Infinite Throne

   Chapter 251 Wall, Sarcoma, Braised Elbow (2 in 1)

   When Saya disappeared, the first thing Irin thought of was... It really is a horror plot routine.

  Saya...Gone.

   Although Irin and Oda Mai paid more attention to the eggs in front of them, they did not completely relax their vigilance against the surroundings.

   But Saya disappeared for no apparent reason.

   right under their noses.

   "There's no one else here."

  Irin came to a conclusion.

  Oda Mai was still frowning, not knowing what movement she noticed.

  Irin simply ignored it and let Oda Mai continue to let loose, and he re-observed the surrounding eggs and the life in them.

   "This is the truth hidden in Styx Junior High School?"

   "All students are born from these eggs?"

   "But what does it mean?"

   "Artificial humans? Clones? Not humans?"

   Yi Rin remembered the way Han Han died on the roof of the teaching building.

   "It is very likely that the danger of this escape trial lies in this group of students who seem harmless to humans and animals."

   "But is it really that simple?"

   As long as they are not blind, it can be seen from the magic theory class, the food in the cafeteria, and Saya's strange reaction, that these students seem ordinary on the surface, but in fact they are not ordinary.

  Irin has long been vigilant.

  Then this piece of egg in front of me has no other function than citing Irin's thoughts.

   "Well, what is this?"

  Irin looked over and over for a while.

   It was found that behind these eggs, there was a whisker of different thickness and strange shape connected to it, and it looked like a blood vessel.

   In the whiskers, there are bursts of pulsations from time to time, like a human blood vessel, with some kind of fluid flowing in it.

   Following all the beards, Yi Rin took a few steps deeper, and found that almost all the beards gathered in one place and sank into the back of the wall.

   On the wall, a huge sarcoma protruded countless pseudopods, submerging into the wall, forming cracks in the wall.

  Irin approached the wall, stretched out her hand on the surface of the wall that was not covered with beards, and stroked it a few times, thoughtfully.

   "Here, come here."

  Irin hooked her fingers at Mai Oda.

  Oda Mai came to see me with a sword, no nonsense.

   When she saw the sarcoma on the wall, there was no wave in her eyes.

   "It's time for you to come out, cut."

  Oda Mai quickly grabbed the handle of the sword and took a stance.

  Irin pointed to somewhere on the wall and added: "Wait, I'm talking about this wall, not the tumor."

   Oda Mai's eyes showed a hint of doubt, as if strange to Irin's proposal.

  Why didn't kill the "monster" so obvious on the wall, but let her cut down a wall.

  Irin didn't explain, and said with a smile: "I have my own arrangements, you can try to cut it first."

  Oda Mai nodded slightly.

   Next second.

   She pulled her left foot back, her spirit, energy and spirit were united, all on her waist.

   So.

   Draw the knife!

   A bright white light flashed in Yi Rin's eyes, Yi Rin's eyes narrowed slightly, and the sword of Oda Mai seemed to be a little faster than the last time we met.

   So, when Oda Mai slashed the back of his head while he was at the fence, he really showed mercy.

  Thinking like this, Irin was not so angry anymore.

   ding sound.

  scoff!

   "ding" and "chi" are two completely different sounds, almost converging in one place.

The    sword glow has not completely dissipated, Oda Mai has received the sheath.

  Irin also had no time to sigh how fast Oda Mai's sword was, and the two of them looked at the wall that Oda Mai cut at the same time.

   in an instant.

  Irin and Oda Mai stared at the "knife mark" on the wall, and once again felt a chill down their spines.

  The wall near the sarcoid was cut with a knife by Oda Mai.

   But the moment the knife touched the wall, there was a "chi" tone, which was clearly not the sound of the blade touching a hard object.

  Irin and Oda Mai both quickly took a few steps back and stood far away.

   In the depths of the cracked wall, a fleshy color was revealed, similar to the color of the surrounding eggs, but the fleshy texture of the wall seemed more solid.

   After being split open by Oda Mai, a reddish liquid slowly flowed down along the knife mark, and after a few breaths, it gathered into a small pool by the wall.

   And the flesh and blood in the wall, while "bleeding", seems to be crawling with strangely shaped bugs, Oda Mai's knife seems to have broken the hibernation of the insects, and countless tiny tentacles squirm wildly in the gap.

five minutes later.

  Irin and Oda Mai both said nothing.

   They watched helplessly as the split wall "healed" and became an intact wall again.

   And the puddle of light red liquid that flowed down on the ground didn't know where it was absorbed, and there was only a light red mark left on the ground. If you didn't pay attention, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

  Oda Mai bowed her head and rubbed the knife with her small hand, as if she had the urge to slash again.

   Now the situation is clear.

   Eggs are "strange".

   Sarcomas are "strange".

   Even the walls are "weird".

   Maybe even the ceiling and floor are all "weird".

  Everything in front of him is a "weird" that can be stabbed with a knife, Oda Mai really can't think of any reason to stop himself from drawing the knife.

  Irin saw Oda Mai's murderous expression, and she had already guessed what the girl was thinking, and she was a little dumbfounded.

   "Are you stupid? Did you forget our purpose?"

  “?”

   "We're here to escape, not to kill these things. What's the use of being here even if you kill all of us?"

  “…”

and many more.

   After saying this.

  Irin was slightly taken aback.

   Somewhere, he felt as if he had missed something important, and that feeling passed away just as he uttered these words.

   This might be called inspiration.

   But when Yi Rin wanted to capture that touch of inspiration, he became clueless.

   He always felt that he had overlooked a very important and very crucial reminder.

   After thinking about it for a while, Yi Rin still couldn't come up with a key point, so he could only give up temporarily.

   "Forget it, let's go back first. We have already harvested a lot today, so there is no need to rush."

  Oda Mai nodded.

   Just when the two were about to leave.

   Yi Rin took a step and suddenly said, "Well, you go first, I'll leave later."

  Oda Mai slowly made a question mark.

   "Don't worry, when there are monsters, I promise to call you."

  Oda Mai then lifted the knife and left with satisfaction.

   Two hours later.

  Irin finally came out of the egg pile.

   "I don't know if it will help?"

  Irin shook his head, some simple arrangements, although I don't know if they will be effective, but there is always nothing wrong with laying them out in advance.

   before leaving.

  Irin noticed that near the spiral staircase, there was a puddle of blood that had not dried up, almost completely absorbed into the floor.

   On the surface of the bloodstain, there was a small sea monster tentacle that had not been digested completely.

   The next day.

   After dawn.

  Irin yawned and came to the second class of the third year.

   Walking into the classroom, the students were all smiling and chatting happily in groups.

   At first glance, it seems to be a very peaceful scene.

  Oda Mai was already sitting in her place, with her head lowered and deserted, not knowing what she was holding in her hand, her expression was unwavering.

   And Liu Liu and Tian Tian were already in place.

   Are they still alive?

Ah.

   From the surface of the two, it seems that nothing can be seen.

  Irin was very curious about what the so-called "Yanluo's training" was.

   "Hi, good morning."

  Irin happily greeted Cao Tiantian at the same table.

"Um."

Cao Tiantian squeezed out a reluctant smile. She shaved off her long hair at some point, and had a boy-like head. The scar that had just healed on her head covered Cao Tiantian's head like a sheepskin moss, which was very dazzling. .

   Of course, as long as he can return to the real world, everything can be repaired. I believe that Cao Tiantian can live to this day and will not care about this change in appearance, otherwise he would not have shaved off his hair.

  Irin thought for a while and asked, "Are we still teammates?"

  Cao Tiantian's smile was finally not so reluctant: "Of course."

   "So, what happened last night?"

   When Cao Tiantian heard the words, she immediately turned her head to prevent Yi Rin from seeing her expression.

   I saw her trembling all over, as if she had suffered some kind of inhuman abuse.

   After a while, the trembling calmed down, and then she lowered her voice and said in a tone that was difficult to understand, "Don't ask, it has nothing to do with you."

"yes?"

  Irin smiled slightly, showing understanding.

   But in his heart, there is a question quietly.

   This class is still the head teacher, Ambersha.

   Seeing Ambersha walking into the classroom, Yilin immediately straightened her back to avoid being disliked by Ambersha again and asking what kind of crazy questions in the classroom.

  Ambersha seemed to have forgotten what happened in class yesterday, with a kind smile.

   "Let's start class now."

   "What we need to review today is the self-cultivation of the students."

   "Please turn out the textbook."

   ""As a member of Styx Junior High School, if you don't have the qualifications, you might as well die!"."

   "I believe that after this period of study, the students deeply remembered the names of the textbooks."

   "Everyone is a good boy."

  Irin: "…"

  Cao Tiantian: "…"

   Liu Ruyan: "…"

  Oda Mai: "…"

   The head teacher started to read aloud.

  Irin also opened the textbook whose name was listed in four lines in the legend.

   No surprises.

can't read.

   seems to be a lack of language proficiency.

   "First of all, Styx Junior High School is everything to you."

   "You have to remember that no matter what the situation, you must adhere to the discipline and school rules."

   "In your hearts, the principal is the first and the vice principal is the second."

   "School Rules No. 3."

   "Oh yes, the vice-principal added a rule not long ago. When the principal is away, the vice-principal speaks the same as the principal."

   "Now please turn to the eighth page, the sixth article, the fifth line, everyone starts to read..."

   This class is almost equivalent to brainwashing.

  Irin ended the class under the bombardment of reading the school rules over and over again, and until the end of the class, he still felt his ears buzzing.

   Strangely, during the recitation of the school rules that seemed like a mantra, the expressions of the students became more serious and pious, and they became more and more frantic. If Iren hadn't covered their faces with a textbook equivalent to the size of 4A paper, they might have been exposed.

   It wasn't until after the get out of class, when Ambersha left in a hurry, that Yiren breathed a sigh of relief.

When the    apostles stepped out of the classroom door, the mandatory option appeared again.

   The four of them froze in the corridor one after another, like sculptures.

   is almost the same as last time.

  …almost.

   The difference is that the content is slightly different.

  【The get out of class is finally over. 】

【You are hungry. 】

  【You seem really hungry. 】

  【But you are a little lonely. 】

  【The lunch break is very long, and you decide to find a place to spend your free lunch break. 】

  【You will go to—】

【please choose. 】

  【A. I heard that Marisa, a classmate in the same class, always likes to look up at the sky from the rooftop during lunch breaks. Maybe this is a romantic encounter. 】

  【B. As a pink transfer student, I lost my way to the school gate again the next day, shouldn’t it be too much? 】

  【C. You must eat when you are hungry. There is no doubt about it. Today, there may be a brand new recipe! 】

  “…”

The    option is still those three options.

   Rooftop.

  Canteen.

   gate.

   but the content is slightly different.

The order of the    options has also been adjusted.

Why?

  Irin was a little puzzled.

   But this time he had the experience, but he didn't choose those three options. When he couldn't move his limbs and fingers, he madly meditated in his heart.

   “D, D, D, D…”

   Two seconds later.

  Irin found that she was suddenly able to move.

  【…】

  【You made a choice. 】

  【You have conquered hunger, defeated the desire for a rooftop encounter in your heart, you have given up the plan to get lost, and you have chosen to act freely. 】

  “…”

   It's actually possible!

  Irin vaguely guessed the true face behind these [choices].

  When Irin makes an odd choice.

   Others quickly made their own options.

  Irin suddenly remembered the contents of the three options, his expression was slightly condensed, and he quickly sent a message to Oda Mai.

  Irin: You chose C?

  Oda Mai: Hmm.

  Irin: ….

  Oda Mai: Questions?

  Irin: No, as long as you like it.

call ended.

   Sure enough, you shouldn't have hope for this girl's ability to think.

   Hope people are all right.

   Well, hope everyone else in the dining hall is okay.

   Driven by [Pathfinding Mode], Oda Mai, Liu Ruyan, and Cao Tiantian involuntarily walked down the stairs and walked towards the dining hall, it was too late to say anything at this time.

  Irin suddenly felt a little weird.

  Oda Maifi can choose C for all the multiple-choice questions, as expected and reasonable.

   But seeing Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan, walking neatly to the same place almost in no particular order, it was obvious that they didn't hesitate too much when doing multiple-choice questions.

   The two of them had done a futile effort at the gate yesterday.

   Going down the stairs, there are only two possibilities.

  The gate, the canteen.

   So is it the cafeteria?

  Irin simply guessed the destination of the two.

  Irin first pretended to go to the rooftop, then when the three of Oda Mai disappeared at the corner of the stairs, they immediately turned back and followed quietly.

   "I suddenly changed my mind and wanted to sneak into the cafeteria again. This is also an option, right?"

  Irin smiled and muttered to himself.

   It was like facing in the dark, a certain existence was whispering.

  【…】

  Irin turned on the shadow, which minimized the sense of existence.

   Although there are a lot of sights that can witness Yi Rin, Yi Rin is now dressed as a pink and tender student, even if he is seen, it will not be too conspicuous.

   Three people were in front and one person was behind, and the four of them arrived at the cafeteria one after the other.

   Unlike the three of Oda Mai, Irin now seems to have gotten out of the shackles of multiple-choice questions and is in autonomous mode.

   In fact, about the tricks hidden in the multiple-choice questions, Irin had already told Oda Mai, but for some reason Oda Mai still chose C, which made Irin really don’t know what to say.

never mind.

  Let her go.

   For now, it's fine if nothing happens.

  Irin hid in the dark.

  Oda Mai and the three of them didn't find Irin's existence.

   In any case, Irin is still very confident about the skill effect of [Follow the Shadow].

   After all, he was destined to be a shadow-like man.

   Even Oda Mai, in the Huating City Incident, when Irin pressed the knife against Oda Mai's neck, she hadn't found Irin's existence yet. It can be seen how effective the skill effect of disappearing presence is.

   in the cafeteria.

   Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan quickly ordered a dish.

   is similar to what Irin experienced yesterday.

  Oda Mai frowned, and subconsciously put her hand on her waist, there was no sword.

   Her subconscious action shows that she is very vigilant about the recipes in the options, to the point that she wants to pull out a knife to seek a sense of security.

  Irin observed secretly.

   Ignore Oda Mai for now.

   Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan gave Yi Rin a strange feeling that Yi Rin couldn't tell.

When Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan picked up a seat to sit down with their indescribable plates, the expressions on their faces were not a series of speculative reactions such as nausea, disgust, nausea, early pregnancy, etc. . It's... a rush, and a beast-like longing.

   Cravings for the "food" on the plate!

  Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan sat next to each other.

Suddenly.

   The two smiled at each other.

   At the same time, he used a knife and fork at the dark dishes on the plate, and devoured the unknown pieces of meat and eyeballs, or the corpse of a bug, into his mouth.

If they didn’t know what they were eating, they would have thought they were eating some kind of delicacy and game. Their cheeks were bulging, and the viscous juices of various colors overflowed from the corners of Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan’s mouths, dripping onto the plate. , and then quickly licked back by the two.

"choose?"

Yi Rin stared blankly at this scene, although the scene of these two beautiful girls greedily eating a plate... made Yi Rin feel very ghostly, but Yi Rin is now thinking more about why this happened. kind of weird situation.

"No, no matter how compulsive the choice is, it is impossible to change their minds. What they show in their eyes is clearly a naked desire, which cannot be pretended at all, unless... they are all actresses. But in this case Next, they don't need to act at all, because there is no audience."

"Could it be that…"

  Irin suddenly thought of a possibility.

The other students around    left envious saliva when they saw how Cao Tiantian and Liu Ruyan were eating.

  When the two gobble their food.

  Oda Mai finally made a choice and sat in the corner with a simple braised elbow.

   Braised elbows?

  Irin craned his neck and glanced.

Um.

   Braised elbow is a very normal dish.

   The premise is that the five fingers at the front of the elbow do not look like human fingers.

  Oda Mai widened her eyes and stared silently at the red-hot elbow in front of her.

  “…”

  “…”

  “…………”

   Thirty seconds.

   The cute and cute classmates around    once again drooled with envy at the braised elbow in the Oda dance plate.

  Shoo!

  The knife flashed.

   Take out the knife and return it to the sheath.

  In a blink of an eye, Oda Mai has completed the four movements of drawing the knife, swinging the knife, slashing, and returning the sheath.

  Oda Mai stood up expressionlessly and walked silently towards the entrance of the cafeteria.

  It wasn't until Oda Mai took two steps that the split table was overwhelmed and fell to the ground with a crack.

  The cafeteria aunt walked out from behind the door angrily, pointed at Mai Oda's back and shouted, "The classmate who wastes food, stop for me!"

"Um?"

  Oda Mai slowly turned around, pulled out half of the knife that had just been sheathed, and put a question mark.

Auntie Dacai's expression remained unchanged, but her fingers quickly retracted, and she taught Oda Mai, "Wasting food is not a good habit! Didn't you read the school rules? Oh, you are a new transfer student? That's fine. , be careful next time."

   After saying that, the canteen auntie who was cooking quickly walked back to the background and slammed the door shut.

   Ah this?

  Irin witnessed this scene from beginning to end.

   Te Meow can still do this?

   Is this the legendary Eli convincing people?

  Oda Mai walked out of the cafeteria as if nothing had happened, and she happened to see Irin who was peeping.

  Irin also turned off the "Follow the Shadow" skill at this time, and looked at Mai Oda with a smile.

   "To be honest, I was surprised."

  Oda Mai lowered her head slightly, avoiding Irin's eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry."

  Irin: "?"

  Oda Mai: "I couldn't hold back."

Yo?

   Actually learned to say sorry?

   "You misunderstood, I didn't mean this by accident."

  “?”

   "I was surprised that you could endure for thirty seconds before drawing the knife, which was beyond my expectations."

  “…”

   As the two of them spoke, they walked away.

They didn't see that after Oda Mai left, there were students who did not belong to Class 3 and 2. Finally, after Oda Mai left, the "Braised Elbow" that had been cut in two, rushed towards the ground. Tearing and grabbing without any image, that scene is like a hungry dog ​​grabbing food.

   Liu Ruyan and Cao Tiantian were full and burped in satisfaction.

  The corners of their mouths were covered in unknown mucus.

   After sticking out their tongues and licking the mucus from their mouths, Liu Ruyan and Cao Tiantian looked at the chaotic situation not far away due to a mere braised elbow, with a complex look in their eyes.

at the same time.

   Campus Trail.

  Oda Mai and Irin act together again.

  Irin recalled what happened in the cafeteria not long ago.

   "About the true face of this school, I probably know what's going on. However, there are still a few key pieces of the puzzle. Well, of course, the true face is not really important, what matters is the way of life."

  Oda Mai listened silently.

   has no comments.

  Irin originally only talked, and did not expect Oda Mai to provide too many useful opinions.

   But her way of convincing people with reason has opened up Irin's vision in a certain area.

  Irin continued.

"It stands to reason that even if it is an escape trial, there is definitely not only one way to clear the customs. In other words, there is definitely more than one way to escape. Even if there is only one way, then there is definitely more than one way to find this way. Otherwise, customs clearance evaluation It doesn't make any sense."

   "Or, in addition to the simple escape, there are other important branches that can be discovered in the trial... Wait, choose?"

  Irin muttered to himself while analyzing, and remembered the original mission prompt.

   "Choose...choose...choose...? Styx Junior High, Identity, Egg, Escape, Fence, Permit..."

   "It's all... a choice?"

   Since entering the trial, all kinds of clues and all kinds of strange scenes have been circling in Yi Rin's mind.

   "Shouldn't you even choose that...?"

  When Yi Rin suddenly opened his mind and came to a whimsical conclusion, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and his face also showed a look of astonishment.

   If this is the case, then it’s too pitiful, right?

   Who can think of it in general?

  Although there is no evidence yet, and no way has been found, the more Irin thinks about it, the more likely it is.

   "If that's the case, the time is a little tight."

  Irin nodded, turned around instantly, and walked towards the teaching building.

   "Pipi Shrimp, let's go!"

  Oda Mai: "?"

   "I mean, follow me."

  Oda Mai put away the knife: "Where?"

  Irin smiled mysteriously: "Go to the rooftop, isn't there a 'romantic' encounter?"

   (end of this chapter)