Chapter 80

Chapter 079: The Seven Mysteries of the School (Part 8)

Feng Jue clearly underestimated the ghost's abilities. Since he had already violated the warning "Do not look in the mirror," how could the enemy be so easily defeated?

The monster's reaction speed was extremely fast, and it seized the opportunity to grab Feng Jue's wrist as he swung the pipe wrench. The blood-clawed hand tightened, and Feng Jue immediately felt his right forearm's bones about to break. If not for his strong endurance, he would have lost his grip on the weapon.

The other arm of the blood shadow quickly clamped around Feng Jue's neck. He had no choice but to drop the phone and flashlight in his left hand and tightly grip the blood shadow's wrist, struggling against the opponent. Even so, he gradually began to suffocate.

The phone and flashlight that fell to the ground were quickly swallowed by the blood, and the only light source left in the bathroom became the lantern in the deepest stall.

Si Yu no longer hid; she covered her wound with one hand and dragged her sword with the other, approaching the blood shadow from behind. Although her wound had not yet healed, and any movement meant more bleeding, after a few minutes of rest, her health had recovered somewhat. If she did not provide support now, Feng Jue would be in grave danger.

Si Yu swung her long sword, slashing horizontally at the blood shadow's head.

Perhaps because the monster's eyes at the back of its head were blocked by black hair, or perhaps because Feng Jue had attracted its attention by looking in the mirror, the monster did not pay attention to this attack from behind. Its head was severed by the sword, and at the moment the blood-formed neck was cut, the eyes on the head scattered like toppled building blocks, the force that held them together seemingly disappearing.

But this was only a temporary illusion. Feng Jue's feet were still firmly held in place, and the eyes that had fallen to the ground, once covered in blood, began to move again, gradually gathering together...

Feng Jue and Si Yu were close but could not speak a word. After Si Yu's sword strike, the wound on her side reopened, and she clutched it in pain, the blood flowing through her fingers revealing the severity of her condition.

Feng Jue, who had come to save the day, ended up being saved by Si Yu again. His actions had already triggered the ghost's pursuit, and if they did not do something to quickly escape the danger, they would undoubtedly face a total wipeout.

In this situation, a flash of inspiration came to Feng Jue, and he thought of a possible solution... He turned his head again, facing the mirror above the sink. At this moment, the mirror was pitch black due to the light source being on the other side of the bathroom.

Feng Jue took out a gun from his backpack and decisively fired three shots at the mirror. The muzzle flashes briefly illuminated the area three times. The mirror, however, did not break, only producing three dull thuds.

This mirror was clearly not bulletproof but was the host of the ghost, which was why it could not be destroyed. Although Feng Jue's bullets did not shatter the mirror, the layer of blood on the bathroom floor was affected, like water in a tank that vibrates when the tank is struck.

The blood that restrained Feng Jue's ankles was shaken apart, restoring his ability to move. Without a word, he took out a baseball bat and rushed to the mirror, striking it repeatedly. As he attacked the mirror, the entire bathroom shook, as if a disco was playing upstairs. The headless blood shadow and the eyes on the ground, which were trying to reassemble, were shattered and could no longer maintain their original form.

Feng Jue swung the bat with great force and at a high frequency. In just a few dozen seconds, his arms became sore. If the bat were made of wood, it would have broken long ago.

Finally, a series of clattering sounds... At the moment the mirror shattered, the ghost made its final counterattack. A disheveled female ghost with hollow eye sockets, her eyes gouged out and covered in blood, emerged from the broken mirror. However, this form was not as terrifying as her blood-bodied, eye-headed incarnation.

Feng Jue, caught off guard by the sudden attack, did not have time to switch to the pipe wrench before the ghost lunged at him with its mouth open.

Fortunately, Si Yu's sword arrived again, precisely decapitating the ghost. This time, the head rolled away, and all illusions disappeared. However, Si Yu finally collapsed to the ground, the large red stain on her wound indicating that she was no longer capable of doing anything.

[Main Quest Progress Updated]

[Explore Ye Jie High School, resolve seven paranormal phenomena, current progress 5/7]

Although the system prompt sounded, there was no time for the two to catch their breath. With the ghost's death, a boundary was broken, and the corridor outside the bathroom began to fill with shadowy, rustling sounds approaching.

Feng Jue and Si Yu could not communicate through words, so he quickly went to her, helped her up, and led her to the last stall, where he had her pick up the lantern. He then made a simple gesture, and Si Yu understood, handing the lantern to him.

After the item's ownership changed, Feng Jue had Si Yu's left arm loop around his neck, supporting her waist with one hand and holding the lantern with the other, leading her out of the bathroom.

Since Feng Jue's phone and flashlight had disappeared, Si Yu's phone was also useless. Moreover, they would likely not separate before the script ended, so she discarded her phone as well.

Upon entering the corridor, the situation was not optimistic. To the right, in the dimly lit corridor, many round objects were floating and slowly approaching, each with a thin, thread-like object hanging below.

"Damn! Human head balloons!" Feng Jue had read the comic with the same name, a story that left a deep, depressing impression.

He quickly helped Si Yu escape in the other direction, but there were no stairs that way...

Of course, Feng Jue knew this. The layout of the first floor was already etched in his mind. Choosing this direction was a last resort; if they went toward the "human head balloons," they would be hanged within ten seconds.

They made their way to the end of the corridor, where Feng Jue opened a window and gestured for Si Yu to put her sword back in her backpack. She understood again...

At this moment, several headless corpses appeared from the other end of the corridor, some leaning against the wall and others crawling on the ground, slowly approaching.

The two were surrounded, and their only way out was to jump out of the window. Feng Jue put the lantern in his backpack, tilted his head at Si Yu, indicating that he would go first.

He jumped without hesitation; it was only the second floor, not very high. Feng Jue's level in the game was 13, and although the Scary Park did not have specific attribute numbers, the player's physical abilities increased with each level. If level 1 represented an ordinary person, and level 30 and above had the ability to run on walls like in The Matrix, then a level 13 player could easily jump from the second floor without injury.

Feng Jue landed and was surprised; he expected to at least sprain his ankle or hurt his back, but he felt very light in the air, and the impact on landing was not significant. His health points did not drop as much as when he had broken the door.

After standing up, he clapped his hands to make some noise, then opened his arms and looked up, ready to catch Si Yu. The moonlight was bright, and he had already scanned the area around the school building, which was currently free of ghosts. His plan was to catch Si Yu and then run directly to the cafeteria. Based on the struggle in the bathroom, Feng Jue estimated that as long as they entered a space where a paranormal event occurred, the ghost's pursuit would be temporarily halted. Once the event ended, the pursuit would resume. Therefore, from this moment on, they could not stop.

Si Yu did not hesitate. Using the moonlight, she accurately jumped into Feng Jue's arms. If she were in better condition, she might not need Feng Jue's help, and she could even land from the third floor. However, she was severely injured and needed her teammate's assistance.

Feng Jue caught Si Yu, and the two looked at each other in silence. They both felt that the scene was a bit strange, but the inability to speak alleviated some of the awkwardness.

In this standard princess carry, Feng Jue decided not to let Si Yu down and started running. This choice was indeed more efficient; if he had to support her while walking, it would be slower. Now, he could also enjoy the bonus from the "Dance of Jazz," though it would cost him more stamina.

Moreover, this saved time that would have been spent on hand signals. Feng Jue directly took Si Yu to the cafeteria.

Once inside, Feng Jue placed Si Yu on a long bench, took out the lantern, and placed it on the table. He quickly turned to close the door and used the baseball bat to wedge it between the two doors as a temporary lock.

After doing this, he sat opposite Si Yu and sighed. He then pointed to himself, gesturing four, three, and then pointed to Si Yu, giving her a questioning look.

Si Yu opened the menu to check her status. Her wound was still bleeding, and her health points were down to 12. If she did not remain still, she might lose more health.

She made the gestures for one and two, looked down at her wound, and then met Feng Jue's gaze, shaking her head.

Feng Jue took a deep breath, his face showing a look of difficulty. In this situation, he could only hope that the remaining events mentioned in the rhyme could be resolved without a fight, as they had been in the music room.

Bang, bang, bang—

The cafeteria door suddenly received a collision, and the chilling wails of ghosts could be heard outside. Shadows of ghosts appeared at every window, and soon the sound of broken glass could be heard. It seemed that the ghost's pursuit was relentless, not even giving the players a minute to catch their breath. (To be continued...)