Chapter 081: Don't Talk, Run Quickly 

Chapter 081: Don't Talk, Run Quickly 

Otaku trembled, too scared to open the shoe cabinet, terrified that at the moment he opened it, a pale hand would reach out.

Having played some horror games and watched horror movies, he had a bit of experience with situations like this.

"Wh-what if we... call Brother Lin? We've already found the shoe cabinet anyway,"

"Useless,"

Kyozaki cursed.

"You're useless, scared of this?"

But he didn't show any sign of moving closer.

"You do it, you're not useless, hurry up and do it,"

Even an ordinary person has their limits, and Otaku was furious at this moment.

"Ha-ha, you won't do it either. No wonder your girlfriend won't come with you, and instead chooses Brother Lin."

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin... What's with this 'Brother'? You really think that just because you call him 'Brother', he'll help you?"

One by one, they all trusted Lin Ye, believing that he could get them out of here alive, showing him extreme respect. Kyozaki, however, was boiling with anger, and it finally erupted.

"At least he won't help you. Your girlfriend, though, probably would help. After all..."

"Idiot,"

Kyozaki raised his fist.

Otaku had already anticipated this and took a step back to avoid it.

"If you want your girlfriend to trust you, then show your own brains and abilities, let her see the hope of survival, otherwise..."

Otaku froze on the spot.

Kyozaki, sensing something, slowly turned his head.

At that moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind him. He felt himself losing balance as he was knocked back and stumbled several steps forward.

Kyozaki looked up and saw a familiar figure—what should have been a white school shirt was now stained with bright red blood. She had her long hair spread out, and between the strands of hair, a bloodied, grim face was pieced together.

"Ghost!"

Kyozaki was so scared that his legs turned to jelly. He scrambled backward, rolling as he retreated.

But Otaku, who had noticed and reacted first, opened the shoe cabinet with one swift motion, reached in with his right hand, grabbed something inside, and, without caring what it was, pulled it out and ran, crazily heading in the opposite direction.

Run, just run,

As long as he could run faster than Kyozaki, it would be fine.

And right now, it was clear—Kyozaki was definitely going to be eaten by the ghost. He was done for, there was no saving him.

And Otaku would return, bearing the evidence of this struggle for survival, making an important contribution to their escape.

Otaku felt like he was floating. He glanced back with his peripheral vision, his eyes suddenly widening.

The female strange entity was chasing him!

Ahhhhhh!

Otaku ran even faster, pushing his speed beyond its limits.

"Don't chase me!"

Why are you chasing me?!

Didn't I leave someone for you?

"Help! Brother Lin, the strange entity is chasing me!"

"I... I found the clue!"

...

...

Just after finishing the search of the staff offices on the first floor, Lin Ye and the others heard screams and cries for help.

"You guys go upstairs,"

"If you run into danger, shout,"

Ryou nodded vigorously and ran up the stairs, with the blonde woman following closely behind. Lin Ye ran toward the direction of the sound, using Time Stop to find Otaku and the strange entity not far from him.

Kyozaki is dead?

Lin Ye walked a little further, only to see Kyozaki unharmed. So, he turned back.

This time, he prodded him again, but found that he still passed through the female strange entity's body without any obstruction.

Am I being targeted?

Why can't I touch it?

What's going on?

Lin Ye accepted this reality and dragged Otaku a little farther before deactivating Time Stop and running with him.

"Hurry up and crawl,"

The information from Time Stop was still limited,

He had to let the female strange entity chase them for a while.

"Lin, Brother Lin... That's great, you really won't abandon me,"

Otaku said with tears in his eyes.

"I... I found the shoe cabinet, I found the clue, this..."

"Don't talk, just run,"

Lin Ye glanced behind him,

but the figure seemed to have stopped and left, no longer chasing them.

Gone?

Lin Ye intentionally used Time Stop to confirm, and indeed, the strange female entity's figure had disappeared. The area around them had no trace of her.

She left.

Why did she suddenly stop chasing?

With insufficient information, Lin Ye couldn't draw any reliable conclusions. So, he went upstairs and returned to Otaku's side. After ending Time Stop, they met up with Ryou and the blonde woman.

This was the meeting point that he and Ryou had agreed on beforehand. If they were separated, this would be where they would reconvene.

"My... my boyfriend, Kyozaki, where is he? Why hasn't he come back?"

The blonde woman, trembling, shouted at Otaku.

"I don't know, he might be dead, or he might not be,"

"No, no! Kyozaki would never be in danger, absolutely not..."

She couldn't believe that her boyfriend could die here.

Otaku ignored her and handed what he was holding to Lin Ye.

It was a book, a literary anthology.

Lin Ye opened it, and a piece of paper fell out, swaying as it hit the ground.

Ryou quickly squatted down and picked up the paper.

"Lin-kun,"

She handed it to Lin Ye.

Under the hallway light, Lin Ye opened the note, and the faded writing came into view.

[I am ■■Taku■. When you find this paper, you must have been dragged into the strange incidents at ■■ School.]

[I don't know how much the content of the paper has been affected, or how much useful information you can see,]

[So, in various places related to her, I have left papers with different wording but the same meaning, hoping to help you.]

[Don't ask me why the papers are placed in places related to her.]

[Because only in places related to her could the papers be preserved, to help future seekers.]

[By now, I think you must already know who she is.]

[Kuroshima ■■, the school belle of ■■ School, she was cruelly murdered in her lifetime. Her resentment transformed her into ■■, a wandering entity haunting the school.]

[Many students and teachers mysteriously disappeared, and when they were found again, they were all dead. Before their deaths, all of them had suffered extremely terrifying experiences.]

[The school fell into fear, and ultimately, the school was abandoned.]

[But the curse didn't stop,]

[She is still seeking revenge on every living being that comes to this school.]

[Many have ■■, many have ■■,]

[But there are still those who have successfully escaped.]

Seeing this,

Everyone's eyes brightened—this was hope!

They wanted to know how to escape.

"Great! We can finally know how to survive and leave here alive."

There was nothing more exciting or happy than this.

Ryou is face also showed a hopeful smile.

They needed to leave soon, or else their sister would be worried.

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