Chapter 3 - 37,47

Rules 12 and 13 of [Endless Corridor]:

[Remember every neighbor you have met. If you see a strange face, immediately call the security guard. If the security guard confirms that it is a criminal, call the police. The phone number to call the police is: 65*21.]

The number in this rule has a smudged number.

And comparing it with the piece of paper from mom, it can be seen that the hidden number is 3.

[Do not make false police reports. Before the police arrive, restrain the criminal. Remember, you only have ONE chance.]

The old man wearing a mask is a criminal!

But the rule reminds that Su Qingyu can only call the police ONE TIME.

Su Qingyu and Wen Xuecha joined forces to restrain the old man. His skin was as soft as sponge, they didn't need to spend much effort, just gently pressing down made him immobile.

The square-faced security guard suddenly pointed sternly at Su Qingyu: "What are you guys doing? Fighting and causing trouble are prohibited in this building!"

The security guard's body was tall, his arms were strong and his muscles were bulging, his whole body was swollen like a balloon filled with air, he angrily walked towards Su Qingyu.

"If you don't let him go now, I will throw you down from this corridor!"

Falling down from the corridor meant falling into an endless abyss, which also meant being stuck in this dungeon forever, unable to escape.

In the security guard's eyes, the old man without a mask belonged to the residents of the building.

It could be inferred that the security guard had the responsibility to protect the residents.

If the residents did not listen, the security guard also had the right to punish them.

Su Qingyu could not just enter the residents' rooms, she called out to the girl lying on the ground: "Please throw his mask out here."

The girl nodded, leaned forward with her hands, and threw the black mask out with all her might.

In a split second, Su Qingyu grabbed the mask and put it on the old man's face.

The square-faced security guard who was rushing over suddenly stopped, his hand stopping just an inch from Su Qingyu's face.

The security guard looked at his hand in a daze, as if the memory just now had disappeared from his mind.

The old man who was pinned to the ground suddenly regained the strength of a grown man when he put on the mask.

When pressed down, Su Qingyu could feel his skin, which was as soft as a sponge, suddenly become as hard as steel.

He struggled to get up, his strength suddenly increased. Su Qingyu and Wen Xuecha were both women, and the two of them struggled with him quite hard.

Su Qingyu shouted loudly, waking up the security guard who was still in a daze: "Uncle security guard! Why aren't you coming here to help!"

The security guard's face turned pale, he pulled out a rope from his chest and tied the old man's hands tightly, helping Su Qingyu restrain the man.

"Uncle security guard, quickly call the police."

Wen Xue Cha said with fear, her eyes not leaving the old man, afraid that he would do something again.

At the same time, her face also had a hint of joy, she thought she was about to escape this hellish place.

Unexpectedly, the security guard shook his head, hesitantly saying: "No, if I help you guys call the police, I will be fired."

"Huh?"

Wen Xue Cha's eyes widened.

Su Qing Yu understood clearly, calling the police had to be done by the person being challenged.

As for her, looking at the old man who had been restrained, she felt uneasy in her heart.

There was always a feeling that something was missing.

The square-faced security guard sighed: "There is something that I shouldn't have told residents like you, but now that you've caught this person, I have to tell you. A week ago, a murderer sneaked into this building. He killed a few people on the 7th floor and was discovered by the woman in room 701. She reported this to the management, asking them to come and help."

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Su Qingyu lowered her eyes: "When something like this happened, we should have called the police immediately."

"That's right, because of the emergency, people can't avoid being negligent. The woman on the 7th floor didn't make the right choice. She only reported it to the manager and didn't choose to call the police. After learning about it, the Sao Mai manager cut off communication to the 7th floor, locked down the entire floor, and left the residents there to fend for themselves."

The note from her mother mentioned the management board.

[Our management company only knows how to collect money, never works, and doesn't manage the building.]

The Sao Mai Management Company can be temporarily classified as evil.

Su Qingyu believes that the Sao Mai Group is the "tentacle" it left behind in this world. She needs to investigate this company to be able to reveal a corner of this strange world.

The square-faced security guard continued sullenly: "Sao Mai building management often does inhumane things. They promise to fix the elevator to the residents, collect the fee and then leave it unattended. Previously, at the west fire exit, a single man fell to his death due to a broken handrail. He rolled a few times and hit his head on the ground. The building management immediately blocked the exit and did not allow the body to be taken out."

Su Qingyu was silent.

Seeing that the security guard refused to call the police, Van Tuyet Tra held out her left hand: "If you don't call, I will. Let me borrow your phone."

The square-faced security guard spread his hand: "We are not allowed to use phones when we work, we only have walkie-talkies." Walkie-

talkies were only used for internal communication between security guards. The outside phone lines of the entire building had been cut off. The landline on the 4th floor could only call the security room.

If the rules mentioned calling the police, there must be some way to do it.

Su Qingyu suddenly remembered the tablet. She took it out of her backpack, and in the pull-down toolbar, there was an emergency call button.

To test it, Su Qingyu first used this feature to call her best friend Zhuang Xiaodie's phone number.

The other end of the line showed that it was out of coverage area.

"This function is probably only used to call the police."

Wen Xuecha also took out her tablet from her bag, and she poked the screen with her finger: "Let me call the police, Sister Yu. Keep an eye on this old man, or he might escape."

"Wait, there's only one chance. I feel like we're missing something."

Su Qingyu felt uneasy, and she thought that things weren't that simple.

But she couldn't figure it out for the time being.

"Sister Yu, hesitating too much will only bring trouble. Don't worry, let me try calling first. Who knows, maybe this is a test for the three of us, each of us getting a chance."

Wen Xuecha was eager to leave, and she ignored Su Qingyu's objections and pressed the call button.

The phone connected, after a few "beeps", a serious and righteous voice rang out on the other end: "Hello, this is the police station, how can we help you?"

"Uncle police, we caught a murderer..."

Wen Xuecha recounted the entire behavior of this old man to the police.

Su Qingyu signaled Wen Xuecha to turn on the speakerphone.

After Wen Xuecha basically summarized the situation here, the police officer on the other end asked: "Are you sure you caught the complete murderer?"

Wen Xuecha replied: "Definitely."

Hearing the two words "complete", Su Qingyu finally realized the source of his uneasy feeling.

The murderer in front of them, was not a complete murderer!

He only had half a face.Alright, in about half an hour we will send the police to arrest the criminal. You two stay where you are, don't leave."

The phone went dead.

Wen Xuecha was about to high five Su Qingyu in celebration when her hand suddenly stopped mid-air.

She saw Su Qingyu's face turn pale.

"Sister Yu, what's wrong? Why is your face so pale?"

Su Qingyu bit her lower lip: "This old man is not a complete murderer. He deliberately split the murderer into two halves, one half merged with this old man, the other half is still wandering around this building. Whether it's the rules or the police, they are reminding us that we have overlooked this point."

A feeling of despair flooded Wen Xuecha's heart like a tide, making her feel cold all over: "The rules say not to make false police reports, so did I break the rules?"

Su Qingyu shook her head: "It doesn't count. We've already caught half of it, it doesn't count as a false police report. But the rules also say that there's only one chance. Within half an hour, if we find the other half of the murderer, we win!"

Wen Xuecha was extremely regretful, she felt that it was because she was too hasty that it led to this tense situation: "Sister Yu, I'm sorry…"

Su Qingyu raised her hand to interrupt her: "Now is not the time to blame. Time is limited, we have to figure out where the other half of the murderer is."

This point had been hidden very well, even Su Qingyu at first only felt it was strange and hadn't figured out the key point.

It was too cunning.

If she didn't call the police, there wouldn't be any reminders from the police.

This was a 3-star instance, not a 5-star instance.

If it was a 5-star instance, after they called the police, the police would have come immediately.

As for this 3-star instance, they still had half an hour to fix it.

Su Qingyu clenched her hands in her sleeves, concentrating hard.

The key point now was: where exactly was the other half of the murderer in the building?

The first half of the twelfth rule of [[Endless Corridor]]

[[Remember every neighbor you've met. If you see a strange face, immediately call the security guard. If the security guard confirms that it's a criminal who broke into the building, call the police.]]

Su Qingyu searched her memory for all the residents she'd met.

She turned to ask the security guard: "Sir, have you seen any strange faces in the building these past few days?"

The square-faced man shook his head, pointing at the murderer wearing a black mask who was tied up: "The only stranger I've seen is this person."

7th floor: a skinny woman, her dead son was in the hallway.

6th floor: an old lady who liked to carry a basket to the market, her son worked at the slaughterhouse, bringing meat home every day.

The fifth floor is a couple and their baby. The house is empty because the female student is in debt. The male student leaves after describing the female student as a pervert who feeds her child with blood.

The fourth floor is a burnt corpse. The third floor is a wealthy merchant and his sickly daughter.

The second floor was a group of old people singing a song telling the story of the murderer and the rich merchant on the third floor.

The first floor was two grocery stores, one real and one fake.

Su Qingyu counted all the people she had met, in addition to these residents, there were also visitors, none of them were the murderer.

The security guard was always patrolling, he confirmed that he had not seen any other strange faces.

Strange.

Or was she thinking too much?

Time passed by every second and minute.

Su Qingyu could not sit and wait for death.

She immediately and decisively said to Wen Xuecha: "You stay here, watch this guy closely with the security guard. I will be back in 15 minutes. If I don't return, don't look for me. Just hand this guy over to the police."

Wen Xuecha was startled by Su Qingyu's sudden decision, her face was complicated: "Sister Yu, the matter is still unclear, isn't it too risky for you to do this?"

"I believe in my judgment."

Su Qingyu turned and walked towards the emergency exit.

The stranger that the security guard had never seen before had appeared in this building. Su Qingyu had already figured it out.

It was the one who had touched her hair in the deep dark staircase going down from the first floor.

It was also the one who had imitated Su Qingyu's voice and grabbed Wen Xuecha's hand when she went down the stairs.

Because it was too dark, they couldn't see the thing's real face.

This building only had 7 floors, and the security guards only patrolled within that area.

The security guards didn't use the elevator, so when they passed through the emergency exit, they could go up and down as they pleased.

But the security guards wouldn't go below the first floor.

In the security guards' eyes, there was no staircase going down from the first floor.

It was still bright outside, and if they didn't delay, they could go back within 20 minutes.

The old people on the second floor lined up along the corridor, singing a strange song.

Su Qingyu held her nose and held her breath, quickly passing through the crowd of old people.

Continuing down, the old lady from the grocery store on the first floor looked at her with red eyes: "Young lady, don't go yet, help me clean up the pile of trash in front of the door. That pile is too much, I'm old and weak and can't do it anymore. Help me, I'll give you something good."

[[The ninth rule of the Endless Corridor]].

[[There is a grocery store on the first floor, you can buy anything you need. It doesn't matter if you don't have money, you can help the owner clean up the trash in front of the door. No matter what familiar things you see, remember that they are all trash.]]

Su Qingyu didn't lack hell money, she was about to leave when she suddenly saw half a shoe in the trash.

Dirty, mixed in with the wet trash.

It was Li Lin's leather shoe.

Su Qingyu's pupils shrank. She glanced at her watch, quickly calculating in her head.

The pile of trash in front of her wasn't much, if she cleaned it up, it could be finished within 5 minutes.

Su Qingyu nodded in agreement. She picked up the broom beside her, rummaged through the wet trash, the bloody coat, the holey leather shoes, all of which were proof of Li Lin's tragic fate.

The old lady leaned closer, her face very close: "What did you see?"

"A pile of dirty trash, so disgusting, I didn't look carefully."

Su Qingyu covered her nose, making a disgusted face.

She quickly swept all the trash into the blue bin beside her.

The old lady squinted her eyes: "Didn't you see someone you know?"

Su Qingyu immediately protested: "You kindly helped me clean up, why are you so impolite? What does acquaintances have to do with trash? What are you implying? Don't think I didn't hear, I'm mocking you! I said your friends are all trash!" The

old lady shrank her neck, slowly took out a flashlight from behind her back and gave it to Su Qingyu: "Don't be angry, grandma was just asking. Take this flashlight and play with it, it will help you."

Su Qingyu took the flashlight, puffing out her cheeks, pretending to still be angry.

The old lady chuckled twice: "Grandma, have you seen my husband?"Grandma, you should ask the security guard about finding someone."

Su Qingyu said and walked into the emergency exit.

Behind her, the old woman's eyes were filled with hatred as she followed her.

Su Qingyu turned on the flashlight, and the bright light tore through the thick darkness on the stairs.

She looked up, not at the ceiling, but at the stairs.

The space was warped and distorted, and the spiral staircase went down. This strange staircase made her feel uneasy.

The light in her hand continuously fluctuated, illuminating every step.

"Sizzling, sizzling—"

Su Qingyu raised her head and frowned: "There's something over there."

Wu Xin drew her sword and rushed forward, pinning the creature to the wall.

The monster with half a face was crawling on the steps of the ceiling.

As soon as Su Qingyu's flashlight shone, even though its body was fixed, its neck could still stretch out like a venomous snake and charge straight forward.

"All tangible objects are not scary."

Su Qingyu grabbed its long neck with all her might, feeling as soft as a sponge: "If it weren't for the rules allowing me to take action, I wouldn't have bothered to come down here to find you. Hiding in a place that is permanently protected and never set foot in, you're smart."

"Sizzling—"

The monster only had the lower half of a human face, the upper half seemed to have been cut by a blade, inside was a layer of blood and flesh that was twitching.

"Let me go… cough cough cough… let me go, I'll take you out…"

The reason Su Qingyu dared to take action was because the rules said that the challenger could control the monster before calling the police.

This proved that the monster's attack power was within the range that could be dealt with.

Furthermore, before, when Su Qingyu and Wen Xuecha went down the stairs, this thing touched their hair, imitated their voice, held their hands and led them astray… proving that it existed in a material form, and could be touched.

The attack power was not high, it was possible to make contact, it was just that its appearance was a bit terrifying.

Su Qingyu was not afraid at all, no matter what the monster said, she ignored it, twisted its neck into a doughnut shape and dragged it down the stairs.

Time was pressing, she needed to quickly return to Wen Xuecha.

Just like that, she went down, and finally arrived in front of a door.

But it was not the emergency exit.

Su Qingyu glanced at her watch, time passed quickly.

The other half of her face smiled strangely: "Cough cough cough... I heard the police siren... you won't make it in time..."

The door was labeled "Monitoring Room", the outside was frosted glass, unable to see clearly inside.

Without the lights on, there was no "monitoring room".

This "monitoring room" was not considered a separate floor but was more like a small room temporarily set up in the corner of the stairs.

Su Qingyu knocked lightly on the door, but there was no response from inside.

She tried to push the door gently, it was unlocked and opened easily.

Inside the surveillance room was dark, no one was in sight, only the light bulb on the ceiling flickered faintly.

Su Qingyu walked to the desk and found the old laptop on the desk open, the screen divided into 8 windows showing images of 7 floors and the parking lot.

On the screen, a group of construction workers were walking up the stairs.

Blood was all over the floor, they were on the 7th floor!

Su Qingyu decided to leave the monitoring room and continue walking down.

She needed to find that construction team.

But when she reached the foot of the stairs, she found that the stairs kept going down endlessly.

The more urgent the time, the more impossible it was to escape from this place.

The problem was the flashlight!

Su Qingyu decisively turned off the flashlight.

"Wu Xin, take me out of here."

This time, Wu Xin carried Su Qingyu.

She clung tightly to his cold back, her hand still tightly gripping the monster's neck, dragging him down.

Wu Xin moved as fast as lightning in the dark.

Finally, with Wu Xin's help,

Su Qingyu saw the emergency exit.

At this moment, the blood on the 7th floor was all over the floor.

Wu Xin's long boots stepped on the pool of blood, the monster touched the blood and became slippery, like an eel wanting to escape into the sea of blood.

Su Qing Yu slid down from Wu Xin's back, punching the monster's head, causing it to immediately stop.

The team of workers was about seven or eight people, they were carrying all kinds of tools, making a ruckus along the corridor.

They wore identical yellow helmets, identical uniforms, their faces were all black and indistinguishable.

Su Qing Yu tried to call out to the crowd: "Dad!"

Immediately, the whole group of people gathered around Su Qing Yu like a huge mountain.

They asked in unison: "Good child, what do you want from dad?"

Their faces were black, their clothes were the same, it was hard to recognize them.

Su Qing Yu was helpless.

She didn't have that many good fathers.

There were only five minutes left.

Su Qing Yu observed each person in the team of workers.

First, there were two thin people with prominent chests, they were women, eliminate them first.

Second, dad lost an arm to pay off the debt.

Among the workers, there were exactly two men who lost arms.

One lost his left arm, the other lost his right arm.

So which arm did dad lose?

Su Qingyu searched her memories. In the [[Sweet Home]] instance, when she entered the living room, dad was sitting on the sofa, facing the TV.

From the angle she was standing, she could clearly see the empty left sleeve.

Dad lost his left arm.

Su Qingyu resolutely walked towards the worker who lost his left arm, raised his head and called out: "Dad."

The worker with a black face and no eyes or nose stood still. Hearing the word "dad", he painfully covered his face and bent down.

Countless large and small bumps suddenly appeared on his face, and his facial features slowly became clear.

It was the father's face in the first instance.

"Daughter, are you lost? Don't worry, I'm here, we're home."

The father still had a blank expression, and reached out to Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu shook her head: "Dad, I'm not going home. I want to leave this place. Can you show me the way out?"

The father nodded: "I can take you out of here, but only one person can take you."

Following her father, only one person could live.

Su Qingyu looked at the half-captured murderer and nodded: "Yes, wait for me, okay? I need to give this to my friend."

"Dad will go with you."

Su Qingyu followed the emergency exit, not caring about the other floors, and went straight to the third floor.

"Tu tu tu -"

The police siren sounded on the third floor.

Wen Xuecha paced back and forth anxiously.

The police had arrived, confirming with her whether this old man was the only one. Wen Xue Cha stammered, deliberately waiting for Su Qing Yu to return.

At this moment, Su Qing Yu walked out from the emergency exit. Wen Xue Cha immediately ran over and hugged her arm: "Sister Yu, you're finally back! Just now the police asked if they had caught all the criminals here..."

"There's this half."

Su Qing Yu received the bloody half of the monster from Wu Xin's hand.

Wen Xue Cha "gassed" and almost couldn't help but vomit.

"What is this?"

"This is the other half of the murderer."

Su Qing Yu threw the thing in front of the police: "Sorry, I was a bit rough, it wasn't like this at first."After the police finished the procedures, the policeman looked at the two of them and said, "We need a witness to follow us back to the station to make a statement. Which one of you will go with us?"

"Only one? Why can't it be both?"

Wen Xuecha understood clearly, going with the police was a way to clear the strange rules of [[Endless Corridor]].

Before life, all emotions had to give way.

The policeman frowned: "Work regulations only allow one witness to be brought back. You two decide for yourselves, I can't wait any longer."

Wen Xuecha understood in her heart, if things couldn't be turned around, the only one who could leave would be her.

She looked at the girl in front of her, long black hair, cold and quiet eyes.

Throughout the journey, her intelligence and decisiveness had saved her countless times.

She was a new friend, and also a trustworthy comrade.

A second ago, they were running away together, but now they were standing on opposite sides of life and death.

Wen Xue Cha put her hand in her pocket, her shirt pocket had a box cutter hidden.

"Sister Yu, just one person needs to fill out the form, what should we do?"

Wen Xue Cha spoke in such a soft and sweet voice.

But the moment she lowered her head, Su Qing Yu noticed the murderous glint in her eyes.

She already knew and still asked.

A person who could escape the temptation of the monster in the dark emergency exit and come to her, Wen Xue Cha was clearly not the naive and foolish type.

Su Qing Yu's eyes did not have any emotions: "It's fine, you go."

"Huh?"

Wen Xue Cha raised her head slightly in surprise, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat.

She thought there would be a fierce battle, but unexpectedly Su Qing Yu took the initiative to step aside.

"Why..."

Wen Xue Cha let her bangs cover her eyes, she muttered a few sentences then looked up and removed all pretense: "It's already the last step, why are you giving way to me?"

"Because I consider you a friend. If only one person can leave, I hope it's you."

Su Qingyu smiled bitterly: "When you go out, help me call this person, tell her that I've gone to see her."

Su Qingyu wrote down a series of numbers and gave it to Wen Xuecha.

Wen Xuecha frowned, her eyes became complicated: "Are you sure?"

Su Qingyu nodded and smiled.

"Holy Mother? It doesn't look like it."

Wen Xuecha muttered a sentence and sincerely thanked: "Sister Yu, thank you. No matter what, I'll help you call when I go out. I hope... I hope I can see you outside again."

"You go."

Su Qingyu waved her hand to see her off.

Wen Xuecha followed the police without hesitation.

Seeing Wen Xue Cha's figure completely disappear into the emergency exit, Su Qing Yu's lips curled into a triumphant smile.

Going with the police was indeed a way to leave this instance, but it also meant entering a new instance.

The police emphasized that they needed a witness, which was the role Wen Xue would play in the new instance.

Su Qing Yu turned to look at her father standing behind her. Going with her father was the real way to escape the instance.

Wen Xue Cha was too eager to leave, even though she saw the man following Su Qing Yu, she didn't bother to consider it.

From her reaction, it could be seen that in the first instance, her role as "father" was different from Su Qing Yu's.

As for the phone number written for Wen Xue Cha, Su Qing Yu made it up.

"Dad, please lead me out of here."

Her father nodded and led the way first, leading Su Qing Yu down to the first floor and taking out a key from his chest.

When the key tip touched the wall, a crimson door appeared from the initially invisible wall.

The door opened to the outside world.

Dad stopped inside the door and waved goodbye to Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu stood outside, looking back at the building that had imprisoned her for the past few days for the last time.

The old seven-story apartment building seemed abandoned by time, standing alone and desolate between heaven and earth.

The mailbox was rusty, and an old newspaper was pasted on the outside wall.

"Mysterious cult rampages, many missing girls were sacrificed to the Five Gods by a wealthy businessman."

"Sao Mai Hotel project goes bankrupt, many investors are left with nothing, who will be responsible for the sweat and tears of ordinary people?"

"A serial killer has escaped to our city, residents are advised to be vigilant."

"The 10th anniversary of the founding of the Senior Citizens Choir, the celebration will take place this week."

"The weather is dry, beware of fires."

…

The wind blew the loosely attached newspaper up, and it floated in the gloomy sky.

Su Qingyu looked down at the bustling street, the electric poles were covered with missing person notices, and the roadside advertisements were constantly interspersed with news about missing cases.

The strangeness arose, the boundary between reality and fantasy became increasingly blurred.

Su Qingyu reached into her pocket, and the phone that had disappeared suddenly reappeared.

The backpack that the dungeon had given her, the tablet, and the flashlight did not disappear either.

She used the phone to call her best friend, Zhuang Xiaodie.

The phone was picked up immediately.

Zhuang Xiaodie's voice rang out, slightly agitated: "Hello! Qingyu, is that you?"

"It's me."

Trang Hieu Diep was so happy she cried: "Luckily! I kept calling you these past few days but your phone said you were out of coverage area, I was so worried. Let me tell you, I had a strange experience a while ago. I was at home, normal, and suddenly the whole scene changed, my parents turned into different people, and a younger brother appeared..."

To Thanh Ngu laughed: "I know, I've had that happen too."

"Huh? You actually escaped, you're so lucky!"

Trang Hieu Diep sighed in fear: "Finally, I got 100 points on the test, and that weird dad let me leave the house. I walked through the door, and all the strange scenes disappeared. Didn't you tell me to burn my own stuff before? I burned the textbooks ! There were both the test questions and the answers in the books

!" "After I went out, I realized that the world was in chaos. Every day, the TV showed news of missing people. My mother had disappeared somewhere... hu hu hu... Qing Yu, I'm so scared. Qing Yu, you're always alone. If you're scared, come to my house. I'll be by your side."

Su Qing Yu comforted her: "It's okay. I have a place to stay. Pay attention to your safety. If you encounter something strange like the other day, remember to read the rules carefully."

"I understand."

The call ended. Zhuang Xiao Die hung up. She looked at the black admission card on the table and slapped her forehead.

She forgot to tell Su Qing Yu about this.

Su Qing Yu walked to the side of the road and took out the "Villa" tribute card.

She threw the card into the air. The image of the villa on the red card disappeared, leaving behind a row of addresses in the middle of the card.

"44 West Tian Fu Ling Cheng Street."

Su Qing Yu used the map to look up this address but couldn't find it.

At that moment, a red taxi stopped in front of her.

"Little girl, want to take a taxi?"

Su Qingyu didn't raise her head: "Can we go to the Western Heavenly Palace Lingcheng Street?"

"Of course, it only costs 20 hell coins."

In the red taxi, the driver's two hands held the steering wheel, and two more hands grew from behind his back to open the door for Su QingyHearing the word "hell money", Su Qingyu raised her head and saw that the taxi driver was a ghost, with several arms wagging behind him. She understood in her heart.

The villa was something from that world, of course only ghosts could take her there.

If she returned to her old apartment, it meant that she could be dragged into the dungeon at any time.

Only when she moved into a villa that was not polluted could she truly rest.

The villa was a safe house.

Su Qingyu summoned Song Xi from the tribute card, one person and two ghosts got into the car, squeezing into the back seat.

Song Xi closed her legs, her hands neatly placed on her knees, two strands of black hair hanging down in front of her chest, sitting straight with a lifeless face.

Wu Xin crossed the sword horizontally, the hilt almost poking Su Qingyu's face.

Su Qingyu was sandwiched between the two sides, she pulled her legs back: "Can you two take one less person and sit in the front?"

"There's someone in front."

The driver turned his head, his mouth wide open in a smile: "We're sharing a car, so we'll give you guys a discount."

Only then did Su Qingyu notice that the brain-like creature sitting in the front row was actually a guest.

She thought it was some kind of spirit animal.

She looked at the two ghosts who had signed a contract beside her and remembered the grand scene when the male and female protagonists in the novel "The Advent of Horror" and their contracted ghosts appeared, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

For now, we'll be entering the big villa soon.

The ghostly driver was enthusiastic and hospitable. He looked through the rearview mirror and saw Song Xi's arm and said: "Guests in the back, you should go to the hospital soon, it would be a pity if your whole hand were damaged. Replacing hands is very expensive. Look at how many hands I have and yet I cherish each one."

This ghostly driver waved his arms, seemingly a little smug.

Song Xi opened her lips slightly, only to hear her say: "I'm going to the doctor now."

The driver was strangely silent.

The red car sped through the foggy road, with rows of dark grey trees on both sides, bare and leafless, and the wasteland and dry branches stretching endlessly.

Just now, there were still people and vehicles passing by, but now there was only a lonely red taxi.

A gloomy atmosphere enveloped the space, making people's hair stand on end.

"We're here."

The driver's arms were strangely entwined like snakes.

Su Qingyu paid 20 hell coins and got out of the car.

Tianfu Lingcheng was a villa area, covered in fog all year round.

Entering this area, the streets were clean and tidy, the grass was green, but there was absolutely no sign of birds, flowers, fish, or butterflies.

Each villa was dark, Su Qingyu followed the villa license plate to find number 44 West Street.

The white villa had a minimalist design, the door used an electronic lock, and the key was a blank tribute card.

Entering the villa, the interior was simply and exquisitely decorated.

The floor was paved with pure white marble, and the crystal chandeliers emitted a cold light.

Su Qingyu was very satisfied with this safe house. She said, "As long as you don't enter the dungeon, I won't collect your tribute card. You two can move freely. If you don't go out, you two can stay in the villa."

Song Xi and Wu Xin replied in unison, "Yes, master."

Su Qingyu gave Song Xi twenty thousand underworld coins and told her to go to the hospital to treat the wound on her arm.

Song Xi held out her pale hand. When she touched the stack of coins, Su Qingyu was surprised to see a look of gratitude on her face.

A ghost has no feelings.

This sentence must be repeated three times a day!

Take a break in the villa.

At night, Su Qingyu comfortably lay on the soft bed, gently closing her eyes to completely relax her body.

A month passed.

The black admission letter lay quietly on the tea table, today was September 1st - the day Su Qingyu had to enter the strange rules of [[Sao Mai High School]].

Su Qingyu spread out all the tribute cards, after a month of research, she classified the tribute cards into character cards and prop cards.

The main character cards were the monsters sealed in the cards, she could freely sign contracts with them.

Among the remaining character cards, Su Qingyu carefully selected the monster that would accompany her - Bai Yuanxiang.

An excellent modern student was the most suitable choice to be included in the strange rules of the school environment.

The levels of monsters were divided into: Red, yellow, blue, green and white.

Bai Yuanxiang was the green level.

Every monster carried a past.

Bai Yuanxiang was no exception, she wore a black and white JK uniform, her skin was blue-gray, her long hair was messy, her eyes were empty.

When she walked, she would always tiptoe because all her internal organs had been removed, her steps were light.

When she was alive, Bach Nguyen Huong was a normal high school girl, beautiful, young, intelligent and studious, always in the top 5 of her class when taking exams.

Because her classmates were jealous of her, she was pushed down the stairs, her head hit the ground hard, causing her to faint on the spot.

When the teacher discovered her and took her to the hospital, although she was conscious, her body could not move.

Her parents thought she was dead so they donated her internal organs.

Therefore, Bach Nguyen Huong did not die from the fall but died in a conscious state after all her internal organs were removed.

After Bach Nguyen Huong turned into a demon, she still maintained her excellent academic spirit.

To Thanh Ngu carried her with her, full of a sense of security.

The yellow bus stopped in front of the villa gate, the windows covered in dust.

After Su Qingyu got on the bus, she discovered that there was only one driver sitting with his back to her.

The bus was not going fast, time seemed to slow down.

The bus stopped in front of the school gate, the words "Sao Mai High School" were carved into the large stone at the school gate.

A group of students like her gathered in front of the gate.

Each of them held a black admission letter in their hands.

The school was immersed in a thick fog, the edges of the buildings emitting a blood-red light.

Su Qingyu looked up at the tall school gate, and with a chaotic noise, the black gate slowly opened.

A cold and stiff voice rang out in Su Qingyu's head:

"The [Sao Mai High School] dungeon is officially open.

Number of challengers: 50 people.

Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is truly hellish difficulty!

The number of challengers is 50 people, but in front of the school gate, there are at least a hundred people holding black admission letters.

"Qingyu!"

A familiar voice rang out from the crowd.

Su Qingyu saw a familiar face, it was her best friend Trang Hieu Diep.

"You've entered this dungeon too?"

Su Qingyu's heart tightened, this was a 5-star dungeon, without the support of a golden hand, the death rate was up to 99.9%.

"Yeah, I didn't want to go either, but I received a black admission letter."

Trang Hieu Diep shrugged helplessly, wanting to cry but unable to: "I refused to get on the bus but it was useless, if I didn't get on the bus by the time, my body would be teleported onto the bus by a mysterious force."

Unexpected but reasonable.

Su Qingyu nodded: "This instance has great power."

Zhuang Xiaodie tilted her head, her eyes constantly glancing at Bai Yuanxiang, she felt that this girl was a bit strange: "Qingyu, is this girl who always follows you your friend? After getting off the bus, we all wore uniforms, only this friend of yours didn't..."

Su Qingyu laughed: "She's a monster, the same type as the parents you met."

"What?! Are you crazy? Then why aren't you running away!"Don't worry, her name is Bai Yuanxiang."

Su Qingyu briefly told Zhuang Xiaodie about the story of her burning votive paper before the ghost awakened.

Even though Su Qingyu was a transmigrator, this body still retained a close friendship with her best friend.

She would cherish this friendship.

After Zhuang Xiaodie knew everything, she immediately hugged Su Qingyu: "Ah ah Qingyu, you're so good, reading these stories in novels, predicting today's situation, and even telling me to prepare in advance. It's all my fault, I was useless, only thinking about exams, burning useless textbooks. If I had known, I would have burned a few paper people back then, the two of us would have leveled this ghost school together!" Su

Qingyu smiled lightly: "That's right, when we get stronger, we'll level all these dungeons."

When the last bus left, all the students had gathered in front of the gate of Sao Mai High School.

At this time, the loudspeaker in front of the school gate rang out: "New students, please go to the dormitory to register with the manager. The girls' dormitory is the pink building, the boys' dormitory is the blue building."

Hearing the announcement, the students gathered in front of the school gate gradually entered.

The ones in the lead were mostly ghosts with empty eyes like zombies.

Following behind were the challengers who had prepared themselves mentally, entering with fearless courage.

It was clearly September, but the sun set strangely early.

Su Qingyu raised her head to look up, she saw the horizon gradually darken, the lights in the school campus turned on one after another.

Holding Zhuang Xiaodie's arm, she said: "Xiaodie, let's go in and register quickly, usually when night falls, its power becomes more formidable."

"It" referred to the source of pollution.

The school gate opened wide, and students in uniforms continuously entered.

Some of the timid challengers didn't dare to enter, squatting and trembling, tears rolling down their cheeks, their eyes filled with fear and despair.

There were also some challengers who, after knowing that this was a 5-star difficulty dungeon, felt like they were lost in a nightmare with no way out, their spirits completely collapsing.

The school gate was slowly closing.

Su Qingyu would not save unrelated people.

Zhuang Xiaodie had only gone through one dungeon, she looked at the people still standing outside, turned her head back several times, finally couldn't bear it, and shouted at them: "The school gate is about to close, everyone hurry up and go in! It's even more dangerous outside the school when night falls!"

Her shout unexpectedly had some effect, a girl who was crying miserably suddenly raised her head, using her hands to crawl into the school.

As she crawled, she punched her own leg: "Fuck this 5-star dungeon, I'll live as long as I can!"

Finally, she crawled into the school.

A loud "bang" sounded, the large iron gate of the school slammed shut.

At this time, there were only a dozen or so students left outside the gate.

Some people were so scared that they lost their minds.

Others secretly rejoiced, thinking that not entering the school meant they had escaped.

The eerie atmosphere emanating from the school seemed to not belong to the night.

Su Qingyu squinted her eyes, she saw dark shadows entwining with each other under the yellow street lights outside the school.

The street lights were flickering, and in the woods in the distance, human shadows appeared, growing like bamboo shoots after the rain.

"Qingyu, did you see, the woods are full of people."

Zhuang Xiaodie squeezed Su Qingyu's hand, her palms were full of cold sweat.

"Don't look anymore, they're not people."

Su Qingyu pulled Zhuang Xiaodie towards the dormitory, she didn't look back, only terrified screams could be heard behind her.

The 5-star strange rule, those who thought not entering would escape death were naive.

Faced with scenes of blood and death that could easily cause insomnia, Su Qingyu thought that she should limit watching such unhealthy scenes.

The female and male dormitories were located in two separate areas.

The light pink building looked dreamy from afar, just like a young girl.

But when Su Qingyu got closer, she realized that the walls of the female dormitory had been eroded by time and wind and rain, and some places were covered with rainwater and vines.

Near the flower bed along the path, there was a red chalk scribble: "Run away from here immediately!"

The female students who had come here lined up in a long line.

The dormitory manager was Mrs. Ding, a middle-aged woman with trendy curly hair.

When it was Su Qingyu's turn, Mrs. Ding raised her head, her eyes stopped on Bai Yuanxiang, then looked at Su Qingyu meaningfully: "This year's new students are truly hidden talents. The entrance exam score was 97, your room is 204. By the way, I'm in room 101."

After that, Mrs. Dinh did the paperwork for Trang Hieu Diep, and the two of them were fortunately placed in the same room.

Mrs. Dinh narrowed her eyes and praised Trang Hieu Diep: "What a smart kid, it turns out she can get a perfect score. There will be an awards ceremony in the schoolyard at 8am tomorrow morning, all students who get the maximum score must attend, remember not to be late."

Trang Hieu Diep nodded with a pale face, she didn't want to attend the awards ceremony at all.

The girl behind her was named Ly Na Na, after she finished registering, Mrs. Dinh said to her with a serious face: "Failed the entrance exam, poor student! You go to the top floor! At that time, the school will organize a special tutoring class for poor students like you, remember to attend!"

The girl named Ly Na Na bit her lower lip and nodded.

The stairwell wall was yellow as if it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

Trang Hieu Diep was depressed, she adjusted the butterfly hairpin on her head and sighed: "Thanh Ngu, I knew I did just enough, I don't need a perfect score."

To Thanh Ngu patted her hand to comfort her: "Don't worry, if other students are allowed to come, I will join you."

The hallway in front of the room was covered in dim lights, looking creepy and cold.

The scribbles on the wall, the darkness at the end of the hallway, and the strange sounds that occasionally rang out made the female students shiver.

Arriving at dormitory room 204, To Thanh Ngu discovered an iron sign in front of the door stating the rules.

[Sao Mai High School Dormitory Rules]

(Sao Mai High School applies a closed management system, the dormitory has just been renovated with an air conditioning and hot water system, providing a comfortable living and studying environment. The management respectfully reminds: Get along with your roommates, wish you a happy student life!)

[1. All students must return to their dormitories by 10pm. Lights out time is from 11pm to 6am, please maintain order: no noise, no music or videos in the room. The dormitory manager will conduct random checks at any time after lights out.]

[2. It is forbidden to bring flammable or explosive objects into the room. Since the dormitory has just been renovated, it is completely normal to smell strange odors or hear unusual noises. Absolutely do not discuss them with other roommates.]

[3. Maintain the hygiene of the room. If you accidentally dirty the common area, clean it up immediately before the dormitory manager shows up.]

[4. There are public toilets on each floor, and there are also private toilets in the dormitory. If you need to go to the toilet on the upper floor, ask your roommate to go with you. Do not go alone.]

[5. Do not change the position of furniture in the room without permission.]

[6. For your safety, after lights out, all room doors must be locked. Do not stay in the room alone without a roommate.]Su Qingyu had memorized the rules.

"Bai Yuanxiang, help me check if these rules are contaminated?"

Bai Yuanxiang stared at the rules, her eyes unblinking.

She slowly raised her pale hand, then used her sharp fingernails to prick her finger, black blood oozed from her fingertips, she used the blood to smear the bottom of the iron plate.

At the bottom of the plate appeared a line of tiny handwritten words.

[7. Be careful, it's looking at you!]

Zhuang Xiaodie's skin crawled, she pressed close to Su Qingyu: "What is it?"

"It's hard to describe."

Even though she had read the novel "The Arrival of Horrors", Su Qingyu still couldn't clearly describe it. She

only knew that it existed everywhere, was the source of pollution, was the mother body of the world, was the embodiment of all evil and darkness.

"Master, the rules here have not shown any signs of being contaminated yet, but please remember the rules below, because over time, the rules may be distorted. Of course, I will also help master remember. I will always be by master's side until the tribute card is broken and the contract is dissolved."

Su Qingyu sent her an appreciative look.

Bai Yuanxiang was a strange being born in the modern era, she was eager to learn, keen to detect small details, not only answering Su Qingyu's questions but also reminding Su Qingyu of things to pay attention to.

She was truly a rare customs clearance assistant.

Zhuang Xiaodie also took the initiative to memorize the rules, after going through a dungeon, she understood their importance.

"Qingyu, the rules say that two people are required to enter the restroom upstairs."

Su Qingyu's eyes darkened: "Before turning off the lights, we must take care of all our personal needs, avoid going to the bathroom upstairs. After turning off the lights, even if you pee on the bed, you are not allowed to wake up."

She always followed the rules, trying her best to avoid putting herself in dangerous situations.

Zhuang Xiaodie nodded slightly: "Qingyu, I won't ask you to go to the bathroom with me tonight, we agreed that after turning off the lights, no one will wake up."

"Keep your word."

The two girls entered the dormitory.

The rooms were four-person rooms, and the dormitory beds were chosen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie arrived quite late, so only the bunk beds near the bathroom were left.

After a while of discussion, Zhuang Xiaodie slept on the lower bunk, and Su Qingyu slept on the upper bunk.

Bed number one was near the balcony, where a short-haired, imposing girl was sitting.

The girl was wearing a school uniform, but her temperament was different. Her skin was white, her figure was slender, and her hair was dyed purple, making her look very smart.

Why does it look familiar?

The short-haired girl stood up, immediately noticing Bai Yuanxiang standing behind Su Qingyu.

She pointed:

"Hey friend, there's a ghost behind you."

Su Qingyu smiled: "I brought her with me, her name is Bai Yuanxiang, you can think of her as my guardian angel. She won't harm you guys."

"She'll even protect you?"

The short-haired girl was slightly surprised, then seemed to be thinking about something: "Ghosts will harm people, but they can also establish connections with humans, becoming guardian angels..."

Su Qingyu steered the conversation away from Bai Yuanxiang, she pointed at herself and then at her best friend, introducing: "I'm Su Qingyu, this is my friend, Trang Hieu Diep."

Trang Hieu Diep held out a hand, intending to shake hands with this friend:

"Hello, new roommate."

"I'm Lac Tu Huyen."

Even though the other girl introduced herself, she ignored Trang Hieu Diep's outstretched hand.

Trang Hieu Diep was a little embarrassed and withdrew her hand, pursing her lips.

Unapproachable was Trang Hieu Diep's first impression of Lac Tu Huyen.

However, the name Lac Tu Huyen was like a thunderbolt in To Thanh Ngu's heart.

On the outside, To Thanh Ngu was still calm, without a single twitch, but inside she had a herd of wild horses galloping.

The real female lead of "The Horror of Christmas" had appeared!

The short-haired girl in front of her was the female lead in the novel "The Horror of Christmas"!

No wonder the purple locks on her head made To Thanh Ngu look so familiar.

That was the female lead's distinguishing feature, symbolizing her unruly and different personality.

She was not the type to be easy to approach.

To Thanh Ngu secretly decided to maintain a good relationship with the female lead, if possible, to take advantage of her "immortal halo".

The female lead, the longer the story, the longer her life.

Lac Tu Huyen always maintained a polite and distant attitude, not talking much to To Thanh Ngu, only introducing herself and returning to her seat.

If you want to get close to the female lead, you can't be hasty.

Su Qingyu calmed down and observed the dormitory.

To the left of the entrance was the bathroom in the room, with a separate sink and toilet.

The bathroom door was opposite a large wardrobe.

Going deeper inside, on the left was a bunk bed with a ladder connecting it.

On the right were four adjacent desks, with a bookshelf on the desk . The

balcony door was made of hollow plastic, with a square glass window on the door, allowing you to clearly see the clothes drying on the rack.

The girl in bed number two was petite, with long black hair and bangs, and her existence was very faint, sleeping on the bunk bed.

Hearing the conversation between Su Qingyu and Luo Zixuan, the girl seemed to have just woken up. She held onto the bedpost, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and said softly, "I'm Qi Yue. Nice to meet you."

Luo Zixuan flatly ignored Qi Yue, as if she didn't exist.

Su Qingyu nodded slightly at Qi Yue.

She discovered that only Qi Yue's desk didn't have a black backpack.

Su Qingyu frowned, not knowing if Qi Yue was human or a ghost.

There was a wall clock in the room, showing 8:20 p.m., which matched Su Qingyu's wristwatch.

Zhuang Xiaodie saw the Vacheron Constantin 4605F automatic mechanical watch on Su Qingyu's white wrist, her eyes shining brightly, "Qingyu, did you win the lottery? Buying such an expensive watch! Didn't you promise 'if we become rich, don't forget each other'? Dear Qingyu, if you become rich, remember to support me."

Su Qingyu quickly replied, "I also gave you one at that time."

There were still a few watches in the tribute card.

Now that there were so many people, it was inconvenient for Su Qingyu to use the tribute card, so she decided to wait until no one was around and then take one out to give to Zhuang Xiaodie.

"Huh?"

Zhuang Xiaodie stuck out her tongue, "I was just joking, why are you so serious?"

"You're my best friend, if I were rich, of course we would enjoy it together."

Zhuang Xiaodie excitedly hugged Su Qingyu, rubbing her head against her chest, "If you were a boy, I would definitely marry you immediately!"

The two of them joked around for a while, when suddenly a shrill scream came from outside.

It was the dormitory next door!

At this moment, the new students on the second floor all stepped out of the door, looking towards the room where the scream came from.

They saw a girl wearing pants sitting on the ground, her eyes wide open, panting non-stop, her forehead covered in cold sweat, her eyes filled with terror.

Her hands were trembling as she pointed towards the large wardrobe.

On the floor was half a bloody, mangled corpse, cut in half, its intestines mixed with the dirty, soggy uniform on the floor.

As for the large wardrobe door, bright red blood was seeping out.

"My roommate… was putting away her luggage when she was suddenly caught in the wardrobe and cut in half! She's dead…"

Su Qingyu thought, there were no restrictions on wardrobes in the rules.

This girl's death must have been due to violating some rule!Madam Ding, the dormitory manager, was called by several students.

She strode briskly, waving her hand irritably to shoo away the girls who were watching.

Madam Ding's voice was very loud, she shouted: "What are you looking at? What's so interesting to look at? Chattering loudly, so annoying! Lights out at eleven o'clock, why aren't you washing your face at this hour, what are you gathering here for?"

The girl sitting on the ground could only sob, unable to speak.

Madam Ding saw the corpse and muttered: "Bringing random things into the dormitory without permission, you idiot."

Su Qingyu immediately remembered the first half of the second article of the [Dormitory Rules], the first part.

[It is forbidden to bring any flammable or explosive items into the dormitory.]

She only saw Madam Ding open the large wardrobe, throwing the half-eaten corpse inside along with the clothes, skin care products, perfume, etc. into a black trash bag.

Seeing the perfume, Su Qingyu suddenly understood.

Flammable and explosive items were not only limited to gunpowder and ordinary gasoline, but also included the perfume that girls often used.

Perfume contained a certain amount of alcohol, which was flammable.

That girl had directly violated the rules, so her death was not unjust.

Su Qingyu pulled Zhuang Xiaodie: "Stop looking, let's go to the bathroom to brush our teeth and wash our faces first."

Seeing too many people killed by it would weaken her mind.

"Okay."

Zhuang Xiaodie rubbed her eyes, the bloody scene made her feel tired and scared.

This feeling was as if her brain was stuffed with something, as long as she closed her eyes, the image of that girl dying tragically would appear clearly.

In the bathroom, the old-fashioned sink had moss growing between the tiles.

The drain was slightly clogged, and a few strands of a girl's long hair were floating in the drain.

This was a new dormitory, Su Qingyu was the first to wash her face, there shouldn't be any hair here.

Above the sink was a rectangular mirror.

When she finished washing her face, she raised her head to look into the mirror, and the reflection was a clown poster pasted on the toilet door.

The clown's eyes looked straight at her through the mirror.

Su Qingyu felt a fierce stalking gaze.

It was everywhere, watching everything that was happening here.

After brushing her teeth, washing her face, and going to the toilet, Su Qingyu told Zhuang Xiaodie a few things to keep in mind for the evening, then returned to her bed to rest.

She and Qi Yue slept on the top bunk, the two beds next to each other.

Su Qingyu chose to sleep with her feet facing Qi Yue, her head facing the door, while Qi Yue's head faced the balcony.

After Luo Zixuan finished her personal hygiene, she also returned to her bed.

She put on her headphones, got under the covers, and played with her phone.

The dormitory lights turned off on time at eleven o'clock.

Only the sound of the second hand of the wall clock rang out "tick-tock" in the room, that sound in the quiet night appeared extremely piercing.

Listening to that steady sound, Su Qingyu felt like someone was beating a drum in her heart nonstop, making her restless and uncomfortable.

Su Qingyu took a deep breath, ignoring the sound and falling asleep.

Late at night, Su Qingyu heard a rustling sound.

The sound came from Qi Yue's bed.

Su Qingyu felt Qi Yue's bed shake slightly, perhaps she had sat up.

The clock on her hand showed that it was now one in the morning.

Whoever chose to wake up at this time, if not a monster that wanted to harm people, then they were mentally ill and seeking their own death.

Qi Yue's hair was disheveled, she crawled to the end of her bed, gently poking Su Qingyu's leg with her hand.

She whispered: "Qingyu, Qingyu, can you get up and go to the bathroom with me? Please, it's dark outside, I'm scared."

Su Qingyu kept her breathing steady, closing her eyes and pretending to be asleep.

Qi Yue called out to Su Qingyu several times, but she didn't respond.

Helplessly, Qi Yue climbed down from the top bunk using the iron ladder.

The person sleeping on the bottom bunk was Luo Zixuan.

"Zixuan, can you go to the bathroom with me? I'm scared to go alone. Don't pretend to be asleep anymore, I can hear your breathing change. If you don't come with me, I won't close the door when I go out to the bathroom. If I don't close the door, the dorm manager will get angry, and the whole room will be punished."

Although Qi Yue's tone revealed fear, there was a threat in his words.

At this moment, everyone in the dormitory was probably awake.

Article 6 of the [Dormroom Rules]:

[After turning off the lights, all dormitory doors must be locked, and it is forbidden to stay in the room alone without a roommate.]

If Qi Yue was a monster, she could only use coaxing or threats to make others break the rules.

If Qi Yue was a human and wanted to "kill the fish and break the net", then the entire room would be in danger.

Luo Zixuan was wearing noise-canceling headphones to sleep, and the noise from the upper bunk all night long kept her from falling asleep.

Just now, when she heard what Qi Yue said to Su Qingyu, she also wanted to pretend to sleep, but who would have thought that she couldn't control her breathing, and Qi Yue discovered that she was awake.

Luo Zixuan had no choice but to pretend to have just woken up, and said lazily, "Don't call me in the middle of the night, I still have to sleep to preserve my beauty. Isn't there a bathroom in the room? You can go there alone."

When Qi Yue heard Luo Zixuan's response, her whole body immediately became excited. Her eyes flashed a strange red light in the darkness, and her mouth opened to reveal two sharp fangs.

Only to hear her excitedly say: "Hehehe! You really didn't sleep! There's someone in the bathroom, come with me to the bathroom on this floor. If you come with me, I'll give you a small gift when I get back."

The "small gift" in the ghost's mouth was very likely an important prop in this instance.

Luo Zixuan was a little shaken.

Through the gap in the blanket, she looked towards the bathroom in the room.

It seemed like there was a faint light coming from the bathroom, as if someone was using a flashlight to go to the bathroom.

The sound of running water echoed from there as if there were really people inside.

Luo Zixuan thought to herself: If Qi Yue is a monster, then this is her chance to get props from it!

The rules only said that there must be two people going to the bathroom on the floor, not prohibiting going to the bathroom.

Opportunities always come with risks.

Hearing the conversation between Qi Yue and Luo Zixuan, Su Qingyu immediately realized that Qi Yue was lying.

She and Zhuang Xiaodie had agreed that at night, none of them would go to the bathroom.

There were only four people in this dormitory.

The second half of the second clause of the [Dormitory Rules]:

[The dormitory has just been renovated, it is normal to smell strange odors or hear unusual sounds, please do not mention this to other roommates.]

The sound from the bathroom was what it used to deceive others.

Just as Luo Zixuan was about to sit up, Zhuang Xiaodie let out a soft cough from under the blanket.

Luo Zixuan immediately lay down, her back drenched in cold sweat.

Everyone was on the bed, and the bathroom in the room was completely empty!

Qi Yue heard the cough, and her expression immediately revealed resentment.

She walked to Zhuang Xiaodie's bed, pressed her forehead against the railing of Su Qingyu's top bunk, and stared down at Zhuang Xiaodie.

"Xiaodie, you're not asleep either, right?"Zhuang Xiaodie's throat itched as if a feather was rubbing against it.

She held back and did not respond.

But Qi Yue had no intention of letting her go.

She pressed close to Zhuang Xiaodie's bed, her voice gloomy, her breath cold as the wind: "I know you're awake... cough cough cough... Quickly open your eyes and look at me... I'm your good roommate, let's hold hands and go to the bathroom."

Qi Yue kept coaxing them to get out of bed.

Su Qingyu judged that as long as they did not take the initiative to get up, Qi Yue would not be able to make a move.

At this moment, heavy footsteps came from outside the dormitory door.

The footsteps stopped right in front of the door, accompanied by the jingling sound of a bunch of keys.

Qi Yue seemed not to hear this sound, and continued to wake them up.

The key was inserted into the lock, turned once, and with a "swoosh" sound, the dormitory door opened.

The dormitory manager walked in wearing big slippers, his hair disheveled.

The second rule of the [Dormitory Rules]:

[From 11pm to 6am, keep quiet, don't speak loudly, don't play music or videos in the room. The dormitory manager can check the room at any time of the night, please stay in a deep sleep.]

At this moment, Mrs. Ding was completely different from during the day.

In the darkness, her body swelled up several times, her skin became as thick as a crocodile's, dark brown, covered with lumpy flesh covered with fine black hair.

Her eyes were sunken deep into her skull, her pupils flashing a strange red light.

Only to hear her voice: "So naughty, naughty students are all trash… cough cough cough… I have to clean up the trash…"

Qi Yue used both hands to grip the bed frame tightly, shaking it vigorously: "Wake up, all of you wake up… cough cough cough… Get up and go to the bathroom with me…"

Su Qingyu curled up in the blanket, not daring to move.

Mrs. Ding's figure was vague in the darkness, but she could feel her hostile gaze.

Su Qingyu pretended to be in a deep sleep, trying to control her breathing.

She glanced through the gap in the blanket, only to see Mrs. Ding lift Qi Yue's leg, swallowing her whole.

Blood splattered everywhere, Su Qingyu's heart pounded.

There was usually no such struggle between the demons.

Su Qingyu guessed that Qi Yue was not a demon but had probably been contaminated without their knowledge, becoming its tool, used to lure the other students to wake up.

Since Qi Yue herself was a human, when she broke the rules, she also had to die.

Everyone in the dormitory closed their eyes.

After the monster swallowed Qi Yue, it still lingered in the room.

It opened its mouth as wide as possible, hot air and the smell of blood coming out of its mouth.

That thing was very smart, it checked each bed, observing whether the students on the bed were really sleeping.

After confirming that everyone on the bed had no signs of abnormality, it dragged its heavy feet out of the room.

Zhuang Xiao Die was extremely scared.

Even though she had experienced a dungeon before, she had never witnessed such a direct killing scene.

Death seemed to be just a hair's breadth away from her.

It was too scary!

She closed her eyes tightly, huddled helplessly in the blanket, just hoping that everything would end quickly.

A few minutes later, Su Qing Yu opened her eyes slightly, and found that there was no one around.

The dormitory manager had left.

Faced with this situation, Su Qing Yu did not let her emotions control her.

She closed her eyes, relaxed her tense body, and continued to sleep.

Only by remaining calm could she better cope with the current situation and survive this dungeon.

In the dormitory room, there was only silence and the smell of blood.

Tonight, apart from Su Qingyu, none of the others could sleep.

Early in the morning, the gentle sunlight shone through the window into the room, making the entire room warm and bright.

But the lingering smell of blood and the messy scene on the floor reminded Su Qingyu that what happened last night was not a nightmare.

Zhuang Xiaodie's face was pale as she sat on the bed.

Seeing Su Qingyu step down from the top bunk, she quickly grabbed Su Qingyu's hand: "Qingyu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Last night scared me to death, I almost thought I was going to die."

Zhuang Xiaodie patted her chest, still scared.

"This instance is completely different from what I've experienced. This... this hasn't been long, and two people have already died!"

The difficulty of the one-star and five-star instances were naturally not on the same level.

Luo Zixuan's eyes were dark: "We have to quickly clean up these blood stains."

The third article of the [Dormroom Rules]:

[Please keep the dormitory clean and tidy. If you accidentally dirty the common area, clean it up immediately before the dormitory manager comes to check.]

Luo Zixuan went to the balcony to get a broom, looking tired.

"I'll help too."

Zhuang Xiaodie ran into the bathroom to get water.

Su Qingyu wet the rag, wiped the blood off the floor, and washed it in the basin, constantly bending and kneeling.

In no time, the blood stains on the floor were cleaned up.

At this moment, a scolding sound came from outside the room.

Mrs. Ding stood in front of the door of another room, sternly scolding the female students, her sharp and piercing voice making people shiver: "Why is the floor so dirty? As a student, the most basic thing is to keep it clean!"

The female student panicked and nervously replied, "Sorry, sorry, I'll clean it up right now!" Only then

did Mrs. Ding's expression soften a bit.

She took out a small notebook, wrote a few lines, and pointed at the students' faces: "For the sake of you being good students, I'll give you a chance to make things right."

"Thank you! We'll clean it up right away!"

The female student who had escaped the disaster kept bowing her head.

The people on the second floor were all students who had achieved good results in the [Sweet Home] instance.

Su Qingyu lowered her eyes, guessing that the poor students on the seventh floor probably weren't treated so well.

When Mrs. Ding checked room 204, she saw that the room was clean and tidy, and nodded in satisfaction to Su Qingyu and her friends: "Very good, the room is very clean."

After speaking, Mrs. Ding wrote something down in the notebook in her hand.

Su Qingyu noticed, she wrote down numbers.

Mrs. Ding was grading each of them.

Luo Zixuan cautiously asked, "Teacher, where did the person sleeping in bed number 2 go?"

Mrs. Ding didn't raise her head, her voice was natural: "The person sleeping in bed number 2 has dropped out of school for personal reasons. The new roommate will arrive tonight. You can walk around the school now. Tomorrow is Monday, remember to go to school on time."

Mrs. Ding turned around and left.

Zhuang Xiaodie breathed a sigh of relief: "So scary. This manager looks normal during the day, but unexpectedly turns into a cannibal monster at night."

"Let's go, it's still early, let's walk around the school."

Su Qingyu held out her hand to Zhuang Xiaodie.

"You still have to go to the schoolyard to attend the awards ceremony at 8 o'clock this morning."

"Oh, that's right."

Mentioning the awards ceremony, Zhuang Xiaodie became even more depressed.

"If I knew, if I didn't get a perfect score, I would be digging my own grave."

The two of them were about to leave the room.

Luo Zixuan suddenly called out to Su Qingyu: "Wait!"Su Qingyu turned her head to look at her: "What happened?"

Luo Zixuan clenched her fists in her uniform sleeves, she pointed at Bai Yuanxiang and asked: "She's also a ghost, right? Why was she safe and sound last night? She just stood there and watched everything happen coldly?"

Su Qingyu shrugged, giving her judgment: "Bai Yuanxiang is a ghost, but Qi Yue isn't, she's just a heavily polluted human."

According to the rules of ghosts, ghosts wouldn't actively attack other ghosts.

"Why didn't you let Bai Yuanxiang save Qi Yue last night?"

Luo Zixuan realized that the way she spoke sounded like a saint.

But she had to ask.

Su Qingyu had unfathomable strength, and she also had a ghost protecting her.

If Su Qingyu indifferently watched her roommate in danger, then when Luo Zixuan fell into danger, she couldn't expect Su Qingyu to help.

Realizing this, Luo Zixuan clearly felt a little depressed.

Su Qingyu replied thoughtfully: "It's not that I don't want to help Qi Yue, but I won't sacrifice myself easily for strangers. Doing so will only push those close to me into a bottomless abyss."

"Moreover…"

Su Qingyu paused, looking at Luo Zixuan with a meaningful smile: "If you have the ability, you won't save unrelated people, right?"

"If I have the ability, I will help those who need help…"

Luo Zixuan tried to use righteous reasoning to make Su Qingyu feel embarrassed.

But Su Qingyu just shrugged.

She had read the book "Jing Di Jiang Lin", which described the female lead Luo Zixuan as a cold beauty with strong power, completely unrelated to the "holy mother" type.

Now the female lead said these words to her, simply wanting her to become a "good person".

A "good person" who was willing to rush in to save people in times of danger.

Obviously Su Qingyu did not fall for it: "So touching, I hope I can also get your help one day."

Luo Zixuan was speechless.

Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie left the room together, Bai Yuanxiang followed behind them.

When they passed by the other dormitories, the scene was also full of blood.

The female students were crawling on the floor, holding rags to clean up.

Last night, not only their room, but also many people died in the other rooms.

When they passed by the door of room 101,

Bai Yuanxiang suddenly acted alone, she tiptoed and knocked on the door of the dormitory manager Mrs. Ding.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

Su Qingyu was a little surprised, she did not expect Bai Yuanxiang to act on her own.

Mrs. Ding opened the door, saw Bai Yuanxiang, and coldly asked: "What do you want from me?"

Bai Yuanxiang's voice seemed to echo from deep underground: "I want to enroll as a student, in room 204."

"Go to the faculty office to register, take the supplementary exam."

Mrs. Ding replied, her eyes glanced strangely at Su Qingyu, then curled her lips: "Of course, you need her consent."

Bai Yuanxiang walked in front of Su Qingyu, her purple lips took the initiative to speak: "Master, I want to study."

Outstanding students, a magical existence.

As long as they are not buried in studying, they will study to death.

When they are alive, they are passionate about studying, and when they die, they turn into a monster, and that obsession cannot be dispelled, it is truly admirable.

Su Qingyu frowned slightly: "You mean you want to join this instance?"

Bai Yuanxiang nodded.

"By joining the instance, does that mean you will be bound by the rules of this instance?"

Bai Yuanxiang answered honestly: "I will be governed by the rules just like master."

"That won't do."

Su Qingyu refused Bai Yuanxiang's request.

"I brought you along to help me. If you are bound by the rules, the probability of death will increase. In this instance, I cannot lose your help." It

was really dangerous just now.

If Su Qingyu agreed to Bai Yuanxiang's request, it would mean that the contract was canceled, and Bai Yuanxiang would become a part of the instance.

At that time, Bai Yuanxiang would most likely become a sharp blade that would attack Su Qingyu.

Seeing that Su Qingyu did not fall for the trap, Mrs. Ding slammed the door shut.

Bai Yuanxiang seemed a little sad, and lowered her head: "Then I will listen to master."

Su Qingyu's mood was complicated as she patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, I know you love studying. I will hand over all the homework and exams in this instance to you."

A smile suddenly bloomed on Bai Yuanxiang's stiff face, but that smile on her pale skin exuded a strange look: "I will definitely try my best to answer the questions, I hope the more homework the better, the more difficult the exam the better!"

Zhuang Xiaodie could only be speechless after hearing this.

The mental world of an excellent student was indeed not something ordinary people could understand.

"Gurgle gulgle—"

Zhuang Xiaodie's stomach growled: "Qingyu, I'm a little hungry, let's go to the cafeteria and take a look. Otherwise, I'm afraid my stomach will be too hungry and I'll faint during the awards ceremony."

"Alright."

Su Qingyu agreed.

This school definitely didn't have only [Dorm Rules].

The main task today was to participate in the awards ceremony, then explore the unknown areas of the school to find new rules.

The more rules they knew, the safer they would be.

As soon as they stepped out of the dormitory building, they were immediately surrounded by a group of seniors.

The expressions on their faces were somewhat hysterical, crowding each other.

Some were older, some were younger.

Su Qingyu observed, many of them were missing fingers, ears, or teeth…

Defects but not to the point of losing their lives.

A blond-haired senior approached, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered: "New juniors, do you sell tablets? I buy at a high price, I don't cheat young or old, the price is fair!"

"Not for sale."

Su Qingyu pulled Zhuang Xiaodie, dodging through the crowd.

Tablets were important magical props, they couldn't be lost.

"Hey! Don't refuse so bluntly!"

The blond-haired senior didn't give up, shouting: "Tablets can be exchanged for credits!"

Hearing credits, Su Qingyu remembered Mrs. Ding's grading sheet this morning, and asked: "What are credits for?"

The blond senior raised one hand and raised his chin: "I'll sell you the tablet, you'll tell me."

Su Qingyu took out five hundred hell coins from his pocket and placed them in his palm.

Seeing the hell coins, the blond senior was stunned and asked in surprise: "Why do you have this?"

Su Qingyu curled her lips and smiled: "One question, change it to another."

"Alright!"

The blond senior gritted his teeth and pulled Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie to a deserted flower bed.

Su Qingyu crossed her arms in front of her chest: "Can we talk now?"

He said: "If you had taken out the money earlier, I would have told you the story of my eighteen generations of ancestors! Sao Mai High School is a closed boarding school, the university entrance rate here is 100%. The reason for such a high rate is because of the credit system. Everything in this school is related to credits, from eating to shopping, you have to use credits to pay. Even the dormitory you live in has to pay 100 credits per month to the manager. If you don't have enough credits, you will be kicked out of the dormitory."

Trang Hieu Diep's eyes widened, not daring to believe: "Credits are so important, yet you still use credits to buy a tablet?"

The blond-haired senior's face turned ugly: "Credits can only be earned through exams and students' daily performance, and to take exams, you need to answer questions on a tablet."

In other words, the tablet is an important tool for earning credits.

This morning, Mrs. Dinh wrote in the notebook to grade the female students in the room.

Su Qingyu smiled: "Before, you were tricked into selling your tablet. When it was time for the exam, you realized that the tablet was very important, so now you want to use the same trick to trick the new students. Am I wrong?" The blond-

haired senior's face turned ashen.

Su Qingyu continued to ask: "Can you buy credits with money?"

"I don't know, I can't contact the outside world, but my family sends me living expenses every month."

The blond senior clenched the five hundred hell coins, gritting his teeth: "The living expenses are transferred directly to the school's account, the school gives us hell coins. Hell coins can be used to buy things at the supermarket. Damn it! My tablet that was stolen was actually sold for 5000 hell coins! Junior, I don't know who you are, but as long as you have hell coins, you can live well in this school."

Hell coins are common, this is good news for Su Qingyu.

"How can I leave this school?"

"Graduating smoothly is fine."

The blond senior was expressionless: "Don't ask me how to graduate, if I knew I wouldn't be stuck here."

"Last question, where is the cafeteria?"

The blond senior smiled wickedly: "There are two cafeterias, one on the east side and one on the west side. The east side is the teachers' cafeteria, the west side is the students' cafeteria. A friendly tip, don't choose the wrong food, otherwise when you get back to the dormitory at night, you'll have to line up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, which is very annoying."The blond senior held the money and continued to sit guard in front of the female dormitory to deceive others.

Looking at the crowd gathered at the dormitory door, they were all challengers who had been trapped in this instance from previous rounds.

To the west of the campus was the student cafeteria.

There were many students in uniforms in the cafeteria.

The strange thing was that some of the students were almost middle-aged.

Their weathered faces combined with their uniforms created a sense of disharmony.

At such an old age, they were still living in the school as students, there was definitely something unusual about this school.

The dining area had neatly arranged tables and chairs.

In the middle, a large TV screen was hanging from a pole, broadcasting the news about Sao Mai Group doing charity work at the nursing home.

The students sitting at the tables were whispering to each other, looking at Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie with mysterious eyes.

Most of the food in front of them was rotten.

The eating utensils still had food on them, as if no one had cleaned them for a long time.

Zhuang Xiao Die covered her nose, her stomach churning: "Is this really a place to eat?"

Bai Yuan Xiang rubbed her stomach, looking at Su Qing Yu.

Although Bai Yuan Xiang didn't say anything, Su Qing Yu knew she was hungry and needed to eat.

In the dungeon [Endless Corridor], Wu Xin had once gone out to find food because of hunger.

As Bai Yuan Xiang's master, Su Qing Yu decided to find an opportunity to buy her something to eat.

She thought to herself, she was rich, not stingy, nor did she exploit the weird staff!

Bai Yuan Xiang's hunger showed that there was something unclean in this cafeteria.

People eating chicken, duck, fish, weird cannibalism.

Su Qing Yu observed the cafeteria, pointing into the distance: "Xiao Die, there's a sign under the TV, let's go over there and take a look."

"Okay."

Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie walked under the television.

A piece of A4 paper was printed with neatly written words in Song script, with many rules written on it.

[Canteen Rules]

(Sao Mai High School is committed to providing nutritious food for students. For the health of each student, please read these rules carefully before entering the cafeteria.)

[1. The cafeteria is open from 6am to 8pm, outside of these hours, please do not enter the cafeteria. When entering the cafeteria, please follow the rules, line up to get your food, choose the right dishes, sit at the dining table, and after finishing eating, place your tray in the designated place.] [

2. Please cherish every portion of food, absolutely do not waste it. When students eat, they need to bow their heads and clasp their hands to express gratitude to the food providers.]

[3. The school does not allow ordering food from outside, nor is it allowed to bring food from the cafeteria out. Please eat on time, students who do not eat for three consecutive days will be punished by the school.]

[4. Do not look into the kitchen. If you accidentally see the kitchen, remember that no matter what you see, it is just a normal cooking process. Do not doubt the food you eat, the school will provide healthy food.]

[5. The cashier only accepts payments by student card. If your card does not have enough balance, please top up immediately.]

[6. The cafeteria has part-time jobs for students. Students who want to participate can apply for a job to the homeroom teacher, and the teacher will report to the school to arrange the work.]

[7. The cafeteria does not have cleaning staff! There are no cleaning staff! 「There is no cleaning staff!]

Bai Yuanxiang raised her hand and used her sharp nails to scratch the seventh thing.

"This rule is contaminated."

Su Qingyu observed carefully and realized that the punctuation in the seventh rule was different from the others.

The seventh rule did not use a comma but a period.

This cafeteria had cleaning staff!

Gradually, students flocked to the cafeteria, and the line at the lunch area began to grow long.

The rule stated that they were not allowed to order food from outside, and if they did not eat within three days, they would be punished by the school.

They had to find a way to eat safely in the cafeteria.

Su Qingyu and Zhuang Xiaodie lined up together, holding their trays in their hands, watching the lunch distribution window.

The girl who distributed the food wore a black mask and transparent gloves.

There were all kinds of dishes in the cafeteria, but upon closer inspection, the surface of the food seemed to have strange patterns that made Su Qingyu feel a little cold.

Standing in front of Su Qingyu was a male student, he stood in front of the window looking at the dishes, his legs trembling non-stop.

The food delivery girl used an iron ladle to tap the tray: "Choose quickly!"

The male student was flustered, hastily choosing a few dishes.

The food delivery girl used an iron ladle to scoop the food onto the male student's tray, on top was a bloody eye.

"Ah!"

The male student screamed in panic, the food tray in his hand fell to the ground.

The first half of the second article of the [Canteen Rules].

[Cherish every bit of food, absolutely do not waste it.]

At this moment, all the lights in the cafeteria suddenly turned red.

The other students in the cafeteria lowered their heads and ate, pretending that nothing had happened.

The entire cafeteria was bathed in a strange red light.

In the dark corners, several strange humanoid creatures were hatching, and a cold wind blew past Su Qingyu.

"Don't waste food!"

"Don't waste food!"

"Don't waste food!"

Following the flickering red light, the vague creatures grabbed the male student's hair and dragged him towards the kitchen.

The male student screamed miserably: "Save me! Save me! I don't want to die! Hurry up and save me! My dad is very rich! Just save me, my family will give you a lot of money!"

How could money be more important than life?

Moreover, after the rise of the supernatural, money would usually lose its value over time.

Instead, it was the underworld money used in the supernatural world!

None of the students present dared to step forward to help him.

The red light made people dizzy, Su Qingyu felt that the surrounding scenery became blurry.

She quickly closed her eyes, using her hand to press hard on her thigh.

The pain helped dispel the dizziness, making her mind gradually clear.

At this moment, Zhuang Xiaodie's eyes were blank, she suddenly knelt down on the ground, using both hands to pick up the scattered food.

"Huh?"

Su Qingyu immediately stepped forward to pull her: "Xiaodie, wake up!"

This was a sign of mild pollution!

"Thank you for the food, thank you to the school, thank you to everyone…"

Zhuang Xiaodie seemed to have lost consciousness, struggling to lick the food on the floor.

"Don't eat this stuff, the more you eat, the more polluted it gets!"

Su Qingyu tightly grabbed Zhuang Xiaodie's hands.

"Don't waste it! Thank you for the food! Thank you to the school…"

Zhuang Xiaodie couldn't hear anything, she fell into a state of madness, unable to free herself.

The male student was completely dragged into the kitchen, leaving only one shoe outside.

When the kitchen door closed, the red light also went out.

The cafeteria returned to normal.

Su Qingyu saw that Zhuang Xiaodie had pressed her face against the floor, so she immediately raised her hand and slapped Zhuang Xiaodie hard on the head.

Zhuang Xiaodie was startled awake.

She was like a broken TV, finally finding the right channel.

"It hurts… my head is buzzing…"

She saw the intestine stuck between her fingers, panicked and waved her hand to push it away, then burst into tears: "Qingyu, what happened to me just now?"

"You're contaminated."

Su Qingyu frowned.

"You must have seen too much blood and gore in the past two days, and your mind was affected."

"Then what should we do?"

Zhuang Xiaodie panicked.

If it weren't for Su Qingyu, she might have eaten that disgusting pile of human tissue.

Su Qingyu remembered that in the dungeon [Endless Corridor], at the corner of the stairs, the boy in the yellow hat had once given her a walnut.

She took out a walnut from her pocket and threaded it through a red string, putting it on Trang Hieu Diep's wrist.

Trang Hieu Diep caressed the walnut, smelling the faint fragrance, which helped to soothe her recent headache.

"This is an amulet, always carry it with you, don't take it off."

The walnut was a strange prop.

Strange props could block and purify some pollution.

Trang Hieu Diep nodded even though she didn't fully understand: "But you gave me something so important, what about you?"

"It's okay, I have my own way."

The male student was dragged away, now it was To Thanh Ngu's turn to get rice.

The rice delivery girl used an iron ladle to hit the tray, her eyes fierce.

"It's your turn to get rice! Choose quickly!"