Chapter 23

Yue Yin had little interest in why Captain Li and his team came to the school. As a student who was running late, she was still holding out hope for an announcement that school would be canceled.

“It doesn’t make sense. Could it be that Shen Baozhu and Zhou Huai’an didn’t die after all?”

She couldn’t figure it out, only concluding that the malevolent entity must be incompetent.

The metal dice had just emerged as an A-level malevolent entity, creating a thick fog at night in the school, hunting anyone who entered it. Yue Yin had expected it to be somewhat formidable, but reality proved otherwise.

Because of this, she was not only deprived of a day off but also forced to write a self-reflection letter.

That’s right—Yue Yin was punished and made to write a self-reflection.

“Life is really hard. You have to attend classes, make money, and even get punished for skipping school.”

When Yue Yin arrived at her classroom, her homeroom teacher immediately called her in for a lecture on moral and political education.

As she slowly scribbled out her reflection, her homeroom teacher lectured her earnestly, with a serious expression. “Yue Yin, why didn’t you come to school today?”

Yue Yin, being honest, replied, “Because I thought there would be a holiday.”

The teacher almost laughed out of anger. “You thought? Why would you think that?”

Students these days! The excuses they came up with just to skip class were getting more ridiculous by the day.

The teacher sat down, amused by the childishness of it all, and took a sip of water from his ceramic cup.

Yue Yin slowly said, “Because I thought people would die at school.”

The teacher nearly choked, struggling to swallow his water.

He thought of the high school girl who had jumped to her death yesterday, then looked at Yue Yin, who seemed so sure of herself. He suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

Maybe Yue Yin had witnessed the incident and was traumatized, leaving her with a psychological shadow. That wasn’t impossible—after all, she was just a teenager. The adults on staff had been unnerved by the case yesterday, so how much worse must it have been for her?

Realizing that he might have been too harsh on her, the teacher softened his tone and gently suggested, “It’s normal to feel pressure in the second year of high school. We have a dedicated counseling office at school. If you ever feel uncomfortable, don’t hesitate to talk to a teacher.”

Yue Yin blinked, confused, completely unaware of the odd conclusions he had drawn.

The teacher coughed, not pressing her further, and instead pulled out her recent assignments. “You’ve been doing well on your homework lately. With a year left until the college entrance exam, if you keep up this attitude and take extra classes when needed, you could definitely get into a good university…”

He tried to shift the conversation to something more positive. “Do you have a dream university you’d like to attend?”

“No,” Yue Yin responded blankly. “Do I even have to go to college?”

The teacher was momentarily speechless. He had been teaching for ten years, and this was the first time he’d encountered a student with such an attitude. After a long pause, he managed to ask, “You don’t want to?”

Yue Yin thought for a moment, then firmly said, “I’m not going to college.”

She had already spent enough time in this lousy school—why would she want to continue for another four years?

The teacher almost fainted from exasperation but took a deep breath. “If you don’t go to college, what are you planning to do?”

Yue Yin began contemplating how she would explain her grand future plans to the teacher, such as gathering a group of followers who would give her money while she occasionally brainwashed them…

Just as she was about to elaborate on her ambitions of recruiting believers and charging them protection fees, someone knocked on the office door. Jiang Suliu walked in, saying, “Hello, Teacher Li. I wanted to discuss the solution to the last question on the exam.”

Jiang Suliu was a particularly special figure among the students and staff at the school. In addition to his exceptional family background, he consistently ranked first, far ahead of the second-place student.

Rumor had it that he had already received offers from prestigious universities abroad. The only reason he was still attending classes was that the school leadership had privately asked him to sit for the college entrance exam to help secure a top score for the school.

Handsome, polite, well-mannered, and academically outstanding—such students were every teacher’s treasure.

Not to mention that Jiang Suliu was a top contender for this year’s highest college entrance exam score, a priority for the school’s administration.

So, when he came in to discuss academic matters, the teacher immediately shifted his full attention to help him with his questions.

As they discussed the problem, the teacher waved Yue Yin away, giving her a chance to slip out of the lecture.

Yue Yin finally managed to escape and returned to the classroom, only to find Captain Li and Xiaojun waiting for her at the door.

“Yue Yin!” Captain Li called out as they approached.

He had already spotted Yue Yin when she entered the school earlier, but because the principal and other school officials were with him, he hadn’t wanted to disturb her at the time.

But in reality, they had been wanting to speak with her for some time.

Once they reached a secluded corner, Captain Li asked, “Yue Yin, are you aware of the suicide case at your school yesterday?”

Xiaojun, following behind, added, “We suspect that the case might be related to a malevolent entity. Since you’re an A-level ability user, you should have noticed if there were any powerful malevolent entities at the school. We’d like to ask if you’ve detected anything unusual.”

Yue Yin thought for a moment and said, “Yes, it’s a metal dice.”

“A metal dice?” Captain Li and the others were stunned.

Yue Yin nodded. “That dice is pretty straightforward.”

When it’s happy, the dice’s face shows ^^. When it’s upset, it changes to an angry expression (艹), and when it’s scared or shocked, the face shows 0.0!

Before Shen Baozhu and her group arrived, Yue Yin had spent half the day playing with that metal dice, to the point where she almost gave it a psychological complex.

Hearing this, the others were speechless. This was a strong, lethal malevolent entity, and Yue Yin was describing it as if it were cute.

Captain Li, concerned that Yue Yin didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, stressed, “Yue Yin, based on our information, this malevolent entity is extremely dangerous. We estimate its level is higher than A.”

“You might not know this, but last night, the Metaphysical Society came to investigate, and they suffered heavy casualties. Nearly all of the B-level ability users were wiped out, and even Zhou Huai’an was severely injured.”

Recalling the scene of bodies strewn everywhere and the strong stench of blood, Captain Li’s expression darkened.

He said gravely, “By the time we arrived at the school, Zhou Huai’an was the only one left alive. He had lost too much blood and was gravely injured. He’s in a coma now and being treated at the hospital.”

Xiaojun sighed. “I bet the Metaphysical Society regrets sending him in.”

Zhou Huai’an was a direct descendant of the Zhou family, the most promising B-level ability user, and widely recognized as a future A-level talent. Now, lying in the hospital, his fate uncertain, no one knew if he would recover.

Captain Li rubbed his temples in frustration. “The Metaphysical Society has been notified. Zhou Huai’an’s grandfather is still in City A, and they’ll likely send someone to follow up on the investigation.”

Xiaojun added, “It’s a good thing we figured out last night that there might be more than just B87 involved. We suspected something worse could happen, which is why we rushed here early this morning.”

“They had better hope no students or teachers see those bodies lying on the field, or it’s going to cause a huge uproar again…”

Hearing this, Yue Yin was stunned. She shot up from her seat and exclaimed, “Wait! So it’s you guys who are the reason I can’t go on break?!”

Captain Li and his team were baffled, staring at her in confusion, unsure what she was talking about.

Captain Li was focused on the still-undiscovered A-grade malevolent entity in the school. He asked, “Do you have any more information on this entity? Do you know what type it is?”

Recalling the scene she had witnessed in the fog, Yue Yin casually took out a pen and started sketching on her assignment paper. “It’s a square-shaped die with many tentacles below it,” she described.

Her drawing was incredibly crude, like a child’s scrawl, abstract and almost laughable at first glance.

But the longer they looked at it, the more unsettled the group became.

The lines on the paper seemed to writhe and twist. Something appeared to be slithering across the die, and eerie, grinning faces occasionally surfaced in the corners…

Realizing something was terribly wrong, they quickly stopped looking at the drawing.

Yu Yu rubbed his tired eyes, startled by the intensity. Beside him, Xiaojun was shocked. “Captain, what happened to your eyes?”

At some point, Captain Li’s eyes had become bloodshot, with red veins crawling across his eyeballs, giving him a rather frightening appearance.

Rubbing his eyes, Captain Li responded, “I’m fine.”

Turning back to Yue Yin, he asked the most pressing question on their minds: “Yue Yin, do you know the strength and level of that malevolent entity?”

Considering that it had wiped out several members of the Metaphysical Society, including Zhou Huai’an, they suspected this entity was extremely dangerous.

“It’s quite strong,” Yue Yin responded after a brief pause. “You’re not its match.”

Her tone wasn’t condescending, it was simply the truth. These people would only be walking into certain death.

Hearing this, Captain Li’s face grew solemn, and both Yu Yu and Xiao Jun’s expressions darkened.

Seeing their worried faces, Yue Yin thought for a moment and then added reassuringly, “Actually, you don’t need to be too concerned.”

Captain Li looked up. “Why not?”

“Because it already ran away,” Yue Yin said.

Xiaojun jumped to his feet, shouting in shock, “What? It ran away?!”

No wonder they had only been able to sense residual traces of it at the scene. They hadn’t been able to locate the entity’s hiding place, thinking it was just too powerful for their detection abilities.

Captain Li and his team had come to Yue Yin hoping she could provide more information about the entity, its weaknesses, and its location, given that she was an A-rank talent herself.

They had prepared themselves for a tough fight, only for Yue Yin to tell them that the entity was no longer at the school.

Upon hearing this, their expressions grew even darker.

A powerful A-rank malevolent entity on the loose in human society could cause untold chaos.

Originally, all they needed to do was contain the situation within the school, discreetly eliminate the threat, and be done with it. Now, they would have to be on high alert, fearing the entity might create an even bigger disaster while they scrambled to track it down.

Rushing back to the scene where the bodies had been found, Yue Yin surveyed the area briefly before confirming, “Yep, it’s definitely gone.”

In truth, she had known for a while that the entity had fled, but she came back to the scene to reassure Captain Li and his team.

Yue Yin wandered around a bit, the stench of blood still heavy in the air. “It got into a fight with something else, didn’t win, and took off last night to heal.”

Given Shen Baozhu’s disappearance, Yue Yin even suspected that the entity had fought with the ghostly male protagonist from the original story.

In the novel, the male lead was initially drawn to Shen Baozhu for her pure soul, thinking she would make a perfect meal. But over time, he fell in love with the innocent and kind-hearted girl, repeatedly saving her from danger.

Yue Yin couldn’t help but wonder whether this Ghost King male lead had already appeared and whether Shen Baozhu had started their inevitable dramatic plotline of “she runs, he chases, and no one can escape.”

A little curious to see how the drama was unfolding, Yue Yin explained to Captain Li and the others, “That metal dice was born here at the school and created the fog to use the place as its hunting ground. But then something stronger showed up, beat it down, and it fled to recover.”

Xiaojun couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “You’re saying there’s something even more terrifying than that A-grade entity at this school?!”

Yue Yin blinked innocently. “Seems like it.”

Even Captain Li, with over a decade of experience handling difficult cases, felt an overwhelming sense of dizziness and helplessness.

Suppressing the urge to scream, he clenched his fists and confirmed, “And both of these entities have fled now?”

Yue Yin nodded, stroking her chin. “Yup, they’re both gone.”

Captain Li took a deep breath, barely keeping himself from passing out.

Xiaojun muttered in disbelief, “If an A-grade malevolent entity and a forbidden item like this are running around free, we’re all doomed…”