Before setting off, Chen Muye and the others specifically instructed Lin Qiye to be cautious in using his abilities.
Since it was impossible to discern the humans infected by this mythical creature based on their outward appearance, they had to find alternative methods of identification. As the only one among them capable of sensing the Forbidden Domain with his psychic power, Lin Qiye was naturally crucial.
As Lin Qiye had anticipated, his Angelic Eye could distinguish the infected.
At this moment, within his mental perception field, Liu Xiaoyan appeared to be a flesh-and-blood monster clad in human skin, skillfully manipulating that facade while engaging in hushed conversations with her desk mate.
In this classroom, besides Liu Xiaoyan, there was another infected individual.
She was also a girl, someone Lin Qiye didn't remember well, belonging to the category of inconspicuous girls in the class. Her name was Han Ruoruo.
At this moment, she was quietly writing something and then turned to pass a small note to the boy behind her.
Lin Qiye recognized the boy behind her, Liu Yuan, who had once been pushed by Lin Qiye when facing the Ghost-Faced Man. He naturally wouldn't forget.
"In total, how many?" Chen Muye's voice sounded again in Lin Qiye's earpiece.
"In my classroom alone, there are two, and just now, I specifically swept all the classrooms on this floor. There are about six on this floor alone."
"Do they... have any hope?"
"No." Lin Qiye said decisively, "Their internal organs have disappeared, replaced by bizarre masses of flesh. Even if we kill those things, they absolutely won't survive. They... died the moment they were consumed."
Just on one floor, there were already six casualties. If we were to consider the entire school... how many people would die?
When a school simultaneously experiences the deaths of so many individuals, that school is essentially doomed.
And the social impact caused by this incident would be even more terrifying!
Chen Muye remained silent for a long time on the other end of the earpiece before speaking slowly, "Understood... Continue to observe and don't startle the grass for the snake."
"Got it."
Lin Qiye took out pen and paper, focusing intently on the teacher's lecture, just like an ordinary student.
After the teacher had been lecturing for about ten minutes, Li Yifei rushed to the door, panting, and knocked.
"Report!"
"Li Yifei? You're late," the teacher, not pleased with Li Yifei's tardiness, remarked.
"Teacher, I had a sick leave, I have a medical certificate!" Li Yifei shook the sick leave slip in the book.
The teacher glared at him, "Quickly return to your seat. If your performance doesn't improve this time, I'll have to call your parents."
Li Yifei hurried back to his seat next to Lin Qiye, whispering to Lin Qiye as he lowered his head and took out his book,
"How's it going?"
"I know a little, but not everything," Lin Qiye glanced out the window, "I need an opportunity, a chance to sense all the students and teachers in the entire school."
Li Yifei was stunned, "You mean..."
"After this class ends, there will be a flag-raising ceremony. By then... I'll be able to get a preliminary understanding of the situation."
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
...
Principal's Office.
"403, 403... Found it."
Hongying and Wu Xiangnan arrived at the door of the Head Teacher's office, simultaneously stopping in their tracks. They exchanged a glance and quickly assumed their positions.
Wu Xiangnan stood at the door with the black box on her back, while Hongying sidled into the blind spot behind the door, ready to burst in at any moment.
Wu Xiangnan cleared her throat and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock, knock!
After three knocks, they held their breath and waited for a few seconds, but there was still silence inside.
Hongying furrowed her brows and gave Wu Xiangnan a look.
Wu Xiangnan knocked a few more times, but there was still no response.
Hongying motioned for Xiangnan to step back a few paces, then walked up to the door herself. She took out a thin wire from her pocket and deftly turned it in the lock.
Click!
With a soft sound, the door slowly opened.
Behind the door was an empty office.
Hongying cautiously entered the room, searching around before finally letting out a sigh of relief upon confirming that there was no one present.
"Hongying, the person here must have just left. The cup is still warm." Wu Xiangnan reached out and touched the cup on the table, speaking up.
"They must have gone to a meeting. If it were just going to the restroom, they wouldn't have locked the door." Hongying nodded slightly. "Anyway, let's search the room first to see if there are any clues."
Wu Xiangnan nodded, "I'll keep watch for you."
She closed the door and positioned herself by the window, taking out a delicate mirror from her pocket to carefully observe the surroundings through reflection.
Meanwhile, Hongying swiftly searched through the office, checking the desk, drawers, filing cabinets, flowerpots... she searched everywhere she could think of but found nothing valuable except for a pile of useless documents.
Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and sniffed carefully.
"Xiangnan, do you smell anything strange?" Hongying's brows furrowed.
"Ah? Not really." Wu Xiangnan sniffed carefully, answering in confusion.
Hongying's brows furrowed tighter as she followed the faint, unpleasant smell. Eventually, her gaze fell on a tile under the chair.
The tile looked clean and seemed to have traces of being pried open.
She took out a small knife and pried at the edge of the tile, lifting it slightly. A pungent odor hit her nose!
Enduring the stench, Hongying gently used the tip of the knife to pick out what was under the tile—a whole piece of yellow-brown soft membrane...
As she spread out the membrane, Hongying's pupils contracted sharply!
"Skin... This is human skin!" Hongying looked up sharply at Wu Xiangnan. "Do these infected individuals shed their skin?!"
Wu Xiangnan furrowed her brows, "Like snakes?"
"It's possible. Report this information to Wu Xiangnan. Maybe we can find out more about this mythical creature." Hongying quickly stuffed the skin back under the tile and covered it up.
Just after Hongying concealed all traces of her presence, a sudden burst of music sounded from outside the window, startling her!
Recognizing the familiar melody, Hongying walked to the window and looked down at the increasing number of students streaming out of the corridor, muttering to herself:
"A flag-raising ceremony? Is the music for the flag-raising ceremonies in the whole school the same..."
...
At this moment, Lin Qiye and Li Yifei were slowly moving down the corridor, following the noisy procession of students.
Li Yifei cautiously looked around and leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear,
"Qiye, since you've joined them, does that mean you also have that special ability
?"
"Yes."
"Damn, I'm really envious... What's your ability?"
"To use psychic perception to sense nearby things, something similar to that." Lin Qiye replied vaguely.
"Can you distinguish between monsters and humans?"
"Yes."
"Then... tell me the truth, how many are around me in our class?"
"Two, Liu Xiaoyan and Han Ruoruo."
Upon hearing these two names, Li Yifei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness, thank goodness Wu Shujie isn't one of them. I've been in love with her for so many years. If she turned into a monster, I probably wouldn't date anyone for the rest of my life."
Lin Qiye:...
"And now? How many are around me?" Li Yifei asked anxiously.
"The girl in front of you, the fifth person, she's also one."
"Her?" Li Yifei recalled for a moment, "From the neighboring class, named... Tian Li, she's also turned into a monster... That's not very surprising."
Lin Qiye was taken aback, "Why?"
Li Yifei raised an eyebrow, "Haven't you noticed? Oh right, you've only transferred here a few days ago, so you wouldn't know about this."
"Noticed what?"
"Liu Xiaoyan, Han Ruoruo, and Tian Li... they're roommates!"
Before setting off, Chen Muye and the others specifically instructed Lin Qiye to be cautious in using his abilities.
Since it was impossible to discern the humans infected by this mythical creature based on their outward appearance, they had to find alternative methods of identification. As the only one among them capable of sensing the Forbidden Domain with his psychic power, Lin Qiye was naturally crucial.
As Lin Qiye had anticipated, his Angelic Eye could distinguish the infected.
At this moment, within his mental perception field, Liu Xiaoyan appeared to be a flesh-and-blood monster clad in human skin, skillfully manipulating that facade while engaging in hushed conversations with her desk mate.
In this classroom, besides Liu Xiaoyan, there was another infected individual.
She was also a girl, someone Lin Qiye didn't remember well, belonging to the category of inconspicuous girls in the class. Her name was Han Ruoruo.
At this moment, she was quietly writing something and then turned to pass a small note to the boy behind her.
Lin Qiye recognized the boy behind her, Liu Yuan, who had once been pushed by Lin Qiye when facing the Ghost-Faced Man. He naturally wouldn't forget.
"In total, how many?" Chen Muye's voice sounded again in Lin Qiye's earpiece.
"In my classroom alone, there are two, and just now, I specifically swept all the classrooms on this floor. There are about six on this floor alone."
"Do they... have any hope?"
"No." Lin Qiye said decisively, "Their internal organs have disappeared, replaced by bizarre masses of flesh. Even if we kill those things, they absolutely won't survive. They... died the moment they were consumed."
Just on one floor, there were already six casualties. If we were to consider the entire school... how many people would die?
When a school simultaneously experiences the deaths of so many individuals, that school is essentially doomed.
And the social impact caused by this incident would be even more terrifying!
Chen Muye remained silent for a long time on the other end of the earpiece before speaking slowly, "Understood... Continue to observe and don't startle the grass for the snake."
"Got it."
Lin Qiye took out pen and paper, focusing intently on the teacher's lecture, just like an ordinary student.
After the teacher had been lecturing for about ten minutes, Li Yifei rushed to the door, panting, and knocked.
"Report!"
"Li Yifei? You're late," the teacher, not pleased with Li Yifei's tardiness, remarked.
"Teacher, I had a sick leave, I have a medical certificate!" Li Yifei shook the sick leave slip in the book.
The teacher glared at him, "Quickly return to your seat. If your performance doesn't improve this time, I'll have to call your parents."
Li Yifei hurried back to his seat next to Lin Qiye, whispering to Lin Qiye as he lowered his head and took out his book,
"How's it going?"
"I know a little, but not everything," Lin Qiye glanced out the window, "I need an opportunity, a chance to sense all the students and teachers in the entire school."
Li Yifei was stunned, "You mean..."
"After this class ends, there will be a flag-raising ceremony. By then... I'll be able to get a preliminary understanding of the situation."
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
...
Principal's Office.
"403, 403... Found it."
Hongying and Wu Xiangnan arrived at the door of the Head Teacher's office, simultaneously stopping in their tracks. They exchanged a glance and quickly assumed their positions.
Wu Xiangnan stood at the door with the black box on her back, while Hongying sidled into the blind spot behind the door, ready to burst in at any moment.
Wu Xiangnan cleared her throat and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock, knock!
After three knocks, they held their breath and waited for a few seconds, but there was still silence inside.
Hongying furrowed her brows and gave Wu Xiangnan a look.
Wu Xiangnan knocked a few more times, but there was still no response.
Hongying motioned for Xiangnan to step back a few paces, then walked up to the door herself. She took out a thin wire from her pocket and deftly turned it in the lock.
Click!
With a soft sound, the door slowly opened.
Behind the door was an empty office.
Hongying cautiously entered the room, searching around before finally letting out a sigh of relief upon confirming that there was no one present.
"Hongying, the person here must have just left. The cup is still warm." Wu Xiangnan reached out and touched the cup on the table, speaking up.
"They must have gone to a meeting. If it were just going to the restroom, they wouldn't have locked the door." Hongying nodded slightly. "Anyway, let's search the room first to see if there are any clues."
Wu Xiangnan nodded, "I'll keep watch for you."
She closed the door and positioned herself by the window, taking out a delicate mirror from her pocket to carefully observe the surroundings through reflection.
Meanwhile, Hongying swiftly searched through the office, checking the desk, drawers, filing cabinets, flowerpots... she searched everywhere she could think of but found nothing valuable except for a pile of useless documents.
Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and sniffed carefully.
"Xiangnan, do you smell anything strange?" Hongying's brows furrowed.
"Ah? Not really." Wu Xiangnan sniffed carefully, answering in confusion.
Hongying's brows furrowed tighter as she followed the faint, unpleasant smell. Eventually, her gaze fell on a tile under the chair.
The tile looked clean and seemed to have traces of being pried open.
She took out a small knife and pried at the edge of the tile, lifting it slightly. A pungent odor hit her nose!
Enduring the stench, Hongying gently used the tip of the knife to pick out what was under the tile—a whole piece of yellow-brown soft membrane...
As she spread out the membrane, Hongying's pupils contracted sharply!
"Skin... This is human skin!" Hongying looked up sharply at Wu Xiangnan. "Do these infected individuals shed their skin?!"
Wu Xiangnan furrowed her brows, "Like snakes?"
"It's possible. Report this information to Wu Xiangnan. Maybe we can find out more about this mythical creature." Hongying quickly stuffed the skin back under the tile and covered it up.
Just after Hongying concealed all traces of her presence, a sudden burst of music sounded from outside the window, startling her!
Recognizing the familiar melody, Hongying walked to the window and looked down at the increasing number of students streaming out of the corridor, muttering to herself:
"A flag-raising ceremony? Is the music for the flag-raising ceremonies in the whole school the same..."
...
At this moment, Lin Qiye and Li Yifei were slowly moving down the corridor, following the noisy procession of students.
Li Yifei cautiously looked around and leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear,
"Qiye, since you've joined them, does that mean you also have that special ability
?"
"Yes."
"Damn, I'm really envious... What's your ability?"
"To use psychic perception to sense nearby things, something similar to that." Lin Qiye replied vaguely.
"Can you distinguish between monsters and humans?"
"Yes."
"Then... tell me the truth, how many are around me in our class?"
"Two, Liu Xiaoyan and Han Ruoruo."
Upon hearing these two names, Li Yifei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness, thank goodness Wu Shujie isn't one of them. I've been in love with her for so many years. If she turned into a monster, I probably wouldn't date anyone for the rest of my life."
Lin Qiye:...
"And now? How many are around me?" Li Yifei asked anxiously.
"The girl in front of you, the fifth person, she's also one."
"Her?" Li Yifei recalled for a moment, "From the neighboring class, named... Tian Li, she's also turned into a monster... That's not very surprising."
Lin Qiye was taken aback, "Why?"
Li Yifei raised an eyebrow, "Haven't you noticed? Oh right, you've only transferred here a few days ago, so you wouldn't know about this."
"Noticed what?"
"Liu Xiaoyan, Han Ruoruo, and Tian Li... they're roommates!"
