He followed the person up the stairs at great speed, trying to get closer to the figure, but each time he went up a floor, the other person's figure had already disappeared into the next floor, leaving only a glimpse of the person for Yin Xiu.
"Li Mo?" Yin Xiu called out, and only his voice echoed in the quiet teaching building, but the other person did not stop walking.
With just one sound, Yin Xiu immediately stopped chasing after him, standing silently in the third-floor stairwell, listening to the sticky footsteps gradually ascending.
At such close range, it was impossible for the other person not to hear his voice; not only did they not stop, they continued walking forward.
Yin Xiu silently gripped the knife. It wasn't Li Mo, it couldn't be.
But the figures and elements are so similar, could this dungeon be using the presence around me to lure me in again?
With the example of the seven deadly sins there, Yin Xiu walked out of the teaching building without looking back, pressing down on his knife as he went, remaining vigilant.
It seems he needs to be more cautious with this instance.
If Li Mo appears today, someone else will appear tomorrow. He must constantly remind himself that he is the only player in this instance, and there is no one else.
After leaving the teaching building, Yin Xiu stood on the playground and looked back at the entire building, trying to catch a glimpse of that familiar figure on a certain floor. However, his search was fruitless, and the figure that resembled Li Mo suddenly disappeared after he gave up chasing after him.
"It really is a fake." Yin Xiu muttered, a hint of disappointment in his voice.
He turned and left, intending to explore the entire school in the time before being forced to return to his dormitory.
Yin Xiu had never been to the school, but he had been to the area outside the school gate. He knew the functions of some of the important buildings on campus, such as the teaching buildings for classes, the dormitories for multi-person rooms, the canteen for meals, and the infirmary for hospital.
School is like a small society. After meeting your basic needs, it requires you to enter the teaching building to study every day.
School plays a crucial role in shaping how a person ultimately becomes.
Before entering the instance, Yin Xiu thought he didn't need to go to school. He had already learned a lot at the orphanage, and all he needed to do was take some cookies to the school and sell them to the children in his spare time.
After entering the instance, he discovered that he still needed to go to school. Perhaps his life was missing the school element, which is why he became such an emotionally incomplete person.
Yin Xiu stood at the school gate and looked out. As he expected, it was pitch black outside the school gate, just like the sky above, so dark that he couldn't see anything.
The entire school was completely shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by a few dim lights on campus. Everything was black and white, even the students' uniforms were black, making it look quite boring.
The school gates were locked; they were supposed to only open for graduation ceremonies. So he went to the cafeteria instead.
This area has the most students, who are all lining up to receive their dinners.
Upon seeing Yin Xiu appear, many students greeted him with smiles and warmly welcomed him.
"Want to join my queue? My food is really good."
"Come over here, you'll like the food here."
"I can let you cut in line, come over here."
Some students in line even craned their necks and slowly approached Yin Xiu, asking, "I can get you food. Do you need any help?"
The crowd's enthusiasm for him was so high that it created an awkward atmosphere. It seemed that as soon as he appeared, he would become the center of attention, and before he appeared, there was only a deathly silence.
"No need." Yin Xiu waved his hand dismissively and walked indifferently through the group of students.
The school rules strictly require him to respond to his classmates' greetings and even refuse their gifts. Dealing with these strange students is an essential part of his life at school.
But he refused. His classmates still didn't give up on talking to him. Everyone who passed by him was incredibly excited and eager to chat with him. These inhuman monsters used almost every expression and gesture to show how much they liked Yin Xiu.
It gave Yin Xiu a slight, inexplicable sense of familiarity.
The viewers watched as Yin Xiu passed through the bustling cafeteria hall, his presence accompanied by bizarre and chaotic scenes, as if a big star were making an appearance and they were joyfully welcoming him. However, when they looked at the environment where Ye Tianxuan was, it was a completely different scene.
The students here are like the dead, queuing up for food listlessly, showing no reaction to the players who come to eat. The entire cafeteria is eerily quiet. Watching the strange, expressionless students slowly moving forward in line, the players who come to eat are so frightened that they lose their appetite.
"Why are the monsters on Brother Xiu's side so enthusiastic towards him?"
"Is my brother Xiu a mystery?"
"This is not a good thing. Something is definitely wrong. In the past, the monsters in the dungeon would run away as fast as they could when they saw Yin Xiu."
"I guess Brother Xiu isn't quite used to this instance either. The monsters here aren't running away; they're even coming closer to him."
"6, I really don't understand this dungeon. Boss Ye's side seems to be what a normal dungeon should be like, dangerous and eerie, but Brother Xiu's side is..."
"Why does that sound so strange?"
"A monster likes my Xiu-ge? Impossible, right? The title of God of Slaughter isn't given lightly; it's all passed down by word of mouth among monsters with psychological trauma, isn't it?"
"There are indeed some weirdos who like Brother Xiu, like his roommate..."
"Of all those dungeons, only one is truly bizarre and unique. This dungeon has so many different kinds of monsters, it's really strange!"
The players outside the screen became more and more confused the more they studied it. Their brains were about to explode, but they still couldn't figure out what was going on, so they simply gave up.
When Yin Xiu looked through the queuing window, the food inside looked normal. According to the rules, only the food in the dormitory needed to be checked. It was impossible for a person to go seven days in the dungeon without eating. As a student, at least there should be something to eat in the cafeteria.
Out of caution, Yin Xiu did not join the queue for the strange creatures. Instead, he wandered around the cafeteria, ignoring the enthusiastic stares of a large group of strange creatures. In the corner, he found a special window with the words "Supply Meal for Disabled Students" written on it.
He wasn't sure if he could eat here, but when a long-necked auntie serving food at the window saw him, her eyes reddened, and she muttered, "Oh dear... how pitiful, how come he only has two eyes and two arms and legs? He looks so pathetic."
Yin Xiu: ...
Okay, he understands now. A normal human appearance is considered disabled in the eyes of a monster, right? So this window is for normal humans to eat.
Yin Xiu stared at the words "disabled" for a long time before slowly stepping forward.