Chapter 859 - What Have I Seen? (2/2)

It was Zhang Ya who consumed the original door-pusher for the School of the Afterlife, so she is the most qualified to become the new door-pusher.

When Chen Ge was thinking, he would radiate this special quality without even realizing it. The employees had gotten used to it, but this was the first time for the old headmaster and Yin Hong, and they reacted to it differently. There was surprise in the old headmaster’s eyes, but at the same time, it felt like he saw something familiar. Yin Hong had a complicated expression—it felt like she had given up some dangerous thoughts.

“Sir, we shall go and check out the well behind the field first, to ensure that the path is safe.” Chen Ge would be worried if he did not see it for himself.

“Okay.” The old headmaster held Yin Hong’s hand and walked ahead. They reached the end of the corridor, and the road ahead was blocked by wooden planks. There was no way forward.

“In a bit, some monsters might be let in here. You’d better be prepared and move fast, or else the school might realize it and send over staff and teachers.” The old headmaster half-squatted on the ground and very easily removed the few planks closest to the wall. As the planks loosened, a large amount of blood fog leaked in from the gap.

“Quick!”

To save time, Chen Ge did not take everyone through. He only brought Xu Yin. Pulling back the planks, the old headmaster, Chen Ge, and Xu Yin crawled through the gap. After they left, the headmaster swiftly replaced the planks.

“I need to nail them back so that it will not be discovered by the school.” The headmaster held the planks and looked for the nails that just fell. “The nails aren’t normal nails. They can harm the things outside the school, and they come with curses…”

“Are the nails like these?” Chen Ge sought out some nails from his pocket. When he first entered the school, he had been cursed. His body had been poked with nails at irregular intervals, so he had many such nails.

“Yes.” The way that the headmaster looked at Chen Ge was strange. “Where did you get so many of them?”

“It’s a long story.” Chen Ge did not want to waste time on this subject. He opened his backpack. “Do you need a hammer?”

After dealing with the planks, Chen Ge took his time looking around. Blood fog drifted around them, and there was a stench in the air. The visibility was very poor.

“I wonder if it’s on purpose that the school’s consciousness arranged for Mu Yang High School to be on the most outer layer.” The old headmaster led Chen Ge through the blood fog. “Actually, we are still inside the school. If we walk further, you’ll come across a red wall, and the wall sequesters the school from the outside world.”

“Does that mean that we will be able to leave this school by jumping over the wall? Then why are we wasting time looking for a well?” Chen Ge did not get it.

“When you get close to the wall, you’ll be discovered by the school. Endless souls of despairing children will rush at you and tear you into pieces.” The headmaster shivered. “If you wish to leave the school quietly, the well is the only path.”