Chapter 186 - 168: Let’s See What Else Ji Xizhi Can Do!
Chapter 186: Chapter 168: Let’s See What Else Ji Xizhi Can Do!
Qiu Lin stood outside the window, watching Xie Ming instructing, and it was much easier that way. Although Xie Ming was still not very adept, with Qiu Lin’s breakdown teaching, he managed to stiffly and mechanically open the door.
Xie Ming came out from inside, already exhausted.
After resting for a while, the four of them started heading down to the next level to meet up with Qian Huiyi and Le Qiqi.
The four of them had just taken the stairs down and hadn’t had time to search when suddenly the broadcast of the entire school building sounded.
“Ding-a-ling, class is over, all students have five minutes to move around. After five minutes, promptly return to class to attend. The classroom must have teachers and students, meeting the conditions for ongoing classes. If caught skipping and wandering outside or entering an empty classroom, you will be assimilated by teachers wandering around outside. Friendly reminder, all current guests have already been assimilated. Once assimilation reaches 100%, the guest will become a teacher, permanently staying in the school to capture more students~”
The program group’s voice was intentionally eerie, with a hint of mockery.
After stating the rules, they deliberately announced the current assimilation values for each guest.
“Current assimilation rate: Ji Xizhi 20%, Qiu Lin 20%, Xie Ming 1%, Mo Anxia 20%, Qian Huiyi 20%, Le Qiqi 20%.”
[Amazing, Director Xu is planning to make them turn on each other! If even one guest becomes assimilated, they will become adversaries!]
[Director Xu probably has no choice, were the original rules tied up? And then changed to assimilation because they were illegal, haha!]
The four people heading downstairs were also dumbfounded by the new rule from the program group.
“What is assimilation? What does that mean?” Mo Anxia asked.
Xie Ming: “It must be a hidden rule! It restricts our movements, meaning we only have five minutes outside now!”
Qiu Lin: “But why are the others all at the same percentage, and only Xie Ming is at one percent? Wasn’t there a teacher in the classroom just now?”
Ji Xizhi slowly analyzed: “The dance classroom might be different from ordinary classrooms. There’s an AI inside, and if the AI counts as a teacher, it meets the classroom conditions of teachers and students.”
Qiu Lin: “We only have five minutes now, how could we find Qian Huiyi and Le Qiqi!”
Just saving Xie Ming took at least fifty minutes; what can you do in five? Going downstairs will get you assimilated.
Xie Ming habitually wore a watch on his hand. He glanced at the time; they had been discussing for three and a half minutes since the broadcast announcement, leaving only one and a half minutes.
Xie Ming urgently said: “No time to discuss anymore, let’s find a classroom first, find a classroom with a teacher!”
As the countdown approached one minute remaining.
Just as they finished going over the newly released hidden rules, a new batch of NPC teachers appeared on this level.
“Class time is almost here, let’s see who’s still wandering outside~”
The number of NPCs on this level was even greater than the previous one.
Moreover, the types varied. In addition to the limping bandaged NPCs and robe-wearing teachers from the last floor, there were teachers holding rulers.
The long rulers, measuring up to a meter.
The most critical thing is that hitting the guest with the ruler also counts as a capture, a hit increases assimilation by five percent.
Four guests watched NPCs frantically closing in from the corridor and stairway below, finding no way out.
Mo Anxia: “Damn! Did Director Xu bring in all the group actors from the program group? Is it necessary to play so hard?!”
[Hilarious, Director Xu feels wronged: It’s all because of Ji Xizhi!]
[Such targeting, just report Ji Xizhi’s ID already! Hilarious!]
[Two fists fighting four hands! This is tough! I think Director Xu plans to completely split this little group!]
The four guests were blocked at the stairwell, but the classrooms were down the corridor.
Once the class bell rings, all the NPCs will try to assimilate the guests.
And they must find a classroom in the shortest time and enter to avoid this assimilation.
The classrooms were down the corridor, so breaking through the corridor was undoubtedly the quickest route.
Xie Ming reacted the fastest. He glanced at the increasing NPC teachers on the stairs, and then at those slightly fewer on the corridor, “Let’s charge towards the corridor, find a classroom with a teacher, hide for a class to regroup, then decide!”
Mo Anxia/Qiu Lin both looked at Ji Xizhi, “Master/Zhi Zhi, what do you think?”
Ji Xizhi’s eyes were calm, “I’m okay with it.”
Once Ji Xizhi responded, they immediately took action.
While there weren’t many NPC teachers in the corridor, they all held rulers.
It would take quite a few strikes to get past these teachers and back to the classroom.
Timing it right, they prepared to charge ahead down the corridor.
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In front of the monitor, Director Xu watched the four guests rushing towards the corridor, and his smile grew wider.
The anger he had from Ji Xizhi earlier eased at that moment.
Finally, finally, he got to see Ji Xizhi be troubled! After all, he was the director, could Ji Xizhi outsmart him?!
Director Xu’s eyes half-closed.
He took out his phone from his pocket, then smugly entered Ji Xizhi’s live room.
In Ji Xizhi’s live room, fans were also worrying about her.
[That ruler really hurts, don’t hit my Zhi Zhi!]
[Who dares to hit my Zhi Zhi, just watch Zhi Zhi capture you later! Hmph~]
[Haven’t you considered, what if there’s no classroom meeting the conditions over there? Wouldn’t the path be blocked? Intriguing!]
Someone unknown sent this message in the live room.
The smile on Director Xu’s face grew wider, he specifically switched accounts, then highlighted and suspended a comment.
[You’re correct! There really isn’t a suitable classroom over there because on this level, there aren’t any teachers at all, but it was their choice to take that path~ Stand straight for the beating!]
When Ji Xizhi’s fans saw the golden message’s ID was actually Director Xu, they immediately panicked.
[Shameless, too shameless! He arranged for so few NPC teachers in the corridor and many on the stairs so the guests would rush there, right!]
[Crap, Zhi Zhi, come back!!!]
[Damn, are they all going to be assimilated?!]
The fans in the live room were all in a twist over this.
On the scene, the four guests continued charging down this level’s corridor, each having taken a few hits.
Xie Ming, at the front, got the worst of it, taking four hits.
He had the lowest assimilation rate earlier, but he immediately caught up to over twenty percent.
Qiu Lin and Mo Anxia each took a hit as well.
Although Ji Xizhi, who was bringing up the rear, hadn’t been hit once; she even shielded Mo Anxia and Qiu Lin, who were in the middle, from several hits.
Director Xu’s momentary triumph faded after witnessing this: just furious!
He grabbed a walkie-talkie and instructed all the NPC group actors, “Make sure Ji Xizhi gets assimilated first!”
If they couldn’t beat Ji Xizhi, just get her to join his side and see how she plays this game!
After Director Xu’s orders, the four guests broke through the encirclement and started searching for a classroom down the corridor.
Xie Ming led the charge, pushed open one door after another, but found four empty classrooms in a row.
Seeing they were heading towards the last classroom at the corridor’s end.
Xie Ming’s complexion turned grim. He looked back at the approaching NPC teachers, muttering, “Could there really be no suitable classroom on this floor?!”
Mo Anxia and Qiu Lin behind him shared the shock.
The new rule had arrived too suddenly earlier, leaving no time for deep thought, but now…
If the last classroom wasn’t suitable, they would have to pass through the NPC teachers again, and those at the staircase.
Reaching a hundred percent in assimilation was inevitable then.
Clinging to a flicker of hope, they opened the door to the last classroom.
Unsurprisingly, it was empty.
This entire floor had no classes ongoing.
“It’s over!”
Xie Ming sighed.
Ji Xizhi had just gotten past a group of NPC teachers holding rulers, she approached the classroom door and saw the three who hadn’t entered yet.
Ji Xizhi showed no trace of the panic the other guests had, “Why aren’t you going in?”