Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 120: Chapter 54 Kaidan Begins_3

6: The security room is on the first floor. During the day, if you encounter any problems, you can ask the patrolling security guards. At night, no matter what happens, please do not approach the security guards or the security room. Do not let them catch you.

Fortunately, Cheese had grabbed Li Yelai; otherwise, the latter’s sprint just now would likely have violated the first rule.

He would have been directly attacked by monsters spawned from the Taboo Items.

Of course, deliberately provoking an attack from the monsters was one strategy, which could allow teammates to take the opportunity to rescue other students. But since the exact number of Kaidan monsters was uncertain, this was a last resort.

Li Yelai felt behind his waist and grasped the handle of the Hot Melt Axe.

The Big Black Umbrella was too cumbersome to carry around all the time, but the Hot Melt Axe did not have this issue. This was also Li Yelai’s only weapon.

”Signal’s gone for sure. Let’s split up. First, ensure the students’ safety,” Cheese suggested. ”I’ll go to the first floor to see if that security guard can be hypnotized. And maybe see if I can get the main gate open.”

”Then my sister and I will take the second floor. It seems we need to light some items, and that’s my specialty,” Starfire said quickly.

”Then I’ll head to the third floor,” Li Yelai nodded.

”Be careful, everyone, don’t capsize in a ditch,” Cheese reminded, looking at Li Yelai.

Then the four of them dispersed into the stairwell.

Li Yelai went up to the third floor alone, which housed several classrooms and offices.

At the moment, from one of the classrooms, suppressed sobbing could be heard. It was the classroom where Li Yelai was supposed to have a lesson.

As Li Yelai approached, he peered through the doorway and saw the situation inside the classroom.

Several large statues eerily stood around the room.

The young man, who had been wearing an expensive suit earlier, was now lying on the ground with a bloody head, his life hanging by a thread. Several students and a teacher were also lying around him.

Beside the injured, about twenty other people were tensely watching the statues around the room.

Because they were not allowed to make eye contact, they were all looking down at the statues’ lower limbs.

A few girls, overcome with fear, started sobbing but dared not make any louder noises.

After an initial outbreak of panic, they all followed the rules—keeping quiet, avoiding eye contact, and keeping the statues out of sight.

It seemed there were some smart people among them.

It was that guy who had been beaten up earlier.

At this moment, his face was resolute as he comforted a female classmate beside him while instructing the others to keep a close watch on the statues.

Li Yelai felt slightly relieved in his heart and quietly entered the room.

Then, the others also noticed Li Yelai. Among their surprise,

The male student glanced over and said, ”Classmate, it looks like there’s a medical kit in the cabinet next to you. Could you please get it? They’re badly hurt. Don’t worry, we’ll keep watch. As long as you don’t look into their eyes or make too loud a noise, the statues won’t attack you.”

”You’re quite generous,” Li Yelai nodded slightly to the male student.

He’d been beaten before, yet now he was repaying evil with good, helping those who had beaten and humiliated him; quite magnanimous of him.

The man just chuckled softly, without responding.

So, Li Yelai followed the hint and opened the nearby cabinet.

He saw the medical kit, but... as the cabinet opened,

A jar filled with glass beads also fell out in an instant.

They hit the ground heavily; the sound of breaking glass and bouncing beads echoed through the quiet classroom.

At the same time, the statues that had been surrounding the students all turned their heads to look at Li Yelai in that moment.

Li Yelai was taken aback, but then he saw the malevolent smile on the face of the male student, and the several large statues lunging towards him in an instant.