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It's 12:20 p.m.

Although the time is the right time to eat, not everyone will eat on time.

Most of the time, in the small square in front of the Bishop's Building, there will always be some students who are stranded for one reason or another.

And today, there is not a single figure in the small and tidy square.

Hot light poured overhead and fell on the bare marble floor.

The broad-foliage ferns around the square curled up, struggling to resist the growing sun. The wooden benches in the shade of these plants were empty, and even the school workers who usually took advantage of the sun to spray water to cool down the tree sperm were nowhere to go.

Although several freshmen felt uneasy in their hearts, they could only bite the bullet and continue to walk towards the back garden of the school.

In any case, this option is better than stupidly staying where you are.

It wasn't until a few people approached Linzhong Lake that they finally found a new figure.

To be precise, it was the gray-robed school worker who took the initiative to reveal his figure and stopped in front of several young wizards - Zheng Qing didn't notice where this gentleman was standing just now, as if he suddenly appeared out of the air.

"Student?" the gray-robed school worker looked at several young wizards with a stern expression, his gaze swept over their collars and cuffs, and emphatically said, "Freshman students, what are you doing by the lake!"

He clutched the school staff's iconic patrol canes tightly in his hands, and looked a little wary.

"We've just finished class and we're going back to our dorm. Duan Xiaojian couldn't wait to reply.

"Where have all the people in the school gone?" Zhang Jixin then asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

"It's just, it's weird...... Coming out of the bishop's building and walking here, I didn't see anyone," Xin Fat Man wiped his forehead, breathing a little short: "Oh, I'm sorry, I mean, I haven't seen anyone except you." ”

"Is something happening at Linzhong Lake?" Xiao Xiao poked his head, looked past the gray-robed school worker in front of him, and looked into the depths of the lake.

Zheng Qing couldn't help but follow his gaze into the distance.

The sparkling waters of Linzhong Lake are no different from those of the past.

If there's one thing out of the ordinary, it's the atmosphere.

On weekdays, although the area around the lake is not bustling, it is always crowded with people, and it is quite popular.

And now, from afar, Zheng Qing smelled a breath of dead silence.

The big red birds that love to dance on the lake have disappeared without a trace, and the tree spirits that often hang between the branches have disappeared without a trace, not to mention the students who used to sit on the tables and chairs by the lake to read.

Zheng Qing dared to bet with the shiny black donkey's hooves in his arms that the water ghosts and fish people in the lake must have already hidden in the depths of the lake.

Otherwise, the surface of the lake should have the inexplicable ripples that they bring with them as they swim in the water.

"It's so strange," said the young scholarship student, who finally realized that the seriousness of the matter was beyond imagination, and felt a little parched.

He reached into the gray cloth bag, intending to moisten his throat with a bottle of water.

"Don't move!" the gray-robed wizard suddenly shouted, "All of you, stand still and don't move!"

Zheng Qing was startled, and his hand stuffed into the gray cloth bag suddenly froze there.

The others were also frightened by the nervous performance of the gray-robed school worker, and they all froze in place.

"All of you, stand still and don't move!" the gray-robed schoolmaster repeated the order, stomping the wooden staff in his hand on the ground hard.

An invisible wave centered on the point where the cane's feet landed, spreading out in all directions.

The fine dust floated up and flew all over the sky, like a ball of broken sunlight, which appeared very clear in the field of vision.

Before the dust could settle, a series of slight popping sounds rang out around before a few young wizards could react.

"Poof!" "Poof!" "Poof!"

Five or six black-robed figures appeared around several students in the blink of an eye.

They wore hoods on their heads and held Dharma books in their hands, and the colorful brilliance overflowed them, exuding an unsettling atmosphere.

This scene is familiar.

Zheng Qing couldn't help but take a step back.

"Who's sending the alarm!" a black-robed wizard stepped out of the crowd and lifted his hood, revealing a tired face.

It's Thomas.

"Zheng Qing, what are you doing here?" he almost immediately spotted the familiar figure among the young wizards, and said in surprise, "The students are all in the first hall...... Didn't you get the notification?"

"These freshmen showed up on the shore of the lake, and I stopped them because they looked suspicious. The gray-robed school worker chimed in.

You're suspicious!

Your whole family is suspicious!

Zheng Qing complained silently in his heart, but his mouth did not show a trace of disrespect:

"We just came out of the bishop's building," he explained, "after class, because of some special arrangements......"

As he spoke, several young wizards glanced at Xiao Xiao in unison.

Xiao Xiao lowered his head, held his notebook, and didn't say a word.

“...... So, a few of us spent a few more minutes in the classroom. Speaking of this, Zheng Qing paused and added: "Our class is a history class, Mr. Sima Yangyun's class...... Didn't receive any notification. ”

"There has been no one since I came out of the classroom," Zhang Jixin complained in a loud voice, "I was scared by those ghosts in the building for a long time...... Those ghosts are not particular at all, can we complain about them?"

"No, you can't. Thomas was very decisive in giving a clear answer.

"If you disturb the deceased who inhabit the building, you will receive a warning from the school committee. The gray-robed school worker interjected, "This warning will be recorded in your student files. ”

The irascible red-faced wizard let out a low, angry curse.

"What do a bunch of big living people do with the dead," Thomas stopped the young wizard's impulsive expression, muttered for a moment, and turned to look at the gray-robed school worker, "Leave it to us here, you can continue to investigate." ”

The gray-robed schoolworker bowed slightly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Qing still hadn't discovered how he had disappeared.

Thomas turned his head and looked at the young wizards, as if to gauge what to do with them.

"Can we move?" Zheng Qing smiled dryly, raised his arm, and shook it.

His hands were still tucked into the grey cloth bag, like a ridiculous glove.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. Thomas shook his head slightly, and laughed: "Although the situation is more serious, it is not yet a rumor...... Even the little wizards of the first year have to be on guard. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Zheng Qing pulled his hand out of the gray cloth bag and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Several of the other young men also pricked up their ears, apparently very curious about the matter.

"It's not too serious," Thomas said lightly, "but the three-hundred-year-old turtle by the lake has turned into a dried corpse...... It's about the same as the kappa that night. ”

Zheng Qing's eyes widened suddenly.

The others gasped as well.