Excessive ferocity due to caution

After the hidden mission was triggered, news of the deaths of the other two teammates also arrived at the same time.

Compared to Zhentao, Lu Bai seemed to have gotten rid of his burden much faster.

As for Zhentao, although his health points haven't been reduced to zero, his severe mental deficiency has turned him into a dungeon monster!

This seems even more unbearable than death!

Looking at the man beside him, Zhao Yi asked curiously:

"You've lived on this university campus for three months, haven't you encountered anything scary?"

Li Sheng gave a wry smile.

"How could I not have encountered it?"

"Although I don't know how you got in, it's clear you haven't been here long."

"This university is far more dangerous than you can imagine!"

"Most of the people you see in universities right now... aren't living people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Linlin almost exploded on the spot!

Earlier in the day, Zhao Yi had already told them that there were probably only the four of them alive in this university, and at that time they thought Zhao Yi was joking!

Now she realized that Zhao Yi was telling the truth!

"Ishiyama High School is trapped in a terrifying cycle of curses, which repeats every seven days."

"These campus staff members, like walking corpses, will all die within seven days, then be reborn, repeating the cycle of death once more!"

"The longer the curse progresses, the more terrible things will happen!"

"I witnessed it with my own eyes. On the seventh day of the last cycle of curses, all the teachers and students in the school carried their own bloodied heads and patrolled every corner of the campus..."

"Once they find it..."

At this point, Li Sheng involuntarily shuddered.

Clearly, the experience at that time had a profound impact on his mind!

He was unwilling to recall or describe it in too much detail.

"So... how did you manage to dodge it unscathed?"

Yang Linlin looked slightly anxious.

Since this man was able to survive for three months in this university, helping him survive for seven days should not be a problem!

Li Sheng patted the sofa beneath him.

"Here you go—"

"I escaped to the water tower and accidentally discovered this basement, which is how I survived!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Linlin excitedly grabbed Zhao Yi's arm!

"I see!"

"The water tower is definitely a hidden safe zone. As long as we stay here and don't wander off, we can survive for seven days!"

There was no joy on Zhao Yi's face.

"well……"

Seeing Yang Linlin's jubilant expression, Li Sheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Miss Yang, things are probably more complicated than you think."

Yang Linlin's smile gradually faded.

"What...do you mean?"

Li Sheng looked worried and distressed.

"The curse on this school is growing stronger!"

"The water tower was indeed safe before; those ghosts outside would ignore this area and wouldn't even glance at the water tower..."

"But later, they gradually began to linger outside the water tower, even knocking on the door to see if anyone was inside. Then... they simply forced their way into the water tower and searched everything inside..."

"On the seventh day of my last reincarnation, I was hiding in the basement and almost got exposed..."

"So I suspect the curse's power has already spread this far. If we're still hiding in the basement when this curse strikes again, I'm afraid..."

Li Sheng suddenly shut his mouth.

The footsteps overhead started again, and this time... they were even more frequent!

The three of them were on edge!

Even the viewers in the live stream felt incredibly nervous!

They held their breath, not daring to breathe too loudly!

At this moment, there was clearly more than one ghost upstairs!

Once they are exposed, they will be trapped like turtles in a jar and will surely die!

boom! boom! boom!

Suddenly, a crashing sound came from the ground!

It seems there's a clever ghost inspecting the ground!

The coldness traveled up everyone's spines and down to the top of their heads!

Zhao Yi's mind raced. He immediately retrieved a ladder from the pile of debris behind him, stood on the ladder, and used his back to block their entrance!

Seeing this, Yang Linlin and Li Sheng understood what Zhao Yi wanted to do. They carefully stepped forward and helped Zhao Yi steady himself.

The sound produced when you tap on that special brick is completely different depending on whether it's connected or not!

The ghost is only suspicious at the moment; it has not yet confirmed that there is a secret room below.

If they handle it properly, they can completely avoid the ghost's investigation!

Sure enough, a tapping sound came from Zhao Yi's back shortly afterward!

The opponent was quite strong; even through a thick brick, the force transmitted from above caused the muscles of the three people to spasm!

They gritted their teeth and held on, not daring to relax even for a moment!

After knocking for a while and confirming that there was no problem, the ghost went to knock on other places.

As soon as the two relaxed, Zhao Yi made a gesture to them, and Yang Linlin and Li Sheng continued to support Zhao Yi's legs!

Sure enough, a short while later, the ghostly creature above returned to the same spot and stomped its foot violently!

The intense force caused the legs of the two people below to tremble.

Ultimately, the ghost seemed to confirm that there was no problem, so it stopped probing, left the water tower, and went elsewhere.

Yang Linlin and Li Sheng collapsed to the ground, their bodies limp!

"See? I told you, the water tower isn't safe anymore..."

Li Sheng's face was full of worry.

"To survive this cycle of curses, you either need to continue searching for the next safe haven, or... break the curse!"

Zhao Yi glanced at him casually without saying a word.

Yang Linlin, who was standing to the side, lit up with excitement upon hearing this.

"Break the curse?"

"Do you know how to break a curse?"

Li Sheng remained silent for a long time.

"We know the method, but implementing it is extremely difficult!"

"I can't do this alone, I need help!"

Yang Linlin:

"We can help you!"

Li Sheng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded after a long while:

"OK!"

"I'll trust you this once; anyway, dragging this out any longer will only lead to certain death!"

"Why not take a gamble!"

"...Based on our previous research and investigation, I can now confirm that the cyclical curse of this university originated with a student."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Linlin blurted out instinctively:

"Chen Qiong?"

Li Sheng glanced at the two of them with a surprised expression.

"You know?"

Zhao Yi replied:

"I don't know much, but it seems Chen Qiong's mother had an accident at Ishiyama High School..."

Li Sheng sighed and rubbed his head.

"That's right."

"This is a long story."

"Chen Qiong was originally a poor household in the city. Her life was relatively good at first, but later, when her father was mining in his hometown, the mine collapsed and he was buried inside. The coal mine owner was afraid of criminal responsibility, so he ran away with the money and did not pay any compensation. Their family's life became more and more difficult. Only a disabled seamstress mother was left in the family. Fortunately, Chen Qiong was ambitious from a young age and always had excellent grades. She not only got into the best university in the city, Shishan University, but also received a large amount of scholarship because of her extremely high ranking."

"This place should have been the cradle of his dreams, but then an accident happened..."

"To stimulate competition among students, Shishan High School holds exams twice a month, and the seating arrangement for the following week is determined by the exam results. Chen Qiong, who has excellent grades, always sits in the front row, close to the podium, while all the outstanding students from other places can only look up to her!"

"Besides that, there is another girl in their class who is not only academically excellent but also very beautiful, named Zhang Ya."

"She was ranked second in the class for a long time and was Chen Qiong's deskmate... High school students, you know, are at the age of vigor and high hormone levels. In addition, after spending a lot of time together, Chen Qiong became madly infatuated with Zhang Ya."

"Originally, they were a perfect match, but then a transfer student named Pang Xiao came to the class. He was the mayor's son. Although he always ranked last in the tests, he also fell in love with Zhang Ya, so he directly asked the homeroom teacher Liang Ming to switch his seat with Chen Qiong's."

"Of course Liang Ming wouldn't dare refuse his request."

"So, in an instant, the student who was first in the class was sitting in the last seat, while the student who was last was sitting in the first seat."

"Every time Chen Qiong received a perfect score on a weekly test, it felt like a resounding slap in the face!"

"He knew his family was poor and he couldn't compete with Pang Xiao, so he endured it all... But one day in class, he saw Pang Xiao put his hand inside Zhang Ya's clothes and Zhang Ya didn't dare to resist. Finally, he couldn't suppress his anger any longer."

"He secretly used his own student aid to bribe a group of classmates from similarly poor families. One night, he covered his face with a scarf, dragged Pang Xiao into a grove of bushes, and beat him severely!"

"However, these incidents were still captured by the university's surveillance cameras. After being severely interrogated by the head of the grade, a student finally couldn't withstand the pressure and confessed to Chen Qiong's involvement."

"Therefore... Chen Qiong was forced to drop out of school."

"Afterwards, Chen Qiong's mother came to Shishan High School and found Chen Qiong's homeroom teacher, Liang Ming. She knelt in his office, crying and begging him for mercy. However, Liang Ming didn't care about such things. In the end, during the scuffle, Liang Ming accidentally pushed Chen Qiong's mother, Runfang, off the building. As it happened, Runfang landed headfirst, and her brains splattered all over the floor..."

"You can probably guess what happened next. Chen Qiong's mother died despite all efforts to save her, but the matter was ultimately suppressed by the university and the mayor working together..."

"The waters were too deep, and no one dared to get involved in Chen Qiong's affairs. Several days later, he sneaked into the university alone, killed his homeroom teacher Liang Ming with a kitchen knife, and escaped from the school under the siege of security. He has been missing ever since..."

At this point, Li Sheng suddenly paused, looked at the two people who were engrossed in their conversation, and lowered his voice.

"This is what the outside world is saying."

"But actually... Chen Qiong didn't run away at all..."

"He...died at the university."

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