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Hearing Qiangzi's shout, everyone rushed over to check. Li Zhisheng observed the situation and asked, "Did we encounter a Ghost Wall?" I sighed and shook my head, "It's probably not that simple." After hearing this, Qiangzi had Li Zhisheng support me while he rolled up his sleeves and spat into his hands, saying, "It's just a wall; watch me tear it down!" He picked up several large stones from the ground and began to smash them against the wall. Li Zhisheng tried to stop him but hesitated, retracting his hand for fear of getting hurt.
Qiangzi smashed several large stones against the wall, creating loud thuds as the fragments flew everywhere. The crowd stepped back in fear of being hit. After a while, Qiangzi sat down heavily on the ground, wiping sweat from his brow and panting heavily, "Damn it, I'm exhausted! This thing won't budge; we need to think of another way."
Li Zhisheng mocked him from the side, "Using brute force won't solve the problem." Qiangzi glared at Li Zhisheng while sitting on the ground, defiant, "If you have a solution, why not say it earlier?" I frowned and waved my hand, "Stop arguing. The current situation could be very dangerous; this isn't a solution. The priority is to understand our circumstances."
Hu Fang interjected, "Isn't our situation just playing Supernatural Game until we hit a Ghost Wall?" Li Zhisheng seemed to sense something in my words and nervously said, "When we were playing Four Corners Game, we didn't notice anything unusual. What do you mean by that?"
I shook my legs to regain feeling and straightened up seriously, "Initially, there were no abnormalities, but during the second round, I likely entered another space." I then recounted what I had seen to them clearly. Upon hearing this, Li Zhisheng was taken aback and stumbled backward almost falling to the ground. Seeing his shock, I hurriedly supported him and asked anxiously, "Do you know what this is?"
His eyes widened as he stared at me. "We might not be able to escape; we could all die here! Remember what I said before the game started? Today is when the Death Gate opens; the ghostly energy is coming." I frowned and nodded while the others looked confused. Tang Qian scoffed, "Is this guy going crazy?" Li Zhisheng ignored him and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, this place must have been built by some master to nurture ghosts."
I was about to question him why he hadn't mentioned this earlier but thought better of it: "Even if I had known sooner, I might still have come in. It's too late for that now." So I asked Li Zhisheng, "How do you know this?"
He calmed himself down and replied, "I once came across a book that described how to nurture and refine ghosts. However, since the methods were too cruel, I didn't read it closely. But one thing stuck with me: ghostly energy is formed by Vengeful Spirits gathering; it comes from darkness without light and is irregular in shape. This means that a place for nurturing ghosts cannot be perfectly square. So that rectangular room you saw is likely set up by that master Onizuka! In a square classroom for creating and controlling ghosts. Then using special methods inside to open an Underworld Gate to guide those ghosts into his designed Underworld Gate. This Underworld Gate leads directly to our opposite realm—the Underworld."
"Then does that mean this ghostly place is operating under the guise of a school while engaging in Soul Guiding activities?" I pondered aloud. Li Zhisheng shook his head thoughtfully: "It's not just about guiding souls; it's about creating ghosts. In simple terms—it's murder! Now that ghostly energy has gathered and the Underworld Gate is wide open..." Hearing this sent a chill down my spine. Then Li Zhisheng added ominously: "We might very well become the first batch of sacrifices for this Onizuka..." He nodded silently.
Qiangzi and Tang Qian still wore skeptical expressions. Hu Fang appeared somewhat anxious; she hugged her shoulders and spoke with a slight tremor in her voice: "So what do we do now? We can't just wait here to die." Hearing her question made me realize that continuing like this wasn't an option either. So I suggested, "In that case, let's split up and see if there are any other exits." The others agreed since there seemed to be no other options.
With that settled, everyone began to form groups. To prevent Li Zhisheng and Qiangzi from arguing again, I paired Qiangzi with Tang Qian while I teamed up with Li Zhisheng and Hu Fang. The two teams searched for exits along the walls from both sides.
As I walked along looking at the high wall, I thought to myself: “How come I didn’t notice how tall this wall was when we arrived? It looks at least three people high now; even forming a human ladder would be difficult.” Just then, Hu Fang seemed to sense something; she tugged at my sleeve and said softly: “Didn’t you just mention someone? It seems like there was a girl who helped you.” Coming back to my senses, I rested my chin on one hand and considered: “Yes, that's true. But it's hard to say if she helped me out of goodwill or if it was just internal conflict.”
Suddenly, Hu Fang raised her hand and tapped my head. "Did she not tell you to run? If this is an internal conflict, why would she let you go?"
"Right, that girl might be the key to whether we can escape," I realized. Li Zhisheng chimed in, "Yes, that's very possible, but how are you going to find her again?"
"We can just play the game one more time, can't we?" I blurted out without thinking. Li Zhisheng turned to me with a serious expression. "The first time you stumbled into the Underworld Gate by accident, but what guarantees do you have that this time will be the same? If something goes wrong, none of us can afford it." Hu Fang nodded in agreement.
"What are we supposed to do now? We're stuck with no way out! Are we just supposed to wait here and die?!" I had never considered that we might lose our lives because of this situation. In a moment of panic, I shouted at Li Zhisheng. Seeing my sudden outburst, Hu Fang seemed a bit frightened and timidly stepped back. Li Zhisheng remained calm and coldly replied, "Getting angry at me won't change our situation. Your impulsiveness could endanger yourself and everyone else. Calm down and think of another way."
After hearing him say that, I couldn't lash out anymore. Once I calmed down a bit, I felt guilty. "I'm sorry; I was impulsive. I shouldn't have lost my temper at you in this situation." Just then, taking advantage of the faint moonlight, I noticed we had already walked out from behind the teaching building.
"This school isn't that big; logically speaking, we should be able to see Qiangzi and Tang Qian by now since we've been walking for a while. Plus, we had an argument along the way; they should have gotten here faster than us," I thought uneasily, but I didn't dare voice my concerns. Instead, I kept reassuring myself that they must have been slacking off.
At that moment, Hu Fang's phone rang, and the three of us instinctively stopped in our tracks. Hu Fang picked up the phone and glanced at me and Li Zhisheng. "It's Tang Qian..." She answered the call. "Hello, Tang Qian? Did you find the exit? Good, where are you? Uh-huh... okay..." After hanging up, Hu Fang excitedly told us, "Tang Qian and the others found the exit! We need to hurry over!"
Hearing that they found the exit filled me with joy as well. I quickly asked Hu Fang, "Where are they now?" As she ran ahead excitedly, she looked back at me and said, "They're just up ahead! Hurry!" I exchanged a glance with Li Zhisheng and noticed his face was as serious as ever; he seemed to sense something was off. But seeing Hu Fang running further ahead left me no choice but to quicken my pace to catch up.
As I chased after Hu Fang, I shouted to her, "Wait for us!" But she was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins; no matter how much I called out, she wouldn't stop. I had no choice but to speed up even more while Li Zhisheng followed closely behind me. Just as we were about to reach the second teaching building, a shadow suddenly leaped out from beside the building and lunged at Hu Fang. There was still some distance between us; by the time I tried to grab her, it was already too late.
In that critical moment, another larger shadow rushed out right after the first one and grabbed hold of the shadow that had lunged at Hu Fang. Seeing this scene unfold, I quickly took out my phone for light and discovered it was Qiangzi and Tang Qian. The shadow that had lunged at Hu Fang was actually Tang Qian! As I rushed forward to ask what had happened, before I could speak a word, Tang Qian suddenly looked up at Hu Fang and cried out in panic, "Sister! Help! Qiangzi is trying to kill me!"
Qiangzi, who was holding onto Tang Qian tightly and covered in blood, shouted back, "Don't believe him! He’s the one who did this to me! He's a ghost!" Faced with this situation, Hu Fang didn't know whom to trust and scaredly hid behind me. At that moment, Li Zhisheng arrived breathlessly. Hearing Qiangzi's words made him laugh. "Qiangzi, didn't you always say you don't believe in ghosts? Why are you suddenly changing your tune?"
Qiangzi used all his strength to hold onto the struggling Tang Qian tightly. "I don't have time for your nonsense right now! Just don’t worry about anything else; I'll hold him off! You guys hurry up and find the exit! Go!" Li Zhisheng thought he could gauge their true intentions with this statement but never expected Qiangzi would actually urge us to run away quickly. This seemed to touch something within Li Zhisheng; he wanted to save Qiangzi.
Meanwhile, Tang Qian continued struggling while calling out to Hu Fang desperately: "Sister! You have to believe me! Don't leave me behind! If you go away, I'm dead for sure!"
As Tang Qian cried out with tears streaming down his face, Hu Fang appeared moved as well; she grabbed my arm with a hint of desperation in her voice: "Please help me; I'm begging you—save my brother." Though I didn't say anything aloud, deep down I resolved: if I saved the wrong person this time, it would undoubtedly plant a ticking time bomb right beside me! I cannot afford to make the same mistake again!
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