The sky at dawn was still a bluish-gray, with a few lonely stars hanging on the curtain, as if reluctant to leave.

The entire Iklit Academy was still asleep, in complete silence.

The fog was heavy this morning, the air humid and fresh.

The three members of the Civilization Exemplar Squad had already gathered as agreed. After enjoying breakfast, they strolled leisurely along the wide, twilight-filled roads of the campus.

"This time, the three of us will wreak havoc."

"...You two wreak havoc, I'll cheer you on."

"Hyperion, you have to protect me, Frey won't care about me!"

The three of them didn't seem to dislike the quiet campus and fresh air at five in the morning.

In the past month, the newly joined Frey had become quite a tacit partner with Lanqi and Hyperion.

Although Lanqi and Hyperion spent more time together on days when they had classes at the Sage Academy, they could most likely find Frey if they went to the Student Council room after class.

Frey would sometimes sit on the sofa reading newspapers and magazines, sometimes play chess with the president, and sometimes disappear without a trace.

Lanqi always said with a smile that their team had finally assembled the classic warrior-mage-priest trinity.

But Hyperion felt that the three of them were more like rogue-hunter-shaman.

She herself had now become an invisible, utility-type rogue.

Frey's combat class was neither a tank warrior nor an assassin warrior, but a trap-laying hunter.

And that inhuman Lanqi just stood there summoning a few disgusting aura creatures, like a shaman.

Hyperion still thought it was strange that the three of them could coordinate so well in the Shadow World.

As for school affairs, whenever President Monast asked them to handle something, Hyperion would first explain the Student Council's intentions to the other party like a bank clerk.

Usually, at this stage, most lower-grade students would cooperate very amicably when they saw Lanqi and Frey standing not far away.

As for those particularly individualistic students who still refused to cooperate…

Hyperion would keep a certain distance.

Leaving the communication to Lanqi and Frey.

So far, the work of the three of them had not received any complaints or negative reviews.

The president also said that they were very normal.

But Hyperion didn't know why, rumors of the "Wangdu Bully Trio" had already appeared in the academy…

Two months of school life slipped away quietly, and now it was November.

In the deep autumn morning, the air was filled with chill, as if all the warmth had been frozen by the vanguard of winter.

Although today was Friday, which should have been a day for classes, there were few active figures on campus because it was still early.

Occasionally, one or two school workers could be seen, and some strange students were carrying various party and camping props towards Jella Memorial Square.

Causing the three of them to look at each other, full of confusion.

The three of them soon arrived at the most central heart of the Iklit Academy—

Even in the early morning, the cube-shaped deep blue iron wall of the Void Gate, sealed by layers of powerful barrier spells, was still full of the sense of isolation of a heavily guarded area, and the members of the Royal Palace Knights were still patrolling, on high alert.

The three of them arrived at the first security checkpoint at the entrance, and passed through the only main entrance with their student wristbands and registered challenger licenses, followed by another series of security checks.

"In two days, the Yaroran Academy academic delegation will arrive at our academy for a two-week academic exchange,"

Lanqi said softly in the corridor, his voice echoing in this empty and solemn environment.

"I don't know how long we'll stay in the Shadow World."

He continued, a look of guilt in his eyes, as if he regretted not being able to contribute to the upcoming academic visit.

Although the president had told the three of them to focus on conquering the Shadow World and not worry about the Student Council's affairs, Lanqi still cared about the harmony and stability of the campus.

When the three of them went to the Shadow World, the Student Council would apparently maintain a minimum of three people in attendance, and the secretary would return to the Student Council to work overtime.

The president and secretary were administrative staff of the Alchemy Academy and did not need to challenge the Shadow World, while Vice President Asina was a very powerful mental mage, but her tier was far different from the three freshmen and she couldn't team up with them.

However, she said that she couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the three of them, and even if her tier reached within two tiers in the future, she wouldn't be suitable to team up with them. She was more used to cooperating with the president.

In Lanqi's sigh, Frey also nodded.

"If it's like the last time you two, where you can finish the Shadow World in one day, we can come back and help the president after resting for a day."

He replied in a calm tone, then smiled, seemingly also hoping to help the president.

The duration of the Shadow World was always hard to say.

Although the duration of the Shadow World was generally positively correlated with the tier of the Shadow World, the fluctuation range was also very large.

"We will most likely be able to come back sooner, you two don't have to worry."

Hyperion listened to the words of the two, originally just intended not to express an opinion, but ultimately sighed helplessly.

She really hoped that the Shadow World would take a little longer.

Lanqi and Frey, these two Wolong and Fengchu (臥龍鳳雛: hidden talents), must not represent the average or normal level of the Hutton Kingdom and the Iklit Academy.

If the two of them return to the real world as Student Council members to handle some official affairs related to the Yaroran Kingdom Academy academic visiting team, Hyperion is very worried that they will cause the international friends of the Yaroran Kingdom to misunderstand the current national quality of the Hutton Kingdom.

Moreover, Hyperion has always been the most normal one, but she is always inexplicably implicated! Her already precarious reputation is now plunging towards inhumanity!

Under the lights, the shadows of the three stretched straight down the silent corridor until they finally stepped into the interior of the building.

In the distance, the surface of the giant door leading to another Shadow World still flowed with deep starlight.

"Frey, did you bring our Civilization Exemplar Squad's team card?"

Lanqi looked at the last checkpoint and workbench ahead, and then looked at the empty hall in the morning, and asked their new teammate Frey.

They only needed to register their challenger licenses here, have the staff check the wearing status of the [Shadow World Recording Program], and they could go to the Void Gate ahead for challenge matching.

If they also wanted to use the [Shadow World Coordination Program] for team challenges, they also needed to register the team information.

"No problem."

Frey took out the Civilization Exemplar Squad's team card, a confident smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although it was his first time challenging the real Shadow World, he didn't look like a novice at all.

Afterwards, the three of them handed over their respective licenses and two kinds of tool magic cards to the staff at the checkpoint, waiting for the staff of the South Continent Shadow World Management Association to complete the registration procedures for them.

Because after forming a team, there would be a relationship of trust and cooperation, and the overall strength of the team would definitely be much stronger than strangers matched alone, so as the number of team members increased, the difficulty compared to challenging alone would also surge.

"Okay, when you come out, give me the [Shadow World Recording Program] to read again, and you can get back your challenger licenses."

The young female staff member smiled and returned the three people's tool magic cards to these three diligent and high-spirited students, and then the gate in front of them opened.

The three thanked her, retrieved their own tool magic cards, and then went straight towards the Void Gate.

The distance was about a hundred steps, they chatted and laughed easily until they came to the door leading to the void.

The Void Gate was like a bottomless black hole, just standing in front of it, one could feel an invisible pulling force, as if to suck all approaching creatures into this endless unknown world.

"Partners, are you ready?"

Lanqi raised his hand and stretched, asking Hyperion and Frey.

"With you around, I'm not afraid."

Hyperion smiled, no longer having the timidity and concerns hidden in her heart when she first entered the Shadow World.

"Can't wait."

This Void Gate seemed to Frey like the door of the Iklit Crown Casino, making him excited.

Along with the voice, they passed through the water-like Void Gate.

Immediately afterwards, there was a complete darkness of lost sensation, nothing could be seen, and even the sound of heartbeats could not be heard.

As if countless gears were rotating and meshing, the roar echoed in this dark space.

[Blood Moon Ruins the World, two out of four nodes, "Beginning of the Rite," historical projection has been unraveled.]

(End of this chapter)