Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 513: Empathy

"Ah, so sudden? But I've never been a principal, and I'm not an expert," Ma Lu said, "Don't you have any other choice? I can help you pass a message to him."

Cao Jinhua coughed twice more, the pain on his face becoming more intense. "I saw your fight just now. You fought alone against many people and killed six shadow spirits in one go. It was very neat and tidy. If you are not a master, there is no master in this world."

"As for the selection of the principal, ahem, Houde's situation is not very good, and I can't find a suitable successor for the time being. If you don't want to be the principal, just disband the school.

"In any case, just don't let it fall into the hands of... the Mingxia Group. Also, I hope you can properly place the teachers and students of the school before disbanding it."

As Cao Jinhua spoke, he took off the wide-brimmed felt hat on his head, and his upper body began to shadow.

Cao Jinhua threw the hat with his last bit of strength. "Houde School is on Shouyang Mountain in Pingcheng. Take this hat and go up the mountain to talk to... my sister. She said you are the new principal. You can ask her about the details of the school."

After saying the last word, Cao Jinhua let out a scream, and only half of his face was left in the air, looking a little creepy, and his tone became urgent.

"Kill me now!"

Maybe it was because most of his body had turned into shadows, but Cao Jinhua’s resistance became increasingly weak. Malu sighed and quickly walked towards Cao Jinhua.

When the two were less than two steps apart, the remaining half of Cao Jinhua's face disappeared and turned into a shadow, but his body was also torn apart by the strong light.

Soon, the whole person disappeared, leaving only a green stone.

The stone was obviously larger than the ones the millipede had picked up before, so the millipede walked forward and picked it up as well.

In fact, he still had a lot of things he wanted to ask Cao Jinhua, such as what a talisman master was, what the use of this green stone was, how to go to Shouyang Mountain, and most importantly...how to leave this blocked area.

It's a pity that when he met Cao Jinhua, the latter had already turned into a shadow. Cao Jinhua must have held on with all his strength, explained the important things, and then died immediately.

Malu then picked up the hat on the ground, patted it and said, "Forget it, things have come to this, let's go and pick up the person first."

He walked in the direction Cao Jinhua came from, and soon found Risheng Bookstore on the corner of the street.

Malu arrived at the front door of the bookstore and called out, "Qiuting, is the new student Qiutong here? Principal Cao asked me to pick you up."

But no one responded from inside.

gone?

Malu pushed the door and walked into the bookstore. Like other shops on this street, the first floor of Risheng Bookstore was empty.

This plane has electricity, and naturally there are electric lights, but in this area the lights have stopped working for some reason, even the kerosene lamps. Malu picked up a box of matches from the newsstand and tried to light the kerosene lamp found in the book and pen shop.

However, the match went out as soon as it was lit.

Even if the millipede was fast enough to get it close to the wick of the kerosene lamp before the match went out, the wick would, like the match, only burn for a moment before going out.

No wonder Cao Jinhua had been tricked before, this place is really weird.

If Millipede had not just obtained the illumination technique, he would have probably died by now.

He spent three minutes checking the first floor and found nothing unusual. Just as he was about to walk up the stairs to the second floor, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

Malu asked himself a question, if this map was made by Hidetaka Miyazaki, where would he hide the monsters.

The answer is obvious: behind the bookshelf, on the ceiling, and at the entrance to the second floor. These three places are easily overlooked by novices.

The millipedes on the ceiling raised their heads as soon as they entered the room, and there were gaps in the bookshelves, so if you looked carefully you could see some clues, but the staircase on the second floor was the most sinister and could not be seen in advance. With the speed of those shadows, you would basically die if you showed your head.

So Malu grabbed a book and threw it upstairs. Before the book hit the ground, a black shadow jumped out and pounced over.

On the other side, Malu had already started reciting "Just Tease You". After realizing that he had been fooled, the shadow quickly changed its target and rushed towards Malu. Malu stood there calmly, stretched out his hand and rubbed his fingers twice, turning himself into a searchlight again.

In the small space of the bookstore, the power of the illumination magic was even greater. The black shadow was reduced to ashes when it was still five steps away from Malu.

To be on the safe side, Malu did not turn off the lighting magic in a hurry. Instead, he closed his eyes and groped his way to the stairs. He was about to climb to the second floor when he heard movement upstairs again.

But this time it was footsteps. Malu heard the footsteps approaching him rapidly, but before he could say anything to warn them, he heard a scream from above his head.

"ah!"

Malu quickly turned off the lighting and saw a girl with two pigtails, wearing a blue Shilin jacket, a black knee-length skirt and small leather shoes, sitting on the stairs on the second floor.

"Qiutong?"

"Well, it's me, I, my eyes can't see anymore."

"It's okay. It's caused by the strong light. You'll be fine after a while." Malu paused and said, "You have been hiding in the bookstore. Are there other shadow spirits here?"

"No more, just this one. It came in after Principal Cao left. It had been standing on the first floor before and then went up to the second floor. I quickly hid in the toilet before it came up. I heard your voice downstairs just now, but I didn't dare to speak, for fear of attracting it first."

"Can Shadow Spirit hear sounds?"

"I, I don't know. This is my first time encountering a disaster. By the way, you said that Principal Cao asked you to come. Did you meet him?"

The girl's eyesight gradually recovered some, and she could barely see the outline of the millipede.

"bumped into."

"So the help has arrived, that's great, but why hasn't the principal come back yet?"

This time Ma Lu did not answer her question, but asked, "What did Principal Cao tell you before he left?"

"He said that this disaster was something he was not good at dealing with, so he asked me to hide on the second floor of the bookstore while he went out to look for help."

"Was there anything unusual before he left?"

"No, I don't think so." Qiu Tong thought about it, looking a little confused.

"Unfortunately, Principal Cao is dead." Malu decided to tell her the truth.

"Ah!" Qiu Tong covered her mouth and looked stunned. After a while, her eyes turned red.

"But, but hasn't the rescue arrived yet?"

"He has been possessed by a shadow spirit and there is no cure. I separated from you because I was worried that I would hurt you after turning into a shadow spirit. Besides, I am not a rescuer." Malu confessed.

"Then who are you?"

"I was passing by and happened to meet Principal Cao. He told me about you and asked me to take you out."

(End of this chapter)