Chapter 151 Guardian (IX)
But before Ren Shirui could give the reason, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the corridor, like someone who was washing in the bathroom before, and the sound of a cup spinning around in the basin was accompanied by the sound of running. Someone shouted to the person in front to slow down, but soon there was an anxious response: "Hey, run faster, we're going to check the dormitories soon!"
This sentence was like a signal. Several people who were originally standing in the dormitory also came to their senses. The three girls climbed onto the bed skillfully. They did not forget to remind them to hurry up. They had been caught once before for not resting at the designated time. If it happened a second time, they would most likely face suspension punishment.
Hearing about this, Qiao Yuan and the others found their respective beds according to the corresponding names and numbers on the lockers and quickly lay down on them.
Not long after they lay down, footsteps were heard in the corridor. They could also vaguely hear a middle-aged female voice with a strong voice in the corridor, scolding the people in the corridor for not going back. Then there was the sound of doors being pushed open one by one.
The footsteps soon stopped at the door of their dormitory.
As the door was pushed open, a sturdy middle-aged woman walked in, took the list with photos on it compared them one by one, and then walked out.
After the other party left, sounds of relief were heard in the dormitory.
Some people were eager to continue chatting, but soon a yawn was heard and someone muttered, "I have to go to morning self-study tomorrow." The lights above my head went out, and the whole room fell into darkness.
Soon someone began to breathe evenly, apparently having fallen asleep.
Qiao Yuan was not sleepy, but this had nothing to do with Su Zeyuan. After all, there was no prompt sound indicating that the mission had failed, which meant that nothing special had happened on Su Zeyuan's side.
As the previous speculations came to her mind, she felt that their situation was not much better than Su Zeyuan's.
If her guess was true, they, as the people who accidentally interrupted Su Zeyuan's death, would most likely be in danger, so she wanted to keep watch like she did in the copy before, and then sleep for a while after dawn.
The other three people obviously believed that the ghost posed a threat to Su Zeyuan, so only Qiao Yuan was on guard this time.
There is also a system that was kidnapped by Qiao Yuan and used as a chat machine.
Qiao Yuan: "Come to think of it, if a ghost really comes here tonight, I hope it's that senior sister ghost."
The system thought for a few seconds before realizing which ghost Qiao Yuan had given the nickname "Senior Sister Ghost".
But I didn't expect that the other party would be so smart and call the senior student so quickly.
System: […Why?]
What exactly made the senior sister ghost stand out among the other ghosts and made Qiao Yuan come up with such an idea?
Qiao Yuan: "Of course, it's because I have some idea of how to escape from it."
system:【?】
Ren Shirui was also not sleepy at all.
When she realized that there was something fishy in the copy, her heart was already tense.
Although she had heard from Yang Zhe that even if there was a ghost, it would go after Su Zeyuan, but because she had just heard a ghost story, she who lived on the lower bunk couldn't help but become suspicious. She looked up at the bed board above her head from time to time, and couldn't help but blame Qiao Yuan and the other people who participated in the discussion for suddenly bringing up this topic.
The more she thought about it, the more nervous she became, and finally she couldn't help but call out Zou Lu's name in a low voice.
She and Zou Lu were facing each other, so even if the voice was a little smaller, it quickly reached Zou Lu's ears and got a vague response.
Hearing that Zou Lu was still awake, Ren Shirui instantly breathed a sigh of relief. She moved over quietly with the quilt in her arms and squeezed onto the other's bed. She then said that she came to accompany him because she was worried that he might not be able to sleep.
She knew that Zou Lu had a gentle personality and was easy to talk to, not to mention that the other party was very dependent on her, so she quickly gave up her seat.
The bed was not big, and with two people squeezed in one bed, it was difficult to even turn over. Lying together with Zou Lu, feeling the warm body temperature next to her, Ren Shirui felt at ease.
The sleepiness that had just disappeared finally came back to her and she closed her eyes.
She didn't know how long she slept. In a daze, she only felt something falling on her face.
Cold and sticky.
She subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to wipe it off, but she found that her arm was stuck and couldn't lift it. Her consciousness began to think slowly, and then she remembered that she was sleeping with Zou Lu, and the narrow space made it difficult for her to stretch her arms and legs, so she wanted to give up.
But she didn't expect that the stuff would still drip onto her face and body, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened her eyes, wanting to see what was going on.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she met a pair of eyes that appeared through the crack of the bed. The light from the corridor illuminated the bloodshot in the other person's eyes clearly, while the area around the other person's eyes looked bloody and mushy.
Something was still seeping out from the upper bunk, dripping onto their bed. A mournful and resentful voice seemed to ring in their ears: "You've found the face."
Even the lines are so correct.
Ren Shirui froze on the bed instantly.
This, this is...
She almost instantly thought of what her roommates had just said.
So this woman, or female ghost, is the senior student whose face was peeled off in their story?
Why does the other party appear here? !
Out of fear, Ren Shirui screamed, but her shrill scream echoed in the dormitory but did not bring any response.
She glanced out of the corner of her eye and found that the people on the bed opposite, including Qiao Yuan and Tang Huan, had disappeared.
Why is it gone?
Could it be... Could it be that they were eaten? !
Ren Shirui's heart suddenly became flustered and her teeth chattered involuntarily.
"It seems that there are only two of us left in the dormitory now." A sudden voice sounded in my ears.
She turned her head and saw that Zou Lu had woken up at some point, with blood smeared on his face.
Ren Shirui had just slowly begun to feel happy that Zou Lu was there to accompany her when she heard him speak again.
Zou Lu was obviously very nervous, his body was stretched like a bow, and he stared at the pair of eyes that appeared through the gap in the bed, but he still said to Ren Shirui: "Run quickly, I... I will stop her..."
Yes, she wants to run...
Ren Shirui then realized that she was so scared that she lost the courage to run away, but she quickly came to her senses: "You..."
It was obvious that Zou Lu was prepared to face the evil spirit head-on to protect her.
Ren Shirui was terrified, but she felt touched and ashamed. She was touched that Zou Lu remembered to save her at this time, but she was also ashamed that she had forgotten Zou Lu's existence the moment she saw the ghost. She said tremblingly, "How can I leave you alone..."
Those bloodshot eyes peeked through the crack in the bed, and the resentful gaze moved back and forth between the two of them.
"Sister, it's already this late, you run first, I'll run after you, and you're right next to the bed, don't waste time!" Zou Lu shouted, "I don't have parents, but your parents are waiting for you at home!"
This was also something the two had mentioned when they were chatting on the way back to the dormitory.
Ren Shirui was born in a happy family and is the apple of her parents' eyes. After graduating from college, she was unable to find a job and stayed at home as a full-time daughter. Before entering the dungeon, her parents had just booked a restaurant to hold a banquet to celebrate her birthday, which was also a tradition in their family, because her parents felt that her birthday was worth celebrating every day.
She was on her way to buy a dress to wear at the banquet.
If Zou Lu's words made Ren Shirui's heart waver, then the female ghost's next action made her make up her mind.
The pair of eyes between the beds seemed dissatisfied with the two people's loud and conspiring attitude. A rustling sound came from the upper bunk, and it sounded like someone was trying to crawl down.
Ren Shirui turned her head and saw a pair of pale hands grabbing the bed ladder. The long nails looked like sharp blades in the moonlight.
This female ghost is about to climb down!
Realizing this, fear finally overcame emotion, and Ren Shirui found that she had still underestimated her fear when facing ghosts.
She was just too scared.
So she quickly said "thank you" to Zou Lu, and then finally set off.
Because she was too scared, Ren Shirui burst out with great potential at this moment, as if a force was poured into her body, supporting her to roll off the bed, and then she stumbled towards the door.
She didn't even dare to turn her head, but went straight to the dormitory door, opened the locked door and rushed out.
It was late at night, so the corridor was naturally empty and all the doors were closed.
Ren Shirui's mind was in a mess, and the only option left in her mind was "leaving the dormitory", so she ran straight downstairs.
A mournful and mournful whimpering sound came from behind me, like the sound of wind passing through the hall, or also like the voice of a female ghost.
Doesn't this mean that Zou Lu, who was originally blocking the female ghost, has...
Although she felt guilty, Ren Shirui didn't even dare to turn her head, let alone think about Zou Lu's fate.
Unexpectedly, when she was going downstairs, her foot suddenly slipped and she fell directly down the stairs, hitting the ground heavily. As her body collided directly with the ground, she heard the sound of bones breaking.
Ren Shirui screamed in pain, but quickly endured the pain and climbed up from the ground, stumbling and continuing to run forward.
Her foot seemed to be broken, and the slightest movement caused a piercing pain in her ankle. If it were in the real world, she would have sat on the ground holding her ankle, waiting for help. But not to mention that she was alone now, and Zou Lu had sacrificed himself to save her and stayed to delay time, how could she live up to his efforts for her?
She wanted to live, to live on in place of Zou Lu...
She still has to go home to see her parents...
Ren Shirui didn't know how long she had been running. The dim light illuminated the stairs one by one. She was like a mermaid who had just come ashore. Every time her toes touched the stairs, it felt like she was stepping on the tip of a knife. She didn't know whether it was cold sweat or hot sweat that flowed down her forehead, sticking her hair into wisps, but she didn't have time to wipe the sweat off.
She didn't know how long she ran, but she finally reached the first floor. The gate was flashing red, and the curtains of the dormitory manager's window were drawn, so she couldn't see the scene inside clearly. However, the door to leave the dormitory building was right in front of her.
Through the glass door, she could even see the scenery outside.
Ren Shirui stumbled over the turnstile, almost pounced on the door, and pushed it open with all her strength.
As the door was pushed open, she rushed out in tears.
But what greeted her was not the hard ground and the night wind, but the soft bed and the pungent smell of rust.
Ren Shirui couldn't help but be startled. She sat up abruptly and looked around with tearful eyes. Then she realized that she was lying back on the bed in the dormitory.
Judging from the pattern of the bed sheet, this was not the bed she had slept in before, and the dormitory in front of her was also unfamiliar. With the light from the corridor, the calendar on the door seemed to be from a few years ago.
Didn’t she run away? Why is she here again?
Ren Shirui thought in amazement.
But at the same time, some doubts that had not been discovered just now also emerged in her mind——
For example, when she passed the gate, the gate did not make any sound. But when they entered the student dormitory, they encountered a student who entered the gate without swiping his student card successfully, causing the gate to make a piercing sound, which echoed in the dormitory like an alarm.
And as she walked along, the dormitory building was very quiet, as if she was the only living person left...
The more Ren Shirui thought about it, the more frightened she became. A chill came from the back of her neck and then spread throughout her body, and now it even showed a tendency to seep into the joints between her bones.
Wait, that chill on the back of your neck isn’t just a mental illusion…
After realizing this, Ren Shirui turned her head stiffly, and her eyes just happened to meet the head hanging down from the gap in the upper bunk.
The other person had no face, so all you could see was a bloody face. The only thing that was clear was a pair of bloodshot, resentful eyes.
She was so close to him that they were almost face to face, and she could clearly see his naked body.
"I found the face skin." She heard the other party's satisfied voice, and cold hands quickly held her cheeks, with sharp nails pressing against her face skin, and then something slippery liquid flowed down her neck.
But soon there came a stinging sensation, coming like a tide.
When the system notification sounded in her ears, she remembered that she would not feel any pain when she was injured for the first time. This was a benefit set by the other party for novices.
The system seemed to say something else, but she couldn't hear it clearly, firstly because of the pain, and secondly because of a strange memory that suddenly flooded into her mind.
In a dormitory exactly the same as the present one, with the moon bright outside the window and sparse stars, several people in the dormitory are arguing about dormitory cleaning. They finally stop talking until they hear the sound of the dormitory manager checking the dormitories outside the door.
The girl who had been questioned by everyone before climbed back to the upper bunk with grievance and anger, huddled in the corner and sulked, and then fell asleep unknowingly.
It was not until the middle of the night that the girl suddenly opened her eyes in horror, covered her face and wanted to scream, but her throat seemed to be stuffed with a ball of cotton and she could not make any sound.
Moreover, her entire face skin began to peel off from the neck, revealing the bloody flesh inside.
Ren Shirui was also feeling her pain at this moment.
The peeled face skin was indeed like what the girl who told the story before described, like a mask without eyes and nose, but it was made of real human skin.
When it was peeled off, the patterns on it were still clearly visible, as if it could be put back on.
The girl who had lost her face fell on the bed with a bloody face.
The blood stained the light-colored printed sheets red, and then seeped down and dripped onto the unsuspecting roommate in the lower bunk. He grumbled and complained, then wiped the blood off without a care.
The girl’s last struggle was to turn over, apparently wanting to get out of bed, but she lost her breath the moment she turned over.
The shamelessness soon disappeared.
However, Ren Shirui still saw the face clearly.
Although she didn't know why she felt that the face of a female ghost she had never met before was familiar, she still subconsciously recalled it in her mind.
Who is it? Who is it...
She must have seen it somewhere, and it must be in the dungeon...
But Ren Shirui never had the chance to remember it in the end.
The cold voice of the system in her ears sounded as her consciousness faded: [Player Ren Shirui died.]
