Chapter 81 The Killer Moves Out
After seeing the true face of the curse, I was terrified because I knew that no one would come to save us. We would be forgotten by the whole world.
After returning to the classroom, I sat in the chair in silence, my expression full of frustration.
Zhao Pengyu asked me curiously what was wrong, but I didn't know how to answer.
Because just now, I witnessed the true power of the Gatekeeper of the Underworld. It actually made a parent who lost their daughter completely forget about their daughter. This also means that the fate of our group will be the same as Liu Meijia's.
This is also why, even though so many people died in the class, no one paid attention or cared.
This terrifying power really makes me feel terrified, because I don't know how to fight against it.
Is this the power of a ghost? I murmured to myself, my heart filled with fear.
I have always believed that I am special because I can survive. However, after I truly witnessed the power of the Gatekeeper of the Underworld, I realized that I am just struggling in this game like everyone else.
Essentially, I am no different from anyone else. I may be smarter. I have an easier time surviving than anyone else.
But it's all meaningless because we're all just struggling. It's just a matter of time.
"Zhang Fan, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Pengyu looked at me with concern on his face.
I shook my head coldly, not in the mood to answer him. But deep down, I was in despair and fear. I was afraid that one day I would die like Liu Meijia.
Moreover, after I die, my father will forget me as his son. The same will happen to my relatives. In the end, I will also become a non-existent person.
Thinking of this, I felt cold sweat all over my body, but I was helpless. In the desperate situation, I could only struggle in vain. But I didn't know what to do.
The other students were not aware of my situation at all and were still playing happily. Looking at them, I knew that they could only hide their despair in this way.
I have seen many girls crying secretly, but soon they stopped crying because they were numb to the situation.
"Tell me, what should I do?" I looked at Zhao Pengyu in distress, my eyes full of despair.
Zhao Pengyu looked at me, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he asked cautiously, "Zhang Fan, did you find anything?"
"Well, I discovered something terrible." I looked at Zhao Pengyu and told him the secret in my heart.
After hearing this, Zhao Pengyu's face changed drastically. He looked at me for a long time before he slowly said, "Is what you said true?"
"Of course, there's no need for me to lie to you." I said lazily.
"So even if our entire class died, no one would care. Because the outside world wouldn't have any memory of us at all?" Zhao Pengyu asked in horror.
"That's right," I said with a sigh.
Zhao Pengyu was stunned for a while, and then he said, "Don't tell anyone else about this, or they will go crazy."
"I know, but even so, it can't change our current situation." I said with a sad face.
"This is not something that can be accomplished by you alone." Zhao Pengyu looked at me and said.
Just when I was about to speak, the gatekeeper of the underworld appeared in the group again.
He issued a new task: "The whole class will play a game called Killer. The rules are as follows."
"From the entire class, two assassins, five police officers, and the rest will be civilians."
"Every night the killer must kill one person, otherwise he will be executed, and the police are responsible for checking. Every day during the day, everyone votes to execute the suspected 'killer'. The 'killer's' goal is to 'kill' all the good people (police + civilians), and the goal of the good people is to find and vote to execute all the 'killers'. The goal of the police is to lead the civilians to survive."
“The class only has one chance to vote each day.”
"When all the killers, or all the good guys, die, the game ends."
"Identities are now randomly selected, and everyone will get their own identity. Try your best to survive."
Along with the voice of the gatekeeper of the underworld, a faint voice suddenly rang in my ears : "You are a police officer. You have gained the ability to verify a person's identity after the killer commits a crime. You can use it once a day."
I sighed quietly and looked at the entire classroom. The people around me also stood there in a daze, seemingly shocked.
At this time, the squad leader stood up and shouted: "My identity is a civilian, what about the others?"
"I am a civilian too."
“I’m a police officer.”
"I am a civilian too."
Looking at the people around him, the squad leader sighed and said, "It seems that no one admits that they are the killer."
As soon as he said this, everyone around him fell silent. At this time, everyone understood. The killer would not take the initiative to stand up. Because this game is so cruel, if the killer does not choose to kill, then only death will be waiting for him.
Faced with this situation, the squad leader had no other options. He could only look around and said, "This game is very simple. We must find two killers, otherwise we will be killed by them."
"But the question is, how do we find the killer?"
"Yeah, none of us know his identity, and he won't admit it."
"Whoever is the killer should just come forward. You can't win."
Listening to the noisy sounds , I sighed quietly, looked at the classroom, and my mind was spinning rapidly.
Although the rules of this killer game are simple, they are extremely cruel.
In this game, the killer's goal is to kill all the good guys, so he will keep killing people.
In order to survive, the others must identify the murderer, and if they identify the wrong killer, they will also die.
In this case, this killer game will turn into a massacre.
Thinking of this, I shuddered and my hatred for the gatekeeper of the underworld increased.
But no matter what, this killer game has officially begun.
At this moment, there are two killers hiding in the classroom. The identities of these two killers are unknown, but there is no doubt that they are quite dangerous.
Just as I was daydreaming, the class was in chaos, and everyone looked around suspiciously, searching for the killer. However, the killer could not be found with just the eyes.
The killer is undoubtedly hiding among us, and is extremely dangerous.
"Who are the police? Come out." The monitor looked at the students in the class and said, "Four people immediately came forward and said they were police officers."
The squad leader frowned and said, "I remember there were five police officers. Is there anyone else who can come forward?"
As he spoke, no one stood up, and the matter ended just like that.
Zhao Pengyu came over, took my arm and asked in a low voice: "Zhang Fan, who are you?"
"Of course I am a civilian, what about you?" I looked at Zhao Pengyu and smiled.
"I am a civilian too." Zhao Pengyu said.
"That's good, we don't have to kill each other." I pretended to be relaxed, but my expression froze. Because what I said was a lie. I was deliberately hiding my identity as a police officer.
In this killer game, there are two killers and five policemen. In other words, the killers must be very strong. Otherwise, there would not be a need for five policemen.
Zhao Pengyu didn't doubt my words at all. He looked at me happily and said, "Zhang Fan, this killer game is really too cruel. Those who are chosen to be killers have to kill people."
"Yes, if the killer wants to survive in this game, he must kill one person a day." I said with a frown.
"In that case, is there any way we can stop it?" Zhao Pengyu asked.
"There's no way, because we don't know who the killer is." I said helplessly.
Even as I was speaking, the class was in turmoil. Everyone was looking for the killer, and many people were shouting for the killer to come forward.
However, no matter what they said, the killer never showed up.
This continued until the evening, during which time I was holding Chen Lanyu's hand and walking on the playground.
"Zhang Fan, I am a civilian. What is your identity?" Chen Lanyu looked at me and said.
"If I said I was a killer, would you be scared?" I looked at her and asked.
"Of course not." Chen Lanyu shook her head and said.
"Why not? If I am a killer, I must kill people. You are the best target." I looked at her and asked.
"There's nothing I can do. I can only wait to die." Chen Lanyu gave me a playful look, then pulled my arm and leaned her head on my shoulder.
I looked at her and said, "If you want to end this killer game, you must eliminate all the killers. And the killers will never sit still and wait for death. I'm afraid it won't be long before someone else dies."
"Why do people always die?" Chen Lanyu said in embarrassment.
"There's no other way, it's for survival," I said.
Chen Lanyu didn't say anything afterwards, and I reminded her to be careful tonight because the killer might take action.
And that night, as expected, the killer took action.
The next day, when we came to the classroom, the monitor told us with a heavy face that Li Yuming had died last night. His identity in the game was a policeman.
Li Yuming's body was lying on the ground, with a long piece of gauze wrapped around it.
I lifted the gauze and took a look, only to find that he had been stabbed many times and was covered in blood. The scene looked horrific.
