Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 63 The First Wave

Jiang Jin stood in front of the broadcasting room on the sixth floor. The gloom surged like a living thing, almost swallowing up all the light.

In the shadows in front of the door, Tomie's slender figure slowly emerged.

But at this moment, her skin had completely turned bluish-black, and dense gray worm patterns appeared on her neck—those were Liu Yan's Gu worms struggling inside her body.

Without wasting words, Jiang Jin rushed forward. The Chen Ji Roast Meat Boning Knife flashed with a cold light, and the blade was instantly covered with dark red runes of [Spirit Devouring Corrosion], aiming straight for Fu Jiang's throat!

"Shh-!"

As the blade sliced ​​through the air, Tomie's head flew high into the air, landing with a crisp, metallic clang!

The headless body stood frozen in place, its skin quickly showing signs of rust, like an oxidized bronze statue.

Gray nematodes surged wildly from her severed neck, devouring the remaining flesh and blood.

That metallic body could be easily devoured by the gray nematodes.

Jiang Jin kicked open the door to the broadcasting room and rushed into the thick, almost tangible haze.

however……

Inside the broadcasting room, visibility was zero.

The hunter's vision failed; all he could see in the mournful infrared scope was a blur.

"Oh shit……"

Jiang Jin simply pulled the trigger, unleashing a torrent of Soul-Devouring Bullets! After all, as long as he didn't release the trigger, it would only consume 1% of his SAN value!
“Bang bang bang bang—!”

The bullet pierced through the haze, blasting countless holes in the wall.

However, the baby's cries continued to echo in the broadcasting room!

Downstairs, Liu Yan stood on the podium, the gray nematodes forming a barrier that almost completely enveloped the classroom like a cocoon.

The students huddled on their desks, listening to the scratching sounds coming from the drawers—the ghost baby trying to break through the defenses.

Asking everyone to close their eyes and remain completely still during this time is asking too much of them.

"Teacher Liu!" a student suddenly exclaimed, his voice trembling. "That...that's her!"

"Don't open your eyes!"

The wall near the window was covered with small, bluish-black handprints, and what was even more terrifying was...

The student's skin is turning gray!
On his neck, a baby-shaped protrusion was wriggling.

Liu Yan's Soul-Eating Bees instantly pierced the opponent's raised skin, but it was too late—

"Pfft!"

His neck was instantly split open, and a small, blood-stained hand reached out.

In the center of the playground, the ghost fire of security captain Li Jun burned fiercely, turning the three second-stage ghost infants in the gloom into charcoal.

"Zhang Han! Northeast corner!"

Wearing sunglasses, Zhang Han raised his hand and used the supernatural power of the ghost tattoo within his body to crush a ghost infant that was trying to sneak up into a pulp.

"Li Jun, the smog concentration is still rising!"

"I know!" Li Jun shouted, "I already sent someone to the broadcasting room, but—"

In the broadcasting room, a dark blue-green ghostly hand reached out towards Jiang Jin from the gloomy atmosphere!
But soon, Jiang Jin turned around, and [Insect Bombs] rained down. This time, he used [Soul Locking Bombs] to trigger [Fatal Penetration]!
The ghostly infant let out a piercing scream as its body began to disintegrate. But from within the gloom, more tiny hands reached for Jiang Jin's ankle...

"I refuse to believe I can't take you down!"

Just then, an infrared aiming point finally appeared in front of Jiang Jin!

at the same time……

Li Hua and Cheng Mi kept their eyes closed and lay face down on the table the whole time.

Gradually, Li Hua realized that she could no longer hear any babies crying.

However, the broadcast still produced a lot of static.

“Our school’s public address system really needs fixing,” Li Hua said to Cheng Mi beside him in a low voice. “Why is it making such a strange noise?”

The student code of conduct only says not to open your eyes, but it doesn't say you can't talk.

“Who knows,” Cheng Mi said casually, even with a hint of teasing. “Anyway, Teacher Liu told us to lie down and not move, so we just lay down.”

Li Hua nodded; he really liked his new Chinese teacher.

"What are you having for dinner?" Cheng Mi suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Li Hua was taken aback. "The food in the cafeteria is too greasy. I want to go to the convenience store and buy Master Kong instant noodles."

"Not buying Uni-President? Their pickled cabbage is pretty good."

"I glanced at it this morning, and it seems the convenience store only carries Master Kong brand products."

"Damn it, how much did Master Kong give our school? I'll give everyone ten times that amount!"

"Bullshit, Master Kong braised beef noodles are the real deal."

"Get lost, Uni-President's seasoning packets are better than Master Kong's. Master Kong's is just braised MSG noodles." The two bickered in hushed tones, as if this were just a casual chat during a break between classes, completely unaware that Liu Yan was currently running around frantically, and even less aware that not far from them, a student's neck had been completely ripped open.

Li Hua could even hear Cheng Mi smacking her lips softly, as if she were imagining the taste of instant noodles.

"What are you going to eat when you get home tonight?" Li Hua asked.

Cheng Mi lives nearby and is a day student, while Li Hua is a boarding student.

"Yeah, my mom said she made stewed pork ribs." Cheng Mi's tone was smug. "Envious, aren't you?"

"Envious my foot! Your little bit of ribs isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap."

"Heh, it's still better than your Master Kong instant noodles."

Li Hua wanted to refute, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Cheng Mi".

"what?"

"Don't you think...it's too quiet?"

Indeed, apart from their voices, there was no other sound in the classroom. There was no breathing from the students, no movement of desks and chairs, and even the static from the loudspeaker was getting fainter.

Cheng Mi was silent for a moment, then said, "Maybe everyone is asleep."

"sleep?"

"Yeah, they must be sleepy after lying down for so long."

Li Hua felt this explanation was a bit far-fetched, but he didn't want to delve into it further.

"Hey, Li Hua," Cheng Mi suddenly lowered her voice, speaking mysteriously, "Do you know that your roommate Luo Fan is pursuing Lin Xiaoyu lately?"

"Ah? Really fake?"

"Why would I lie to you? I saw him secretly slipping love letters into her desk this morning."

"Holy crap, that coward actually dared to pursue Lin Xiaoyu?"

"People should not be judged by their appearance."

The two chuckled softly again, as if the outside world had nothing to do with them.

Li Hua even began to imagine the scene Cheng Mi described—that guy Luo Fan, who usually stutters when talking to girls, actually dared to write love letters?
“But Lin Xiaoyu probably wouldn’t be interested in him, right?” Li Hua said.

"Who knows? Maybe she just likes cowards."

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"Get lost, I'm not a coward."

Li Hua smiled, then suddenly felt his eyelids getting heavy.

"Cheng Mi".

"Ok?"

"I am a little sleepy."

"Go to sleep, anyway, Teacher Liu didn't say we can't sleep. Since we didn't get out of school in time, let's go to the library. I was thinking of borrowing a few more books. Keigo Higashino's Masquerade Hotel series is really good."

Li Hua hummed in response, pressed his face against the table, and his consciousness gradually faded.

Before he fell completely asleep, he vaguely heard Cheng Mi say something else:
"Li Hua, tomorrow... remember to treat me to Uni-President."

Li Hua wanted to answer "okay," but she couldn't make a sound.

Darkness completely engulfed him.

When Li Hua regained consciousness—

The broadcast has completely stopped.

Liu Yan, whose hair was a little messy, said to everyone, "Alright, we've got 42 points. Everyone pack your bags now. Day students, go home immediately."

Everyone felt as if they had been granted a pardon, picked up their bags, and prepared to leave one by one.

"Sigh," Li Hua suddenly froze, "Where's Lin Xiaoyu?"

Her seat was empty.

Have they already finished school?

Then, everyone left the classroom.

16:45 minutes.

The first tide has temporarily ended.

Liu Yan locked the classroom door, turned around, and saw Jiang Jin walking over.

Liu Yan asked, "Did you bring the thing you found?"

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