North City District Strange Tales

North City Third Primary School.

Today is the weekend, and there are no students at the school.

Jiang Qiao had Shen Yingning wait in the car and walked into the campus alone.

If it weren't for the intelligence he could gather from this girl, he would have sent her away.

Before the Supernatural Revival, she was just dead weight.

Following the teaching building, Jiang Qiao arrived at the spot where the rumored old woman had jumped to her death.

Activating his gray vision, he began to search the vicinity carefully.

But after a sweep, he found nothing.

Everything seemed normal, except for a female ghost in a white dress that floated past the door midway.

When Jiang Qiao went after her, the female ghost was knocking on classroom doors one by one.

No sound could be heard, but it was evident she was earnestly looking for someone. A hint of anxiety showed in her eyes, which were entirely white.

"Miss, what are you looking for?"

Jiang Qiao walked over and asked with a smile.

The other party didn't respond, continuing to do what she was doing before.

The corridor was empty, and there was nothing in the classrooms.

However, Jiang Qiao observed that the female ghost seemed to be communicating with someone, asking questions.

She even smiled occasionally.

"A remnant soul?"

Jiang Qiao stopped, watching the female ghost's actions, and began to ponder.

Remnant souls are incomplete ghosts. They cannot communicate and lack thinking ability.

They merely repeat a certain action endlessly.

"Since there's a remnant soul, it means something terrible did happen at this school."

People don't turn into malevolent ghosts after death, but for some reason, these things that descend upon the human world from the Supernatural Space mimic the dead in certain areas.

Jiang Qiao had captured many malevolent ghosts last night and found they all claimed to be someone, but upon closer inspection and questioning, they had none of that person's memories.

They were typical fakes.

But strangely, these malevolent ghosts didn't believe they were fake.

Ignoring the female ghost, Jiang Qiao decided to check other places.

However, the moment he turned, a man in a red Zhongshan suit, holding a black umbrella, appeared at the end of the corridor.

He was walking downstairs step by step.

"Is this school a ghost den?"

Jiang Qiao found it somewhat unbelievable. He could understand one remnant soul.

But another one? That was a different story.

The Supernatural Revival hasn't happened yet, and malevolent ghosts are still quite rare.

Jiang Qiao quickly followed, wanting to see where it was going.

The man ignored Jiang Qiao.

He followed the stairs all the way to the school's basement storage room and finally went into a cabinet.

He vanished.

Jiang Qiao walked over and kicked open the cabinet, discovering an old wooden door behind it.

And on the wooden door, there were five locks.

His gray vision couldn't penetrate the wooden door; it was blocked.

A chilling aura emanated from the gaps in the door, and Jiang Qiao keenly sensed a strong ghostly presence.

As the wind blew, a sense of crisis surfaced in his heart.

It seemed that behind this door lay a Place of Great Omen.

After some thought, Jiang Qiao didn't force his way in to investigate. Instead, he returned to the school's playground.

He glanced at the simulator; there were three minutes left.

[Simulator cooldown has ended.]

[Start Weird Simulation?]

Jiang Qiao glanced at the pile of mediocre talents that appeared and didn't bother to look closely. He randomly selected one and additionally chose the Personality Talent "Impulsive."

He planned to use his impulsiveness to explore the mysteries behind the door.

[Talent Selection Complete--]

[Simulation Start--]

[Day 1: Supernatural Revival, terror descends. You leave the villa and begin the Hunting Moment.]

The following days proceeded as usual, with nothing new.

Although your actions were reckless and impulsive, your strength was undeniable. You charged forward.

You beat a group of malevolent ghosts until they howled in pain, quickly reaching the Third Tier by the ninth day.

[Day 9: You arrive in the North City District. You are very interested in the secrets within the smog and wish to investigate.]

[Day 10: You go on a killing spree in the North City District, causing rivers of blood from the malevolent ghosts. However, this does not draw out any more terrifying existences. They are all weak, and it seems this place is indeed very peaceful.]

[Day 11: You slaughter all the malevolent ghosts near North City Third Primary School and enter the campus. You find no malevolent ghosts, including the remnant souls you saw before the Supernatural Revival.

You arrive at the school's basement and discover an open wooden door. Darkness lies within, and a chilling wind emanates from it, stimulating your strength to continuously improve.

You walk inside.

It is a narrow tunnel, slightly inclined and extending deep underground. The surroundings are dark and damp, covered in mold.

You follow the tunnel and eventually arrive at a warehouse.

It's an ordinary place; you don't find the malevolent ghosts you expected.

Your only gain is a graduation photo from a discarded box in the corner.

The photo is old and yellowed, and the students' attire resembles the style from over twenty years ago.

They are smiling brightly, seemingly full of hope for the future.

But strangely, all the students in the photo have no eyes; the positions where their eyes should be are blank.

They look terrifying and bizarre.

Among the teachers in the front row, you see a familiar woman.

She used to wander the hallways, knocking on classroom doors, seemingly searching for something.

She is the only person in the photo with eyes.]

[Day 12: Early morning. You hear someone knocking on the window, but you are on the third floor.

You initially assume it's a malevolent ghost seeking death, intending to show it your "big baby." However, upon opening the window, you find nothing.

But as you close the window, you see a pale child in a school uniform standing behind you in the glass's reflection. You quickly turn around, but there's nothing there.

You scan with your Dual Pupils, but still find nothing.]

[Day 13: Early morning, you hear someone knocking on the window again.

You observe in the glass's reflection that the pale child behind you is much closer. You can even clearly see "North City Third Primary School" written on the school uniform.

You compare it with the photo and identify one of the children standing in the corner.]

[Day 14: Early morning, you find the child is already standing behind you. However, no matter what method you use, you cannot touch him.

In the morning, you take the photo back to the school's basement and place it back where it belongs.

As you leave the school and prepare to ride your motorcycle back, you suddenly see a group of children sitting behind you in the rearview mirror.

They are piled on top of each other, squeezing together, but they are firmly stuck to your rear seat.

You turn around, and there's nothing there.

Look again in the rearview mirror, and the children have vanished.]

[Day 15: Early morning, you see a group of people standing behind you in your room's window glass. They extend their hands towards you.

That night, you go to the school's basement again. After entering that room, you directly tear the photo to shreds and set it on fire.

The flames ignite the room, turning it into ashes.]

[Day 16: Early morning, you hear a voice in your ear.

"Why don't any of you recognize me?"

You suddenly turn around and see a group of eyeless children staring intently at you.

Your punch is like a dragon's, but it's meaningless.

Lightning and gray light pass through the children, piercing the floor. It seems these children are just illusions, nonexistent.

You try every method but are powerless.

Finally, you rush out of the North City District and arrive in the South City District, desperately hoping to use the Braided Girl to suppress these eerie existences.

However, you are horrified to discover that the Braided Girl seems unable to see you!

And you cannot touch her either.]

[Day 17: Early morning. You stand among the children and smile.]

[You died!]

[This simulation has ended.]

[Host survived a total of seventeen days. Cooldown time: 34 minutes.]