Spirit Coffin Dormitory

Is this what "raising one's head to gaze at the bright moon" means??

Watching the teacher elegantly and calmly raise her own head, Xiao Ran even had a moment of doubt. Had this teacher studied abroad in the United States? Her movements looked so much like the Statue of Liberty.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

At this moment, the classroom had descended into chaos. Some people took out axes from their schoolbags, while others took out daggers. The students with good practical skills had already started helping their classmates detach their heads.

Those with weaker practical skills could only grimace and beg others for help.

But there were also a few chosen ones. While others were still struggling with how to lift their heads, they simply cupped their chins with their hands and pushed upwards, their heads coming off with ease.

Xiao Ran looked closely and saw that the cause of death on the student's ID clearly stated: "Decapitation."

He'd seen it all, but he'd never heard of dying miserably being an advantage.

In a short while, heads were being held aloft in the classroom.

The teacher seemed very satisfied with the students' actions. Her gaze shifted, and seeing that Xiao Ran, sitting in the back row, hadn't moved, she frowned. "Student, why aren't you raising your head?"

Sensing the teacher's increasingly unfriendly gaze, Xiao Ran could only stand up and smile. "Sorry, teacher, I just thought of another idiom and got lost in thought."

The teacher's eyebrows slightly rose. "What idiom?"

Xiao Ran walked behind the classmate he had already turned into a servant, suddenly drew the cleaver hidden under his cloak, and swung it.

"Young Master Offers Head, I'll borrow your head!"

With that, a large head landed in Xiao Ran's hands.

As Xiao Ran held up the bloody head, the teacher's eyes on him became fiery. "You're Wang Meng, right? From now on, you'll be our class's Chinese representative."

"You have earned Teacher Tang's favor and will receive an extra Campus Badge this lesson."

Xiao Ran hadn't expected such a benefit. But what was this Campus Badge for?

At this moment, the teacher's gaze swept over the other students. Most of the class had already completed the act of raising their heads.

However, there were still some slow students, which undoubtedly made the teacher's expression turn increasingly grim.

Especially the little fatty sitting in the front row. While others were holding axes and daggers, he was holding a blade and had cut his neck until it was bloody and mangled, yet his head showed no sign of falling off.

The teacher's face suddenly darkened. "Idiot, if you cut like that, the detached head will be dirty and messy. A dog's chew toy would be neater than yours!"

Saying that, she took out her teaching cane with her other hand and whipped the little fatty fiercely across the face.

"Slap!"

The little fatty didn't even have time to scream. The next second, his body began to swell violently, inflating like a balloon to its maximum before rapidly contracting inwards.

"Ah!!"

Pained howls echoed in the classroom. The other students seemed accustomed to this, and some even looked expectant as they watched the little fatty's body continuously being compressed.

"Crack crack crack crack crack..."

Before long, the little fatty's body was compressed to the size of a coin and held in the teacher's hand. After playing with it for a while between her slender fingers, she casually tossed it in Xiao Ran's direction.

Xiao Ran caught it. It felt heavy in his hand. Even though it was flesh and blood compressed into this form, it felt more like metal.

He could still see the little fatty's pained features, his mouth agape as if begging for something.

At the same time, a prompt sound followed closely.

"You have obtained [Campus Badge · Agony]"

"As one of Seventh Middle School's important resources, you can purchase special items in the dormitory."

"So, this is the so-called badge."

Recalling the "leek" boy he met at the school gate who had advised him to buy a single dormitory room, and the driver's seemingly concerned attitude towards dormitories, Xiao Ran became even more curious about the so-called dormitories.

"Ding-a-ling..."

At this moment, the dismissal bell rang outside. The teacher smiled and walked out of the classroom. Before reaching the classroom door, she couldn't help but cast another glance at Xiao Ran.

As the teacher walked out of the classroom door, another badge appeared on Xiao Ran's desk.

However, it was different from the previous one.

This badge only contained the information [Campus Badge], and the prompt only stated that it could be exchanged for supplies in the dormitory.

This indicated that it was far less valuable than the badge made from the little fatty.

At this moment, Xiao Ran's gaze shifted, and he noticed that the student beside him, who had become a servant, also had a [Campus Badge] on his desk.

On the principle that what belongs to the servant belongs to the master, Xiao Ran unceremoniously pocketed it.

He glanced at the information on this servant student's ID.

Name: Yang Dongliang

Class: 2017

Cause of Death: Poisoning

Xiao Ran casually returned the head to him, gestured for him to attend class properly, then got up and walked out of the classroom, heading towards the dormitory building.

There were few students near the dormitory building, but every door and window could be seen to be tightly locked. Some doors and windows even had anti-theft bars installed, and more exaggeratedly, the windows were sealed shut with wooden boards.

"What a heavy death aura!"

Before Xiao Ran even entered the building, he could feel a strong death aura wafting out from the dormitory.

The density was no less than that of Niujia Slope during the last trial.

It was even more so, if not surpassing it.

A sign hung on the dormitory's main door.

[Dormitory Rules]

Rule 1: The number of people in the same dormitory shall not exceed six.

Rule 2: For co-ed dormitories, please refrain from making strange noises at night.

Rule 3: Once the dormitory lights are out, do not open the door no matter who knocks.

Rule 4: If needed, please find the Dorm Manager.

Weird Tales: Before going to sleep every night, be sure to count the number of people in the dormitory to ensure it is correct.

After carefully reading the Dormitory Rules, Xiao Ran stepped into the dormitory building.

The moment he set foot inside, Xiao Ran felt a chill. The temperature here was at least seven or eight degrees lower than outside, more like a large ice cellar.

"Knock, knock, knock!" He lightly tapped on the window of the Dorm Manager next to him.

"Swish!"

The window slid open a crack. An eye peered out at Xiao Ran through the gap before quickly closing the window again. A few seconds later, the sound of rattling chains could be heard from behind.

"Swish~~"

This time, the window was fully opened. An Old Woman, squinting her eyes, sized up Xiao Ran through the iron bars of the window before smiling and nodding, "Child, what is it?"

Xiao Ran took out the glasses case the driver had given him from his spatial storage and handed it to the Old Woman. "My brother said your glasses case was left in his car and asked me to bring it to you."

"Your brother?"

The Old Woman hesitated for a moment, but upon seeing the glasses case in Xiao Ran's hand, her expression immediately relaxed. She quickly took the case, took out the reading glasses inside, and put them on.

With the reading glasses on, the Old Woman's vision clearly improved. She no longer needed to squint to see people and said to Xiao Ran, "Wait a moment."

Saying this, she took out her keys, unlocked the door, and walked out.

"You mentioned your brother just now, was he the driver from unit 404?"

"Yes!" Xiao Ran nodded heavily. "I'm starting school here, so my brother specifically told me to bring this to you."

Xiao Ran said this with a straight face, his heart not skipping a beat.

When you're out and about, you have to make your own way.

After Xiao Ran's confirmation, the Old Woman's smile deepened. "So that's how it is. You're coming here to study, have you been assigned a dormitory yet?"

"Not yet, I just arrived. I thought it would be inconvenient for you without your glasses, so I came straight here after getting off the car."

"You child, why are you so honest?" The Old Woman laughed so hard her dentures almost fell out. She took Xiao Ran's arm and pulled him inside, saying as they walked, "It's good you came now. This dormitory is very important, I'll help you pick one first."

As she spoke, she took out a dormitory registration book from her pocket.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran's heart stirred and he asked, "Grandma, when I arrived, my brother mentioned that if I paid some money, I could get a single room. Is it very expensive?"

"A single room?" The Old Woman pouted. "Why would you want a single room? Even dogs wouldn't live there. How could I let my own child suffer? Come with me."

Saying this, she led Xiao Ran to the second floor.

They turned left on the second floor. Along the way, Xiao Ran noticed that several dormitories had signs hanging outside, and each dormitory door was different.

The worst doors were obviously thin and flimsy to the naked eye.

The better ones were mostly iron doors, and even better ones were security doors.

Even more exaggerated was a metal door covered in yellow talismans.

The Old Woman led Xiao Ran to the last room. Xiao Ran glanced at the door. It was a normal iron door, but it had two seals pasted on it.

Looking at the door, Xiao Ran immediately had a bad feeling.

Oh no, this Old Woman isn't mistaking me for a 'local' like the driver, is she?

The Old Woman pointed to the door and smiled, "Child, everything else might be lacking, but the place you live in shouldn't be. This is the one. I wouldn't be willing to give it to just anyone."

Saying this, she tore off the seals on the door, shoved a key into Xiao Ran's hand, and the wrinkles on her old face seemed to bunch up even more.

"This..."

Xiao Ran wanted to ask a few more questions, but the Old Woman simply patted his shoulder with an experienced look. "Don't ask, don't ask. You'll understand when you go inside."

She then walked away without looking back, occasionally glancing back at Xiao Ran as she left, covering her mouth and letting out a giggling laugh.

Xiao Ran was also confused by this. He could only pick up the key and open the door.

"Click!"

As the lock turned, Xiao Ran gently pushed the door open and peeked inside.

The room was empty, with only a bed and a desk.

"That's it?"

Just as Xiao Ran was wondering, he suddenly felt something. He looked up and saw a coffin hanging directly above his head.

At the same time, blood-red text reappeared before Xiao Ran's eyes.

[Branch Quest Triggered: Spirit Coffin Dormitory]

Quest Requirement: When the lights go out, you must sleep in the coffin and obtain five Campus Badges.

Quest Hint: After you lie down in the coffin, your identity will temporarily change from student to Night Ghost. You can choose to kill other Night Ghosts or other students in the dormitory.

You will receive three Campus Badges for each Night Ghost killed.

You will receive one Campus Badge for each student killed.

Quest Difficulty: E-Rank

Quest Reward: E-Rank

(Note: After transforming into a Night Ghost, you can use Campus Badges to activate the Night Ghost's special abilities. However, be careful not to be discovered by other Night Ghosts, or you may become the target of all Night Ghosts' hunt.)