Embers Ad Infinitum

Jingle Bell! Jingle Bell!

Amidst the ringtones of incoming calls, teachers and students from Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School who were returning home from get out of class raised their mobile phones at the same time and put them to their ears.

And this is exactly the same rhythm as Gnawa dialed the mysterious number!

Even though they couldn't figure out the reason for a while, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen instinctively felt fear when they saw this scene.

Unlike Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao, they had already heard Gnawa mentioned about the Yingcai Junior High School in Dajiang City, and knew that Du Shaochong, Xu Qiao, and Deng Tong all happened to be from this school, but they did not know each other before.

This is completely impossible. For ordinary students, it would be normal for them to go to the same junior high school and be in the same grade and not know each other. But Xu Qiao, Du Shaochong, and Deng Tong are either outstanding in studies or notorious, and they would be in trouble anywhere. He is a man of the hour.

Even if some of them became what they are now in high school, it is impossible for them to be all three.

Such a coincidence can only prove that it is not a coincidence at all, and there must be deep-seated reasons.

Hearing Shang Jianyao comment that "Zhuang Sheng" was more seriously ill than him, and that his illness was split personality, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen combined the pictures in front of them and naturally made certain associations:

Could it be that every person in the dream, or the entire set of thinking that represents this person, originated from "Zhuang Sheng" and was a different personality split from him?

Therefore, it seems that everyone has their own name and background story. In fact, when asked where they transferred or entered higher education, they will answer "Oe City" or "Oe City Yingcai Junior High School."

After thinking of this, she found that she and others were surrounded by "Zhuang Sheng" one after another, and they were all answering calls from suspected Gnawa at the same time. Long Yuehong's legs felt weak for a while.

Just then, after a beep, the ringtone disappeared.

The call was connected.

It was too late for Jiang Baimian to force Gnawa to interrupt.

The surrounding light has dimmed a lot, and the sky is so dark that it's like the sun has set and only a little afterglow remains.

In the ears of Shang Jianyao and others, other sounds completely disappeared, and they could only hear the thumping of their own hearts.

The air around them was as solid as thick liquid, and the "water pressure" made it difficult for them to breathe.

Almost at the same time, the flashing red light in Gnawa's eyes suddenly shrank inward, collapsing into two faint "black holes" connected to another world.

We are just calling for rescue, not against "Zhuang Sheng"... We are just calling for rescue, not against "Zhuang Sheng"... Feeling the gaze of "Gnawa", Jiang Bai Mian kept repeating this sentence in her mind to ease her sudden fear.

She tried to tell "Zhuang Sheng" on the other end of the phone her request like a normal person asking for help, to see if there was any room for change.

When Jiang Baimian was about to speak, a voice preceded her:

"Great Zhi Sui, help us get out of this predicament!

"No one has himself, and the new world is right before our eyes!"

Shang Jianyao shouted without blushing or being embarrassed at all.

"Ten times" the thickness of someone else's skin is used at similar times.

With a click, "Gnawa"'s neck slowly turned, and its two eyes turned into "black holes" and looked at Shang Jianyao.

In unison, the surrounding students and teachers who raised their mobile phones to their ears turned or turned their heads and looked here quietly.

Under the silent gaze of hundreds of thousands of eyes, Long Yuehong had goosebumps all over his body and his back was covered with sweat.

The next second, the whole world went completely dark.

Plop, plop, the heartbeats of Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian accelerated uncontrollably, as if they were about to jump out of their throats.

At this moment, they all felt like they were going to die of a heart attack.

Suddenly, a soft light lit up, the darkness receded like a tide, and the sky quickly returned to the clarity it should have had in the morning.

In front of Jiang Baimian and others, the student and teacher who had left get out of class evaporated out of thin air, and Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School returned to its original appearance of overgrown and abandoned for a long time.

Huh, hoh... Long Yuehong took a big breath of air and felt that her heartbeat slowly became normal.

Jiang Baimian looked around and found that there were tire marks left by vehicles driving around the school.

This allowed her to determine that Bai Chen's previous drive to evacuate Taicheng was actually just driving around No. 1 Middle School several times.

"Is it normal?" Bai Chen's forehead was covered with a layer of dense cold sweat.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Jianyao pounced, hugged Gnawa, and cried:

"Lao Ge, don't die!"

A little red light lit up in Gnawa's eyes, flashed a few times and said:

"What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Shang Jianyao stood up straight and said with a smile, "From now on, I am Xiaoyaozi."

Are you kidding, or is it another split personality? Jiang Baimian frowned.

She took a long breath and said:

"It looks like we're out of trouble, that 'help number' actually worked."

He went directly to the rightful owner.

Gnawa's eyes flashed red and said:

"The string of garbled characters has disappeared, and it is no longer in the database I backed up."

Shang Jianyao suddenly burst out laughing:

"It's okay, Dabai still has the manuscript there."

Jiang Baimian glanced at him:

“After Ole dialed this number and talked to ‘Zhuang Sheng’, the number did not disappear in the phone and was saved to the present.

"This shows that the number stored in Laoge was deleted intentionally by 'Zhuang Sheng', which probably means 'no next time' and 'do not disturb'.

"If you call me again, I'm afraid everyone around me will become a 'careless person'."

What the strong men in the "new world" can do, Zhi Sui can definitely do.

"I can worship Him devoutly." Shang Jianyao felt regretful.

At this time, Long Yuehong, who had recovered, sighed:

"I didn't expect that Ole would suddenly become an awakened person who explored the depths of the 'Corridor of the Soul' and considered himself the emperor of the 'Primary City'. He was blessed by 'Zhuang Sheng'."

Representing the whole year, the most special "Zhuang Sheng" is in charge of the year.

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed.

Jiang Baimian was silent for a moment and said:

“When the major forces were formed, it seems that Zhi Sui was more or less behind the scenes.

"I just don't know if the 'Salvation Army' that was founded last and the company that has been staying underground..."

"Probably not." Long Yuehong answered not so confidently.

In the current environment, it was not suitable to discuss this topic. Bai Chen looked at the Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School that had been abandoned for a long time and said:

"Still exploring?"

"No need." Long Yuehong gasped as if she had toothache.

After finally getting out of a desperate situation, how could he commit suicide again?

Next time, there will be no "Zhuangsheng" number to call!

And doing it again and again is likely to anger "Zhuang Sheng".

Jiang Baimian stared at Shang Jianyao who was eager to try, and agreed with Long Yuehong's opinion:

“Being adventurous is a compliment, being adventurous is a criticism, and we have to walk that fine line.

"Let's go..."

She wanted to say, "Let's go to the Vegetative Rehabilitation Center of Renhui Hospital", but she felt that after just experiencing such a thrilling exploration, the ups and downs of the team members needed some time to adjust.

"Let's take a rest outside Taicheng first." Jiang Baimian finally chose to wait until the afternoon.

Shang Jianyao showed a thoughtful expression as he followed Gennava towards the jeep:

"I'm thinking……"

Why does this tone sound so familiar? Jiang Baimian turned his head and asked:

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm wondering if there is any relationship between Xiao Chong and Zhuang Sheng? Is it a split personality of him?" Shang Jianyao's eyes were bright, "otherwise, why was the white light I got at the Home Reproductive Medical Center... As soon as you enter my 'Sea of ​​Origin', you go straight to the crack that represents Xiao Chong, and the enemies are entangled together and cannot be separated?"

Long Yuehong subconsciously wanted to reject this terrifying possibility:

"You're calling me an enemy."

"It's very common for people with different personalities to be enemies!" Shang Jianyao said confidently.

Where is this common? Long Yuehong fought in her heart.

"Moreover, Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School also has Du Shaochong." Shang Jianyao added.

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

“It is possible.

"There are also confirmed directions."

"What direction?" Shang Jianyao asked excitedly.

Jiang Baimian glanced around:

"If it can be determined that the ruins of Marsh No. 1 are Dajiang City, then the answer is self-evident."

The ruins of Marsh No. 1 are the ruins where the "Old Tuning Team" encountered Xiao Chong.

"You can go back and find the information the company wants to collect." Bai Chen suggested.

While they were talking, they had already got into the jeep and were sitting in their seats.

At this time, they heard a bird song and saw a flying bird coming from not far away, entering Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School, circling a few times, and then leaving from the other direction.

This was a sight that had never been seen before.

——Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School From the outside, it looks as if there is no life left in it.

Shang Jianyao muttered to himself:

"Our phone woke up 'Zhuang Sheng'. When 'Zhuang Sheng' woke up, the dream naturally subsided?"