Chapter 15: Examination room

[Radio Speaker: Attention contestants, there are 15 minutes left until the exam begins. Please proceed to the examination room on time...]

Inside a supermarket on a street near the city center.

Hoang Tuan felt a bit uncomfortable looking at the words on the signboard.

He didn't know if this was a temporary additional regulation aimed at his behavior or not.

Hoang Tuan, who had originally planned to stay here until the end, had no choice but to stand up and walk to "Tran Hung Dao High School" with his backpack on his back.

Hoang Tuan put his phone back in his pocket, his right hand still holding a strange red axe-like tool, resembling blood.

Before leaving, he had picked up something from the supermarket.

"But going to the supermarket is also a good thing. If I didn't have a pen for the exam and got into trouble with the rules, it would waste the number of words I can correct..."

Thinking this, Hoang Tuan consoled himself. With a large bag on his back, he walked back along the path he came from.

Not long after, the stone gate of the school appeared before his eyes. Hoang Tuan held the axe in his hand, stepped into the school, and looked for the classroom of 12C5.

"Nineteen people pulled into this world this time..."

Hoang Tuan thought about the content of the text and felt uneasy.

Based on the logic of a horror novel, the more people appear, the more deaths there are.

Under normal circumstances, following the arrangement of this type of novel, there may only be one or two survivors in the story.

Of course, the worst scenario would be if all of them died...

In general, more people doesn't mean safer.

Hoang Tuan arrived at the classroom door and looked up at the class number on the old dusty white signboard, which had been scratched, making the number 5 unclear.

He hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open. Immediately, the sound of the heavy, rusty door rubbing against the frame echoed uncomfortably.

"Creak...!"

The door opened...

"Who?"

"What's going on?!"

After Hoang Tuan pushed open the classroom door, he looked up.

He couldn't help but twitch his mouth! All nineteen people huddled together in a corner, staring at themselves in horror.

Some even raised chairs and seemed like they wanted to throw them at him!

"Did you all accidentally come here?"

Hoang Tuan asked, but of course, this was an unnecessary question. Just by looking at the reactions of the people in front of him, he knew that he hadn't guessed wrong.

He was just trying to make the people who were lifting the chairs relax a bit. He was human, don't throw it at him.

"Don't come near!"

"You... put the axe down first!!"

In front of everyone, Tran Binh An, who was standing, looked at Hoang Tuan with a terrified expression and shouted.

"Oh, alright." Hoang Tuan calmly put the axe handle in front.

"I'll let you put it down first! What's the difference?!"

Tran Binh An looked at Hoang Tuan's movements and shouted again.

Initially, they were discussing where this place was, and they were discussing that besides the names on the answer sheets, each person had their own identification board.

They all started to wonder if they had traveled through time or wore some high-tech product.

And the result...

While they were discussing, suddenly a strange man entered carrying a large bag, holding a blood-red axe without saying a word. This truly shocked them!

"This can't be."

For his own safety, Hoang Tuan had rejected the man's suggestion.

Hoang Tuan went to another corner of the classroom, trying to stay away from them as much as possible to not make them worried.

Nguyen Ha Trang stood among the people, she was very puzzled by Hoang Tuan, who suddenly appeared at this moment. She asked, "Who are you? Why are we here?"

Hoang Tuan found a desk in the corner to sit on, then took out some french fries from the backpack he had obtained from the supermarket.

He tore open a bag of fries, chewing crisply and answered Nguyễn Hà Trang's question.

"I'm called Hoang Tuan, just like you. I suddenly arrived here, but this is my second time here..."

He remembered what Tran Cong Hung had said back then and explained it to the dozens of people crowded in the corner.

Including personal information boards, rules, and other unusual places in this world, he explained everything...

At this moment.

Only then did Hoang Tuan realize that this was not easy for Tran Cong Hung back then.

For many people, they found it hard to believe that this was a different world.

Moreover, he had to pay attention to the time while explaining, not to speak too long, and when the exam started afterward, they would still be confused.

Apart from this.

Hoang Tuan also confirmed a very annoying thing that troubled him.

Although there were twenty people this time, he was the only one who had entered this world for the second time. The others were all here for the first time and knew nothing about this situation.

During this period of time, strange things had happened, and there were always hundreds of thousands of questions chasing after him, making his mind confused.

Finally, Hoang Tuan had explained everything to them as he almost talked non-stop.

Of course...

If someone still didn't believe, he couldn't do anything about it.

There wasn't much time for him to ramble on now.

"So, are there ghosts in this school?"

"This... How is that possible?!"

"Are you a participant in this game show? What's with this prank? I don't want to be involved in this! If you don't let me go, I'll call the police!"

A man in the crowd, pushing his way forward, shouted in Hoang Tuan's face.

Hoang Tuan furrowed his brows, ignored him, and took out his mobile phone to check how much time was left until the so-called exam began.

"I'm talking to you, bring me out now! Do you know this is illegal!"

The man grew more agitated as he spoke, with a tendency to rush forward and start a fight with Hoang Tuan. The people around remained silent, apparently more willing to believe him than to trust Hoang Tuan.

Game show?

Hoang Tuan didn't want to explain to this ridiculous-minded person, nor did he bother to answer.

Was there any game show that could make people disappear and come here?

"Attention, students. There are three minutes left until the exam begins. Students, please remain seated and prepare for the test."

The reminder echoed through the speakers.

This only increased the anger in the man's heart.

He felt that Hoang Tuan, who had entered later, must be a staff member of this prank show, otherwise, how could he know everything.

With the reminder from the broadcast program, the man felt that he couldn't bear it anymore.

In his heart, he regarded Hoang Tuan, who came in afterward, as an employee of this prank show. Otherwise, how could he know everything?

For the sake of his own safety, he hadn't acted recklessly before because he was in an unclear situation. But now, he considered Hoang TTuan as a staff member, and he couldn't contain his anger any longer.

"I'm not participating in this nonsense!"

As the man spoke, he tried to push through the crowd, intending to leave the classroom directly.

As he moved, the crowd behind him exchanged glances, contemplating whether they should leave with him or not.

However...

Just as the man reached the classroom door.

A large axe suddenly swiped across his head, blocking his way...

The man turned around and saw that Hoang Tuan, at some point, had come to his side, holding a blood-stained axe in his hand, giving off a menacing and eerie vibe, as if he had just killed someone!

The man recoiled in fear, looking at Hoang Tuan with horror.

"What... What do you want?!"

"Believe it or not, I'll sue you!"

Afterward, the man was startled, shouting at Hoang Tuan. His words were somewhat aggressive, and his voice didn't stop until he saw the blood-stained axe raised above his head.

Hoang Tuan smiled, calmly looking at the man in front of him with a friendly and approachable gaze.

"If you take another step... I'll chop you."

The man bit his lip, unable to speak.

Too scared to say anything.

Because just now...

He suddenly realized...

On the axe that Hoang Tuan held in his hand, it seemed like a stream of blood was flowing from the surface of the axe, making the color of the axe extraordinarily vibrant and eerie, as if he had just killed someone!

And in Hoang Tuan's smile, there seemed to be a hint of something unusual for a moment.

Terrified, he took a few steps back, looking at Hoang Tuan in horror.

"If you don't believe it, just stay here and sleep. Don't run around, so you won't break any rules and harm others."

Hoang Tuan swept his gaze through the crowd.

Perhaps it was because he had the blood-stained axe in his hand, or maybe it was because of his actions just now to prevent the man from leaving.

No one dared to stand up and say anything...