I'm Going to the Girls' Dormitory!

In general, the school's structure is very large and involves a wide range of aspects, making it almost impossible to fully understand.

For example, the Principal, a character who currently has a low profile but whom no one can ignore.

The tasks that outsiders need to complete do not include events related to the Principal, but if we trace everything back to its source, no matter who is allied with whom or who is hostile to whom, the Principal is ultimately the one who decides the fate of these little bosses. With just one decision from the Principal, who gets promoted, who gets dismissed, and who gets transferred is just a matter of a single thought.

The Principal is the ultimate authority in the St. Johnis Middle School instance. The fact that he isn't mentioned in the quest introduced by the white-haired girl doesn't mean he doesn't have a questline. The punishment record that Yu Xing saw in the school history mentioned an incident where a transfer student broke into the Principal's office to steal something, which caused a great upheaval.

It's likely that the Principal hiding this secret is the real core of this instance, but clearly, the instance quest is intentionally avoiding the Principal's presence. After they entered the instance, the Principal was immediately out of school and hadn't returned. In any case, Yu Xing hasn't found any real clues about the Principal himself so far.

He only had one opportunity to contact the Principal, which was when he brought up the position of school clinic assistant in order to get the Physics Teacher to take the blame for killing the Psychology Teacher.

Although the school doctor is no longer available, Director Gene seems very interested in the proposal and has told him that once the quiz is over and the Principal returns, the Principal will come to see him and decide whether to reserve a staff position for him.

Yu Xing had already planned to search the Principal's office at that time. It wasn't that he didn't want to search when no one was around, but after searching the entire school, he discovered that the Principal's office was gone.

There was no sign of the Principal's office in any of the buildings. It seemed that Principal had placed it in a secluded spot, so that he wouldn't be able to find it until he returned.

In short, before the Principal returns and outsiders can access this part of the story, the information Zhao Mou has deciphered so far is enough for them.

"We've already completed the Nightmare mission, so the ghosts won't harm us. The female dorm supervisor basically lets the ghosts occupy the corridors after checking the rooms, so the dormitory building is relatively safe for us at night. If you want to do the dormitory building mission, now's the best time." Zhao Mou finally put down his pen, which had been twirling around, and turned to Yu Xing's gaze.

Yu Xing's face revealed little emotion, remaining remarkably calm, yet subtly carrying a smile.

Zhao Mou smirked. "What, are you thinking it was worth it to seduce this vice-captain?"

"Of course it's worth it, without a second thought." Yu Xing stretched, loosened his knuckles, and stood up. "The Zhao family is very generous, giving me two such good people as teammates. I am truly... deeply grateful."

Zhao Yijiu looked up. "... Are you out of your mind?"

Zhao Mou was also suspicious for a moment. "To praise someone so earnestly, this is strange. It seems that what you said about being sleepy earlier really had an effect; you're not even saying anything flirtatious because you're not energetic enough."

"This is too much! Do I have to confront you to be considered normal? You're getting cocky, aren't you?" Yu Xing shook her head with feigned helplessness, then tapped the table with her finger. "I'm fine, but I do need to conserve my energy. I've encountered so many ghosts since arriving on the island, my life force has been depleted, and it's not time to recover yet."

In reality, his curse power activates within him every time a ghost approaches, draining his life force. As for recovery, it simply means dying and starting over.

But Wen Qinghuai was still there, so he spoke rather cryptically.

Wen Qinghuai, being a casual teammate, didn't comment. He observed Yu Xing's condition and felt that she was actually quite lucid, so he stood up with her and suggested, "Now that we have all this information, let's go do the dormitory building mission?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. It's rare to be able to go out at night, so I'll take the opportunity to check if there's anything hidden in the dormitory building that we can't see during the day. After all, although we suspect the female dorm supervisor's true form is related to the plague, our mission still needs a starting point." Yu Xing lazily took a couple of steps. "But be careful, I suspect there might be rats hiding in various parts of the dormitory building."

Now they have Oliver's protection, and the ghosts are ineffective against them, but if the rats discover them, the female dorm supervisor is just as ruthless.

"It's hard to say. Maybe I'll go out alone, and you guys wait for news," Zhao Yijiu said. "If there really are rats, you won't be able to react in time."

Wen Qinghuai rubbed his curly hair. "Another day of being disliked because I'm not good at sports."

"Try to look on the bright side. I'm pretty good at sports, but nighttime is definitely A Jiu's domain." Zhao Mou patted Wen Qinghuai's shoulder and turned to say, "A Jiu is naturally good at moving around in the dark, and with the added ability of shadows from her identity card this time, her mobility should be comparable to ten of me."

"But can you manage alone? It's such a big building." Wen Qinghuai looked at Zhao Yijiu. "Hmm... but there's no rush. We can take it one step at a time. We have plenty of days."

Zhao Yijiu shook his head and said calmly, "I should be able to finish the investigation by working through the night."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Wen Qinghuai exclaimed in amazement, seemingly puzzled.

Zhao Mou said, "How about this, A Jiu goes to explore the hallway, and Wen Qinghuai and I will try knocking on the doors of the next dorm room. Didn't someone go to the bathroom just now? We haven't heard any noise since, so it seems like they won't be coming back. But this proves that most students are still awake at this time. Maybe we can knock on a few doors and find out what's going on in the dorm at night from the students who have lived here for three years."

Wen Qinghuai thought for a moment. He had originally planned to wander around the building, but the danger of rats was undeniable. However, he would feel anxious if he stayed in the dormitory and did nothing while Zhao Yijiu went out alone. Zhao Mou's suggestion was not bad.

He nodded. "Those students have lived here for a long time, so they definitely know more about the dorms. They are indeed a good source of information, but are you sure you can get them to open the door? These students are so afraid of ghosts; they'd probably be scared to death if they heard us knocking."

"What's the big deal? We'll try knocking on doors, and if they don't open, we'll try another one. It's just a test anyway. We're just staying in this corridor. If we hear any mice, we'll go back to the dorm." Zhao Mou pushed up his glasses and then said to Yu Xing, who was being left standing to the side, "What about you? Have you thought of any crazy ideas yet?"

"Of course I'm going to investigate. I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time," Yu Xing said, completely unconcerned that Zhao Mou had already guessed that he was up to something else. He was definitely not the one Zhao Yijiu had mentioned who was slow to react to rats.

"You want to come along?" Zhao Yijiu glanced at Yu Xing sideways. He actually hoped that Yu Xing would just stay in the dormitory and take a nap to recover her energy, but Yu Xing would know what to do, he didn't need to remind her.

"We're not going together. You'll have to work hard and check out the dorms tonight. I'll go next door." Yu Xing winked with a smile.

"Next door is..." Zhao Yijiu paused, then said expressionlessly, "The girls' dormitory building?"

Wen Qinghuai: "I'm so envious." Gu

Zhao Mou: I knew it.

Seeing these reactions, Yu Xing said matter-of-factly, "Of course, both dormitory buildings are within the mission area. Although the dormitory supervisor's office is located in this building, there are no other dormitory supervisors in the girls' dormitory building except for her. The probability of finding hidden clues is equal."

"I've been wanting to see the current state of the girls' dormitory for a while now. Besides, I can also bring the discussion results to Qu Xuanqing on the way. If I don't go, who will?"

It should be said that among the four people, apart from Zhao Yijiu, no one can be said to be more capable of nighttime operations than Yu Xing.

"Alright, alright~ Let's get going then. If we finish early, I might be able to get some sleep. I'm going to explore the library tomorrow." Zhao Mou chuckled, urging the group to get moving, then instructed Yu Xing, "Be careful in the girls' dormitory. You must be back in three hours, okay?"

"Okay, no rush, I understand." Yu Xing gave an OK sign. "I'll try not to make any noise, just stay quiet."

Zhao Mou thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second. If there's an emergency, you might just cause a huge scene. Who's going to listen to you and keep quiet?"

In short, the four men in the dormitory, each with their own assigned tasks, opened the dormitory door, quietly slipped out, and disappeared into the darkness of the corridor.

The corridor was silent, but at certain moments, the sound of approaching footsteps, strange murmurs, or eerie laughter would suddenly emerge, enough to give anyone walking normally a heart attack.

These are all ghostly figures wandering the corridor, waiting for an opportunity. Yesterday, it was because the lights were off and they were still in the corridor that Wen Qinghuai was entangled by a ghostly figure, and then fell into the illusion woven by the ghostly figure. He almost drove the ghostly figure to its death with a question about brothers.

Today, seeing someone open the door made the air in the corridor even thinner and colder. Excitedly approaching, I discovered that these four people were those who hadn't been pulled into the nightmare, meaning they were the kind you could only look at but not kill.

Yu Xing felt himself being glared at by an invisible gaze. He guessed that it was a ghost silently cursing him. After closing the dormitory door and making sure everyone had a key, he walked downstairs without looking back.

He was wearing the same clothes he wore before entering the dungeon, which had been washed and dried. Overall, these clothes were more suitable for movement than any of the clothes in the school dungeon, and the friction sound of his shoes was much quieter than that of the school uniform shoes.

Yu Xing's spatial awareness remained as strong as ever. Moreover, once the human eye adapts to darkness, even in a completely dark space without any light source, one can still vaguely see outlines. This is even more true for someone like him who, despite being stripped of the system's enhancements, still possesses his own physical modifications.

Night vision brought him great convenience. As he walked quietly toward the stairs, he secretly sensed the surrounding atmosphere. Apart from the ghostly figures that wouldn't cause him any loss of life because they were separated by the realm of nightmares, he also sensed some dark and mottled Breath Concealment in various corners.

Those auras were scattered, small and fragile, existing but inactive, as if they were dormant.

There are mice, but they are sleeping.

Yu Xing thought for a moment, could it be that the mechanism of the dormitory building mission is to find something without disturbing these sleeping mice?

If a sound is made, someone gets too close, or there is a distinctive smell, these rats will wake up and either devour the person who disturbed them or directly notify the dormitory supervisor to arrest them.

If these rats were roaming around the dormitory building in groups, Yu Xing might have thought it was normal dormitory management work. But this dormant, scattered distribution clearly suggests they are guarding something.

Well... I'll leave it to Zhao Yijiu.

He's going to check if the girls' dormitory is experiencing the same situation.

Yu Xing concealed his aura, walked past the sleeping mice, and quickly went downstairs via the stairs.

This was actually quite arrogant. He was trying to sneak out of the dormitory building after lights out without wearing a school uniform or name tag, and then move to the girls' dormitory building. This was a violation of many school rules at once, and the most difficult part was passing by the dormitory supervisor's office.

On the first floor, the dormitory supervisor's office was still lit. At this quiet time, the sound of gnawing on wood could be heard without any attempt to conceal it, even more clearly than when they returned from evening self-study yesterday.

Yu Xing stood in the shadows, squinting as he glanced out the window of the duty room. This time, he finally saw what the female dorm supervisor looked like when no one was around.

It was still a young humanoid figure, thin and appearing very frail.

But this quiet female dorm supervisor, who always greets students with a smile and seems to sit upright in her chair, is now contorted with rage, her facial muscles contorted, clutching a large piece of wood used for carving, and frantically gnawing on it.

Her hair trembled as she chewed, her eyes faintly glowed crimson, and her fingers holding the wood seemed pitch black.

Yu Xing quietly took another step closer and saw more clearly. Not only had the fingers turned black from the fingertips down to the skin and bones, but the female dorm supervisor's face was also covered with many pustules the size of soybeans. Her exposed collarbone and neck were full of black pits, which were extremely disgusting and terrifying.

It was indeed the plague; these symptoms were exactly what Black Death patients looked like!

The way she gnawed on the wood was like that of a rabid, starving rat; one could say she was both an embodiment of a rat and an embodiment of a patient.

Regardless of whether the female dorm supervisor was a healthy and normal human being during the plague outbreak, she is now a monster, hiding her true self when others are around, and tearing away the facade to feed alone when no one is around.

Yu Xing watched for a while. He didn't think that the fact that the female dorm supervisor was related to the plague could be easily discovered. If it weren't for the results of the discussion that helped to define the female dorm supervisor's ability category, even he wouldn't have been so careless as to walk out directly, let alone see this scene.

He crouched down, channeling the power of the curse to mask his living scent, and hid in the blind spot of the guard room window, moving nimbly and steadily step by step outwards.