Deceitful Game

Chapter 45 The Chrysalis

Gao Fan felt like he was going crazy.

The biggest problem now is that he already knows how to escape from this classroom...

But he couldn't do it.

His instinct for survival, that of a "lucky survivor," told him that the front and back doors of the classroom were sealed off, and the only way out was through the window.

From Gao Fan's perspective, the method to escape this classroom was very clear—

He noticed that both the front and back doors were deep red, except for the top of the central skylight, which was a bright green.

Directly below that window, the table was also emitting a flickering white light. His own table, too, was emitting a faint green glow.

The meaning is very clear: move the desk over there to stand on.

...But the problem is that Gao Fan, as a dwarfism patient, is only 128cm tall and weighs less than 40kg.

He was already suffering from back pain from just dragging his desk over. Not to mention, he also had to lift the desk—this old desk was more than 70cm high and weighed nearly 20kg!

This is equivalent to asking an 80kg adult to lift a 40kg heavy table overhead and place it on a platform at chest height.

Perhaps a strong enough person could do it, but he simply couldn't.

And even if he put the table on top, he would still be far from the hole.

I'd probably have to jump to reach it. But that would require a pull-up...

This isn't even the most critical part.

—The real problem is, how will he get down there?

That height was high enough for him to break his leg!

Although the damage can be healed by "returning the body to the past" with just one chip once the game ends... this is clearly a supernatural instance, and if you become disabled, there's more danger to come!

He might even... be abandoned by Brother Xiao!

Gao Fan paced anxiously on the ground.

By this time, the bloody handprint on the window had almost completely melted away.

The melted bloody handprints coalesced into thin lines, transforming into hideous bloody lines that looked like whip marks left on the back.

This made Gao Fan increasingly anxious.

This is clearly a "countdown"—it appears in various ways in different games. For example, the approaching night or a downpour, a candle that is about to burn out, or even hunger and thirst... and this is clearly a countdown for him to escape from this classroom.

But no matter how you try to pour it, I just can't do it!

Is this a place where people who aren't strong or tall enough are automatically eliminated?!

This isn't fair! Everyone should have a chance to win the game!

"--Bang!"

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.

Gao Fan's heart stopped for a moment, and he was terrified.

He suddenly turned around!

Suddenly, someone slammed a heavy object against the blood-soaked window!

"—Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The continuous, loud banging made him hold his breath, and he huddled in the shadow of the corner of the table, not daring to move.

The windowpanes were buzzing and vibrating, making a clearly audible tremor.

suddenly!

Ping!

The glass was shattered directly from the outside!

The shattered glass exploded on the ground, nearly flying into Gao Fan's eyes.

Although it was just an irregular pattern that couldn't even allow a basketball to pass through, it was enough to make people stick their heads out from the outside.

"Well……"

Accompanied by a sigh-like groan, the bloodied and mangled head cautiously peeked in from the outside.

He glanced around slowly, but saw no one.

Gao Fan held his breath and dared not move.

He was clinging to the wall like a maggot, huddled directly below the window, with that head almost directly above him.

Because the broken window was right in front of the table with the "escape marker"!

Gao Fan was already there, pondering how to move his table onto that table.

He huddled in the dark corner formed by the three tables, not daring to look directly at the head, only glancing at it out of the corner of his eye… for fear that it could sense his gaze. Based on Gao Fan's experience, monsters with this kind of mechanism were not uncommon in adventure mode.

Finally, the person slowly pulled their head back in.

As the heavy, drunken footsteps faded into the distance, Gao Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"……call."

But just then, the cell phone he had taken from the desk drawer in his pocket, which wouldn't turn on, suddenly turned on and started ringing out of thin air.

The piercing ringtone sounded, and Gao Fan's scalp tingled instantly!

The phone should have been out of power—his hand suddenly trembled, and he immediately reached into his pocket to turn it off.

The moment he turned off his phone, the lights in the classroom and hallway also went out.

But that one sound was enough to stop the footsteps outside.

Suddenly, the sound of heavy running could be heard!

That head popped out of the window again!

This time, Gao Fan could even see its bloodied and mangled face, as well as its bloodshot, bulging, and trembling eyeballs!

Taking advantage of being in the shadows, Gao Fan escaped the security guards' notice. The guards looked around but still couldn't see him.

But this time, the man in the security guard uniform did not leave.

Gao Fan heard him walk towards the classroom door and take out his keys.

The bunch of keys jingled as the security guard picked one out and opened the classroom door.

As the security guard pushed open the classroom door, Gao Fan's heart leaped into his throat.

The security guard pressed the switch at the classroom door, but no matter how he pressed it, no light came out.

Just as Gao Fan breathed a sigh of relief, he saw the security guard pull a flashlight out of his pocket.

His heart immediately tightened again—

The security guard started the light from behind the lectern, precisely sweeping the flashlight beam across the gaps between each row of tables.

But the only good news is...

At least the door is open!

Gao Fan originally planned to take advantage of the security guard checking the podium to take a shortcut and quickly crawl under the table to the door.

After all, his position was only four rows of tables away from the entrance.

However, in his intuition, that was a dead end!

His only correct path was to first crawl to the back of the classroom, then make a long detour and crawl over the podium. A green path had already been marked for him.

Almost instantly, Gao Fan understood the reason—

Because the ground in front of him was covered with broken glass.

If you climb over directly, putting aside the possibility of getting hurt, you'll definitely make a sound.

So Gao Fan followed his instincts and crawled silently backward. Some shards of glass flew far away, but even in the dark room without lights, Gao Fan could see these dangerous fragments that gleamed red, and thus avoided them.

He crawled all the way to the back of the classroom, then, while the security guard was checking the desks on the left, he crawled under the desk on the far right. Using his height advantage, he then silently made his way to the front of the classroom.

Gao Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he evaded the security guards' gaze and hid under the podium.

Because it's only two or three meters away from the gate. You could run that far if you were fast.

But... we can't rush it.

He told himself, “I mustn’t rush this.”

When victory is within reach, problems are most likely to arise!

So Gao Fan suppressed his excitement and nervousness and continued to silently cocoon on the ground.

But just then...

"Hehehe~"

Suddenly, a little girl's laughter rang out.

The power suddenly came back on in the classroom and the hallway.

The indoor lights flickered twice before brightening again.

The security guard looked up.

Just then, they saw Gao Fan crawling on the ground, about to reach the doorway.