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Two people walked out of the teaching building together.
"How do you think we can escape from this school?" Shen Qingci asked. "I heard a player in our class say that they just went to check and found out that this school is built on an island, surrounded by the sea. There's no way to leave without a boat."
"Don't try to think about this school with normal thinking. Have you forgotten? We came in out of thin air." Jiang Yubai poked his arm, looking at him with a half-smile, "Are you scared silly and feeling dumb now?"
Both of them were in their early twenties, the time for playing around. They had also played a lot of games in normal times, such as escape, adventure, and puzzle games.
"So, what do you think we should do?" Shen Qingci followed up on his words. He really hated Jiang Yubai's arrogant and smug look, just like the cat they raised together named Guantou.
"Our identity is that of students, and students naturally have teachers to answer to, and teachers have the principal to answer to. But have you ever seen the principal's office at school?"
"Games have a complete and clear logical chain, so it's not that it doesn't exist, but rather that we haven't found it, or perhaps they intentionally don't want us to find it." Shen Qingci followed his thoughts down.
"Exactly," Jiang Yubai gave him full affirmation, "So after we finish at the library, we need to go find the Principal's office."
The two of them walked and talked as they made their way to the library. Luckily, they didn't encounter any obstacles along the way.
"We're here." Shen Qingci stopped and looked at the building in front of him. The automatic doors sensed the presence of humans and opened to the sides. Without any hesitation, the two of them walked in. A woman in a blue uniform sat near the entrance, looking like a staff member. The library was very quiet, with only the sound of students flipping through books and writing.
The thing is, at this time, human players should all be in the teaching building attending classes.
Jiang Yubai took a deep breath, looking at those extremely lifelike "humans", some furrowing their brows in thought, some sleeping heavily on the desk, some absentmindedly playing with their hair. Whether it's their habits or gestures, they are just like humans in every way.
Jiang Yubai suddenly felt it difficult to breathe. What is true and what is false here?
"Yubai, " the hand hanging by his side was suddenly grabbed, and Jiang Yubai looked up to meet Shen Qingci's concerned gaze.
"Are you okay?"
The warmth transferred from their joined hands, and Jiang Yubai adjusted his breathing, shook his head, and pointed to the "Library rules" posted on the whiteboard. "Let's go take a look."
Library rules
1. The library is open from 8-11 am and 2-5 pm. It is closed at all other times.
2. The library only has one floor.
3. The library has a total of four areas: the Children's Literature area, the Humanities and Social Sciences Area, and the Science Popularization Zone.
4. Eating is prohibited in the library! If you see anyone eating, please be careful!
5. Loud noise is allowed in the library.
6. Staff members in the library wear blue clothes. Please stay away from staff members wearing black clothes.
7. The content in the books is absolutely correct.
8. If you hear a book speaking, please do not panic. This is normal.
9. There are no mirrors in the library. If you find a mirror, please do not approach.
10, please do not touch other people's things at will.
"The library is open during class time." Shen Qingci tightly pursed her lips, "It seems that what you said is indeed correct."
"Go in." The woman in blue sitting down looked up at them and suddenly spoke, "This is not the place for you to come." "Teacher, we just came to study," Jiang Yubai showed an extremely innocent smile, then pulled Shen Qingci and tried to leave.
"The mountains are high and the waters are deep, making it seem impassable; but just as the willows grow dim, the flowers brighten, and there is another village."
Behind me, I heard the soft chanting of That woman, as if she were reading a book. Neither of us paid her any attention.
The area near the left side of the entrance is the self-study area, where students study and read. Almost every desk has a student studying behind it.
In the area opposite the self-study area, the sign reads "Children's literature area."
"Would high school students read Children's literature?" Shen Qingci asked in a low voice to Jiang Yubai. Although the rules allow for loud noise in the library, this rule seemed completely different from common sense and appeared more bizarre.
Jiang Yubai casually picked up a book with the title "Snow White" on the cover.
"Snow White is the forbidden fruit of the seven dwarfs, and the prince has necrophilia..." Shen Qingci swallowed hard, and the beautiful and warm fairy tale suddenly became terrifying with this description.
"Dark fairy tales, I've heard many people say that this version is the real one." Jiang Yubai mused, "There was a time when it was popular to turn originally beautiful fairy tales into dark ones."
"Is that so? But it feels like dark fairy tales are terrifying in the real world, and here it feels like they could actually happen." Shen Qingci put down the book in hand.
Two people walked towards the back of the bookshelf. In front of them were the "Humanities and Social Sciences Area" and the "Science Popularization Zone."
"So where is the fourth area?"
Jiang Yubai suddenly stopped, and Shen Qingci followed his gaze, noticing a huge full-length mirror placed between two bookshelves. In the mirror, Jiang Yubai and Shen Qingci were looking at the two people outside.
With the experience just now in the dorm, Shen Qingci dragged Jiang Yubai and wanted to leave, but Jiang Yubai directly picked up a nearby book and threw it at the mirror.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
The book hit the mirror with a bang and then fell to the ground.
"What are you doing?" Shen Qingci was puzzled as he tried to pull Jiang Yubai away from the area, at least out of the range of the mirror. But when he turned around, he found that the environment had already changed. Instead of rows of bookshelves, there was now a vast expanse of chaotic darkness. In the depths of that darkness, there was a wooden table, upon which sat a large box covered in red velvet, tempting them to open it like Pandora's box. With no way back at this point, the two of them did not hesitate and stepped into the darkness.
At the moment of entering, the chaotic darkness suddenly disappeared like dissipating smoke, and the surroundings turned back into the familiar library, except the "1F" on the wall had become "2F."
Jiang Yubai walked to the table and directly opened the box. Inside the box lay a completely black bead, with streaks of dark red flowing within it. It seemed like a black hole, with a void crack created inside.
Just as Jiang Yubai picked up the bead, the sunny sky outside the window suddenly turned dark, with large patches of dark clouds spreading across the sky, like a pure black curtain, oppressive and suffocating. The distant buildings also lost their sharp edges in the darkness, resembling a blurred human face.
"Didn't we say not to touch other people's things at will?"
Suddenly, a voice came from the front. The two looked up and, somehow, a group of students had silently gathered in front of them. These students seemed unable to maintain their human form, revealing their true nature one after another. Some were covered in flesh and blood, as if all their organs had been rearranged, while others had long, slender bodies with joints bent at impossible angles for a human. A strong stench filled the air, carrying a chilling cold that seemed to freeze people in place.
"Not good, we need to escape!" Shen Qingci shielded Jiang Yubai behind him. "We'll jump out the window! I'll go first, then catch you."
Jiang Yubai nodded. The two of them didn't hesitate any longer. Luckily, the monsters behind them, although terrifying in appearance, didn't seem to move very fast. So even though they were less than five meters away, they still had time to react.
Shen Qingci moved quickly. He was an athlete, so jumping down two floors was easy for him. "Yubai, jump down, I'll catch you!"
Jiang Yubai responded with a sound, and the group of students was less than two meters away from him. He turned around, agilely flipped over the window, and quickly jumped down.
Shen Qingci firmly caught him.
At this moment, Jiang Yubai finally realized that the school had unknowingly turned into a "Purgatory of the Mortal World." The monsters seemed to have lost all restraint, revealing their true nature as they captured players. Those who were caught became the monsters' prey, being gnawed and devoured. "Go to the teaching building!"
Shen Qingci nodded, his movements were quick, and he remained agile even while holding Jiang Yubai.
At this time, the players should all be in class in the teaching building. If it was really because of him taking out that bead that the monsters lost control, then the teaching building would be the first scene where the monsters rampaged and devoured the players. The players couldn't not run, and if they ran, the monsters would chase after them. So, the teaching building should be safe now.
The distance between the library and the teaching building wasn't far, but they would waste some time avoiding the chasing monsters on the way.
At the entrance of the teaching building, blood has already formed a river, and inside, there are human limbs and body parts everywhere. Despite feeling nauseous, the two of them continued to walk upwards. Perhaps due to the beads in Jiang Yubai's hand, when they reached the fifth floor, the stairs leading to the sixth floor automatically appeared before them.
As they ascended the stairs, upon stepping onto the sixth floor, Jiang Yubai felt an indescribable chill sweep through his body. It seemed as if this place was isolated from the outside world, dark as if coated with black paint, making it almost impossible to see. No sound could be heard either; the agonizing cries for help from the players had vanished without a trace, leaving only the quiet space with the sound of their footsteps.
The two held hands tightly to avoid getting lost. The darkness would endlessly weaken various human senses. After an unknown amount of time, the heavy darkness finally dissipated slightly, revealing the outline of a room ahead - the Principal's office.
"We're here."
The door to the Principal's office closed gently, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
Two people pushed open the door and walked in. As soon as they entered, the dust in the room made Jiang Yubai cough. There was only a bookcase, a table, and a wooden sofa in the room, all covered in cobwebs and dust, emitting a gloomy atmosphere. The walls were already mottled, full of cracks and mildew stains, indicating that no one had been here for a long time. "Look," Shen Qingci stepped forward and picked up the scattered papers on the table.
Congratulations on being selected as the principal of our school. We have two types of students, and each child is lovely. Please treat them equally. However, sometimes they can be a bit mischievous, so we have to establish some rules to limit them.
But please rest assured, even the most mischievous students will become our comrades after three days. Sometimes students may clamor to go home, at this time, it is necessary to firmly tell them that our school implements closed management, the school is their home, and the school is a warm and united community. In order to facilitate the management of students, the principal has supreme authority, so please protect the symbol of authority.
"As a principal, you also have the responsibility to protect every student."
"So this bead is a symbol of power?" Shen Qingci looked at the bead in Jiang Yubai's hand, "Once you take it out, the school's monsters will be out of control. Can we go home if we destroy the bead?"
"You make a good point," Jiang Yubai nodded, "So there were already 'ghosts' among the students from the beginning, they had already mixed in with us, it's really scary."
"Yeah, but the experiences of this day have been scary enough," Shen Qingci sighed, then smiled, "But now we can finally go back."
"Yubai, give me the beads, I'm stronger."
"Shen Qingci," Jiang Yubai looked at him, his eyes shining in the dark environment, exuding a captivating beauty. "Do you know? I am actually a very competitive person, especially in moments like this, about to clear the game and achieve the true end. I will never let this chance to shine slip away."
"Of course I know," Shen Qingci stepped forward. "I'm just afraid you don't have a way to destroy it."
"Is that so?" Jiang Yubai shrugged. He had somehow cut a wound on his wrist, and now he placed the bead beneath it, letting the blood flow into the bead, making the red inside seem even more vibrant.
"Don't pretend, you're not Shen Qingci." Jiang Yubai tugged at the corner of his mouth. Just as he took out the beads, he caught a glimpse of the words "nourished by blood" on the box. Suddenly, a burst of black smoke emerged from Shen Qingci's body, and then a person appeared out of thin air. Their face was decayed, making it impossible to distinguish their gender. Their hair was like sticky, cold snakes, and only a pair of pitch-black eyes without whites stared motionlessly at Jiang Yubai. The next moment, at a speed invisible to ordinary people, the person reached into Jiang Yubai's heart.
At the same moment, Jiang Yubai raised the beads in his hand,
"As the principal, I have the supreme power. I hope this world will collapse and let us return to the real world."
The monster's sharp nails stopped just one centimeter from his heart, and everything seemed to slow down as if in fast-forward.
Jiang Yubai Watching the world being torn apart as if by a giant hand, slowly cracking and collapsing, gradually disappearing. The final image freezes on the sentence written on the paper on the desk, "Pushed to the brink of death, and then reborn."
"So that's it, you can't even take care of yourself, and you want to take care of canned food, impossible!" Shen Qingci took a deep breath and turned her face awkwardly, "Of course, as long as you don't break up with me, we can continue to raise cats together."
Jiang Yubai came to his senses, reached out and clenched his fist. His fingernails dug into his flesh, causing a slight pain, a very real sensation. They had really come back.
He then mercilessly punched Shen Qingci, successfully eliciting a grimace from Shen Qingci.
"What are you doing...?" Before he could finish his questioning, Jiang Yubai embraced his neck and kissed him, silencing the rest of his words with a kiss.
All the affectionate gestures have been exchanged, so naturally there's no breaking up. The two of them snuggle for a while, and Jiang Yubai comfortably nestles on the sofa playing games with a can of food in his arms. "I'm going to do the laundry, do you have anything to wash?" Shen Qingci holds a big pile of clothes, looking every bit the virtuous wife and loving mother. "Help me wash that denim jacket on the sofa," Jiang Yubai says, pointing to it upon hearing her words.
"Really, who else would spoil you like this if I'm not around?" Shen Qingci sighed, picked up Jiang Yubai's clothes without complaint, and habitually checked the pockets for anything. Unexpectedly, she found a note. "What's this? Could it be a love letter from some girl to you?" Shen Qingci teased, tossing the note to Jiang Yubai, with a look that said she wanted to know what it said but would never read his things without permission.
Jiang Yubai, feeling helpless, set down his phone and opened the note. Inside were a few crookedly written words: "Congratulations on being selected as the principal of our school..."
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