Welcome to Nightmare Game III

"Where did Ning Zhou go?"

Early in the morning, in the temporary dormitory in the small town, Teacher Teresa sternly scanned the quail-like students.

"Lance, you shared a dormitory with Ning Zhou yesterday, where did he go?" Seeing no one answered, Teacher Teresa called the roll.

"I don't know, I've always been a deep sleeper." Lance scratched his head innocently.

Teacher Teresa: "Then did he have any abnormalities before going to bed?"

Lance thought for a while: "Oh, I saw him counting the demon crystals. At that time, I asked him if he wanted to take back Neverland for something. He shook his head, but didn't answer."

Teacher Teresa frowned and pondered for a long time: "Let's look for it, Ning Zhou must be in the town."

"Then we won't go back to school in the morning?" The students were worried, but also a little excited that they could stay outside for another day.

"We'll go back together when we find Ning Zhou."

The students left and went to the town to look for Ning Zhou. Teacher Teresa paced around the spot a few times.She was more worried than this group of innocent children.

In case something happened to Ning Zhou, how would she explain to the Holy See?Regardless of the accountability of the Holy See, she couldn't imagine how she would face Mary after her soul ascended to heaven after death.

There is no doubt that the Holy See attaches great importance to Ning Zhou. They gave her two additional guarantees to ensure Ning Zhou's safety: a talisman with the highest level of magic of the Holy See, which is a relic of a saint. It can Form a small enchantment, even under the siege of demons, it can persist for a while.The other is a teleporter, which can teleport the user to a nearby random area.

Such items are extremely precious no matter where they are, and they will be handed over to her undoubtedly because of Ning Zhou.They asked her to promise that no matter what happened, even if she gave up everyone, Ning Zhou must survive.

"Maria..." Teacher Teresa muttered the names of her former classmates silently, "I will definitely protect him."

………………

Ning Zhou had a nightmare.

He dreamed that his little penguin was dead.

The egg he picked up from the ice field was originally congenitally deficient. The little penguin struggled in the eggshell for a long time but couldn't get out of it. A hole was dug, and the shell was slowly pried open, which allowed it to come into this world.

The little penguin was not as big as his hand, and shivering, Ning Zhou wrapped it in a scarf and put it by the fireplace to keep warm.He made fish paste, pried open the little penguin's mouth and fed it, but it ate very little, and even its cry was weak.

He went to seek help from the teacher he was most afraid of, but the teacher couldn't help it. The healing technique could only treat trauma, but it couldn't help a weak little penguin survive.

It was very cold on the way home. He was afraid of freezing the little penguin, so he wore very thick clothes and covered his chest with it.When he got home, he took out the Bible that his mother had left him, and prayed, just like he did when she was seriously ill, hoping for a miracle to happen.

The little penguin's vitality gradually disappeared until it could no longer breathe.

He finally stopped praying and watched its body grow cold.

A weak, insignificant life is gone, and no one grieves for it but himself.

"Please grant me peace to accept what I cannot change, like the Lord, to accept this sinful and cruel world." He silently recited the last prayer, but sadly found that he could not be calm and could not accept it.

But he has to accept it because he has no choice.

On the night of his 14th birthday, he found the rug on which Maria had embroidered his name and wrapped the dead penguin in it.It was snowing outside, so he walked through the snow to the remote old church and found a place for the little penguin in the cemetery.

He put the little penguin wrapped in a blanket in the grave and stood there blankly for a long time.

It was too cold, his hands and feet were stiff, and the wet moisture froze on his eyelashes. He felt that he couldn't hold on, so he went to find a bottle of strong wine, and sat on the cemetery and drank it silently.

Alcohol intoxicated his vision, and for a moment, he saw that it was not the little penguin buried in the cemetery, but himself.

The young, fragile, and lonely self curled up in the rug with his name embroidered on it, clutching tightly the necklace his mother left him, and slept quietly in the cemetery.

"Does anyone love you?" he asked softly.

Dead, unable to answer.

………………

Ning Zhou woke up, and what woke him up was the severe pain from the wounds all over his body.He breathed heavily, coughing out the blood that was choking in his throat.

Among the corpses of demons all over the floor, he got up covered in blood, and slowly remembered what happened last night—he pushed open the door of the tavern.

In the tavern is a group of townspeople, who gather around to drink and chat.The wood fire in the fireplace exudes warmth and heat, and the air is filled with a strong smell of wine.Everything looked normal, like an ordinary tavern in an ordinary town.

Only Ning Zhou, his eyes gradually became fearful.

The drinkers looked back at him, and the bartender greeted him warmly, asking if he'd like a drink.

With a bang, the door of the tavern automatically closed behind him.

Ning Zhou looked over one by one, the room was full of demons, demons in human skin, joking with him.

Of all the human-looking things in the room, he is the only one who is truly human...

What the hell happened to this tavern... no, this town...?

Demons even pretended to be human beings and lived here recklessly.

What about the original townspeople?them……

Are you still alive?

Ning Zhou, who got up from the pile of corpses, coughed, more blood poured out of his mouth, and he still had the bloody memory of last night.

He saw through the devil's disguise, and the devil also noticed his strangeness.He had to fight to the death with these demons in human skin, and was wounded all over his body. When he was dying, a powerful and malicious force gushed out from his heart, and he suddenly regained his strength.

The group of demons seemed to be intimidated by some terrifying power, panicked, he took the opportunity to kill them all, and finally fell exhausted in a pool of blood.

At the last moment of confusion, he heard a deep sigh in his soul, it was his own voice.

What time is it now?

It's already dawn outside, oops, did the teacher find out that he was missing?He must go back quickly.

Go back and tell the teacher that there are demons who can disguise themselves as humans in this small town!They must be brewing a terrible conspiracy!

Ning Zhou staggered towards the door of the tavern and pushed the door open.Outside the door, several classmates who were looking for someone looked at him covered in blood in dumbfounded: "Ning Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

Ning Zhou held his breath: "Go back and tell Teacher Teresa... run away!"

Escape, then report to the Holy See, thoroughly investigate this town, and never let the devil operate under the nose of the Holy See!

This small town has long been secretly invaded by demons, and it is used as a bridgehead to penetrate Neverland.These demons are dressed in human skin, and after being transformed by secret rituals, they can escape the supervision of the Holy See. Ordinary priests can't see their abnormalities.It was an unexpected accident that a 15-year-old boy would find out.

The students who were sent out to search for people were recalled and quickly evacuated from this dangerous town.

But it was too late.

The demons must not allow them to bring the news back to the Holy See after they find out that the plan has been brought to light.On the way to retreat, they were surrounded by a large group of demons and had to retreat into a deserted church.

The chapel is just outside the cedar forest where the field training took place yesterday.The place where there were laughter and laughter yesterday has become a bloody Shura field today.

Teacher Teresa activated the enchantment sent to her by the Holy See, and the holy power wrapped the crumbling church, preventing the demons that were about to move outside from entering.

But both the people inside and the demons outside knew that the barrier couldn't last long.

When the enchantment is broken, everyone will die.

Teacher Teresa called the bewildered children together, holding the only hope of survival in her hands.

"I have a teleportation talisman in my hand, which can teleport a person to a nearby safe place. The army of Shubei Parish is nearby. If you ask for help, you may be able to save everyone in time."

This is a lie.

She knew better than these young children that asking for help was just an excuse.This enchantment cannot support the arrival of reinforcements at all.

With unparalleled guilt and pain, she said calmly: "Now, we decide who to ask for help."

—We decide who to let live.

At this moment, all those who understood and those who were ignorant all looked at the same person.

Tears poured down his blue eyes, brimming with pain and guilt.

—Is there anyone who loves you?

In the nightmare, there is something heavier than no answer...

Is everyone loves you.