I wake up once again.

This time, I stand on an old podium.

Sunshine is dazzling outside the window.

The classroom is full of students.

They stare straight at me, their eyes hollow.

My head is splitting with pain.

It's like a bomb has been stuffed in my brain, exploding and shattering.

I remember...

I'm a teacher at an old village school.

I've been here for a long time.

My parents hate me, loathe me, and abandoned me.

They only like my cousin.

They always compare me with my excellent cousin.

Only when facing students can I feel care and attention.

I really like the atmosphere here.

I want to stay in this village forever.

I don't want to go home.

“Girl! Come out quickly!”

I hear an old voice calling me.

I turn my head and see an old woman holding an axe, blocking the doorway.

“You've died twice already, you can't wait any longer!”

I totally don't understand what she's saying!

“If you die again! You'll become a rabbit! And be eaten by it!”

The old woman's hands, like dry bark, grip the axe as if she's made an immense decision.

I sternly refuse: “Please leave immediately! The students are in class!”

The old woman's hideous, terrifying face shows a look of horror.

“Open your eyes and see clearly! They are not students at all!”

My mind becomes even more confused.

“Think carefully! Have you forgotten the past? You are starting to lose your mind!”

The old woman shouts hysterically, swinging the axe in.

She wants to chop off my head.

I run to the window and jump out.

My feet land on something slippery and sticky.

Looking down, I see pieces of bloody organs scattered on the ground.

My stomach churns with nausea, but I don't dare to stop running.

I flee through the backyard.

Under the window, I see a familiar human head.

The cut on her neck is clear and neat, definitely done with a single axe chop.

I feel a chill down my spine.

So the old woman is a ruthless killer who specializes in beheading.

I need to find help.

I see the village chief standing not far away.

In my memory... the village chief is a kind, just person.

I rush over and grab the village chief's hand.

I point to the old woman chasing after me.

“Help me! Chief! That old woman wants to chop off my head!”

“Hide in the ground hole first, I'll deal with her.”

The village chief lifts a wooden plank, allowing me to dive in.

The old woman closes in.

It's a matter of life and death.

I jump without hesitation.

As a result, my body almost loses balance.

Suddenly, I realize this is not an ordinary ground hole.

It's a deep well.

My hands cling desperately to the edge of the well, struggling to climb up.

The village chief stands above, a sinister smile on his face.

“Why harm me?”

I spit out a few words with difficulty.

The village chief picks up a stone and smashes it on my forehead, “Entering West Suburb Village is like entering the gates of hell.”

My head is violently struck, making me dizzy and too weak to speak.

As the village chief covers the

wooden plank, the deep well plunges into darkness.

I hear the village chief angrily rebuke: “You mad old woman, your three daughters have been dead for a hundred years! Yet you are full of resentment! Always spoiling my plans!”

The old woman retorts: “It's all your fault! You old thing! Blame you for seeking the secret of immortality, attracting demons and monsters, causing the death of the entire village!”

I'm bewildered, my head splitting, my heart filled with overwhelming terror.

I can't hold on any longer.

My fingers loosen one by one.

My body plummets instantly.

I see a pair of crimson eyes in the depths of the darkness.

It is staring at me.

Bang—

I hear the sound of bones breaking.

In a daze, my memory is pulled back to the past.