20: campus end

“Hmm? What is this thing?”

Shi Yan had never seen a key that would drop after someone died.

Shi Yan stepped forward and picked up the key, and the Slaughter Space’s panel suddenly popped up.

[(Dungeon Key): Netherworld Academy]

Effect: The holder of this key gains ownership of the Netherworld Academy. A portion of slaughter points can be collected after each dungeon run, and additional slaughter points can be earned by serving as Principal (once a month). All monsters in this dungeon can be completely suppressed.

After Shi Yan obtained the Principal’s identity, all the student monsters in the entire school suddenly stopped what they were doing, and one by one, they looked towards Shi Yan’s location, as if they could see Shi Yan through the walls.

“Is that the new Principal?” a Level 5 student monster from Class 3, Grade 1, murmured softly.

“Is that… Mr. Shi?” The student monsters in Class 1, Grade 2, all stood up in shock. Li Ritian’s face was filled with surprise, mixed with a hint of fear. He was now very afraid that Shi Yan would make things difficult for him.

These scenes appeared in all the classrooms throughout the school. This was a scene that would occur every time there was a power transfer in the dungeon, and it was intentionally set up by Slaughter Paradise.

Shi Yan had vaguely learned about these things by browsing ordinary forums before. It was said that upon upgrading to Level 4, one would become an official player of Slaughter Paradise, and after becoming an official player, one would be able to unlock the true functions of Slaughter Paradise.

The dungeons players experienced before Level 4 were actually just small worlds created by Slaughter Paradise. Only after reaching Level 4 could one officially access real dungeons and another world.

A white crystal emerged from the Principal’s corpse. Shi Yan gently touched the crystal, and a warm current flowed through his entire body.

Shi Yan summoned his ability panel.

Abilities: Elementary Head Transformation, Intermediate Bloodline Control, Intermediate Panel Enhancement, Elementary Shadow Transformation, Moon Power (cannot be upgraded), Elementary Pill Control Crafting, Elementary Gloom Gas, Elementary Body Enhancement.

Shi Yan felt the muscles all over his body bulge uncontrollably, and his overall strength had greatly increased again.

“After this mission, I should be able to reach Level 4 and become an official player.”

Shi Yan was full of anticipation. It was said that the other world was filled with various fantasy creatures, and if he killed them all, how many skills would drop?

“Hahahahahahaha!”

This time, even Shi Yan couldn’t help but burst into wild laughter. The laughter gradually subsided, and a cold expression appeared on his face as his eyes slowly swept over the surrounding players.

“What do you want to do?”

The player who was swept by his gaze cried out in alarm.

Shi Yan said grimly, “What do I want to do? You guys enjoyed watching the show, didn’t you?”

Shi Yan instantly appeared in front of a player, lightly tracing the player’s limbs with two sharp fingers. Blood immediately spurted from the areas where the player’s limbs were cut.

“Ah! You can’t kill me! Slaughter Paradise forbids killing in this dungeon!”

The player collapsed to the ground, his limbs limp and his face pale. He could no longer feel his limbs.

“Why would I kill you? At most, I’ll cripple you and throw you into a pile of anomalies,” Shi Yan looked at him strangely.

The player immediately looked at Shi Yan in shock. How could he describe such a cruel thing so casually?

The other players, seeing the situation was bad, ran far away.

“Where can you run to?”

With Shi Yan’s speed, these players had no chance of escaping.

Shi Yan unhurriedly crippled one player after another. Now the entire dungeon belonged to Shi Yan, and these people were like turtles in a jar in this dungeon, but it was important to note that the dungeon was about to end.

Shi Yan dragged these players and casually walked into a classroom, throwing a few players in front of the student monsters.

Shi Yan commanded indifferently, “Deal with them quickly.”

The other student monsters, seeing the players, all showed greedy expressions, but they all looked at Shi Yan with fear. After obtaining Shi Yan’s permission, they immediately pounced on those players.

Shi Yan grabbed a student monster nearby and asked, “How were you born?”

The student monster, keeping his eyes on the players, quickly replied, “I don’t know. I appeared here as soon as I gained consciousness, but I heard others say that Li Genjin has been here the longest.”

Shi Yan then questioned several ghost students one by one, and the answer was always that they appeared there as soon as they gained consciousness, and a voice in their minds told them that they should try to kill the players who came here.

Shi Yan was thoughtful. It seemed this Netherworld Academy had many peculiar aspects.

After personally witnessing the deaths of several players, Shi Yan walked to the playground. His chest gradually swelled, and then he gathered all his strength and let out a mighty roar towards the teaching building.

“Everyone, come down and gather!”

On the teaching building directly in front of Shi Yan, cracks appeared on window after window due to the roar.

The student monsters waiting in the classrooms, who were originally idly chatting and waiting for the next batch of players to enter, all knew that a new batch of homeroom teachers would arrive every few days.

Suddenly, a mighty roar, like a bolt from the blue, rang out, and all the student monsters were startled and trembled.

“Holy crap! Which lunatic is that?!”

“You scared the living daylights out of me!”

All the students stood up and looked out the window. A three-meter-tall blood-colored giant stood in the center of the playground. Although Shi Yan’s appearance had undergone a huge change, all the students could feel that it was the Principal, and they immediately rushed towards the playground.

Shi Yan exited his Blood Tattooed Transformation. Fortunately, he was wearing special material clothing he had bought in Slaughter Paradise before, otherwise he would have been completely naked again.

All the student monsters ran to Shi Yan, totaling several hundred.

Shi Yan looked at the student monsters in front of him with a strange smile. These were all good treasures for him to earn slaughter points in the future.

“From now on, I am your new Principal. Li Genjin, step forward and tell me how all of you were born.”

All the student monsters looked at a short-haired boy, who silently walked out and approached Shi Yan.

“I appeared here as soon as I opened my eyes. When I first arrived, there was no one around, and then soon after, one by one, classmates appeared here,” Li Genjin quickly finished speaking.

Shi Yan’s eyes flashed. It seemed these student monsters didn’t know much either.

After questioning them one by one, Shi Yan discovered that this dungeon had undergone a total of three power changes. Then, having gained no new insights, he dismissed everyone, as the dungeon was about to end.

Shi Yan sat cross-legged in place, quietly waiting for the dungeon to end.

[Dungeon End Countdown: 3… 2… 1…]

As soon as the time was up, Shi Yan’s vision flashed, and he had already appeared in the settlement space.

[Calculating Rewards]

[Your level has increased to LV5]

[Congratulations, Player, you have been upgraded to an Official Player. Your permissions have been enhanced.]

[You have gained access to the Auction House, Slaughter Market, and Full Forum.]

[You can observe your own physical condition.]

[Special Note: From now on, you will officially enter the Mystic Illusion World.]

The Auction House, as its name suggests, allows items to be put up for auction.

The Slaughter Market, as its name suggests, is the main trading place in Slaughter Paradise.

All Slaughter Players will trade supplies and buy and sell items here, and some also form teams and hire players, etc.

The Mystic Illusion World is a world of unknown vastness, containing all sorts of magical creatures and monsters from various film and television works.

Shi Yan was full of anticipation. He had finally become an official player. He would see how the Slaughter Space would change when he undertook his next mission.

Shi Yan first began to check his personal status.