Chapter 16: "Haunted School Horror" - A Hair's Breadth
Zhao Yi quickly found an interesting person in one of the files.
—Chen Qiong.
He was the top student in their Class 8 of Grade 10, consistently ranking first in the grade.
Until the week before he was expelled, he was still the top of the grade.
The reason for his expulsion was a teenage romance.
"A top student who would have brought great honor to the school, expelled for a teenage romance."
Zhao Yi's tone was meaningful.
Yang Linlin, standing beside him, glanced at the file with a peculiar expression.
"Does the school have a rule expelling students for teenage romance?"
Zhao Yi replied:
"I've roughly gone through all the disciplinary files here, and he's the only one expelled for a teenage romance."
"Such an outstanding student wouldn't normally be expelled for that, unless…"
Zhao Yi paused, as if something occurred to him.
"Unless what?"
Yang Linlin was curious.
"Unless, during the romance, he provoked someone he absolutely shouldn't have."
"Perhaps his romantic interest, or maybe a rival, but I personally lean towards the latter. After all, someone with such excellent grades likely has a strong sense of pride. If he were directly rejected by his romantic interest, he probably wouldn't persist."
"Moreover, a teenage romance involves both parties. Look at these files—any disciplinary action always involves both people, not just one."
"Chen Qiong from our class is the only exception."
"This suggests that his rival has a powerful background, not only pressuring the school to expel Chen Qiong but also protecting the girl he liked."
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"We need to investigate Chen Qiong's case; there might be valuable clues."
Zhao Yi found what he was looking for, tidied up the files, and put them back in place.
"Where do we investigate?"
"Our phones are issued by the school, so we can't connect to the internet, only set alarms."
"If we must connect, we have to go to the computer lab."
Zhao Yi replied:
"To the computer lab."
As he finished speaking, Yang Linlin's eyes widened, staring intently behind Zhao Yi.
A murderous aura permeated the air, piercing through Zhao Yi's bones!
With his back to the door, Zhao Yi instantly understood what had happened from Yang Linlin's horrified expression!
The principal… had returned early!
In an instant, the walls of the room began to peel, revealing a bloody red beneath!
Countless black beetles crawled out from the wall, swarming towards the door, sealing it completely with flesh!
In no time, the two were trapped like fish in a barrel!
"You… all… deserve to die…"
"Deserve… to die!"
"Die!"
A venomous voice came from the principal's mouth, but it wasn't the voice of a middle-aged man; it was… a young boy.
Without thinking, Zhao Yi pulled out a property deed from his inventory, turned around, and shouted at the principal's shadow:
"Are you Chen Qiong?"
"We're here to uncover the truth!"
"What happened back then with you and your mother?"
At the mention of 'truth', the shadow clutched its head and howled!
The piercing, terrifying sound made the two dizzy, their eardrums bleeding!
At this moment, Yang Linlin's spirit value plummeted, while Zhao Yi, though his spirit remained steady, could clearly feel his life slipping away!
"I… I am… I am… I'm not…"
"Chen Qiong… Mother… Zhang Ya… Pang Xiao…"
"Ah!!!"
Finally, the shadow let out a long wail, its head exploding, revealing numerous spiked tentacles!
Twisting like eels, the sight drove one's sanity value to plummet!
Having just pulled out a shotgun from her inventory, Yang Linlin sat down on the ground, unable to hold the gun steady!
What the hell is this monster?
The principal's shadow advanced towards them step by step, cornering them. Yang Linlin's mouth hung open, her legs shaking like a sieve.
"Zhao Yi, run! I'll hold it off!"
She raised the gun to shoot, but Zhao Yi kicked her in the chest, sending her sliding several meters away like a slippery chicken!
At the same time, Zhao Yi dodged in another direction!
The next moment, sharp spikes struck where they had just been!
The spikes oozed black pus, sizzling with smoke, clearly highly corrosive!
Whoosh!
Almost simultaneously, a thick, spiked tentacle whipped towards Zhao Yi, moving so fast it caused a sonic boom!
If it hit, Zhao Yi would be dead on the spot!
With Zhao Yi's current reflexes, there was no way to dodge this attack!
At the critical moment, a gunshot rang out, and the principal howled, forced to halt the attack and retreat two steps!
It was Yang Linlin!
Her hands shook like a sieve, biting her lip hard, clutching the shotgun tightly!
Ordinary guns couldn't effectively harm specters, but the impact of the bullets helped Zhao Yi avoid a fatal blow!
"Run!"
"I'll cover you!"
Yang Linlin screamed, like a madwoman, firing two more shots at the principal, causing it to stagger!
Zhao Yi watched the principal, slightly staggered, his eyes flashing red, and he rolled towards it, closing the distance significantly!
This reckless move left Yang Linlin stunned!
Is he crazy?
She risked her life to create an opportunity, and instead of escaping, he's charging in!
Isn't this a waste?!
Zhao Yi approached the principal, quickly pulling out a property deed and thrusting it towards the principal!
At the same time, the tentacle swung down again, hovering just a centimeter above Zhao Yi's forehead!
One more centimeter, and Zhao Yi's head would burst like a rotten watermelon!
But at that moment, the principal stood frozen like a wooden figure, immobilized!
……
[Item: Old Liu's Property Deed (Unsealed)]
[Quality: Green]
[Description: The lifelong effort of an old worker.]
[Effect: Forcefully seals a monster within five meters for ten seconds, cooldown: 1 day]
……
As soon as the principal's shadow froze, Zhao Yi turned and grabbed Yang Linlin, and they frantically fled outside!
Ten seconds.
They only had ten seconds!
Every second determined their life or death!
Still in shock, Yang Linlin glanced back at the motionless principal. As Zhao Yi passed the door, he didn't forget to stab the monster!
The knife pierced the principal's shadowy heart.
But it couldn't kill this powerful monster!
Of course, Zhao Yi didn't expect to kill it with one stab, just collecting some interest along the way!
Reaching the door, Yang Linlin raised the shotgun and fired two shots at the lock wrapped in black bugs!
The door opened.
Without looking back, they dashed into the darkness of the corridor…