The information contained in the words on the stone tablet was overwhelming, leaving everyone momentarily unable to process it.
But unsurprisingly, everyone's attention was drawn to the phrase: "Complete all main quests, uncover the truth of the events, and only then can everything end."
They had a lot of questions but didn't know how to communicate with the stone tablet or if it would even respond.
Zhou Yulong, attempting to communicate as he did with the bloody writing, called out tentatively:
"What does 'end everything' mean?"
A line of red text scrolled across the bottom of the LED display.
"End everything currently happening."
This sentence instantly excited everyone.
"So, does that mean we don't have to die? Will the bloody writing disappear too?"
Wu Wentao looked as excited as if he could go home and sleep peacefully that very afternoon.
However, not everyone shared his optimism.
"How do we enter the dream?" Li Lei asked a question that everyone present was concerned about.
Dreams are an abstract concept, something modern science cannot fully explain.
But everyone has had dreams, usually a world pieced together from one's memories and imagination.
How does one enter such a thing?
"After reaching the designated location at the specified time, you will automatically enter the dream."
The group still couldn't understand until Qi Yinhong shouted, "You've all seen Inception, right? Just think of it like that."
"Yeah, yeah, let's not dwell on that. Stone tablet, is the main quest dangerous?" a classmate immediately threw out the next question.
"High risk!"
Those simple words, followed by a blood-red exclamation mark, sent a shiver through everyone's hearts.
"Is there a limit on the number of people for the quest? Can one person complete it?" Su Yuan asked.
"You can, but it's recommended to have at least 3-5 people, the more the better."
"Main quest 1/4... what are the remaining three tasks?" Xu Yueyue, her face still wrapped in bandages, asked.
"They will unlock sequentially after completion."
"What is really happening with everything we've experienced so far?"
"Spirit Grudge."
Those two simple words left everyone puzzled.
Zhou Yulong asked, "What is Spirit Grudge?"
The stone tablet did not respond this time.
Zhou Yulong tried another question, "How do we avoid being hunted by the ghost while reaching the main quest location?"
With this question, the previously restless classmates immediately quieted down.
At this stage, this was the most pressing concern for everyone.
It wasn't just about the main quest... the difficulty of the bloody writing's game was increasing, and failure meant facing the ghost directly.
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And none of them had any means to deal with the ghost.
It seemed the only outcome... was death.
"Understand the ghost's killing pattern."
"Pattern? Ghosts have a killing pattern?"
"Of course, if ghosts had no rules and killed everyone they saw, wouldn't we all be dead by now... the world might even be destroyed!"
"But how do we find it? Do we use our lives to test it?"
With this, everyone fell silent.
Seven people in the class had already died, and they hadn't even seen the ghost, let alone found its killing pattern.
At this moment, Su Yuan stepped forward and asked a question that left everyone dumbfounded.
"Can the ghost be killed?"
Everyone stared at Su Yuan in shock, the air seemed to freeze.
Dude, we don't even know how to survive, and you're already thinking about killing it?
"It can."
The stone tablet's answer was even more absurd, prompting Ye Haoyu to instinctively ask, "How do you kill it?"
...
The stone tablet fell silent again.
"Ugh, doesn't know anything!" Wang Hao spat and shouted at the stone tablet, "Then why do you have an LED screen face?"
The stone tablet replied calmly.
"Keeping up with the times."
"Damn, now you know how to talk!"
The classmates bombarded the stone tablet with questions.
Despite his confusion, Su Yuan had already obtained the answer he wanted.
He stepped aside, lit a cigarette, and prepared to sort through the information he had learned.
But at that moment, he noticed Gao Wenyi crouching on the ground, pale-faced, clutching his head in pain.
"Xiao Yi? What's wrong?" Su Yuan crouched down and asked.
"Brother Su..." Gao Wenyi raised his bloodless face and whispered, "I think I know Liu Wuhuan..."
"You know him?!" Su Yuan was surprised.
He had thought it was just a name made up by the stone tablet, but was there really such a person?
Su Yuan crouched down.
"Tell me more."
"I said I think I know..." Gao Wenyi lowered his head again.
"What do you mean?" Su Yuan was puzzled, "You either know or you don't, what do you mean by 'think'?"
"Liu Wuhuan was my middle school classmate?" Gao Wenyi said uncertainly.
"You're asking me?" Su Yuan was speechless.
"Liu Wuhuan was my middle school classmate!" Gao Wenyi confirmed, frowning as if trying hard to remember, "And he was also at Jiangyan No. 2 High School, just not in my class..."
"And then?"
"That's it."
"That's it? Which class was he in?"
"I don't know." Gao Wenyi shook his head painfully, "I don't remember anything about him, not even his appearance..."
Su Yuan's expression turned serious, "Did you just forget because of bad memory, or..."
"No!" Gao Wenyi shook his head firmly, "It feels like the memories of Liu Wuhuan in my mind are shrouded in fog, the more I try to remember, the more it hurts. If I hadn't suddenly seen this name, I might have forgotten him forever..."
Su Yuan lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
Things were getting more complicated.
According to the stone tablet, everything happening in Class Ten was called "Spirit Grudge."
It was known that those who died in "Spirit Grudge" would disappear from this world and be forgotten by outsiders, with their memories being "blocked" and "erased."
But those within "Spirit Grudge" wouldn't be affected; they could remember everything clearly.
However, it seemed that Gao Wenyi had also had some of his memories of Liu Wuhuan erased.
What had happened to this student named Liu Wuhuan that even those within "Spirit Grudge" had their memories of him erased?
How was he connected to "Spirit Grudge," becoming a key to ending everything?
...
...
The questioning continued,
"Stone tablet, what is this Heaven’s Favor and the flickering candlelight in the wind?"
"This is Heaven's blessing."
"Blessing?" Zhang Yang scoffed, thinking of the recent tragedies in the class, "Who is Heaven blessing?"
The stone tablet did not respond.
"Not a single useful word!" Wang Hao said impatiently, "What exactly are you?"
"I am Heaven."
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