On the beach.
The students looked at Jia Jiao and glared at him.
I can hardly contain my anger.
These days, more and more students have fallen into a long sleep, like a dark cloud hanging over everyone.
Doubt, surprise, uneasiness, fear, and finally, naturally, evolved into anger!
You know, the number of people who initially participated in the training camp was around 350, but now it has dropped sharply by more than 200 people.
Today is only the tenth day of training. According to this trend, how many people will be able to stand safely at the end of the training?
If you are really exhausted, there is nothing to say. It is your own incompetence. At most, you can complain about the cruel training methods of Jia Jiao.
But now it is a strange long sleep.
It has been six days since the first group of students fell asleep.
During these six days, he had neither food nor water, and had not even breathed. There was no movement, and even his breathing became increasingly weak, making one wonder if this would really be life-threatening.
Therefore, the students from various schools could not sit still, and last night, they talked to the talented students from their own universities and asked them to help break the deadlock.
The talented students themselves do not have the ability to break the deadlock, but what they say is bound to carry more weight in the eyes of Instructor Jia.
Everyone thought that if all the geniuses could be gathered together, Instructor Jia's attitude might be relaxed.
As for whether it will work... well, frankly speaking, no one has high expectations.
These days, everyone has seen through Jia Jiao's stubborn temper.
But when things have developed to this point, if we don't try to do something, what's the difference between that and just sitting there and waiting for death?
Who can guarantee that nothing will happen during the training period?
Many people also asked Lin You to come forward.
After all, there are many people who are sleeping in Jiangcheng University, and his reputation on campus is so outstanding, so naturally many people have placed their hopes on him.
Lin You didn't refuse. These days, the energy of some old acquaintances around him has been declining, and they may not be able to hold on for much longer.
As for why it has evolved to this point, I probably have some idea in my mind.
It's just that those sleep-inducing monsters are more efficient. Many times, they invade decisively before people wake up.
You have your response policies, but they also have constantly updated offensive countermeasures.
The reason why Lin You can be safe and sound is that even if he fails to keep watch, he has Chestnut Ball to cover him.
Occasionally providing a safety net will not have any impact on the little guy. Instead, the little guy will sometimes be greedy and hope that those sleep-inducing monsters can fly faster and come in more quantities. It is far from being full!
At this moment, Jia Jiao still had a cold expression on his face, as if he hadn't noticed the change in atmosphere at all. He just said in a routine manner, "Get ready for training."
"Instructor Jia, before that, please give me an explanation."
One person sighed and stood up, Song Ming!
Hornets rookie king!
In the past few days, most of the students in Hornet University were asleep, making it the university with the largest number of sleepers among the ten universities participating in the training camp!
Of course, this is just the number of people. In terms of proportion, the proportion of dormant students is naturally higher among the five universities with lower rankings.
The strength is relatively weak. It can be seen that whether the students fall asleep or not depends to a large extent on their strength.
It is understandable that people are eliminated due to lack of strength, but many people cannot accept this method.
Song Minggang stood up, and then another person stood up.
"Instructor Jia, you've already established your authority and taught us all a lesson. From my personal perspective, your approach is excellent and I like it. But why target a group of students who don't have much to offer?"
As soon as these words came out, many people looked at him, their expressions changed slightly. These words actually hurt many people secretly, but forget it... It's a good thing that this guy can stand up, no matter what he said.
After all, he is the rookie king of Feiheng, Zhang Xia!
"It's my turn to take the stage, hehe."
Deng Yuxin stood up with a smile, then pouted and said, "Instructor Jia, several of our cute girls from Qianye have fallen asleep. I haven't heard their sweet voices in a few days. Please stop being like this, okay?"
Huang Feng, Fei Heng and Qian Ye, the three rookie kings all came out, and many students were overjoyed.
Someone talked to these people last night, but in the end, not everyone got a positive answer. Some people had to look for talented students who were close to the Rookie King.
But now, the three new kings have emerged, exceeding many people's expectations.
After these three people spoke, some other people from the three major universities who were originally preparing to come forward remained silent for the time being.
These people are the faces of the three major universities, so naturally they have more reputation!
Many people feel that there is more hope and Jia Jiao should give in.
However, the next moment, Jia Jiao said calmly, "Didn't you hear what I said? Are you ready for training, or are you planning to give up this training? If so, don't get in the way and delay things. Get out of the way and don't make me chase you away."
It was like a heavy hammer, hitting all the students who had hope.
Many people are in a depressed mood, or... is that not possible?
The three rookie kings all spoke out jointly, but were ignored so casually?
Then he gritted his teeth and thought, damn it, are they really trying to force us to death?
At this moment, another person stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Instructor Jia, we respect your training methods, and we hope you respect us as well. This matter is no joke. We don't ask you to do anything extra for us. We simply want to know the specific situation of those who have fallen into deep sleep. What will be the consequences if we continue to ignore them? Please let us know."
Hearing this, many people looked up.
Du Zhizhong!
Maple Leaf High School... and possibly the Rookie of the Year in Jiangcheng this year, has spoken!
This time, Jia Jiao didn't ignore him and turned his gaze towards him, "You want to know?"
"Yes."
Du Zhizhong nodded seriously, and everyone was shocked.
Jia Jiao actually spoke to him!
Is this true or false?
Du Zhizhong... is really a very capable person!
Even the 'devil' gave him some face.
But the next moment, Jia Jiao suddenly laughed and said, "Do you have the qualifications?"
“…”
The whole place was silent. Du Zhizhong frowned slightly. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What does it take to be qualified?"
"Actually, there's no need for Brother Du to ask so many questions."
Before Jia Jiao could answer, a light laugh was heard, and then a person walked out.
The moment this person stood up, he immediately became the focus of attention.
Lin You!
Like Du Zhizhong, he is also a well-known freshman this year, and he is even more legendary.
Therefore, apart from the students of Jiangcheng University who firmly believe that he is unique, other people do not have a very clear understanding of his abilities.
However, judging from some of his previous performances, it can be asserted that he is worthy of the title of Rookie King.
Among the freshmen of Jiangcheng this year, he is in the position of maintaining the second place and striving for the first place.
The words of such a person undoubtedly carry great weight.
If he had stood up before, everyone would be extremely happy and would not mind the arrogant voices some people spoke for him. After all, it was not Lin You himself who said that.
But now, it seems somewhat futile.
Didn’t you see it?
When Du Zhizhong spoke out, Jia Jiao replied, "Do you have the qualifications?"
If I show up again now, I will probably get into trouble.
But since he has come forward, people still have some hope, especially the students of Jiangcheng University, who have inexplicable trust in him and think that he will definitely succeed.
At this moment, the mentioned Du Zhizhong looked at Lin You, puzzled and speechless.
Lin You approached and said with a smile, "Today is the tenth day of training. Haven't you all understood Instructor Jia's training guidelines thoroughly enough?"
Everyone was puzzled. What was the training policy?
Does it refer to the devilish training policy that tortures people to death?
Lin You's smile remained unchanged. "From the initial warm hospitality and the opening of the cafeteria, to guiding us down to the sea and triggering the crisis at sea, then the hidden hand in the villa, the wooden stakes generated based on the power of the constant moves, and the mysterious light shield that helped us form the magic shell. If you think about it carefully, no matter what the purpose, all these actions are actually connected together. There is no need to set up meaningless obstacles for no reason."
"Those of us who overcome these obstacles will naturally reap the rewards. If we fail to overcome them and collapse at some point, we will not be able to enjoy the subsequent results. There are thresholds for these!"
"Everyone understands this. What do you mean by this now?"
Zhang Xia, the newcomer from Feiheng, looked over with a frown, a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.
Many students also felt the same way. Why did this sound like an excuse for Jia Jiao?
Who doesn’t know that there are thresholds?
It would be fine to set up a threshold to keep people out, but is this really keeping people out?
The person was put into a deep sleep and only had a weak breath left. If the situation worsened, the person would have died. What's the point of this?
Are you still speaking for Jia Jiao?
I don't expect you to convince Jia Jiao at this time. After all, everyone has seen what the situation is. But it's not appropriate for you to add fuel to the fire, right?
Ignoring their thoughts, Lin You said, "It's a very simple truth. According to Instructor Jia's style, these things are given meaning. So there is no reason for so many students to leave so easily after fainting..."
Having said that, he turned to look at Jia Jiao and smiled, "Is my analysis correct, Instructor Jia?"
"Interesting."
Jia Jiao smiled faintly, "But do you think I will reveal these to you?"
"Not necessarily before, but now..."
Lin You paused, then continued, "Instructor Jia didn't ask me if I had the qualifications. I'm honored to learn something from you."
"I see."
Jia Jiao's smile deepened. "It's already the tenth day... It will open tonight. No problem, I'll tell you something."
When these words were spoken, everyone on the beach was shocked.
Oh shit!
Did you hear that right?
The devil Jia Jiao...is planning to let go!
What's going on?
Is it really because of the analysis that Lin You put forward?
The analysis is quite reasonable. Some people have thought about it, but they are not sure and do not talk about it easily.
But unexpectedly, Jia Jiao was really persuaded.
I always feel that it is not very scientific.
Some students who had had some bad thoughts about Lin You before felt ashamed at this moment, but they did not bother to apologize. They all listened attentively, wanting to hear why those people fell into a long sleep.
Also, some perceptive people just caught a detail.
What does the "opening" mentioned by Jia Jiao refer to? And how does it relate to the students' slumber?
Amidst the waiting, Jia Jiao finally spoke, "Let's talk about what you care about most first. Caring about your companions... If it's genuine, then you're still kind. If you're simply indifferent when the fire doesn't burn you, but become terrified when it's right in front of you, then... those who are solely selfish are more likely to survive and even have a better chance of prospering. That's fine, but in my eyes, they're trash."
"No matter how many of you are loyal and righteous, or how many of you are trash in my eyes, listen carefully now. Those people... have gone to the underworld!"
Underworld!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, but in their hearts, they were speechless.
Instructor Jia, you don’t really think we are fools, right? Why not say something else...the underworld?
Is it the underworld as we understand it?
Is this a disguised way of telling us that they are already dead, but are still breathing faintly?
You can't be so careless even if you are just being perfunctory!
Right now, no one believes Jia Jiao. Most people think he is just making up stories, and the stories are of a rather low standard.
"Don't believe it?"
Jia Jiao said calmly, "It's better not to believe it. Maybe one day, I will fall into the underworld. Then I will probably understand that everything is possible."
"Instructor Jia, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just... a little too ridiculous. Or maybe we misunderstood? I think we did. It's just a name. So what if it's the underworld? It's not really where the dead reside."
"That's right. What is the underworld? Is it a special secret place?"
Some people talked about this, but did not dare to discuss it in depth. What was the point of discussing it more? It was still up to Jia Jiao to reveal the answer to this horrifying mystery.
Soon, silence fell again and everyone looked at Jia Jiao.
Jia Jiao said calmly, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. All the students who fell into a deep sleep, what was left outside are just replicas of their bodies, not even shells. I fell into the underworld when I fell into a deep sleep. As for what the underworld is, those who are interested and brave can go and see it for themselves."
When he said this, he suddenly smiled. That smile was very familiar to everyone. It was the same smile that always appeared on his face when he first met Jia Jiao.
Gentle, peaceful, and a little simple.
But now, it just makes people feel chilling.
If you show that smile, nothing good will happen.
At this time, Jia Jiao laughed and said, "To be honest, there is a passage to the underworld right here, and it will open at midnight tonight. It's a very interesting place. If you don't care about your life, it's the best playground."
Everyone is tired.
Is life something that can be ignored?
How can this be so dissuading?
The underworld sounds scary enough, and you insist on making it worse. Well, it would be surprising if the devil didn't do that!
No, the point is… does the underworld really exist?
"Why, are you guys scared?"
Jia Jiao sneered, "Haven't you been nagging about it these days? Now I'm telling you what the problem is, but you don't have the courage to take action? Let me tell you bluntly, the only way to wake them up is to go to the underworld next time. If nothing unexpected happens, they're all imprisoned in the sleeping chambers there. If we go in there and wake them up, then we can go back together and rescue them."
"Then how do we turn back?"
Someone hurriedly asked, as for whether the underworld exists... At this point, you have to believe it even if you don't want to, so just ask more and try to get more information.
Many times, the unknown is the most terrifying.
“That’s pretty simple too.”
Jia Jiao was straightforward this time, but the method he offered made people feel heavy-hearted. "In the next ten days, at midnight, the passage to the underworld will open again for one hour."
We have to wait another ten days!
In other words, even if the sleeping students were found in the Sleeping House, they would still need to survive ten days in the mysterious underworld until the passage to the underworld was opened.
Who knows if we can make it to that time, and if we can make it to that time, who can guarantee that we can reach the passage within an hour.
Apart from anything else, just finding the place is a hassle.
The so-called underworld is probably not a small place. Some students with poor sense of direction might get lost if they really go in.
The only thing to be thankful for is that although the number of remaining students has decreased sharply compared to the beginning of the training, it is still not a small number, less than a hundred people, and there are still more than 100 people!
Not only that, the remaining people are generally stronger, and when they look after each other, they are also a powerful force.
Of course, this strength is only limited to the trainee freshman stage, and a truly powerful enemy will emerge.
They don't need to be too strong, as long as they can be comparable to the Glory level, even if it's one-star Glory, they can be easily destroyed!
Three-star Duelists are easy to deal with. Although they are strong, they are also easy to besiege.
But the Glory level is another matter. Summoning a red star monster can cause absolute crushing.
Didn’t you see how Jia Jiao, the sea dragon, dealt with everyone as easily and happily as eating and drinking water?
For a moment, everyone was depressed and in a dilemma.
Du Zhizhong said in a deep voice, "Instructor Jia, could you provide some protection, at least... to prevent anyone from getting killed?"
Hearing this, Lin You almost choked. He didn't expect that Du Zhizhong was quite famous but his thoughts were rather naive.
What request do you want from Jia Jiao?
Putting aside the question of whether there is protection or not, there is a high probability that there is, but it must be provided secretly and will never be brought to the table.
He just wants to scare you. The more cautious and afraid you are, the happier he will be.
As expected, Jia Jiao said indifferently, "Whether you want to go or not is up to you. That's all I have to say. Anyway, the Zero Hour Channel will open, and after an hour, it will dissipate on its own. No one will enter. So just keep waiting. Wait a few more days. It will open again before the end of the training camp. But if it takes too long, someone might not be able to bear it and be buried in the underworld. But it doesn't matter. It's someone else who dies, and it has nothing to do with you."
Du Zhizhong's face was solemn, but he was not angry, and he fell into deep thought.
Many people looked at each other, and could see the embarrassment in each other's eyes.
No one spoke anymore. Some were considering whether to go or not, or were hesitating whether to get more information from Jia Jiao. But judging from his attitude, it was probably impossible to communicate.
The beach fell into silence again.
At this time, Lin You chuckled and said, "I think there is nothing to hesitate about this matter."
Everyone looked at him, some were surprised, some were puzzled, and some were bewildered, but without exception, they all wanted to hear why Lin You said that.
"Like I said before, Instructor Jia's words and the training content he developed are highly correlated. Those sleeping people seem to be related to this trip to the underworld. So it's obvious that this trip to the underworld is part of Instructor Jia's training plan, and it's likely a key part."
"Instructor Jia is an instructor appointed by the Duelist Association. He has a righteous background. How could he deliberately harm us, or even let us die? There's no need to worry about our lives. I think the most we'll lose is an arm or a leg, but what's the big deal? For the sake of your good brothers and good partners, can you not even take this little risk?"
When he said this, he had a clear idea in his mind.
The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Don’t you understand such a simple truth?
What's more, during the training period, the benefits are obviously greater than the risks.
The profit from the underworld is probably no less than that from shaping the magic shell, and it may even be greater!
In name it is a dangerous place, but in reality, it is a blessed place!
Maybe it can be compared to a secret realm, or it may just be a small secret realm privately kept by the association!
Secret realms are usually very dangerous. How can these little apprentice duelists have the ability to show up there?
But this underworld is okay!
You don't have to bear the risks of a real secret realm, but you have the opportunity to get returns comparable to those of a secret realm. It's easy to tell whether you should go or not.
Of course, the desire to save people is real.
There are quite a few classmates in there. After all, they are acquaintances. It would be boring to stay in there all the time, so I have to help them if I can.
At this moment, Lin You's "righteous" words made some simple-minded students understand.
yes!
No matter how devilish Jia Jiao is or how powerful his training methods are, he is still an instructor appointed by the association. Can he really harm them?
There is no need to worry about life-threatening situations. Just like Lin You said, at most you will lose an arm or a leg, or at worst be seriously injured and fall into a coma.
As long as you are not dead, with the medical level of the association, we can revive you in minutes without leaving any sequelae.
Now that it’s like this, what else is there to worry about?
Are you afraid of getting some pain in your body?
Saving lives is important!
But there were also some people who rolled their eyes, seemed to have thought of something, and expressed their opinions at this moment.
"Brother Lin, what you said is absolutely right. I'm so ashamed. Our good brothers, good partners, and good classmates have fallen into the clutches of a tiger, and yet we're all still hesitating. It's truly outrageous. I'm going to the underworld!"
"It's the same for me. Don't even think about saying there's no danger of life. Even if there is, so what? A man sheds blood, not tears. If you really lose a classmate, no matter how much you say, it will be in vain and regretful!"
"It is our duty to save our brothers and friends from danger!"
This group of people spoke one after another, and those students who didn't understand the situation were stunned.
What’s going on… Why are they suddenly becoming more courageous than each other?
After thinking about it for a while, I was puzzled.
I thought about it for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.
Think about it again... Forget it, never mind, damn it, I'm on fire!
“…”
Jia Jiao was suddenly speechless and glanced at Lin You. What did this guy guess?
Then, a little unhappy came over me.
Why do I feel like he's tricked me?
"Don't tell me these useless nice words."
Jia Jiao said slightly irritably, "Prove your attitude with actual actions. Now, stop talking nonsense and start today's training."
To shock the crowd that had suddenly become excited again, the sea dragon roared, the emerald gem on its forehead flickered, and soon, the familiar light shield descended again.
Lin You quickly stepped in, and this time, there was almost no magic power left on his body.
He was already certain that magic was just to provide them with a buffer, and a little bit would be enough.
Get into stress resistance mode early!
He has been waiting for the fourth magic shell for a long time.
This thing is much more difficult to shape than imagined.
For several days, I failed to create it successfully.
But fortunately, now not only the shape is outlined, but the interior is also filled with a **component.
Today is your chance to finish it!
Creating the fourth magic shell before heading to the so-called underworld would be a nice farewell.
After all, it will take at least ten days, and there is not much time left.
After the light shield descended for a while, the magic power in Lin You's body was exhausted, and he officially resisted the pressure, drawing energy from the fourth magic shell covering the inner shell.
The speed of absorption is pretty good. It seems that there is a good chance of achieving it today!
Jia Jiao also noticed it and his expression became a little stiff.
My estimate was wrong again. I thought this kid would be able to break through the threshold and create the fourth magic shell within ten days, but in fact, I estimated it would take ** days.
But now it seems that I underestimated him. He arrived three or four days earlier than estimated!
evildoer!
Jia Jiao cursed inwardly, but soon revealed an intriguing smile.
Boy, do you know.
In the underworld, the more evil a guy is, the more miserable he will be?
Don’t blame me for not reminding you, there will always be some bumps and bruises on the road to growth, so enjoy them!
It’s not easy to make a lot of money!
