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墨書 Inktalez
"Please do not believe in the student code of conduct."
This sentence is written in red ink at the top of the first page, indicating that the owner of this notebook must have been filled with despair when writing it. The handwriting is messy and chaotic, with many places even tearing through the paper with force, and the red ink looks like flowing blood.
The rest of the sentence after "Do not believe..." is completely blacked out, making it impossible to see what was written.
"It's all monsters."
"They will die."
The upper half is filled with various messy graffiti and ambiguous words. What's chilling is that beneath these graffiti, there is a neatly written message: "If you want to leave the school alive, please be sure to follow the rules."
Intuitive and vivid contrast, as if a normal person is being driven crazy alive, or as if he is being gradually replaced by something bizarre and becoming "normal."
Jiang Yubai didn't dare to think too much, he put the notebook back into his arms and prepared to go out. He didn't forget that they were now playing students in a school. Since it was a school, the break time was naturally limited.
There were still people everywhere in the hallway. Jiang Yubai found that it was indeed as Qi Fan had said, as if everyone had "teamed up" to come in. Many people looked like they should have close relationships in the real world, but at the moment, they were huddling together discussing something.
Jiang Yubai walked slowly forward. On one side of the corridor were classrooms, and on the other side, every three to five meters, there was a window. At this moment, the sun was high outside the windows. However, Jiang Yubai couldn't feel any warmth, as if the sun was just a mere decoration.
Moreover, Jiang Yubai stopped in his tracks, looking down at his feet. Even though the sun was shining on him from the side, there was no shadow beneath his feet. Not only him, Jiang Yubai scanned the people in the hallway, and none of them had a shadow beneath their feet.
Shadows are produced when objects block the propagation of light. The absence of a shadow can only indicate two possibilities: either there is currently no light, or the objects themselves have no substance. Of course, there is also the superstitious belief that ghosts, which are widely known, do not have shadows, which is essentially synonymous with lacking substance.
Sigh, there are just too many mysteries. Jiang Yubai felt agitated and ran his fingers through his hair. It hurt a bit, and as he looked at his palm, he could see the prominent veins pulsating on his fair wrist.
At that moment, not far ahead of him, a few people were gathered discussing, when suddenly a young man burst into tears as if he could no longer bear it, and then cried out as he ran towards the stairs on the other side of the corridor.
"Abu! Come back!" his companion called out anxiously behind him.
Unfortunately, he could never come back. The young man named Abu had not run two steps when his body suddenly froze, and then his entire body broke in half, blood gushing out.
The air was quiet for a few seconds, followed by screams and the sound of panicked footsteps fleeing. Quick and astute individuals swiftly covered the mouths of their companions, but many others, like the young man, seemed to be struck down by an invisible force, meeting a tragic end. In an instant, the hallway was filled with blood, a scene of extraordinary gore.
Jiang Yubai closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was no emotion in his eyes. He looked at the slogan posted on the wall near the classroom door: "No loud noise or running in the hallway."
Jiang Yubai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he was considering whether to take the risk of breaking the rules to do something and see if there were any clues. After all, the notebook had warned him not to trust the rules. Moreover, considering the situation in the previous class, many people had stood up wanting to rush out of the classroom, but in the end, only the first man died. So Jiang Yubai had been holding onto a glimmer of hope until just now.
But after witnessing so many people die as a result of breaking the rules, he calmed down. If there is no absolute certainty, it is better not to rashly challenge the rules.
I have to say that in such an environment, using others' deaths can always quickly deduce some clues.
However, there are still too few clues. Jiang Yubai walked slowly towards the classroom. Even when the teacher announced the rules just now, he was interrupted by the end-of-class bell and did not continue, so he did not know if the rules were only those few or if the rest had not been read yet.
He only knows that he has suddenly been involved in a bizarre and deadly game. In this school, they must follow the rules, and those who violate them will die. But when will this game end? While ensuring survival, he also needs to find a way to leave this place. It's really a headache.
"Yubai! I knew you were still alive!" Someone suddenly blocked his path ahead, and Jiang Yubai was pulled into the person's arms with great force as soon as he looked up.
"Shen Qingci, let go of me," Jiang Yubai struggled a bit and couldn't help but mock, "I'm doing just fine, as long as you don't die."
Like everyone else, he was not alone when he was pulled into this strange game. At that time, he was in a dispute with his ex-boyfriend, Shen Qingci, over pet ownership.
"Alright, let's not quarrel for now," Shen Qingci ignored his provocation, released his embrace of Jiang Yubai, and instead grabbed his wrist. "We should go."
"Go where?" Jiang Yubai frowned.
"Eat." Shen Qingci looked at Jiang Yubai, her voice serious and somewhat low.
Jiang Yubai suddenly felt a chill run through his body, and he finally understood where that faint sense of dissonance was coming from.
It seemed like there was no concept of time passing in this world. There were no clocks in the hallways or classrooms, no sunlight to judge the time by shadows, and he couldn't find his phone when he searched his body in the bathroom just now. Yet the third rule of the student code clearly required punctuality for classes, no tardiness or leaving early.
"What time is it now?"
"11:56," Shen Qingci raised his wrist to check the time on his watch, "The timetable behind the classroom door says we need to finish lunch before 13:00 and return to the dormitory to rest."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yubai's expression also turned serious. Although they seemed to have an hour of ample time, aside from the unfamiliar and eerie environment, they would definitely spend some time finding the cafeteria and dormitory building. Moreover, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be some uncontrollable situations during mealtime.
Will there be new rules again?
The two quickly arrived at the entrance of Class A. Jiang Yubai waved to Qi Fan and succinctly said, "Let's go eat."
"Ah? Oh, okay," Qi Fan hesitated for a moment, but then followed Jiang Yubai without any hesitation.
Jiang Yubai just now didn't control the volume, so many people followed along with what he said and started walking. People are such social animals.
Jiang Yubai is not a saint, but he can't just stand by and watch someone die. That's why he saved Qi Fan. Plus, in the absence of any obvious conflict, having more people alive is definitely a good thing.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any obstacles until they reached the entrance of the teaching building. After leaving the building, the cafeteria was just five or six hundred meters ahead on the diagonal.
In front of them, there were already many people walking towards the cafeteria. Jiang Yubai glanced at Shen Qingci beside him and didn't say anything. Shen Qingci seemed to know his thoughts and said, "I specifically came to find you to come down together. What do you think? Touched?"
Jiang Yubai rolled his eyes, feeling a moment of slight emotion that quickly dissipated. He forcefully shook off the hand that Shen Qingci was holding. "Let go."
"Okay," Shen Qingci reluctantly let go of his hand, only to quickly grab it again the next second while Jiang Yubai was relaxed.
"Shen Qingci, we've already broken up," Jiang Yubai gritted his teeth.
"I know, that's why I haven't been constantly chasing after you." Jiang Yubai rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with this idiot who was still acting lovey-dovey at such a critical moment.
"Um," Qi Fan timidly spoke up from behind after observing the interaction between the two of them all the way, "I think we've arrived."
In front of them was a two-story building, with the words "Cafeteria" written above the entrance.
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