hsntnovel Chapter 124 The Door Opens
Chapter 124 The Door Opens
He Jingtong had had enough.
Although he also didn't quite like Jiang Xingni, he directly handed over the obviously important strange object to Xiao Jiming.
But the more important thing now is to put out the fire.
While Xu Niannian was still calm, He Jingtong certainly wouldn't do anything that would obviously provoke her.
However, Xu Niannian has now been calmed down by Jiang Xingni. If they don't put out the fire now, are they going to wait until the fire burns down the entire teaching building? Xu Niannian will be expelled from school for setting fire to the teaching building, and her three-month vacation will be extended in an instant, with the end date to be determined.
"I'll listen to you." Su Yanzhi shrugged, realizing that this matter was indeed very urgent.
Xu Niannian's mind was completely occupied with Jiang Xingni, so of course she didn't care about such trivial matters.
Moreover, after being corrupted by the badge, she lost much of her rationality and no longer remembered the grades she once cared about or the vacations she once wanted.
The flames did indeed burn very vigorously thanks to the fuel provided by the alcohol.
The surrounding buildings were mostly unoccupied laboratories, and even as the entire floor was engulfed in flames, few people realized what was happening.
Amidst the swirling smoke, the smell of burning flames stung the nose, and every now and then there were crackling sounds, like something being burned and exploding.
Fortunately, none of the people present could be considered completely ordinary.
Su Yanzhi narrowed his eyes and precisely separated the flame from the burning material. Then the flame suddenly went out, or more accurately, it was moved to some unknown place.
He Jingtong's approach, compared to Su Yanzhi's, is more in line with the traditional concept of "firefighting".
He held a talisman between his fingertips, whispered some words, and then the paper on his fingertips spontaneously combusted without wind, turning into a cloud of mist.
Unlike the black mist that Jiang Xingni saw, the mist created by He Jingtong was more like a transparent blue color, drifting in the air, but it precisely devoured the flames in every place it passed through.
While offering words of comfort, Jiang Xing glanced at He Jingtong's cleaning progress.
It's hard to say whether he or Su Yanzhi is progressing faster, but it's obvious that the raging fire that was originally swirling around is gradually fading away.
Jiang Xingni's fingertips pierced through Xu Niannian's hair.
"You actually dared to set a fire?" Jiang Xingni exclaimed. "Aren't you afraid of being expelled from school?"
Xu Niannian rubbed against her friend's palm with a slightly aggrieved expression: "I just simply felt that I couldn't let you die alone."
If she is no longer afraid of death, then the so-called grades and holidays that she cared about while she was alive are no longer within Xu Niannian's consideration.
When she made the decision to set the fire, she didn't think about her future, let alone that Jiang Xingni was actually still alive!
"How can you believe I'm dead?" Jiang Xing asked, puzzled.
She felt that her vital signs were very stable, and no matter how you analyzed it, she was not at the point of death.
For the first time, Xu Niannian showed a look of confusion on her face—where did she find out?
She herself had completely forgotten about it.
Jiang Xingni wasn't too disappointed.
The source doesn't need much inquiry; it's definitely the badge in Xiao Jiming's hands.
Jiang Xingni was just curious. Although they hadn't been apart for very long—at most a few hours—Xu Niannian already felt with absolute certainty that she was dead and needed Xu Niannian to be buried with her, without even a chance to call 120 for emergency treatment.
When Jiang Xingni pointed it out, Xu Niannian suddenly realized why she had so easily believed the information given to her by someone she didn't know, and why she had never believed Jiang Xingni's promise that she would survive.
Xu Niannian squatted down and fell into deep thought.
Jiang Xingni turned his head and saw that Xiao Jiming had suddenly fallen silent for some reason.
Her gaze fell on the badge held in Xiao Jiming's hand.
Got it, it's some kind of secret realm that only the protagonist can enter? -- The word "secret realm" doesn't sound like the background of the comic Jiang Xingni is in now.
It sounds more like a comic about cultivating immortality and flying on a sword.
Xiao Jiming gripped the badge tightly, his eyes closed, his expression solemn.
From Jiang Xingni's perspective, he could just see the thin layer of sweat on Xiao Jiming's forehead and wisps of black mist that seeped into Xiao Jiming's mind through his temples.
Since he's the protagonist of the comic, Jiang Xingni is quite at ease and is certain that nothing will go wrong. His current experiences are just part of the protagonist's future resume.
He Jingtong and Su Yanzhi quickly extinguished all the flames.
However, the things burned by the flames, and the losses caused, cannot be restored through supernatural abilities.
Perhaps some people have superpowers that can do it, but it is clear that the people present—Jiang Xingni, He Jingtong, Xiao Jiming, and Su Yanzhi—are not included.
"Someone's coming." Jiang Xingni suddenly narrowed his eyes, keenly noticing the footsteps outside the door.
"More than ten people." He Jingtong followed closely, discerning the group based on their rhythm. "Not students, they seem like... leaders?"
He Jingtong paused for a moment when he uttered the word "leader".
He didn't know what words to use to address these adults for a moment, then he remembered that Jiang Xingni had always referred to them as "school leaders".
The footsteps outside the door were scattered and not like those of teenagers who were not yet adults; they lacked vitality.
Moreover, if they were just students, how many of them could hold back their screams when they saw a fire suddenly break out in the lab?
Jiang Xing glanced at the door and muttered to herself.
"I should have thought of that sooner."
"Why have so many strange things existed here for over six years, yet no one discovered them without a veil?"
—This is even the place where the comic book protagonist was discovered, yet no one has investigated the school.
Jiang Xingni should have known the answer to this matter long ago.
If there isn't much description of the parts related to the protagonist, then there will definitely be a bigger conspiracy later in the comic.
It's like the Fourth Middle School.
According to this theory, where are the places that haven't been described yet?
Xiacheng District.
The location of Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming's home.
No one conducted an investigation, so it wasn't that the monster was too powerful, causing all the traces to be covered up. It was simply a matter of collusion between people, deceiving their superiors and subordinates, which ultimately led to the Fourth Middle School being shrouded in shadow.
Jiang Xingni had just finished thinking when he suddenly heard a creaking sound.
The door opened.