After the hidden task was triggered, news of the deaths of the other two teammates also came in. Compared to Zhen Tao, Lu Bai seemed to be relieved quickly. As for Zhen Tao, although his health points had not yet reached zero, his severe mental deficiency made him a monster in the dungeon!
Looking at the man beside her, Zhao Yi curiously asked, "You've been living in this university for three months, haven't you encountered any scary things?"
Li Sheng smiled bitterly. "How is that possible? Although I don't know how you guys got in here, I can tell that you just entered not long ago. The danger in this university far exceeds your imagination! Most of the people you see inside the university right now... are not alive!"
"I have seen it with my own eyes. This university is under a terrifying curse cycle. Every seven days, those zombie-like people inside the university will die one after another, then be reborn and repeat the cycle of death again! The later the curse, the more terrible things will happen!"
"I once saw it with my own eyes. On the seventh day of the last curse, all the teachers and students were carrying their bloody heads, patrolling every corner of the university... Once they found you..."
At this point, Li Sheng couldn't help but shudder. Obviously, the experience at that time had a huge impact on his soul. He didn't want to recall or describe it too much.
"But... how did you manage to avoid it?" Yang Linlin asked anxiously. Since the man in front of her could survive for three months, it shouldn't be a problem for him to help them survive for seven days!
Li Sheng patted the sofa under his butt. "There... I escaped to the water tower and accidentally discovered this basement. That's how I survived!"
Yang Linlin was excited and grabbed Zhao Yi's arm. "I understand! The water tower must be a hidden safe zone. As long as we stay here and don't run around, we can survive for seven days!"
Zhao Yi's face showed no joy. "Alas... Miss Yang, things are probably more complicated than you think."
"What do you mean?" Yang Linlin asked.
Li Sheng looked worried. "The curse of this university is expanding continuously. The water tower was indeed safe before. Those monsters outside would ignore this area and not even glance at the water tower... But later, they began to wander outside the water tower, even knocking on the door to test if there were people inside. Then, they forcibly entered the water tower to search for everything..."
"On the last seventh day of the last cycle, I hid in the basement and almost got exposed... So, I think the curse has spread to this area. If we hide in the basement again this time, I'm afraid..."
Li Sheng suddenly closed his mouth. The footsteps above had sounded again, and this time they were even more intense!
The three of them were already extremely tense, and even the audience in the live broadcast room felt incredibly nervous! They held their breath and dared not even take a deep breath!
It was obvious that there was more than one monster upstairs now!
Once they are exposed, it's like fish in a barrel, destined to die!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, there was a sound of impact on the ground!
It seemed like a clever ghost was inspecting the ground!
A chill ran down everyone's spine!
Zhao Yi's thoughts turned quickly. He immediately moved a ladder from the pile of debris behind him and stood on it, using his back to block their entrance!
Seeing what Zhao Yi intended to do, Yang Linlin and Li Sheng carefully approached and helped stabilize Zhao Yi's body!
There are connections and no connections under that special brick, and the sound of tapping is completely different!
The ghost is only suspicious at the moment and hasn't confirmed the existence of a secret chamber below.
As long as they handle it properly, they can completely avoid the ghost's scrutiny!
Before long, the tapping also came from Zhao Yi's back!
The other party is quite strong, and even through a thick brick, the bodies of the three people were shaken by the force from above!
They gritted their teeth, supported themselves firmly, and dared not relax in the slightest!
After tapping for a while and confirming that there was no problem, the ghost went to check elsewhere.
When the two finally relaxed, Zhao Yi immediately made a gesture to them, and Yang Linlin and Li Sheng continued to support Zhao Yi's legs with all their strength!
Sure enough, after a while, the ghost above them returned to this place and stomped fiercely!
The intense force made the legs of the two people below tremble.
Finally, the ghost seemed to confirm that there was no problem. It stopped probing and left the water tower for elsewhere.
Yang Linlin and Li Sheng sat on the ground, feeling weak all over!
"See, I told you, the water tower is no longer safe..."
Li Sheng's face was full of worry.
"To survive this curse, we either need to continue searching for the next shelter, or... break the curse!"
Zhao Yi glanced at him casually without speaking.
On the side, Yang Linlin's eyes lit up.
"Breaking the curse?"
"Do you know how to break the curse?"
Li Sheng remained silent for a long time.
"I know the method, but it's extremely difficult to execute!"
"I can't do it alone; I need help!"
Yang Linlin said, "We can help you!"
Li Sheng hesitated for a moment and nodded after a long while.
"Okay!"
"I'll trust you this once. Anyway, if we continue like this, it's a dead end!"
"Let's take a chance!"
"...Based on our previous research and investigation, I can now confirm that the reincarnation curse in this university started with a student."
As he finished speaking, Yang Linlin instinctively blurted out, "Chen Qiong?"
Li Sheng looked at the two of them with a surprised expression.
"You know?"
Zhao Yi replied, "We don't know much, but it seems like Chen Qiong's mother had an accident inside Shishan University..."
Li Sheng sighed, rubbing his head.
"This is a long story," Li Sheng said.
"Chen Qiong was originally a poor family in the city. Although life was still okay in the beginning, later on, his father was trapped in a collapsed mine while working in his hometown. The coal boss fled with the money to avoid criminal responsibility and never compensated them. Chen Qiong's family struggled more and more each day, with only a disabled seamstress mother left. Fortunately, Chen Qiong was always an outstanding student since childhood, and not only did he get into the best college in the city - Shishan University, but he also received a large scholarship due to his high ranking."
"This should have been the cradle that nurtured his dreams, but unfortunately, there was an accident..."
"Shishan University held two exams per month to stimulate student competition and decide the seating arrangement for the next week based on exam scores. Chen Qiong, who had excellent grades, always sat in the front row near the podium, which made all the outstanding students from all over the country look up to him! In addition, there was a girl in their class named Zhang Ya who also had excellent grades and was beautiful. She had been sitting next to Chen Qiong for a long time, and as high school students, you know, at that age when hormones are already active, coupled with spending a lot of time together, Chen Qiong became deeply infatuated with Zhang Ya."
"At first, this was considered a match made in heaven, but then a transfer student named Pang Xiao came to their class. He was the son of the mayor, and although he scored last in every test, he also fell in love with Zhang Ya. He directly asked their homeroom teacher, Liang Ming, to swap his seat with Chen Qiong's because he was afraid of being expelled from the school."
"Liang Ming, of course, did not dare to refuse his request."
"So for a while, the person who ranked first in the class sat in the last place, while the last place sat in the first place."
"Every time they got a perfect score, it felt like a cruel blow to Chen Qiong's face!"
"He knew that his family was very poor and he had no way to compete with Pang Xiao, so he endured it all. But one day, during class, he saw Pang Xiao put his hand into Zhang Ya's clothes, and Zhang Ya did not dare to resist, so he could no longer suppress his anger."
"He privately bribed a group of classmates who were also from poor families with his scholarship and, on a night, covered his face with a scarf, dragged Pang Xiao to a small tree and beat him up badly!"
"However, all of this was captured by the school's surveillance cameras. After being severely questioned by the grade director, some students couldn't bear the pressure and told on Chen Qiong."
"So... Chen Qiong was forced to drop out of school."
"Afterwards, Chen Qiong's mother came to Shishan University and found Chen Qiong's homeroom teacher, Liang Ming. She knelt in his office, crying and begging him to spare her son. However, Liang Ming didn't care about any of this. In the end, the two pushed and shoved each other, and Liang Ming accidentally pushed Chen Qiong's mother, Run Fang, off the building. Unfortunately, Run Fang fell head first and died on the spot..."
"Afterwards, nobody dared to intervene in Chen Qiong's case. Several days later, he sneaked into the university alone, killed Liang Ming with a kitchen knife, and escaped from the school under security escort. Since then, he has disappeared without a trace..."
"However, the official report stated that Chen Qiong had escaped and was at large."
"But in fact... Chen Qiong never left Shishan University..."
"He died there."