"Don't worry, Yin Xiu is fine now, don't worry too much." Ye Tianxuan took out a piece of chalk and began to write on the blackboard.
Li Mo stood straight beside him, waiting for him to write and talk at the same time.
But after Ye Tianxuan quickly wrote a few large characters, he pulled Li Mo to the corner of the classroom and said, "There are some things that we can't let too many people know. We have to say them quietly."
Li Mo nodded in understanding, and the next second, the live stream screen where Ye Tianxuan was located suddenly went black.
The entire live stream room: ???
Is there anything these veteran gamers can't listen to? Are they not experienced enough in watching live streams?
"Waaaaah, Boss Ye is hiding something from us, but he's telling a dark and creepy guy he just met. I'm so envious."
"I'm choked up! Boss Ye, let us hear it too!"
"Tsk, whatever. If they won't let us listen, we'll just run and tell Xiu-ge that his roommate is here."
"Great idea. Xiu-ge should be pretty happy, since we were quite reluctant to see him leave last time."
"Oh, you in front, stop talking. I'm even more envious than before. You're so dark and eerie. What have you done to deserve the favor of two big shots?!"
"Envious, huh? But you can't say anything arrogant, or it will come out of the live stream and teach you a lesson."
"Damn it, people's hearts have changed, and their intentions are unpredictable. Brother Xiu, look at me."
Tsk tsk, "Another one who doesn't value his life."
Yin Xiu, who was sleeping in the classroom, naturally couldn't see the rapidly changing comments on the screen. He could clearly feel the teacher's gaze, but he ignored it.
He couldn't sleep, but he had to relax. It was very difficult for him to let his guard down in a dangerous environment. Staying on high alert all the time would be exhausting after a while.
In a daze, he heard the school bell ring, followed by a school announcement.
"All students are requested to leave the teaching building within one hour after class. The time after class is free time, and you are free to go anywhere on campus."
"But you must be in the dormitory to rest before 9 p.m. and enter the teaching building at 8 a.m. the next day."
As the announcement was made, the teacher slowly pulled her head back, and the sound of students getting up could be heard around her. The once quiet school became lively as the bell rang.
Yin Xiu opened his eyes and saw that the teacher had left the classroom at some point, leaving only the students walking out one after another.
"You weren't here when the teacher assigned homework. Do you want me to tell you what today's homework is?" The girl with compound eyes came over enthusiastically.
Yin Xiu pondered, "I often hear school children say that they don't do their homework."
So Yin Xiu calmly nodded, "No."
"Huh?" The girl scratched her head in confusion. "Really?"
"But the teacher will be angry if I don't do my homework; all students have to do their homework."
Now it was Yin Xiu's turn to be confused.
Really? He used to hear children talking about not doing their homework when he was in the orphanage. Should he listen to something weird?
"Alright, I'll leave you some homework anyway. You can decide whether to do it or not tomorrow." The girl pushed a small notebook onto Yin Xiu's desk, then waved her hand. "I'm going back to my dorm. See you tomorrow."
She turned and left the classroom like an ordinary person, without threatening anyone.
In a daze, Yin Xiu found himself alone in the classroom. The monsters had all left. He picked up his homework from the table, lost in thought, and decided to take it back to his dormitory first.
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly noticed out of the corner of my eye that the icon of the distorted human figure on the blackboard suddenly changed.
He stopped abruptly and turned to look at the blackboard.
The blackboard, with its distorted human figures drawn by the teacher, was now being erased as if by someone, the patterns on it slowly disappearing.
Yin Xiu turned around and walked to the blackboard, staring intently at the disappearance of the pattern on it. He traced the outline bit by bit and realized that someone was erasing the blackboard.
Soon the blackboard was wiped clean, and then chalk writing began to appear on it.
Yin Xiu leaned back on the podium, waiting for the chalk to slowly write out the characters he recognized.
Yin Xiu —
you--
Is get out of class over?
Yin Xiu pondered for a moment. This handwriting... it must be Ye Tianxuan's, right? He wrote the notes on the back of the town's rule sheet, then printed them out and scattered them all over the town. You could see the town's rule sheet every day, so it was hard for him not to recognize it.
I'm guessing you—right now—are alone in a space, without any other players, right?
The words above are still gradually appearing.
I don't know your situation, but remember to maintain your human awareness and not be influenced.
If you need to contact me, just write it on the blackboard. I will see it, but it may take a long time to reply.
Note: Someone will be looking for you soon.
After reading the message on the blackboard and confirming that no further writing was needed, Yin Xiu picked up the chalk and wrote a brief reply: "Okay."
He already knew the details of Ye Tianxuan's situation from the comments. Ye Tianxuan had left a message on the blackboard, probably testing something.
Yin Xiu had considered leaving a message somewhere with pen and paper, but he was dragged into the classroom as soon as he arrived, so he didn't have much of a chance.
As soon as Yin Xiu replied, Ye Tianxuan saw it.
According to the comments, Ye Tianxuan wrote down the message, and Yin Xiu didn't appear until half an hour later. There was at least a half-hour time difference between them.
After Ye Tianxuan received the message, Yin Xiu would have to wait another half hour to see it. They had to wait half an hour for each other to reply, which was very inconvenient because the half-hour time difference made it easy for other factors to interfere with the message and cause them to miss it.
Yin Xiu held the chalk in his hand, staring at the last row of notes on Ye Tianxuan's writing.
Someone will come looking for him soon.
This statement is ambiguous, making it difficult to determine whether it refers to a friendly or enemy side. However, if it were an enemy side, Ye Tianxuan would have clearly stated it and wouldn't have kept them in suspense. Therefore, it must be a friendly side.
Those who were able to come in to find him, and who were also friends of Ye Tianxuan...
Yin Xiu snapped the chalk in half with a snap, and only one person came to mind.
"Li Mo?"
He turned to look at the dark sky outside the window, where a cold, damp wind blew in.
The swaying of the teaching building, the heavy humidity in the air, the dungeon name, and the little black octopus doll—he was certain that this place had some connection to Li Mo.
But if it was Li Mo's instance, why didn't he come to find him immediately after he entered the instance?
We had already made an appointment.
Yin Xiu put the chalk back in the chalk box and left the teaching building before the hour was up.
Just as he stepped out of the classroom, a huge black shadow flashed past Yin Xiu. It looked like a man with many tentacles around him, walking up the stairs. Yin Xiu only saw the shadow for a moment.
"Li Mo?" Yin Xiu caught sight of the familiar element and immediately followed.