Old Haunt

Breakfast ended.

The second floor of the assembly residence,

The door marked with Rotten Skull symbol was knocked on. When there was no response, the knocker inserted his finger into the keyhole and forced the door open.

The door was pushed open.

There was no one in the bedroom, no sign of life, not even the most basic body temperature.

However, if you pay close attention, you can still detect a subtle flow of air coming from above your head.

Looking up,

With only a few bandages covering her body, Shia inserted one of her fingers into the ceiling and used that finger as a fulcrum to perform very slow pull-ups, each pull-up and lowering lasting a minute.

Due to its zombie-like characteristics,

There was neither breathing nor sweating.

The diseased cells circulating in the blood are slowly growing during this process of exercise.

The person who entered did not disturb Shia's training.

Instead, he took off his clothes, lay down on Shia's bed, stretched his body out as much as possible, and even took out a special prop from his pocket to do a high-heart-rate workout.

Shia, hanging from the top, could no longer concentrate and had to end her workout prematurely.

"Hua Yuan, what's wrong? Speak quickly!"

As Shia pulled out her finger and descended, the bed was empty except for a puddle of water.

Just as she was trying to find the other person's trail, a body that seemed to have no bones wrapped around Shia from behind.

Cross-legged with arms around waist,

Head resting on shoulder,

"What else could it be? Aren't we teammates? He must be talking to you about ' Corner Wanted Order '."

Although I had long suspected that my Grandmother would arrange a different selection process, I never expected it to be this way... You know, the "Corner Wanted Order they used in the sorority had failed before."

"You think it's a case of sisters killing each other, right?"

"Hehe~ I have indeed thought about it. If that's the case, you'll be the most difficult one to deal with."

Now, the two of us will join forces to face an unknown entity.

Given that the other party's information was unknown, and that I could easily get into trouble and deepen my fear if I wasn't careful, I contacted you Shia, in advance.

I hope we can use the remaining time to get to know each other better and improve our synergy so we can work together at our best. Don't you think so?

With her body bound like this, feeling a warm liquid wash over her, Shia instantly became enraged, and a special zombie virus was activated.

The back of his head split open, revealing a gaping maw full of virus-infested fangs.

When the big mouth appeared, Hua Yuan returned to bed and slowly put on her uniform.

"What's there to be angry about? If Sister Shia isn't willing to have a deeper conversation, then we'll just continue with the training as usual."

Shia returned to her original state, pointed to the ceiling, and said, "Since we need to work things out, let's invite Ayan and Isabella along."

"Isabella ..." Hua Yuan shifted on the bed, as if he had thought of something. "I remember that her Hometown is the same as yours, Pluto City. Don't you feel that Isabella a little strange?"

"What's strange?"

"I'm not talking about her personality or appearance."

She actually managed to find such a great 'partner' and her own strength is increasing so rapidly, managing to filter out that seemingly troublesome [Aoi]. Don't you find that strange?

Shia shook her head. "I don't think there's a problem. The selection of the Corner Wanted Order is not based on strength, but on the question of 'suitability'."

The main reason is that the Wanted Poster determined that our group of four was the most suitable.

As for her partner, I can only say she was lucky, and Mr. D was someone I recommended.

Hua Yuan stepped forward and took Shia's hand. "Since there's no problem, let's go. We'll go find her! And while we're at it, we'll arrest her to see if she's up to any dirty tricks."

I reckon they'll do it, since they'll be separating soon, and they can't afford to waste time.

The hand-holding lasted less than two seconds before Shia forcefully shook it off.

As the two stood at the door of the master bedroom on the third floor, they couldn't help but recall the strange experience of the night before, and felt a little nervous.

Shia was about to knock on the door,

Hua Yuan had already reached out and pressed his hand against the door lock, quietly unlocking it.

"Arrest!"

When the door was suddenly pushed open, there was no one inside, not even a trace of life remained. It seemed the two of them hadn't returned to their room at all after the morning banquet.

Hua Yuan immediately released one of her abilities to search the entire gathering area, but found no trace of Isabella.

"Hiss? They went to the field for combat? Let's find Little Eye first. We should be able to locate the combat area quickly using her abilities."

When the two finally found the bedroom where the Sister Eye was, there was still no one inside.

Jupiter City Fourth Middle School

Although the school remains a locked-down area, three months have passed, and all related follow-up procedures and investigations have been completed.

The school is expected to be demolished in two weeks, and the Taisha Group * will take over and transform the site into a public area.

*It is one of the five major state-owned companies, along with Mercury Group.

A young man carrying a hiking backpack and wearing a black trench coat stood at the School Gate.

After obtaining entry permission by showing an ID with a silver "I" mark, they did not go to other areas of the campus, but went straight up to the Fifth Floor of the Teaching Building.

We arrived at the classroom of Class 5, Grade 12, which was covered with prohibition signs and cordoned off.

The blackboard has been removed.

The bloodstains in the classroom have been cleaned up, but the outline of the blood that had soaked into the floor tiles is still faintly visible.

Only some intact desks and chairs remained inside; the entire classroom seemed empty and deathly silent.

Close the doors and windows, and draw the curtains.

The young man sat down at a desk engraved with the nameplate "Luo Di" and took out the wad of stuffed in his backpack, gently placing it on the desk.

"Squad leader, why don't you grow your own body and find a seat?"

"Let's keep it like this for now. Anyway, I'm quite used to this single-headed state. It's very relaxing without the burden on my body."

"We'll see how it goes and it'll grow a bit more later."

The class monitor's head was placed on the desk, and some kind of tissue growing from his neck was gently scraping against the surface of the desk, feeling the wood grain.

"Even though so much time has passed since the Crevice incidents, the environment still retains the structure of a vortex, and even the air you breathe in has a slight cyclonic structure."

I'm thinking, if this really works out, should I try to go and seek refuge with Teacher Guo?

In three months, he's probably already established himself—after all, he quite likes me as a student.

Luo Di quickly changed the subject, "Let's get down to business. What are your thoughts on the ' Corner Wanted Order ' thing?"

"This situation is actually a little better than I expected... You will come to the island with the four of us sisters. Although Hua Yuan has a bad personality, I have been observing her at the morning banquet."

She's quite obsessed with "Corner Wanted Order," so something must have happened in the past that she found very memorable.

Then, just like you usually do as an investigator, everyone will go to the island together to explore, dig, and spy on what's hidden behind it.

Of course, this is quite different from a typical survey.

Monsters possess the scourge of spreading fear, and once infected, it can be quite troublesome.

If you, Luo Di, fall into this trap, you'll probably die before you even see the monster in person, or go completely mad and be killed by your sisters.

However, there are also advantages.

Luo Di, you'll eventually end up in the corner. If you can fight the monster avatar beforehand, it will greatly improve your adaptation speed and survival rate when you get to the corner.

The most important point.

Isn't it just what you need to activate the [system]? The arrival of the monster incarnation requires the pituitary gland as an important medium; the physical body is merely a container to hold it.

It is precisely the existence of the pituitary gland, an important medium, that limits corner flux, confining the monster's incarnation to a range that can be killed.

If I could obtain the pituitary gland that transforms into a monster... and it happens to be a perfect match for you, I can't even imagine what kind of monster you would become.

"So, Grandmother also had a pituitary gland?"

"Of course, weren't you there?"

The Grandmother's "container" was pieced together from the best parts of many of her sisters, each of which contained their pituitary glands from their previous lives.

When the Grandmother's Descent into the vessel

Her consciousness will also integrate these pituitary glands, transforming them into a [Central Pituitary] that she uses to maintain her human incarnation.

If the incarnation dies here, the pituitary gland will be completely stripped away, and her true self, located depths of the Corner, will also be severely damaged, and it may be difficult to repair for a long time.

Therefore, after the gathering, the Grandmother's avatar would return directly to the corner to reclaim the pituitary gland.

So stop trying to seduce your Grandmother and focus on the Wanted Poster —they might actually be a better fit for you.