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Holding the brand-new 'Earth Jewel' in one hand, she reached into the ball of light with the other and took out a piece of earth-yellow magatama with cracks on its surface.

In that instant, Xu Ming saw five small, earth-yellow orbs of light fly out of it, quickly disperse, and disappear.

This must be the 'essence of earth'.

Xu Ming immediately realized what was happening.

Kato Megumi ignored the flying 'Essence of Earth' and quickly placed the new 'Earth Jewel' into the ball of light. Then she turned and glanced at Xu Ming.

"I'm counting on you from now on, Ming."

"I see."

After receiving Xu Ming's reply, Kato Megumi picked up the Kagura Bell again and began to dance the Kagura Dance in front of the formation.

As she danced, the golden runes on the outer edge of the orb of light began to rotate again, but the yellowish-brown light emanating from the orb flickered, like a faulty light bulb.

Xu Ming knew that the moment of truth had arrived.

He immediately left the classroom and began searching the entire school building.

He started his search from the third floor.

On the third floor, there are classrooms for fifth and sixth graders, a small multimedia classroom, a small library, and at the end of the corridor, Xu Ming also saw a sign for the principal's office.

Everywhere you look, you can see signs of ruin and desolation.

The white walls had turned grayish-white and were covered with dark green mold spots. Cracks of varying lengths resembled earthworms crawling on the wall.

Overturned desks and chairs, tattered schoolbags piled up in the corridor, and textbooks and torn papers were scattered all over the ground.

When the disaster struck, the entire teaching building was thrown into chaos.

However, hiding inside the building only seemed to give them about ten more seconds.

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In the empty, abandoned corridor, one could faintly hear panicked screams and shrill cries.

A gust of wind blew in from the window, and the tattered curtains swayed in the wind, like ghosts that were unwilling to leave.

Following Kato Megumi's instructions, Xu Ming searched all the rooms on the third floor, but strangely, he found neither a suspicious object nor the special sensation that Kato Megumi had mentioned.

What exactly is going on?

A sense of doubt arose in Xu Ming's heart.

Kato Megumi would never joke about something like this.

There must be something crucial that he hasn't grasped, which is why he hasn't been able to break the deadlock.

With these questions in mind, Xu Ming went up to the second floor.

He suddenly heard a strange sound coming from a classroom on the second floor.

"One, two, three, freeze!"

One, two, three, freeze!

This is one of the simplest childhood games.

One person is chosen to act as the 'wooden man' and stand facing the wall. The other people stand at a distance. Then the 'wooden man' facing the wall starts counting "one, two, three, wooden man," and the others have to quickly approach him from behind while he is counting.

After the person facing the wall finishes counting, they can turn around immediately, and the people behind them must stop.

When the two get close, the 'wooden man' facing the wall can immediately turn around to grab the others. If the others are grabbed, they have to become the 'wooden man', and a new round of the game begins.

If anyone else taps the 'Statues' on the back before the 'Statues' finishes counting, then the other person wins.

This is a simple childhood game that tests reaction time and dexterity.

China also has childhood games like "One, two, three, freeze!" and "Old wolf, what time is it?"

Before the internet age, many children played similar games due to a lack of entertainment options.

This was originally a game full of childlike fun...

However, the ongoing "one, two, three, freeze" game in front of Xu Ming exuded an extremely eerie feeling.

When he followed the strange sound, he found an extremely empty classroom.

There were five figures in the classroom: one adult and four children, standing with their backs to him like statues.

These figures were all pale and looked somewhat ethereal, much like the vengeful spirits on the street.

The larger figure appeared to be a teacher, dressed in a white shirt and suit pants, wearing glasses, but his clothes were tattered and covered in dust, as if they had been thrown into a garbage dump decades ago and had just been picked up.

Those four small figures weren't much stronger either; not only were their clothes tattered, but their entire bodies emanated an intense, overwhelming black resentment.

Just as Xu Ming took out his phone, ready to quickly take care of them in one go...

The teacher, who was facing the wall, suddenly spoke.

"One...two...three, freeze!"

While he was counting, the children silently and quickly approached their teacher, who had his back to them.

However, apart from the teacher's eerie, erratic voice echoing in the classroom, there wasn't even a sound of footsteps.

As soon as the teacher finished counting, his head immediately turned around.

Only his head turned around; the teacher's neck had turned 180 degrees, and the fleshy growths and bulges on his neck were clearly visible.

The ghostly children were instantly frozen in place, as if under a spell.

The next second, the teacher suddenly left the wall and grabbed at the children!

The children immediately scattered like birds.

They really are like birds.

Xu Ming witnessed one of the children fly directly towards the classroom ceiling and then disappear headfirst into it.

Another one was directly integrated into the underground.

In the blink of an eye, these strange children had vanished without a trace.

Strangely, none of them made a sound, as if they were performing a bizarre pantomime.

Even more terrifying, the teacher actually ran towards him with a ferocious expression on his face!

Seeing that pale face and rolled-back eyes, Xu Ming immediately picked up his phone, aimed it at him, and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

With a clear sound, a burst of purple-gold light immediately erupted, illuminating the entire second-floor corridor.

Xu Ming quickly and cautiously glanced outside the teaching building.

He was afraid that making too much noise would attract the Nine-Tailed Fox's clone.

As for the strange teacher, Xu Ming didn't pay much attention to him; he had most likely already been purified by the light...

The moment this thought crossed Xu Ming's mind, the light faded.

To Xu Ming's surprise, the strange teacher simply covered his face with his arm, took a few steps back, and then rushed towards him as if nothing had happened.

Xu Ming instinctively gripped the cross around his neck.

At the same time, the crowbar in his other hand was already swinging towards his head.

What happened next was even more unexpected for Xu Ming. The crowbar didn't feel like it hit anything; it passed right through the teacher's body, as if he were just a phantom.

The sudden situation startled Xu Ming.

After a brief delay, the teacher, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, grabbed Xu Ming by the shoulders, bringing his deadpan face close to Xu Ming's, his pupil-less eyes staring intently at him.

"Now it's your turn to be the wooden statue."

The sinister voice echoed in Xu Ming's ears.

The moment Xu Ming was grabbed, he immediately felt his body was out of control.

This feeling is completely different from when you are possessed by a vengeful spirit and negative energy invades your body.

It's more like a special rule of...unlawful resistance!?

This guy is a 'freak'!?

A sudden inspiration struck Xu Ming.

Before Xu Ming could come up with any strategy, the 'strange creature' had already forcibly dragged him to the wall where he had been facing.

That action clearly meant for him to be a 'wooden man' and start a new round of the game.

A strange thought suddenly popped into Xu Ming's mind:

If you successfully capture them, you will be able to obtain the scattered 'Essence of Earth'.

But if they touch his back, the game is lost and he will definitely die!

Not even Jesus, not even God could save him!

The Saintess's Prayer's effect of resisting strange damage seems to have little effect in the face of the rules.

At this point, Xu Ming has two options to break the deadlock.

One method was to use brute force to overcome skill, directly employing the Sacred Flame Arbitration to blast the 'monster' along with the entire school away.

The Olympic torch arbitration also has similar 'locking' rules.

Only rules can be broken.

When rules clash, it naturally comes down to whose soul level is higher.

However, while unleashing a powerful attack might feel good in the moment, the inevitable consequence is that it will be discovered by the Nine-Tailed Fox's clone, or even directly awaken the Nine-Tailed Fox's true form.

Secondly, they could only play the "one, two, three, freeze" game according to the rules of the "strange" game.

Xu Ming quickly made his choice.

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He decided to have some fun with the 'monster' first.

Of course, if his life were truly threatened, he would not hesitate to overturn the table.

So this 'monster' completely picked the wrong player, choosing a vile guy who would cheat at the drop of a hat.