Chapter 298

Episode 298

Seong Ji-ho could not be said to be very brave, but he was a very slightly rounded person. The proof was that while he had the pride typical of a teenage male student, he was willing to throw away that pride for his own safety. He has no tact and is immature in dealing with people.

There was one little secret that Seong Ji-ho knew.

“...Should I have said this...?”

He still didn’t know how crazy the underworld was. I heard an explanation from Park Da-young and Park Da-hoon, but it didn’t make much sense to me and I didn’t have the presence of mind to understand it. However, I realized it too late, and it occurred to me that this little secret that Seong Ji-ho knew could be quite important in the language school of the underworld.

The secret world is a place where someone’s thoughts, so to speak, are important...

“....”

But why are you being scolded for saying this now?

‘If I escape later... and that crazy guy finds out what I said, I’ll be the only one who gets screwed over...’

Seong Ji-ho was not a good kid, and that was largely due to the influence of his surroundings. My parents who constantly notice me even when I take a breath, and the teachers who scold me for my poor grades. 빈부 격차가 심한 이 학교에서 최하급 배경을 가진 볼썽사나운 개새끼. He was literally like a dog being raised.

Everyone treats you like a student to save face, but the scariest thing for a student is the classmates or seniors and juniors he or she is studying with. If something happens, who will help him?

“...Uhm....”

Nevertheless, Seong Ji-ho continued fiddling with his cell phone.

‘...someone could die because of me.’

When a firefighter named Do-yoon Han showed up with his forehead soaked in blood, and a man named Jae-heon Lee was brought in on a flimsy stretcher, on the verge of death. And I felt it when Kang Min-ah cut off her hand with a hammer, not a saw or a knife. The adults here were doing a lot to protect us.

So, shouldn’t I also have to sacrifice something?

“...If I call you now, are you going to criticize me?”

Seong Ji-ho couldn’t get away from his cell phone.

So that if anyone calls you, you can answer right away.

* * *

In conclusion, it was not until the 7th period that the second floor search team obtained a ticket to use the elevator.

What In-ho Jeong did was simple. Just study hard with the textbook during class and see the teacher often. The teacher monster must have been impressed by the typical student’s attention to class, so he picked up a pen, scribbled something on a piece of paper, and held it out to him.

“Oh, thank you.”

“....”

“Uh....”

Jeong In-ho, who got a piece of paper from the teacher monster who seemed to be in a good mood, blinked as he checked the voucher written in a round font that would have been seen in a kindergarten.

“...?”

It was right after class ended that Jeong In-ho, who had been looking intently at the small piece of paper, opened his mouth.

“Ha Seong-yoon.”

“What’s going on? “If you get a ticket, let’s get out.”

“That’s not it, just a moment...”

Jeong In-ho asked Ha Seong-yoon.

“What was the original ticket like? “What are the conditions?”

“Conditions... conditions?”

“Do you by any chance not remember that?”

“Just wait a moment. I’m not saying that I’m recalling past experiences like you, but that it’s like watching a video of this or that happening. “It feels like I just watched a video, so it’s hard to remember it right away.”

Ha Seong-yoon then opened his eyes and pondered, then immediately nodded.

“...there was, yes. “The conditions were that no more than three people could ride and that you couldn’t go up more than one floor.”

“That’s what I remember too.”

“It looks like the conditions have changed?”

“Would you like to take a look?”

The content written on the paper Jeong In-ho held out was simple.

“Elevator ticket. Up to 5 people can use it on the first floor....”

“The number of floors has not changed, but the number of people has changed.”

“It seems that the conditions can change like this, perhaps because they are written by hand. Do conditions change depending on the teacher monster’s mood?”

“If I feel reasonably good, I can give it to no more than two people. “It’s creepy.”

“First of all, there is nothing bad for us.”

Since several people had to move up anyway, there was no harm in doing it this way, even if the conditions changed immediately. They left the classroom thinking that good things were good things.

Meanwhile, Hong Gyeong-jun and Lee Jae-heon’s team also obtained access rights.

“It’s already 7th period. “First of all, it wasn’t a good idea to escape after school this time.”

“Actually, if things continue like this, I’m worried whether I’ll be able to escape the next time I leave school...” This

was a great achievement for Lee Jae-heon, who was already in poor health and was suffering from memories of his past life, but was able to attend class despite struggling.

“Then shall we go out first? “I think we should tell the other team before they suffer for no reason.”

“That is correct.”

They immediately made a phone call to report this fact and as they headed toward the connecting corridor, they ran into Team Jeong In-ho and Ha Seong-yoon, who were crossing from Building B.

“uh?”

“Uh huh.”

“Uh...”

“Actually, I don’t think it’s just about Unhak High School.”

“There are very few beings in the other world that like us, right? “There are abandoned dog monsters, but even that kind of affection is too much of a concept for us...”

Jeong In-ho, who was unable to properly grasp the situation as he was rushing out, looked around and continued speaking.

“...First, we need to decide who will hide and who will take the class. Since only three people can take the elevator to the next floor anyway, we needed some time to get off. “There is no reason to be so confused.”

Class starts in one minute.

“Then Hong Gyeong-jun and I will go in.”

“Are you Jeong In-ho? Are you sure you don’t mind?”

Hong Kyung-jun raised his eyebrows at the sight of Ha Seong-yoon only worrying about Jeong In-ho’s safety, but both Ha Seong-yoon and Jeong In-ho ignored Hong Kyung-jun and continued talking.

“There are a lot of plaster statues here too, so there is almost no space to hide. After all, I don’t have time to talk like this. We’re going to class, so please stay hidden. Do you understand?”

“I understand. Be careful.”

After quickly sorting out the situation, they moved to their respective positions. Ha Seong-yoon, Lee Jae-heon, and Kim Ki-jeong hid under desks and chairs in the lobby, respectively, while Hong Gyeong-jun and Jeong In-ho entered the first class closest to the elevator. It was a very disappointing situation for the preliminary 4th floor search team who were trying to go up to the 4th floor right away.

Lee Jae-heon, who was hiding under the chair, naturally thought of Kang Min-ah, who was hiding in the same situation as me.

“....”

Now that I think about it, what is the identity of these plaster statues?

‘I remember there were almost no such things in the past...’

Although he pretends not to know now, Lee Jae-heon also visited Unhak High School a few times. Students said there were plaster statues all over the school, but there were almost no such plaster statues inside Unhak High School that Jaeheon Lee remembered. I don’t know if he just overlooked it or if it really wasn’t there.

However, what is certain is that the number of plaster statues scattered in the hallway has significantly increased compared to last time.

“I don’t know what this means...”

Lee Jae-heon muttered vaguely, as if sighing, and lowered his head.

‘I should have read it more closely.’

Since it was written by my wife, I read it with some care, but there were some episodes that I skimmed over because I personally found many of them boring or disturbing. In particular, in relation to the school episode, things about this area were one of the parts that Jaeheon Lee skipped over without reading carefully. The more I read it, the more I was so dispirited that I couldn’t help it.

Has a situation like this ever appeared in a novel? A story related to plaster statues.

‘However, since the main character has never visited Unhak High School twice, there is a high possibility that it has never been described at all. It’s not that I didn’t read it, it’s that it didn’t come out.’

In the novel, the main character and his party walk around the shopping center for a while, then cross the bridge to return to the park, and in the process, move to the aquarium. Since the escape monster was also caught there, there was a severe lack of information about the area near Eonhak High School.

“....”

Then, I suddenly remembered what Kang Min-ah said on the phone.

‘Did I tell you what to do if the monsters in the hallway turned into plaster statues?’

I couldn’t hear it through the speakers because it was burdensome to make a loud sound, but Kang Min-ah’s voice was quite loud and even Lee Jae-heon, who was right next to me, could hear it well. And Lee Jae-heon thought that Kang Min-ah’s opinion might be valid in its own way.

But even if that were the case, what about the rest?

‘All the plaster statues here are just body parts.’

A plaster statue with the skull on the left side shattered, leaving only the head intact. A plaster cast of an arm with several fingers missing. A plaster statue with only the lower body remaining and no upper body. There was no plaster statue of a complete human being anywhere.

If these were really the mannequins they pushed down the hallway, where did the rest go?

“....”

Jaeheon Lee sighed.

‘I need to prepare my mind.’

Unknown information meant the failure of this exploration.

He decided not to be surprised if anyone died.

* * *

“No, no, no....”

“Dayoung.”

“What is this really? “This is really weird.”

A sharp saw was held in a trembling white hand. It was one of the weapons Vivian brought with her when she came to this secret world, but Vivian, the owner of this weapon, was not in a state where she could actually hold a saw.

Munsan called out to the student in front of him with tears streaming down his face.

“Dayoung....”

“I’m scared. “I’m really scared out there.”

A student holding a saw dripping with blood might be less scary than anyone else, but no one pointed that out in this situation. Munsan-gun was just crying as he looked at the mess in the mountains.

he asked cautiously.

“are you okay...?”

“I want to live.”

“know.”

“I don’t want to be abandoned...”

Park Da-young bit her lip.

“...I miss Dahun.”

Da-Young Park, who was muttering softly, picked up the saw and soon a slushy blood spattered out. The blood scattered and scattered like light once again covered the already stained floor, showing off its dark color.

“....”

The person who collapsed was Park Da-young.

“...Haaa....”

Munsan-gun, who was left alone, collapsed on the spot.

He didn’t have the courage to run away or find anyone else.