I, the screenwriter, have experienced a resurgence of inspiration.

When a normal person squats on the ground, they will support their body with their legs.

However, the area below Chow Sang Sang's abdomen was covered by an overly long T-shirt, making the clothes look like a pool of melted wax soaking in sewage.

It lacks the proper shape of legs.

And... intestines.

A small section of dark red intestine slid out from under the hem of his T-shirt, slowly sliding out with his slight movements.

Zhao Weilai's throat started to itch again.

She subtly took a step back and gave Deng Ziwen and Ding Feifan, who were on the same side, a wink.

When Deng Ziwen saw it clearly, it was as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over his head, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

Can a person live without their lower body?

Ding Feifan also realized what was happening, and the phone's beam of light moved downwards, illuminating the last cubicle.

Only the top half of Chow Sang Sang remains.

Head, arms, chest cavity, and half of the stomach, that's all.

He was still crying, and he could still breathe.

"vomit--"

Deng Ziwen finally couldn't hold it in and turned his head away to dry heave.

A person lost their lower body, yet is still alive.

This goes beyond common sense regarding human physiology.

Seeing the shock and fear on the faces of the three people, Chow Sang-sang immediately realized—they had discovered him.

"I'm not dead!"

He suddenly screamed, like a duck whose neck had been stepped on, and desperately tried to hide the piece of intestine back in with both arms:

"I'm still alive! Don't come any closer! No... don't leave!"

"Really! Touch me, I still have a heartbeat!"

He used his arms to support himself on the ground and moved forward, leaving a trail of blood as half of his body was dragged across the ground.

The mangled torso writhed on the ground, and more tissue fluid seeped from the wounds.

Zhao Wei felt nauseous and was trembling all over.

"Is he...is he even human?" she asked softly, her voice trembling with tears.

"The system did not report a death."

Deng Ziwen wiped the sour taste from the corner of his mouth, his face also looking extremely pale. "He should still be alive."

"A normal person would have died long ago from such severe injuries."

Ding Feifan was so frightened that he almost sneered:

"Luo Yiming and Fang Wei likely died because they triggered the rule that they were destined to die."

The instance didn't determine Chow Sang Sang's death, so he should still be considered alive... right?

That's what they said, but seeing the half-dead, still-breathing person on the ground, none of the three dared to get too close.

This is even more horrifying than seeing a whole corpse.

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"You can't leave me behind!"

Zhou Shengsheng screamed, using her arms to prop herself up and crawl forward a little. "I know the trigger conditions for this checkpoint, I know how to pass it! Take me with you, and I'll tell you!"

Should we believe it?

The three exchanged glances, and each saw hesitation in the other's eyes.

They searched for a long time but couldn't find the rules for the toilet task.

The knocking game at the administration building requires four people, and they don't have enough.

The check-in task here may be the only check-in point they can reach right now, and it may also be their last chance.

If Chow Sang Sang really knew the rules...

"You go first."

Zhao Weilai composed himself, suppressing the nausea and fear in his heart, "If you don't explain clearly, we're leaving now, and you'll stay here to keep the two corpses company."

Chow Sang-sang's face paled.

He glanced at the expressions of the three people, then seemed to remember something, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He dared not stay here alone.

"I'll talk... I'll talk, okay...?"

Zhou Shengsheng stammered, her eyes darting around, "You...you must first promise to help me complete the game."

Once I get out, the dungeon will heal my body; that's how it's written in novels... No matter how badly I'm injured, as long as I leave the dungeon, I can survive.

"Tell us the truth first," Deng Ziwen said coldly, cooperating with his girlfriend. "If you dare to lie to us, we'll throw you out right now."

Ding Feifan nodded in agreement.

Chow Sang Sang then gave up and told the truth.

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"I found the conditions for triggering the quest about the old school building yesterday."

Zhou Shengsheng avoided eye contact with the three people, staring at the puddles on the ground, and spoke rapidly.

"The fog was too thick at school, and I just stumbled upon this place by accident."

It's the toilet ghost's mission. The mission is simple: just stay in the stall until dawn.

"I dare not try."

He glanced at the three of them, then quickly looked down again. "Who knows what's going on inside?"

Just then... Luo Yiming and Fang Wei came out of the punishment room. They were in a panic and said they absolutely didn't want to go back to the punishment room; they just wanted to find a place to hide.

"I lied to them, saying it was a safe house I found, that ghosts wouldn't come in at night, and that there was food inside. They were stupid and believed me."

Zhao Weilai clenched his fist instantly.

You despicable person.

"And then?" Ding Feifan frowned, reluctant to believe that this was a student from their school.

Moral depravity is a minor matter; what's the difference between lying to someone to die and murder?

"Then they actually triggered the check-in task, and I said, since we'll be killed by ghosts anyway if we stay here, we might as well check in and leave."

Chow Sang Sang's voice grew softer and softer, "They asked me if I had tried it, and I said I had, and I guarantee it will be fine as long as they stay in the cubicle and don't come out."

"The mission started at one o'clock in the morning. They went into their respective cubicles and locked the doors."

I hid in the innermost room, and the door wasn't locked... The system said the mission only started if the door was closed, and since I didn't close it, it probably didn't count.

As he said this, the corners of his mouth even curled up slightly, revealing a wicked and extremely smug expression.

"I peeked through the crack in the door, trying to figure out what kind of tricks that thing was using."

There was no sound at all, and neither of them uttered a sound.

The toilet was quiet.

All three of them felt a chill run through their bodies.

In Chow Sang Sang's words, two living human lives were like two stones used to test the waters.

"Around midnight, I heard something knocking on the bathroom door, asking, 'Do you want the red one or the green one?'... Fang Wei, being impatient, was the first to lose control."

A flicker of fear crossed Chow Sang-sang's eyes. "He cursed, 'I'll make you a f***,' and then... then there was no sound."

"After a while, the cubicle door opened by itself, and his skin was completely peeled off and hung on the door, his fleshy body still burrowing on the floor..."

His voice began to tremble.

"Luo Yiming was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak. He held it in for a long time, and then, for some reason, he died too."

Chow Sang Sang's teeth started chattering, making a "clucking" sound:

"I ran outside and saw the toilet door open, and he was being shoved upside down into the sewer—head down, forced in..."

I... I didn't participate in the game, but I broke the rule of "falling asleep as soon as possible after lights out." Those white mists... there was something in those white mists! They took away my legs, my legs!

None of the three spoke.

Zhao Weilai turned his face away, his eyes reddening.

She didn't recognize Luo Yiming and Fang Wei, and didn't even know what they looked like.

But knowing that they were tricked into going to their deaths like this still makes me feel incredibly choked up.

Two lives.

Because Chow Sang Sang was timid, because he wanted to test the rules, he lost.

"You're a bastard!" Deng Ziwen gritted his teeth and cursed, "You son of a bitch, what do you think human life is?"

"If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be damned by heaven and earth!"

Zhou Shengsheng suddenly raised his head, a ferocious look appearing on his face:

"If I don't do this, I'll be the one who dies! Why can't they die? If they die, I can live, and you would all do the same!"

"We're different," Zhao Weilai said dismissively. "We won't use our teammates' lives as stepping stones."

"Teammates?" Chow Sang-sang scoffed. "Once you're in the dungeon, who's teammate to whom? Everyone just goes about their own business."

Ding Feifan had been silent for a long time before finally speaking: "So you've been looking for so long, and you still can't figure out the correct answer?"

"I can tell!"

Chow Sang-sang immediately retorted, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, "Choosing red or green means death, not speaking also means death. Look at Luo Yiming, he didn't say anything, and he was still stuffed into the sewer!"

The three of them felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Is it death to speak or death to remain silent?

How do I pass the level?

"That's not right," Ding Feifan immediately retorted. "Then how do you know the mission can be completed? It can't be a guaranteed death situation."

"There must be a solution!" Zhou Shengsheng said urgently. "Although I can't figure it out, I know the mission requirements. The system popped it up, and I saw it clearly!"

He paused, looking at the three of them as if waiting for the right price:

"I can tell you the original mission text, and I can tell you all the details I've observed, but... you have to help me complete the game."

"Tie me to the water pipe, fix me in the cubicle, close the door, and I'll be considered to be participating in the mission. As long as I can hold out until dawn, I can be repaired once I leave the dungeon."

He spoke quickly, as if afraid the three would disagree, "Even in my current state, I can't harm you."

Please, take me with you... I don't want to die here...

He started crying, looking disheveled and pitiful.

But none of the three were soft-hearted.

There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

Fang Wei and Luo Yiming are even more pitiful than him.

……

The three of them avoided Chow Sang Sang and discussed their countermeasures.

"What should we do?"

Deng Ziwen looked at Ding Feifan and Zhao Weilai and asked in a low voice, "The mission in the administration building requires four people, we can't gather enough, and with Zhou Shengsheng in this condition... the toilet mission is the only option."

Ding Feifan remained silent, lost in thought.

Chow Sang Sang's words are only half true and half false; they cannot be taken entirely at face value.

But they really don't have a better option right now.

This is the last night.

If they miss tonight, they might never have another chance to check in.

"It's okay to bring him along."

Ding Feifan tentatively suggested, "But we need to tie it tightly. Anyway, he's only half a man, so he can't do anything funny."

Otherwise, let's listen to his instructions on the task rules first, and then we can judge for ourselves whether they're true or not.

Deng Ziwen nodded: "Okay, we'll do it your way."

Zhao Weilai, on the other hand, wished that people like Zhou Shengsheng would just die so they wouldn't harm others.

But they still need information from Chow Sang Sang.

The three barely reached a consensus.

Upon learning this, Chow Sang-sang was overjoyed and repeatedly assured them, fearing the three might change their minds, "I'll tell you everything I know right now! I guarantee there won't be a single lie!"

He cleared his throat and began to repeat the task rules:

The check-in task is called "Toilet Ghost Night Watch," which starts at 1 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.

Each player is required to enter a separate room and lock the door to start the game. They must remain in the room until the mission ends.

During the check-in process, you cannot open the door, leave the cubicle, or look up, and you must answer the toilet ghost's questions.

"We have to respond?" Ding Feifan frowned. "But legend says that responding will lead to death."

"What legend?" Chow Sang-sang was taken aback.

"An old post from the campus forum," Ding Feifan said. "It says that the ghost in the toilet asks for red or green paper. If you choose red, you'll be skinned alive; if you choose green, you'll drown. The only solution is to not answer, look up at the ceiling, and wait until dawn, and everything will be fine."

"No, no, that's not right."

Chow Sang-sang immediately shook his head: "Luo Yiming didn't answer, he's still dead! His head was shoved into the sewer! It must have been because he didn't respond that he triggered the dead end!"

"The mission says 'you must respond,' how do you respond so you don't die?" Zhao Weilai asked.

"I have no idea……"

Chow Sang Sang said sheepishly, "If I had known, I would have cleared the game myself long ago."

But I saw Fang Wei curse it once, and it was immediately skinned alive; Luo Yiming didn't say a word, and he died too. This shows that you can neither curse it nor remain silent.

That's as good as saying nothing at all.

—Sure enough, he had no idea what the correct answer was.

Deng Ziwen uttered a silent curse.

You can die if you speak, and you can die if you don't speak.

"But I know something else! The mission only triggers when you enter the cubicle alone, and, and more!"

Chow Sang-sang quickly added, "The toilet ghost will only ask three times. If no one answers after three times, it will leave and go to the next stall..."

This information is quite crucial.

Fearing a trap, the three decided to let Deng Ziwen enter the second cubicle alone first.

Zhao Weilai stood guard outside with a mop handle, ready to break down the door and rescue people if anything unusual happened.

Three minutes later, Deng Ziwen emerged with a grave expression: "I've triggered a mission."

Then came Zhao Weilai and Ding Feifan.

The three people triggered the "Strange Tales of the Old School Building" check-in task in turn:

[Third location of the ghost story: The old school building's public toilet - The questioning toilet ghost]

[Check-in task: After 1 a.m., enter a toilet stall alone, lower your eyes and wait for dawn.]

If you don't open the door or look up before dawn, you've successfully checked in.

[Task Hint: It will crouch under the door, handing you a piece of paper and asking you questions. Remember to answer. Also, be careful of the dark shadows overhead; be patient.]

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