12dz Chapter 67
Chapter 67
Chapter 67: The Calm Before the Storm (End)
Day 4 of the Global Arrival in the Savage Realm. 11:30 PM.
Time flew by in an instant, and the night fell heavy and low.
On the dining table inside the motorhome sat 2 large basins of steaming Spinach and Lamb Stew, along with a big pot of crystal-clear Pickled Vegetable Mixed Rice.
Everyone sat gathered together, eating heartily, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Inside the cab.
Guo Shuai shoveled rice into his mouth, mumbling his praises indistinctly.
"Mmm! Delicious! So delicious!"
"Chen Tong's cooking really is the best! These skills—absolutely incredible!"
"I knew the boss had good taste! Not only is his wife beautiful, but her cooking is second to none!"
Beside him, Wang Meng said nothing, simply plowing through his meal.
As former college companions who had once spent all their money on hobbies and survived solely on budget meal deals—accustomed to processed, artificial food—
This ordinary home-cooked meal felt like a feast of rare delicacies to them!
Especially compared to Yu Shishi's Dark Cuisine Chaotic Stew that could bring a dead elder back to life in outrage—Chen Tong's cooking was outright chef-level!
In the rear compartment.
Hoshino Hikari and Yekaterina, as unofficial members, also received portions of food.
Though their share of meat was only a small serving compared to the official members—
For these 2, who had eaten almost nothing over these past few days, it was more than satisfying.
Yekaterina savored each bite slowly, as if she were tasting fine chocolate.
"Wuu wuu wuu… This is what meat tastes like…"
Hoshino Hikari was moved to tears, so overcome she looked ready to swallow her own tongue.
On the other side of the dining table.
Liu Yuqing pushed up her glasses and stared at Yu Shishi beside her with deep disappointment.
"Shishi, watch closely and learn."
"Same ingredients—why does Chen Tong produce a delicacy, while you produce a biohazard?"
Yu Shishi held her bowl and said nothing in rebuttal.
She rubbed her chin, as though she had just grasped the fundamental truth of the universe.
"Oh…"
"So when steaming rice… you're supposed to add water to the pot?"
"No wonder I almost blew up the pot last time. I thought the rice cooker was short-circuiting."
"…"
Liu Yuqing pressed her hand to her forehead and sighed, exhausted at heart.
……
Burp.
Jiang Nan finished his meal at lightning speed and set down his chopsticks.
He took no part in the group's banter, and instead walked straight to the window.
He stared out at the pitch-black night sky, his gaze deep and distant, as though his thoughts were somewhere far away.
A wave of fragrant warmth drifted over.
Chen Tong finished tidying the dishes, walked to Jiang Nan's side, and naturally hooked her arm through his, resting her head lightly on his shoulder.
Hum!
The instant their skin made contact—
Jiang Nan's Supreme Bone unexpectedly produced a faint resonance.
An inexplicable wave of heat surged up his arm and shot straight to the top of his head.
"Huu…"
Jiang Nan drew a deep breath and forcibly suppressed that burning sensation with sheer willpower.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Tong sensed the tension in his body and tilted her head up. Those gentle eyes of hers were filled with concern.
"Is something on your mind? I've felt like you've been distracted all evening."
Jiang Nan nodded.
He was not the type of person who liked burying his thoughts deep inside and making others guess at riddles.
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
That was his motto.
He then extended a finger toward the night sky outside.
"Hmm?"
Chen Tong froze for a moment, then looked out the window.
Not just her—everyone inside the motorhome who had been eating also stopped moving, sensing that something was wrong.
Silence.
It was far too quiet.
That torrential rain that had seemed endless since the moment they arrived here—accompanied by thunder and lightning, as though it would never cease—
Had, at some point without anyone noticing, completely stopped?
……
At the same time, inside the school building 100 meters away.
"Nani?"
Corporal Morishita and his squad members, who had been crouching behind a pillar gnawing on grass balls, all looked up with bewildered expressions.
But what horrified them was not that the rain had stopped.
It was—
Zzz—zzz—zzz!
The black Ghost Face Marks on the backs of their hands, which had been dormant until this moment, were now erupting wildly with black mist!
"What's happening?!"
"It's not Morning Study time yet! Why is the mark reacting?!"
Not just them.
Inside the motorhome—
Jiang Nan, Chen Tong, Yekaterina… every single person's Ghost Face Mark on the back of their hand erupted with dense black aura at this very moment.
A powerful pulling force was tearing at their souls.
This could only mean—
They were about to be forcibly dragged back into the【Rose High School Campus】!
"Why?!"
Liu Yuqing stared at the back of her hand, crying out in alarm.
"No one has died! Not a single kill rule has been triggered!"
"Why are we being sent to class early?!"
She turned to look at Yekaterina.
Yekaterina clutched the burning back of her hand, her golden vertical pupils contracting into needle-thin slits, her expression grave.
"I don't know…"
"Something feels wrong… This has never happened before."
"It's as though the rules have gone into disorder… Something earth-shattering must have occurred inside the school."
"Something earth-shattering?"
Yu Shishi tucked her neck in slightly, saying with a trace of fear—
"Could it be that Lu Shiyan is behind this?"
Because of Guo Shuai's irresistible love of gossip—
Everyone in the motorhome already knew about that man's insane plan to resurrect his Wandering Corpse girlfriend.
"Hard to say."
Guo Shuai's somewhat tense voice came through the control panel.
"But the answer should be inside the Ghost Domain."
"Boss, everyone stay sharp. This time going in… I'm afraid it's going to be a tough fight."
All eyes turned once more toward Jiang Nan.
Jiang Nan still stood by the window.
Faced with this sudden turn of events, his expression held not the slightest trace of panic.
He stared out at that dark night sky, feeling the heat and violent energy continuously rising inside him.
‘Whatever it is…’
Jiang Nan clenched his fist. His knuckles cracked.
‘Whether today or tomorrow… don't even think about getting away with it.’
‘Because… right now, I'm in a very bad mood.’
He turned around, the corner of his mouth lifting.
‘Perfect.’
‘There's more than one way to vent frustration…’
‘There's also… finding something durable to use as a punching bag!’
Hum!!
The next second—
Black light swallowed everything.
Everyone…
Was forcibly enrolled.