Volume 1: Breaking the Cage
Escape 02
Legal Hunting
The original 400 students on campus were inexplicably drawn into an alternate dimension campus space, and simultaneously rules appeared in their minds.
- There are 400 people on campus, each possessing one clue.
- Collecting 50 matching clues can obtain the key to exit, note that clues must correspond, inability to connect clues renders them invalid.
- 400 people can freely form teams of less than or equal to 5 people, team members can be changed at any time.
- One person is eliminated each night, clues can be given to others according to their will.
- If prey dies during the legal hunting period, the above rule is invalid.
- Those who take measures during non-hunting periods will be eliminated.
Initially, some were stunned, some were afraid, some screamed, a group of people ran towards the entrance like mad, but could not reach the school gate no matter what.
At the same time, a campus schedule appeared on everyone’s desk.
Teachers continued classes normally, regardless of how students argued or became angry, they still lectured on their subjects, no matter how they were questioned, they only had a smile, clearly familiar people, yet making others feel chills down their spines.
Xin Lan learned from the original host’s memory that today is her second day here.
Yesterday, someone lost emotional control during class and was punished to stand for one lesson period.
It wasn’t simple standing punishment, but being forced to lie in a coffin that appeared out of thin air, as if glued inside, a black coffin. It made people feel extremely terrified, no one dared to cause trouble again.
Because yesterday was the first day, everyone was cautiously observing, just as the rules stated, one person died.
Where his clue was, everyone had guesses but no one said anything.
In the campus with only 399 people left, everyone harbored ulterior motives.
Originally familiar classmates also became strangers.
No one wants to die, but only 5 or fewer people can survive.
During the reasonable discussion time of today’s morning reading, everyone quickly formed groups, after all, everyone felt that there’s strength in numbers, being alone in this situation was really disadvantageous.
Xin Lan: Interesting, if I kill 398 people by myself, wiping them out, wouldn’t I be able to choose clues as I please?
After all, the rules had reminded that some clues are invalid, who can guarantee that all fifty clues they obtain can be connected, so it’s necessary to get more than fifty.
This is like a huge hunting ground and slaughterhouse, forcing people to kill each other.
Ling Jiu: Host, calm down a bit!!!!
Ling Jiu: Do you remember what our mission is?
Xin Lan: Ex-boyfriend.
Ling Jiu: Yes! Torment him! Our mission is to torment him, not to get out! Don’t forget!
Ling Jiu was really afraid that her host would go off track again, although she seemed to be joking, but she truly believed she could be so deranged as to kill everyone.
Xin Lan began to organize the original host’s memories, sorting out social relationships.
The original host was also called Xin Lan, a student in Class 3 of the second year of high school, beautiful in appearance, undoubtedly the class beauty.
The ex-boyfriend was the school bully from Class 1, good at studies, also formidable at fighting, with the appearance of an unruly bad boy, yet surprisingly good at academics. The original host caught his eye, and they dated for a month.
The original host was naturally infatuated, but the ex-boyfriend was just playing around, and dumped her after a month.
When the original host asked heartbrokenly, she received disdainful words.
— Looking so bewitching, with such a hot figure, who knows how many people have played with you, you’ve dumped who knows how many people, why are you pretending to be pure with me?
— It was just for fun, did you take it seriously?
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Thus, girlfriend became ex-girlfriend.
Xin Lan: Send me the follow-up plot.
Ling Jiu immediately transmitted the plot to Xin Lan. From this follow-up, Xin Lan saw a new woman, let’s call her the Study Genius for now.
Study Genius was the top student in Class 1, an undisputed talented girl.
In such a strange world, of course one must team up with smart people, so the ex-boyfriend approached Study Genius.
Study Genius, considering the ex-boyfriend’s physical prowess as the school bully, allied with him and formed a team, beginning a strong alliance.
The two constantly adjusted to each other, until they worked in perfect harmony. The school bully began to pursue love in this dangerous world.
Study Genius was smart and beautiful, the ex-boyfriend had been interested in her for a long time, but previously Study Genius seemed uninterested in dating, so he hadn’t made a move. In this strange space, his reckless protection and occasional sweet talk finally succeeded in winning over Study Genius.
The ending was that the small team they led collected enough clues and successfully exited the school gate.
As for the original host, a beauty but useless in battle, she was raped then killed for her clue. When she was struggling, the ex-boyfriend saw it nearby and walked past indifferently.
If Xin Lan felt only slightly displeased seeing how the original host was dumped earlier, thinking it was just bad luck in meeting people, then seeing the original host’s ending made her mood truly unpleasant.
Xin Lan: Tell me later who killed the original host.
Ling Jiu: Okay, and host, after that person killed the original host, the scumbag snatched the clue from them too, getting two clues at once! Too much!
Xin Lan’s pen spun between her fingers, her slightly messy hair concealing the coldness on her face.
Ling Jiu: Host! You absolutely must not let him die too easily! I have strategies here, green hat seduction, heartthrob love triangles, everything you could want, whichever type you like!
Xin Lan: Can I snatch Study Genius?
Ling Jiu: What????
Xin Lan: Snatch his woman.
Ling Jiu: ????
The script wasn’t written this way, this doesn’t follow the routine.
Xin Lan: Is it not allowed? Didn’t you say to torment him? Isn’t he pursuing love? I’ll just make him have no love.
Xin Lan: If not, then I’ll humiliate him, abuse him, threaten him, imprison him, torture him…
Ling Jiu: Let’s discuss how to snatch his woman.
Ling Jiu trembled, remembering the scumbag in the first mission who was beaten in the room and howled like a dog, feeling that conventional strategies might not work for her host, better to go with unconventional ones.
Break the wings of love of the scumbag ex-boyfriend, make him regret deeply!
Theoretically speaking, very good.
Xin Lan didn’t discuss with Ling Jiu, because the class dismissal bell rang.
The teacher walked out of the classroom very punctually, without any delay, the efficient movement making teachers who love to drag on for another minute feel ashamed.
All sounds stopped, like a silent play.
During non-discussion times, it was not allowed to talk about tactical matters, otherwise one would be ‘muted’.
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This was also a lesson learned yesterday when someone used themselves as an example for everyone.
Some people walked out of the classroom first, then everyone trickled out, not enthusiastic at all.
“Let’s go.”
Someone knocked on Xin Lan’s desk, it was a boy wearing glasses.
This was the team leader of the original host’s group. The original host had wanted to find her ex-boyfriend, but after being looked at contemptuously by him, she angrily came back.
A class has forty seats, four hundred people were divided into ten classes, Xin Lan, her ex-boyfriend, and Study Genius were not in the same class.
This personnel arrangement was fluid, but few people formed teams across classes, unless they were familiar and had good relationships, or wanted to ride on someone’s coattails.
Xin Lan nodded, following behind the boy.
The small team Xin Lan was in hadn’t exchanged clues yet, either because there wasn’t enough time in the morning, or because everyone was on guard. However, for Xin Lan, this was very good news.
Those with clues could become prey at any time, but those without clues could only wait for death.
“I feel like you’ve become a bit different somehow.”
The boy pushed his glasses, saying with a hint of contemplation.
“How am I different?”
“It feels like you’ve suddenly become much calmer.”
“Things are already like this, there’s no use in not being calm.”
Xin Lan tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a perfunctory smile.
The boy felt the same, and didn’t ask further.
People walking in twos and threes were on their way to the cafeteria. Except for some who were talking, most people were very quiet.
Xin Lan’s hand was in her school uniform pocket, clutching the original host’s clue.
At the beginning, what the original host saw was a piece of paper, on which the clue written was ‘Girls’ dormitory third floor bathroom first sink underneath’. The original host followed what was written and got her own clue.
Something like a fragment of a map.
Xin Lan loosened her clenched hand, her expression calm.
They were a team of five, besides Xin Lan, there was also a short girl.
Xin Lan mentally numbered and memorized them: Little Glasses Cai Yang, Acne Guo Ming, Black Shorty Chen Zhihong, Little Shortie Zhou Mingfang.
Little Shortie walked on the other side of Little Glasses, Black Shorty and Acne walked behind.
Seeing Little Glasses Cai Yang unknowingly getting closer again, Xin Lan took a big step and entered the cafeteria first.
Being good-looking sometimes has advantages, like in this case, people automatically approach, but Xin Lan likes to be the boss.
Xin Lan rarely goes alone. When she was a general, she had many subordinates. When she was a villain, she didn’t lack followers, having many supporters.
She’s used to being the leader, but doesn’t like being the boss of disobedient people who can’t be helped.
The few people behind her each had their own thoughts. Xin Lan might not necessarily follow this temporary team.
Since she had an idea to fight with her ex-boyfriend, she should establish a team strong enough to match her ex-boyfriend, then poach Study Genius.
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Xin Lan: Jiujiu, I’m going to break up the team and poach people. What do you think of this plan?
Ling Jiu: Why not directly join ex-boyfriend’s team? You can be ready to backstab anytime, steal Study Genius, infuriate ex-boyfriend. Aren’t you his ex-girlfriend? Just get close to his goddess, then badmouth him to Study Genius later. Isn’t that better?
Xin Lan: …I think you yourself could excel at this mission.
Such talent, being a system is too much of a waste.
Xin Lan had some habitual thinking. She had three types of being a villain: one is to be with the protagonist, then betray and backstab due to certain things; another is to be the boss waiting to be defeated by the protagonist; and the third is to be on the opposite side of the protagonist, a necessary mortal enemy. She didn’t like the first type much, feeling that rather than a mix of love and hate, it’s better to hate thoroughly to the end.
She could consider Ling Jiu’s suggestion, but in the best-case scenario, she still wanted to kick her ex-boyfriend away and torment him to death as an enemy.
Ling Jiu: Low-key, after all, I’m just a system that keeps its merits and fame hidden.
True heroes never look back at explosions, true systems never torment scumbags themselves.
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The weather has turned cold, the shivering author hugs the cute dumpling readers to forcibly warm up =w=
LP: Re-translated on October 26, 2024