Chapter 1 When Will We Get a Break?

"Zhang Ziliang, when will we get a break?..."

Shen Wei asked again, still unwilling to give up.

"Today is Monday. We'll have to wait until Saturday and Sunday for a break, and then there are the statutory holidays, which will take a long time..."

Zhang Ziliang thought for a moment, then said earnestly.

"Damn it! By the time we get a break, we'll be long dead..."

Yang Chen thought for a moment and asked Zhang Ziliang, "Is there a way to leave without going through the main entrance?"

Zhang Ziliang thought for a moment, then said again, "There is one place, the iron fence behind the teaching building. The gaps in the fence are wider in some places, and thinner students can squeeze through. Yang Chen, you're about right, but your brother Shen Wei might have some trouble..."

"Oh, Zhang Ziliang, you're a big help! Yang Chen, let's go straight down from the second floor, avoid the teachers, school doctor, and security guards, and head straight to the back of the teaching building..."

A look of excitement appeared on Shen Wei's face!

"But we're on the second floor now. How can we get down with our current physical fitness?"

Yang Chen looked at Shen Wei speechlessly.

"You're such an idiot! Tie a few bed sheets together, then tie the bed sheets to the heating pipe. Our current weight is more than enough, and it definitely won't be dangerous..."

Looking at Shen Wei's confident appearance, Yang Chen strongly suspected that this guy used to be a delinquent and had skipped class more than a few times.

"Shen-ge, Yang Chen, you guys aren't thinking of skipping class, are you? Please don't! You'll get a major demerit or even be expelled if you're caught..."

Zhang Ziliang looked at Shen Wei and Yang Chen, who were starting to connect the bed sheets, with a look of horror on his face, and then began to explain the serious consequences of being caught skipping class.

"Don't worry, Zhang Ziliang! We're not skipping class, we'll be right back. Um... in case we don't come back, remember to change dorms immediately. If you still hear someone talking to you from inside the walls, don't believe them, and don't be bewitched by them. Find your parents and have them transfer you to another school. Okay, Yang Chen and I will take our leave first..."

After saying that, Shen Wei grabbed the rope made of long bed sheets and slid down from the second-floor window.

Yang Chen followed closely behind and slid down as well!

"Shen Wei, where did you run off to?"

Yang Chen looked around, but couldn't find Shen Wei anywhere.

"I'm at your feet, you bastard. You've stomped out my dinner from last night..."

"Speaking of which, Shen Wei, how did you get so weak?..."

Yang Chen lifted his foot, barely able to suppress his laughter.

Shen Wei brushed the dust off his body and scrambled up: "You little rascal, talking nonsense. Okay, stop talking nonsense, let's go. Whether we can escape depends on this..."

After saying that, Shen Wei and Yang Chen carefully avoided the school staff and quietly arrived at the back of the teaching building.

Sure enough, it was just as Zhang Ziliang had said, the gaps between the iron bars were very large, and thin children could easily pass through.

"I'll go first..."

Yang Chen effortlessly squeezed through first, but when it was Shen Wei's turn, it was a disaster. His frame was relatively large, and his figure was also relatively broad. He got stuck directly, and now he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

"Are you a pig? Couldn't you eat a little less?"

Yang Chen pulled him while constantly complaining.

"Stop talking nonsense, pull me out! Right Sang, help me!..."

"You brat, didn't I tell you? My abilities have been completely sealed, and now I can only chat with you, but chatting with me costs money, one year of life per hour. If you really want to chat, I can give you a 20% discount..."

"Get lost!"

Shen Wei kept squeezing outwards, and Yang Chen kept pulling from the outside. They still couldn't pull Shen Wei out.

"Someone's coming! Shen Wei, it looks like it's the school security guard..."

Yang Chen's face changed drastically.

"Yang Chen, you go first, leave the school grounds and test the correctness of the path of life! If the path of life is correct, I'll find a way to get out. If the path of life is wrong, you come back and we'll think of another way..."

Shen Wei waved to Yang Chen, who was standing outside the school, signaling him to leave the school grounds and test the correctness of the path of life.

"Shen Wei, then be careful..."

After saying that, Yang Chen reluctantly ran out of the school grounds, leaving Shen Wei stuck between the school's iron fences with an embarrassed expression.

"A frayed rope breaks at the thinnest point; misfortune befalls those already suffering. I'm really unlucky, it's like my misfortune is inviting more misfortune, it's just the height of misfortune..."

Just as Shen Wei was complaining endlessly, a middle-aged security guard wearing glasses walked towards him with a smile.

"Little friend, you're so young, and you already have so many insights into life. However, you must not skip class, or you'll let down your parents' hard work..."

"Sorry, uncle, I don't have parents. I'm all alone and pursue a free and easy life..."

Seeing Shen Wei's serious expression, the middle-aged security guard with glasses was amused again.

"You're so young and you're already so open-minded and living so clearly. You're better than this old uncle. Seeing as we're so destined, I'll help you out this time..."

After saying that, the middle-aged security guard with glasses put his hands on the iron bars and suddenly exerted force, then pulled Shen Wei out.

Almost at the same time, Yang Chen, who had escaped the school grounds, returned. He followed the same iron fence back into the school.

"Hehe, there's another one here. You're quite righteous, running back again. Speaking of which, this kid looks just like my son, so cute!"

The middle-aged uncle with glasses touched Yang Chen's head and said with a smile.

Yang Chen dodged the middle-aged uncle's hand with a wary expression and ran to Shen Wei's side, whispering in his ear:

"Shen Wei, the path of life is completely wrong. Escaping the school doesn't mean you can leave this world. The outside world is empty, filled with white fog everywhere. It's obviously not the real world, and there's no prompt telling us to complete the Rule Anomaly task..."

Shen Wei's face showed a hint of annoyance after hearing this:

"Damn it, damn Rule Anomaly! Sure enough, the path of life isn't that simple. It wants us to prevent the incident from the source, which is to change the future and use the butterfly effect to prevent the subsequent events from happening."

"Since those gray and black lines can penetrate space from another world to this school in the real world, someone must have performed a blood sacrifice, maybe one person, maybe a group of people. Although the passage they opened is not large, it does connect two different worlds. Zhang Ziliang is definitely a key figure. Yang Chen, find a way to move into the 505 dorm. I'll leave Zhang Ziliang to you to investigate..."

"I'll investigate the security room of the teaching building..."