Chapter 6
“Motherf*cker, how long will it take! It’s been an entire morning! Class isn’t over, breaks aren’t allowed, and we have to even request to go to the bathroom! It’s already noon! Are they going to let us starve during lunch?”
“Right, right, isn’t it just a suicide? It’s not as if it’s murder! Why are they making such a big deal out of it?”
The students started whispering, their voices growing louder and louder as time went on.
“Quiet! All of you be quiet!” The students’ mood was increasingly excited, leaving the teachers helpless. The higher-ups gave firm instructions for them to calm the students down, but they were stuck in a deadlock.
Liu Chunming looked at the students under stage, gritting his teeth as he said, “Within three days, two lives were lost in your class! Do you guys not know how to reflect on yourself?!”
As the head teacher, he would be held responsible and blamed. The school authorities had already begun to clean up the situation. He was even considering the idea that to become a good teacher, he needed to pay attention to the student’s psychological education.
It was Xu Sheng first, then Bai Qiaoqiao. It wasn’t easy for the school authorities to suppress the news of Xu Sheng’s death so that it didn’t spread and influence the public. Unfortunately, Bai Qiaoqiao’s matter happened. What’s more, it occurred on campus, and too many students had seen it. There were a few students who were so scared they fainted on the spot. Even if the school wanted to conceal it, they couldn’t. Not only that, but two deaths in a row attracted the police’s attention.
One is the bully and one is the victim. The time between their deaths was no more than three days. Excluding the fact that it was suicide, many reporters in the city wanted to cover this for their next news article.
“Hey, do you think that Bai Qiaoqiao was so stimulated by Xu Sheng’s death that she committed suicide out of guilt?” A boy used his elbow to jab another boy next to him in the chest, whispering this.
“How is that possible? You don’t know the character of Bai Qiaoqiao, this person. I would rather believe that Xu Sheng turned into a ghost and came back for revenge!” The other boy snickered.
“Hahaha.” The people around them laughed together.
“Peng!” The table was fiercely smacked.
“All of you be quiet for this father!” It was Wang Tong.
The scattered discussions abruptly stopped, and there was a period of silence.
Wang Tong’s expression was dark, and his hands were clenched tightly into fists. His legs were crossed in a relaxed posture, like he was a stranger to the rest of his classmates.
The two boys looked at each other and did not speak.
If there really was a ghost, then wasn’t it Wang Tong’s turn next? Who didn’t know that it was Wang Tong who led people to humiliate Xu Sheng in the bathroom that day.
The two boys’ brains were magically connected by radio waves, and they both felt a little like they were watching a good show. But they completely forgot that they too had coldly observed the bullying that day. If Xu Sheng wanted vengeance, he wouldn’t spare any of them!
Gao Xuhan was in her seat, glancing at her surroundings mockingly. The original owner of her body had a low presence. She sat silently in the corner by herself. Especially in such a tense atmosphere, no one perceived her existence. And when Gao Xuhan wrote something in her notebook, nobody cared.
Bai Qiaoqiao → Liu Chunming → Wang Tong → Zhou Qingqing → Li Ni → Xiao Chen → Massacre.
She recalled the contents of the movie, writing the killing order while also peeking at Liu Chunming, who was sitting at the podium. She then moved her gaze to Wang Tong, who was in his own seat, radiating chilliness. She sneered.
The next one is Liu Chunming.
Gao Xuhan was actually a little excited. She was not only a fan of horror movies, but also a fan of novels. She enjoyed the romance genre, but in particular, novels about ghost wives and ghost marriage.
The sole reason why she watched “Thriller High School” was because there was a romantic relationship including the ghost. In the ending of the movie, Gao Xuhan dazedly passed by corpse after corpse, before walking out of the school campus alone. In the moment she left, a large fire began to spread. Later, the post-credits scene showed Gao Xuhan and Xu Sheng in love as they shared an umbrella.
The end.
Gao Xuhan secretly had some expectations. Actually, she really wished to see Xu Sheng because she remembered that he was played by a popular movie star. That star had a pair of peach blossom eyes and a very high nose bridge. He was simply Gao Xuhan’s ideal lover. Based on appearance, the main characters and cannon fodder played by actors were not similar to their counterparts in this world. However, their personalities and outfits were exactly the same.
Furthermore, she had examined Wang Tong and Bai Qiaoqiao. They were not inferior to the actors in the movie. If this was true, Xu Sheng would not be worse either.
In her mind, Gao Xuhan had even made up a love story with Xu Sheng, complete with a bit of mystery.
She smirked. Whether everyone lived or died had nothing to do with her.
Gao Xuhan lowered her head and raised the corner of her mouth.
If needed, she didn’t mind helping Xu Sheng kill someone herself.
Liu Chunming had a headache. He supported his forehead with a hand as cold sweat dripped down his skin. Somehow, his chest also started to feel stuffy. He quickly drank a sip of water, but only found that his body was cooling. The soles of his feet began to sweat, and he had slight trouble breathing.
He put down the thermos, sighing. When he stared at it again, the goji in his drink had actually transformed into a redworm. It was slowly wriggling, its body twisting and turning.
“Retch.” Liu Chunming violently threw up, wanting to spit out the liquid he had just swallowed. He rolled onto his side and dry heaved, using all his strength to thump his chest, but was only able to let out saliva. His hands struck increasingly harder as he felt more and more nauseous. He almost looked like he was coughing up blood. All the students in the class raised their heads at once, gawking at him in horror and hoping it was all an act.
After Liu Chunming found that what he was doing was useless, he unexpectedly began to scratch his throat with his hands. The students in the first row could clearly see that his sharp, black nails pierced his skin. Bright red blood leaked out.
At this time, Liu Chunming didn’t vomit. Upon discovering him, the girl sitting under the podium was hit by an overwhelming sense of disgust, causing her to empty out her stomach. A revolting yellow haze of sourness pervaded the air, mixed with undigested rice, snacks, and fruit from lunch.
Instantly, several people followed the girl, making the repulsive smell even worse.
Others might not have noticed, but Gao Xuhan ’s focus had always been on Liu Chunming’s shadow. At first glance, she had located a replica of Liu Chunming in the shadow. This Liu Chunming grabbed his own neck, appearing like he was about to commit suicide.
Gao Xuhan flipped through her memories of the plot. She distinctly remembered that when Xu Sheng killed people, he controlled the souls within his victims’ shadows during the day. Once night fell, he slaughtered without restrictions.
Therefore.
Gao Xuhan’s body shivered.
Xu Sheng is now in the classroom!!
But her shaking did not stem from fear, but from anticipation.
Xiao Chen looked around. At the only place where the security cameras were broken, he nimbly jumped and climbed up the nearest camphor tree. He smoothly ascended until he was at the same height as the top of the wall. Then, he leapt off. His movements were like flowing water, as if he had practiced countless times.
The campus was still, not to mention students, even teachers couldn’t be seen walking out.
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Xiao Chen had pulled someone over and asked them where Xu Sheng’s classroom was. Xu Sheng was a first year student. Before the idea in Xiao Chen’s mind could be confirmed, he had to go to Xu Sheng’s class and ask someone about the current circumstances.
As Xiao Chen circled around to the back door of the first year teaching building, he saw a bald man suddenly push open the door and hurriedly run out. The man had a beer belly and the typical ‘Mediterranean’ hairstyle. His overall appearance was very greasy. The man gripped his chest and kneeled down on the patch of flowers outside the building.
With a briefcase in his hand, Liu Chunming returned to the classroom expressionlessly. The hygiene in the classroom was barely restored by two or three students who were in charge of cleaning duty that day. They could only pinch their noses and reluctantly do the work.
When Liu Chunming entered, all the students had basically returned to their seats.
Liu Chunming had a mysterious aura. He stood on the podium and lifted the corner of his mouth. “I am a sinner.”
“?”
Confusion was written all over his students’ faces.
Liu Chunming’s eyes were empty, ignoring everyone else as he continued, “I have long known that Xu Sheng was targeted by bullies. Whether it be when he was locked in the bathroom stall, when you guys deliberately threw his books in the garbage can, or when you guys put nails on his seat. I pretended to realize nothing because I had an agreement with Bai Qiaoqiao. As long as I disregarded this matter, her father would transfer me to a key high school in the city instead of dwelling here and being an ordinary teacher.
”What?!” All the students exclaimed.
“I’m a sinner. Even the death penalty will not compensate for my sin. I should be responsible for Xu Sheng’s death.” Liu Chunming emotionlessly finished his words. Then, he took out a knife from his handbag.
“AHHHHHHH!!!”
“AHHHHHHH!!!!”
All the students were so frightened that they shrieked, but it was not like they didn’t want to rush out of the classroom. Their legs seemed to be fixed to their chairs. They desperately attempted to control their bodies, but it was futile. Even their eyes couldn’t be moved by them. They could only stare at the scene, a blink turning into a luxury as their eyes dried.
Liu Chunming sneered. As if he couldn’t feel pain, he ruthlessly thrust the kitchen knife into his abdomen. But immediately after the blood splattered out, his originally impassive face changed into an appalled one. His expression twisted hideously, but he could not produce any sound. His blood-curdling screams were muffled as his mouth remained closed. The hand holding the knife relentlessly penetrated his flesh, as if his hands weren’t numb as he savagely stabbed himself.
Do you guys know?
Near death, there is a kind of desperate pain where one can only despairingly watch as their life drains away. I will let you guys experience it too! The Bible says, “The joy of sin only lasts for a moment, but its suffering is forever.”
T/N: Wow, this chapter was really troublesome. There’s eight translator’s notes, if you were wondering. Also, if any reader out there knows where the quote from the Bible came from, please comment! I spent more than an hour solely on attempting to find this elusive sentence.
“Mediterranean” hairstyle: a catalogue
Peach blossom eyes: the characteristics
Key high schools: more facts
Chapter 7
Xiao Chen wordlessly waited for a few minutes before cautiously walking out of the corner. He arrived at the back door of the first year teaching building again.
But in the second his foot crossed the entrance, he unexpectedly found himself at the school gate outside the walls. He turned around, dumfounded, and tapped the wall. It really was the concrete wall.
He had actually returned to his original location!
And the shadow under his feet was being hugged by another human-like shadow. At first glance, Xiao Chen saw this scene. He suddenly felt dissatisfied in his heart as he asked, “You brought me out?”
The shadow that was embracing him paused for a moment, slightly embarrassed for being caught. Although Xiao Chen couldn’t see anything different, he could sense the shadow’s arms around him. The contact was light and hard to detect, but possibly because he lacked the visual stimulus, he was extra sensitive and couldn’t ignore it.
Mr. Shadow hesitantly manipulated the shadow of the large tree nearby and said, ‘En.’
Xiao Chen was somewhat amused. He didn’t know why, but he thought that Mr. Shadow was trying to act cute.
“Why don’t you want me to go in?”
Perhaps even Xiao Chen didn’t notice that his tone was very similar to that of a boyfriend’s coaxing when his girlfriend was being naughty.
Mr. Shadow regained control of the tree shadow and said, ‘Dangerous.’
Xiao Chen was stunned. “You mean, it’s dangerous inside?”
The shadow continued to cuddle him, but it nodded vigorously, worried that Xiao Chen would not understand.
Xiao Chen nodded as well to show that he knew, his expression solemn.
In his heart, he secretly said, ‘I’m afraid Xu Sheng really came back.’
Bai Qiaoqiao was now dead, so who would be next?
Would it be him?
Xiao Chen abruptly felt cramps in his stomach, and it was a bit difficult to breathe.
Then, why didn’t Xiao Chen suspect that Mr. Shadow was Xu Sheng?
The reason was actually very simple. From his perspective, he was also an accomplice in Xu Sheng’s death. Xu Sheng would definitely not let him go, but Mr. Shadow was full of goodwill towards him. Since Mr. Shadow had tried to keep him safe, he didn’t connect him with Xu Sheng.
Xiao Chen’s face was the color of ash. He grit his teeth and looked at the wall behind him once more. He stared at it intensely for a long time. As if he had made up his mind, he took a deep breath and walked forward several steps to assure himself. He suddenly jumped onto the tree trunk, intending to climb up.
Before Xiao Chen’s legs could reach the campus’s wall, they were unexpectedly entangled with the tree branches. The branches began to move as flexibly as vines. They even tied his legs together so that he couldn’t use them.
Xiao Chen was shocked. He attempted to pull the branches away, but his hands were soon bound by another bunch of branches which emerged from behind him. Now, he was only hanging on the tree.
A numbing sensation invaded Xiao Chen’s heart as he felt his neck being continuously rubbed, someone’s breath brushing against his skin.
It seemed like a thousand ants were nibbling his neck. It didn’t hurt, but it was itchy.
Xiao Chen unconsciously wanted to break free. The invisible being appeared to understand his rejection, so it carefully dropped something on his forehead and gently comforted him.
That something was a pair of lips
Xiao Chen struggled even more fiercely. “Quickly let me go!”
The lips that were pressed to his forehead moved away. The branches that were wrapped around his hands and feet loosened their hold, retreating to where they came from.
Xiao Chen was puzzled for a while, but he couldn’t spare the time to think about it. Immediately, he flipped over the wall, into the school campus.
The black shadow smiled.
Senior.
I will protect you.
Since entering this world, this was the first time Gao Xuhan truly met with the threat of death. Her tears flowed without pause, and her face was pale from fear. Her mouth refused to open, like it was sewn shut, as she let out whimpers.
What was even more terrifying was that the surrounding environment was being swallowed by a mass of black things at a speed visible to the naked eye. The walls, blackboards, electric lights, and the doors and windows decomposed as if they were dipped into sulfuric acid. They all disappeared into a bottomless pit.
Gao Xuhan’s cold sweat poured out, and she cried with everyone else as their legs were attacked by the black mass. It slowly proceeded upwards.
It went from their legs to their waist, to their neck, all the way until their entire body had completely vanished within the darkness.
Xiao Chen drove a light car on a familiar road and returned to the back door of the first year teaching building.
He lightly pushed open the door and put one leg inside as a test. He made sure that he was not sent back outside the campus walls. It was only after this that he walked in vigilantly.
What happened?
As soon as Xiao Chen was in the building, he noticed something was wrong.
Xu Sheng was a first year student, and his class was precisely the one closest to the back door. Therefore, Xiao Chen had chosen to take the back entrance.
However.
Xiao Chen swallowed. The whole classroom was actually empty!!
He inexplicably headed to another class. In this state, Xiao Chen was extremely alert, to the point where he could even hear the husky sound of the wind.
Wrong! There is no one in this classroom either!
Xiao Chen’s heart beat irregularly, and he almost forgot to breathe. He immediately had some regrets, and decided to leave. But at this moment, he surprisingly discovered that the door behind him was gone without a trace!
It had become a wall!
A chill ran down Xiao Chen’s spine. He squeezed his hands nervously, before he abruptly spotted something.
The words on the placard of Class 4, Xu Sheng’s class, looked strange, but Xiao Chen couldn’t put his finger on it.
Xiao Chen forced himself to calm down and observe the situation.
Then, he realized it. The words were completely opposite from the ones in reality!
Xiao Chen felt ridiculous now. Was he in the real world?
His memory was very good, so he remembered all the details in his life freshly. He examined all the paintings hanging outside the various classrooms on the first floor. Although he had only visited the first year teaching building a few times, he was confident that the paintings were different!
His gaze was cold as he frowned.
But next, Xiao Chen’s eyes widened. Yes, even the directions of these paintings were reversed!
He had a wild speculation in his mind. Could it be that this was the Otherworld?
Xiao Chen once read a book in the library with the title of “Real World”. In this book, the author divided the world into three parts: the Fog World, the Otherworld, and the Real World. The Fog World and the Otherworld were both illusory, but the Fog World was much less hostile than the Otherworld. The Otherworld was different! It symbolized evil, bloodshed, darkness, and violence. There were countless wicked monsters.
Anyone who was pulled into this world would never survive.
Xiao Chen looked out the window and was shocked. He had entered the building at noon, but currently the sky showed that it was dusk, with a faint glow of red light.
“AH!” An ear-piercing shriek resounded through the air, making Xiao Chen almost lose his balance.
Xiao Chen peered behind him. At this time, he saw two or three girls on the staircase. They stared at him with horror-struck expressions. When they recognized Xiao Chen, they somewhat relaxed. “Senior Xiao Chen?”
The girls wore Chong Guang High School uniforms, so it wasn’t weird that they knew who he was. But to his alarm, there were actually other people in this world! How many people were there in total?
Xiao Chen strode in their direction, but the girls unconsciously shrank together and took a step back. At this moment, Xiao Chen observed that the girls were pale, and there were numerous patches of dirt on their clothes. It didn’t seem like they had just got here. What made him speechless was that one of them was covered in blood. If it wasn’t for the girl hiding in the back, Xiao Chen wouldn’t have needed to get closer to see the blood.
“What happened to you guys? Why are things like this?” Xiao Chen said, wanting to advance a little more towards the girls.
“Senior Xiao Chen, don’t come over right now!” The girl standing at the front appeared to be the leader of the group. Although she looked embarrassed, her eyes were firmly locked onto Xiao Chen. It was almost as if she would attack him if he went near, just like a mother eagle guarding her children.
Xiao Chen instantly stopped.
The girl explained, “Senior Xiao Chen, I will tell you the story briefly. This is not the real world at all. When night falls, monsters will surface!” After she said this, the other girl behind her couldn’t help but tremble.
“It’s Xu Sheng who has returned for revenge!” The leader clenched her teeth, but she abruptly thought of something. Her sight focused on Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen heard the two words ‘Xu Sheng’, he secretly said in his mind, ‘As expected.’
“Monsters will not show up during the day, but they will at night! And two people must die every night if the rest want to live!”
“How do you know?” Xiao Chen was astonished and asked a question.
The girl let out a self-deprecating laugh. “There is a broadcast.”
How laughable! Everyone in Class 4 was an accomplice who led to Xu Sheng’s death. Xu Sheng would not have mercy on any of them. He crafted a ghastly game to force them to kill each other!
They would murder their own classmates in exchange for the possibility of survival. If they didn’t do it, the monsters would do it for them. But the number of people killed by the monsters was not counted towards the two people who had to die!
Last night, the group of girls had watched with large eyes as a bunch of evil classmates murdered two students who had no friends and a low sense of presence in the class.
Everyone was expressionless as it all occurred, and no one had dared to stop those perpetrators.
And the girls knew females were viewed as the weaker sex, so they would most likely be the next ones to be eliminated!
So, they had to hide.
But nevertheless! In the end, all the people will die!
T/N: Things are getting spicy! I’ve included descriptions of the three worlds below. I think the author drew inspiration from Silent Hill, so I can tell you more about the worlds. Silent Hill is a VERY graphic horror game, so I suggest only 18+ people go check out the wiki pages for more information.
Fog World
Otherworld
Real World