After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle

Before long, it was completely dark, and the boarding school lobby, which was arranged as a banquet hall, was brightly lit.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the door of the lobby was pushed open by a force from the outside to the inside.

It lasted about three minutes before the door closed again, the chaotic snow flakes and gusts were isolated, and nine more figures appeared in the bright corridor.

They were wearing the school uniforms distributed during their lifetime, standing stiff and lifeless, and without exception, there was a little white flower on their chests.

Although everyone had been prepared for a long time, they were more or less frightened when they saw the nine classmates who had crawled out of the grave. After a short period of shock, several newcomers even covered their mouths with their hands to prevent themselves from being sick and sick. Fear vomited.

These deceased classmates maintain their state before death. For example, the two gangsters in 101 only have a skeleton frame and the colorful hair on their heads. For example, the two boys in 108 are still wooden people. The saddest one should be Guo Xian. , The swelling of the corpse made him look more bloated.

The nine dream tourists who were lucky enough to live tonight looked at their dancing partners, and felt a little distressed. This dance is destined to be unpleasant.

Only Chi Nan was present.

The familiar footsteps sounded from the stairs, and Chi Nan raised his head to greet his dancing partner.

This time the children and the teacher are standing on the dance floor: "Good evening, dear students, I am glad to see 19 students gathered here again, and there are still four hours, we will usher in the most special day, some of you I will also graduate from the boarding school smoothly, and I will send my blessings to everyone."

"Next, please find the dancing partner you invited and spend the last happy time together."

"Brother Nan, do you remember the dance steps I taught you last time?"

229 is very dedicated to playing the role of a doctor. He still hasn't taken off his white coat, standing in front of Chi Nan decently, raising his lips.

He made an inviting gesture to Chi Nan, and Chi Nan noticed that this guy was politely wearing gloves.

Chi Nan knew that 229 was unwilling to let this body shed tears in front of everyone.

"I don't remember at all," Chi Nan said truthfully, shaking 229's hand. "You can teach again."

229 smiled, lowered his voice and said in his ear: "Okay, I understand."

The rest of the dream visitors are not as lucky as Chi Nan. Their dance partners die in a variety of ways, and the biggest thing they have in common is that they are all creepy.

Because the teacher said before that you can choose a same-sex dance partner, everyone gave priority to the more familiar classmates, Jiang Liang was forced to be assigned to Guo Xian, who was in the same bedroom, and danced with a bloated uncle’s corpse on the eve of his birthday, which can almost be called him. The worst experience in this life...

With the sound of music, the absurd dance party officially kicked off, and demons danced wildly on the dance floor.

There was originally an insurmountable boundary between the living and the dead, but in the singing of this evening, the boundary was diluted or even eliminated. The dance of the dead and the living resembled a kind of carnival ritual, using death as a sacrifice to welcome the advent of February 29.

229 Teaching the uncoordinated Chi Nan to dance like last time on the cruise ship at dusk, and laugh while teaching.

Chi Nan pursed his lips and glanced at him: "May I have a look at your pocket watch?"

229 paused, and immediately laughed again: "It's a pity, there is no chance now."

Chi Nan: "...oh."

229 looked at him: "Why do you want to watch it again?"

"I want to confirm something." Chi Nan didn't directly inform 229 of his conjecture.

229 just narrowed his eyes and didn't continue to ask. After a while, he suddenly smiled deeply: "Brother Nan, there are some things you may not want to know."

Chi Nan: "...oh."

"In other words, knowing it may not be a good thing for you."

Chi Nan casually took it again.

The time flow of the dance party was adjusted artificially faster, but it was just three dances, and the clock had already struck eleven.

The anticipated number 29 will be reached in one hour.

The female teacher paused the music and stood in the seat above the ball again: "Happy time is always short. Congratulations to all the students. You successfully completed the ball under the guidance of Tarot Divination. No one violated school rules tonight."

With the sound of the music disappearing, the nine dead souls crawling out of the cemetery stopped all their movements and solidified in the center of the dance floor like a sculpture.

"Please return to your place first if you have bid farewell in advance. Here is the time for the living," the female teacher turned to the nine dead souls, "Thank you for your participation tonight."

She said that she bowed deeply to the nine souls, but in the blink of an eye, the souls disappeared from the bright banquet hall.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chi Nan and Tang Yu's inferences were correct. Tarot implied that the two of the prom partners must have a sacrifice. The method of inviting the late dreamer not only avoided death, but was also within the scope of the rules.

Everyone was lucky enough to escape the "Reaper".

Only Chi Nan's dancing partner is still there.

229 put his hands in his pockets and stood aside, admiring the final fate of the remaining ten dream visitors as a spectator.

"Congratulations again to the ten students who abide by the school rules. Next, we will usher in the most ceremonial and most anticipated part of this semester." The female teacher glanced at the uneasy crowd, "I think many of you have already guessed Here, what does the coming special day mean."

"I have prepared the most delicious graduation gift for you all, I hope you like it."

As soon as the female teacher's voice fell, a huge double-layer cake was pushed out of the cafeteria.

The lights in the lobby were also mostly black in an instant, and the half-bright light was more disturbing than the complete darkness.

It was the last moment, everyone suppressed the tension and excitement. Look at me and I look at you. Finally, they all looked at the clock pointing at eleven.

There is still an hour, but they have a foreboding that the dream makers in this school will never let them spend the last time in peace.

Only Chi Nan looked at the cake without blinking.

The cake is piled with white bell flowers shaped with fresh cream, and clusters are placed on the red cake embryo, which looks very delicious.

"The bottom of the cake is red...Isn't it made of human blood?" Liang Han glanced at the cake in the dim light, and his voice trembled.

Chi Nan looked closer and shook his head calmly: "It should be a red velvet cake, it's delicious."

Liang Han: "..." Why are people still caring about the taste of the cake?

Watching Chi Nan's every move, 229 smiled not far away.

Then the female teacher took out a small box: "To celebrate the most special moment, the teacher has prepared a surprise for you."

The moment the box opened, all the dream visitors poked their heads out, and through the slight light, they saw nine colorful candles neatly packed in the box.

The female teacher hadn't explained the specific rules yet, and Tang Yu's face sank after counting the number of candles.

"This is a special birthday candle. Only those who celebrate their birthday on February 29 can light the candle." The female teacher showed the candle in her hand to everyone with a serious look. "A candle symbolizes the life of a classmate. Only when the candle is lit can you continue your life, otherwise..."

She split her red lips and smiled stiffly.

Tong Yu also had a premonition: "Why are there only nine? We obviously still have ten people left."

The female teacher put a smile away: "Classmates, there are some problems that you need to solve by yourself."

Whether it is a dance partner or a candle, the school will always provide one less than they actually need, as if they were deliberately competing against each other.

Tang Yu: "Do we need to do anything after lighting the candle?"

The female teacher said cheerfully: "As long as you are religious enough in your heart, every student will get a chance to draw a lottery during the process of lighting the candles, and the prizes are very rich."

As soon as her voice fell, everyone was in an uproar. Tang Yu hurriedly asked, "Excuse me, this lottery session...does it need to consume our favorability points?"

The female teacher curled her lips: "Of course not, this is an extra gift provided by the head of the school to the students."

Chi Nan: "Could you tell me a little bit, what exactly are the lucky draw prizes?"

Female teacher: "For example, some practical props that will allow you to pass the customs smoothly in the future, like the "regret medicine" obtained by classmate Guo before, or a chance to ask a dreamer, are precious to you. "

In other words, if they get the candle and light it smoothly, they will not only be able to get out of the nightmare dungeon alive, but also get a precious chance to draw a lottery. The setting of not consuming goodwill points at all is equivalent to a pie in the sky.

Correspondingly, one of them was not only unable to draw a lottery, but also facing death because he couldn't light the candle.

Tang Yu stayed with Chi Nan for a long time, and also learned some sorrow operations. He thought about it and said, "If we cut a candle in half, and then cut off the wax block in the second half to expose the candle wick, there will be no Did the two candles go? The teacher didn’t say how long it would take to burn, only that the lottery was drawn..."

Unfortunately, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the female teacher's stern voice: "This classmate, absolutely must not do anything to damage the candle, otherwise it will anger the person in charge of the school who made the candle by himself."

Obviously, the person in charge of the school in the female teacher's mouth is 229 standing there watching the show.

Tang Yu hurriedly silenced, biting his lip at a loss.

Chi Nan asked the female teacher calmly: "Can I use my own candle?"

The female teacher raised her eyebrows: "Of course not, it must be a candle made by the person in charge."

"He did it by himself," Chi Nan took out the little candle that Ye Chang had left for him from his pocket. "Teacher, this should be fine, right?"

The female teacher's expression froze directly, and she instantly went into a downtime state.

After a while, he nodded stiffly: "Very good, very good, okay."

Everyone was confused. Tang Yu looked at Chi Nan with a subtle expression. Although he was full of doubts, he suppressed it out of courtesy and respect.

Chi Nan inserted the little candle man on the cake. He glanced at 229 subconsciously and said, "Thank you."

229 raised the corners of her lips, and replied with her lips: "You are welcome."

"Okay, please start the draw with candles in the order of the dormitory number. Note that the candles must be lit and blown out by themselves, otherwise they will be dealt with in violation of school regulations."

The female teacher made the rules very clear. The sleepwalkers were worried about what might happen during the candle lighting process, and they all consciously stood far away and lined up one by one to draw the lottery in an orderly manner.

Chi Nan was the last of all, waiting for 229 to yawn.

I saw Chi Nan methodically insert the little candle man into the white bell flower cream, lit it with the lighter sent by the teacher, and closed his eyes in the candlelight.

His luck □□ stopped at the seemingly most useless prize, but it fits Chi Nan’s mind: [You get a chance to ask the system a question. Remarks: No need to consume any favorability, but the system has the right to remain silent , Please think carefully before asking questions. 】

Chi Nan had already considered it clearly, and did not hesitate to ask questions in his heart——

"Please tell me, what is the secret hidden in 229's pocket watch"

Although 229 had explicitly rejected him just now, and the system also noted that he might remain silent, Chi Nan still insisted on trying again.

But it was almost the moment Chi Nan uttered the question, 229 who received his question pressed the "Reject" button on the system interface.

Although he is not afraid of being known by Chi Nan’s identity, this is something uncontrollable for him now. He is keen to watch the changes in Chi Nan’s expression and inner struggle, but...

229 Can't explain clearly what I am worried about, or what I am avoiding...

He summed up all the emotions that can't be explained as: save the most interesting part for the end, just like the strawberry on the cake has to be saved until the last bite to be willing to eat.

The matter of revealing his identity to Chi Nan is the so-called strawberry on the cake.

He must let Chi Nan know his identity in a perfectly set time, scene, and story background, so as to ensure enough drama and appreciation to satisfy his greatest interest...

229 persuaded himself in this way, so he chose to refuse with peace of mind.

So less than half a second after Chi Nan asked her question, she received the system's rejection message——

[I regret to inform you that the question you asked was classified as [Keep silent] by Dreamer 229, and you will not be able to get an answer]

So... a trace of regret passed in Chi Nan's heart.

Just as Chi Nan wanted to open his eyes, the system flashed suddenly without warning——

[Mengyou Chi Nan, please note that although your question was rejected by the Dreamer 229, it was accepted by a higher authority system administrator for review]

Chi Nan froze for a moment, a higher authority system administrator? Could it be that the dream maker with power above 229 intervened?

Does this 229 offend a lot of colleagues?

[Your question has been reviewed by a higher authority system administrator, and now you can view the secrets of the Dreamer 229 pocket watch through the virtual interface of the system]

As soon as the voice of the system fell, the pocket watch 229 carried with him appeared in Chi Nan's sight.

[Dream tourist Chi Nan, please go to see the secret belonging to 229]

"thanks."

The tempo of the heartbeat seems to have become faster, and even the breathing is a bit chaotic. Chi Nan feels that a certain nerve that supports him is tense. This may be the "tension" emotions that humans usually use in their mouths.

But why are you nervous? Chi Nan himself couldn't tell...

He stretched out his hand and opened the cover of the pocket watch in the virtual interface of the system. Even if it is virtual, this pocket watch feels very similar to 229, and it feels cold to the touch as if it was just taken out of the freezer...

There is a shallow crack in the glass on the pocket watch. The watch seems to have been dropped and broken. The time on it has long since stopped--

It stopped at 12:20 forever.

Chi Nan fixedly looked at the still hour and minute hands. At 12:20, this was the password to power on his mobile phone. It was the key number to unlock the first nightmare book. It was also the owner of this body...you Yu's death time. .

Chi Nan is too familiar with this number combination...

He closed his pocket watch silently, and thanked the system again.

After opening his eyes, Chi Nan blew out the candles on the cake.

Standing not far away, 229 didn't seem to know that he had been betrayed by a "higher authority manager." There was still a smile on his face, as if he admired Chi Nan, who was completely under his control.

Until he and Chi Nan's eyes met, 229's eyelids suddenly jumped fiercely, and a subtle premonition surged in his heart.

Chi Nan didn't say anything. He stepped forward and cut a piece of cake, and carefully wrapped the cream on the blade on the red velvet, making the cake pieces on the paper plate look rich and thick.

He walked towards 229 with the cake, because the light in the lobby was too dark. This time, 229 couldn't see Chi Nan's expression clearly.

Until Chi Nan handed the cake to him, his voice was low: "Happy birthday."

229's eyelids twitched again, and he didn't speak.

Chi Nan repeated it again: "Happy birthday."

"Happy birthday, Yuyu."

Chi Nan said.