Chapter 83 Weakness Targeting the Tenth Dungeon
Fearing that Ling Yuanshan would suffer a devastating defeat, and with Cheng Hai, who had been stirring up trouble, absent, other players dared not venture over and instead avoided them from afar.
For safety reasons, Wu Wangwang still recommends going to 504, where the underlying rules should still be in place.
The surrounding NPCs showed significantly less aggression. They were just digital beings within the instance, and since they were designed to have a certain degree of realism, they must have feelings of fear; otherwise, they wouldn't be afraid of Wu Wangwang.
They arrived safely at the dormitory building in the old campus. After entering room 504, all the surrounding noise disappeared, leaving only the dripping sound of the washbasin. It seemed that the ghost they encountered this time was related to water.
The dormitory wasn't clean, but it had beds. Wu Wangwang told the students to rest and sleep as soon as possible. Many things had been saved, and they could be discussed after the dungeon was cleared.
The students had many questions, but they were too tired to think clearly, so they simply followed Wu Wangwang's advice, tidied up their beds, and went to sleep.
Ling Yuanshan checked the dormitory and found that the ghost had hanged itself in the bathroom. He was silent for a moment, then used a spray to calm the ghost down. He didn't know how long the effect would last, so he sprayed it for now and would continue spraying it when the ghost woke up.
The dormitory fell completely silent. Ling Yuanshan walked over to Wu Wangwang, wanting to ask her how she knew so much about the Night of Return of the Souls, but then he remembered that those details would be punished, so he decided against it. He had lost his reward for this trip, and Wu Wangwang's reward had been downgraded, which was a huge loss. It couldn't be downgraded any further, or it would be gone.
"Let's rest, we've been tired for a long time too," Ling Yuanshan said softly.
They spent the next day and night here, resting and recuperating. They slept and ate, and on the day of the college entrance examination, everyone was in much better spirits. Fearing something might happen, they took painkillers in advance.
They left the old campus just as the school dormitories opened. The new campus had already been restored to its original state. Fearing they would violate school rules, they rushed back to their dormitories to wash up and change clothes. Once everything was ready, they went to the examination hall with the other NPCs.
They encountered some players who looked rather disheveled along the way, but through their efforts, quite a few of them managed to survive.
While hiding in the dormitory building, Wu Wangwang collected some stationery from inside the building, and Ling Yuanshan also took a batch from the girls' dormitory. They didn't bring out the backpacks they had prepared. The back of the teaching building was destroyed, and all their supplies were gone. Fortunately, each NPC in the dormitory building would keep some as weapons.
They stole some and destroyed most of it, so in the end, fewer than a large class could take the college entrance examination.
The referees personally supervised the exams, and the rules were stricter than usual these past two days. Any NPC who dared to bully others would be eliminated immediately.
After they finished their exams diligently, when they put down their pens for the last subject, the referee immediately announced whether they had passed and what the reward would be. After the announcement, a bright, blinding light suddenly appeared before their eyes, and they were instantly transported back to school, where the splattered paint was still swirling around.
Eight students stumbled and fell, while Ling Yuanshan and Wu Wangwang stood there, regaining their senses. They looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief; they were back alive.
A cute girl with a round face peeked out from upstairs, looking at them expressionlessly, and suddenly said, "Come find me in the art studio."
When the other students realized they were back, they suddenly hugged each other and cried. They had barely escaped with their lives. If they hadn't brought Ling Yuanshan and Wu Wangwang, two kind-hearted veteran players, along with them, the eight of them probably wouldn't have survived a day.
The teacher came over and asked if any of them were injured or frightened. Injuries sustained in the instance are not carried over, so the students looked terrified and kept crying.
Finally, the other students took them to the school clinic. After a brief examination, the school doctor said they should rest a bit and calm down, as they were not actually injured.
After crying for a long time, they finally calmed down and remembered that they wanted to find that girl to take revenge, so they all went to the art studio.
So Wu Wangwang and Ling Yuanshan stayed with her. The girl had a magical artifact called the Wish Watercolor, and if they angered her, she might send them back to jail again.
The ten people stealthily avoided the surrounding students. It was afternoon dismissal time, and there were hardly any people in the school buildings.
I avoided the crowd and went to the art studio, and sure enough, I saw the girl. She was all alone, drawing with a pen.
She looked up and saw them, and said, "I didn't mean to mess with you. I just accidentally fell. I was going to use this watercolor on my enemy, but I didn't expect you to come back alive. So, welcome to the Night of Return of the Souls."
"What kind of attitude is this? We almost died in there!" Man B, who had the worst temper, rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach this girl a lesson.
Before they even got close, a slender black cloth umbrella with a metal frame suddenly appeared in the girl's hand, its tip sharp, as if she were holding a sword.
The girl raised her umbrella, the tip pointing at the impulsive boy B: "Now that you're in the game, it's your fate. Instead of messing around with me, save your energy for how to survive in the future. Of course, I'm sorry about this. I might have been tricked by the props and that's why I fell and dragged you down. As compensation, you can choose a color from my wish watercolors."
Upon hearing this, the eight students were somewhat tempted, and what the girl said made sense. They turned to look at Wu Wangwang and Ling Yuanshan, wanting to hear their advice.
Wu Wangwang didn't know much about the props, so she also looked at Ling Yuanshan.
Ling Yuanshan was silent for a moment, then walked to the front and asked, "How many colors do you have in your watercolors?"
The girl raised an eyebrow: "So there are veteran players among you. I was wondering how you survived with an 80% death rate. To be honest, this watercolor set is a hand-painted series of props, which is completely stacked according to the number of paint colors. But it's not easy to fill it. You can only get three colors in one dungeon. I currently have blood red, bright gold, light pink, grass green, aquamarine, and moon white."
The girl then explained the effects of each color. They already knew about the blood red color, which could pull people into the dungeon and increase the death rate to 80%.
Canjin: You will definitely get the highest level item in the dungeon after clearing it (if you have been penalized, this effect will be carried over to the next dungeon and will not conflict with other items or referee judgment).
Light Pink: Resists one death within a dungeon, whether from NPCs, ghosts, or story-related attacks.
Grass Green: Can restore one single-use item, but can only be restored once per dungeon.
Water Green: Heals biological injuries and illnesses, including those caused by plants, animals, and microorganisms within the instance. Can only be used once per instance.
Moonlight: The user becomes invisible for the first three days before entering the instance. During these three days, apart from the referee, players, NPCs, bosses, etc., cannot see or detect the user's presence.
The Wish Watercolor is incredibly overpowered; each color represents a wish, comparable to having countless one-time-use items at your fingertips. In the game, these series of items are much more difficult to obtain and are rare, so their stats and mechanics are far superior to ordinary items.
Just like Ling Yuanshan's dowry series and sci-fi life series, even without collecting all the passive skills, they are already strong enough to dominate in dungeons.
After listening, Ling Yuanshan nodded slightly: "They are all quite useful. Choose one according to your own situation. After the last dungeon, you should have a better understanding of your weaknesses. The watercolor you have chosen is for your survival."
The third woman asked somewhat nervously, "Aren't you going to help us choose?"
"Only you know yourself best. As you enter dungeons, your true weaknesses will become more and more apparent. No one else can help you. Remember, after the nine dungeons, the tenth dungeon will definitely be specifically designed to target your weaknesses. Most people die on the tenth dungeon. You absolutely, absolutely cannot deceive yourselves. Choose according to your weaknesses," Ling Yuanshan said earnestly.
The students looked at each other and finally made up their minds, asking the girl for a color other than blood red.
The girl mixed the colors and put them into small bottles for them, then asked Wu Wangwang and Ling Yuanshan, "What about you two?"
Ling Yuanshan thought for a moment and said, "I want Canjin."
Only the students and Wu Wangwang knew that Ling Yuanshan's use of the initial nest skill resulted in no rewards for the three dungeons, so choosing this option was not surprising.
Wu Wangwang said, "I want the grass to be green."
The girl casually handed them over: "Here, I'll give you a separate item. We're even now. We don't know each other's names, we won't know each other anymore, and if we meet in the dungeon, we'll treat each other as strangers. Goodbye."
After saying that, the girl strode out of the art studio and disappeared through the door.
The students solemnly thanked Wu Wangwang and Ling Yuanshan before leaving. They knew that once they entered this game, they would have to pretend they didn't know each other anywhere, even if they were in the same school.
The studio fell silent. Ling Yuanshan looked down at Wu Wangwang and asked, "Wangwang, what was your reward this time?"
Wu Wangwang had changed back into her school uniform, which consisted of burlap sacks. She pulled a card out of her pocket: "I've downgraded it to a bank card. There's 200,000 in it. Stingy."
Seeing this, Ling Yuanshan sighed helplessly: "Sigh, this dungeon is a complete disaster."
"Aren't you curious about what I didn't finish saying back then?" Wu Wangwang suddenly asked. She wasn't sure if she could say it at the time, because many bosses knew this kind of thing. If you had high enough privileges, you could know it. It wasn't a secret. Only the players didn't know.
“Actually, after playing in the game for a long time, you’ll get a feel for it. Even if you don’t finish explaining, you can still understand because… there are just too many types of dungeons.” Ling Yuanshan smiled silently.
Wu Wangwang looked up at him: "Too many types?"
Ling Yuanshan nodded: "Yes, just like my dowry series of props and the sci-fi life series of props, these two things should not be discussed together at all in our understanding. And the copies of these two props that I obtained are one from ancient China and the other from a future world outside the planet. I don't think that a locally running game can have this kind of privilege."
So this is how players like Ling Yuanshan perceive the Night of Return. Wu Wangwang didn't bother to find excuses to explain; as long as Ling Yuanshan understood, that was enough.
"That's pretty much the gist of it. Just so you know. Let's go back now." Wu Wangwang was preparing to go home. She lived in a villa in the suburbs and didn't attend evening self-study sessions. The driver had probably been waiting for a long time.
Ling Yuanshan grabbed Wu Wangwang's arm: "Wait, Wangwang, is your next dungeon the tenth one?"
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Author's Note: [End of Chapter]
Wu Wangwang: I have no weaknesses [starry-eyed]
Ling Yuanshan: [Question mark]
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