Chapter 1 Perilous Situation

Bang!

Xue Jinlong pushed open the door to the principal’s office.

“Principal Hong, I have an urgent matter to discuss with you!”

Principal Hong was a balding old man. He slowly pulled out a pair of reading glasses from his pocket and put them on.

“Jinlong, don’t panic when you encounter something. Calmness is the key to solving problems.”

“Principal, do you remember the few genius students I told you about before?”

“I remember, one of them even had a hidden class, named Qiao Yu, right?” Principal Hong leisurely took a sip of his tea.

“None of the five of them have returned from the newbie trial!”

“What?!!!”

Principal Hong slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, spraying Xue Jinlong with a mouthful of tea.

He reached across the desk, grabbed Xue Jinlong by the collar, and shook him anxiously, asking, “What’s going on! Explain it clearly, quickly! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me now!”

Xue Jinlong felt like his brains were being scrambled by Principal Hong. His face flushed red, he patted Principal Hong’s hand.

Principal Hong realized he had lost his composure and quickly withdrew his hand.

But he couldn’t be blamed. Ever since scientists had successfully created the metaverse Otherworld, society had undergone drastic changes.

Outstanding talents from the Otherworld were highly sought after by prestigious universities.

As long as Qiao Yu and the others returned from the newbie trial, they would definitely be able to get into a key university, even if they didn’t get into Kyoto or Huaqing.

The disappearance of these five top students in the newbie trial was like a bolt from the blue for Principal Hong.

Xue Jinlong recounted the events, and as he spoke, the expression on Principal Hong’s face changed constantly, sometimes worried, sometimes surprised, and sometimes applauding in approval.

“You’re saying that the five of them not only took the lead in completing the newbie trial with a difficulty level of S, but also rescued the previous fifty students?”

A gleam flashed in Principal Hong’s old eyes.

“Yes! Principal, what should we do now?”

“If I’m not mistaken, they must have triggered a hidden quest.”

Principal Hong’s expression became very grim. Being knowledgeable and experienced, he immediately guessed the situation that Qiao Yu and the others were in.

“What? Principal, you must save Qiao Yu and the others! They’re all newbies, how could they possibly have the ability to complete a hidden quest?” Xue Jinlong immediately became anxious.

Principal Hong shook his head helplessly.

“This is beyond my ability. Except for the core designers of the Otherworld, no one knows how hidden dungeons are triggered or how to enter them. Perhaps this is an opportunity for the five of them.”

“All we can do now is burn incense and pray for them.”

“But one thing I can guarantee, if the five of them can come back, with such achievements, they can choose any university in the country! Even those university professors will fight tooth and nail to get them!”

After Principal Hong finished speaking, he turned to Xue Jinlong and asked,

“By the way, weren’t you always carrying an incense burner? Bring it over, and we’ll pray to the gods together to bless them!”

“Uh… I thought the incense burner wasn’t working, so I kicked it over,” Xue Jinlong said.

Principal Hong: …

While Principal Hong and Xue Jinlong were discussing, Qiao Yu and the other four, who were in the hidden dungeon, welcomed their first night.

“Be careful, I’ve observed that the black stones have all disappeared. That means there won’t be any safe zones tonight.”

Zuo You calmly spoke, as if she were a natural commander.

“According to the formation we discussed during the day, I’m in the front, Qiao Yu is on my side, Ma Fei is in charge of the rear, and Xiang Di and Zi Yue are in the middle.”

The four nodded, stood in formation according to Zuo You’s instructions, and prepared to fight at any time.

They stood there posing like five idiots in the dark for a long time, but not even a rat appeared, let alone a nightmare.

“What’s going on? Could it be that this hidden dungeon isn’t dangerous?” Zhao Ziyue asked.

“I don’t know, but everyone be careful, it definitely won’t be that simple!”

Zuo You constantly guarded her surroundings.

“Can… can you help me?”

A weak voice sounded, and a scantily clad girl poked her head out from the ruins of Nightmare Village.

Her skin was fair and emitted a soft, pink glow. She had rosy cheeks and a pair of standard almond-shaped eyes with a slight haze, like a pool of autumn water.

The girl’s figure was exquisite and well-proportioned. Her fair thighs were bare, and her small, delicate jade feet stepped on the sand, making people feel sorry for her.

This suddenly appearing girl was like a combination of Zuo You and Zhao Ziyue, possessing both Zuo You’s youthful spirit and delicate face, and Zhao Ziyue’s voluptuous charm.

These two completely different contrasting qualities filled the girl with a kind of allure that made men’s hearts race.

Qiao Yu and the other two men were staring straight at her. Who wouldn’t like a contrasting girl?

“Little sister, I am Sword Cultivator Ma Fei, may I ask if you have encountered any difficulties?”

Ma Fei showed what he thought was a very dashing smile. To be honest, Ma Fei’s appearance wasn’t bad, with his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.

But standing next to Qiao Yu, he looked very ordinary.

“Little sister, let me help you.”

Qiao Yu rolled up his sleeves and walked over.

“Really, big brother? Thank you.”

The girl smiled, revealing two cute little tiger teeth.

“Qiao Yu!”

Ma Fei was instantly unhappy.

“I greeted this little sister first! Don’t you know what ‘first come, first served’ means?”

Qiao Yu ignored Ma Fei. He walked up to the girl and asked with a smile.

“Little sister, do you know what ‘to hear the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening’ means?” (idiom meaning to learn the truth is the most important thing in life)

“I don’t know.”

The girl shook her head in a dazed manner, and even blinked her big, beautiful eyes.

“I’ll teach you today. When you hear that I’m here in the morning, you’ll have to die tonight!”

Qiao Yu suddenly punched the girl in the abdomen, creating a large dent.

Zuo You and Zhao Ziyue instantly covered their own abdomens, feeling a sympathetic pain.

Although they had guessed that it was a nightmare transformation, Qiao Yu was still able to strike such a cute girl.

They looked at each other and instantly understood what the other meant.

Qiao Yu couldn’t be trusted, he would really hit a cute girl!

As Qiao Yu’s punch landed, the originally lovely and charming girl instantly transformed into a hideous and terrifying nightmare monster!

Ma Fei opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Of the five people, he was the only one who hadn’t seen a nightmare transform into other forms to deceive humans.

“Does this mean that if you raise a nightmare by your side, you can have many different wives?”

Ma Fei inexplicably had a bold idea in his mind.

A bright red “-50” floated above the nightmare’s head, and the nightmare’s corpse turned into a soul core.

[Detected that player Qiao Yu has solved the nightmare through hand-to-hand combat, reward 3 free attribute points, experience +10]

Qiao Yu didn’t know that he had already been sentenced to death by Zuo You and Zhao Ziyue, nor did he know about Ma Fei’s perversion.

Hearing the familiar notification sound, he nodded in satisfaction. This was the way, continue to add strength!

Qiao Yu reached into the soul core and his face instantly lit up with joy!

Because he had found a piece of equipment inside the soul core! As expected of a hidden dungeon, the drop rate was high!