and grabbed the woman's leg: "Director, Director, I didn't change it! The skirt just got too short... Ah—don't punish me, please, Director, Director..."
However, the head of the teaching department simply pried the female student's hands off, and a security guard came up and dragged her out of the classroom without any mercy.
The classroom became even quieter and more oppressive.
The head of student affairs walked up to another female student, stopped, and looked at her disheveled bangs: "Hair disheveled, bangs too long, appearance not up to standard, drag her away!"
"No, no! Director, I was wrong, I'll cut it, I'll cut it right away!" The female student pulled out a pair of scissors from somewhere and, in front of everyone, snipped it.
The security guard who came over to drag the person away was also stunned by this scene, stopped in his tracks, and looked at the head of student affairs. The head of student affairs nodded with satisfaction: "You know you made a mistake and corrected it. You're still a good kid. Don't do it again next time."
"Yes, Director!" The female student was relieved to have escaped a close call after getting her hair cut, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Soon, the head of student affairs walked up to Shi Xiao, his hawk-like eyes scanning her wrist, but he didn't see the bracelet. He simply pushed Shi Xiao aside, turned her desk drawer upside down, but still found nothing, and only then did he reluctantly let her go.
However, Freya, who was sitting diagonally behind Shi Xiao, was not so lucky. The head teacher found her bracelet hidden in her desk drawer and she was dragged out by the security guards.
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In her previous life, she triggered this 4-star quest in the gymnasium, helping a woman in red to seek revenge and kill the murderer who killed her years ago. The woman in red was a female student named Tian Tian in her previous life. According to the student file that Shi Xiao found, Tian Tian was a well-behaved, sensible, and academically excellent student.
No matter how you look at it, this mission doesn't seem like a hidden feature in a horror game. Shi Xiao pondered, could this hidden feature be in a 5-star mission?
There are also known rules in this instance, although many of them state that violations will be severely punished. However, so far, only when the eerie teacher asks a question and the player answers incorrectly have a few players died. Even for someone like Agatana, who answered "I don't know" the first time, the eerie teacher gave her a second chance to answer.
As for violating other rules, such as Freya, although she was taken to the dark room, the system has not yet sent her a notification of elimination, which means that she did not die.
Unlike previous instances where violating the rules would inevitably lead to bizarre and deadly consequences, the rules of the Girls' High School instance are clearly much more lenient.
Shi Xiao wrote down everything she was thinking in her notebook. At that moment, Agatana caught Yuan Yuan, who was flying a little slower. Yuan Yuan was held in her palm and giggled.
Agatana leaned over and glanced at Shi Xiao's notebook. The dense text made her head spin instantly. Forget it, she was just not cut out for reading; she got sleepy as soon as she looked at words. She might as well just ask, "Xiao, did you discover something?"
Shi Xiao glanced at the time on her wristband; it was 6:09 PM. The sky outside her dormitory window was gradually darkening, and it was not far from nightfall.
Shi Xiao thought for a moment, then stuffed the crumpled paper into Agatana's hand: "Take this note with you at 7 o'clock."
Agatana's eyes widened: "Laugh, and what about you?"
"My talent is special, and I can't guarantee what I'll become at night. Take the note with you then and listen to what they're saying." Anyway, after the last instance, Shi Xiao's ability to transform into a ghost is already an open secret on Blue Star, so she has nothing to hide.
Moreover… she glanced thoughtfully at Agatana beside her; this player, also from Earth, seemed to be more than just a simple character.
Thinking of her special talent, Agatana nodded, but was still moved to tears. She carefully hid the note in a secret place close to her body.
[Talent skill [Thousand Transformations] triggered. Current environment data has been read. Transforming...]
[Currently available transformation state 1: Wan Tao (male)]
Weirdness Level: Level 1 Evil Weirdness (Original Body: Level 5 Evil Weirdness)
Weird Unique Skill: Immobilize (Hey, you student in front, which class are you in? Stop right there!)
Currently available transformation state two: Tian Tian (female)
Weirdness Level: Level 5 Evil Weirdness (Original Body was a max-level Evil Weirdness)
Weird Unique Skill: Contract (If you don't keep your promise to me, then die).
Currently available transformation state three: Chen Shuanglian (female)
Weirdness Level: Level 2 Evil Weirdness (Original Body: Level 8 Evil Weirdness)
Weird Unique Skill: Proliferation (Give me a cell, and I can cultivate a new species)
Please select transformation state 10, 9, 8, 7...
Wan Tao's identity makes it easier to check the small dark room. Tian Tian's identity makes it easier to complete the 4-star mission. As for Chen Shuanglian, Shi Xiao had never heard of this name at New Moon Girls' High School. Maybe she's related to the 5-star mission? Should she take a gamble?
To be on the safe side, the best choice would actually be Tian Tian, but Shi Xiao hesitated for a moment and finally took the risk and chose Chen Shuanglian.
Under Agatana's curious gaze, Shi Xiao, who was standing still, disappeared in a dim light, and was replaced by an old woman who looked to be over seventy years old, frail and hunched over with white hair.
"Wow—" Agatana's eyes widened in amazement, clicking her tongue in wonder as she circled Shi Xiao around: "Xiao, who have you transformed into this time?"
Shi Xiao wasn't used to her hunched back. Just as she was about to straighten her spine, she heard a "crack" from her lumbar spine: "Ah—my back, my back!"
Agatana was startled and hurriedly helped Shi Xiao sit down: "Xiao, are you alright? Are you alright?"
Shi Xiao was on the verge of tears. Wasn't it supposed to be eerie? Why did something eerie cause her to strain her back?
After sitting in the chair for a while to recover, Shi Xiao slowly stood up, supporting her aching back: "It's alright, it's alright, I can still manage."
Two little paper figures floated in the air, mimicking Shi Xiao's posture of supporting her waist, chattering: "It can be done, it can be done, it can be done."
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Shi Xiao glared at the two little ones with annoyance, while Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan playfully stuck out their little tongues before lying back on her head.
Fearing that Shi Xiao might strain her back again, Agatana carefully supported her this time, and they slowly walked out.
When they arrived at the teaching building, most of the strange students had already returned to their classrooms to read and do their homework, and there were hardly any people to be seen on the road.
As she passed the teaching building, Shi Xiao, who possessed an eerily sensitive hearing, vaguely heard faint cries and pleas for mercy coming from somewhere, occasionally interspersed with curses. She looked in the direction the sound came from; it seemed to be the restroom on the first floor of the teaching building.
Agatana, who was standing to the side, seemed not to have heard anything. Shi Xiao pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a few more minutes.
"Please...please...don't...I...waaaaaah."
"You dare steal... You've got some nerve... I'll... kill you!"
Hmm, it sounds like some student stole something and got beaten up in the bathroom. Even in this bizarre world, you can encounter school bullying. Shi Xiao shook his head. Forget it, don't meddle.
The art building is behind the teaching building. Normally, it would only take about ten minutes to walk there from the dormitory, but Shi Xiao is now an old lady with frail arms and legs. Agatha helped her, and the two of them walked slowly for twenty minutes before finally arriving.
Just as they were about to reach the art building, a middle-aged woman suddenly emerged from the office building. It was none other than the Dean of Students who had conducted the surprise inspection earlier that day. Upon seeing "Chen Shuanglian," the Dean of Students' eyes lit up: "Professor Chen, I was just about to look for you. What brings you out all of a sudden?"
Upon seeing the head of the teaching department, Agatana couldn't help but tremble slightly, secretly hiding her bracelet-wearing hand behind her back: "Hello, Headmaster."
Shi Xiao lowered her voice and convincingly portrayed an old woman: "Ahem, my old arms and legs are getting tired, so I wanted to go for a walk. That's why I met a kind student who insisted on helping me. Thank you, student, you can go now."
Seeing Shi Xiao wink at her, Agatana realized what was happening and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, since the director is here, I'll be going now." Without waiting for the director to say anything, she took off running into the teaching building.
The head of discipline glanced at Agatana's fleeing figure. That messy hair of hers looked vaguely familiar. Oh well, business is more important.
"Come on, Professor Chen, let me help you." The dean of studies did not suspect anything and helped Shi Xiao slowly walk towards the back of the office building, which was the direction of the small dark room.
A row of small, dark rooms lined up neatly behind the office building, numbering probably twenty or thirty. Each room had only one closed door and no windows; only when you got close could you faintly hear the pitiful cries coming from inside.
The head of discipline helped Shi Xiao walk towards the end of the small dark room: "We caught eight human players today. The principal's idea is to let you see if there are any suitable ones first."
Shi Xiao nodded calmly, but his heart was already churning with turmoil.
The small dark room was guarded by two young and strong men in black security uniforms. When they saw the head of the teaching department bringing "Chen Shuanglian" over, they quickly came forward to greet them: "Director, Professor Chen, you've arrived."
The head of the teaching department nodded: "Which room are those eight people locked in? Open the door."
"Yes, yes, yes." The two guards didn't dare to hesitate and quickly led the two to the last small dark room at the end, took out a key, and unlocked the lock hanging on the door.
The door was pushed open, and the room was pitch black, but the people inside were all strange, possessing night vision, so even without any light, it had no effect.
As soon as the door opened, Shi Xiao's pupils contracted slightly. She saw Freya and seven other female players, their feet chained together, huddled in a corner. When the door opened, the eight of them huddled together, trembling.
Seeing that the students were still reacting, the head of the teaching department was clearly dissatisfied and frowned: "Why haven't they been purified yet?"
The two guards shook their heads: "There are more students today, and Dr. Sun hasn't arrived yet."
Just then, a young female doctor in a white coat walked over: "Oh, Director, Professor Chen, you've come so quickly today. These patients haven't been cleaned up yet."
As Shi Xiao listened to their conversation, she thought of the students she had seen in her previous life. After they came out of the dark room, their eyes were empty. She guessed that this was the purification they were talking about.
The head of the teaching department smiled and said, "I was lucky today. I ran into Professor Chen as soon as I came downstairs, which saved me a lot of time, so I came a little early."
"Then I'll have to trouble the director and Professor Chen to wait a moment. I'll be right there." Dr. Sun said, then walked to the player closest to her and extended a pair of gloved hands. Her fingers glowed with a dark light, and in front of everyone, she plunged them straight into the player's brain from the top of his head.
"Ah—ah—ah—" A pitiful cry came from the player's mouth, but under Dr. Sun's control, she couldn't even put up a fight. The intense pain made her eyes roll back, and tears, snot, and saliva flowed uncontrollably.
The other seven players, who had been huddled together, witnessed her suffering and scurried away in terror to another corner. One of them broke down in tears, crying, "Please, don't kill me..."
One player from a small country even ran over tremblingly, knelt before the headmistress, and hugged her leg: "Don't kill me! I can tell you the list of all the players... No, I can help you deal with them! Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I... I'm useful!"
However, the head of the teaching department simply kicked her away indifferently and looked at Dr. Sun: "Clean this up first, it's making my head hurt from all the noise."
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Dr. Sun chuckled, finished purifying the previous player, withdrew his hand, and then walked towards the terrified player from the small country.
The player, who had already been purified, lay limply on the ground with her eyes wide open and lifeless. Shi Xiao noticed that when Dr. Sun withdrew her hand, the 10 bloody holes on her head faintly flickered with dim light, and then healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, looking no different from the surrounding scalp.
After all eight players had been purified, Dr. Sun took off his medical gloves and tossed them to one of the guards. He then took out a pack of alcohol wipes from the pocket of his white coat, pulled one out, and carefully wiped his hands. "Alright, my work is done. Now it's up to the director and Professor Chen."
After saying that, Dr. Sun turned and left the small dark room.
The head of the teaching department glanced at him and smiled, then said respectfully, "Professor Chen, please."
Shi Xiao's mind raced. Although she didn't know the specific effect of the purification she had just experienced, it must be related to Dr. Sun's special talent. These strange entities seeking out Chen Shuanglian must also be related to Chen Shuanglian's talent. So, what should she do now?
Chen Shuanglian's innate skill is [hyperplasia]. Why would she go to such lengths to capture players? Surely it's not just to give these players a few tumors?
But what use could it be besides generating cells? Shi Xiao racked her brains but couldn't figure it out. She should have captured a few strange students and tested Chen Shuanglian's talent skill first.
Seeing Chen Shuanglian's hesitation, the dean of students spoke again: "Professor Chen, let's begin."
"Ah, okay, okay." Shi Xiao looked at the eight players in the small dark room, their eyes vacant and seemingly lost in thought. She felt a pang of pity, but still slowly walked over. Didn't the principal ask her to see if there were any suitable ones? Well, let's see.
Shi Xiao walked around in front of the eight foolish players, pretending to be deep in thought, then shook his head. He walked around again, continuing to ponder and shake his head in disappointment.
Seeing Chen Shuanglian's appearance, the head of the teaching department couldn't help but asked, "Professor Chen, isn't there a suitable one?"
Shi Xiao made a regretful expression and shook her head again.
The head of student affairs asked suspiciously, "But the principal thinks this seed called Freya is pretty good. Why don't you take another look?"
Seeing the head of the teaching department's suspicion, Shi Xiao gritted his teeth and went over. He carefully looked Freya up and down, and still shook his head: "No, no, what kind of good seed could be captured so easily?"
The head of discipline thought about it and realized he was right. A human player who broke the rules on the first day and got caught was definitely not a good seed; at the very least, their intelligence wasn't very good.
She sighed as well, and gave up, saying, "Well, there really aren't any good seeds lately. Professor Chen, thank you for making this trip. Let me take you home."
Shi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief after getting away with it. Supported by the head of the teaching department, she slowly walked back.
"How is the principal doing lately?" Supported by the head of the teaching department, Shi Xiao pretended to be weak and let her lead him, since Shi Xiao had no idea where Chen Shuanglian lived.
The head of the teaching department didn't suspect anything and continued, "The principal hasn't been doing well lately, so please don't overwork yourself. The Crescent Moon Research Base is counting on you."
Shi Xiao nodded in a mocking manner, continuing to follow the headmaster's words: "Don't be discouraged. Although the human players today are not good, I think there are a lot of people who came this time. Maybe there are some good seeds."
The dean of students nodded with a wry smile: "Yes, there are a few clever ones, but they're not easy to catch. I'm still not as good as Brother Chen..." At this point, the dean of students suddenly stopped, looked at Shi Xiao, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Professor Chen, I didn't mean it. Director Chen, he... sigh—please accept my condolences."
Shi Xiao was a little confused. The head teacher's words contained a lot of information, and she hadn't had time to digest it. She just shook her head mysteriously, didn't say anything, and just sighed.
However, the head of the teaching department thought that "Chen Shuanglian" was reminiscing about the past and sighed, so he quickly comforted her.
When the two reached the secluded library, the dean of students escorted Shi Xiao to the elevator before bidding her farewell and leaving. Professor Chen's laboratory was located on the basement floor of the library, and only the principal and Professor Chen had access to it throughout Crescent Girls' High School. The dean of students didn't want to make a scene, so he escorted her to the elevator, said a few more words of concern, and then left.
After the head of the teaching department disappeared from sight, Shi Xiao groped his way into the elevator.
The elevator has five floors, from basement level to the fourth floor. Shi Xiao thought for a moment and then decisively pressed the button for basement level.
The library at Crescent Girls' High School is hollow. Standing in the middle of the lobby on the first floor, you can see several floors above at a glance, so it's unlikely to be the first to fourth floors. That means it must be the basement.
Sure enough, after pressing the button for the basement level, a sound rang out, and at the same time, a beam of light fell from above onto Shi Xiao.
[Permissions checked... Check passed.]
Welcome back, Chan Shuang-lin.
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As the sound rang out, the elevator began to descend.
The elevator doors opened, and Shi Xiao, with a hunched back, sneaked out of the elevator.
The room is filled with bottles and jars, each containing something soaking in liquid. In the center of the room are several large tables piled high with glass bottles, and against the right wall are a dozen or so high-tech sleep pods. Against the left wall are several enormous bookshelves, crammed full of books, next to which sit a desk and a bed.
The desk was piled high with books in a mess. At that moment, an old woman with a full head of white hair and a hunched back looked up from the pile of books and stared at Shi Xiao with a bewildered expression.
Chen Shuanglian glanced at it a few times, rubbed her eyes, and wondered if she was getting old and her eyesight was failing. How did she end up in the elevator looking like herself?
She took off her reading glasses, wiped them with the corner of her clothes, put them back on, and looked again. Strangely, how could she still see herself standing in the elevator?
Chen Shuanglian picked up the strong tea from the glass next to her, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and looked up again. Strange, how could she still see herself? Hey, hey, hey, why is that other version of herself still wandering around?
When Shi Xiao first saw Chen Shuanglian, he was a little scared. Oh no, he had bumped into her! But after seeing Chen Shuanglian's series of bewildered actions, Shi Xiao thought that the old lady didn't seem very bright, so he became bolder.
By the time Chen Shuanglian realized what was happening, Shi Xiao had already wandered into the sleep pods. There were fifteen sleep pods, each marked with a number from 1 to 15. Only pods 7 and 8 contained a young man and a young woman; the others were empty.
As Shi Xiao witnessed all of this, he also heard the voice of the horror game system.
You have found an important clue: two seed test subjects.
[Beep - 5-star completion triggered, destroy the seed experiment]
Shouldn't clones representing evil be eliminated from this world forever?
Upon hearing the 5-star mission issued by the system, Shi Xiao's first reaction was: This Crescent Research Base, hidden beneath the Crescent Girls' High School library, is very likely on the opposite side of the horror game!
From this laboratory, it's not hard to see that Chen Shuanglian and her team seem to be researching some special experimental subjects, which could very well cause considerable trouble for the horror game.
That's why horror games refer to the experimental subjects as "evil clones," eager for players to destroy them all.
Thinking of Chen Shuanglian's innate skills and everything that happened in the dark room, Shi Xiao guessed that these experimental subjects were very likely cloned using cells extracted from human players.
Chen Shuanglian finally came to her senses. Her cloudy eyes stared as the person who looked exactly like her approached the sleep pod, and she shouted angrily, "Who are you? Don't touch the experimental subject!"
Shi Xiao raised her hands to show that she had no ill intentions towards the test subject, and said calmly, "Professor Chen, don't be nervous, I mean no harm. Please listen to me..."
However, Chen Shuanglian didn't give her any chance to explain. She directly pressed a button on something that looked like a remote control in her hand. The entire laboratory flashed red light, made a rumbling sound, and shook violently.
This laboratory is sinking!
Damn, this old lady has no sportsmanship! She doesn't play by the rules! In a normal TV drama, shouldn't they exchange some harsh words before actually fighting? Why doesn't she even let them finish their sentence?
She laughed and cursed as she realized the lab was sinking. She barely managed to stand firm amidst the violent shaking and immediately ran towards the elevator. But she was now the body of a seventy-year-old woman, and she couldn't outrun the speed at which the lab was sinking.
Seeing the imposter trying to escape, Chen Shuanglian's cloudy eyes flashed with a fierce light. She shouted loudly, and black mist quickly spread from her hands, sweeping towards Shi Xiao.
While stabilizing himself amidst the violent shaking, Shi Xiao tried his best to dodge Chen Shuanglian's eerie attacks, narrowly avoiding danger by brushing his buttocks against the black eerie energy.
However, before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly discovered a fist-sized lump on her buttock!
It's Chen Shuanglian's talent, [hyperplasia]!
Shi Xiao... I wonder if this tumor will disappear after I clear the game.
Before she could think, Chen Shuanglian's next attack of eerie energy arrived. Shi Xiao twisted her waist, dodging the attack, and at the same time, the same black eerie energy quickly spread from her hands. So what if it's growth? Anyone can do that! They actually made her grow a tumor on her buttocks? Then she'll make this old woman grow an even bigger one! On her face!
The laboratory was still shaking violently, and Chen Shuanglian was also feeling unwell, barely able to stand by holding onto the table beside her. Shi Xiao's eerie energy attack struck her face unexpectedly, its speed abnormally fast!
While Chen Shuanglian was surprised, Shi Xiao was also shocked by the speed of her own strange energy attack. Wow, I didn't expect that the speed attribute increase wasn't just in her physical speed! Even the speed of her strange energy attack had been increased by leaps and bounds!
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The strange energy was slammed into Chen Shuanglian's face, causing her to stumble and fall backward to the ground, crying out in pain, "Ouch—my back—ouch—" The fall was quite severe, making her feel like her old bones were about to fall apart.
However, something even more terrifying happened to Chen Shuanglian: a tumor quickly appeared on her forehead. The tumor grew larger and larger until it was the same size as her head, at which point it stopped growing.
After it stopped growing, the tumor began to undergo more bizarre changes. A blurry facial feature gradually appeared on the tumor. At first, it looked like it was drawn on, but as time went on, the facial feature on the tumor slowly became clear and three-dimensional.
The tumor on Chen Shuanglian's head has grown into another head!
Until the eyes on the tumor opened and met Chen Shuanglian's eyes, both mouths on Chen Shuanglian's two heads simultaneously let out a shrill scream, all four eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan then climbed out from Shi Xiao's head. The two little ones circled around Chen Shuanglian's two heads, whispering and poking each other, and occasionally glancing at Shi Xiao, no one knew what they were saying.
Oh dear, this old lady's mental fortitude isn't what it used to be. Shi Xiao looked at the unconscious Chen Shuanglian, snatched the remote control from her hand, and wanted to send the lab back to the basement, but the remote was full of symbols she didn't recognize, so she decided not to press any buttons randomly.
She'd seen plenty of science fiction movies. Usually, these kinds of experimental bases would have self-destruct mechanisms in place to prevent leaks of secrets, right? If she accidentally pressed a destroy button, it would be a huge loss.
Fortunately, the violent shaking of the laboratory has stopped.
Seeing that Chen Shuanglian had fainted and that he couldn't leave for the time being, he figured he might as well look around the lab. Maybe there was some important information hidden there?
Shi Xiao casually flipped through the books on Chen Shuanglian's desk. They were all books about cell division, recombination, genes, and biology. Shi Xiao wasn't very interested in these.
She touched the large lump on her buttocks, and what she really wanted to know was if there was any way to get rid of this unsightly lump.
As she touched it, she thought, "Hmm? Has the tumor gotten smaller?" Shi Xiao touched it again, and it really did seem to have shrunk!
She looked at her hand, and there, in her previously empty palm, appeared something enveloped in a black mist. Upon closer inspection, she realized, "Good heavens, it's just a small tumor!"
It turns out that Chen Shuanglian's [proliferation] talent can not only proliferate cells and control cell division and recombination, but also extract cells.
From this perspective, those experimental subjects were cloned from cells extracted from human players using Chen Shuanglian's innate skills.
Shi Xiao's brain worked at lightning speed, and her hands didn't stop either, swiftly extracting the tumor cells that Chen Shuanglian had implanted in her buttocks. Soon, the tumor shrank at a rate visible to the naked eye.
When Chen Shuanglian woke up, she saw this scene as soon as she opened her eyes. Overjoyed, she didn't care that she still had a head on her forehead and rushed over to grab Shi Xiao's hand.
When Chen Shuanglian saw the tumor in Shi Xiao's hand, which was shrouded in eerie black mist, she smiled so hard that her back teeth were showing. She held Shi Xiao's hand and trembled with excitement: "Good, that's great!"
Although I don't know why this human player can transform into my appearance, appearances can be faked, but talent can't be faked, right? This human has actually awakened a talent just like mine, which is really great!
Chen Shuanglian was extremely excited. A human with the [proliferation] talent was definitely an excellent seed!
Seeing the gleam in Chen Shuanglian's eyes, Shi Xiao quickly withdrew his hand: "You... what do you want to do?"
Chen Shuanglian grabbed Shi Xiao's wrist again with her wrinkled hand, ignoring her struggles, and excitedly led her to the wall full of bottles and jars: "Look, these are all cell tissues that I extracted from human players."
The walls were covered with glass jars, all filled with cell tissues preserved in a special solution.
"But none of these are the best. Your cells don't deserve to be placed here." As she spoke, Chen Shuanglian reached out and pressed a notch on the wall. The entire wall began to vibrate slightly, and then the wall split in two, opening to reveal a safe embedded in the wall.
Chen Shuanglian's hands trembled uncontrollably. With an excited expression, she opened the safe with shaky hands.
The safe door opened, revealing six miniature glass jars inside, much like the ones on the wall outside, only much smaller. Each jar also had a sticker on it.
Chen Shuanglian carefully took out a mini glass jar and showed it to Shi Xiao: "Look, this is the first experimental subject I cloned. His talent is [Unrestricted], but unfortunately, this child could not withstand the backlash of the evil energy and survive."
At this point, Chen Shuanglian's grief seemed genuine, but she quickly regained her composure: "But it's alright, his original cells are still there. Before long, as long as I can find a better vessel, I will be able to bring him back to life."
Shi Xiao reached out to take the glass jar to examine it closely, but Chen Shuanglian nimbly dodged her hand. These were her most important seeds; if they were broken, there would be no second batch.
Seeing how carefully Chen Shuanglian handled the glass jars, Shi Xiao couldn't help but ask curiously, "So what exactly are you trying to do by showing me these?"
Chen Shuanglian had already put the glass jar of Experiment Subject No. 1 back into the safe. Hearing this, she looked at Shi Xiao, her cloudy old eyes shining brightly: "Don't you want to get rid of the horror game?"
"So you're from the Azure Star God-Slaying Society?" But isn't the God-Slaying Society a human force? And Shi Xiao used her bracelet to identify Chen Shuanglian in front of her—she was definitely a weirdo! Otherwise, she couldn't have transformed into Chen Shuanglian's appearance.
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"The God-Slaying Society?" Chen Shuanglian smiled indifferently: "You can interpret it that way if you want."
If it's not the God-Slaying Society, then why would someone who's considered supernatural oppose a horror game?
Seeing the doubt in Shi Xiao's eyes, Chen Shuanglian took out another glass jar and continued speaking to herself: "Ten years ago, when the Horror Game first descended upon Blue Star, we discovered an astonishing secret. Humans, even if they awaken their talents, can never contend with the supernatural, because the power to distribute talents is in the hands of the Horror Game. Truly powerful talents cannot awaken in humans. So, for years, we have been researching human experimental subjects that can accommodate supernatural talents. If successful, this will deal a heavy blow to the Horror Game."
"So you're planning to use magic to defeat magic? You've already successfully researched seven test subjects so far?" The first five sleep pods in the lab are empty, only sleep pods 6 and 7 are occupied. Presumably, the first five test subjects were either released or are dead.
Chen Shuanglian didn't understand what "magic defeating magic" meant, but she understood the second half of the sentence. She shook her head and said, "No, only two succeeded." Subjects No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 didn't even leave the laboratory before suffering severe backlash from the strange energy, directly declaring the experiment a failure and leading to their destruction.
Because the grafted bizarre talent of Subject 3 was not strong, the backlash from the bizarre energy it suffered was not strong, and it survived. It was released three years ago.
Subject 5 was in the same situation as Subject 3, surviving a slight backlash and being released two years ago. However, not long after Subject 5 was released, Chen Shuanglian lost her connection with Subject 5, and she may have already died somewhere on Blue Star.
"This is Number 5, my most successful test subject so far. His talent is [Plunder], which is not strong in itself, so he was able to survive the backlash…" Chen Shuanglian held up the glass jar in her hand and showed it to Shi Xiao.
Wait, what did she say?!
"What did you say? Plunder? It's Subject 5?" Shi Xiao felt goosebumps rise all over his body: "Do you have a photo of the subject?"
"Of course." Chen Shuanglian carefully put down the glass jar, pulled out a notebook from the desk, which read "Experimental Subject Observation Record".
"Number 5… Number 5… Ah, here it is." Chen Shuanglian flipped through the thick notebook and found the record of Subject 5, which contained a photo of Subject 5 lying in a sleep pod.
That handsome and familiar face in the photo—who else could it be but Lin Yi!
Subject No. 5 lost its senses two years ago.
Two years ago, Lin Yi happened to appear in a horror game live stream on Blue Star.
Is it possible to travel from the blue planet to the blue planet?
Impossible, but what if horror games get involved?
But if Lin Yi really is Experiment Subject No. 5, and he is currently in the Crescent Girls' High School instance, there's no reason why Chen Shuanglian wouldn't sense him!
Wait! This is a dungeon of Crescent Moon Girls' High School! We're in a dungeon now, not the real Crescent Moon Girls' High School! Shi Xiao almost overlooked this important point.
Although I don't know why I left the Evil Bus instance and entered the real Blackwind City in the previous instance, this time more than 50 players from Blue Star entered at the same time, so I should also be in an instance. Therefore, Chen Shuanglian and the experimental subject in front of me are all derivatives of the instance, not real entities.
Logically, destroying the experimental subjects in the instance shouldn't have any impact on the real-world Crescent Research Base. If it has no impact, why would a horror game specifically include such a 5-star mission?
Shi Xiao's mind was a mess, like a lump of paste, with all the information mixed together in a sticky mess, making it impossible to make sense of anything.
Chen Shuanglian noticed Shi Xiao's unusual smile: "You...you haven't seen Subject 5, have you?"
Thinking of Lin Yi's ruthlessness in his previous life when he deliberately deceived her and stole her talent, Shi Xiao couldn't help but sneer: "Not only have we met, but we're... very familiar with each other."
Wang Ziran said he had watched Lin Yi's previous live stream recordings. In the first two dungeons, Lin Yi didn't display any special skills, and no one knew what his original talent skill was. Therefore, it's not impossible that Lin Yi's cells were extracted by Chen Shuanglian and her group during a dungeon.
Cells extracted from Lin Yi were used to create Experiment Subject 5, who was endowed with the bizarre talent skill [Plunder]. Then, by some twist of fate, Experiment Subject 5 replaced the real player Lin Yi and returned to Earth.
This explains why Lin Yi underwent such a dramatic change.
But... what kind of opportunity could it be? Could he really be a pawn secretly planted by the horror game as part of a scheme? Wouldn't that put China in danger?
As Shi Xiao entered the library, undercurrents were already swirling within the art building.
When Agatana entered, the art building was pitch black except for a faint glow. By the dim light, she could see that a dozen or so Blue Star players and hunters had already gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the art building.
The faint light quickly approached Agatana, who had just entered, and when it was two meters away from her, she could see that the light was actually burning in the palm of a short-haired Asian girl.
Park Geum-hye's talent is [Flame], and a faint flame flickered in her palm as she coldly stared at Agatana: "Who are you?"
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The invitation notes were all sent out by Park Geum-hye, and the list was given to her by Sigurd from the United States. She didn't remember having a female player from the Russian region on the list.
Agatana pulled a small note from her inner clothes: "My name is Agatana. This note was given to me by Shi Xiao, a Chinese player, who asked me to come here."
Park Geum-hye glanced at the note; it was indeed the note she had sent out. Although the person who came was not a player on the list, she still made way and let Agatana in.
Lilith, who was leaning back on the sofa in the hall, looked up at Agatana as she entered, admiring her exquisite manicure, and said sarcastically, "Sigurd, you must be really hungry, calling over all sorts of cats and dogs?"
Sigurd, who had his hands in his pockets and was talking to Vita from the Russian country and Qin Jiuzhou from China, heard Lilith's mockery but remained unmoved and simply said, "Stop talking nonsense, slap yourself."
As he finished speaking, a faint golden light enveloped Lilith's right hand, and to her disbelief, it slapped her twice across the face. Lilith, humiliated, her cheek swollen, dared not utter another word.
Berry, who was also sitting on the sofa, looked at his bracelet several times and said impatiently, "It's already 7 o'clock."
Sigurd gave Park Jin-hye a list of nine players, all of whom had already completed the game and were known on Earth. The fate of the other newcomers was beyond their concern; after all, only players with the ability to complete the game were worth recruiting.
However, the number of players and hunters who had arrived at the scene was clearly not that many.
Nine hunters have entered this instance. The three hunters from the United States and the two from Russia are all present, but only Qin Jiuzhou from China has arrived. Xiao Lin, Lin Yi, and one hunter from Hans are not yet present.
Of the nine players on the list, only Ike, Nikola, Lina, Hughes, Joe from Italy, Kim Mi-sun from North Korea, and one unknown female player from Russia were present.
Nigrev, a hunter from the Great Russian Kingdom, saw Agatana huddled in a corner and waved to her. Although the child was not from their Great Russian Kingdom, she looked like she was from their bear region, so he thought he would take care of her as much as he could.
Agatana, with her hair all messy, pointed to herself incredulously. After receiving Nigrev's confirmation, she happily followed behind him.
"Since it's already 7 o'clock, then we won't wait any longer." Nigrev looked like a burly man, nearly two meters tall, and stood in front of everyone like a mountain. His words were firm and resolute. He looked at Sigurd and said, "Since the people were gathered by your American country, then speak your mind."
Sigurd wasn't the muscular type; he was rather slender. Standing before Nigrev, though a head shorter, his presence was in no way inferior: "I don't like wasting time, so let's get straight to the point. This is clearly a large dungeon, and with so many hunters joining us, the difficulty won't be low. Therefore, I suggest everyone temporarily put aside their national grudges on Earth and cooperate for now."
"I agree on behalf of China," Qin Jiuzhou replied. Before attending this gathering of players, he had already informed Xiao Lin and Lin Yi, who said they were not interested in participating, but Qin Jiuzhou could represent them.
Nigrev agreed: "But a team can only have one voice, and you Americans... you're still lacking."
Hearing this, Lilith was displeased and stood up to walk to Sigurd's side: "Big Fur, what do you mean? There are three hunters here. And you only have two."
Berry continued, picking up where Lilith left off: "That's right, it's obvious who's stronger and who's weaker. It's a democratic choice for our United States to be in charge, and it's what everyone wants."
Sigurd didn't speak, but he didn't stop the two from provoking him either. Instead, he smiled at Nigrev, acting as if it were the right thing to do.
Seeing Nigrev's weakened state, Vita waved his hand, and a row of black puppets emanating a sinister aura instantly appeared behind him. The black puppets all drooped their heads, staring menacingly at the three hunters from the United States in an eerie posture.
"Trying to outnumber the weak, is that it? You think you can do that like it's nothing!" Vita crossed his arms and looked at the three of them with a nonchalant attitude.
Nigrev sighed. This Vita still hadn't broken his habit of releasing puppets at the drop of a hat. But he didn't stop him, just said in a low voice, "Be mindful of the impact, it's a live broadcast."
The group argued back and forth, but no one could be found to be right or wrong.
Agatana was getting sleepy listening to this, and couldn't help but yawn. She looked at Nikolai next to her and asked, "Huh—have they always been like this?"
Nikolai shrugged helplessly: "Who knows?"
"If it doesn't work, just vote," Agatana's casual remark caught the attention of the people arguing.
"Alright, let's vote!" Nigrev glanced at everyone in the room.
"Vote then! Do you think we can lose to a bunch of barbarians?" Lilith was clearly unconvinced. She glared at the players who had been watching the show and gave them a threatening look, as if she was ready to teach them a lesson if they didn't choose the United States.
Berry rolled his eyes. What was the point of voting? If they were dissatisfied, he could just find an opportunity to kill them all. He was already hungry anyway. A cafeteria in a horror game, and it was full of real poultry and livestock meat. What was going on? Did these weirdos even know anything about food?
Seeing the battle had turned against them, the eight players exchanged bewildered glances, but quickly formed factions. Nikola and Agatana were undoubtedly on the side of the Russians, and Park Jin-hye, without a doubt, firmly followed Sigurd. Lina and Hughes looked at each other, but ultimately sided with the United States.
The remaining two, Joe from Italy and Kim Mi-sun from North Korea, faced immense pressure under the scrutiny of everyone.
Lilith looked at the two of them: "What are you still hesitating about? Isn't it already obvious?"
Even if the two abstain from voting, together with the three hunters from the United States, they already have 6 votes, while the Russians only have 4 votes.
Joe hesitated for a moment, but still followed behind Sigurd. In this way, the United States now had 7 votes.
"You seem to have forgotten something." Qin Jiuzhou scratched his head: "I'm here representing three hunters from China."
Upon hearing this, the three hunters from the United States all changed their expressions. Oh right, how could they have forgotten about this!
Nigelev excitedly grasped Qin Jiuzhou's hand: "Comrade Davari, I knew you were on our side."
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However, Qin Jiuzhou suddenly changed his tone: "Our country, China, abstains. Whoever wants to command can command." It was as if anyone was willing to be the commander; China didn't care. If the command was good, fine; but if it was bad, wouldn't they be drowned in the spittle of the entire planet if the broadcast was aired?
"Hahahaha." Berry laughed. He thought China had really stood up, but it turned out to be just a bluff, just like before.
Upon hearing this, Lilith also revealed a disdainful smile.
Now it was Nigelev's turn to change color drastically: "Davari, you, you, you..."
Seeing the smug looks on the three Americans, Qin Jiuzhou shrugged nonchalantly: "Then we won't abstain. All three of China's votes will go to Russia."
Nigelev was overjoyed: "Excellent! As expected, he is indeed a comrade from our great Russian country!"
Lilith: "...Why are you changing your mind?"
Berry: "...Who exactly said that Chinese people are people of their word?"
Sigurd: "...Qin Jiuzhou, I misjudged you."
Qin Jiuzhou's interruption completely dispelled the tense atmosphere that was on the verge of exploding, and apart from the Russians, few people present looked pleased.
Ultimately, command fell into the hands of Nikolai Niguli, who had Nikolai create a group chat and invite everyone present to join.
Qin Jiuzhou thought for a moment and then added Xiao Lin, Lin Yi, and Shi Xiao to the group chat. He wondered what Xiao Xiao was doing since she wasn't there. Before they joined, Zhang Jianguo had repeatedly told him to protect the newcomers.
Qin Jiuzhou took out the Ghostly Lock. He was shocked to see where Xiao Ya had gone! The little red dot belonging to the lock was flashing near the library. Oh no, Xiao Ya might be in danger!
Thinking of this, he quickly infused his strange energy into the Mother Lock, activating its summoning function. Light rippled across the Mother Lock, and the next second, a bewildered old woman appeared before them.
It was a clandestine gathering, and in the ensuing tension, everyone forgot that there was a player in China who could transform into bizarre shapes.
Everyone present was shocked: "Holy crap, Qin Jiuzhou, what are you doing? You brought over a weird NPC?"
The crowd scattered like birds and beasts, vanishing completely.
Qin Jiuzhou belatedly scratched his head: "Why are you running away? These are players from our country."
Shi Xiao, who was discussing a crucial point with Chen Shuanglian, suddenly appeared in the art building. She looked around and looked helplessly at Qin Jiuzhou: "Old Qin, what are you doing?" She was just getting to the point, how did you suddenly drag her here?
Qin Jiuzhou realized what was going on and chuckled awkwardly, "Haha, haha, um, I've added you to the group." Then he quickly disappeared without a trace.
Hassan and Odin, who did not attend the gathering, were diligently doing their homework in the classroom.
Hassan, sitting in the seat in front of Odin, turned around and asked in a low voice, "Do you think we might miss some important information if we don't attend the gathering?"
Odin, copying the homework he'd snatched from his deskmate, didn't even look up: "What did I miss? Don't you know what kind of people those are? They're probably still fighting for power right now."
Odin's deskmate, with tears in her eyes, handed him another homework assignment she had just finished: "Waaaaah, Odin, this is my math homework. I just finished it, waaaaah! It was all my fault before. I should have been more friendly and helpful to each other, waaaaah..."
Hassan shoved a handful of spoof coins into the tearful girl's hand and snatched her math workbook: "Let me copy this first."
The girl took the ghost coin, tears still streaming down her face, but her eyes brightened noticeably. What a good classmate! Unlike her, who is stingy and malicious. She's a real scoundrel!
Meanwhile, Lin Yi had already located the strange woman in red in the gymnasium, triggering a 4-star quest. Xiao Lin, on the other hand, secretly sneaked into the principal's office…
After leaving the art building, Shi Xiao, supporting her aching back, hurried back to the library.
I was just talking to Chen Shuanglian at a crucial point, and she hadn't even asked if any of their test subjects had the [Thousand Transformations] talent.
Indeed, ever since she learned that her personal attribute interface showed her level as an evil spirit, a suspicion had been lingering in her mind...
Perhaps, even she was a so-called experimental subject.
This time, however, no matter how many times she pressed the button for the basement, the elevator remained completely still and unresponsive.
Thinking back to when Chen Shuanglian pressed the remote control, she felt the lab seem to be sinking, which was probably when the lab's safety mechanism was activated. It seemed she wouldn't be able to enter the lab via elevator anytime soon. Shi Xiao couldn't help but feel annoyed; it was all Lao Qin's fault for suddenly using the Ghost Lock to summon her there!
When Shi Xiao returned to dormitory 104, Agatana was loitering outside her dormitory with a constipated expression. When she saw Shi Xiao walking slowly back with a hunched back, she quickly came to greet her.
"Smile, Freya is back."
Seeing Agatana's constipated expression, Shi Xiao asked in confusion, "Isn't it a good thing that you're back? Why do you look like that?"
Agatana looked around to make sure no one was there before lowering her voice and whispering in Shi Xiao's ear, "Freya has become very strange... She has lost a part of her memory."
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What does it mean to lose a memory?
Seeing Shi Xiao's puzzled expression, Agatana continued to explain, "When she came back, her eyes were vacant, it was terrifying. I called her but she didn't respond. It wasn't until she got into the dorm that she seemed to suddenly come to her senses, and as soon as she saw me, she insisted on helping me comb my hair, sobbing. But after talking to her, I realized that she only remembered the surprise inspection in the afternoon; she didn't remember anything after that. And she said..."
"She said she wasn't arrested for breaking school rules. She ate dinner with us after school, did her homework in the classroom that night, and then went back to her dorm. Waaah, it was so scary." Agatana looked nervous, and in her nervousness, she couldn't help but scratch her head. Her hair, which Freya had just combed, was now a mess again. "Laugh, I'm scared. Can I come to your dorm tonight?"
Shi Xiao didn't care. She pointed to the rules posted on the back of the dormitory door: "If you're not afraid of breaking the rules, you can stay in our dormitory. Anyway, we have a spare bed."
After much internal struggle, Agatana ultimately chose the latter—breaking the rules or facing the strange Freya—and reluctantly returned to her dormitory.
Most of the students were still in the classroom and hadn't returned yet. Shi Xiao went to the shower room to wash up quickly, then went back to the dormitory, climbed into bed and pretended to sleep, but her brain was still working at high speed.
Soon it was 9:30 PM, and the students, exhausted from a long day, gradually returned to their dormitories. Shi Xiao's two roommates, An Ning and Yu Mengzhi, also returned. Seeing an old woman lying on Shi Xiao's bed, they were only slightly surprised. Perhaps their roommate had already died at the hands of this eerie old woman?
The two of them didn't meddle in other people's business, and after washing up, they went to bed.
However, the situation wasn't so peaceful for the other players. As soon as Agatana and Freya's roommates returned, they started ordering them around, making them do chores like washing clothes and fetching water. Even after they did the work, the roommates weren't satisfied and kept finding fault.
"Look what you've washed! You haven't even gotten the ink stains off these clothes!"
"Oh dear, you washed all my buttons off! Pay up!"
"What kind of water did you fill up? It's not hot at all. How am I supposed to take a bath?"
...
Agatha and Freya weren't unwilling to resist, but every time they showed impatience, their roommate would immediately transform into a monster. After several such incidents, the two could only swallow their anger and obediently continue working.
Around 10:30, all the players' dormitory doors were knocked on, and an old voice rang out from outside: "Open the door, room check."
Shi Xiao lay on the bed without moving, only glancing at the time on her wristband: 10:25. The knocking continued. She looked at her roommates An Ning and Yu Mengzhi, but they seemed not to hear the knocking. One was sitting on the bed reading a book, and the other was lying on the bed fiddling with her small figurines.
Like Shi Xiao, many players checked the time when they heard the knock and ignored it when they realized it was wrong. But there were two unlucky ones who, after a long day of classes and exams, were further exhausted by their roommates' demands and demands upon returning to their dorms. They were so tired that they didn't even check the time and just opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, everything went black before the two unlucky guys' eyes, and the notification of death and elimination rang out simultaneously in the live stream.
[What a nuisance! Everyone else knows to check the time, but our country's athletes are like pigs!]
[With this level of skill, I could do it too!]
[I hope the comment above is true. I wish you'll be selected for the next dungeon! @HorrorGames]
[Fuck, I was just kidding! I was just kidding! I don't want to go in!]
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At the China Horror Game Strategic Command Center, Li Ping'an stood respectfully before Zhang Jianguo: "Commander-in-Chief, the IP address has been found. It's in Shanhai City. Here's the address and the homeowner's information."
Zhang Jianguo put on his reading glasses and frowned as he looked at the information on the paper in front of him: "Li Ran, unemployed, 31 years old." Next to it was a photo of Li Ran, a detailed resume, and social connections.
Li Ran is an unemployed bum. He used to work as an online editor on a certain Sina platform, but was fired for creating fake news to attract attention. After that, he has been idle and aimless ever since.
"In addition, we also found a large sum of money recently deposited into Li Ran's bank account. We tracked the transfer information and found this." Li Ping'an gestured for Zhang Jianguo to look at the next piece of paper.
Zhang Jianguo turned the page. The next sheet contained information about a woman: "Su Tian, an employee of a foreign company, 27 years old... Is this Su Tian also from an orphanage in Shanhai City?"
"Yes, it's the same orphanage as Miss Shi." Li Ping'an replied, "My initial assessment is that he has some personal grudges with Miss Shi. Commander, should we send someone…" He then made a gesture of covering his mouth.
Zhang Jianguo glared: "Speak properly! We're not the mafia, we don't do those things in the underworld."
Li Ping'an blushed with embarrassment: "Yes, yes, then..."
Zhang Jianguo put down the documents in his hand, a rare coldness in his eyes: "You're doing this..."
After listening, Li Ping'an's lips twitched: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I'll take care of it right away."
As expected, experience counts. He simply wanted to threaten Su Tian, shut her up, and get the trending topic removed. But Zhang Jianguo's move... well, one can only say he's worthy of being the mastermind!
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Inside the instance, players who hadn't opened the door heard the knocking again.
This time it was a loud, clear voice from a middle-aged woman: "Open the door, room check."
Shi Xiao checked the time on her wristband; it was exactly 10:30 PM. The knocking started from room 101. The dorm supervisor checked quickly and knocked on Shi Xiao's room, 104, in less than two minutes.
Before Shi Xiao could move, An Ning got out of bed first. She glanced at the old lady lying on Shi Xiao's bed, gave a strange smile, and then opened the door.
The dormitory supervisor was a plump woman who looked to be in her forties. As soon as the door opened, she rushed in: "Why is someone missing?"
Lin Xinwan had already been taken care of by Xiao Lin in biology class, so her bed was naturally empty.
No one answered the dormitory supervisor. She simply crossed out Lin Xinwan's name in the register. Then she looked at Shi Xiao: "Who are you? Why are you in the student dormitory?"
Shi Xiao propped himself up on his aching back and sat up, stating matter-of-factly, "I am Shi Xiao, the student."
The dormitory supervisor gave her another strange look, until Shi Xiao took out a school badge with her name on it from her pocket and showed it to her. Only then did the supervisor reluctantly put a checkmark next to her name.
As she was leaving, she muttered to herself, "Wasn't it supposed to be a human girl? Why is it a weird old lady? Tsk tsk tsk, so old and still attending an all-girls school, aren't you ashamed? What were your family thinking? Aren't they afraid of being laughed at?"
After the dormitory supervisor left, An Ning's face turned cold: "You're not Shi Xiao at all! We saw her during the day. Who are you? If you kill her, we can ignore it, but if you try to sneak into the student dormitory using her identity, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Yu Mengzhi stared intently at the old woman on the bed. She felt that the old woman looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
Shi Xiao ignored the two of them. Upon seeing this, An Ning instantly turned into a monster. Her originally beautiful face became a bloody mess, and her nails suddenly grew very long. She swung her claw at Shi Xiao.
Shi Xiao rolled over, dodging An Ning's claw, but his hand wasn't idle either. A strange, black mist-like aura slammed towards An Ning at an abnormal speed. An Ning was struck on the arm, winced in pain, and took a few steps back, letting out a hoarse laugh: "Hoarse hoarse, I thought it was something special, but it's just like a tickle, it doesn't hurt at all."
However, Yu Mengzhi, standing to the side, pointed at her arm and exclaimed in surprise, "This, this is..."
An Ning looked down and discovered that a long, thin growth had appeared on her arm. The growth was getting longer and longer, and at the end, five things that looked like fingers had split off...
"Ah—" An Ning screamed, rolled her eyes, and fainted.
Shi Xiao sighed and remarked, "It's so good to be young. I can fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow."
Yu Mengzhi huddled on her bed, shivering. She suddenly remembered. No wonder the old lady looked familiar; she had seen her on the library wall!
The library walls are adorned with photos and introductions of past principals. This old lady was the principal two years before her! Her profile clearly states: Chen Shuanglian, the first principal of Crescent Moon Girls' High School, gifted with [hyperplasia].
That's right, it matches perfectly!
Yu Mengzhi was so frightened that her legs went weak: "Principal Chen! You, what are you doing here?"
Shi Xiao's mind stirred slightly, but he put on a stern, wrinkled old face and asked, "You actually know me?"
Yu Mengzhi was so nervous that she stammered, "I...I know you, no, I don't know you...I...I saw your photo in the library."
Unexpectedly, the Chen Shuanglian I transformed into, besides secretly researching some kind of experimental subject, was also the former principal of Crescent Moon Girls' High School. And the "Brother Chen" mentioned by the dean of students was clearly also closely related to Chen Shuanglian.
Before clarifying the situation, Shi Xiao wasn't in a hurry to destroy the experimental subjects. Besides, Lin Yi hadn't even contacted her yet; there was still a blood debt between them to settle.
Shi Xiao doesn't plan to deal with Yu Mengzhi and An Ning for the time being. Although these strange female students are willful and capricious, they don't try to kill players like the strange ones in other dungeons, except for following the requirements of the dungeon.
She released the two little paper figures, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, to keep watch over the night, while she went to sleep peacefully.
The two little paper figures are strange creations and do not need to sleep. As soon as they are released, the two stare at each other with wide eyes.
In fact, Shi Xiao, who has become a weirdo, does not need to sleep, but Shi Xiao always feels that if she does not sleep, she will feel uneasy all over.
Under the watchful eyes of the two little paper figures, Yu Mengzhi nervously lay back down. Although she didn't know why Principal Chen wanted to sleep in their dormitory, what did it have to do with her?
Didn't you see what happened to An Ning for meddling? Tsk tsk tsk, she got an extra arm, how ugly, she doesn't want it.
Yu Mengzhi, whose mind was racing with thoughts, couldn't fall asleep at all. On the other hand, An Ning, who had fainted on the ground, slept surprisingly soundly.
In the middle of the night, Yu Mengzhi suddenly sat up: "No! She's not Principal Chen at all!"
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