"Please select the teacher and the children. You have five minutes to decide. The game will start in five minutes."

A countdown appeared at the center of the blackboard.

[4:59]

This glaring red countdown seemed more like a countdown to their death in the eyes of a few.

"Why..." Ye Runhai shouted at the blackboard, breaking down, "I haven't even finished reading the rules, why is there only five minutes left!"

Xia Shiyuan felt his mind go blank and looked at the other participants for help, "Has anyone figured it out and come up with a strategy?"

"I haven't even finished reading the rules!" Tian Yu broke out in a cold sweat, "What is this about crossing a grid in over a second, can't we have a few more minutes!"

The more anxious they were, the harder it was to calm down.

If they had enough time, they might have been able to come up with some useful strategies.

But at this moment, their eyes were only on the countdown on the blackboard, and the [rules] that made their brains buzz.

How could they ensure that everyone had a handkerchief behind them under the same [music], the same [starting position], and [steps] that couldn't stop?

"We don't all need to think together, as long as the [teacher] understands, right? We should first decide on the [teacher]!" Wu Bin shouted, trying to drown out the noisy discussions.

"Who can do it?" Ye Runhai said, "The [teacher] holds everyone's life in their hands, who is confident enough to take it on?"

"I'll do it!" Tian Yu irritably scratched his head, "Let me do it, I don't trust anyone else."

"Will we be at ease if you do it?" Wu Bin retorted, "Have you thought of a strategy?"

"Not yet."

"Not yet, and you're calling your mom, are you going to let us all die with you?" Xia Shiyuan shouted angrily.

Tian Yu didn't hold back either, lunging forward to grab his collar, a fierce look on his face, "What did you say? Do you want this idiot to do it instead?"

"Screw you, do you want to fight?" Xia Shiyuan grabbed Tian Yu's collar in return.

Under the pressure of fear, everyone became extremely irritable.

Wu Bin hurriedly stepped forward, trying to separate the two, shouting in panic, "Stop arguing, time is almost up!"

Suddenly, a tall figure stood between the two.

Ye Haoyu grabbed Xia Shiyuan by the collar and threw him hard to the ground, then sat on him.

"What are you doing, let me go!" Xia Shiyuan struggled desperately on the ground like a worm.

Tian Yu stared blankly at the scene, and before he could react, his world spun, and his face made intimate contact with the concrete floor.

Su Yuan squatted beside him, pressing his head down with one hand, his voice trembling, "Calm down..."

Tian Yu was dumbfounded, his mind blank.

You're pressing my head to the ground and telling me to calm down?

He tried to push himself up with his hands.

But he found Su Yuan's hand like an iron clamp, firmly holding his head down, making it impossible for him to move.

"Screw you, let go of me!" Tian Yu cursed angrily.

Su Yuan lifted his head and slammed it onto the ground with a dull thud.

"Calm down."

"I..."

"Thud."

Another slam.

Su Yuan lifted Tian Yu, blood flowing down his face, looking particularly terrifying.

"Are you calm now?" Su Yuan looked into his eyes expressionlessly.

Tian Yu panted heavily, nodding blankly.

Su Yuan turned to Xia Shiyuan, who was pinned down by Ye Haoyu, "What about you?"

Xia Shiyuan was already scared stiff by his actions and quickly nodded.

The classmates in the room were also dumbfounded by the scene.

They had never seen the usually gentle Su Yuan like this.

"Listen to me, I mean no harm." Su Yuan glanced at the countdown on the blackboard, "There's less than four minutes left, I want to save you, now stop saying unnecessary things, I'll ask, you answer."

Su Yuan's expression was indifferent, but his rapid speech revealed his inner panic, "The most important thing now is to choose the teacher first, then leave some time for the teacher to think."

He looked at Tian Yu in his hand, "Do you have a strategy now?"

Tian Yu hadn't recovered yet and shook his head.

He then looked at Xia Shiyuan, "What about you?"

"Not at all." Xia Shiyuan shook his head honestly.

Su Yuan's gaze swept over Ye Runhai and Wu Bin.

Before he could speak, they both shook their heads.

Su Yuan took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Song Xiaoxia.

While the others were arguing, she was the only one quietly looking at the rules on the blackboard.

Noticing Su Yuan's gaze, Song Xiaoxia hesitated and said, "I have some vague ideas, but I'm not quite clear yet."

"Good." Su Yuan nodded slightly, speaking decisively, "Then you'll be the [teacher]."

The other four wanted to speak, but Su Yuan immediately interrupted, "Now is not the time for stubbornness, time is running out, none of you want to die, right? Now is not the time for mutual doubt, leave the remaining time for Song Xiaoxia to think!"

"I really want you to survive, please." Su Yuan looked at them sincerely.

The three looked at each other, while Tian Yu was still seeing stars.

Finally, no one spoke again.

The classroom was silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and time continued to tick away.

[0:03]

[0:02]

[0:01]

[0:00]

.................................

[Time's up, please select the teacher]

"Me."

Song Xiaoxia quickly raised her hand, "I'm the teacher."

[Selection confirmed. Teacher: Song Xiaoxia]

[Children: Ye Runhai, Tian Yu, Wu Bin, Xia Shiyuan]

[Now, children, please sit in the center of the circle on the field]

The center of the field?

Everyone was stunned, then looked down.

A black circle with a cross drawn in the middle had appeared on the classroom floor.

The four squares inside the circle were labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Just like yesterday's blank paper, it appeared without any warning.

The four sat in the four positions of the circle with anxious hearts.

[Please walk along the circle when the teacher moves, otherwise it will be considered invalid]

[Game start...]

"Wait!"

Song Xiaoxia suddenly shouted, "Can I choose my starting position?"

[Feel free]

Song Xiaoxia walked over to Xia Shiyuan, who was sitting in position 3.

[Now... the game begins, outside players please remain silent]

As the last line of bloody writing appeared, a piece of music began to play from the classroom broadcast.

It was the handkerchief-dropping nursery rhyme.

But it was different from the nursery rhyme everyone remembered.

The sound was hollow, ghostly eerie, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.

"Drop the handkerchief, drop the handkerchief, gently place it behind the child, everyone, don't tell him, hurry, hurry, catch him, hurry, hurry, catch him..."

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At the same time, Song Xiaoxia began to move.

The circle wasn't large, and Song Xiaoxia completed it in four steps.

She maintained a rhythm of one step per lyric line, while silently counting in her head.

Seeing this, Su Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.