7: Chapter 7 While others are fighting monsters, he's repairing elevators.

[Welcome to The Hospital.]

After the broadcast ended,

the entire campus fell silent for a full three seconds.

Then, it instantly erupted.

"What the hell was that?!"

"That voice just now wasn't the system, was it?"

"Damn, I've got goosebumps!"

"Is this dungeon really a beginner one?"

Chaos had already begun in the corridors.

Many newly awakened students grew pale.

Some even wanted to withdraw from the assessment on the spot.

After all,

they only had one life.

But the true geniuses were actually starting to get excited.

Danger

meant high returns.

Especially for Class A and above professionals, they naturally needed to grow by stepping through high-risk dungeons.

In the infirmary,

the surrounding teachers had already begun organizing the students to gather.

Meanwhile, Lin Jin looked down at his Maintenance Log.

The pages of the log were slowly unfolding.

A blurry structural diagram of The Hospital emerged.

Within it,

only one place in the entire inpatient building was a blood-red color.

The elevator shaft.

[Target: Inpatient Department Elevator]

[Status: One of the Rule Cores]

[Current Fault: Floor Misalignment]

[Danger Description: Incorrect floors will connect to death zones]

[Recommendation: Prioritize repair]

Lin Jin's expression shifted slightly.

As expected.

This elevator was not a normal facility at all.

Instead, it was a core part of the dungeon's rules.

Just then,

Chen Ye leaned in.

"Brother Jin, you look a bit off."

"Did you see something again?"

Lin Jin looked up.

"Once we go in,"

"the first thing we do isn't fighting monsters."

"It's finding the elevator."

Chen Ye: "?"

"Wait, this dungeon is already haunted, and you want to repair the elevator first?"

"Yeah."

"Because if we don't repair it, we might not even be able to reach the wards."

Chen Ye was completely dumbfounded.

Other people enter dungeons to study the bosses.

His brother here studies property maintenance.

Yet, so far,

he had been right about everything.

Beside them,

Shen Tingxue had also overheard.

"Is there a problem with the elevator?"

"A huge one."

Lin Jin whispered:

"The real danger in this dungeon isn't the monsters."

"It's the map itself."

Shen Tingxue was silent for two seconds.

She nodded.

"Understood."

She didn't ask further.

Because she had already realized

that Lin Jin's way of understanding dungeons was completely different from normal professionals.

While others saw monsters,

he saw "faults."

At this moment,

the Education Bureau Commissioner suddenly spoke again.

"There's one more thing."

"For this assessment, mid-way withdrawals are not allowed."

The air suddenly fell silent.

Chen Ye's eyes widened.

"What do you mean?"

The commissioner said in a deep voice:

"The rules of the Abandoned Hospital have been unstable recently."

"Once inside, forcing a withdrawal mid-way has a chance of causing real-world contamination."

"Therefore, the academy has decided—"

"To disable the manual withdrawal permission."

The infirmary instantly erupted.

"Are they crazy?!"

"Doesn't that mean once we go in, we can only survive by clearing it?"

"Is this even an assessment?"

"This is a damn sorting process for urns!"

Even the Homeroom Teacher's expression changed.

Because this had already exceeded the intensity of a normal freshman assessment.

And the commissioner clearly knew it was unreasonable.

But he still said:

"If you don't even dare to enter a dungeon like this,"

"then you will die just the same on the real Abyss Battlefield in the future."

The room fell silent.

No one refuted him.

Because what he said was the truth.

The era of global class awakening

had never been a safe world.

Just then,

a commotion suddenly came from outside the corridor.

"Zhou Heng is here!"

"Holy crap, what happened to his hand?"

"I heard his Thunder Spear exploded."

Soon,

Zhou Heng walked into the hall with his followers.

His right hand was already bandaged,

but his expression was visibly and terrifyingly gloomy.

Especially after seeing Lin Jin,

his gaze was practically venomous.

However, this time,

he didn't take the initiative to provoke him.

Because the explosion of the Thunder Spear just now was already embarrassing enough.

But just because he didn't look for trouble

didn't mean others wouldn't.

A lackey beside him sneered:

"Some people shouldn't think that just because they got lucky and repaired a magic circle, they can actually run dungeons."

"The Abandoned Hospital is not a place you can clear just by repairing things."

"Don't drag us down when the time comes."

Chen Ye was about to swear back,

but Lin Jin smiled first.

"Don't worry."

"If things really go south, I'll touch up your funeral photos."

The air fell silent for a second.

Chen Ye burst out laughing on the spot.

"Hahahahaha!"

Even the corners of the mouths of several nearby teachers twitched.

Zhou Heng's face turned completely black.

Shen Tingxue lowered her head,

her shoulders shaking slightly.

She was clearly also on the verge of losing it.

And while everyone was bickering,

the school broadcast rang out again.

"[Will all candidates please proceed to the Teleportation Hall]"

"[The dungeon 'Abandoned Hospital' will open in ten minutes]"

"[Repeating the announcement]"

"[The dungeon will open in ten minutes]"

The atmosphere across the entire campus instantly grew tense.

It was truly about to begin.

...

Ten minutes later.

In the temporary Teleportation Hall of Jiangcheng Combat Academy.

Over a hundred candidates had already gathered here.

A massive teleportation array was slowly operating.

The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant.

And on the large screen at the very front,

the dungeon information was being displayed.

"[Dungeon: Abandoned Hospital]"

"[Level: Fluctuating between E and D]"

"[Recommended Players: 5-8 people]"

"[Current Anomaly Index: 79%]"

That last line of red text

was exceptionally glaring.

"79%?"

Someone's voice cracked.

"Isn't a normal dungeon's anomaly index supposed to be under 30%?"

"Is this thing really okay?"

No one answered.

Because the academy instructors' expressions were equally unsightly.

Clearly,

the rate of change in this dungeon was even faster than they had estimated.

Just then,

a figure suddenly appeared on the high platform.

The entire venue instantly fell silent.

The Vice Principal of Jiangcheng Combat Academy,

Vice Principal Xu Guanshan.

A Tier 6 professional.

A powerhouse who had truly survived the Abyss Battlefield.

He swept his gaze across the room,

his voice deep.

"I won't waste words."

"This assessment is very dangerous."

"If you're afraid of dying, withdraw now."

No one in the venue moved.

Because everyone knew

that if they withdrew now,

their professional path would basically be over.

Vice Principal Xu Guanshan nodded.

"Very well."

"Then let me give you one last warning."

He raised his hand,

and the screen behind him suddenly switched.

It showed a blurry surveillance screenshot

of the interior of the Abandoned Hospital.

And in the image,

a student was standing in panic in front of the elevator.

The next second,

the elevator doors slowly opened.

There was no floor inside,

only pitch darkness.

Immediately after,

a pale arm suddenly shot out!

The surveillance footage cut out instantly.

The hall was dead silent.

Vice Principal Xu Guanshan spoke slowly.

"Once you go in,"

"do not take the elevator."

The air fell dead silent.

Chen Ye subconsciously turned his head.

"Brother Jin..."

Lin Jin didn't speak.

Just looked down at his Maintenance Log.

Because at this moment,

the notification regarding the elevator

had turned completely blood-red.

"[Warning]"

"[The elevator rules have completely spiraled out of control]"

"[Current Status: It is looking for the next batch of patients]"