Impending Doom

As the morning sun rose, Jiang Hou finished his breakfast, tidied up the kitchen, and prepared to head to school.

In reality, studying was now optional for him. His short-term goal had shifted from simply getting into a university to striving to become stronger.

Jiang Hou understood very well that whether in ancient or modern society, the fist was the core of power, and that had never changed.

As long as a person was strong enough to disregard firearms and heavy weapons, then the things they should have would naturally come to them.

But there was no choice; he had to attend school.

In the past, Qin Buyi would brag to his colleagues and friends, saying that Jiang Hou's academic performance was excellent and that he would definitely get into university, and he had been boasting about it since elementary school.

Therefore, even if not for himself, Jiang Hou had to get into university.

Otherwise, Qin Buyi would really become a braggart.

Of course, he would get in, but whether Jiang Hou would actually go was another matter.

Moreover, fate was like a knife, and destiny was unpredictable. If he died in the Ruins before the college entrance examination next year, he could only apologize to Qin Buyi, as it would be due to force majeure...

The weather today was nice, with bright sunshine.

Jiang Hou had just arrived at the classroom when Zong Zheng Nanmo followed closely behind. As he took his lunchbox out of his backpack, he said in a low, solemn voice, "Jiang Hou, I heard that people died again last night."

Jiang Hou was taken aback, raising an eyebrow. "Died again? How many?"

"Five."

Zong Zheng Nanmo whispered, "Four of them were regulars at nightclubs. When their bodies were found in an alley in the Old City, only some incomplete parts remained."

"The other one had a large hole pierced through their chest, and there were burn marks around the wound. It doesn't seem like it was done by a human."

"Do you think it's possible that there really are ghosts!" Gulp! Mentioning the word 'ghost,' Zong Zheng Nanmo swallowed, clearly a little scared.

"It's broad daylight; where would ghosts come from? Don't scare yourself."

"Yeah, I haven't been sleeping well these past two days, making me a bit paranoid." Zong Zheng Nanmo said, changing the subject to some rumors about the school.

For example, the class beauty from Class One confessed to the Basketball Club President after school yesterday but was rejected on the spot. This morning, she was already with the Basketball Club Vice President.

The Dance Club President of the second grade didn't wear underwear yesterday and was discovered by her female classmate...

What a mess. Jiang Hou's head was spinning from listening.

At that moment, there was a commotion in a small group. Five students surrounded the bright and beautiful Li Mengwu, chatting and laughing, clearly having had a great time at Esports City yesterday.

Besides them, many of the male students who had arrived early were also secretly glancing at that female classmate.

Seeing this, Jiang Hou shook his head slightly. Encountering someone too stunning at a young age was not a good thing, especially when one was very ordinary.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hou's gaze fell on the handsome boy named Jiang Zhong, who was speaking to Li Mengwu with a smile on his face.

The young will ultimately be trapped for life by what they cannot obtain.

At this moment, Zong Zheng Nanmo, seeing that Jiang Hou was not very interested in those gossips, couldn't help but say, "Jiang Hou, I had my fortune told today before going out. The hexagram showed water above and fire below, indicating extreme yang meeting misfortune."

Jiang Hou glanced at him sideways, "I don't quite understand. Speak plainly."

"I just feel like I shouldn't go out today. The morning should be fine, but I might have a bloody disaster in the afternoon."

"Oh, that? Doesn't matter. None of your fortunes have ever been accurate, so don't worry about it."

Due to his family's Taoist traditions, Zong Zheng Nanmo liked to cast a fortune for himself every day before going out, saying it was to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. But just like Jiang Hou said, this guy's fortune-telling had never been right once.

"That's what I say, but I feel uneasy today, like something's going to happen." Zong Zheng Nanmo was a little worried.

"Don't worry, I'll help you collect your corpse when the time comes."

Zong Zheng Nanmo immediately gave him the middle finger: "Damn, are you even a brother?"

"No." Jiang Hou answered very decisively.

Zong Zheng Nanmo's face showed a 'sad' expression, coupled with his appearance that was even more beautiful than a girl's, giving Jiang Hou goosebumps all over.

Fortunately, the teacher walked into the classroom at this time, and Zong Zheng Nanmo quickly returned to normal, letting Jiang Hou breathe a sigh of relief.

After the first class in the morning, Zong Zheng Nanmo slipped out again to inquire about gossip with his classmates, while Jiang Hou took out his phone.

Opening the video website, selecting the local option, Jiang Hou then entered the words "dead people last night" in the search box.

Immediately, many videos and information related to the 'dead people' title were refreshed, but the content was all about dead people events that happened a week ago.

As for videos related to dead people last night, there were none.

Jiang Hou muttered to himself, "As expected, there aren't any." He had pretty much expected this result.

So many things happened the day before yesterday and last night, but apart from Zhang Mou's attack on the villa, there was no relevant information in the news or on the internet.

This was similar to Jiang Hou's previous guess, that there was an invisible hand covering up this information.

As for the reason, it was probably to avoid causing widespread panic, after all, the corpses were broken and didn't look like they were done by humans, making it easy for people with ulterior motives to exploit.

At the same time, the continuous deaths in the past two days gave Jiang Hou the feeling that this world was becoming more and more dangerous.

In the afternoon, as the second class was about to start, Zong Zheng Nanmo, looking a little embarrassed, walked in, covering his nose.

"Jiang Hou, I really did have a bloody disaster today."

Jiang Hou was stunned: "Did someone chop you?"

"Something like that." As he spoke, Zong Zheng Nanmo let go of his hand, revealing his red nose, and there was a red mark on his face that was more beautiful than a woman's.

Jiang Hou almost laughed out loud.

Zong Zheng Nanmo was speechless: "Are you even a brother? I'm like this and you're still laughing."

"What happened?" Jiang Hou asked, suppressing his laughter.

"I was hit by the Painting Club President with a broom. It was an accident, I didn't mean to touch her chest, but she still chased me down three floors with a broom."

...Okay, this beating wasn't unjustified.

For high school girls, regardless of whether you meant to or not, being touched in that place by a boy in public would definitely cause a violent reaction.

Time flies, and soon it was time to leave school.

As Jiang Hou got up, and Zong Zheng Nanmo also packed up, preparing to slip away, the homeroom teacher wearing glasses walked in: "Jiang Hou, Zong Zheng Nanmo, come with me for a moment."

...Jiang Hou and Zong Zheng Nanmo looked at each other, puzzled. What did their class teacher want with them? Despite their confusion, they followed the class teacher to the Old Teaching Building.

Due to outdated facilities, the classrooms here had been converted into spaces for student clubs, such as music, dance, and art.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, the class teacher pointed to the end of the corridor: "Go ahead, the person looking for you is inside."

"Teacher, weren't you the one looking for us?" Zong Zheng Nanmo asked, puzzled.

Jiang Hou also felt strange. Who would make the teacher call them here, and how could that person influence the class teacher?

"I'm not sure either. I just received a call from the Principal asking you to come over." The class teacher shook his head, equally confused.

"Go on, you don't have to worry about anything happening at school. I have things to take care of, so I'll leave you to it."

With that, the class teacher waved goodbye and turned to leave, leaving the two even more bewildered.

I originally planned to post three chapters in the morning, noon, and evening, but after thinking about it, I decided to update them all in the morning so everyone can read them all at once.