Chapter 55

Nightmare World Player Forum Section 2.

Looking around, almost all the posts on the homepage are related to Nightmare University.

#Urgent! Does any alumni know the follow-up to yesterday's gold coin rain? #

#Why did the head of Jingdu Business District suddenly attack our university? Alumni, come in and uncover the truth behind the scenes#

#Recruiting alumni, recruiting two alumni from the art department, to do the studio task together tonight! #

#Is there really no one taking action against the reporter from the Nightmare Campus Newspaper?! I was knocked down in the bushes by a monster that day, which was already miserable enough. Who would have thought that a reporter from the campus newspaper would capture me dead and make me the first page of news the next day? He actually said I was so broke that I was crawling on the ground begging! This is outrageous! I sincerely invite all victims to join me in forming a group to file a complaint with the principal! #

#I'm not saying this, can you students of Nightmare University open a special Nightmare University forum? The homepage is full of Nightmare University posts. The Nightmare World Forum should just be renamed Nightmare University Forum#

There actually was already a centralized thread for Nightmare University, but there were so many new things happening in Nightmare University, and players were discussing it all together in the forum, so it was easy to lose track of who was replying to whom, so we just released it.

Despite this, the popularity of the Nightmare University concentrated post has never decreased. There are always players who push it up, so it has been at the top of the homepage for a long time.

At this moment, the Nightmare University forum is a hot mess.

1369L: Today's "Nightmare Campus Newspaper" has been freshly published. The specific content is placed in the "Nightmare Campus Newspaper" summary building next door. According to the cooperation section of the "Nightmare Campus Newspaper", it can be confirmed that Jingdu Business District has been taken into the principal's pocket.

1370L: Damn, the principal is so awesome! The Domain Lord can attack at will, and the Ghost Domain can take it away at will!

1371L: I knew the Nightmare Campus Newspaper would talk about this today, so I went to grab a copy early this morning. There's one thing the above person didn't mention, which is that the domain owner of the Jingdu Business District has now become the dean of the School of Economics and Management. Students at Nightmare University can directly use their credits to purchase items within the Jingdu Business District. It's also said that those who transfer to the School of Economics and Management can enjoy a 20% discount on all items.

1372L: ? ? Is this true? The alumni of the School of Economics and Management eat so well? I'm so jealous I'm going to twist and crawl!

1373L: I want to transfer to another hospital! I need to start saving up credits like crazy!

1374L: Uh, am I the only one who wants to talk about the confusing four-corner relationship in the gossip section?

1375L: What the hell? I'm so poor that I'm in tears. My child has no money to buy the school newspaper. Is there any kind-hearted person who can tell me what's in the gossip section? My child relies on this gossip to rekindle the fire of life every day!

1376L: Replying to 1375L, to put it simply, the ruthless person who killed her husband to prove her faith found a substitute, and it turned out that the substitute also had a CP. In short, the relationship inside is very confusing.

1377L: To be honest, after the gossip about killing husbands to prove their faith came out, I didn’t expect this to be a TV series. It’s outrageous that the deceased husband can be resurrected. Now, the brother who killed husbands to prove his faith has found a substitute. I guess the deceased husband will be burned to death in the crematorium after chasing his wife hhh (dog head)

1378L: It’s been so long, and no one has found out who the husband-killing Zhengdao brother is?

1379L: I don’t know. I’m busy fighting ghosts in the dormitory.

1380L: I don’t know. I’m busy recognizing the lady who serves the food as my stepmother.

1381L: I don’t know. I was busy licking Teacher Cen’s legs.

1382L: Damn, a pervert got in! Get him out now! Don't be rude to Teacher Cen!

1383L: Teacher Cen hasn't taught for two days. Why would a teacher like me skip class? Is this reasonable? If I can't see Teacher Cen again, my appearance, my figure, my good character, and even my soul will be destroyed!

1384L: Reply to 1383L, I can see that you didn’t check the class group carefully. Teacher Cen said in the group that he was sent on a business trip to the Strange Territory these days, so he asked another professor to take over the class.

1385L: Am I the only one who thinks this is a coincidence? Teacher Cen had just been sent on a business trip to another strange domain, and when he turned around, the domain master of the Jingdu Business District came knocking on his door.

1386L: No, why would Teacher Cen be allowed to go on a business trip to another strange domain? There are so many deans and vice deans, why aren't they allowed to go? I seriously suspect this is workplace bullying!

1387L: Maybe it's true. I heard from beta testers that Mr. Cen is the real principal. The current principal usurped the throne through conspiracy. Since he got the position illegitimately, won't he be crazy about making things difficult for Mr. Cen?

1388L: I give up! The principal is so petty! No wonder Mr. Cen's classes are always scheduled at noon or in the afternoon! Even the Academic Affairs Office bullies him! They deliberately give him special treatment.

1389L: I was wondering why all the other professors were leaving together, but Professor Cen was left out alone. It turned out to be because of this reason!

1390L: Beautiful, strong and miserable teacher Cen, I love you again.

1391L: Compassion +1.

1392L: Love +10086.

1393L: Love +1314520.

The thread went off track all of a sudden, and it took several dozen threads before the topic returned to normal.

1486L: Since we already have an internship branch at Qianmu TV, there should be an internship branch at Jingdu Business District soon. I'm looking forward to it! I think the internship branch seems very interesting, and you can also earn credits!

1487L: The gameplay of Nightmare University is getting more and more diverse. Although the president doesn't do personnel work, he knows how to run a university. I am like that Stockholm. I died in Nightmare University once, but I dared to choose Nightmare University again in the next round. However, my level, credits, and college reputation were all gone, and I had to start all over again.

1488L: Who isn't?! I'm completely hooked too. Now I think other dungeons are very boring, with high mortality rates, few tricks, and less freedom than the previous one. It's hilarious. Even if the mortality rate is lowered, I won't go.

1489L: Hehehe, you defeated all the players yesterday, but you can’t even reach the players today.

1490L: I suggest all players go to Nightmare University. The number one position on the list belongs to us, Nightmare University!

1491L: One person wrote in blood! Big E, hurry up and bring up the internship branch, my sword is thirsty!

1492L: I am the only one who discovered an unnoticed corner. Is there a new rule in the school regulations?

1493L: I know! It's the one about "Excessive gaming is detrimental to physical and mental health. All teachers and students in the school are prohibited from indulging in gaming." Hilarious! Isn't completing missions every day the biggest form of gaming addiction? The principal is quite amusing, hahh.

Nightmare University, Multimedia Conference Room on the 11th floor of the Administration Building.

An important meeting bringing together the management of Eda is being held.

The speaker is the newly appointed Dean of the School of Economics, who also serves as Director of the Finance Department and the newly established Operations Department.

"We've already gained popularity among the first batch of public beta players, and we've seen a massive return of players at this stage." Qin Xiu paused, then smiled. "Just last night, Nightmare University topped the single-day revenue rankings."

The faculty and staff in the conference room immediately applauded enthusiastically, but the principal, who was sitting in the front row, remained unmoved and only smiled faintly, as if he had expected this.

After the applause gradually died down, Qin Xiu spoke again: "In my opinion, Nightmare University's first phase of development goals have been initially achieved. Not only has it gained popularity, but it has also gained a good reputation among the player community and has established a stable profit model."

"However, with the influx of players into Nightmare University, the number of players that can be accommodated on campus has reached saturation. If we want to expand our profit margins, we must enter the second stage of development."

Qin Xiu changed the slides: "First, there's the issue of price wars. We previously pursued the strategy of small profits but quick turnover. In order to lower the mortality rate and gain greater market competitiveness, we actually sacrificed a significant portion of our profits. In the early stages, lowering the mortality rate was a very effective means of grabbing market share, but in the long run, it wasn't conducive to our future development."

A new page of the PPT displayed the latest mortality rate rankings. Qin Xiu said, "Based on the changes in the mortality rate rankings, we can see that our competitors have already noticed the players' demand for low mortality rates. Many domain masters are reducing the difficulty of dungeons and lowering the mortality rate. Some domain masters have even lowered the mortality rate to 8%."

"Although players are very loyal to Nightmare University, if this continues, some will inevitably waver and choose the Ghost Realm with a lower mortality rate. This is inevitable," Qin Xiu said calmly. "There's no need for us to continue playing along with this kind of vicious competition. A 15% mortality rate is already the lowest level Nightmare University can currently accept. Any lower and we might face a financial deficit."

A dean asked, "If other Ghost Realms lower their mortality rates to 10% or below, will our players migrate to other Ghost Realms on a large scale?"

"It's certainly possible that this situation will occur in the short term, but..." Qin Xiu curled his lips, "Participating in a price war has its price. Not all ghost domains are like Nightmare University, where you can recoup your investment by selling a lot of goods at a low profit."

"The Territory Lords still have followers to support. They can't maintain a low profit model forever. If they lose control and increase the death rate even once, they will lose the players' last bit of trust in them."

Qin Xiu changed the PPT page and said calmly, "However, in response to what Dean Shi said about players moving to other strange domains, I have already made several countermeasures."

"First, we're revising the credit system. Any student who temporarily withdraws from Nightmare University and chooses another strange domain will be treated as having dropped out, with their credits and college reputation cleared. If they wish to return to campus, they'll have to start all over again. This involves sunk costs, and players will reconsider whether to drop out."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tong Ming was the first to applaud: "Great! That's ruthless! But isn't this a bit too obvious and likely to cause resentment among the players?"

Qin Xiu glanced at Tong Ming and said, "This brings us to the second plan I'm going to talk about, which is to introduce a teacher-led internship model."

Once this new concept was proposed, the faculty and staff below were shocked.

“What is the teacher-led internship model?”

Qin Xiu took his time and posed a question, "Nightmare University has launched two internship quests in the Ghost Realm, which greatly enriches the gameplay and has been well-received by players. However, only players from these two academies can participate in these quests. Isn't this unfair to students from other academies?"

Dean Li asked doubtfully, "It's unfair, but we don't have any other strange domains offering internship quests to players right now, right?"

Qin Xiu shook his head and smiled, "No, we didn't have it before, but we have it now."

"Since other Ghost Realms have lowered their difficulty levels, and our players want to go to other Ghost Realms to experience low-mortality dungeons, why don't we go with the flow, open up the situation, and directly use other Ghost Realms as our internship locations?"

""

As soon as Qin Xiu said this, the whole place fell into silence.

Dean Qin, you're being too open-minded! You're directly using other people's territory to enrich the gaming experience for big players!

It’s too bad, it’s really too bad, capitalists really play dirty!

Qin Xiu acted as if he wasn't the one who had just proposed the evil plan. He looked at Cen Xun calmly and nodded slightly, saying, "It just so happens that the principal proposed the spy plan some time ago. I think now is a good time to move forward with it."

"The Domain Lords have lowered the difficulty of the dungeon. Doesn't this make it easier for us to send spies in and dismantle their strange domain from the inside?"

Qin Xiu proposed a new internship model. The real goal is not just to enrich the player experience, but to achieve greater ambitions.

"I think we can definitely combine the spy program with the teacher-led internship model."

Qin Xiu said solemnly, "Since the players want to play, let them have as much fun as they want. Not only will we take them on a group tour, but we'll also send an extra instructor to ensure their safety. We'll try to ensure that no player dies in the other strange domains, and that the domain masters won't get any of their spoils."

Switching the PowerPoint presentation back to the top ten mortality rankings, Qin Xiu circled these strange domains with a laser pointer and smiled faintly, "A low mortality rate will sound the death knell for these strange domains. Through this new internship model, we will annex these strange domains and accelerate our own growth."

"Once we completely disrupt the low-mortality dungeon ecosystem, I believe the Domain Lords who are engaging in price wars with us will all become more obedient."

"These are the measures I've taken to deal with price wars. If other Ghost Realms dare to start a price war, we can guarantee that in addition to players, our spies will also enter their Ghost Realms."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, and then applause suddenly broke out.

Qin Xiu nodded humbly and said, "The principal has approved the above plan. Now it's time for my colleagues to vote."

Finally, the plan was implemented with the unanimous approval of all participants.

Qin Xiu anticipated this outcome, so he calmly moved on to the next matter: "In the second phase, dealing with price wars is one issue. On the other hand, I also want to discuss how to expand the scale of operations."

"The second batch of public beta players will arrive in a little over half a month, with an estimated number of one million. How can we maximize the absorption of this second batch of public beta players and quickly increase Nightmare University's popularity among them? This is also a problem."

Qin Xiu cut a PowerPoint presentation. "To address this issue, I've proposed two solutions. First, expand the campus, recruit more faculty and staff from outside, and scale up operations. I've calculated the exact costs and profits, and this move will bring significantly higher returns."

"Second, we should conduct extensive publicity for Nightmare University in the real world ahead of time to arouse the public's curiosity about it."

Tong Ming raised his hand. "In the real world, there's the Heresy Monitoring Bureau. How can we bypass it and promote Nightmare University in the real world?"

Wusa sat beside Cen Xun, also looking up at Qin Xiu with bright eyes.

Qin Xiu caught Wusa's gaze from the corner of his eye, and his expression softened slightly as he answered Tong Ming's question: "The Heretic Monitoring Bureau isn't omnipotent. In some special circumstances, even the Heretic Monitoring Bureau can't easily intervene in matters related to strange monsters."

Tong Ming: "For example?"

"For example, when they encounter a force they can't afford to offend." Qin Xiu lowered his eyes and said, "Although the Heretic Monitoring Bureau is the only dominant force, the power of the major families is also intertwined and complex."

"The high-level psychics within the family, the impact of the family's businesses on people's livelihoods, and the status of family members on the political stage all constrain the Heresy Monitoring Bureau and affect its purview."

Qin Xiu said calmly, "Take the Qin family, where I used to work, for example. The head of the Qin family is in the IT industry, and the software they develop directly affects the food, clothing, and entertainment needs of ordinary people. If the Heresy Monitoring Bureau were to touch the Qin family's cake in order to carry out its mission, then the Qin family would have every reason to refuse to cooperate, even if the cost of mission failure was the death of 100,000 people."

Tong Ming was shocked when he heard this: "How could humans be so disunited?"

Qin Xiu twitched his lips and sarcastically expounded on the cruel truth: "Under this deformed social structure, human society has long been torn apart."

"What's the big deal if a mere 100,000 people died? There are billions of people in the world. These 100,000 people are just a handful of insignificant dust on the scale of all humanity."

Qin Xiu sighed softly: "So, as long as the benefits are sufficient, there will always be people willing to help us spread the word despite the pressure from the Heresy Monitoring Bureau. This is not a big problem."

"Now I'm going to introduce the real-world marketing plan I developed for Nightmare University."

After a fade-out animation effect, the next PPT displayed the top-tier marketing plan proposed by Qin Xiu.

Tong Ming didn't understand what he meant, so he asked with interest, "Oh? Are you planning to turn Nightmare University into the top-tier enigmatic place in the nightmare world?"

Qin Xiu calmly replied, "No, it's about making the principal a top figure in the real world."

Tong Ming: “???”

What? Who are you going to make a top star?

Tong Ming was caught off guard and choked. The other deans looked at Qin Xiu on the stage in horror. This brave man actually dared to set his sights on the principal and let him perform for a living. Dean Qin was the one who was really daring!

Cen Xun had originally been quite interested in this plan, but he didn't expect his house to collapse the moment he turned around. He suddenly became expressionless and looked at Qin Xiu: "I hope you can give me a reason that can convince me."

"Do you still need a reason?" Qin Xiu was unfazed and bluntly said, "Principal, humans have no resistance to beautiful people. If your face appeared on the big screen, I believe everyone would be eager to explore your background and learn about the existence of Nightmare University."

Cen Xun sneered, "I don't think Nightmare University is so poor that the president has to resort to performing arts. As the head of the marketing department, is this the only marketing plan you can give me?"

"Of course not, but this plan is the quickest and most effective." Qin Xiu faced the pressure from the principal and insisted, "My company used to be in the film and television industry, and we're very professional in creating stars. If we want to quickly gain public attention, this is the least costly and most effective solution."

""

"President, please reconsider this." Qin Xiu knew this plan was a bit too much for the principal, but he still tried to persuade him. "The main purpose of this plan is not to push you into the public eye, but to use your influence to bring Nightmare University behind you into the public eye."

"Once Nightmare University becomes more well-known, we'll follow up with a marketing plan for Nightmare University itself, and you can step back into the background."

Cen Xun didn't answer for a moment because he suddenly remembered something.

That is the so-called "faith value" in the system panel.

When Cen Xun completely became the domain master of Nightmare University, the system reminded him to annex more strange domains and continue to expand his group of believers.

Who can be called his believers? What benefits will it bring to him if he expands the group of believers?

Can humans who are simply attracted by his face be called his believers?

Cen Xun was a little curious. He still didn't know the function of "faith value". Either "faith value" was really useless, or "faith value" was useful, but it had not yet reached a certain value, so it had no effect.

The top-tier plan proposed by Qin Xiu suddenly gave Cen Xun some ideas. If he relied on his looks to expand his popularity in the real world, would his faith value increase accordingly?

"headmaster?"

Qin Xiu's questioning voice brought Cen Xun back to his senses. Cen Xun came back to his senses and said reluctantly, "Anyway, there's no way I'd go there on purpose to act."

Hearing Cen Xun's hesitation, Qin Xiu immediately struck while the iron was hot: "No need to act, you just need to show your face."

Qin Xiu coughed lightly. "I'm planning to record a variety show and broadcast it on a real-world video platform, using the IP of 'Make Money! Guest.' We have ready-made footage in the Jingdu Business District. You can just go and shoot a few shots when the time comes."

Tong Ming was shocked: "We just need to reshoot? Did you record everything that happened before?!"

Qin Xiu smiled faintly. "How could there be no cameras during a variety show? Originally, there was going to be a voting session for the amateur guests, and the director was going to unexpectedly release the footage secretly captured by the cameras. But before that even got to that point, my Ghost Domain was destroyed by the principal and the atheist."

Tong Ming excitedly slammed the table and stood up, saying covetously, "What about the view from under the table? You should have captured it too!"

Qin Xiu glanced at Cen Xun and denied, "No."

Cen Xun sneered, "They say curiosity kills the cat. Let me see who's looking for death so badly."

Hearing the murderous intent in Cen Xun's words, Tong Ming swallowed his saliva, sat back awkwardly, and turned back into his humble and submissive self: "I didn't ask anything just now."

Only Usa scratched his head in confusion: "Huh?"

Why did curiosity kill the cat? Did the cat do something wrong?

Qin Xiu coughed lightly and cautiously asked Cen Xun's opinion: "Should we delete all the scenes involving atheists, or include some?"

Cen Xun leaned back, his lips curled coldly, "What are you deleting? Isn't his face pretty good too? He dared to compete with me for the port. In return, I'll give him a global debut."

The more he thought about it, the more amusing it became. Cen Xun said maliciously, "When he finds out that his face has brought more traffic to Nightmare University, he'll probably be so angry that he'll vomit blood."

""

It was clear that the principal was really upset with atheists.

Qin Xiu wisely changed the subject: "I will produce the variety show as soon as possible, select the appropriate platform to broadcast it, and complete the promotion before the second batch of public beta players arrive."

After Qin Xiu finished his speech, Cen Xun took the stage and made his final remarks.

"As Dean Qin mentioned, I will expand Nightmare University's operations, expand the campus boundaries, build additional teaching buildings, and recruit a group of new faculty and staff." Cen Xun stood at the podium and said casually, "First, I will clean up the strange areas surrounding Nightmare University. They will either submit to me or be annexed by me. The construction of the new teaching building will be led by Dean Li of the School of Architecture and Environment."

"Secondly, the Publicity Department needs to promptly publicize the new teacher-led internship model. Dean Tong will be responsible for this."

"Third, the deans of each college must submit a list of candidates for team leaders to me within three days, along with a list of suitable domain names for their respective majors."

"President Qin will be fully responsible for the actual marketing department."

Cen Xun looked down at his followers, his amber eyes gleaming with a cold undertone under the light. "A new phase of the battle has begun. Our enemies are not only the Heretic Monitoring Bureau from the real world, but also the monsters from the nightmare world."

"Being first in the daily rankings isn't the end. No matter who we fight, Nightmare University will always strive for first place."

After this day, players of Nightmare University discovered that many changes had taken place on campus.

The west wall was demolished and covered with barriers, and a sign saying "Under Construction" was hung, which showed that something big was going on.

The Nightmare Campus Newspaper announced a new way to play the internship model, which is that the dean or the teacher will lead the team to infiltrate other strange domains, and the internship will bankrupt the other strange domains.

The most important thing is! The death rate in the strange realm they are going to is lower than that of Nightmare University, and there are credits to be earned. If they don’t go, it’s no different from missing out on a billion!

Moreover, in addition to the internship branches at Qianmu TV Station and Jingdu Business District, Nightmare University has also launched many new branches, such as learning to drive at Antu Driving School, volunteering at a nursing home, and being a temporary kindergarten teacher at an affiliated kindergarten. Players all suspect that if this continues, Nightmare University will really swallow up other strange domains and rule the entire nightmare world!

But what does this have to do with them?

They were originally forced into the horror game, where it was difficult for them to even stay alive. Now, not only can they survive, but they can also experience a fun and exciting game. The players are already grateful, so how can they have time to think about anything else?

Swallow! Swallow with all your might! Support Nightmare University in sanctioning all unethical domain masters!

Most players are happy with the changes to Nightmare University.

While other ghost domains were slaughtering players indiscriminately, only Nightmare University maintained a low death rate as if doing charity.

The initial impression was so profound that Nightmare University gradually became a kind of safe house in the minds of players.

Therefore, players do not have much resentment towards Nightmare University starting to swallow up the surrounding strange areas. Instead, they feel proud of it and even feel that their university has been transformed from a non-985 university to a 985 university.

Besides, if the Ghost Domain isn't expanded, what if Nightmare University is destroyed by another Domain Master? Where can they find a dungeon with such rich gameplay?

While the players were excitedly discussing the changes on campus, Cen Xun was standing on the clock tower, taking in the entire campus scenery below.

As the number of players reached the upper limit, the number of players walking on campus increased several times visibly. The deserted scene at the beginning was no longer visible. Now, players could be seen on almost every road on campus.

Cen Xun lazily rested his elbows on the fence as he listened to Wusa's report. "As of midnight today, the number of players who have signed up for the internship is 5,068. Considering the upper limit on the number of players required to open dungeons in other Ghost Realms, only about 1,500 of these 5,068 can participate in this internship mission."

Cen Xun nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

The wind from high above rustled his hair. Cen Xun squinted his eyes, gazing at the black fog outside Nightmare University. He said thoughtfully, "Wusa, go ask Dean Tong which Ghost Realm we can find monsters capable of crafting weapons."

Wusa held the notebook and prepared to write: "Principal, what kind of weapon do you want to make?"

"I don't know." Cen Xun smoothed his hair and smiled gently into the wind. The sunlight fell between his eyebrows, and the scene was undoubtedly beautiful. Cen Xun raised his hand to block the sun, half-closed his eyes, and his tone seemed to say that the weather was very good today, but the actual meaning of his words was: "Probably a missile."

While Nightmare University was undergoing a major transformation, a meeting was also held within the Heresy Monitoring Bureau.

"After the nightmare world restarted, previously unawakened monsters entered a state of awakening again, and the unusual movements in the various strange domains became more frequent." The speaker sighed, "The biggest bad news is that, except for Cen Xun, the other eight candidates have fully awakened."

"Everyone, the great disaster of the past is about to come back."

The speaker said in a deep voice, "After discussion and decision by the top management of the Heresy Monitoring Bureau, the Heresy Monitoring Bureau will restart the 'Dawn Project'."

Feng Jihan sat below, playing with the panda pendant in his hand boredly. Upon hearing this, he finally raised his eyelids.

The projection has shown a new picture.

"Most of you here are new members and have never participated in real combat. To allow the Inspectors to respond effectively, the top-secret files concerning the nine candidates will now be released."

"Ninth in combat power, [Miserable Change], main skill, misfortune transfer."

A scene was projected, showing police officers armed with live ammunition firing fiercely in one direction. Suddenly, the ground collapsed, and at the same time, the building next to it collapsed, burying the police officers alive.

"Combat power ranked eighth, [Shixu], main skill, Trojan virus."

A new picture appeared on the projection. Countless people with fanatical faces climbed up to the roof and fell like raindrops, blooming blood flowers. No matter how their families cried and persuaded them, the people who jumped from the building never stopped for a moment.

Some of the inspectors below had already revealed expressions of pity.

"Combat power ranked seventh, [Seven Evils], main skill, element manipulation."

In the new video, the psychic is fighting a giant steel ball covered with spikes. The plants on the ground, the rain in the sky, the soil under the feet, and even the fired ammunition have become weapons that the enemy can control. Just when the psychic is entangled, the steel ball rolls over.

After the brutal oppression, the screaming mutant turned into a bloody mess.

"Combat power ranked sixth, [Omniscience], main skill, Omniscient Vision."

This time the video was a surveillance video, which showed a group of people with special abilities about to set off, but the monitoring bureau was blown up by [Omniscient] who had seen through their intentions first because [Omniscient] saw the launch code of the missile launch base.

"Combat power ranked fifth, [Walker], main skill, Realm of Nothingness."

In the new video, everyone can see a ghostly and cold-blooded man with his hands in his pockets casually moving around in the void. From time to time, a person with special abilities falls into the unfolding space and is cut in half.

"Combat power ranked third, [Natural Disaster], main skill, natural disaster strikes."

The impact of [natural disasters] includes sea, land, and air, so what everyone sees is a series of natural disaster scenes similar to tsunamis, earthquakes, and hail.

"Combat power ranks second, [Time], main skill, time control."

Then everyone saw the abilities related to [time]: time acceleration, time pause, and time rewind.

"Ranked first in combat power, [Destiny], main skill, multi-line destiny."

At this point, everyone's expressions were extremely heavy. This heavy atmosphere finally fell into a dead silence where one could hear a pin drop after they saw [Destiny] summon another mutant with a destiny line.

After an unknown amount of time, someone finally reacted and asked in confusion, "What about the fourth-ranked candidate? What are his abilities?"

Feng Jihan no longer had the heart to play with the panda pendant, he held it tightly.

The speaker paused and said, "The fourth one is a very special being. The reason he is placed last is because he has defeated the other eight candidates in the past and is the most dangerous of the nine."

The video on the projection finally cut to the scene of the fourth candidate.

Although they have defeated so many terrifying and strange creatures, there are no bloody scenes in the scenes presented in the video.

Everyone was lying on the ground, fast asleep, with the corners of their lips slightly raised and a comfortable look on their faces, as if they were having a blissful dream.

The inspector who was watching this video was confused, but at least he didn't see any bloody scenes, so he couldn't help but relax his expression a little.

At this time, the team members outside the screen walked over anxiously and shook one of the sleeping teammates hard to wake him up. Unexpectedly, as soon as the teammate woke up and saw the world he was in clearly, he suddenly collapsed and screamed with his head in his hands.

"Why did you wake me up? Why did you let me go back to this hopeless and miserable world?"

"I want to go back, let me go back!"

The team members had no time to stop it and could only watch their teammate commit suicide. The blood splattered on the team members' faces, silently telling the tragedy.

For a moment, everyone was stunned like the players in the video.

In the video, a person walked out at this time and stopped in front of the stunned team members. His long black hair was like a waterfall and almost dragged to the ground. His amber eyes did not contain any human emotions and he looked directly at the camera with extremely cold eyes.

"Tell the Heresy Monitoring Bureau to hand over the atheist to me within one day."

Almost instantly, everyone looked at Feng Jihan in astonishment.

"Feng Jihan silently clasped his hands together and hid the panda pendant in his palms.

"Fourth in combat power, main skill: Illusion World."

"Life is but a dream, and all is lost when you wake up. As long as you harbor desires in your heart, you will be defeated by Him."

"We call Him, [Huangliang]."

The spokesperson sighed, "The good news is that [Huangliang] hasn't fully awakened yet, and hasn't yet recovered his main skill [Illusionary World]."

After the words were spoken, the conference room fell silent.

The wind in the bell tower seemed to be getting stronger.

Cen Xun stood at the highest point of Nightmare University and opened the system panel.

[Special Identity: Dream Weaver (Orange Level)]

[Special Skill for This Identity: Fantasy World (Orange Level)]

[Special Effect Introduction: Know that all consciousness is like an illusion, know that all actions in the world are like a dream, all living beings and the world are like a dream, like light and shadow.]

Cen Xun narrowed his eyes slightly. In the world that only he could see, countless puppet threads densely hung down from the void, and the end of each puppet thread was connected to the top of a player's head.

The players walked around, laughed and made noises unconsciously, not knowing that they had become puppets in the hands of others.

Cen Xun slowly raised the corners of his lips: "The curtain rises. Who's next to take the stage?"