Chapter 869 - Who Will Be Next? (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

As the wooden boards fell off one by one, the boy who stood next to Chen Ge slowly transformed. The large head slowly turned, and the small eyes that were squeezed behind the folds of fat stared straight down the corridor. The corridor sealed by the wooden boards was different from the other corridors in the School of the Afterlife. There was no blood fog, and the walls and cement floor looked no different from a normal corridor in real life.

Yin Hong saw the shift in Chen Ge’s eyes and whispered to explain, “All the students here know that this place is forbidden, so they do not come here. Therefore, it’s only natural for this corridor to have retained its previous state.”

“The world behind the door is all red, so how could there be somewhere that is similar to real life? The only explanation is the school meant to keep it this way.” Removing the last board, the fog dispersed. Chen Ge and the others rushed in, but only the boy with the smell stood where he was.

“Have you been reminded of something?” Chen Ge wanted to tap the boy’s shoulder, but his hand phased through his body. The honest fatty was just a ball of smelly air, unlike other Specters. The boy did not answer. His round body slowly moved down the corridor. He walked very slowly like he was afraid.

Why would he be afraid? Does he not wish to see his real self, or is he unwilling to face the memory in his heart?

Chen Ge did not know how to console the boy. He did not urge him. If the boy showed any clear sign of resistance, he would take him out of there immediately. There was no light in the corridor, and all the windows were sealed. This place was completely isolated from the rest of the school. The school did not seem like it liked other people going there—this was his private place.

“I’ve only heard of this place from the teachers. I didn’t expect things here to appear so normal.” Yin Hong was curious and walked at the front. After a small jog, she stopped. “This room is the dormitory that I mentioned earlier. The students who stayed here all said that they would see something standing next to their bed at midnight. His feet stepped on the ground, but there was a noose around his neck. His face was green as he stared at one of the beds. If you met his gaze, you would disappear.”

“Is the door locked?” Chen Ge reached out to push at the door.

“Hey! Did you not hear me? Can you give me some reaction? I’m telling you something scary!” Yin Hong was not satisfied with Chen Ge’s attitude. “I know you are brave, but these few forbidden zones are the places where the teachers forbade the students from coming. For all newcomers, the first day of class is for getting to know where they can go and where they can’t go.”

“The door isn’t locked. Xu Yin, come with me.” Chen Ge completely ignored Yin Hong. While the girl was speaking, he had pushed the door open a sliver.

“You really want to die, don’t you! Listen to me, there are things more painful than death in this world, so don’t think that…” Yin Hong was the coagulation of negative emotions in Yin Bai. She had to face all the negative emotions and cruel memories. Therefore, she had slowly turned into a monster, but due to what had happened earlier, she had stopped hiding herself before Chen Ge. She probably felt close to Chen Ge, believing they were the same type of person.

Chen Ge noticed the change in Yin Hong, too, but he did not pay it any attention. Yin Hong was the negative memory of Lee Xueyin. He thought that he would be closer to Yin Bai unless the ghost fetus was the carrier of the good memories and he was the one who shouldered all the pain. But that was clearly impossible. He did not think much of it and attributed Yin Hong’s change to his sparkling personality.

With Xu Yin’s agreement, Chen Ge pushed the bedroom door open. A faded smell of mildew drifted out. Having gotten used to the smell of blood, this smell of mildew felt strangely familiar.