Chapter 598: 598: Missing
Chapter 598: 598: Missing
Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Missing
As for the ‘supernatural situation’ in the classroom, the teacher simply vanished in front of everyone.
The students in the classroom might be somewhat horrified, but there was no frantic scrambling.
Instead, they sat in their seats with gloomy eyes, engaged in discussion… as if such events were a common occurrence.
“My father has already arranged for our relocation, we’re leaving for the southwest tomorrow.”
“Our family is still applying for the relocation permit… I don’t want to stay here for another day.”
Han Dong quietly listened to the students’ conversations, collecting useful information.
He waited for the first person to leave the classroom, then indicated to his team of three to blend in with the departing crowd and leave together.
Caution is crucial, especially at the beginning of a game.
If the identities of the three are known by another team from the start, there’s a high chance they will be manipulated during the subsequent events.
The red-brick and blue-roofed American high school buildings.
The campus was quite large and the scenery was not bad… just a little desolate overall.
It was the transition between autumn and winter.
Leaves and a large number of missing person notices were scattered along the campus paths by the wind.
This school was located in Maine, like Derry Town, but Bates College was nearly a hundred kilometers away from Derry Town.
However, the strange disappearance incidents had spread here…
As they passed a janitor’s closet near the lecture building, the trio swiftly slipped inside unnoticed.
“The teacher disappeared publicly, but everyone seemed indifferent… In the current world view, such disappearance incidents might be common, at least they frequently happen in this university.
The school and Derry Town are some distance apart.
The child disappearance incidents that should have happened in Derry Town.
Now, it seems the ‘restrictions have been loosened’ and the ‘region has expanded’, affecting regions tens of kilometers away from Derry Town.
This situation in the ‘Other Chapter’ must be related to the abnormal ‘main chapter’ outcome I created.”
Cass naturally thought about the situation at the time and added: “Is it because you destroyed the entrance to the sewer system, causing a large number of ‘Other Residents’ to enter the real world?
With Derry Town as the starting point, a wave of panic is beginning to spread to other parts of the country?
In the classroom just now, the only ones who could see the ‘arm’ were probably us; what ordinary people saw was just the sudden disappearance of the teacher.”
“Yes… Also, from the students’ conversations, everyone seems to want to get as far away from Maine, where Derry Town is located, as possible.
Diana, could you bring a teacher here for questioning?”
No sooner had he finished speaking, Diana disappeared momentarily in the storage room… in less than ten seconds, a female teacher with a sealed mouth had been brought over.
“Open Eyes”
After making eye contact with the Little Demon Eye, the female teacher stopped struggling. She answered whatever Han Dong asked.
“How did these disappearance incidents happen? When did they start approximately?”
“As for us at Bates College, basically every 12~24 hours someone will completely disappear… such disappearance incidents started happening in our school about two years ago.
At that time, the frequency of disappearances was low and didn’t catch much attention.
Only when the police who came to investigate also disappeared, did everyone realize something was wrong.
The school tried to find the root cause of the disappearances and discovered that all origins led back to Derry Town located south of Maine.
The closer to the town, the higher the frequency of disappearances.
Even when the government sent in the military, the entire team vanished overnight without leaving behind any intel.
Everyone is trying their best to obtain a relocation permit. As long as they can leave Maine, the probability of disappearance will be greatly reduced.”
From the teacher’s comprehensive answer, Cass’s speculation was confirmed.
Because of the ‘main chapter’ outcome created by Han Dong, the ‘liaison between the real world and the other world’ was formed… A wave of terror centered around Derry Town was spreading outwards.
“Do you recognize us?” Han Dong asked the mentally controlled female teacher.
“Yes… Valen Nicholas, student council vice president.
Cass Martini, captain of the school baseball team.
Student Diana, cheerleader.
You are all outstanding students in our school.”
“Where is the student dormitory? How do I find my room?”
“The dormitory building number and room number are inscribed on the back of your campus card… The dorms are built around the man-made lake in the center of the college.”
“Alright, you can go now.”
After the female teacher had left for a while.
The three of them, acting like ‘close friends’, headed towards the dorm to discuss further plans.
“Hurry up, don’t look back… there seems to be something at the end of the corridor.”
Since Han Dong’s Little Demon Eye had not yet closed from usage, he could see what was happening behind them.
There was an indistinct figure at the end of the corridor.
It looked like it was hidden in the shadows, or perhaps attached to someone.
The strange thing might have been following the other students in the corridor, or perhaps it was following the three of them… As Han Dong left, the strange object didn’t show any signs of movement.
They crossed the tree-lined path littered with missing persons notices and entered the dormitory area.
Almost every room they passed, you could hear students on the phone with their families, asking when they could move.
Due to the current circumstances and the relatively open mindset in foreign countries, it was common for guys to bring their girlfriends to their dorms.
So even though Diana had a face of innocence that invited endless fantasies, when the other students saw Cass, the captain of the baseball team, they didn’t dare entertain any inappropriate thoughts.
Regarding clothing,
Due to the cold weather rotation,
Han Dong, with his poor physical strength, wore a down jacket over his school uniform, wrapping himself up tightly without any distinctive characteristics.
Cass wore a black and white baseball uniform jacket with a hooded sweater underneath, paired with jeans and sneakers. With his nearly 190 cm tall figure and robust physique,
he was sunny, strong, and handsome, definitely one of the top choices for a mate in the school.
Diana was wearing a classic white blouse, black tie, pleated skirt, and leather shoes, paired with a seasonal scarf, small outer jacket, and black stockings… Plus her inherently innocent high school girl face, she too attracted a high rate of second glances.
However, if you stared for too long, you might be killed by her abilities.
When Cass and Diana, a perfect match, walked together, Han Dong looked completely out of place.
Because of the system’s settings, Han Dong and Cass happened to be roommates.
The moment they entered their dorm room, Han Dong immediately spread out his senses to prevent them from being eavesdropped on.
“We can’t rule out the possibility that another team is also in Bates College… We need to act as normal students as much as possible.
Regarding the fundamental objective: ‘Obtaining a permanent residency permit of Derry Town.’
We probably need to infiltrate Derry Town, or perhaps killing one of the ‘Other Residents’ might do… Right now, our information and clues are too scarce, we need to investigate step by step.”
“Should we move now?”
“There’s no rush… since there’s a ‘thing’ in the school.
We first use the thing hiding in the dark causing disappearance of teachers and students to determine if other teams are also in this school… If not, we try to kill the ‘thing’, which may give us a more direct clue.”