"Isn't it because you're too fat?" Han Ran joked. "If you just fell like that, you might kill a student."
"How could you say that!" Zeng Fugui frowned, unable to hold back his protest. "But speaking of which, aren't we already on the third floor?"
Upon reaching the third floor, not only did it become quiet, but an unsettling atmosphere also began to linger in the air.
"Does this place really attract gangs?" After arriving here, Ye Bugui felt more and more that this place might be haunted even during the day.
“Let’s split up, that’ll be more efficient,” Lu Shi said calmly. “Ye Bugui and I will go to the fourth floor, you stay on the third floor. If you find any classroom doors locked, do not force them open, wait for us to come down.”
Ye Bugui hummed in agreement and followed Lu Shi to the fourth floor.
Compared to the third floor, the fourth floor was even darker, with not a single light on.
They walked on the floor and could even hear the echo of their own footsteps.
On this floor, they could smell a musty, rotten odor.
This made Ye Bugui suspect that no one had been to this floor for a long time.
"The Ghost Stories Society should be here, right?" Ye Bugui asked.
Lu Shi opened the first door, peeked inside, and saw nothing strange.
"We have to find it; guessing won't work."
After they fell silent, they moved much faster and finally reached the end of the corridor.
This was the last classroom, but they still managed to push it open with ease.
"Could it be that our analysis was wrong?" Ye Bugui was not satisfied with this result: "But if the Talk Show isn't here, where else could it be?"
Meanwhile, the three of them also searched the third floor, but still found nothing.
It was as if the building's eeriness and strangeness were just figments of their imagination; it was just an ordinary school building.
After Lu Shi and the others had all arrived, he spoke up, saying, "Perhaps the door where the Ghost Stories Society is located can only be seen in the underworld."
This idea was quickly accepted by everyone; the inner world was the key to breaking the deadlock in this instance.
"Then let's quickly find a mirror!" Zeng Fugui suggested.
“No need,” Han Ran said. “I heard a lot of strange tales from them last night, and they’re already working.”
Han Ran told a strange story that happened in a toilet.
"You're letting us into the women's restroom?" This time, Lu Shi resisted strongly, and finally, there was a hint of human presence.
"Then why don't I go to the men's restroom?" Han Ran suggested, taking a step back.
None of the men objected, so Han Ran followed them into the men's restroom.
She covered her nose and complained, "Your men's restroom is so dirty."
"Ahem," Wei Jin couldn't help but retort this time, "How clean can a toilet be? Let's start telling ghost stories!"
The story is quite simple: a girl was locked inside a toilet stall while using the restroom.
Her phone was dead, and all she could do was frantically bang on the bathroom door, but no one heard her cries for help.
When someone opened the toilet door, there was no one inside, only a cell phone that had run out of power and had no owner.
Han Ran had just finished telling a ghost story when a loud banging sounded from the cubicle in front of them:
"Help me! Someone open the door for me!"
This should have been a terrifying situation, but the sound of a woman crying for help coming from the men's restroom instantly dispelled the horrifying atmosphere.
Without saying a word, Lu Shi kicked open the door to the cubicle and, as expected, saw a ghost that had been waiting for a long time.
But what the ghost didn't expect was that it would be greeted not by a mortal, but by a demon lord with extraordinary skills.
A flash of light, and before the ghost could even speak, it vanished on the spot.
"This is too strong." Han Ran was witnessing Lu Shi's true strength for the first time, and like Zeng Fugui, she was completely overwhelmed by Lu Shi's immense power.
She even suspected that Lu Shi alone could easily deal with the final boss of this instance.
"Are we in the Otherworld now?" Zeng Fugui reminded him. "We shouldn't have come out yet?"
“Yes, we’re in the Otherworld,” Ye Bugui said confidently. “The Otherworld feels different from the outside world. Let’s go, let’s find the Ghost Stories Society quickly.”
After they left the restroom, they looked down the corridor again, and everyone stopped in their tracks.
The corridor was packed with people.
To be precise, it was a group of monsters that had lost their legs and faces, crawling down the corridor.
Upon smelling the presence of living people, the group of ghosts simultaneously raised their heads, opened their mouths, and revealed sharp, pointed teeth.
Then they pounced on them without hesitation.
Just as Han Ran was about to use his ability, he discovered that the temperature behind him was rising rapidly.
Looking back, a firebird flew out from Lu Shi's palm.
After it flew over the ghosts, the group of ghosts instantly turned into wisps of green smoke, leaving only a black trail.
Chapter 88
☪ Ghost Story Academy 16
After the corridor was cleared away in an instant, everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Shi beside them.
For Lu Shi, the spell he used seemed so easy, and the ghosts he cleared away in the corridor were so insignificant.
But everyone else understood that the aggression these ghosts displayed the moment they pounced was not that of ordinary ghosts.
"Brother Lu, you're really amazing." Han Ran was speechless, realizing that he was even lacking in words of praise.
In front of Lu Shi, these monsters that were originally terrifying in the dungeon now behaved like little lambs.
She even suspected that if Lu Shi were given enough time, he could even go straight through all the instances.
The terrifying atmosphere that had been painstakingly created in the teaching building has now been ruined by Lu Shi alone.
Even Zeng Fugui, the least timid among them, remained remarkably calm at this moment.
It was as if they weren't drawn into the other world by ghost stories, but rather on a spring outing.
“Let’s go,” Lu Shi said softly. “I can sense it. The ghostly aura is coming from upstairs.”
Ye Bugui hummed in agreement, and following behind Lu Shi, he joked:
"Next time you encounter some weaker ghosts, you can leave them to us. That way, we can all feel involved."
Lu Shi glanced back at Ye Bugui, and although he found his request somewhat strange, he still agreed.
"good."
Han Ran had also lost the enthusiasm she had when she first joined the team. She glanced at Zeng Fugui beside her and finally understood why he had given up.
"With Brother Lu around, it seems like we have nothing to fear."
“Yeah,” Zeng Fugui nodded, then laughed again, “With God Lu here, all we have to do is lie back. This is the first time I’ve ever had this kind of experience in a dungeon, it’s so awesome!”
Little did they know that to the audience outside, their words sounded almost like boasting.
The viewers frowned, seemingly surprised that the originally tense, exciting, and terrifying event dungeon had changed so drastically in the Demon Lord's Castle livestream room.
Lu Shi was simply unstoppable, capable of killing anything in his path. No matter what kind of monster he encountered, none could survive a single move against him.
In addition, the fact that everyone on their team has the ability to think independently has given them a significant advantage over other teams in exploring the storyline.
The all-star lineup led by Modi, who was previously favored by everyone, has only just learned of the existence of the Ghost Stories Society.
However, they have reached a dead end and are trying to figure out how to find a mental hospital in the real world.
However, the Villainess Alliance stumbled into the underworld by accident, even leaving the school, but failed to discover the existence of the Ghost Stories Club.
The audience was surprised to find that the team from Demon Lord's Castle, which no one had expected to succeed, had become the leader of the event.
Moreover, judging from Lu Shi's current dominance, it's only a matter of time before they successfully clear the dungeon.
Viewers in the live stream were both envious of Zeng Fugui's ability to relax and enjoy life, and regretful that they hadn't bet on the Demon Lord Castle back then.
...
"Found it."
Lu Shi's cold voice interrupted Wei Jin's thoughts. He looked up and quickly walked to Lu Shi's side.
“We’ve never seen this door before.” Ye Bugui stroked his chin as he noticed that a door had appeared in the gap between several classrooms.
From a practical standpoint, the presence of this door here is illogical.
However, considering that this is the inner world, the extra door seems to make sense.
"Hmm, it seems that in reality, schools not only close the classrooms, but also erase their existence." Lu Shi gripped the doorknob tightly and immediately turned to the person behind him, saying:
"You should all take a step back now. I can't be sure if something unexpected will happen later."
Ye Bugui did not leave. He did not speak, but only glanced at Lu Shi.
The unspoken understanding between the two meant that Lu Shi didn't ask Ye Bugui why he wasn't leaving, but instead silently turned the doorknob.
The unexpected event he had anticipated did not occur; on the first night, it looked just like an ordinary classroom.
Aside from the cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and the pervasive smell of dust in the air.
“It looks like no one’s been here for a long time, cough cough…” Han Ran immediately covered his nose: “But there seems to be nothing in this classroom. Could the evidence have been destroyed?”
Lu Shi shook his head: "According to your theory, this is a game. As long as it's a game, there must be clues to pass the level, otherwise it's a failure."
This was the theory that Wei Jin had told Lu Shi. Upon hearing this, Wei Jin subconsciously touched her nose.
“We went through a lot of trouble to find this classroom. All the clues pointed to this place. It couldn’t be that there was nothing here.”
“That’s right,” Ye Bugui responded enthusiastically, “It must be because we didn’t search carefully enough. Now it’s our turn to shine. Everyone, don’t miss any corner. We’re sure to find clues.”
The five of them immediately got busy in the classroom, even cleaning it thoroughly, and then someone finally discovered a clue.
"This wall plaster looks like it can be peeled off," Han Ran said. She was the most thorough in her inspection, not even missing the floor.
Lu Shi rushed over immediately. After everyone tore off the plaster from the wall, they were surprised to find crumpled little pieces of paper falling off with it.