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The dim streetlights cast dappled shadows of trees onto the ground.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew, and the branches of the trees on both sides of the road swayed, causing the shadows on the ground to twist and writhe.

The lights could only illuminate a small area of ​​the road, while the world outside the lights appeared even darker.

The trees on both sides made all sorts of strange noises as the wind blew, and bizarre shadows swayed in the darkness.

The shadows all around seemed to come alive.

The Garden of Etiquette was even more terrifying under the cover of night...

Ten minutes later, Xu Ming finally arrived outside the girls' dormitory.

Because of the recent murder, almost all the lights in the dormitory building were turned off.

However, the dormitory manager's room at the entrance still shone brightly, like a beacon.

Sitting in front of the window facing the corridor, a dormitory supervisor stared intently at the door of the girls' dormitory with her big eyes, diligently monitoring any suspicious activity outside the dormitory.

Chapter 253 Intentionally Courting Death

It seems that entering through the main gate is impossible.

Xu Ming then quietly slipped away from the dormitory supervisor's gaze and went around to the window of the public washroom on the first floor.

The dormitory building has undergone several renovations, and now almost every room has a private bathroom. These communal washrooms are remnants from the past and are rarely used now.

Xu Ming gently pushed the window open.

Whoosh!

The window wasn't locked; it opened with a push.

Xu Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief and climbed through the window into the bathroom.

After being unused for a long time, the bathroom had a strong musty smell.

Xu Ming quietly approached the bathroom door, opened it a crack, and cautiously observed the scene in the corridor through the gap.

Keep in mind that he's currently in the girls' dormitory washroom. If he's discovered, even if he had a hundred mouths, he wouldn't be able to explain himself. He'd definitely be seen as a pervert and face social annihilation.

Fortunately, because a terrible incident had just occurred in this dormitory building, the students were too afraid to come out and wander around, and every door was tightly closed.

The corridor was quiet.

Xu Ming pushed open the door to the washroom and entered the corridor, then carefully made his way to the third floor.

On the first and second floors, Xu Ming could occasionally hear some noises from the closed doors as he passed by.

However, the third floor where the murder occurred was completely silent, as if no one was on the entire floor.

Xu Ming tiptoed to the restroom at the end of the corridor where the murder had occurred, and pushed the door open to go inside.

A bone-chilling cold swept over me, as if ten air conditioners were blasting at the door.

Xu Ming quickly turned on the light, bringing light back into the bathroom.

Then they wandered around inside again.

The body had been moved away, and most of the bloodstains had been wiped dry, with only a few faint bloodstains remaining in the corner.

However, the broken mirror was left unattended.

Xu Ming examined it carefully and found that the marks on the broken glass were a bit strange, as if it had been caused by someone hitting it hard from the inside.

Could it be that something wanted to emerge from the mirror during Shiori Hagiya's ritual?

It is currently unknown.

Xu Ming activated his spiritual vision again and carefully inspected the entire public restroom.

Some clues were not very obvious during the day, but became much clearer at night.

Xu Ming soon discovered a large amount of black negative energy.

Besides the second cubicle where Shiori Hagiya died, there were also varying degrees of clustering in the mirrors, sinks, and every other cubicle.

It seems his prediction was correct.

By sheer accident, Shiori Hagamiya did indeed awaken something.

Time passed second by second, slowly approaching midnight.

The corridor outside the door remained silent.

Tick ​​tock!

Inside the washroom, the sound of dripping water could be clearly heard.

Xu Ming summoned the piglet and Erina, and then took out candles, a lighter, and a folding fruit knife that he had prepared in advance from his backpack.

After a while, Xu Ming picked up his phone, and the screen clearly showed that it was 12:04 a.m.

"I'm ready to begin."

Xu Ming gave a shout and immediately got to work.

He lit the candle with a lighter, turned off the light, filled the sink with water, cut his finger with a fruit knife, and dripped a drop of blood into the sink...

Everything proceeded smoothly according to the ritual for summoning the Mirror Fairy.

Xu Ming closed his eyes and softly called out:

"Kasumigaoka Utaha..."

That's right, he was calling out his own sister's name. Since the ritual said that one could call out the name of the deceased, his own sister was naturally included.

call!

A gust of wind suddenly blew in, making the windows rattle and creak.

Xu Ming suddenly opened his eyes.

He deliberately broke the taboos of the ritual to see what kind of things he would attract.

However, nothing happened; only the candlelight flickered, making the bathroom alternate between light and shadow.

Xu Ming looked at the shikigami beside him. The little piglet quickly shook its head, while Erina gave an awkward but polite smile.

It looks like we failed.

Is there something wrong with the steps?

Xu Ming touched his head, thought carefully for a moment, and then closed his eyes again.

This time, he called his sister's name twice before opening his eyes.

There wasn't even a single ghost hair.

Xu Ming couldn't help but frown, and started the ceremony again. This time, he shouted three times to complete the ceremony.

There was still nothing unusual.

Xu Ming was now a little confused.

What went wrong?

"My lord, could it be because we were there?"

An outsider's perspective is often clearer, and Erina's reminder immediately enlightened Xu Ming.

"It's possible, I'll try again."

Xu Ming then temporarily returned the two to the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) and began the ritual again.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha..."

Xu Ming called out again.

This time, the reaction was completely different.

Xu Ming clearly felt the temperature around him drop suddenly, and something was awakening from the darkness.

The faint sound of dripping water gradually grew louder, but Xu Ming remembered clearly that during the previous inspection, there wasn't a single faucet that couldn't be turned off completely.

Bah!

Something hit the mirror in front of him.

Xu Ming opened his eyes immediately.

The 'he' in the mirror is constantly banging his head against the mirror from within.

The mirror surface quickly developed large areas of spiderweb-like cracks.

Seemingly noticing Xu Ming's gaze, the 'he' in the mirror suddenly raised his head, revealing a ferocious smile on his face.

Xu Ming also smiled, and without saying a word, he picked up a crowbar and smashed it against the mirror.

Whoosh!

With a loud bang, the mirror in front of him shattered into pieces, revealing a dark entrance.

A monster with no facial features and a smooth, flat face stood at the entrance, staring indifferently at Xu Ming.

It seemed a bit bewildered and didn't take any further action.

Xu Ming didn't stand on ceremony; he simply raised his phone and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

With a soft sound, a bolt of purple-gold lightning ripped through the darkness.

The faceless man didn't even have time to utter a scream before he vanished into thin air.

Just then, Xu Ming heard a faint rustling sound of something crawling behind him.

As soon as Xu Ming turned his head, he saw a Japanese soldier wearing a yellowish-brown military uniform crawling out of the sewer in the shower room.

He may have seen Xu Ming instantly kill the 'weird' in the mirror with a single blow, and after climbing only halfway up, he immediately climbed back at an even faster speed.

Xu Ming immediately raised his phone, ready to send him on his way.

Suddenly, Xu Ming's own shadow began to writhe violently, and his older sister emerged from it.

The older sister didn't seem to make any move.