Under normal circumstances, certain conditions had to be met to advance along a special path into Haunted Academy.
For instance, the male and female dormitories were both under the staff members' control. They had to use the Supernatural Elevator to leave the dormitory grounds and fully enter Haunted Academy.
Apart from Building E-2 and the cafeteria, the two most exceptional locations, the library was no exception.
Moreover, as a location explicitly identified in the rules as haunted, the library was even more unusual.
Ghost-Free Academy had ghosts, and so did the special paths. He had already expected that.
Exploring the route forward from scratch with ghosts present, then reaching Building E-2 within an hour, was several times harder than what the other three groups faced.
Ji Li climbed the steps considerably faster than usual, showing his determination to race against the clock.
Reporting every staff member's rule violations to the counselor proved the same thing.
"When the Red-clothed Ghost spoke the book's title, the letters corresponding to its mouth movements could only have belonged to these four sections.
Once we reach the second floor, don't hold back. Use whatever methods you can to find that book."
Ji Li was not only moving quickly. He was speaking faster than usual, too.
Behind him, Lu Jingting frowned deeply. After a moment's consideration, she asked:
"But how do we tell which book we're looking for?"
Before Ji Li could speak, Mo Lan answered first:
"If it really is a ghost book, any living person who gets close to it will definitely be able to tell..."
Mo Lan truly was quick-witted, befitting someone who had survived the cafeteria's second floor. She picked up on certain details with remarkable precision.
As they spoke, they reached the second floor.
The eerie, scarlet red net had already