Global Collapse.

Chu Meiren knew that the man with the flashlight had passed by the dormitory building last night.

At the time, he meant that with the flashlight guy included, he would have at least two teammates who got in.

How come the number of Xiao Qiao's mysterious teammates has increased from two to four?
Even if Xiao Qiao isn't among the previous two, adding her makes it three.

Who is this inexplicably extra person?
Chu Meiren must have seen her fourth teammate to be so certain about the number four.

But from last night until now, he hasn't seen any other newcomers besides Xiao Qiao.

No, the two ghosts I saw last night were quite interesting.

Surely Chu Meiren's mysterious teammates couldn't be those two ghosts.

"Lord Evil God, won't people mistake you for a ghost with that appearance?" Three furtive figures huddled in front of a building some distance away from the cafeteria.

It was Fatty Xu Xingcheng and Little Red following behind them.

Not long ago, they heard bells ringing all over the school, and then they saw a lot of people appearing in the dormitory area, all heading in the same direction.

The fat guy and his companion were quite far from the dormitory area at the time, and since both of them were lying on the ground, people coming out of the dormitory did not see them.

Judging from the diverse outfits and attire of those people, you can tell they must be players trapped in a dungeon.

The fat man had no idea that so many people were hiding in the dormitory building.

These people rush out and run in the same direction as soon as they hear the bell. It's highly likely that this is a common practice for meeting up, and they would be in danger if they didn't.

Just like the murder patterns described in the autopsy manual, they might have to go somewhere when the bell rings.

The fat man immediately decided to follow Xu Xingcheng.

Brother Chu was also in one of the dormitory buildings, and he should have come out now; you might run into him.

Although Brother Chu had told them to go find a doctor first, Fatty searched for a while but not only did he not find a single hair on the doctor's head, he also got a cold shoulder and had no choice but to turn back and sheepishly go to Chu Changge for help.

The two turned back and crawled across the area near the ghost, finally seeing a cafeteria.

They saw that all the people who came out of the dormitory went into the cafeteria.

Since he was unfamiliar with the area, the fat man decided to observe from a distance first to make sure there was no danger before going over.

They secretly observed the building a few minutes away from the cafeteria and found that there was no danger inside; it seemed to be just a normal place to eat.

The fat man wanted to go inside with Xu Xingcheng to take a look, but when he turned around and saw Xu Xingcheng's horrifying appearance, he hesitated.

Xu Xingcheng's face and back are still on the same plane, and his neck is twisted so badly that it's unbearable to look at. If you don't support his head, it will droop down to the side in a strange way.

If someone were to rush through in that form, it would probably be similar to a ghost rushing into a crowd.

Xu Xingcheng, holding his neck, asked, "Do you have any complaints about my wise, brave, and handsome image?"

The fat man flattered, "My dear evil god, you are indeed handsome and dashing. We have a top-notch stylist here, Miss Hong. If you would be willing to let her do some work, I believe you will become even more beautiful and charming."

As the fat man spoke, Xu Xingcheng felt a pair of hands reach out from behind and clamp his head.

"Huh?" He became alert and tried to turn around.

But before he could finish the movement, he heard the sound of bones grinding against each other in his neck again.

"what--"

"Was it just my imagination? Why did I hear someone shouting over there?" In the cafeteria, Jing and her friends, who were about to leave, turned back to look at one of the cafeteria's main entrances.

Just as everyone else turned to look, Chu Changge suddenly spoke up: "Five."

"What?" Chu Changge said suddenly, and Jing, not hearing him clearly, turned her head back to look at him.

Chu Changge didn't repeat himself, but simply shook his head: "It's nothing."

The cafeteria has three entrances. At this moment, Jing and the others are leading Chu Changge and Xiao Qiao out through the west entrance.

After exiting through the west gate, you'll see a teaching building not far away. They need to be in the classroom before 6:50, and there are still 20 minutes left, which is plenty of time.

“I heard that too,” Curly said, unfazed. “Probably another unlucky person has run into a ghost outside. Let’s not worry about it and get to the classroom first.”

"Don't cry, don't cry." Xiao Qiao's dazed voice came from the side.

Curly-haired man's forehead twitched, and he turned to look at Xiao Qiao beside him. He saw that Xiao Qiao was still holding the lump of food in her hand, reluctant to eat it. However, she had now placed two dots on the lump of food with her finger and drawn a horizontal line below the dots.

A face with defined lines appeared on the food dumpling.

At this moment, Xiao Qiao was comforting the human face in her hand.

He really is a madman.

Curly didn't want to stand with Xiao Qiao, so he quickly walked to Jing in front of him and said, "Sister Jing, is it okay to let this female celebrity come with us? What if she suddenly goes crazy when we get to the classroom? Won't that get us in trouble?"

Jing also glanced back at Xiao Qiao, then said to Curly Hair, "Let's go to the classroom first, and then we'll discuss it with Beauty Chu."

In less than ten minutes, they arrived at the foot of a teaching building.

A lot of people came from the cafeteria; almost half of them came here.

Chu Changge noticed that most people went into a classroom on the first floor, and not many went up to the second floor.

"Do we need to go to a specific classroom to attend class?" he asked.

Those people looked like they'd just randomly picked a classroom.

“Yes,” Jing nodded, “We can just stay in any classroom during class time, there’s no specific schedule or classroom. But the classrooms on the first floor are mostly full now, let’s go to the second floor.”

The building is concave in shape, and each floor is very large, with nearly twenty classrooms on each floor.

Although there are people in every classroom now, there are only four or five people in each room, and some even have only one person, which is far from being full.

Jing led the group to the nearest staircase and began to climb it.

While going up the stairs, he explained to Chu Changge, "Most groups are unwilling to share a classroom with people outside the group because they feel that unfamiliar people are unstable factors and may bring unknown risks."

When the topic of unstable factors came up, Jing glanced at Xiao Qiao.

The female celebrity was seen holding the small human head in her hands and muttering something.

This is more than just an unstable factor; it's a ticking time bomb.

"Unstable factor" is an understatement; it basically means a burden.

Jing couldn't be sure if the mentally unstable Xiao Qiao would suddenly explode at a crucial moment and attract the ghost.

"What are the rules for killing ghosts during class time?" Chu Changge didn't care about the questioning looks from others towards his teammates, and asked whatever he wanted.

Jing withdrew her gaze from Xiao Qiao: "You've seen the timetable. During the designated class time, you must stay obediently in the classroom. After the school bell rings, 'teachers' will roam all over the school, and they will kill anyone they see."
"But these ghosts can't see the classroom entrance; they can only wander outside. As long as they're inside the classroom, they're safe. However, once someone inside makes a sound that the ghosts outside notice, they can find the classroom entrance by the sound, rush in, and start killing. If one person in the room makes a sound, everyone in the classroom will die."
"So everyone tries to only hang out with people they know, it's safer that way."

At this point, Jing glanced at Xiao Qiao again: seeing that Xiao Qiao was still muttering to herself, she asked with great concern, "Can you trust this teammate of yours?"

Chu Changge also turned to look at Xiao Qiao: "I'll go into a classroom with her alone."

Upon hearing this, Curly glanced at Chu Changge again, thinking that he would ruthlessly abandon this mentally unstable teammate. Unexpectedly, he chose to stay with Xiao Qiao, not afraid of being dragged down at all.

This was completely contrary to his cold attitude towards Xiao Qiao.

Could it be that Lady Chu is the legendary tsundere?

Jing hesitated for a moment: "Okay, but be careful not to make any noise after the class bell rings."

They had now reached the second floor, where there weren't many people in the classrooms.

The rooms right next to the stairs were empty; I didn't see anyone.

"Let's choose two classrooms facing each other, so we can see each other. Time's almost up, let's find two nearby." Jing stopped and looked at the empty classrooms on both sides.

The classrooms here all have front and back doors, with long glass panels on the doors that allow you to see outside and also the area near the door of the opposite classroom.

She took a few steps forward and came to the door of a classroom: "Then let's go into this one. Chu Meiren and Xiao Qiao, you two go to the one across the hall."

Chu Changge had no objection and turned to walk towards the classroom opposite.

Xiao Qiao, carrying the food, glanced at Jing's side, then at Chu Changge's side, and then followed Chu Changge step by step.

Meanwhile, Shizumi and the other person left, and just as they were about to push open the door in front of them to enter the classroom, their gazes fell upon something through the glass, and their outstretched hands froze. (End of this chapter)