Chapter 34 Classic Movie Appreciation (VIII)
The flames spread in the classroom, and dozens of bodies that had already dried and charred seemed to "come back to life" again, struggling and wailing in the flames.
The scene from hell should have been horrifying.
But after reading the title of Tang Xinjue's review written in great haste, and looking at the scene in front of them, the first thought that came to Zhang You and the other two's minds was:
This argument actually makes sense?
If there were sufficient fire-fighting equipment and escape tools in the classroom, or if there was an alarm to automatically extinguish the fire in the first place, perhaps the tragedy of the entire class being wiped out would not have happened.
Of course, if reality really goes like this, the movie can be directly transferred from a horror film to a safe legal channel. At the end of the decadent and violent plot, there is a trace of positive energy that shocks the soul.
Ghosts: “…”
After seeing what Tang Xin Jue wrote, their already distorted facial features became even more distorted, and they even forgot to move when they were disturbed from outside.
Of course, the ghosts are not here just to watch... As long as the candidates write their reviews from any angle of the plot, they will find reasons to pollute their minds. Whether they can persist in writing the reviews while their san values drop sharply depends on the candidates' abilities.
But now, even Feng Wan, who was already hanging over the heads of several people, moved her lips twice, but had not figured out how to start her speech.
Zhao Mingtao, who was burned to death, silently withdrew his hand, and a pile of black residue fell from his arm.
...That's not right. They were the ones who died tragically and turned into evil spirits, so why do they act like they are in the wrong?
During the strange stalemate, the temperature in the classroom continued to rise. Even though the flames did not burn a few living people, the burning and cracking sensation of the skin became more and more obvious.
"If this continues, we might not even wait until the countdown ends and we'll all be roasted to death here."
Zhang You took off his clothes, tied the clothes of the four people together, and stood in front of them.
Guo Guo's eyes were accidentally burned by the fire just now, and now she couldn't open her eyes because of tears. But she didn't feel safe if she hid far away, so she could only hide next to Tang Xinjue and remind him: "Be careful not to let your clothes get burned!"
Tang Xinjue was writing furiously, but it was impossible to finish the 800-word requirement in an instant, so they could only hold on. Not to mention the ghosts who were eyeing them covetously, making it even more suffocating.
As soon as the sound of writing stopped, Tang Xinjue wiped the sweat from his eyelashes and raised his head: "This won't work. The words on the paper will be melted."
Moreover, the increasingly thin air and excessive heat will also affect people's thinking.
“Hehe, then don’t write anymore…” Sun Qian’s sharp laughter suddenly followed. She lay on the wall with her head down, half of her body stretched out, her bright red lips wide open: “Stay here forever, walk towards death, and you will never feel pain. Become our classmate!”
Several people: ...I was so heartless in my previous life that I am unlucky enough to be classmates with you in this life!
Tang Xinjue was silent for two seconds, then turned his head and looked back , his eyes falling on these ghosts.
Then she suddenly said, "Aren't you hot?"
Ghosts: “???”
They slowly stared at me with a look that said you've finally been roasted silly, but the girl nodded and said to herself, "You are ghosts, the cold air stays on your body for a long time, of course you don't feel hot."
Nonsense. Guiguai didn't understand what she was saying, but he saw that after Tang Xinjue finished speaking, the other roommates slowly turned their heads with strange looks.
Tang Xin Jue stood up and turned to the ghosts and asked, "While I am writing my review, the rules should not allow you to attack me directly, right?"
Feng Wan twisted her body and sneered, "We didn't attack you, we just...wait, what are you doing?"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Tang Xin Jue took three steps at a time and dove into the pile of ghosts and monsters, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It is indeed very cold."
Then she sat down again, using Sun Qian's falling hair as a barrier to isolate herself from the fire scene, and continued to write her review. By the way, she said to Zhao Mingtao next to her: "Move away, you're blocking the light."
Ghosts who are directly used as tools: ...
"ah!!"
Feng Wan and Zhao Mingtao screamed and reached out to grab Tang Xinjue in a frenzy.
The toilet plunger was swung out heavily to block the four pale arms. Tang Xinjue raised his head and smiled faintly: "Has anyone ever told you that you are easily angered?"
Ghosts are born out of resentment and hatred, and most of their instincts outweigh their reason. Not to mention that this group of ghost NPCs have just "experienced" their own death scenes, and are filled with resentment.
The two ghosts' faces changed. The female ghost withdrew her hand in time, but Zhao Mingtao was too fast and didn't have time. The toilet plunger suddenly disappeared from Tang Xinjue's hand, and the sharp knife in Zhao Mingtao's hand embedded in her arm without any hindrance, and blood gushed out.
The attack was implemented and judged to be successful.
Before the punishment of the rules came down, a golden light emerged from Tang Xinjue's body and covered Zhao Mingtao.
A shrill scream burst out from the golden light, and Zhao Mingtao's ghost form melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
From the body, neck, hair, to the face, the ghost struggled violently and turned into a blurry figure. The screams were more real and miserable than those of the "classmates" in the fire.
The other ghosts retreated instinctively. At this moment, the classroom environment changed again. The walls turned into scorched earth, dreamlike whispers were heard, the wooden door shook slightly, and the burning fire became more intense.
The faces of the "students" suddenly changed, and their already pale faces turned even bluer. They drifted away in fear, leaning against the wall tightly, and no one helped Zhao Mingtao.
The screams gradually disappeared, and as the golden light weakened and dissipated, "Zhao Mingtao" also completely turned into a shadow, and at the last second before he collapsed, the toilet plunger hit his head again.
Tang Xin Jue uttered one word: "Eat."
A suction force came from the rubber head, and the phantom was sucked into the toilet plunger little by little, from fast to slow until it completely disappeared, and the toilet plunger spit out a few strands of hair.
A flash of light passed by, and the skull logo on the handle changed from one to two.
[Swallowed successfully, the attribute "scream" has been inherited.]
Tang Xin Jue: "Cover your ears!"
The next moment, the rubber head shrank, then shook violently, and a deafening inhuman scream burst out from the rubber head, as if spreading through a loudspeaker, lingering in the classroom for a long time.
Fortunately, Guo Guo and the other two were reminded and covered their ears in advance. Even so, they still felt a buzzing in their heads.
[Ghost's Scream: Indiscriminate sonic attack on all living things, with mental pollution effect]
[Ghost's Blade: The sharpness is greatly increased, and it can fight head-on with a knife]
As the screams broke out, the raging fire facing the toilet plunger was also impacted and shrank back, then flickered a few times and strangely calmed down.
The student ghosts didn't move a muscle, as if they wanted to disappear right then and there.
Tang Xinjue, who was still writing his review, stopped again and looked forward.
A figure walked out of the flames, and the charred skin quickly closed up in the flames, turning into a complete short-haired girl.
It was Li Xiaoyu who had not appeared all the time.
Without caring about anyone else, Li Xiaoyu walked straight towards Tang Xinjue with a bright smile on her face, which was completely different from the timid and gloomy appearance in the movie.
"Is my laptop working?" she asked briskly.
After just a glance, Tang Xinjue continued to write with his head down, "Not bad."
Li Xiaoyu came over and sat down beside her intimately, looking at the notebook with curiosity in his eyes. They didn't look like cruel and malicious ghosts, but more like two ordinary people.
After watching for a while, she asked, "What does an advanced automatic alarm look like?"
Tang Xin Jue said succinctly: "Call the police, spray water, open the door."
Li Xiaoyu: "If I cut off the power in the classroom, will the alarm still work?"
Tang Xin Jue: "Built-in lithium battery."
"Oh..." Li Xiaoyu dragged out the last word and asked with a smile: "What if I destroyed the alarm in advance?"
Tang Xin Jue said without even raising his head: "Special circumstances are not considered in the general context, and 800 words cannot contain so much. If you want to discuss it further, you can write a review and submit it to me.
After saying that, she even tore off a page of paper considerately: "Or?"
Li Xiaoyu: “…”
Li Xiaoyu finally stopped talking. She sat quietly against the wall and waved her hand gently. The other student ghosts immediately rushed into the fire as if they had been pardoned.
"What a pity! I wish I had known you when I was still a human."
Li Xiaoyu said softly: "We must be very suitable to be classmates, don't you think?"
Seeing that Tang Xin Jue didn't respond, she giggled again, leaned closer and whispered, "You're a perfect fit in our world...don't you think?"
"What's so good about the human world? It's old-fashioned, boring, and there's only one set of rigid rules to evaluate everything. Your efforts will not be rewarded accordingly, no matter how hard you work... In the eyes of others, you are just a lunatic with mental problems, right?"
When he spoke the last few words, his voice was so cold that it seemed as if it had been quenched by a layer of ice, sending chills down one's spine.
Tang Xin Jue finally stopped writing, turned around, and met the nearby ghost with a calm gaze, and spoke softly:
"I have seen your world countless times."
She had heard the same whispers, brainwashing, coercion and inducement countless times, making her give up reality and fall into darkness.
"But every day after I open my eyes, I only want to say one thing." She nodded at Li Xiaoyu, with the corners of her lips raised:
"none of your business."
It is not up to others to tell her what she wants to do or what kind of life she wants to live.
Similarly, other people's lives, whether they fall or become ghosts -
"None of my business."
Of course, if her friends or relatives were hurt, that would be her business - the mark Zhao Mingtao left on the toilet plunger indicated that he had something to say about this.
Under the other person's cold gaze, Tang Xin Jue put down his pen, stood up, and raised his notebook: "I have finished writing my review."
Eight hundred words, not a single word wrong.
[Ding Dong, the review has been submitted and is being evaluated...]
The ghost in the flames stopped screaming and struggling, and at the same time made a "turning head" gesture, looking at everyone motionlessly.
[The students’ reviews will be graded by all members of Class 1, Grade 3!]
