Chen Ge's gaze swept across the faces of the students. He held his Student ID high above his head. "I'm one of you. There's only so much I can do on my own, and I can't change all of you. But I'll keep trying. Even if just one more person agrees with me, that will be enough."
What he said was something the Ghost School teachers had never taught them. The children at this school were growing numb, unable to see what they truly needed. The School Will was made up of each and every one of them, but at the same time, each of them was only an insignificant part of it.
They couldn't change anything. They were powerless to fight back, so they could only become like everyone else and survive beneath the School Will's shadow.
Chen Ge said a lot, but it was nearly impossible to make everyone agree with just a few words. Still, his words did have some effect. Some students began to think, while the expressions on others' faces slowly stiffened, as though they had remembered something painful.
"People often tell me to accept things as they are and hide inside a shell someone else has made, where I can enjoy its warmth. No one cares what's outside that shell, because whatever it is, the shell will protect them. Nothing can hurt the people hiding inside. But is that really true?" Chen Ge pointed at the Blood Mist drifting through the corridor. "While you hide inside your shells in silence, the poison outside has already seeped in. It's slowly making its way into your bodies. By the time you realize what's happening, it'll be too late. You'll never find redemption. Hope will become an impossible dream. You'll only be able to watch as your