Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

"Why does it have to be that fountain pen? I remember that as long as the ink flows smoothly, any kind of pen will do."

The burly man couldn't help but say that he had been to the realm several times and had some understanding of this kind of spirit-summoning game, knowing the basic rules of summoning the spirit through the pen.

"I tried, but it doesn't work."

Chen Ji said, "I tried it with my own pen during break time, but it didn't make a sound."

Du Tingfeng glanced at him with some surprise. He hadn't expected Chen Ji to be so reckless. The female teacher had just mentioned the Ouija board, and he dared to test it in the classroom.

Chen Ji ignored his gaze, thought for a moment, and then spoke again:

"Also, I think the spirit that Meng Yue and the others summoned was a little different from the ordinary spirit."

"Normally, the answer from the Ouija board should come from the options provided by the summoner. The Ouija board is only responsible for drawing circles and pointing out the correct answer."

"But this one, the answer is something that comes out of nowhere; it wrote it itself."

Chen Ji concluded, "I think that in this world, the only way to summon the spirit of the Ouija board is to use that special pen."

The burly man remained silent; he was actually very reluctant to steal from the dormitory manager's room in the middle of the night, as the risk was simply too great.

But all the paths had been blocked, leaving only one for them to try.

After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll listen to you."

"What is the specific plan?"

Chen Ji said softly, "I observed last night that the dormitory supervisor does two night checks."

"The first time, she only checked the first and second floors. It was too short a time, so we had to wait until the second time to take action."

He pointed upstairs and said, "At 11 o'clock, she will check the girls' floors first, which will take about fifteen minutes, and then she will come downstairs to check the boys."

"Our only time to act is within these fifteen minutes."

Du Tingfeng twirled the coin in his hand, his expression unreadable: "How do you need our help?"

“You,” Chen Ji pointed at him, “decide when we set off. Down to the minute and second.”

A hint of doubt flashed in the burly man's eyes. Just as he was about to ask something, Chen Ji said to him:

"You'll be in charge of two things."

"First, we need to make sure that our dorm room doors don't make any noise when we push them open."

"Second, you need to stand guard at the stairwell and immediately turn off the emergency lights in the corridor as soon as you hear the dormitory manager coming downstairs."

"After that, go straight back to your dorm. If Du Tingfeng and I haven't returned by the time the dorm supervisor comes downstairs, close the dorm door, leave a crack in the window, and then don't worry about anything else."

The burly man hesitated, glancing at Du Tingfeng, only to see him put the coin in his pocket and look at Chen Ji with a half-smile.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Before Chen Ji could speak, he immediately added, "But we still need a girl to help us."

"If the dormitory supervisor comes down early during the room check, she must try to delay the supervisor for a few minutes. If that's not possible, she should at least give us a warning in advance."

“They’ve probably all been affected. Who’s going to help them?” The burly man frowned. “Besides, we’re so many floors away, how could we possibly receive her warning?”

“There are many ways, like smashing the wall or throwing things. The floor is so thin, and it’s quiet at night, you can hear every little sound,” Du Tingfeng said nonchalantly.

Chen Ji nodded. This was indeed a safe option, but it would be quite dangerous for the girl.

"As for who should help with this..."

Du Tingfeng stroked his chin, unable to make a decision for the moment.

Chen Ji pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "Ding Xiang."

She is the best candidate. Compared to Wu Yan and Fang Jia, Ding Xiang has already cleared the domain once, and her personality is more calm and composed.

"As for how much she is affected, we'll observe her this afternoon."

......

When the afternoon bell rang, the noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

There was no one on the platform.

Two minutes, five minutes, until nearly a third of the class time had passed, and the teacher still hadn't appeared.

The once quiet classroom gradually became filled with soft murmurs of discussion, which soon spread throughout the entire room.

Chen Ji twirled his pen and looked at the remaining people. Ding Xiang and the burly man were whispering to each other across the aisle, while Du Tingfeng was idly scribbling on a piece of paper.

Even Fang Jia, resting her chin on her hand, stared blankly at the birds flying to and fro outside the window.

Only a few people, including Wu Yan, were still sitting upright and reading their textbooks as usual.

He observed Wu Yan carefully for a while, his brows gradually furrowing. Her seriousness didn't seem fake; on the contrary, it was very natural, as if it was the only thing she should do.

Just then, a soft tapping sound came from the end of the corridor.

Someone coughed softly, and the entire classroom immediately fell silent, as if a mute button had been pressed.

Chen Ji put down his pen and stared intently at the doorway, sensing that something was amiss.

This isn't a class taught by a female teacher, so why is she here?

He didn't blink, and saw the female teacher's red skirt flutter past the door, her harsh and gaunt face appearing immediately.

A slight gasp rang out briefly for a second!

Ding Xiang gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, biting her lower lip, trying her best to keep her gasp from escaping.

The female teacher's face was beaming with joy, but the twisted corners of her mouth stretched almost to her ears, creating a chilling smile.

With what looked like two bags of fruit in her hands, the female teacher walked effortlessly onto the podium.

On the left and right, two bloody female heads were held by her hair, their eyes wide open in death, filled with extreme fear!

"classmates!"

The female teacher threw the two heads onto the podium and said with a smile, "Our class is finally rid of two bad apples today!"

The audience was completely silent. Chen Ji was breathing rapidly, his two lifeless, severed eyes fixed on the audience, unable to look away.

When he heard the female teacher's emphasized words at the end, his mind went blank and two names popped into his head!

"Li Xiaoli, Guan Meng."

The female teacher's voice gradually turned cold: "This is the price they pay for playing the Ouija board game."

why?

Why were they the ones who died?

According to the contents of the diary, didn't they betray us?

Chen stared at the podium in disbelief. The young faces on the two heads were familiar to him; they were among the few girls in the class who hadn't lost their facial features.

This is unreasonable!

Didn't the female teacher say that as long as you actively report it, there won't be any punishment even if you were involved?!

Could it be, as the burly man said, that there is no logic in this world?

Chen Ji's mind was in chaos, and he experienced a brief moment of confusion.

Just then, scattered applause rang out all around him.

Several mechanical voices repeated a sentence, eventually merging into a chorus.

Chen Ji raised his head blankly, looked around, and suddenly his eyes froze in disbelief, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

Wu Yan, along with most of the students in the classroom, clapped her hands and numbly shouted:

"Great!"

"Great!"

"Great!"