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Guan Yao asked doubtfully, "There are frequent cases of campus violence at Qingshan Academy, and there must be more than one victim."

"If you can't make a judgment, you can't make a judgment. A living person won't die from holding in their pee."

Fan Xiao shrugged: "Compared to the entire student body, the victims are definitely a minority. If we ask them one by one, we can always gather useful clues."

In reality, it's very easy to determine who the murderer is.

At Qingshan Academy, two people disappeared at the beginning—Tu Shang and one of the female player's subordinates who wielded a katana.

According to his guess, the two people must have been unlucky enough to witness the bullying incident and become bystanders, which is why they were swallowed up by Aoyama Prison.

Bullying exists in Aoyama Academy; it's not just a background story.

It happens from time to time... or rather, it's ongoing.

In other words, the victims, as learned from the students, must have had an unpleasant daily life at school, and were probably bullied from time to time.

Following this line of thought to investigate the situation, we will inevitably discover Himuro Ruyi, who has always been "at peace" with the other students.

While the other victims are in dire straits, only Himuro Rui remains unscathed... It's obvious who's at fault.

Thinking about this, Fan Xiao began to admire his own luck.

Because he won the grand prize as soon as he entered, he directly encountered Himuro Rui, which saved him the troublesome work of investigation and comparison.

"Since you've thought of this, and now you've voluntarily entered Green Mountain Prison... you must have already found out who the 'murderer' is back at Green Mountain Academy, right?"

Guan Yao said with some surprise, "You acted too quickly! Identifying the victims and finding the murderer from among them... that's no small task."

Now that he knows the direction of the investigation, Fan Xiao certainly won't remain inactive.

He dared to suggest coming to Qingshan Prison, presumably because he had already obtained crucial information from the murderer.

There's something I'm wondering about.

After composing herself, Guan Yao asked, "Since the 'culprit' might be the dungeon boss, wouldn't it be too risky to question them directly?"

"'The murderer' is just a possibility, not necessarily the dungeon boss."

Fan Xiao replied, "Anyway, the 'culprit' I found doesn't look like a dungeon boss at all."

"Of course, it's also possible that she has the superb acting skills of an Oscar-winning actor and successfully portrayed me."

"The possibility is... very small."

"So what did you find out from the murderer?" Guan Yao continued to ask.

"It's a story about bullying, and it has nothing to do with how to leave Green Mountain Prison. However..."

Fan Xiao reminded him, "I think her identity might be the answer itself."

He glanced into the classroom and continued, "This Green Mountain Prison is exactly the same as the Green Mountain Academy outside in terms of architectural structure."

"Although it's a bit old and worn, it has everything it should have."

"Don't you think that in itself is a hint?"

"hint……"

After a moment's thought, Guan Yao quickly realized: "The classroom! The clues to how they left are most likely hidden in the classroom where this 'murderer' is!"

"Although the space we are in has changed, the structure of the school has not."

"The desk where the murderer sat in the classroom belonging to Qingshan Academy can be found in Qingshan Prison!"

"It doesn't necessarily mean classrooms and desks."

Fan Xiao added, "Like her locker, there might be clues hidden there."

In island nations, students typically have their own lockers in schools to store their backpacks, shoes, clothes, and other items.

Students need to change into indoor shoes before entering the teaching building, so having a locker would be much more convenient.

“I know the location of the classroom and the lockers, so we're not in a hurry to find them.”

"If there are any clues in these two places, they must also be extremely dangerous. Let's rejoin our teammates first."

Fan Xiao glanced at the player panel: "The commotion that happened here before was quite significant. Players who have learned their lesson might not dare to approach a place where there is fighting activity."

"But the four of us have just come in. If any of us hears a noise, we will definitely be unable to resist coming to investigate."

"Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon... Hmm?"

Thump, thump... The heavy footsteps sounded again.

Fan Xiao stopped speaking, and Guan Yao held her breath. Both of them tried to minimize their presence and conceal their auras by using the shadows in the classroom.

That enormous, shadowy monster seems to have returned... It really is a persistent ghost.

Fan Xiao and Guan Yao both tacitly chose to give way and quietly waited for the monster to leave.

However, this time, an unexpected event occurred.

The continuous sound of footsteps suddenly stopped at a certain moment.

Judging from where the sound stopped, the shadowy monster clearly hadn't crossed the corridor yet and had stopped halfway through.

What is it doing?

Are other players here?

*Snap*—The lights in the corridor suddenly went out again, and the classroom went completely dark, with only a faint ray of light coming in from the window.

The atmosphere became somewhat eerie.

Chapter 299 Men, I Want Men

The sudden silence made Fan Xiao and Guan Yao nervous.

Seeing no movement for more than ten seconds, Guan Yao frowned and murmured, "Amber."

The next second, a spherical shield emitting a pale yellow halo enveloped both Fan Xiao and Guan Yao.

“A C-level defensive item,” Guan Yao said with a wealthy woman’s smile, “with soundproofing, so we can talk normally now.”

“Bright light makes us more vulnerable,” Fan Xiao reminded him. “Let’s remove the lighting effects.”

"You think this is like turning the graphics settings to the lowest level in a game...?"

Guan Yao shook her head and said, "This item has only this fixed effect, and you can't move it after it's activated. However, the many restrictions come at the cost of a powerful defensive effect."

"You're just telling me like that? Don't be afraid..."

"I find this situation a bit strange. Let's cooperate in the operation. I don't want to die in a place like this."

Guan Yao got down to business, saying, "That black monster's behavior pattern has changed. It hasn't reacted for so long. Should we... go out and take a look? We can't just keep waiting here."

“We should take a look,” Fan Xiao nodded. “Since the unexpected has happened, we naturally have to take the initiative.”

Because there was too much unknown information, he chose to proceed with caution.

Otherwise, with the function of the "mirror" item, he could immediately teleport to the classroom corresponding to Himuro Rui's location, as well as the shoe cabinet, and investigate the information on his own.

As for the potential dangers, they can be handled by the little angels; there's no need to gather all the teammates together.

The reason for gathering teammates is mainly to have a basic guarantee.

The little angel can only be summoned once every six hours, and each appearance lasts only two minutes. Under these restrictions, it's only natural that resources should be used wisely.

After all, the dangers in a dungeon are not only the dungeon monsters, but also other players, dungeon bosses, and so on.

Fan Xiaoxiang was waiting for the most suitable opportunity to make a move.

Ideally, monsters, players, and dungeon bosses should be grouped together...

"Let's put the props away and go outside to take a look."

Fan Xiao reminded Guan Yao.

Guan Yao nodded, letting the pale yellow halo dissipate.

Without the protective shield, the two could move freely.

They quickly left the shadowed classroom area and headed towards the classroom door.

Upon reaching the door, Fan Xiao quickly glanced outside. The corridor was quiet, without any unusual activity or sudden attack.

After gesturing to Guan Yao, he stepped out of the classroom and into the corridor, with Guan Yao following behind.

Suddenly, the lights came on.

The two looked towards one end of the corridor, but could not find the shadowy monster in their field of vision.

Fan Xiao looked back at the other end, but still couldn't see the monster.

The monster left?

But no corresponding sound came just now.

This guy seems to have vanished into thin air; it's very strange.

*Snap*... The lights went out again.

The corridor fell dark, with only a faint light coming in from the window, dispelling some of the darkness.

The surroundings remained quiet.

Fan Xiao and Guan Yao were both puzzled and surprised. Where did the monster go?

Or perhaps... the monsters didn't disappear, but rather moved to a new space?

"Are you looking for me?"

Suddenly, a voice, seemingly whispered close to their ears, sounded from their side.

Fan Xiao and Guan Yao both tensed up at the same time.

They didn't even bother to see who was speaking; they both rolled on the ground and quickly left their original positions.

After getting to within five meters and regaining their balance, the two looked in the direction from which the voices had come.

There stood a slender figure, her body outlining graceful curves, but... she was a little too slender. Her whole body looked like a thin, elongated worm, and her limbs were so thin they were almost deformed. It was unsettling to look at, and a feeling of disgust arose in my heart.

A new monster has appeared!

It emitted a female scream and gave off a strange smell.

Fan Xiao and Guan Yao both held their breath immediately, but to no avail; the smell still lingered in their nostrils.

The smell doesn't seem to travel through the air.

"Men...hehe...men...hehe..."

The long, thin, dark monster stared at Fan Xiao and uttered a voice like that of a madwoman.

She… or rather, it kept repeating that phrase, and the scent emanating from her body grew stronger and stronger.

Fan Xiao was unaffected, but Guan Yao felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurred, and a certain thought or impulse was forcibly crammed into her mind—she wanted to rush up immediately and embrace that slender monster.

Suppressing her "mating urge," Guan Yao gritted her teeth, maintained her consciousness, and released the prop.

"amber!"

A pale yellow halo spread out, and a spherical protective shield appeared, encasing Fan Xiao and Guan Yao inside.

However, Guan Yao miscalculated; her inner impulse did not disappear, but instead intensified.

"This smell...is not spread through physical means."

Fan Xiao frowned.

The strange smell... seems to be a form of mental interference.

Fortunately, he possessed mental strength approaching the A-level evolution rate range; otherwise, his performance would likely have been no better than Guan Yao's.

Suddenly, the ground trembled, but no sound came out.

Suddenly, the wall of a classroom shattered, and a tall, muscular, inverted triangular black monster burst out of the classroom and crashed into Guan Yao's defensive artifact.

The pale yellow spherical protective shield lost its footing and was sent flying.

Although the barrier did not break, Guan Yao and Fan Xiao inside were affected by the intense turbulence, causing their bodies to spin and collide.

Boom! The amber shield finally slammed into the wall at the other end of the corridor. The wall shattered instantly, but the shield continued its momentum, flying into the classroom and crashing into another wall, where it became embedded like a nail.

This time, the two of them heard a booming sound.