Ita Era

Chapter 205 Shrimp Gate High School
The countdown ended, the lights came on, and Number 2 and Number 3 lay in pools of blood, each with a gash near their heart, the ground splattered with blood. Number 4, who was closest to Numbers 2 and 3, had a lot of blood on him, and the others were more or less stained with the splattered blood.

Display screen: Cleaning in progress.

Blood seeped into the floor, and the body slowly sank to the floor.

Number 11 squatted on the ground and started crying, while Number 10 couldn't help but curse, "What kind of bullshit rule challenge is this? Don't you think so?"

No one answered. Number 10 looked at everyone in confusion, only to see pity in their eyes. Suddenly, the lights went out again, and soon after, screams from Number 10 and Number 11 could be heard.

The display screen only showed a countdown timer; it didn't indicate that we should leave the maintenance area once the countdown ended, nor did it say that the lights in the maintenance area couldn't be turned on. Furthermore, the elevator did not restart after the lights were restored.

Everything indicates that the elevator is currently under maintenance.

Elevator sound: Leaving the maintenance area, leaving the maintenance area.

The elevator shook, the lights came back on, and the elevator began to descend slowly.

地上有四具尸体，2号、3号、10号和11号。存活人员为1、5、6、7、8、9。

The elevator display screen lights up: Cleaning in progress.

Just like before, all the blood seeped into the floor, and the body sank to the floor as well. In less than ten seconds, not only was the elevator spotless, but even the blood splattered on clothes had vanished without a trace.

Number 6 said with a hint of grief, "I had warned them that the fakes would try to make us speak, but I didn't expect them to be so despicable."

With only 6 people left, the elevator seemed very empty. The woman in red intended to move closer to Ding Shi, but then she saw Ding Shi gesturing repeatedly with his right hand hanging down: "No, no, no."

Although she couldn't fully understand, the woman in red gleaned some information: Ding Shi was preventing himself from having any contact with her.

Number 5 spoke up: "The challenge didn't say how many levels we have to pass."

Number 7, dressed in red, asked, "Are we just going to keep going like this?"

Everyone looked at Number 6, who said, "Yes. It seems that the challenge won't end unless we kill the fake man. And the fake man is among the six of us." He scrutinized each pair of eyes that met his gaze with great vigilance.

Number 6 said, "Please share your opinions, and please speak some useful truths, otherwise I will suspect you are a hypocrite. Let's start with Number 1."

When Ding Shi saw that everyone was looking at him, he said, "I propose that when we reach the next maintenance area, the six of us hold hands and form a circle."

Number 8 said, "I agree."

Ding Shi glanced at the person in red, and the person in red, number 7, understood and said, "I object. The other party is a fake human. How do you know it only has two hands?"

Upon hearing what the woman in red said, Number 9 subconsciously moved away from her and took a step closer to Number 8: "I agree."

Number 6 said, "I also agree with Number 1's suggestion. I suggest Number 7 join us, otherwise you can't explain it clearly."

The woman in red could only nod helplessly. Ding Shi moved his position slightly to allow everyone to stand in an evenly spaced manner.

Number 9 asked, "Number 6, can we beat the fake man?"

Number 6 stated definitively, "The False Man is not invincible, otherwise it could be slaughtering us by now. I believe now is the best time to eliminate the False Man, but I cannot be certain who it is." His sharp gaze swept over everyone again.

Number 5 asked, "Number 6, what did you do before?"

Number 6 answered: "Criminal police officer."

Number 8 suggested: "We can use a code, such as 'Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger'."

Number 9: "Pagoda suppresses the river demon."

Ding Shi No. 1: "Imperial Jade Liquor".

Number 5: "One hundred and eighty yuan a cup."

Number 6: "Big Hammer 80".

Red-clad: "Little Hammer 40."

Meaningless.

Elevator: We are about to enter maintenance area 2. Rules for maintenance area 2: Please sit on the floor with your knees bent and your hands on your knees. Keep this position until you leave the maintenance area.

Number 5 complained, "Does this mean we can't hold hands anymore?"

Number 9 said, "Feet to feet."

Number 6 said, "Divide into three groups."

Everyone sat on the ground in groups of three, facing each other, with their toes touching.

Ding Shi guides the woman in red to choose herself.

Size 5 and 6 feet to the toes, size 8 and 9 feet to the toes.

As the countdown began, the elevator gave its final announcement: Keep your posture.

Then the elevator went dark.

After an unknown amount of time, a startled cry came from the darkness: "It's you... ah..."

No one dared to move. A minute later, the elevator left the maintenance area and continued its descent.

Number 8's body lay on the ground, the elevator slowly swallowing up the blood and corpse. Number 9, who was in the same group as Number 8, watched all this in disbelief, a screwdriver tucked into the left pocket of his jacket. The screwdriver originally belonged to Number 4.

Number 9 jumped up, pulled out a screwdriver, and said urgently, "It wasn't me, it really wasn't me."

6号慢慢站起来，看着9号，道：“只有你才能破坏8号的姿势。我和5号脚尖顶脚尖，一直没有移动。1号和7号看来也没有移动。所以8号违反规则的唯一原因只能是你。”

Number 6 said, "Number 9, stop performing. I became suspicious when you suggested foot-to-foot. To prove you're a fake, I suggested three-on-three, dividing the people into three groups. This way, a fake can only kill one person, because a fake can't actively make the other break the rules."

Number 9 found the bug and said, "Since you said that a fake person cannot actively make the other party break the rules, let's assume I am a fake person, how can I make the other party break the rules?"

Number 6 looked into Number 9's eyes and said, "As a fake person, you can't push Number 8's toes with your toes, nor can you push Number 8 with your hands. However, you can pull your toes back. Because you are nervous, you push your toes forward with force, and Number 8 feels your force and gradually increases the force. Then, when you pull your foot back, Number 8's foot will slide out."

Number 6 said, "We must kill him before we reach the next testing zone."

As they spoke, the four men surrounded Number 9, who brandished a screwdriver and shouted, "I'm not a fake human, I can explain."

Number 6: "Then explain it."

Number 9: "There are two fakes."

Number 6 points to Ding Shi and the man in red: "Them?"

Number 9 looked to the left, and Number 5 on the right swiftly stepped forward and grabbed Number 9's wrist, taking control of the screwdriver. Number 6 pounced forward and snatched the screwdriver away.

When Number 6 threw the screwdriver to Ding, he tried to control Number 9's other hand and ordered, "Quick, take care of him."

Ding Shi raised the screwdriver and stepped forward, piercing through Number 6's head.

Everyone looked at Ding Shi: "Hey buddy, isn't your aim terrible?"

Ding Shi ignored everyone's puzzled looks and took a step back to look at number 6.

“You’re the fake one.” Number 6 stood up and pointed at Ding Shi: “He’s the fake one. He killed me.”

Everyone stared at Number 6 with strange looks. Number 9 seized the opportunity to pull out a screwdriver and shoved it into Number 6's head again. Number 6 pointed at Ding Shi and cried out, "He killed me! He killed me! He's a fake!"

Ding Shi said, "Change the part."

Number 9 pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed Number 6 in the abdomen.

Number 6 cried out urgently, "You all saw it, he killed me..."

When Number 9 pierced Number 6's navel, Number 6's voice stopped abruptly, and he collapsed to the ground. His body and blood were swallowed by the elevator.

The woman in red asked, "How do you know he's a fake?"

Ding Shi said, "He knows too much. He completely ignores the bizarre posters and is single-mindedly trying to instill the idea of ​​a pseudo-human in everyone."

The woman in red asked, "What's the deal with numbers 8 and 9?"

Ding Shi said, "The fake human doesn't need to follow the rules. Although number 6's toes touched number 5's, he still has his hands. Number 8 is a girl. If the fake human touches certain parts of number 8's body, it's easy for number 8 to make a defensive action and subconsciously use her hands to block the groping hand."

The woman in red said, "It sounds like you're not very confident either." She was guessing and conjecturing.

Ding Shi said, "That's why I didn't take action before."

The woman in red asked, "Are you taking action now to gather more intelligence?"

Ding Shi said, "No. There are only 3 people left. If I kill the wrong people, I will kill them all."

The woman in red gave a thumbs up. "Great! One force can overcome ten techniques. What high intelligence? Just crush it."

Only then did the woman in red understand why Ding Shi had stopped her from getting close to him; his purpose was to reap the final harvest.

Conversely: This kid wasn't confident in his reasoning; he started with the idea of ​​killing everyone.

If you can push it away, then push it away; if you can't push it away, then kill it.

The woman in red asked, "These posters?"

Ding Shi replied, "This is purely misleading."

The elevator couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up: "The posters aren't there to confuse people, but rather to indicate a specific target. Whenever an event occurs, the posters will subtly change. The Joker and V for Vendetta conceal the identity of the imposter, and the four goddess posters metaphorically represent the elevator being in the most dangerous location in the maintenance area."

Ding Shi, Hong Yi, and No. 9 looked at the poster together, then looked at each other. Although they didn't understand anything, it didn't stop them from pretending to know and nodding thoughtfully.

The elevator doors opened, and they returned to the 200th floor. Because their challenge time was short, they each only earned 20 challenge points.

Challenge points can be redeemed for goods at the merchandise counter.

Each profession's true skill book contains profound secrets, which can be exchanged for 10,000 points.

Each class can exchange A+ grade weapons or equipment for 2,000 points.

You will randomly receive a non-truth playing card, which can be exchanged for 1,000 points.

Next are medicines, materials, ordinary weapons, villa-type cards, and daily necessities, requiring anywhere from 10 to 500 points.

The most popular item is the Life Skills Scratch Card, which requires 500 points to redeem.

The Life Skill Scratch Cards were introduced after the Ita update. Through Ita Connect, it's known that only two people currently possess life skills: one called Hunger Resistance and the other Thirst Resistance.

Its function is consistent with its literal meaning, with an effect of 50%. For example, if you normally need three bowls of rice, after learning the hunger resistance skill, you only need to eat one and a half bowls of rice.

Most importantly, life skills are all passive skills; whether it's sealing your primal force or items, passive skills remain effective throughout. Players with life skills can strategically challenge survival-type dungeons, where they possess a significant advantage.

To get high scores, you must participate in long-running, large-scale rule-based dungeons, such as the Xiamen High School dungeon that departs promptly at noon.

Ding Shi and Hong Yi sat in a Western restaurant, drinking coffee and researching Xia Men High School. After they registered, all the materials had been sent to their phones.

The woman in red asked, "Where is this Tie Zhenzhen you mentioned?"

Ding Shi said nonchalantly, "She can't clear the clone instance until the very last moment."

The woman in red nodded and said, "I've done a preliminary review of the materials. Xiamen High School has three main buildings: a dormitory, a teaching building, and a cafeteria. These three locations correspond to three different sets of rules, and judging from the rules alone, all three locations are dangerous."

Ding Shi was reviewing the information on the Mysterious Things when he nodded and asked, "The Mysterious Things can tempt and deceive players into breaking the rules. What exactly are the Mysterious Things? Are they fake people?"

The woman in red said, “It’s bizarre, a creature that can’t be explained by science, or perhaps it’s not even a living being. They usually possess great power, but they are bound by rules. To use an inaccurate analogy, the supernatural is like a demon. Demons don’t tempt you to trigger the rules, but the supernatural does. The weakness of the supernatural is that its rules are weak.”

The woman in red gave an example: "The evil spirits have a wide range of targets. For example, if your body touches water, you will be killed by the evil spirit within a few seconds. In contrast, the eerie ones have a less wide range of targets. Look at the first rule of the dormitory: please close the doors and windows before 9 pm."

The woman in red said, "Conversely, as long as you close the doors and windows, the eerie things can't harm you. And to evil spirits, doors and windows are like tofu. You should familiarize yourself with the terrain first."

The dormitory buildings are divided into male and female buildings, adjacent to each other, each with one main entrance and one back entrance. The dormitory buildings have three floors with a central staircase. Each dormitory room houses 0-6 people.

The teaching building has three floors. The first and second floors have eight classrooms in total, and the third floor houses the principal's office, the student council office, and various club offices.

The cafeteria is very large and has three windows.

Challenge Objective 1: Escape from Shrimp Gate High School.

Challenge Objective Two: Survive until 7:00 AM on the eighth day of the rulebook.

Challenge Objective 3: Discover the truth behind the abandonment of Shrimp Gate High School.

Completing any objective counts as a successful challenge and earns you a certain number of challenge points. After completing objectives one and three, you can choose to continue the challenge. If you die during the challenge, your points will be reset to zero.

The ratio of time in Shrimp Gate High School to real time is 2:1, meaning that players must survive in Shrimp Gate High School until 7:00 AM on the twelfth day.

The woman in red said, “Pay attention to the third challenge. Based on my experience reading novels, the truth about school is usually bullying, revenge, arson, abortion, human trafficking, organ trafficking, etc.”

Ding Shi reminded him, "But in the dog system's rulebook, it might be war, zombies, and romance."

Red dress: "Love?"

Ding Shi: "For example, Yang Guifei."

Knowing what Ding Shi was about to say, Hongyi said with some dissatisfaction, "Don't blame a woman for the mistake. What can a weak woman do?"

Ding Shi: "In order to consolidate her power, she adopted An Lushan as her godson and interfered in court affairs."

The woman in red said, "That would depend on Emperor Xuanzong of Tang believing her."

Ding Shi said, "Therefore, we should learn from history and not fall in love, lest we harm the country and its people." Ding Shi believed that the fault did not lie with Yang Guifei, but with Li Longji's love-struck mind.

The woman in red kicked Ding Shi: "Be serious, look at the rules carefully. The rules are a very serious set of rules."

Ding Shi nodded: "Okay. Have you noticed any bugs in the dormitory rules?"

The woman in red asked, "What bug?"

Ding Shi said, "The dormitory rules do not prohibit visiting other rooms."

The woman in red was speechless: "The rules don't even say you can't blow up a school. Why don't you just fly to the sky?"

Ding Shi tossed the documents aside and said, "Let's eat first. I have a feeling no one will like the food at this high school."

(End of this chapter)