Chen Ge stood in the middle of the classroom, his body seemingly petrified. He didn't move.
The Old Principal's appearance had hit him hard. One hidden clue after another had come to light, and his worldview was slowly being overturned. Even the way he thought about things was beginning to change.
"Muyang Middle School and the Third Ward were among the first few scenes I ever experienced. So much time has passed, and I never thought I'd encounter anything related to them in a Four-Star Scene." Nobody disturbed Chen Ge. Everyone tacitly stayed close by, watching over him.
"Based on the Old Principal's description, I'm ninety percent certain the mental hospital he mentioned was the Third Ward. In other words, the only way out of this Four-Star Scene is a Three-Star Scene I experienced a long time ago."
Muyang Middle School was the first Two-Star Scene Chen Ge had experienced, the Third Ward was his first Three-Star Scene, and Spirit Channeling School was his first Four-Star Scene. These three scenes were connected in an incredibly ingenious way, forming a closed loop. Chen Ge was astonished.
He began to suspect that the Black Phone didn't issue its missions at random. Each one had a deeper purpose behind it.
"Every mission on the phone is labeled a trial. Are missions this difficult and dangerous really just trials?"
"One-Star Scenes are people, Two-Star Scenes are Vengeful Spirits, Three-Star Scenes are Red-Clothed, and Four-Star Scenes are Above Red-Clothed. In theory, the higher the star rating, the greater the gap between scenes. But they're all connected beneath the surface. It feels as if someone... wants me to experience certain things through these scenes, so I can gradually find something I've lost." Chen Ge's brow furrowed. He rarely looked like this. "Why do this? What do