School is haunted
"We'll stop here today." said Kaeya.
Alexy, lying under the ground, beaten.
"Are you ok, Alexy?" Paimon flew to beside Alexy and showed her worry.
"I'm so tired, so don't say anything more, Paimon!"
"Alright!"
"Ugh, I don't think I can sleep tonight with this beaten up body."
Right at that moment, Noelle appeared with a tray in her hands.
"Master, drink this, it will help you." Noelle said and have Alexy a cup on the tray.
"Thank you!" Alexy said and took the cup.
(It's look like fruit juice.) Alexy thought before he took a sip.
"Whoa, so delicious!"
And he finished the cup in his hands.
"Wait, the weariness from before already disappeared!...Noelle, what is this?"
"It's my special fruit juice. Although I'm most excelled at making food that boost defense, I'm glad that my fruit juice is able to help you."
"It seems like you are good now...Shall we return to the training session?" Kaeya chimed in and asked.
"No, no, no. Enough for today, I must go to bed."
"Hahaha, just kidding!"
(For some reasons, I don't like this guy's laugh at all!) Alexy thought.
After returning the cup to Noelle, Alexy exited out of the system's dimension.
===
The same night,
At the port,
"This is it, tonight, we will escape country Z with this." a man in black said, while showing the suitcase in his hand.
"Boss, since acquiring this thing for the family, we have gone through so many sufferings, we hope that we will be rewarded accordingly." said Linda, the woman with purple hair.
The boss took out a cigarette and began to smoke.
"That's a guarantee. Our family's head is a fair leader."
Then he looked out at the window.
"Let's go. The ship has arrived, let's move!"
"Yes, boss!" they all answered.
And that night, those who stole the fake Genshin system left country Z, heading back to their home country, where their powerful family's HQ was based.
[1]
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The same night,
At Alexy's school,
"YOU DARE TO SLEEP!!!"
Uncle Chen was scolding Kirby, who fell asleep during his shift.
"DO YOU KNOW THAT BEING VIGILANT AT NIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BEING A GUARD? YOU WANT TO BE FIRED?!!!"
"I'm sorry, Uncle Chen! I promise I won't make that mistake again!"
"This simply won't do. Go patrol around the school to work up!"
---
"Geez, that old man! What kind of criminal would target a school?" Kirby mumbled while rubbing his eye with one hand, while his other hand was holding a flashlight.
"Hmmm, isn't that the Biology room?...Better passing it fast!"
However, when Kirby was passing the Biology room, he heard some noises inside the room.
"What the...."
Despite being little bit frightened, but as a person who was raised in a materialistic society, Kirby did not believe in ghost or anything spiritual. After a minute standing in front of the Biology room, Kirby calm himself down, and he took out a bunch of keys inside his pocket.
(It must be some rats!) Kirby told himself when he was unlocking the Biology room.
With his flashlight, Kirby looked inside the Biology room. Upon not seeing anything strange, he walked inside.
"Nothing here...nothing here either..."
Kirby looked around the room but did not find anything. He turned around, ready to leave, but what he saw was a human figure blocking his way.
"Ummmm" Kirby nearly screamed but he held back.
"Ugh, you made me scared to death!" Kirby said and kicked the leg of the figure. "Hmm, but I remember you were at the corner when I came in, how are you here now?"
"It's simple, I walk here!"
"Oh, so that's it..."
Before Kirby could scream, the human figure raised it hands up and began to strangle him.
"*Choke*...*choke*..."
Kirby tried to resist the human figure, but to no avail, it was stronger than him.
"Hey, Kirby, where are you?" the voice of Uncle Chen shouted from the walkie-talkie.
Hearing the voice from the walkie-talkie, the human figure stopped strangling Kirby. Seizing the chance, Kirby kicked it and escaped from it grip.
"Uncle Chen, HELP!" Kirby shouted into the walkie-talkie.
"Kirby, what's wrong?...Help is coming!" Uncle Chen said.
"Send some people to the Biology room!" he shouted into the walkie talkie.
Although Uncle Chen had asked Kirby where he was, the uncle had already known his location, as he always stays vigilant when watching the security cameras.
---
Some other guards arrived at the Biology room, and what they saw was the human figurine was trying to kill Kirby, and it success was near.
"RELEASE HIM!" one of the guards said and used his baton to hit the human figure on the head.
The figure turned its head around and looked at the guards, making them frightened. However, seeing their friend in it grip, the guards went in to rescue Kirby.
(Why is it so strong?) they thought.
Fortunately, with the strength of five people combined, they were able to overpower it and rescue Kirby.
"Let's leave here!" one of the guards said to Kirby before they carried him out.
However, as they were carrying him in the schoolyard, the first principal's statue turned its head to them and began to move. With its huge body, it was able to block their way.
"What the..."
"What do we do now?"
The statue began to attack. Luckily, because the statue itself was heavy, the attack was slow, and the guards were able to dodge it, leaving the ground damaged.
---
"What the..."
"What is it?"
"Look at the school yard!"
Two guards were patrolling in a school building and one of them noticed the commotion at the school yard.
"Let's go help them!"
And they ran down the stairs that led to the schoolyard.
"Wait, we can't get downstairs!"
It took them some minutes to realize that they couldn't get downstairs, as the stairs kept moving up, like an escalator.
"What the..."
"Let's head back up and use another stairs!"
However, as they were trying to go up, the stairs also changed their direction and began to move down.
"What the..."
"What is happening? HELP!"
---
In the WC
SPLASH
"Ahh...finally...it's released after an eerie night patrol!" said a guard when he was using the toilet.
"Sir, please play with me!"
"Who...AIEEEEEEEEE"
The first thing he saw after he turned around made him screamed and fainted.
Other guards in other areas also suffered from similar unexplainable situations. The commotions lasted until near morning.
---
The guard who was carrying Kirby was totally exhausted.
Unfortunately for him, the first principal's statue was aiming for him.
"O crap, I'm dead!"
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
Fortunately, at the first sound of rooster's crowing, the statue stopped. It then returned to its original place. Other supernatural incidents in the school also stopped.
"What happened?"
Many of the guards thought they were dreaming, but it was impossible for many to share the same dream. And the damage caused by those things were in front of their very eyes, which told the guards that all things they had seen were all real.
===
The next morning,
"Morning, Jack!"
"Morning, Alexy!...Have you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"Our school's Seven Mysteries...Last night, the guards in the school..."
Then Jack told Alexy all that he had heard.
"It's bold of you to tell supernatural stories inside this materialistic country." said Alexy.
"Even if the Government wants, I don't thing they can hide this completely." Jack said as he looked out at the school yard, where there were many cracks under the ground.
Alexy also looked at the cracks on the schoolyard. As soon as his eyes landed on them, he received the system's notification.
<<Event Quest>>
<<Seven Mysteries>>
<<Your school is now haunted by the evil spirits, which are harming human in the school. Get rid of this danger and return your school to its original state.>>
<<Time remaining: 6 days 23 hours 59 minutes>>
<<If the quest is not completed by the time given, you will lose the chance of solving the problem and getting the rewards>>
<<Rewards: 1000 EXP, 200 primogems, 200 friendship EXP, 10 625 Moras>>
<<Special rewards: Chongyun (Cryo) - Claymore - 4*>>
<<During the quest's time, Chongyun will temporarily join your party. If you complete the quest, he will join your party permanently.>>
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[1]: Don't remember these guys, re-read chapter 1 and chapter 3
AR: 5 (125/1200 EXP)
Primogem count: 250
Mora count: 15,000