Chapter 43
In Xing Nuo’s kindergarten class, the children were crying uncontrollably.
Several children were wailing at the top of their lungs, tears streaming down their faces.
Even the usually brave chubby boy next to Xing Nuo was sobbing, his shoulders shaking.
His loud cries startled Xing Nuo, and he choked back his own tears.
He took out a tissue his dad had given him and wiped his wet eyelashes.
He raised his hand to get the strange teacher’s attention.
The teacher, who was enjoying the children’s distress, grinned at Xing Nuo.
“Yes, young man, what do you want?”
Xing Nuo sniffled, wanting to stand up, but found himself held in place by some invisible force, his bottom glued to the chair.
He gave up and looked at the eerie teacher.
“I…want…Teacher Xiao Song…”
Teacher Xiao Song was their usual teacher, lively and cheerful, with two bun-shaped hair ties.
Whenever a child cried, she would come over and comfort them gently.
She would also take out a stack of little red flower stickers and, with a smile, tell the children to be good and that the most well-behaved would be rewarded.
Now, with the classroom in chaos, the children’s tears flowing like a broken faucet, only Teacher Xiao Song could restore order.
Xing Nuo and the other children liked Teacher Xiao Song. They didn’t like this sinister, manic-smiling male teacher at all.
The teacher chuckled coldly at Xing Nuo’s request.
“That won’t do. I finally managed to snatch this teacher position, I can’t just give it up.”
He tapped his chin, circling Xing Nuo’s desk, a look of mock disappointment on his face.
“Oh dear, why aren’t you crying? If you don’t break the rules, you can’t be the teacher’s lunch!”
Xing Nuo’s eyes were red-rimmed, but he didn’t cry, despite the teacher’s unsettling gaze.
“Zaizai…no cry…you…bad teacher!”
He pouted, still afraid, but his voice, though slightly trembling, was clear and firm:
“Teacher Xiao Song…coming back…soon…you can’t…be our teacher…”
The male teacher wasn’t angered by Xing Nuo’s defiance. He chuckled coldly.
“Don’t worry, you won’t be seeing Teacher Xiao Song again.”
He suddenly leaned close to Xing Nuo, sniffing him.
“Such a pity, this instance is rather special, I can’t sense your little one’s aura yet.”
The male teacher licked his lips, his smile sinister.
“But it’s alright. You look so tender and white, you’ll be a delicious meal!”
Xing Nuo recoiled from the teacher’s sudden approach, his eyes filled with fear, and pulled his head back, putting distance between them. He sniffled.
“You…bad teacher!”
He shouted angrily, clenching his small fists.
The male teacher, unfazed by the little one’s defiance, turned and walked back to the podium.
“Alright, stop crying!”
He tapped his long, thin ruler against the desk impatiently.
“If you keep crying, I’ll eat you right now!”
Hearing this, the children cried even louder, the classroom descending into chaos.
The teacher pulled up a chair, sat down with a sneer, and was about to speak when a system notification echoed through the room:
[Ding! Class is in session. Please follow classroom rules and study diligently!]
[Teachers, please return to your posts and announce the lesson content!]
The announcement startled the high school students who were taking their test, making them look up.
Shen Baizhou’s class monitor, his forehead sweating, tried to stand and look for the disciplinary director or their physics teacher, but he found himself unable to move.
The PE representative beside him was even more terrified, his eyes wide, his voice trembling.
“What’s going on? Why can’t I stand up?!”
“This teacher isn’t from our school! What is this?!”
“Is this some kind of reality show? Testing our reaction speed?”
“This joke has gone too far! Who’s doing this?!”
The high school students were handling the situation better than the kindergarteners; at least no one was crying. They looked around, searching for hidden cameras.
When they realized this bizarre situation was real, they understood this wasn’t a prank!
They seemed to have been caught in some sort of anomaly!
“What do we do?! Where are the teachers? Why aren’t they coming to save us?”
The students were panicking, their voices filled with fear.
The teacher grinned, his smile widening until it almost reached his ears.
He chuckled coldly, holding a set square, and announced the lesson content.
“Students, since class has officially begun, let me announce today’s lesson!”
“See the physics test papers in your hands? You have ten minutes! When the time is up, whoever has the lowest score will be punished!”
The teacher’s eyes were blood red, hissing sounds escaping his lips, his appearance and demeanor far from human, his gaze fixed on the terrified students.
“Don’t just sit there, start working on your test!” The teacher’s voice was laced with a chilling amusement.
Silence fell over the classroom.
Except for the chattering of teeth and the rapid breathing of the frightened students, not a sound could be heard.
After a long moment, the sound of rustling papers finally broke the silence.
The other students, jolted back to reality, started working on their tests.
Right, answer the questions!
This was no longer a physics test, but a test of survival!
Even the most rebellious teenagers, faced with this situation, realizing their helplessness, could only comply with the rules and fight for their lives.
Shen Baizhou, clutching his hair, stared at the test paper, his expression a mask of frustration.
He picked up his pen and started working on the first question, completely absorbed, oblivious to the commotion in the classroom.
He had gotten a 7 on his chemistry test; he couldn’t possibly get a single-digit score in physics as well!
He took a deep breath and continued working on the questions.
The eerie teacher’s cold voice echoed from the podium:
“Five minutes have passed. Are you done yet, students?”
The students’ hands trembled as they gripped their pens, trying to calm their nerves, but to no avail.
Looking up, they saw the teacher’s intense gaze, their fear intensifying.
A soft sob came from the front row, a girl’s quiet weeping, sending a wave of panic through the classroom.
Even the usually boisterous PE representative, who considered himself the class leader, was terrified.
“What do you want from us?!” he roared.
The teacher chuckled coldly, ignoring the question.
“Keep working on your tests, you have three minutes left!”
Time ticked by. As the minute hand reached twelve, the teacher’s smile widened.
“Time to see the results of your studies!”
He walked to the back of the classroom and started grading the test papers on the spot.
The PE representative, sitting in the last row, watching as the teacher marked a bright red “15” on his paper, almost fainted.
“Not a good score, young man.”
The teacher grinned, holding a red pen, and walked to the next student.
The students, forced to stop writing, sat frozen in their seats, obediently following the classroom rules, waiting for the teacher to finish grading.
Their hearts pounded in their chests, their palms sweating.
The teacher commented on each student’s score with a chilling smile.
Time slowly passed, and the grading was almost complete.
The teacher reached the last student, a young man who was still working on his test, and his face contorted with rage.
“What’s your name? You’re violating the exam rules! Time’s up!”
Shen Baizhou, interrupted while working on the first question, looked up and stabbed his pen into the desk.
“Can you be quiet?”
Shen Baizhou, despite his delinquent appearance, believed in respecting teachers. He suppressed his frustration at being unable to solve the problem and pulled out his pen.
He looked up at the clock on the wall and gestured towards it with his chin.
“Don’t you see there’s still half an hour left?”
How could half an hour of their one-and-a-half-hour physics test just disappear?
Shen Baizhou, despite being a poor student, wouldn’t stand for this!
The monster teacher, unable to sense Shen Baizhou’s aura, his eyes narrowing, his form flickering like distorted pixels, wanted to crush this defiant human.
“I said ten minutes, so it’s ten minutes!”
He grinned coldly. “What, you think you can change the rules?!”
Just as he finished speaking, a system notification echoed through the room:
[Core monster replaced, exam rules updated, Exam Room A01, exam time extended by half an hour!]
lol when you thought you were the boss in the room