Chapter 15 The Fifth Verse

Feng Bujue finished off the ghost infant, and all the surrounding illusions vanished as well. Only the shards of glass scattered in the corridors proved that everything that had just happened was real.

There was still some time before the next call, so he naturally continued his search. Based on Feng Bujue's deduction, of the remaining three paranormal phenomena in the nursery rhyme, the last one could be set aside for now. The one about the water droplets was likely to be found in any place with a faucet, most likely the restroom. And the one about boiling human flesh soup should be in the cafeteria on the ground floor of another building.

The map for this script wasn't that big, but there were many restrictions, quite similar to the Usher House script, even a little more difficult.

The teaching building Feng Bujue was currently in had five floors, lower than the main building. According to his plan, whether or not to go to the upper four floors was debatable. If he went, he might trigger the water droplet event before Si Yu, or he might trigger a side quest or hidden mission. If he didn't go, he should go directly to the cafeteria of the third building, where he should encounter the event in the fifth verse of the nursery rhyme.

Although Si Yu had answered the phone quickly during the previous call, claiming to be "fine," and even hung up on him, Feng Bujue still felt a faint unease. Thinking about it calmly, she didn't seem like the type to make trouble unreasonably. Could it be that he really said something wrong?

After thinking for about a minute, Feng Bujue decided to go to the cafeteria. After all, this was a two-person cooperative script. He didn't yet know what impact the death of one person would have on the other. What if the system said something like, "Because the deceased player cannot make calls, the other party directly becomes responsible and is endlessly hunted by ghosts"? That would be terrible for Feng Bujue…

Feng Bujue's goal was to level up to fifteen as soon as possible. To do this, clearing the game was a prerequisite. Only by clearing the game could he get the 40% current level experience reward for the Fear Rating. Therefore, he decided to complete the main quest first.

He left the building, crossed a U-shaped open space between the three buildings, passed through a simple corridor, and entered another building.

Pushing open the door, he entered the cafeteria, which was quite spacious. Feng Bujue, as usual, used the flashlight to scan the entire area. Inside the cafeteria, there were many long tables and benches neatly arranged. There were chandeliers on the ceiling, but the light switches didn't work. The floor was covered with plain-colored tiles, and the walls didn't look special. Turning left after entering, there was a row of sinks. The southeast corner had a food distribution counter, and behind the counter was the kitchen. On the other side was a small shop, and not far away was a vending machine. Blue trash cans about one meter high were everywhere. Overall, it was a standard and quite clean student cafeteria.

So… where's the human flesh soup?

So far, Feng Bujue hadn't found anything unusual. It seemed that just wandering around the cafeteria wouldn't trigger the plot. After thinking about it, he should go to the kitchen to take a look…

Just as he thought this, his phone rang. Feng Bujue brought it to his eyes and realized that it was time for the call. He immediately answered it.

The call started, and the two fell into a brief silence.

"About what happened before… I'm sorry," Si Yu said first.

"Ah… it's okay, I was the one who said something wrong," Feng Bujue replied, immediately changing the subject. "How are you doing now? Have you triggered any new events?"

Si Yu replied, "I'm in the women's restroom on the second floor of the main building, in the innermost stall."

Hearing this, Feng Bujue realized that something was wrong, because he felt that Si Yu's voice was trembling slightly, and her breathing was also a bit unstable.

"Are you okay?" Feng Bujue asked in a deep voice.

"I…" Si Yu hesitated, but didn't mention her injury. "I heard the sound of water droplets, went into the restroom, and saw blood dripping from the faucet. When I got closer, the blood flowed faster and faster, and then there was a sound from inside the mirror, like something was about to come out… I didn't look up, and when I turned around, I found that the restroom door had closed on its own and couldn't be opened." She said a lot in one breath, and the unnaturalness of her voice became more and more obvious. "I kept my head down, not looking at the mirror, and hid in a stall. Now there's a shadow of a pair of feet, standing still outside the stall door right in front of me. I… I can't fight right now, I'm trapped…" Although she was brave, she was still a woman after all. In this situation, she was still scared, and her tone revealed an undisguised helplessness. "The sound of the water seems to be getting louder, and the floor of the restroom is already covered in blood…"

Beep—beep—beep—

This time it wasn't her hanging up on Feng Bujue, but the call time was up, and it automatically disconnected.

While listening to her description, Feng Bujue had already left the cafeteria and was running towards the main building.

The system prompt quickly sounded in his ear: 【Warning, you must not knowingly approach your teammate, continuing this behavior will result in both parties simultaneously encountering the punishment of being hunted by ghosts.】

"Tch… isn't this not the time to consider that kind of thing…" Feng Bujue said with displeasure.

He danced the Jazz Step, running past the sign that said, "Do not run in the hallways," quickly went around the side of the main building, rushed in through the front door, glanced at the map in the first horizontal corridor on the first floor, and immediately rushed to the second floor, heading straight for the women's restroom…

The school was only so big, and with the destination clear, he arrived at the restroom door in three minutes.

The door was closed, looking normal, and there was no blood seeping from the gap under the door. But Feng Bujue couldn't turn the doorknob, and he couldn't even shout to let Si Yu know he was here, because the system directly restricted communication between the two of them. He naturally couldn't make a sound at this moment.

Then, Feng Bujue struggled with the restroom door lock. He put his phone under his arm, held the flashlight in his mouth, inserted the chef's knife into the door seam with one hand, and turned the doorknob with the other, but it was still useless.

Obviously, the door wasn't "locked," but fixed in place by an unknown force. Picking the lock was useless.

There was no other way… he had to ram the door.

Bang—bang—bang—

Feng Bujue's shoulder really hurt. At this moment, he was a little envious of big guys like Long Aomin. If Brother Long was here, this wooden door would be nothing. His arms were almost as big as Feng's thighs. He could pick up that shield and break down the door in a few moves.

But Feng Bujue could only think about it. At this moment, he could only rely on his slightly thin shoulders to impact the wooden door again and again.

Si Yu, trapped in the stall, also heard the sound of the door being rammed. Although it was faint, she quickly realized what was happening, because when she tried, she found that she couldn't shout. The only explanation was that Feng Bujue was nearby.

Learning that the other party had come to save her, Si Yu's courage returned, and she could even say she was quite moved. But then she thought of the consequences that Feng Bujue's actions would bring, that is, the two of them would be hunted by ghosts together.

What was likely to happen was: originally, Si Yu would die alone, but now, after Feng Bujue rescued her, they would die together…

Feng Bujue's attempt to ram the door caused him to lose some Survival Value, but his efforts were not in vain. After more than a minute, he successfully broke down the door. When the wooden door separating the different space was forcibly broken open, a bloody smell rushed out.

Feng Bujue clearly felt a burst of dizziness. After the door opened, the scenery in his eyes instantly became very strange, as if it were a movie scene shot with old film, with a faded feeling. The objects in his vision seemed to be dropping frames, looking very unnatural.

The restroom was full of blood, and one had to be as careful as possible not to slip when stepping on the blood. When lifting one's foot, there was a feeling that the sole of the shoe was stuck. The faucet in the sink was spewing red liquid, and the blood had already overflowed from the sink, constantly flowing to the ground.

"Do not look up at the mirror" This was a very straightforward hint. Si Yu had also said during the call that she didn't look at the mirror.

Feng Bujue believed that it was because she didn't look that she was only trapped, and it didn't lead to more serious consequences. He took a few steps inside, shining the flashlight into the depths, and saw a blurry blood shadow standing by a wall at the deepest part of the restroom. The form of this ghost was a humanoid wearing a girl's school uniform, covered in congealed blood. And in a stall in front of this blood shadow, the light of the 【Constant Radiance Lantern】shone through.

Feng Bujue wanted to go forward and attack the ghost, but suddenly found that his feet couldn't move. The blood on the ground began to move, wrapping around his ankles, like two liquid claws, firmly fixing Feng Bujue to the ground.

He snorted coldly, and then made an extremely bold move…

He turned his head and directly cast his gaze on the mirror above the sink.

The Feng Bujue in the mirror had no eyes, and two black, empty eye sockets were bleeding. The next second after he saw this image in the mirror, the blood shadow changed its target and took the initiative to approach, instantly appearing in front of Feng Bujue, almost face to face with him.

At this time, Feng Bujue saw clearly that under the ghost's disheveled black hair, there was no human face. Its head was composed of a large number of human eyeballs, and the black and white eyeballs were wriggling together, with blood constantly flowing from the gaps…

The ghost immediately stretched out its claws, reaching for Feng Bujue's eyes, probably preparing to dig out his eyeballs to add some material to its head… When viewed at close range, it could be seen that this ghost was not actually covered in blood on its skin. Except for its head, its body was made of blood.

Feng Bujue's movement was only restricted in his feet; his body could move freely, and his Fear Rating was zero. There was no reason for him to sit still and wait for death. In the blink of an eye, he was faster than the ghost, raising the pipe wrench and smashing it towards the "pupil head"…