Global Evolution: I Super Double Up on my evolution
Chapter 37: Fate! The Class Monitor is also in the Convenience Store!_1

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Fate! The Class Monitor is also in the Convenience Store!_1

"BOOM!"

Suddenly, a clap of thunder rang out.

Accompanied by a flash of white light, what appeared before the principal’s eyes was a strange puppet.

Its face, with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, stared at him.

"Holy hell!"

The principal was so frightened that he cursed out loud, instinctively staggering back several steps.

However, in the next moment, he quickly realized this was probably a prank Su Yan was pulling.

He immediately shouted, "Su Yan, do you think pulling these ghostly pranks is fun? Believe it or not, I’ll give you a major demerit when I get out of here!"

The principal recognized the puppet. It was a craft bought online by the owner of the convenience store, intended for decoration.

And now, the reason this puppet suddenly appeared in front of the light switch...

The principal believed it was definitely Su Yan who, while he was walking over, had sneakily pulled a bait and switch, just playing tricks to scare him.

"Principal, what happened?"

Upon hearing the curse that had just burst from the principal, the group of school leaders hurried over to find out what was going on.

"It’s nothing, just a puppet inexplicably standing in front of the light switch."

"At first glance, it’s quite frightening."

"But fortunately, I am skilled and fearless, and I was not frightened by this puppet," the principal said, his face not reddening, his heart not skipping a beat.

The group of school leaders behind him also saw through it but didn’t expose him, unanimously starting to flatter.

"The principal is mighty! The principal is awesome!"

"That’s our principal! Truly incredible!"

"The principal of Number One Middle School! Our eternal god!"

The principal was overjoyed by their praises, his heart swelling with pride and satisfaction.

And just then, another thunderbolt struck outside the window, sending a large flash of white light flooding in.

In that brief flash of white light, the principal and the others were horrified to discover that the puppet in front of the light switch had vanished.

...

Meanwhile, Su Yan was walking leisurely through the convenience store with two girls.

Inside the convenience store, nearly all the doors and windows were closed, and the curtains were half-drawn.

Under such circumstances, only a faint light could seep in from the outside.

Looking around, the entire main area was very dim, almost so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

Luckily, Su Yan’s eyesight was far better than that of an ordinary person.

Even in complete darkness, he could still make out some of the objects around him.

Yet, this blurry, hazy dimness was even more frightening than complete pitch-black darkness where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

Everywhere within sight, all objects looked indistinct and hazy.

Sometimes, seeing pillar-like objects, he would subconsciously mistake them for a person.

It felt a bit like walking through a haunted house.

It was creepy all around, a chilling feeling throughout.

"Little Xiao, I feel like there’s something moving around us..."

"Really? I didn’t hear anything. Don’t scare me on purpose..."

Darkness always brings unease.

The two girls were both afraid of the dark and instinctively turned on their phone flashlights, trying their best to light the way ahead.

However, it was strange.

The flashlights were clearly on, but visibility was still pitifully low.

The surrounding darkness seemed to devour light, preventing the beams from their phones from spreading out at all.

"AH...!"

As they walked, one of the girls behind suddenly screamed, her voice filled with fear.

Then, her lips trembling, she said, "My best friend... she’s disappeared!"

"Don’t panic; she’s just playing hide-and-seek with you, hiding in some corner secretly."

Su Yan looked at the girl with a sinister expression, his voice deep as he said, "She’s probably thinking of jumping out to give you a surprise later."

"Don’t... don’t say any more!"

The girl was scared but still mustered the courage to say, "I’m going back to find her!"

Having said that, the girl hurried back the way she came, both scared and anxious, to look for her best friend.

Quickly, the girl’s figure was swallowed by the darkness, disappearing completely from Su Yan’s view.

Watching the girl’s vanishing figure, Su Yan didn’t say much, just slightly furrowed his brows.

Her best friend had suddenly disappeared, and he himself had been completely unaware.

This darkness was a bit strange; it seemed to not only devour light but also sound, dulling one’s Five Senses Perception...

As Su Yan’s thoughts were racing, a heavy door-slamming sound suddenly came from ahead.

"BANG!"

The sound was loud enough to be heard clearly even in this darkness.

Following the sound, Su Yan looked in its direction. Relying on his memory of the convenience store, he determined that the noise had originated from the storage room.

After a moment’s hesitation, he pushed his Five Senses Perception to its maximum and cautiously made his way toward the storage room.

The storage room wasn’t far, just about ten meters away.

Before long, Su Yan arrived at the storage room.

At this moment, strands of red light oozed out from the storage room, looking exceedingly eerie.

Just as he was about to open the door and investigate, it seemed like a shadow flashed behind him.

"Who’s there!"

Su Yan turned to look back but found no one there; all that remained was a dead silence.

An illusion? Su Yan murmured to himself.

He didn’t dwell on it for long, however, and soon gently pushed open the storage room door, stepping inside with light footsteps.

After he entered, a puppet stood immobile in the darkness outside the storage room door, its hollow eyes seemingly peering into the room.

Upon entering the storage room, Su Yan was instantly bathed in a peculiar red light.

Everywhere within his field of vision, both on the ground and the walls, were red lanterns.

Inside the lanterns, candles with flickering flames were lit, casting large swaths of red light.

With the help of the lanterns’ red glow, Su Yan quickly made out everything around him and then stood rooted to the spot.

The storage room in front of him was not filled with merchandise as he had imagined but was scattered with old wooden items.

These peculiar wooden items depicted humans, animals, trees, and all sorts of worldly creatures...

The most eye-catching among them were two life-sized wooden figures.

One was a Thousand-handed Guanyin, the other a Dharma Incarnation; both were stained with varying amounts of wet soil and faintly emitted a decaying smell.

The smell was fresh, as if they had just been dug out of a grave, giving off an ominous and eerie sensation.

Su Yan surveyed his surroundings. Soon, his gaze was drawn to a large, dull-colored piece of cloth in the corner.

The cloth was quite big, roughly three meters in length and two meters in width.

On the fabric, he could faintly make out the contours of human body parts, somewhat blurry handprints, and a relatively clear face imprint, among other things...

At first glance, it looked like a Death Shroud used to preserve bodies, evoking a deep sense of lifelessness.

Su Yan continued to survey the room.

Then, in a slightly yellowed corner, he spotted a strange coffin.

The coffin was covered with mysterious runes that sent a shiver down one’s spine just by looking at them.

Su Yan cautiously approached and lifted the coffin lid. A familiar figure met his eyes—it was his class monitor, Lin Ruoxi.

At that moment, Lin Ruoxi looked incredibly strange. She lay there quietly in the coffin, motionless, her face deathly pale, as devoid of life as a stringed puppet.

As if sensing someone nearby, Lin Ruoxi’s delicate body suddenly trembled violently.

Then, her deathly pale face suddenly radiated vitality, and her pallid skin gradually flushed with color.

All of this looked utterly bizarre, making one’s hair stand on end.

About two seconds passed. Lin Ruoxi, who had been as lifeless as a puppet moments earlier, miraculously came back to life.

She slowly lifted her head and opened her bright eyes, her cherry-like mouth curving into a smile as she looked gleefully at Su Yan.

This smile contained too many emotions: anticipation, joy, annoyance, helplessness, pity, excitement...

All these emotions were mixed together, as if she had a split personality with multiple traits, giving off an indescribable sense of discord.

Several seconds elapsed before Lin Ruoxi’s delicately featured face, laden with a mix of emotions, finally stabilized.

She rose gracefully, her soft, pink lips parting slightly. Looking at Su Yan with captivating eyes, she whispered, "Su Yan, I’ve been waiting for you for so long..."