Chapter 6: Don't Think! (4)

During the lunch break, a group of people hurried out of the cafeteria. The campus radio room and the teachers' office are both in the administrative building, with the latter on the first floor and the former on the top floor. Xia Jing did not intend for anyone to accompany him to the radio room, but it was very dangerous for someone to act alone in this instance. Song Yangben wanted Liu Yi and Xia Jing to go together, but before he could speak, a hand pressed down on Xia Jing's shoulder. Jin Nan said slowly, "Hey, I'll go with you to the radio room." The group stopped in their tracks and all looked at him strangely because he didn't seem like such a kind-hearted person. Jin Nan could feel those looks and his face darkened as he said fiercely, "Can't I earn more points?" In a single instance of survival within a copycat world game, players will receive different points based on their performance throughout. So lying down is also possible; however, according to Smile City's rules, only players who accumulate ten thousand points have a chance to completely leave this terrifying world. If every copycat can only earn ten points by lying down then when would they be able to escape from this nightmare land? Jin Nan's reason was beyond reproach. Of course monsters were scary; no one wants to die but being completely passive won't work either otherwise entering into this copycat would be pointless..

Song Yang glanced at Xia Jing and saw what he meant himself. The young man just smiled meaningfully and lightly said, "Okay." When they separated from Wang Yueran and entered the cool administrative building, Song Yang thought about it and whispered something lowly, "If there is any situation, call me." Just now eight people had exchanged contact information for mobile phones in this world. Hearing Song Yang say that, Xia Jing stared straight at Song Yang, "You really are a good person." Song Yang: "?" Having lived twenty-three years, Song Yang never felt like he was a bad seed but indeed it was also his first time being praised as a "good person," this feeling...was quite strange? If it were someone else, Song Yan would definitely think that he was being mocked right now. But this young man's words indeed did not carry any hint of mockery. Song Yan raised an eyebrow,"So?" "Nothing," Xia JIng raised his lips turned around and went upstairs,"I quite like good people.".

During lunchtime, a group of people hurried out of the cafeteria. The campus radio room and teacher's office are both located in the administration building, with the latter situated on the first floor and the former located on the top floor. Xiajing didn't mean for anyone to accompany him towards the broadcasting studio, but acting alone during such instances can be extremely dangerous. Songyang originally intended for Liu Yi and Xiajing to walk together, yet before speaking, a hand pressed onto Xiajing's shoulder. JinNan spoke slowly saying: "Hey, I'll come along with you towards the broadcasting studio." The group halted their steps, staring strangely at him because he didn't appear as a kind-hearted individual. JinNan naturally sensed those gazes; his face darkened as he spoke fiercely: "Can't I gain more points?" In the same game, each surviving player will obtain varying amounts of scores depending upon overall performance. So laying back isn't impossible; however, in accordance with Smile City's regulations only players accumulating 10k scores have an opportunity to leave entirely from this horrifying world. If each copy merely earns 10 score through laying back then how long until escaping from this nightmarish place? JinNan's reasoning couldn't be faulted. Of course monsters were frightening and no one wishes death but complete passivity wouldn't suffice either or else entering into current duplicate would essentially serve no purpose..Songyang glanced briefly toward Xaijing, sensing what he implied. The young man simply smiled meaningfully and lightheartedly stated, "Alright." After parting ways with Wang Yueran and later stepping inside the chilly administration building, Songyang contemplated quietly and softly told Xaijing, "Call me if anything comes up." Just earlier, eight individuals had already exchanged contact details for their mobile phones within the group. Hearing these words, Xaijung gazed directly toward Songyang and remarked, "You truly are a good person." Songyan raised an eyebrow in question and asked, "?" Living twenty-three years,Sonyang never considered himself a bad seed; yet indeed it marked the initial occasion of receiving praise as a "good person". This sensation felt quite peculiar. Had another individual been present right now Sonyang surely believed himself subject to mockery. But this youth's speech genuinely lacked any trace of mockery. Sonyang arched his brow questioning,"And?" "Nothing,"Xaixing lifted his lips turning around ascending the staircase,"I rather fancy good persons."

Song Yang: "..."

The area of the administrative building is very large. Glass windows are embedded in the surrounding walls, far apart from each other, and the bright sunlight outside cannot fill the entire space. As a result, the temperature inside the entire administrative building is very low, causing goosebumps even when wearing long-sleeved school uniforms. In addition to this, it is quiet - a kind of stillness with no movement at all. In every lobby on each floor and along both long corridors on either side, there is not a single figure; only light and shadow intersecting on the shiny marble floor without any disturbance.

The area of the administrative building is extremely spacious. Glass windows are set into the surrounding walls at wide intervals, preventing bright sunlight from filling up the entire space. Consequently, it's quite chilly inside the whole administrative building, giving people goosebumps even when they're wearing long-sleeved school uniforms. Moreover, it's silent - a type of stillness with no movement whatsoever. There isn't a single person in any lobby on each floor or along both lengthy corridors on either side; only light and shadow intersecting on the glossy marble floor without any disruption.

Jin Nan nervously scanned his surroundings with a dagger in hand and tense muscles, always feeling like something was silently watching them from dark corners. The young man walking ahead of him moved leisurely as if he had no fear at all. Xia Jing was in front while Jin Nan followed behind; this relative position formed unconsciously by both of them without any objection from either party. Amidst his nervousness, Jin Nan also diverted some attention to observe Xia Jing's back. His sinister gaze swept over Xia Jing's nape before moving down to his wrist that was faintly visible under his long-sleeved uniform.

"Hey... have you been to the safe house?" He pretended to ask casually.

The young man ahead tilted his head slightly as if giving an affirmative answer. Jin Nan then laughed casually and said, "I heard that there are many small props in the safe house which can be exchanged as long as they meet the standard set by its manager for monster body parts; did you only buy a human skin mask?" The young man seemed to smile too and replied softly, "It's difficult for ordinary people to obtain so many monster body parts."

Jin Nan immediately sneered, "That's true." Although Song Yang seemed to hold this fat guy in high regard, Jin Nan felt that he was just someone who liked to show off a safe house; given his strength level, buying just one human skin mask would probably be considered quite good enough - who knows what face it represents? So precious that not even others could take a glance at it! With these thoughts in mind, Jin Nan continued cautiously observing Xia Jing's exposed body parts beyond his school uniform, looking for any other hidden marks besides those representing items sold by Safe House- namely...the points mark. Smile City announces player point rankings every week but anonymously publishes them- everyone can see how many points were accumulated by the top 100 players specifically but does not know whose points they are exactly. Everyone has their own guesses about the identities of those leading players. Wanting specific information about individual player's points can only be done through finding their point mark.Smile City imprints each player's score onto their own bodies, often appearing on the most important part according to the players themselves. However, everyone knows that regardless of whether your score is low or high, when facing different players, everyone has the potential to be targeted unfairly; thus the majority will try to cover up their scores. Of course, Song Yang, a person known for being ostentatious - even if he hides his score away, those familiar with him still know that it won't be particularly low anywhere else.

However, people like Song Yang have a huge gap in strength compared to ordinary players, whether it's intelligence, physical fitness, courage, or other aspects. Because they know that Song Yang's strength is extraordinary, no one dares to target him as a bounty - this is the reason why that guy doesn't even bother using a human skin mask because of his strength; he fears nothing. But others are different. Jin Nan licked his lips and judged Xia Jing's points in his heart. Suddenly, the harsh sound of the microphone echoed throughout the entire campus! The two stopped in their tracks. At the same time, Jia Qing, Liu Yi and Song Yang who were facing groups of teacher NPCs in the office building and feeling scalp tingling; Wang Yueran, Xu Jin and Grandma who were carefully searching for clues on campus all stopped and looked up at the sky.- The school loudspeaker sounded again!"Hello? Hello?" A rough male voice tested its sound simply.Just when everyone thought he was going to shout out "don't think about it" again and brainwash them with demonic power became wary of him ,the rough male voice said: "Now it's time for campus song requests! Everyone has been looking forward to it for so long right? What songs do you want to hear today?"Everyone was stunned.Campus song request?.

The rough male voice continued, "Ah ah ah, but today is yet another day without anyone requesting songs, huh? What should we do?" After a pause, he laughed loudly: "Heeheeheehee, of course I can only choose my own songs!" "What's wrong with him? Is he crazy?" Jin Nan cursed inexplicably. The next second, the deafening rock music burst out from the loudspeaker like a heavy blow hitting everyone's brains hard! The rapid drum beats accompanied by crazy bass and interspersed with off-key singing by the rough male voice was simply an assault on their ears! For a moment, Jin Nan couldn't help but cover his ears; it felt like his brain had been attacked and his face turned green.

Xia Jing looked thoughtfully at the broadcasting speaker corner on the stairs and continued walking upstairs. The top floor is on the sixth floor. They are now on the fifth floor, very close to the broadcast room. In such noisy drumbeats and deafening music, Jin Nan felt nervous and almost wanted to vomit. There must be problems in the campus broadcasting room, regardless of whether there are problems near teachers' offices downstairs; there will definitely be trouble here! He glanced at Xia Jing's calm back, gritted his teeth, and followed up. Because of the loud music, it was difficult for them to notice any movement around—at least footsteps could not be heard at all. At this moment they might not even hear what each other said. Stepping onto the sixth floor, a dark corridor appeared before them. Xia Jing just paused slightly then walked forward. A few steps later they could see "Campus Broadcasting Room" written on middle door.Jin Nan's palms sweated,his heart jumped,jumping frequency seemed synchronized with rapid drumbeats,next second would resonate explosion! He shouted anxiously:"Hey!"I don't know if music was too loud,Xia Jing ahead didn't pause at all,it seemed like he didn't hear anything completely.

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Jin Nan tried to shout again, but Xia Jing still didn't respond. Jin Nan cursed silently and watched as Xia Jing stopped in front of the broadcasting room. He thought to himself, "This is your own doing, so don't blame me." His eyes darkened. Xia Jing stood in front of the broadcasting room door and glanced at Jin Nan. Jin Nan pretended to nod at him, indicating that he was ready to charge forward with him. Xia Jing then turned back and raised his hand. After a brief pause, he lightly tapped on the door of the campus broadcasting room. The faint sound was instantly drowned out by the loud rock music.

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Jin Nan gritted his teeth as he watched Xia Jing's raised fingers about to tap on the door again - when suddenly, the rock music stopped. A strange silence descended over the entire campus, including the corridor outside the broadcasting room. Only a steady and irregular breath could be heard in this small corner. With a click, the door of the campus broadcasting room opened slightly. Jin Nan stepped back involuntarily as Xia Jing looked back at him before entering. At that moment, Jin Nan took a step forward and firmly closed and held onto the doorknob from outside so it couldn't be opened from inside! Inside came screams, sounds of struggle, overturned chairs and objects crashing onto floor - chaos ensued while Jin Nan stood outside listening intently with rapid breathing and excitement in his eyes.

Jin Nan gritted his teeth as he watched Xia Jing's raised fingers about to tap on the door again when suddenly, abruptly stopping rock music caused an eerie silence to descend over not only the entire campus but also into corridor outside of broadcasting room . In this small corner , only a steady yet irregular breath could be heard . With a click ,the door of campus broadcasting room was pushed open slightly . As Xia Jing entered after looking back at him , Jin Nan involuntarily stepped back before taking another step forward to firmly close and hold onto doorknob from outside so it couldn't be opened from inside ! Inside there were screams , sounds of struggle , overturned chairs and objects crashing onto floor- chaos ensued while Jin Nan stood outside listening intently with rapid breathing and excitement in his eyes .

Three sets of hurried footsteps suddenly approached from the end of the corridor! Song Yang, Jia Qing, and Liu Yi saw only Jin Nan standing alone outside the broadcast studio. They were surprised because they expected Xia Jing to be there as well. Jin Nan's mental state was obviously not very stable at this time. He smiled strangely, panting: "This is our plan. Fatty goes in to deal with the monster, I help watch for him outside." "What nonsense are you talking about?!" Even Jia Qing scolded such an obtuse guy. Are you sacrificing Xia Jing? For what? He followed just for points, right? But like this, he can't get many points! Song Yang's eyebrows cooled down..

Jin Nan tried shouting again, but there was no response from Xia Jing. Jin Nam cursed silently as he watched Xiang stop near the Broadcasting Room. He thought, "You brought this upon yourself; don't blame me." His eyes darkened. Xiang stood near the Broadcasting Room door, glancing sideways at Jim Nam. Jim Nam nodded pretentiously, indicating readiness to move ahead together. Xiang turned around and raised his hand. After a slight pause, he gently tapped on the Campus Broadcasting Room door twice, which got drowned out amidst loud rock music. Jim Nam gritted his teeth as he saw Xiang's fingers about to tap on the door – when suddenly the rock music ceased and strange silence enveloped the whole campus corridor outside of the broadcasting room. Only steady irregular breathing could be heard.

With a click, the Campus Broadcasting Room door opened slightly and Jim Nam involuntarily stepped back as Xiang entered inside simultaneously.

Jim Nam moved forward closing and holding onto the doorknob tightly preventing it from opening from inside while chaos screams struggle overturned objects ensued inside.

Suddenly three sets of hurried footsteps approached from end of corridor: Song Yang Jia Qing Liu Yi saw only Jim nam standing alone outside broadcast studio they were surprised because expected Xia Jing would also be there.

Jim nam's mental state was obviously not very stable at this time; he smiled strangely panting "This is our plan Fatty goes in to deal with monster I help watch for him outside."Jai Quig scolded the obtuse guy, sacrificing Xia Jing for what? He followed just for points, right? But like this, he can't get many points! Song Yang's eyebrows cooled down as he walked over and kicked Gan Nan, a big guy, coldly saying, "Get lost!" Gan Nan was directly kicked two or three meters away and fell in a twisted manner. He felt like his stomach had been shattered and curled up on the ground like a shrimp! Jia Qing and Liu Yi were both startled. Liu Yi weakly reminded him that hurting players would result in deduction of points, although it wouldn't lead to being put in solitary confinement. Song Yang naturally knew. In his mind, the inorganic system sound rang out: "Player Song Yang deducted 10 points for hurting player Gan Nan; remaining points..." Song Yang sneered disdainfully and reached out to grab the door handle. The next second, the door handle suddenly turned by itself from inside. Song Yang was stunned. It was at this moment that everyone noticed that there was no more movement coming from the broadcasting room - no voices or sounds of fighting; only dead silence remained...

Realizing what had happened, Jia Qing immediately stepped forward and grabbed Song Yang's hand with a pale face before pulling him back one step. Liu Yi also took out her knife again from her spatial bag and held it in her hand. Song Yang narrowed his eyes as he lightly moved his fingers; a dagger ended up being reversed into his palm. Not far away, Gan Nan groaned as he struggled to get up from the ground. He had been kicked so hard by Song Yang that he felt dizzy and nauseous; for now he couldn't completely stand up but could only kneel on both knees on the ground while tightly holding onto the dagger raised in front of him.

With a creaking sound, the door of the campus broadcasting room reopened from inside. The figure of a young man appeared behind the door, holding a black upright microphone with an indifferent expression on his face. His whole body seemed almost spotless, without even an iota of dust or wrinkles on his school uniform or pants; not even a single strand of hair looked disheveled. From head to toe, he was clean and composed as if he hadn't just fought with monsters but rather strolled around before coming out. Everyone froze upon seeing him. When Xia Jing saw Song Yang, she was momentarily surprised then smiled warmly saying,"Did you guys finish so quickly over there?" The young man's smile was too brilliant; when Song Yang came back to himself, he pulled Xia Jing outside after which they pushed open wide doors leading into the broadcast room——Inside they found everything messy: chairs overturned on the floor along with some documents scattered about while broomsticks lay haphazardly here & there. There also sat an NPC student wearing a school uniform who had been tied up tightly and was struggling fearfully while staring at them from the corner. Song yang paused:"...not monsters?"

"Uh?" Xia Jing turned around and looked towards the student broadcaster NPC. As soon as the NPC caught sight of Xia Jing, they seemed triggered and let out hoarse sobbing noises through their gagged mouth, with tears welling up pitifully within their eyes, seemingly having suffered some kind of trauma. 

Song Yang trio: "......."

Um yeah, it seems pretty obvious what trauma they've suffered.

Author's note: 

Xiaxia: I just tied them up; didn't do anything else (sincere face).