The opening cinematics ended there, and in that moment, the figures of six players appeared in the classroom.
There were nine pairs of desks and chairs in this classroom, which were divided into three rows and three columns.
At this moment, the players were all sitting down. From the point of view of the blackboard, the three girls, RUO Yu, an Yueqin, and little Ling, were sitting in the first row from left to right. The left side of the second row was empty. In the middle and on the right were Feng bujue and the sixth member of the team. And Xiao Tan … Sat alone in the middle of the third row.
“Ah, it’s indeed an acquaintance.” Xiao Ling immediately turned around to look at the sixth member of the group and blurted out.
The reason why she said “as expected” was naturally because she had already foreseen this situation.
After the new version was released, everyone was busy leveling up, and the most important thing about leveling up was ‘efficiency’. Without a doubt, compared to the high-risk scenario like Team Nightmare, it was more efficient to clear a few normal guilds that had a higher chance of clearing the scenario.
As such, there were only two types of people who would come to the nightmare Mode solo mode. One type was players who did not have any background in a studio, and the other type … Were those top players.
In addition to the condition of “similar level to the entire Hell’s frontline”, it was foreseeable that they would meet an acquaintance.
“Seal! No! Jue!” About two seconds later, the sky-swallowing Phantom dawn shouted,”He ignored everyone and shouted at brother Jue as if he had seen his enemy.
“What are you shouting for …” Feng bujue’s dead fish eyes were wide open as he looked at the excited ghost hunter. He mumbled weakly,”are you going to take me in with the purple gold Red gourd? Call me by my name and see if I dare to agree?”
“Tsk …” Being ridiculed like that, ghost hunter felt that he had been a little too excited. He pouted and said,”you’re actually so calm … You don’t even put me in your eyes …”
“My eyes can’t take in your 1.6-meter tall body.” Feng bujue’s ability to mock others was natural.”I have always respected you in my heart.”
“I’m 1.69 meters tall! And it’s still growing!” Hearing the topic of height, ghost hunter couldn’t stand it anymore. He raised his voice and shouted again.
“It’s fine. I’m very broad-minded. I can fit you even if you grow 0.5 centimeters.” Brother Jue waved his hand and replied with a half smile.
“How long are you guys going to discuss this height problem?” At this moment, RUO Yu, who was at the side, could not bear to listen any longer and stopped the two of them from talking nonsense.
Before he could finish his sentence, a system notification rang.
“Your character’s abilities have been restricted. You are now playing the role of an ordinary person.”
The same notification rang in the ears of the six players. They only needed to exchange a glance to know this.
“Sigh … I hate this type of limited edition book the most.” Ghost hunter immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.”Every time we encounter this type of scenario, we fail.”
“Then you’re in luck today.” Brother Jue continued with a smile,”today, we’ll take you through some levels and experience the fun of a limited edition book.”
“Humph …” Ghost hunter crossed his arms in front of his chest.”I’ll listen to you …”
“Anyway, let’s first confirm our identities.” At this moment, an Yueqin turned to everyone and said,”if everything goes as planned, our roles have been assigned …” As she spoke, she pointed to the upper left corner of her desk.
The three words ‘three-thousand nunnery’ were carved at the place she was pointing at.
This word … Was carved with a knife or something, and it didn’t look like it was carved by an adult. Of course, engraving was not writing. It could be possible that the difficulty of engraving caused the shape of the words to go out of shape, which resulted in this effect.
“This is the surname of the characters we are playing.” Ling had also noticed the words on her desk. It was the same handwriting on the upper left corner. The words “Shou” were engraved on it. “Speaking of which, I seem to have randomly gotten a very rare surname.”
“Oh, oh! I also have some here. ” Xiao Tan clearly only noticed the words on the table after his teammate reminded him.”It’s called Sakura.”
“I’ve engraved the ‘origin’ here. ” RUO Yu continued.
“Ha …” The demon ghost also saw the words on his table.”‘Yamada’… It feels like a common surname.” He felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
“Hmm …” After everyone had given their surnames, brother Jue said slowly,”I … Carved ‘Momo’ here …”
There was silence.
A long silence.
For some reason, after brother Jue said that word, the other five all gave him strange looks and stopped talking.
“About that …” After almost a minute, it was Feng bujue who broke the silence and changed the topic.”Speaking of which, didn’t the opening cinematics say that someone was shouting at the end? how come I didn’t hear it …”
“Uh … Maybe … When we loaded our characters, we already finished shouting.” Xiao Tan was kind enough to add on.
“Hmm …” Feng bujue touched his chin.”The main mission has not been updated either, which means … We need to trigger the event.” As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the podium.”Let’s look around and see if we can find any clues.”
Hearing this, everyone didn’t say anything and began their own search.
According to the usual practice, people would first confirm the things closest to them, such as … The interior of the desk.
However, they soon confirmed that the nine desks were empty inside. There wasn’t even a scrap of paper.
Then, everyone began to investigate the surrounding items according to the “degree of suspicion.”
At the same time, Feng bujue picked up an old newspaper from the podium. Perhaps it was his reading habit, but he just stood there and started reading.
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
The results of their investigation were as follows …
The classroom’s sliding door was locked and couldn’t be opened. When he tried to pull it, he didn’t hear a prompt like “key required”.
The windows facing the field and the corridor were all closed, and when they got closer, a prompt appeared,”sealed by some dark force”. Looking out through the glass, it was pitch black, and he could only see his own shadow.
The order of the lockers at the back of the classroom was the same as the arrangement of the desks and chairs. When he tried to open them, a “key required” prompt appeared.
On the right side of the podium, there was a wooden bookcase that could not be opened.
A painting was hung on the wall to the left of the podium. A huge human face was drawn on it. The style of the painting did not look like that of a primary school student. To be more specific, it was very abstract.
There was also a storage space inside the podium, but it also required a ‘key’ to open.
In summary, after a preliminary investigation, the clues were concentrated on the old newspaper on the podium. If there was any hint … It should be there.
“So … Guild leader, how are things on your side?” Little Ling asked after she briefly told brother Jue the information that everyone had gathered.
“Hmm … First of all …” Feng bujue put down the newspaper in his hand.”This is a may issue, and it is dated May 19th.”
“What does that mean?” Asked ghost hunter.
“Do you remember the first line of the voice-over saying ‘it’s a summer evening’?” Feng bujue added.
“Oh …” Ghost hunter nodded,”so?”
“From the decorations of this classroom, the names on the desks, and the atmosphere of the script …” An Yueqin explained,”this is undoubtedly a horror story that happened in Japan, and Japan and US are both in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, the ‘summer’ should be June, July, and August every year.”
“In other words …” RUO Yu chimed in,”this newspaper is from one or two months ago?”
“Not necessarily,” Feng bujue replied.”The year on the paper is shohe year 47, or 1972.”It could be a newspaper from one or two months ago, or one or two years ago, or even one or two decades ago …” He paused for a moment.”We can’t speculate the time when this scenario happened, the specific age of these characters, the year of graduation, and other information … Because the narrator did not mention the specific time of ‘the present’, only saying ‘we haven’t seen each other for many years’. And this ‘many years’… Could be ten years, twenty years, or even thirty or forty years.”
“But …” When Xiao Tan heard that, his face turned suspicious.”Didn’t he say that ‘we haven’t changed much’? This means that it hasn’t been too long, right?”
“Not necessarily,” Feng bujue immediately replied with that one word and added,”most people say that when they meet their childhood friends after many years. As a child’s memory is the most profound, as long as you recognize the person in front of you, the memory of that time will be awakened, and the face in the memory will overlap with the face in front of you … Coupled with some ’emotional’ factors, it’s natural for you to say things like ‘no change’.”
“Yeah, that’s the most common line we hear at class reunions.” An Yueqin immediately replied.
“Hey, hey … I say …” Ghost hunter was getting impatient.”Why are you studying those things?” Was there a need to be so meticulous about the character’s background? Isn’t the main point now to trigger the event and receive the main mission first?”
His words immediately attracted the attention of the entire Hell’s frontline team.
“You … Why are you all looking at me like that …” GUI Xiao muttered,”it’s so creepy.”
“Now I know why you can’t pass the ‘scenario with limited abilities’.” Feng bujue shrugged and shook his head.”You’re too impatient.”
“Tsk …” The demon ghost looked at him and said,”the lines and tone are so familiar … I feel like brother Chan said something similar to me.”
The ‘brother Zen’ he was referring to was naturally sniffling … Oh no… Zen dream.
“Eh? By the way, why aren’t you rehearsing with your teammates from the studio?” When brother Chan was mentioned, Xiao Tan was reminded of something.
“Ah … This …” Ghost hunter hesitated.
“This might involve the studio’s secrets. It’s better if you don’t ask.” Xiao Ling’s observation skills were good. She nudged Xiao Tan with her elbow to remind him.
“Oh, oh! I’m sorry. ” Xiao Tan smiled.”Just pretend I didn’t ask.”
“Well … Actually, there’s nothing that I can’t say.” Xiao Gui pouted.”You’re not professional players anyway. As long as you don’t go around talking about it, there’s no harm in telling you …” He paused for half a second before continuing,”when we’re leveling up, our studio will arrange teams based on each person’s characteristics. As for me … I’m the type of person who’s more suited for solo matches. ” Ghost hunter spread his hands and continued in a proud tone,”to put it bluntly … I will definitely become an ‘extra combat power’ in the ‘scenario with no ability restriction’.”
“On the other hand, she’s a burden in this book.” Feng bujue poured a bucket of cold water on the man’s gloating two seconds later.
“Stop being so long-winded!” GUI Xiao said,”didn’t you say with certainty that you would help me clear the game? The scenario had been going on for ten minutes, and they had not even found the main quest yet! What are you so arrogant for?”
“Don’t be in such a hurry, Mr. Yamada. ” Feng bujue smiled.”I’m about to tell you something that is related to the main storyline.”
Then, with a smile and a very relaxed tone, brother Jue said something that made one’s scalp tingle.”According to what I read in the last few minutes … All the news in this newspaper is about a school. Of course, if I’m not mistaken … It’s referring to the school we’re in. ” As he spoke, he gestured to the seats in the last row of the classroom with his eyes.”The front page headline is about a fire in the warehouse opposite the principal’s office. Although the fire didn’t spread, a student still died in the fire. As for the name of the student of death … It was called Takuyo Suzuki. ”
When he said that, his teammates … Especially Xiao Tan and ghost hunter, shuddered.
They all remembered the name carved on the upper left corner of the seat. It was ‘Suzuki’.
“You mean …” Two seconds later, RUO Yu was the first to speak.”That Suzuki-san is the class monitor who has been missing for so long?” She paused for a second and then said,”isn’t this illogical?”
“Yeah …” Ling added,”just treat him as the class monitor. Suzuki was burned to death when he was still a student, and the incident was reported in the news. There’s no reason for his classmates not to know about it. Under such circumstances, the situation of ‘receiving a letter from him’ would be enough to scare people to death. Who would still go to the appointment?”
“That’s reasonable. ” An Yueqin thought for a moment and added,”from the voice-over’s tone … No matter who the real class monitor is, at least the students who came to the meeting thought that he or she was still alive and well, so it couldn’t be Suzuki.”
“Hmm, good judgment.” Feng bujue listened to everyone’s opinions and continued,”therefore, the actual situation is that … Takashi Suzuki was once a member of this class, but he was not the class monitor. Furthermore, he was burned to death when he was still a student, so he did not appear at the gathering today. It’s also possible that … Suzuki, who was burned to death, was not a member of this class, but also a student of this school. After all, Suzuki is a relatively common surname in Japan ”
At this point, brother Jue’s tone changed.””But …”
