Opening my eyes again.

The wake-up bell from the dormitory echoed in my ears.

I sat up from the bed.

Jiang Chen was casually tidying his bed.

I intentionally dawdled for a moment.

After Jiang Chen left.

I exchanged a glance with Song Yun.

Both of us spat out a small tablet from our mouths.

This was something Song Yun had pre-warned me about.

If we were accidentally discovered by the dorm supervisor.

I wouldn't just see more terrifying illusions.

The dorm supervisor would also seize the opportunity to make me take some kind of drug.

Song Yun had specifically emphasized.

That I must never ingest that small tablet.

Because of this, even after seeing the illusions.

I managed to stay somewhat lucid.

I looked at the small white tablet in my hand.

"What exactly is this?"

"It should be some kind of psychotropic drug,

similar to a sedative."

"After taking it, you'll forget certain things."

I couldn't help but feel a bit strange.

About this high school.

Song Yun seemed to know too much.

He seemed to notice my doubt and smiled bitterly.

"I've taken that drug many times already."

I was momentarily speechless.

But Song Yun didn't seem to mind.

He quickly put on his usual smile again.

On the way to the teaching building.

Song Yun and I stayed silent.

However, just before morning self-study.

The class monitor asked me to go to the office, saying the homeroom teacher was looking for me.

My heart skipped a beat.

This was something Song Yun hadn't mentioned.

I braced myself as I walked to the office door.

Continuously reassuring myself that everything would be fine.

When I pushed the door open, the homeroom teacher looked up expressionlessly from her desk.

Her stern gaze locked onto me.

"Lin Yifeng, what were you doing last night?"

Instinctively, I felt a wave of panic and stammered.

"N-nothing."

"Don't pretend with me! The dorm supervisor already told me!"

The homeroom teacher slammed the desk, her face contorted with rage.

"Weren't you unable to sleep in the dormitory?"

She sneered and took out her phone, throwing it on the desk.

"Call your parents right now and have them take you home."

I was instantly flustered, hurriedly lowering my head to admit my mistake:

"Teacher, I really know I was wrong."

"Please give me another chance, I definitely won't do it again."

But the homeroom teacher was unmoved, impatiently saying:

"Now you know you were wrong? What were you doing before?"

"Hurry up and call, don't wait for the grade supervisor to come over and give you a demerit."

Seeing that I still hadn't moved.

The homeroom teacher seemed genuinely angry.

She pointed at me sternly and said:

"I'm telling you, the grade supervisor is right next door."

"Your roommate from the rocket class is definitely getting a demerit, and might even be advised to withdraw."

"If you don't want to end up like him, call now, understand?"

Anxiety made me feel dizzy and nauseous.

My temples throbbed painfully.

The homeroom teacher didn't look like she was joking.

But just as I hesitated to reach out my hand.

The homeroom teacher suddenly let out a shrill scream.

She clutched her head, as if in excruciating pain.

The tendrils of worms sprouted like vines.

Growing wildly from her head.

She staggered towards me.

Emitting a piercing screech.

I stood there, my body uncontrollably trembling.

Just then, the office door was slammed open.

Song Yun's anxious face appeared behind the door.

"Xiao Lin, run!"