webnovelfull Chapter 777 Lifting the Curse
Chapter 777 Lifting the Curse
"Let's catch up and see!" Yan Zhen said in a low voice.
The two of them followed the figure on tiptoe. After turning a few corridors, they arrived at the door of a classroom.
Looking through the gap in the window, Chen Yile and Yan Zhen saw more than a dozen blurry figures sitting in the classroom.
They were all reading or doing homework seriously, but there was no expression on anyone's face.
"Are these people all undead?" Chen Yile said softly.
Yan Zhen nodded: "It seems that there are quite a few undead gathered in this school. They seem to be particularly obsessed with learning."
Just then, there was a sudden commotion in the classroom, and a voice shouted, "Exam time is up!"
All the undead immediately stopped what they were doing and sat down in their seats in an orderly manner.
A blurry figure walked up to the podium and began distributing test papers.
"What's going on?" Chen Yile asked in confusion.
Yan Zhen narrowed his eyes. "It seems that the reason these undead souls are trapped here is because they had a deep obsession with learning in their lifetime. They still maintain the habit of studying in the underworld and even hold regular exams."
Chen Yile was horrified when he heard this: "Will they do anything bad to us?"
Yan Zhen shook his head: "Probably not for now. Their obsession makes them focus on their studies, and they have no ill intentions. But if someone disturbs their study order, it's hard to say..."
The two left quietly and continued to search for the teleportation point in the school.
According to the markings on the map, the teleportation point should be located in a hidden corner of the school.
The school corridors were covered with cobwebs and the air was filled with the smell of stale dust.
"It's really eerie here." Chen Yile said in a low voice.
Yan Zhen walked ahead, his steps still steady: "Don't take it lightly, every wall and every door here may hide danger."
Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the end of the corridor.
Chen Yile subconsciously looked back and saw a girl in a white dress running past quickly.
Her hair covered her face, but from her flowing movements it was clear that she was definitely not an ordinary student.
"Who is that?" Chen Yile swallowed.
Yan Zhen grabbed him and said, "Don't say anything! Pretend you didn't see it!"
The two held their breath and pretended to concentrate on checking the situation in the corridor.
The girl suddenly stopped as she floated past them.
"Who are you?" Her voice was hollow and cold.
Yan Zhen suppressed his inner nervousness and said, "We are the dormitory managers. We heard that this place is haunted recently, so we came to check it out."
The girl tilted her head and looked at them for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Okay, but you'd better be careful, there is a curse here."
Before she finished speaking, her figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.
Chen Yile breathed a sigh of relief: "I was really scared to death."
Yan Zhen did not let down his guard. "The undead here seem to be particularly concerned about the curse. It seems that if we want to unlock the conditions of the teleportation point, we must uncover the secret of this school's curse."
The two continued to go deeper and encountered more undead in the corridor. Some were boys and girls who looked like students, and some were teachers and parents. They all looked confused, as if they had lost interest in everything around them.
"These undead souls seem to be very calm." Chen Yile said in a low voice.
Yan Zhen shook his head: "Calmness does not mean safety. Some undead appear normal on the surface, but in fact their hearts are filled with resentment and obsession."
At this moment, a sharp bell suddenly rang in the empty campus.
"Class is starting." A vague voice came from a distance.
Chen Yile and Yan Zhen looked at each other and saw a hint of uneasiness in each other's eyes.
After a bell rang, the whole school suddenly became lively, and countless undead began to move around, some walked into the classroom, and some walked towards the playground.
However, their movements were mechanical and stiff, as if they were driven by some invisible force.
"What exactly is the curse of this school?" Chen Yile asked in confusion.
Yan Zhen looked around and squinted his eyes as he said, "There was a fire in this school. Many students and teachers were trapped in the classroom and eventually died. Their souls are trapped here, repeating the scene of class forever."
Chen Yile was horrified when he heard this: "So this is a curse?"
Yan Zhen nodded: "That's right, their souls cannot be freed and can only be trapped here forever. I guess only when this curse is broken will the teleportation point appear."
Chen Yile asked: "Then what should we do?"
Yan Zhen pointed to a classroom at the end of the corridor and said, "That's where the fire happened. Let's go and take a look."
Before he finished speaking, a shrill cry suddenly came from the classroom.
"Save me, save me..."
Chen Yile and Yan Zhen looked at each other and walked quickly towards the classroom.
The classroom door was ajar and it was pitch black inside.
The moment they pushed open the door, a strong smell of burning hit them in the face.
There were countless blurry figures floating in the classroom. They were all students and teachers who died in the fire that year. Their faces were full of painful expressions, and some were even still burning.
"Save me..." The cries of the crowd rose one after another.
Chen Yile felt a strong negative emotion coming towards him, almost drowning him.
"Their obsession is too deep!" Yan Zhen shouted, "This will affect us. We must find their obsession as soon as possible!"
Chen Yile closed his eyes and tried to feel the emotions of these undead.
Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind.
When the fire broke out, a student was trying to push open a closed window to escape.
"Window!" Chen Yile suddenly opened his eyes and shouted.
Yan Zhen immediately said, "Take me to see it!"
The two rushed to the classroom window. The window was already broken, but through the broken glass, they could vaguely see the scene outside.
"This window was locked shut!" Chen Yile said excitedly. "The students wanted to escape but couldn't open the window."
Yan Zhen nodded: "If we can make them believe that the window is open, perhaps we can solve their obsession."
Chen Yile took a deep breath, used his spiritual power to condense a weak flame on the windowsill, and then opened the window.
"Look, the window is open!"
"We can go out now!" a voice said with a sob.
Gradually, all the dead souls showed relieved smiles.
A boy in a faded school uniform came up to the two of them, his face covered in dust, but his eyes were full of gratitude.
"Thank you!" The boy's voice was hoarse and weak.
Before he finished speaking, the boy's figure turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated into the air.
Their figures began to become transparent, and eventually turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated into the air.
When the last undead disappeared, the whole classroom suddenly lit up with golden light, and the teleportation point finally appeared!
The golden light illuminated the entire classroom. Chen Yile and Yan Zhen stood in front of the circular pattern of the teleportation point and felt a warm energy.
"It seems we succeeded." Yan Zhen said.
The light of the teleportation point became stronger and stronger, and Chen Yile felt a powerful force sucking them in.