Chapter 71: Dead People and Clues [Part 3]

*Thump...*

*Thump...*

The blood-stained figure walked slowly forward. Despite her slender frame, every step she took echoed with a heavy thud through the pitch-black night.

The blonde girl couldn't stop trembling.

Compared to the horror movies she had watched before, this female ghost was far more terrifying.

"Don't, don't come over here,"

"Run."

A chill shot straight from the soles of his feet to his brain.

The tall man immediately took off running, without a shred of hesitation.

"Kazuya, run!"

He couldn't care about the others, but he certainly remembered his friend.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The tall man grabbed his good friend, the otaku, and sprinted up the stairs.

"Wait, wait for us..."

The blonde girl hurried to follow, and her boyfriend was no slower.

In just a few seconds, all four of them had vanished.

"Lin Jun, should we also..."

Fujibayashi Kyou wanted to follow the crowd, but Lin Ye gripped her wrist.

"Let's go quickly! She, she... is coming over."

Fujibayashi Kyou grew increasingly anxious.

"We're going this way."

After pulling Fujibayashi Kyou to the second floor, Lin Ye turned and headed in a different direction, not joining the group of four.

"Aren't we going to them?"

In Fujibayashi Kyou's view, there was more safety in numbers.

"There's no point in going. We need to collect clues; we can't count on them for now."

If those people had remained calm instead of fleeing directly, Lin Ye wouldn't have minded acting together.

Given the reaction of those four, Lin Ye decided it was better to let them act on their own.

Their independent actions might trigger more rules for him and reveal more useful information.

"Besides, I feel the probability of being targeted is higher when there are more people."

"Eh?"

Fujibayashi Kyou was stunned.

"Then, then what if she comes for us first! The probability of her finding a smaller group isn't small either!"

"With me here, Miss Fujibayashi, you can rest assured. In this regard, I can be considered a semi-professional."

These words gave Fujibayashi Kyou a bit of peace of mind.

At this moment, Lin Ye stopped in front of a classroom door on the second floor.

"Year 2, Class C."

Lin Ye pressed the switch, the lights came on, and the classroom was bright.

It was a 'miracle' that this school building, which looked abandoned for a long time, still had electricity.

"Let's see if there's anything special."

"Mm."

Fujibayashi Kyou walked in and began searching with an uneasy heart, her eyes scanning the classroom constantly.

The classroom, unused for a long time, was covered in a thin layer of dust, and a faint musty smell permeated the air.

There were no books in the desks; it was empty at a glance, with nothing worth noting.

In just two minutes,

the two had searched the entire Year 2, Class C classroom.

"Lin Jun, I didn't find any useful information."

"Let's go to the next classroom."

The entire school building was the search area. Based on this, Lin Ye judged that the clues wouldn't be hidden very discreetly—like tucked away in corners or behind the blackboard—requiring repeated, careful searching to find.

Year 2, Class B.

Lin Ye opened the door only to find it locked.

"Click, click, click..."

The doorknob still wouldn't turn.

"It's locked; we need a key."

Fujibayashi Kyou looked back and forth along the corridor, terrified that the female ghost would appear.

"Fujibayashi, step back two paces..."

"Mm."

Lin Ye stepped back, raised his leg, and kicked hard.

'Thud...'

'Thud...'

The door remained unmoved.

From the recoil of the kick, he felt as if he had kicked a concrete wall; it was as hard as iron.

"It can be determined that simple violent methods cannot be used to break into the room."

Lin Ye looked at the glass in the middle of the front and back doors of the classroom.

He then rushed forward and punched the window glass.

"Thud..."

It was still a dull sound; the glass didn't budge.

"Either the Year 2, Class B classroom is an inaccessible area, and there is an unbreakable air wall in front of us, reducing the area we can search and explore."

Fujibayashi Kyou could understand that, but Lin Ye treating this like a game—wasn't he being a bit too thick-skinned?

This was a dangerous ghost game where one could die at any moment!

"Or, we can only use a special item—a key—to enter, and the information we need is hidden inside."

Fujibayashi Kyou's eyes lit up. If there were clues, then as long as they found the classroom key, it would be fine.

"Let's go to the next classroom, Year 2, Class A."

Likewise, the Year 2, Class A classroom was tightly shut and completely impossible to open or enter.

"Ahhh!"

At this moment, a sharp howl rang out.

"Don't come over!"

"It's all your fault! Who told you it was safe to hide here? Now we can't get out!"

The direction was above, still some distance away. Lin Ye recalled the overhead view of the school building from the video.

They must have been blocked on the fourth floor.

Fujibayashi Kyou clutched her chest with one hand, her little heart pounding violently again.

It seemed... Lin Ye was really right; the female ghost prioritized attacking groups of people!

On the other side,

facing the approaching blood-stained female ghost, the four trembled.

The tall guy was unconsciously pushed to the very front.

His tall figure held no deterrent power; his face was pale, and he was sweating from fear.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"Don't come over. We have no past grudges or recent grievances. Let us go, and it'll be good for everyone..."

But the female ghost didn't react at all, instead closing in step by step.

"Think of something! Hurry and think of something!"

"Tall guy, hurry up and charge at her!"

"Didn't you say it was just a female ghost? What's there to be afraid of?"

"Fine, I'll charge. Kazuya, take the chance to run out!"

The tall man patted the person beside him. As they let go, in the next second, he angrily grabbed the blonde girl and charged toward the female ghost.

In just a few seconds,

the blonde girl went from shock to terror.