NOVEL NEXT Chapter 27
Rumble — the dark corridor continued to vibrate; a dead ends no matter where he ran!
Gritting his teeth and standing up, Yu Qing seemed to have thought of something. He clasped the wall with one hand. Just as he was about to steady himself, a huge “bang” passed by his ears. His hand was suddenly empty. The wall he had been holding onto… broke…
His body leaned forward due to gravity, the abyss filling his eyes as he was about to fall…
Suddenly! A cold hand firmly clasped his shoulder, pale fingertips tightening and easily pulling him back.
Standing steady again, Yu Qing’s pupils widened slightly. Before his heartbeat could settle, he saw the old man’s face, full of wrinkles!
It was the dean’s face!
As he stared at him, doubts immediately arose in his dark eyes. Yu Qing’s fingertips trembled, and he quickly suppressed his unease with a composed expression, as if what he had just seen was an illusion of the dean.
Soon after, the vibrations around them ceased, the dim lights flickered back on, and even the shattered wall behind him returned to normal.
The other hosts had long slumped to the ground, stunned, facing the dean’s sinister smile: “It’s so late at night, why aren’t you all in your wards?”
The lights above flickered again. The dean’s smile grew more sinister: “Disobedient patients will be put in solitary confinement to pray to the angels. Do you want to try?”
After witnessing so many ghosts that night, everyone shivered upon hearing this.
Xue Ziyi, sitting in the middle of the corridor, was on his third dungeon visit. The system considered anyone entering the dungeon five times or less a newcomer.
But compared to a true newcomer, he had much more experience.
He knew that as long as dungeon levels one to five followed the rules, NPCs wouldn’t randomly kill people.
So, he claimed repeatedly that he was just sleepwalking, then promptly led his followers away from the ninth floor one by one.
His steps were slow, his departure filled with deep reluctance.
In the empty corridor, the sound of footsteps gradually faded.
Yu Qing glanced around, not seeing Qian Lai, so he instinctively checked the live broadcast comments.
When he saw the phrase “European Emperor,” his worried eyelashes finally relaxed.
Bang bang bang!
Before him, the dean finally released his grip, approached the door of the crying little girl, and knocked loudly three times.
With those three knocks, the little girl immediately quieted down and became docile.
It was as if everything here was under the dean’s control.
His appearance restored the collapsed floor, quieted the noisy monsters like obedient dolls.
The echo of the iron door’s closing faded, replaced swiftly by a cold silence engulfing the surroundings. Yu Qing turned, eyes following the dean as he reached for a lighter.
Bam — all the books in his hand burned, the dancing flames reflecting briefly in the young man’s dark pupils before extinguishing.
Yu Qing deduced they were likely diaries.
——The dean was the person he saw in the second room!
“It’s really troublesome to deal with these things.” In his sight, the dean frowned, as if he were a little impatient. He threw the burned notebook on the ground. As he passed by, he patted him on the shoulder: “Xiao Xu.”
Did he recognize … wrongly?
Yu Qing took a look at his clothes and name tag. It turned out that the dean also relied on these things to identify people. His heartbeat sped up quietly: “Yes.”
“Since you are here, search more in this room. Burn all the patient’s diaries.” As he spoke, the dean retracted his hand and pinched his eyebrows with a headache: “The purpose of asking them to write diaries was to record the process of their changes. Since they had been trained as sacrifices, there was no need to keep them anymore.
“Burn them clean to avoid being discovered by outsiders.” The dean lowered his head, rummaged through his briefcase a few times, gave all the spare keys of the ninth floor to Yu Qing, and said, “Be quick with your hands and feet!”
“Yes!”
The next moment, the live broadcast room was filled with rewards again, and it was chaotic.
[OMG, the dean personally delivered the key. What kind of magical treatment was this?]
[This isn’t just giving away keys. It’s putting all the clues in front of the host and saying: Look, look! Find the clues hahahaha!]
[This was the first time I saw a host so arrogant and exploring the ninth floor unscrupulously. It was so cool! (Reward points +100)]
Immediately afterward, there were various sounds of congratulations.
[Congratulations to the host Yu Qing for discovering the key clue “XX’s Diary” with a plot exploration rate of 40%]
[Congratulations to the host Yu Qing for discovering the key clue “XX’s Diary” with a plot exploration rate of 45%]
[Congratulations to the host Yu Qing for discovering the key clue “XX’s Diary” with a plot exploration rate of 45%]
“Plot exploration rate of 50%!]
[You have refreshed the highest exploration record in this dungeon and the bonus points are +5000!]
[Congratulations to the hosts Yu Qing and Qian Lai for completing the “Exploring the Ninth Floor” task ahead of schedule. Each will be rewarded with +500 points. Please continue to work hard!]
The system’s voice was high-pitched, as if it were the first time it had seen such results, and every bonus point was read with emotion.
At the same time, in the dark eight-story corridor.
.
The host Zhang Yizheng, who had been forced to exit the ninth floor, grabbed Xue Ziyi’s clothes with both hands and shook him.
In the pitch-black night, they couldn’t see their fingers, and strange “duh” sounds and chewing sounds could be heard nearby from time to time. Each sound could destroy a man’s fragile psychology.
Zhang Yizheng was scared and wanted to close his eyes, but he was also afraid that something would suddenly come up against him and he wouldn’t be able to escape in time.
The mood was mixed, ups and downs, and after a while, his wide-open eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.
Suddenly! [There were still 5 minutes left before the end of the exploration. If you hadn’t found any clues, please hurry up!]
“Ah!” Zhang Yizheng was disturbed by the voice and screamed subconsciously. Within three seconds, tears of despair filled his red eyes.
[Beep, beep, beep, beep…]
The system’s countdown became more and more rapid. Zhang Yizheng shook hard and felt a sticky heat coming from under his body. He hurriedly grabbed Xue Ziyi in front of him and plucked up his courage. He said: “The time… the time limit is coming, the one-hour time limit is coming! Brother Xue, we haven’t found any clues! We are going to die!”
The dark night easily aroused people’s fear, especially with the real ghost in the dungeon.
Xue Ziyi was annoyed by his tugging and troubled by the unpleasant smell of urine. He simply waved his hand and threw him to the ground. However, Zhang Yizheng followed him persistently, clinging like a parasite!
Xue Ziyi used to feel satisfied when Zhang Yizheng clung to him, praising him and holding him up, but now he just felt annoyed!
“Cry, cry, cry, stop crying damn it.” The man yelled, “Have you forgotten who the boss is? I’m now the number one player on the rookie rich list. Follow me, how can I let you die?”
Maybe after a night of frenzied clinging, Zhang Yizheng finally felt its effect. He burst into tears with excitement and almost knelt down to lick Xue Ziyi’s shoes a few times.
[Beep beep… beep beep…]
[There are still 3 minutes until the exploration is over!]
The system’s broadcast sounded again. Just as Zhang Yizheng was about to continue urging the big boss in front of him, he noticed Xue Ziyi’s footsteps had moved.
Brushing his hair and adjusting his colorful suit, he climbed back to the ninth floor after the dean had left, standing in front of Yu Qing, who had finished exploring, and gradually smiling.
At that moment, [Ding——]
Yu Qing paused and listened to the clear broadcast from the system in his ears.
[NPC Xu Han’s awakening was successful and the hunting began…]