“Hello? Hello? Can you tell me what happened?”
She called out for her twice, but her body failed to give any response.
Something made her head disconnect, she thought, and she felt unsettled as she stared into the fog.
It couldn’t be the bamboo scrolls since they weren’t on campus anymore.
Could this be the terrifying existence that she mentioned before?
Although she was lucky enough to survive until today, there is no guarantee that her existence would allow her to exist peacefully on campus.
Thinking of this, her face turned slightly pale, and she raised her head to glance at the depths of the campus.
The path was strangely humid and hot, and the weeds and trees swayed unnaturally with the breeze.
If the headless girl wanted her to run away, it meant that something dangerous lurked in the school.
‘Which means I have to run away! What are you waiting for?’
It’s the same as in all horror movies: Curiosity kills the cat! It’s better to just not enter the creepy cabin and go back home!
She hurriedly carried the headless girl’s body on her shoulders and stumbled upon her bloodied head not far away. She picked it up and ran out the school gate.
She didn’t bother to take her guitar bag or the box containing the bamboo scrolls.
Her body seemed strangely heavy, despite Yibei’s strength as a witch, and she only became heavier the more she moved away from the gate.
Her legs trembled, feeling the weight on her shoulders. Looking at the exit that was only one step away, she gritted her teeth and took a step with all her strength, but…
Zip!
A hum, like a metal chain, could be heard; the pressure on her shoulders was relieved, and so was she. However, staring at her empty hands, she looked back in horror.
On the dilapidated path leading to campus, several scarlet chains were conjured out of thin air, piercing through the chest of the headless girl and dragging her back towards the centre of the path.
Her limbs swayed lightly, like a flower that fluttered with the wind.
‘What the-…’
The chains stretched with terrifying energy, and a black mist wrapped across the chains, and it looked strangely alive.
‘Where are they dragging her to? It can’t be…’
She wanted to run away at first but quickly rejected the idea, saying, ‘I need to save her!’
She shook her sleeves and retrieved the knife hidden underneath them. Clenching the handle, she planted her legs on the ground, and with a slight explosion, her body surged forward like a bullet, chasing after the girl who was being dragged away by the chains.
‘It got faster!’ I need to…’
She surged forward with greater strength and caught up with the headless girl. She grasped the chains firmly and started slashing them.
In an instant, the teeth-stinging sound of metal being slashed entered her ears like nails to a chalkboard.
The chains were slashed open, and a flood of black mist exploded right in her face, causing her eyes to burn intensely and her blood to boil.
In an instant, her body temperature surged to a terrifying level, and a flash of lava could be seen beyond her eyes.
She heard whispers, and those whispers gradually became clear.
“What we did… we won’t be found out, right? Who is the person you hired…?”
The first thing she heard was a girl’s hoarse voice as if she had been crying but also mixed with panic.
Gradually, the girl’s voice faded away, and the voices of other people sounded one after another, some men and some women as if a large gathering was going on.
Before her eyes, groups of figures emerged and gathered together as they danced around them, like a group of strange shadows in a large crowd.
However, their voices were weak and soft, as if they were discussing something incredibly private.
“No, I haven’t seen him since that day. I just wanted him to teach Jiang Yuzhen a lesson and scare her; I didn’t know that he would do such a terrible thing.”
“Somebody said they saw Jiang Yuzhen at Gate No. 4 the other day… Do you think she’ll come looking for us…?”
“It’s not our fault! Didn’t we already give her flowers? Why would she come looking for us? It’s not our fault.”
Jiang Yuzhen, that must be her name, Yibei thought, and she was killed because they wanted to teach her a little ‘lesson.’
Another voice sounded behind her, and it was Professor Ma’s voice.
“What are all of you doing here…?”
“We- we came here to mourn for our classmate… she-she…”
‘What the… You were the ones who killed her. Why are you crying?’
“Oh, I see,” Professor Ma replied.
The scene morphed into a dark campus, and the sound of a car door closing could be heard. A vague outline of Professor Ma could be seen, holding a bunch of flowers in his hand.
“I may not know who you are, but may you rest in peace.”
‘Yes! This is exactly what Professor Ma’s character is!’ Yibei cheered.
Is this why she helped Yibei rescue Professor Ma?
‘I’m afraid of all the people who gave her flowers; the only genuine one is Professor Ma.’
She wanted to listen more, but the black mist and whispers disappeared in an instant, and she found herself back in the centre of the path.
Coming back to her senses, she hurriedly ran towards the unconscious girl, finding her lying near the bushes on the bulletin board, where it was rumoured that she was killed in the first place.
The chains around her had disappeared, and her head was hanging by the treetops.
Yibei attempted to drag her out of the school once again, only for the headless girl to be sling-shotted back into the centre of the path.
‘What’s happening?’ She frowned, unsure of what to do. At this moment, she held the hand of the headless girl, and she felt that it was wet. Pulling her hand up, she found that it was covered with asphalt as well as a dark red, viscous liquid.
“Ack! What the hell?” She yelled, watching as the blood crawled towards the headless girl before evaporating into thin air.
She turned her body around, finding an extra wound on her back where the chains stabbed her, and blood continued to gush out.
A realisation flashed in her eyes, and she quickly threw her knife away.
‘These chains… they are hers. If I cut them, she’ll be hurt; as for her previous injuries…’
Her eyes drifted towards the dark campus; the towering buildings, like dead beasts, morphed with the darkness. Behind the dark windows, there seemed to be countless peering eyes.
‘And I can’t take her away from here. Tsk!’
“Hello? Hello? Can you tell me what happened?”
She called out for her twice, but her body failed to give any response.
Something made her head disconnect, she thought, and she felt unsettled as she stared into the fog.
It couldn’t be the bamboo scrolls since they weren’t on campus anymore.
Could this be the terrifying existence that she mentioned before?
Although she was lucky enough to survive until today, there is no guarantee that her existence would allow her to exist peacefully on campus.
Thinking of this, her face turned slightly pale, and she raised her head to glance at the depths of the campus.
The path was strangely humid and hot, and the weeds and trees swayed unnaturally with the breeze.
If the headless girl wanted her to run away, it meant that something dangerous lurked in the school.
‘Which means I have to run away! What are you waiting for?’
It’s the same as in all horror movies: Curiosity kills the cat! It’s better to just not enter the creepy cabin and go back home!
She hurriedly carried the headless girl’s body on her shoulders and stumbled upon her bloodied head not far away. She picked it up and ran out the school gate.
She didn’t bother to take her guitar bag or the box containing the bamboo scrolls.
Her body seemed strangely heavy, despite Yibei’s strength as a witch, and she only became heavier the more she moved away from the gate.
Her legs trembled, feeling the weight on her shoulders. Looking at the exit that was only one step away, she gritted her teeth and took a step with all her strength, but…
Zip!
A hum, like a metal chain, could be heard; the pressure on her shoulders was relieved, and so was she. However, staring at her empty hands, she looked back in horror.
On the dilapidated path leading to campus, several scarlet chains were conjured out of thin air, piercing through the chest of the headless girl and dragging her back towards the centre of the path.
Her limbs swayed lightly, like a flower that fluttered with the wind.
‘What the-…’
The chains stretched with terrifying energy, and a black mist wrapped across the chains, and it looked strangely alive.
‘Where are they dragging her to? It can’t be…’
She wanted to run away at first but quickly rejected the idea, saying, ‘I need to save her!’
She shook her sleeves and retrieved the knife hidden underneath them. Clenching the handle, she planted her legs on the ground, and with a slight explosion, her body surged forward like a bullet, chasing after the girl who was being dragged away by the chains.
‘It got faster!’ I need to…’
She surged forward with greater strength and caught up with the headless girl. She grasped the chains firmly and started slashing them.
In an instant, the teeth-stinging sound of metal being slashed entered her ears like nails to a chalkboard.
The chains were slashed open, and a flood of black mist exploded right in her face, causing her eyes to burn intensely and her blood to boil.
In an instant, her body temperature surged to a terrifying level, and a flash of lava could be seen beyond her eyes.
She heard whispers, and those whispers gradually became clear.
“What we did… we won’t be found out, right? Who is the person you hired…?”
The first thing she heard was a girl’s hoarse voice as if she had been crying but also mixed with panic.
Gradually, the girl’s voice faded away, and the voices of other people sounded one after another, some men and some women as if a large gathering was going on.
Before her eyes, groups of figures emerged and gathered together as they danced around them, like a group of strange shadows in a large crowd.
However, their voices were weak and soft, as if they were discussing something incredibly private.
“No, I haven’t seen him since that day. I just wanted him to teach Jiang Yuzhen a lesson and scare her; I didn’t know that he would do such a terrible thing.”
“Somebody said they saw Jiang Yuzhen at Gate No. 4 the other day… Do you think she’ll come looking for us…?”
“It’s not our fault! Didn’t we already give her flowers? Why would she come looking for us? It’s not our fault.”
Jiang Yuzhen, that must be her name, Yibei thought, and she was killed because they wanted to teach her a little ‘lesson.’
Another voice sounded behind her, and it was Professor Ma’s voice.
“What are all of you doing here…?”
“We- we came here to mourn for our classmate… she-she…”
‘What the… You were the ones who killed her. Why are you crying?’
“Oh, I see,” Professor Ma replied.
The scene morphed into a dark campus, and the sound of a car door closing could be heard. A vague outline of Professor Ma could be seen, holding a bunch of flowers in his hand.
“I may not know who you are, but may you rest in peace.”
‘Yes! This is exactly what Professor Ma’s character is!’ Yibei cheered.
Is this why she helped Yibei rescue Professor Ma?
‘I’m afraid of all the people who gave her flowers; the only genuine one is Professor Ma.’
She wanted to listen more, but the black mist and whispers disappeared in an instant, and she found herself back in the centre of the path.
Coming back to her senses, she hurriedly ran towards the unconscious girl, finding her lying near the bushes on the bulletin board, where it was rumoured that she was killed in the first place.
The chains around her had disappeared, and her head was hanging by the treetops.
Yibei attempted to drag her out of the school once again, only for the headless girl to be sling-shotted back into the centre of the path.
‘What’s happening?’ She frowned, unsure of what to do. At this moment, she held the hand of the headless girl, and she felt that it was wet. Pulling her hand up, she found that it was covered with asphalt as well as a dark red, viscous liquid.
“Ack! What the hell?” She yelled, watching as the blood crawled towards the headless girl before evaporating into thin air.
She turned her body around, finding an extra wound on her back where the chains stabbed her, and blood continued to gush out.
A realisation flashed in her eyes, and she quickly threw her knife away.
‘These chains… they are hers. If I cut them, she’ll be hurt; as for her previous injuries…’
Her eyes drifted towards the dark campus; the towering buildings, like dead beasts, morphed with the darkness. Behind the dark windows, there seemed to be countless peering eyes.
‘And I can’t take her away from here. Tsk!’
