Luo Keke simply glanced at the mission panel before focusing her attention on the anomaly before her.
The classroom broadcast, after a buzzing sound, became clear and normal.
Then, a rather neutral voice came from the broadcast.
"Hello, welcome, all lucky candidates, to Netherworld University to take the entrance exam."
"Next, I will introduce the rules and regulations for this exam."
"【Candidate Notice】"
"【1. Always abide by the guidelines and regulations on the broadcast and exam paper. If violated, you will bear the consequences.】"
"【2. The voice in the broadcast will only appear once and will not repeat the rules. If you hear a second broadcast, please assume it is your hallucination.】"
"【3. It is forbidden to enter or exit the examination room while the current exam is not completed.】"
"【4. In Netherworld University, blue objects are forbidden, and red objects are favored. Please keep this in mind. Stay away from blue, and approach red.】"
After reciting the rules, the broadcast stopped.
Luo Keke carefully pondered these rules.
Although there were only four rules, the amount of information was substantial.
First, it could be confirmed that this anomaly was, without a doubt, a "rule-based" anomaly.
It would give some very strange rules, and if violated, the outcome would likely not be good.
But these rules were both restrictions and protections.
Generally speaking, as long as its rules were not violated, no harm would come.
Therefore, rule-based anomalies were also the simplest type among all anomalies.
However, the words "Netherworld" caught Luo Keke's attention.
In Yan Country, people rarely used these two words, but it was a rather ancient term.
The Netherworld, commonly known as Hell... The sudden broadcast caused the students in the examination room to start discussing amongst themselves.
Meanwhile, Luo Keke sat quietly in the corner, contemplating her next move.
"Quiet, quiet!"
The invigilator, Mai Lin, slammed the exam papers on the podium.
"This should be a System malfunction in the broadcast, or someone is playing a prank," Mai Lin said sternly. "I'm going to report it to the office now. Please wait a moment."
Then, Mai Lin put down the exam papers and walked to the door.
But when he pulled open the examination room door, he found that the corridor outside was filled with gray mist.
Luo Keke's position allowed her to see the mist outside the door. The loli's heart skipped a beat, and she frowned slightly.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, Luo Keke noticed that this gray mist also filled the area outside the examination room windows.
This mist was like a wall, separating the examination classroom from the real world.
"【It is forbidden to enter or exit the examination room while the current exam is not completed.】"
Luo Keke remembered this rule.
This mist should be the barrier preventing candidates from leaving.
If one were to force their way through... the consequences would probably be unimaginable.
Mai Lin snorted and reached out, intending to wave away the mist.
Just as Luo Keke was hesitating whether to warn Mai Lin, a bespectacled boy stood up. His student ID hanging on his chest had two characters written on it, seemingly his name.
"【Jiu Yuan】"
"Teacher Mai Lin, I suggest you still follow the broadcast's rules."
The boy named Jiu Yuan pushed up his glasses, his expression very solemn.
"This is an anomaly. We are already in danger."
Mai Lin was stunned for a moment, then criticized, "This candidate, what nonsense are you spouting? Don't disrupt the examination room discipline."
For ordinary people on Blue Star, "anomalies" were just urban legends in certain forums, after-dinner jokes.
As a university professor, Mai Lin, having received so many years of education, naturally did not believe Jiu Yuan's words.
Luo Keke sighed softly as she watched this scene.
In every anomaly, the highest mortality rate belonged to these older, middle-aged and elderly people.
They had lived too long, and their perceptions of the world were difficult to change.
In contrast, younger people, who were slightly younger, were better able to adapt to strange events.
Knowing that she couldn't dissuade Mai Lin, Luo Keke could only watch as her invigilator walked into the mist.
Then, he disappeared without a trace.
"..."
Luo Keke could only pray for Mai Lin in her heart.
Praying that this guy would die quickly and not suffer too much... Then, a scream came from outside the classroom. From the sound, it was clear it was Mai Lin.
Mai Lin's scream was extremely tragic and lasted for a full minute before finally falling silent.
"Keke, you really have a jinx."
An Keke mercilessly complained.
"Is it my fault (눈_눈)"
Too lazy to bicker with An Keke, Luo Keke turned her gaze to Jiu Yuan.
"He knows so much about anomalies. Could this guy be an Adventurer for the government?"
Luo Keke thought to herself.
If Jiu Yuan really was an Adventurer, then dealing with this kind of low-level anomaly would be effortless.
In that case, Luo Keke would have someone powerful to rely on... Mai Lin's instantaneous demise plunged the examination room into chaos.
That tragic scream was deeply imprinted in the heart of every candidate, and they would probably need a lifetime to heal from it.
"Classmate, what should we do now?"
Several quick-witted boys had already surrounded Jiu Yuan, treating him as their savior.
In their opinion, Mai Lin had died because he didn't listen to Jiu Yuan's advice.
"Don't panic, classmates, sit down."
Jiu Yuan acted extremely calmly. He pushed up his glasses and said, "Didn't everyone hear what the broadcast said? Follow the rules, complete the exam, and we can survive."
Jiu Yuan's words were like a shot in the arm for everyone.
Slowly, the candidates all returned to their seats.
"He seems really amazing, doesn't he?"
Luo Keke thought to herself... When everyone in the examination room was seated, the music for the start of the exam played on the broadcast.
Then, a white A4 paper appeared out of thin air on each candidate's desk.
"This should be the exam questions. Please, please don't be math!"
Luo Keke muttered twice, then picked up the A4 paper and began to read.
"【Netherworld University Admission Examination Paper (Fourth Edition)】"
"【This academy is the only higher education institution in the Netherworld. It is an honor for all candidates to participate in this exam.】"
"【Netherworld University, with the philosophy of delivering high-quality talents to the Netherworld, will only recruit students with excellent qualities.】"
"【This exam will have three major questions, testing candidates' "wisdom," "courage," and "adaptability" respectively. Please pay attention to understanding the questions.】"
"【Below is the first question.】"
"【All candidates, please use any tool to remove a total of 200 grams of your own body tissue within half an hour and place it on the exam paper.】"
"【Any attempt to substitute one's own body tissue with that of another person will result in elimination.】"
"【Those who fail to complete it by the end of the time will be eliminated.】"
