Chapter 224

Su Yang listened intently; messy, light footsteps mixed with voices came over.

"The meeting is over..."

Qin Weiyang originally thought someone had entered the lecture hall and was just happy, but a basin of cold water was immediately poured over her.

"It's better to rely on oneself than on others; let's find the exit first," Su Yang said.

"Hmm..."

Rather than having unrealistic fantasies, it's better to look at the present.

It's not hard to see that Qin Weiyang wanted to pin her hopes on someone coming from outside to open the stone door.

Under normal logic, when people return to the classroom and take attendance, they will find two people missing.

But even if they sent someone to look, who would think they had entered the secret passage under the lecture hall stage?

Rather than waiting passively, it's better to take the initiative.

Su Yang held a torch and felt the wall, trying to find a switch.

The passage was a hundred meters long and five meters wide, with both ends sealed.

The oxygen content was enough for two people to last for several hours.

"Do you think it's possible that the 'Butcher' was transformed from a person?" Qin Weiyang suddenly asked.

Su Yang paused, thought for a moment, and said, "The timeline doesn't match; the 'Butcher' legend has existed since the school was founded."

"Is it possible that the ghost story itself is fake, and someone deliberately disguised themselves as the 'Butcher's' killing method to create a false impression?" Qin Weiyang voiced her speculation.

Just like the famous "Jack the Ripper" on Blue Star, no one knows how many of the serial murders were actually the work of the original.

"Don't you think it's strange? The school authorities have ignored the missing students all these years and actually tacitly agreed to the existence of the 'Butcher'."

Su Yang nodded secretly upon hearing this; this was indeed a suspicious point.

And there had never been a case in history where parents came to the school to make trouble.

Very unreasonable.

"So you think that before this, the 'Butcher' was played by the school authorities, and this time it's a player?" Su Yang narrowed his eyes.

"School bullying has always existed, and using students' grievances to judge their sins is inherently misleading."

"The 'Butcher' put the burial ground under the stage, and the school authorities just happened to seal the lecture hall; it's too suspicious," Qin Weiyang said.

Su Yang stared at the blood-red pentagram pattern on the cross, lost in thought.

Qin Weiyang's inference had some truth to it and made sense when combined with reality.

But...

"One point doesn't make sense," Su Yang placed the torch on the wall, "If this is the player's method this time, why would he kill an unrelated person?"

"Also, our common goal is to hunt for treasure; he went to great lengths to create a false impression, which not only makes it easy to be exposed to the school's field of vision but also makes it difficult to move an inch in the future."

"The end of this secret passage is likely where the treasure is; why would he go to such trouble?"

Qin Weiyang examined the iron nails on the corpse's limbs and said, "Do you think the 'Butcher' really exists?"

"Change the logic; while the 'Butcher' exists, it can also be controlled by the school authorities or players," Su Yang said cryptically.

Qin Weiyang's pupils suddenly contracted, and her breathing became rapid.

Controlling a "zombie"-level creature that is tall and strong—wouldn't that mean being invincible?

"If, I mean if... a player discovers that they can control the 'Butcher', they try to issue commands, punish the bullies, and discover the secret passage during this period," Su Yang said slowly.

"These two stone doors are traps he laid in advance?" Qin Weiyang's heart was shocked, and she suddenly remembered the footprints on the second floor of the lecture hall.

Su Yang was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly.

Suffocating players to death also counts as a kill.

Not only did it cut off their retreat, but it also allowed him to enjoy the treasure alone.

Killing two birds with one stone.

If he had such a talent, he would do the same.

Even if they were rescued and didn't die, the player hiding in the dark would suspect that they had obtained the treasure.

"What a move of using someone else's knife to kill!" Qin Weiyang gritted her teeth.

In this way, not only did he meet the clearance standards, but he could also start looking for the conditions to achieve the hidden achievement.

For the remaining four days, he would be under no pressure.

The other players would be like headless flies, fighting among themselves.

"This move is indeed brilliant; I think... Wang Qi was also instigated by him," Su Yang said.

"Bullying?"

"Bullying the weak in public, the player couldn't help but take action, then brought out the ghost story legend."

"We came to the lecture hall in the morning; the player must have sensed the smell of blood, and combined with the 'Butcher', the players would mainly focus their attention on the lecture hall and go there to hunt for treasure."

"During this period, he also found time to tie up a classmate who had engaged in bullying."

"In this way, even if we escape, the mastermind behind the scenes can logically withdraw and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight," Su Yang said unhurriedly.

Qin Weiyang was dizzy, but listening to it like this, it felt quite reasonable.

"Is this a scheme that a human can think of?" she couldn't help but ask.

Su Yang smiled, "This is just the basics; among the players I've met, there are many who are more sinister and deep than him."

Qin Weiyang heard the implication and felt somewhat depressed.

Playing this kind of game for the first time, it was inevitable to feel somewhat at a loss.

She liked to fight head-on, but now there was a "Butcher" stronger than her, and the manipulator was hiding behind the scenes, unable to show her skills.

There was nothing more suffocating than this.

"Then what should we do now?" Qin Weiyang was completely at a loss.

Su Yang gazed into the depths of the pitch-black passage by the light of the torch, "First find a way out, then lure the person out!"

"You take the left, I'll take the right, and focus on observing whether there are any marks on the wall."

"Okay!"

The two immediately began to cooperate; Su Yang went to the end of the other side and carefully checked every corner.

Qin Weiyang was originally panicked, but after listening to Su Yang's words, not only was her goal clear, but the situation in front of her also became clear.

The tension in her heart faded quite a bit.

While feeling her way, she couldn't help but stop her movements and turn to look at the figure in the firelight.

Su Yang was focused, his expression solemn, and his deep eyes were as bright as stars in the darkness.

Noticing the gaze from the side, Su Yang turned his head and met Qin Weiyang's eyes, asking suspiciously, "Why are you looking at me?"

"How exactly did your brain grow?" Qin Weiyang asked curiously.

"Do you want to cut it open and take a look?"

"Not now, cut it open after we get out."

Su Yang laughed dumbly, "Actually, playing the game is very simple; you just need to pay attention to every detail, use coincidences as nodes, and string them together in chronological order to discover the player's purpose."

"So troublesome..."

"It is very troublesome, but it must be done..."

After a long time, the two bumped into each other in the middle of the passage.

Qin Weiyang said somewhat discouraged, "I didn't find anything on my side."

Su Yang was not discouraged, thinking about where he would come out if he were the "Butcher" character.

"When we came down the stairs, did you hear the sound of the stone door rising?"

"No, it was very quiet," Qin Weiyang said seriously.

That's strange...

If the stone door was one-way, they shouldn't have missed this detail before entering.

"Where is the problem?" Su Yang frowned.