Chapter Thirty-Five: Escape? Unable to Escape! Part One
After a long while, she finally came to her senses.
Even though Luxianbei had gradually begun to adapt to the strange illusion, suddenly being thrown into it was still overwhelming, making it hard to bear the shared despair and pain.
“d*mn it…”
She cursed, trying to calm the chaotic emotions inside her. Then, she looked down to check her body and furrowed her brows, falling into deep thought.
Having consumed nearly half of the core of the urban legend, apart from personally experiencing Yun Meng’s despair just before her d*ath, it seemed her body had not been significantly affected?
Luxianbei thought to herself, turning to look at the group of urban legends silently waiting for her to awaken.
Their eyes were strangely eerie.
The mix of anticipation and anxiety, along with a hint of curiosity, resembled old fathers waiting outside the delivery room for the birth of their child.
Luxianbei tilted her head, “Why are you all looking at me like that? Did I do something strange just now?”
“No, no!” the urban legends all replied in unison.
Don’t ask, the answer is no!
Luxianbei frowned and pressed, “Really, nothing at all?”
“Uh, since you want to know so badly… wuwuwu!”
The Eye let out a cold laugh and was about to say something, but before finishing, it was pounced upon by its companions, piling on top of it like a game of leapfrog.
“The Eye must not be used! It must not!” Mafun said in a panic.
“Brother Eye, we kindly request that you speak cautiously and leave us a way out,” False Teeth advised earnestly.
“Are you hiding something from me?” Luxianbei furrowed her brow.
“Absolutely not!” This time, the urban legends sounded unusually united in their answer.
Don’t ask, the answer is no!
Do they really need to tell her that they just saw her, seemingly tipsy, gossiping like best friends, sharing embarrassing stories about boyfriends?
Or that she had suddenly awakened her inner cute girl and was elaborating on her skincare and beauty tricks?
If spoken, they could be silenced!
Seeing that she couldn’t extract any answers from the urban legends, Luxianbei shrugged it off and turned her attention to the three remaining urban legend cores in the suitcase.
Having consumed Yun Meng’s urban legend core, the feeling of hunger had been alleviated by over half, but she still felt a slight emptiness in her stomach, vaguely sour.
Why not… try consuming another half? Luxianbei thought, recalling that the last time she had consumed almost half a dose, the side effects had been manageable.
The fullness of power and the allure of gaining knowledge tempted Luxianbei to continue consuming.
She even had a feeling that if the urban legend transformed from Yun Meng possessed any special abilities, she could learn through consuming its core.
That feeling felt more like plundering than merely absorbing and digesting.
This effortless harvest made her somewhat enraptured.
Moreover, there was something else she was concerned about.
From the final chat records between Yun Meng and the Pharaoh, it was clear that the Pharaoh had initially been reluctant to engage in the trial of courage at Shihhekou Middle School.
But what caused him to change his mind and give a completely opposite answer in such a short time?
Luxianbei knew the answer well.
Then let’s consume another half!
She thought, retrieving another urban legend core from the suitcase and heading toward the kitchen.
Placing the urban legend core on the cutting board, she took a kn*fe and swiftly cut it in two.
There’s a famous saying regarding this, isn’t there?
High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods.
For instance, cut it in half, randomly choose one half, and eat it directly!
This time, Luxianbei refrained from adding any extra ingredients. After slicing the urban legend core, she directly grabbed one half and stuffed it into her mouth.
“Mm~!” Feeling the spirit energy continuously filling her body, Luxianbei couldn’t help but let out a pleasurable m*an.
Gradually, her thoughts became erratic, as if carried away by the wind to distant places.
Thus, she once again fell into a dream.
This time, she was playing the role of 【Liangyue】.
…
Liangyue’s growth experience flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
As her consciousness gradually stabilized and the light returned to her vision, Luxianbei slowly opened her eyes, seeing the scene before her.
It was a bright classroom, seemingly during a break, with students gathered together, whispering, while Liangyue appeared to be isolated, sitting alone in a corner.
“Did you hear about the girls from dorm 401 who jumped off the building a few days ago?”
“Yes, yes! I heard it was Zhao… uh, that person who did it. They snuck into the dorm at night and did some perverted things, forcing four girls to jump off the dorm building in the dark.”
Liangyue’s eyes widened in surprise, then immediately buried her head in her desk, peeking through the gaps in her arms to listen intently to her classmates’ conversation.
She didn’t want to be noticed, but she desperately wanted to know what they were discussing.
She knew what happened that night in dorm 401; she had been right next door.
“What do you mean four? There were clearly three! One of them wasn’t found initially, but now they’ve located her.”
“Found her? Where?”
“In the water tank on the dorm rooftop. It’s speculated that she managed to escape from that person’s clutches, went up to the rooftop, hid in the water tank, but unfortunately drowned.”
Hearing this, Liangyue’s body trembled slightly.
Liangyue clearly knew who that girl was; she had lived next door to her.
At that moment, she could no longer comprehend any of her classmates’ discussions; her mind buzzed with noise, and the scenes from that night flooded her memory, along with the persistent knocking on her door that had echoed every night like a nightmare.
…
At the girls’ dormitory of Shihhekou Middle School, the dormitories were divided into two types based on the number of residents: double rooms and four-person rooms; odd-numbered rooms were four-person while even-numbered ones were double rooms.
Liangyue lived in room 402.
Alone.
As a private elite school, Shihhekou Middle School didn’t only admit students from wealthy families; there were also exceptional students like Liangyue, who came from average backgrounds but achieved outstanding academic results through special admissions.
These special students, as an important guarantee for the school’s performance metrics, were afforded generous treatment.
As long as they maintained excellent grades, the school would not only waive their tuition but also allow them to stay in relatively better double rooms, providing them with substantial scholarships.
It was a transaction— the school provided them with benefits, and they brought prestige in return.
Liangyue entered Shihhekou Middle School under such enticing conditions, thinking it was something to be proud of.
But…
Perhaps due to her slightly introverted and proud nature, Liangyue’s situation in school was not much better than Zhao Ke’s; aside from not being physically attacked, she was completely isolated.
In the end, even her roommate moved out.
Amid the loneliness that nearly drove her mad, she could only study in silence, like a machine.
