Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 96: Change of Situation
The ghost army arrived in an instant. Although Zhao Yukan clarified under Wu Sheng’s questioning that “ghosts are not fierce spirits and are very weak,” when their numbers were overwhelming, even if their combat power was as weak as ants, they could still sweep through everything, leaving nothing behind!
Fair Face and Red Wine immediately donned their protective stationery. Xu Wang didn’t put on any protective stationery but instead activated the reward weapon he received on 4/23 from the Moonlight Maze!
When he got this weapon, he knew that there was a successor to [Approaching Science]. He hadn’t used it even when facing the evil spirit on 6/23, waiting for a moment like this to “sweep through thousands of troops!”
[Owl: Someone used [(Offense) Vajra Exorcism Staff] on you~~]
As expected, the notification sound arrived, and a Vajra Exorcism Staff appeared in Xu Wang’s hand.
Xu Wang thrust the staff into the ground with a clang, causing the sound of iron rings to jingle!
The oncoming ghost army suddenly shuddered as if intimidated by the aura of the [Exorcism Staff].
Xu Wang immediately gained confidence and shouted, “Leave it to me—”
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed forward with the staff, sweeping it around, living up to the saying “one sweep clears a large area”. Where he passed, ghosts were annihilated!
In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed past Fair Face and Wine Red and reached the front.
The latter two hadn’t pinned their hopes on this opponent, but seeing is believing. Xu Wang, wielding the [Exorcism Staff], had the aura of “not entering Nirvana until hell is empty”!
Xu Wang rushed to the end of the corridor, swinging the staff, and the ghosts almost completely dissipated.
When he stopped and turned around, he found four ghosts that had slipped through the net, surrounding Fair Face and Wine Red!
Among these four ghosts, two had parts of their heads missing. They must have been hit by the [Exorcism Staff], yet they somehow survived!
Fair Face, not knowing what protective stationery he used, had already wrapped himself in Buddhist scriptures, fearless in the face of the four ghosts. But Wine Red’s physical defense stationery, which could break through feudal superstitions, had already been used up during the “Ghost Oppression Battle”!
The four ghosts could distinguish strength and weakness, and they all rushed fiercely towards Wine Red!
It was too late for Xu Wang to rush over again.
Wine Red was on the verge of tears. “Wasn’t it you who said ‘leave it to me’—”
He wasn’t really accusing his Optimistic Classmate B. They were opponents, and no one was obliged to block trouble for others. He was about to be sent home. People about to die always shout out, leaving evidence of “I came, I went, I loved.”
The four ghosts were almost upon Wine Red!
At this critical moment, a warm, goose-yellow light suddenly fell from the sky, inexplicably filled with a kind of “compassion”, instantly enveloping the four ghosts!
The four ghostly figures suddenly staggered, splitting to either side in front of Wine Red, two rushing towards the wall on his left and two towards the trash can on his right, perfectly missing Wine Red himself!
Wine Red was stunned. Could it really be his “Passionate Athlete D”, with an innate “righteousness exorcism” trait? Why didn’t it trigger during the ghost oppression…
“What are you dazed for? Run—” Xu Wang was amazed, having never seen someone who hadn’t completely escaped from death yet stay to savor the moment.
Wine Red looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xu Wang rushing over with the Exorcism Staff.
Even he knew he had been saved. As he ran to the other end of the corridor, he envied and hated. “Why do you have so much exorcism stationery—”
“Exorcism my ass! [(Defense) Presbyopia]!” After announcing the defense stationery on the four ghosts, Xu Wang had already arrived where Wine Red was standing, sweeping and hammering wildly with the staff, and finished the job.
Xu Wang breathed a sigh of relief, stomped the [Exorcism Staff] on the ground, turned to Wine Red, and smiled handsomely. “Don’t fall for me.”
“……” Wine Red’s bellyful of gratitude was dead in the womb.
How could he fall in love with a man who would use [Presbyopia] on ghosts on a whim!!!
“You’re much more formidable than you were on 2/23.” Fair Face emerged from a safe corner and rejoined the group, but for safety, the Buddhist scriptures around him remained.
Xu Wang frowned. “The way you say it, people who don’t know would think you were the one who passed on 2/23…”
He and his Detective C (Fair Face) had become familiar with each other through numerous scenes together.
So when they talked, they didn’t bother with insincere pleasantries.
Optimistic Classmate B and Detective C “hurt each other” in just a few words, and the five-minute countdown ended.
Wu Sheng’s voice came from the corridor above—
“Interrupt.”
The current narrator was Zhao Yukan, who had already played 7 cards, tying with Wu Sheng and Elegant Gray, while Long Legs had played 8 cards. Wu Sheng’s interruption meant seizing the right to narrate from Zhao Yukan.
It was his advisor’s turn to narrate. Xu Wang should have been relieved but thinking that this was Wu Sheng’s second interruption card used, he became a bit worried. Zhao Yukan had only used one interruption card, and if, towards the end of the battle, Zhao Yukan still had one more interruption card than Wu Sheng, then the initiative of the battle would be in Zhao Yukan’s hands!
“Boy A’s ghost finally remembered that it was in the sports equipment storage room under the main stand of the playground where he saw this blood-stained wrist guard…”
After using the interrupt card, Advisor Wu quickly continued the story. His voice remained calm, showing no sign of receiving his team captain’s concern.
“A, B, C, and D left the teaching building and came to the storage room under the grandstand on the playground. The door was ajar, and inside came sounds of pain. A, B, C, and D peeked in and saw six students bullying one. Through the laughter of the six students, A, B, C, and D realized that the one being bullied was the same… Xiao Wang from back then.”
A barely audible sigh.
Clearly, the naming of this final boss caused some mental harm to every narrator.
“Optimistic Classmate B, whether this was a reliving of the past or something really happening, insisted on saving the person. Detective C said, ‘You wait outside, and I’ll go in with A and D to save him.’ So B waited outside, and A, C, and D joined forces to drive away the six and rescue Xiao Wang…”
Wine Red and Fair Face really wanted to rush up and wake their narrator. Couldn’t they see the situation and stop involving their team members’ names in every battle!
Le Xing, who had rejoined the team, looked up and appealed to his narrator with a heartbroken expression. “Why are you and him sabotaging each other? First, get those two who still don’t understand the game out of here—”
Fair Face: “……”
Wine Red: “We’re still here…”
“Hold on.” Finally, Zhao Yukan’s voice came from above, not because of Le Xing but because he also had something to say about Wu Sheng’s plot. “If A, B, C, and D all rushed in to save the person, their chances of winning would be higher. In such a dangerous place, choosing to weaken their own fighting power is unscientific. Besides, you’ve talked so much and haven’t played a single card.”
The four who had reached the storage room door stopped and listened quietly to the “confrontation” in the game room above. After all, every sentence could change the plot and the battle situation.
“Why, at this point, does C still need to protect B?” Wu Sheng repeated Zhao Yukan’s question, his voice tinged with a gentle smile. “Your question, A and D just asked too. C’s answer is, ‘I have to protect him.’ As for why…”
The voice above stopped and waited for a moment before sighing deeply.
“It’s love…”
Wu Sheng: Story Card 8 — [It’s Love]
Fair Face, Wine Red, and Le Xing slowly turned their heads towards Xu Wang with complex expressions.
Xu Wang: “……”
The card played by their advisor was literally life-threatening.
Xu Wang, protected by the god of love, stayed outside to keep watch. Le Xing, Fair Face, and Wine Red entered through the slightly open door, one after another.
Soon, the original laughter and crying inside were replaced by the sound of fighting.
Bored, Xu Wang started listening to the battle situation by sound. It was actually quite easy; a crisp “clang” meant the vault equipment fell down; a dull thud with a hint of dust meant someone had fallen on the sit-up mat…
“Ding—”
The five minutes of “executing the plot” time flew by in an instant.
The storage room returned to tranquility.
Soon, the door opened, and Le Xing came out with a boy covered in injuries, with no one else behind.
“Xiao Wang?” Xu Wang guessed.
Le Xing nodded and half-jokingly blinked. “Be careful. He might transform at any moment. After all, he’s a candidate for the ultimate boss.”
Xu Wang looked back into the storage room. It was pitch dark, seemingly empty.
The six bullies could appear here, so they must have already turned into ghosts. It was normal for them to flee silently, but… “What about Detective C and Athlete D?”
“Oh.” Le Xing shrugged, his smile fading but his expression calm. “Those six sent them home.”
Xu Wang was stunned, unprepared for this sudden turn of events.
As part of the plot, their task was to “defeat the six boys and rescue Xiao Wang.” Le Xing had completed it, no problem.
He indeed had no obligation to save Fair Face and Wine Red…
[Notice—]
A calm voice came from above.
[Due to the failure of Narrators 3 and 4 to turn in their papers, in the following story, High School Detective C and Passionate Athlete D will no longer appear. Please adjust the continuation of the content accordingly for Narrators 1 and 2.]
In the game room, Long Legs and Elegant Gray were baffled.
As the calm voice faded, Long Legs suddenly had a realization. He looked sharply at Wu Sheng and Zhao Yukan, the former emotionless, the latter seemingly bidding farewell.
“The plot… it’s all real.” He said those last words through almost gritted his teeth.
Zhao Yukan was calm and collected. “Next time you come, you’ll be the senior, able to bully the newbies.”
Outplayed, Long Legs had no choice but to accept his loss.
Although his face was painfully beaten, there would be future encounters.
With this thought, he suddenly smiled. He didn’t say any typical villain lines like “I’ll get you for this,” but he made a serious note of Zhao Yukan’s face.
In a fair competition, it’s okay to lose, but those who step on you after winning must be remembered clearly.
[Owl: Dear~ I’m giving you an early holiday. Sending you home.]
Stepping onto the return train, Long Legs had already calmed his heart.
But Elegant Gray hadn’t. First, he still didn’t understand what Long Legs meant by “the plot is real”, and why he himself had failed his submission; second, having heard only half the story and being forced to leave was inhumane! At least give a bad ending!
Zhao Yukan watched quietly as the two seats emptied, then his gaze shifted to Wu Sheng.
“Actually, during the last round with the hallway ghosts, you could have sent them home early.” He shook his head gently at Wu Sheng, seemingly regretful. “Your plot character wasted a good opportunity.”
“The strategy I use to win is my business.” Wu Sheng lowered his eyes, looking at his remaining cards. “My plot character just needs to have fun.”
The idle talk ended, and the story continued.
With the departure of the two teams, Wu Sheng’s main storyline wasn’t affected.
“The six ghost boys were driven away, but Detective C and Athlete D, one human and one ghost, both died. But Detective C left three strands of his hair for Optimistic Classmate B. Whenever B was in danger, blowing away one strand of hair would solve the crisis…”
Wu Sheng: Story Card 9 — [Hair Strand]
On the playground, Captain Xu holding three strands of hair: “……”
He was just moved by the phrase “have fun” a second ago, and the next second he received “three strands of hair”. Now looking at the hair strands fluttering in the wind, his feelings were too complex to describe in words.
“Xiao Wang, now a fierce ghost, accuses B, ‘Why didn’t anyone save me back then? Now it’s too late to come to my rescue. C and D are gone, A is also a ghost, and since you’re close to C, you should die for love…”
Wu Sheng: Story Card 10 — [Die For Love]
“As Xiao Wang lunged, B blew away a strand of hair, and a strong wind blew, taking A and B to the second tree on the playground, temporarily out of danger. The six ghost boys, also under the tree, cried upon seeing them, saying their bullying of Xiao Wang back then was just for fun, not realizing the deep hurt it caused. Xiao Wang hung himself on this tree after burying his diary. The tree’s rings absorbed his resentment. Burning the tree would destroy the diary…”
Wu Sheng: Story Card 11 — [Tree Rings]
“Interrupt.”
Zhao Yukan finally got the chance to play his card, or rather, the opportunity was smoother and more comfortable than he expected.
“To burn the tree, ordinary fire won’t work. It must be the Returning to the West* candle…”
*(归西) In Buddhism, it refers to someone’s death (similar to how you can say “returned to heaven”, or like “he’s with God now” ect.).
Zhao Yu Kan: Story Card 8 — [Returning to the West Candle]
The author has something to say:
Advisor Wu says that he also wanted to leave some cool and wonderful things for his team captain, like encrypted brocade bags, secret code origami cranes, and so on. But the story card he was dealt with was [Hair Strand]. What could he do? He’s also quite desperate!
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