Returning from the abyss

Chapter 190
The ringing of the bell in the morning symbolizes the arrival of a tense day.

Monthly exam.

Lu Ning sat obediently in the examination room, took out the stationery, put her schoolbag in front of the classroom like everyone else, and waited for the first exam in the morning.

The school does not intend to take up too much time for small exams such as monthly exams, and finishes all six courses in one day.Lu Ning knew that as long as she took part in this exam, she would complete the task, that is, she would act as a student to the end.

The examination room is ranked according to the grades, and Lu Ning can still see a few acquaintances from the same class in this classroom.Seeing the clock slowly approaching eight o'clock, two teachers who had never seen before walked into the classroom.

"Hello, students." The male teacher said to the students in the classroom with a somewhat blunt accent, "My name is Kazuki Kashiwagi, and I just came to school today."

"Are you one of those externally hired teachers?" A student immediately asked.

"Yes, this is my colleague, Hong Guling. After today's invigilation, I will teach you later. It's the first time we meet. Please take care of me."

After finishing speaking, Kashiwagi Kazuki bowed slightly, his attitude was very modest, and with his handsome appearance, he was immediately welcomed by the students.

Lu Ning applauded copingly, while looking at the two people.

She already knew that Bai Mu and Gui were tourists, but the identity of Hong Guling beside him was still unknown.Lu Ning only glanced over the two of them, but didn't stay for too long, so she didn't attract much attention.

The exam time always passed quickly, and it didn't take long for Lu Ning to finish the exam papers. It's just that it took a lot of energy to go through such an exam. She still needs to allocate some energy to be alert to possible accidents, but just As a result, nothing unexpected happened.

Except for a few people who were caught cheating in other exam rooms and stood outside the building and yelled.

After the last combined biochemistry test paper was over, it was close to 05:30 in the evening. Lu Ning stretched her sore back and was about to go to the front to get her schoolbag when the projector in the classroom suddenly lit up. .

Baimu Hegui and Hong Guling, who had just put away the test papers, were also taken aback for a moment, and raised their hands to signal the students to return to their original positions, waiting for the images to appear on the projection.

[Notice to all citizens. 】

Following a gust of snowflakes, a large purple and silver letter "C" appeared on the screen, and an indifferent mechanical sound came out from the speaker.

[The Sabbath is approaching. As a rare festival in this city, the city celebration will be held on the day of the Sabbath and the day after, which is the weekend of this week. 】

Lu Ning didn't think much of it, but many students showed excited expressions.

[Same as Sabbaths in previous years, the main activity of this year's Sabbath is still "inheritance of evil codes". In the past year, the total number of "evil codes" collected has reached 140, which has reached the highest peak in recent years. Benefits offered to all residents. 】

"It's great! I must get one this year!" A boy couldn't help shouting out.

[For residents who are participating in festival activities for the first time, hereby read out the activity guidelines in the festival, please be sure to abide by them, if you violate them, you will be banned until the end of the event. 】

After the voice finished speaking, the projection immediately changed to scrolling subtitles.

[First, all evil codes can be inherited, but each person can only inherit one, and there is no limit to the number of possessions.The activity time is the Sabbath, that is, from midnight on April 55th to [-]:[-]pm on April [-]th.All evil codes, including those held but not inherited, will be recovered after the deadline.

Second, the evil codes are randomly scattered in the city, and anyone who gets the first is the first holder.Others' evil codes can be obtained through fraud, exchange, theft, etc., but violent acts such as murder and robbery are prohibited.

Third, those who inherit the evil code must report to the government agencies in the six districts the next day after the event, that is, at any time on Monday.

Fourth, those with abilities are not allowed to participate in this event, and other events are specially sent to the private contact information.

Fifth, there are no evil codes in the Research Institute of District [-], and those who approach in the name of activities will still be warned and shot.

Sixth, non-residents of this city can participate in this event, but they can only become holders and not heirs.

I wish you all a happy holiday. 】

When these words were read out, those students were not so excited, as if it was a commonplace situation.

Evil inheritance?

Lu Ning immediately thought of this as an opportunity to acquire superpowers.

It is stipulated that people with abilities cannot participate, which is more like granting superpowers to ordinary people, but this number is really quite a lot.If such an event is held every year, the city will soon be full of people with superpowers?

After school, Lu Ning went directly to Han Qing and asked her this question.

"I even forgot that you transferred from another school, this...that's it." Han Qing immediately explained to Lu Ning.

"The evil codes are actually the criminal diaries and special props of some criminals. You know that this kind of thing is especially popular among students. The city specially selected all of them are very representative murderous characters. If you learn some of their With this ability, you can almost walk sideways in the city.”

"Really? Then how to inherit?"

"Uh……"

This question made Han Qing stuck.

"I haven't seen it, so I don't know."

"No way? Hasn't this activity been going on for many years?"

"Because it's very difficult to find, and the people who found it were all hidden. I also heard about it from others." Han Qing puffed his mouth, "In the end, I don't know what it looks like, and there are mostly rumors. Some people went to the Sixth District to squat and did not find any suspicious people.”

"Then how are you sure it's true?"

"Because some people came out many years later and said that they were successful because they obtained evil codes. It was not just one person. There were about 30 to [-] people? In short, many of them went to other places to develop. It is impossible for the city to coerce them to tell lies. La."

"Oh?"

Lu Ning raised her eyebrows, which reminded her of someone.

"So you're actually not sure what the so-called evil code is?"

"Hee hee..." Han Qing began to pretend to be stupid, and then said, "There is also a saying that some have the ability to kill with special abilities, but this is a bit..."

"Do you also know special abilities?"

Han Qing nodded.

"Although I haven't seen it, it's no secret that abilities are in the city. I've seen some people with special powers around me. For example, they can change the color of their hair by themselves, and they can see things clearly at night. That's it. The emergence rate of abilities here seems to be higher than that of the outside world, and even after the optimal age, there is still a lot of possibility, otherwise why do people outside like to run here?"

Just avoiding guilt can be anywhere, but for many villains, it doesn't make a big difference if they hide in a certain place for a lifetime.

If they can gain superpowers in Vice City, then they can somehow override the enforcers of the law-most people think so.

"I see, thank you for explaining."

"What's the relationship between us? But this time the number is indeed the largest. Our whole family will definitely go out to find evil codes on Saturday, how about you?"

"It depends on the situation. I have something to do." Lu Ning didn't refuse, "Also, do you know what's going on in the research institute in District [-]? It doesn't participate in this activity?"

"The research institute is a group of freaks. But their skills are indeed very strong, and it is not impossible to achieve effects similar to superpowers through technology." Han Qing really knows everything, "My dad knows a few researchers. , if you want to go in and be an intern directly after graduating from high school, I can ask for you."

"Then please." Lu Ning smiled at her, "I treat you to dinner another day."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

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Under the setting sun, Lu Ning returned to her house in the villa area by car.

The house had been cleaned up, and the corpses and bloodstains had been swept away, but the table that had been cut in half and the remains of dishes all over the floor were still there, and even began to emit a rotten smell.

It's not safe here, but Lu Ning can't live outside every day.

She tidied up the kitchen a bit, and then realized that there was no food in the refrigerator, and today's dinner hadn't been settled yet.

"...Order takeaway."

Lu Ning remembered that she had taken some takeaway leaflets when she was shopping before, so she went upstairs to the bedroom and was going to dig it out to find a random one.

But when she walked up the stairs, she suddenly had a feeling of "someone upstairs".

It wasn't very practical, but Lu Ning took out the money vigilantly and stepped up to the last step.

The upstairs is dimly lit, and I can barely see things because of the light from below.

"It seems that you have noticed my existence."

Lu Ning turned her head at the stairs, and saw a figure sitting on a chair at the end of the corridor.It was a woman, and at the feet of this figure was the ten-word Ye Nai who was kneeling - the silver moon pattern embroidery on her body was actually luminous.

"We met for the first time, you are..."

"I am the 'door opener'." The woman brushed her hair slightly, her face could not be seen clearly in the dark, but it was too unclear.

"You are also a tourist? What can I do if you find me?"

"I heard Ye Nai talk about you, so I came here to look for you. Cheng Yurun mentioned you to me and praised you quite a lot. I don't know whether he favored you because of some kinship or How, but I'll have to actually come and see to decide."

"So, you see it now?"

"Hmph, you must have seen other 'special tourists', right?" "The door opener" smiled slightly, "You have power that doesn't belong to you, and it seems that the person who granted you this power doesn't understand What advantages do other special tourists have?"

"What do you want to say?"

"You have been deceived. No matter what the other party told you, they must have concealed some facts...very important facts."

"I think this is the axiom of secret scenes." Lu Ning said.

"But it is the right of each of us to seek the truth...and I can tell you something you don't know right now to prove that the other party is deceiving." Something was handed over to her.

The "door opener" shook his hand, and the thing unfolded. It was a very long scroll. The scroll fell to the ground and rolled in front of Lu Ning, unfolding a picture scroll.

"The establishment and inheritance of this city comes from the 'source of evil'. The overall background is the ten particles of reverse Kabbalah. I think this is no secret to you. The ten blocks correspond to the ten evils. , each block has a manager who really controls the source of evil, and these people form the 'Council of Heaven'."

"Indeed, I already know this through investigation and guesswork."

"Then the ten members of the council are not static, you know?"

The person who opened the door stretched out a finger, and a line of scarlet traces appeared on the scroll, forming a tree like a genealogy in the painting.

"Every member of the Council of Heaven is faced with a situation where their identities are exposed and they face challenges. The source of evil has endowed them with almost infinite energy, but it cannot change the nature of their own abilities. Therefore, these people still have the ability to be restrained The ability to defeat the possibility, screened in this way, the positions of many council members have gone through several replacements..."

"But isn't this a contradiction? Today I just learned that the Sabbath will carry out the inheritance of evil codes. If this inheritance refers to various superpowers, then they are not suicidal?"

"This is an inducement method." The person who opened the door said indifferently, "The code of evil does not confer superpowers, but activates a person's original potential. In any case, the person who has just stimulated the ability has no use and strength of his own ability. As you know, adding a requirement that they must register at this time, then all capable users in the entire city will be in their hands."

"Why use such a troublesome method?"

"Because people who acquire abilities must be 'lucky'." The other party put one leg lightly on the other, "In this world, the awakening of abilities does not depend on rich or poor, smart or stupid, educational background, etc. Factors determine that only luck can awaken abilities early, and because of this, luck is also regarded as something that can be judged as a personal quality. Only those who are extremely lucky have the opportunity to seize such an opportunity. Similarly, in these It is the luckiest of men who attain abilities beyond those of the members of the council."

Lu Ning felt that this idea was really ridiculous, but she had to admit that this idea might exist.

"Being a member of the council, their luck is of course top-notch. This is something that snowballs and becomes stronger and stronger. As long as those little 'lucky ones' who haven't grown up are eliminated, they will be able to grasp this forever." Sovereign power over the city, that's all I know."

The person who opened the door raised his hand and pointed at Lu Ning.

"I have no intention of competing for those positions, because my identity is the 'loser'. But as far as the current situation is concerned, I have been assigned the strongest force among the tourists, and I have also been hindered the most. In order to ensure myself I will inform every tourist about this, and try to let them do what they should do. I am the previous holder of the 'cruel' essence, so I have a lot of information that I can freely disclose to the outside world. But I have to protect myself, because I didn't really die, so the members of the council may not feel at ease with me now."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"Shiwen will follow you. She is the only person I trust in this world. Let me tell you directly. In this scene, I and the other two special tourists are absolutely endless enemies. It's okay if we don't meet, meet I must kill the other party. I guarantee that none of the 22 ordinary tourists in the current scene can stop me."

The person who opened the door reached out and stroked Shi Wenwen's hair.

"Go to the Sabbath and try to get as many bad books as you can, but don't inherit them. I'll come to your house at eleven o'clock Sunday night and I want the bad books to be useful. I won't let you do it for nothing , what advance payment do you want?"

Having said that, the other party is obviously not prepared to accept any demands from the lion.

(End of this chapter)