The World of Darkness and Shadows.
In the community.
“Brother Gao…”
A familiar voice rang by his ears.
Gao Tianlang opened his eyes and saw Wu Hongfei, the bad omen.
“Oh…”
Just as he wanted to speak, he discovered that his mouth was stuffed with something and he could only communicate via the Shadow Combat Suit.
“Why are you here?” Gao Tianlang asked.
He gradually recovered from his daze.
He took a closer look at the big and spacious rooms and was shocked to discover that dozens of students were there, as if they were hogs waiting to be slaughtered. They were dangled from the ceiling and swinging in the air.
Oh.
They had been captured…
“Brother Gao, how did they capture you?”
Wu Hongfei asked.
Brother Gao was one of the most powerful geniuses in their cohort.
“Uh—”
Gao Tianlang was somewhat embarrassed. “I found that my score was increasing too slowly. So, I went to block the entrance to their community… I didn’t beat them in the fight and was captured.”
The students were speechless.
Why did you block people’s entrance when you can’t beat them in a fight!
“Cultivators need to challenge their own limits.”
Gao Tianlang was very calm.
According to prior experience, when he reached his limit and was stimulated to the maximum, his ability would improve tremendously. This was because stimulation during critical moments of danger were not any less powerful than hormone injections.
Why did people break through during life-and-death situations?
It was because of this reason.
Therefore…
He chose to challenge a community!
It was a pity…
He did not unleash his powers and his ability did not improve either. He was defeated on the spot.
Why didn’t he have an outburst of power?
He pondered over this for a long time. Perhaps because this place was not reality, his sense of crisis was not strong enough!
In the end…
He was pressed down on the ground by a group of shadows. They touched him everywhere and someone even wanted to remove his clothes… If not for the fact that someone forcefully dragged him away, he was afraid that he would have lost his virginity.
Of course.
He would not reveal all of this.
“How many people wanted to remove your clothing?”
Wu Hongfei suddenly asked.
“A dozen…??”
Gao Tianlang replied conveniently and suddenly realized something. He asked warily, “How did you know?”
Wu Hongfei sighed. “This happened to everyone.”
The students nodded with embarrassment.
Yes.
The same thing happened to most of them. Some people pressed them on the ground and attempted to remove their clothing… However, they were brought away before the clothings could be removed. It was very tragic!
This place…
Inexplicably, everyone was terrified.
They looked at the dark room which did not have a single ray of light and suddenly felt their assholes tightening. This place… Don’t tell me it’s a legendary place for special service?!
“I-I don’t think that’s possible?”
Someone swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
“Of course, this is impossible in the real world. However, this is the World of Darkness and Shadows!” someone said with a low voice.
What was the World of Darkness and Shadows?
It was a place of evil!
These kinds of sinful and lustful matters were not uncommon there! There were massage parlors everywhere!
Everyone was openly doing businesses on the streets!
There were even killer organizations!
“Don’t worry, we will simply die and return to reality if our clothes are removed,” someone consoled.
To prevent cheating, they were forbidden from removing their clothes once the assessment began. From a certain perspective, it was also considered a form of protection for the students.
“But…”
Wu Hongfei suddenly said, “They could also meddle with us if they only remove a part of our clothing?”
Shush!
Everyone glanced at him simultaneously, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
Damn. If they were to remove only a part of the clothing…
The scene…
Ss——
The students clasped both their legs tightly.
Damn!
Did you have to mention this now?!
On the other hand, Gao Tianlang felt completely at ease when he heard Old Wu. Their captors had better things to do…
“Old Gao, do you have any ways to get out of here?”
Wu Hongfei asked.
“No,” the Scout told the truth.
Gao Tianlang felt very helpless too.
“You also said that the last time.”
Wu Hongfei was expressionless.
He remembered how Gao Tianlang escaped previously.
“That’s because we were in the real world the last time.”
Gao Tianlang sighed. “This is the World of Darkness and Shadows. Don’t tell me you have a way?”
“No,” the Scout told the truth.
Wu Hongfei was in despair.
At this moment, the students sensed something amiss. “Wait. Were you guys captured before?”
“Hmm.”
“When was that?”
“Lunar Shadow legacy.”
“How did you guys escape?”
“We used some trump cards. Of course, it was mainly Lu Ming who rescued us…”
Gao Tianlang told the truth.
“Lu Yan’s brother?”
The students were in a daze.
Wasn’t her brother a two or three-star Card Creator?
Some people had an impression of this name. After all, Lu Ming had attended a few lessons at The First Academy during the Lunar Shadow legacy time.
How was he going to save people?!
“We don’t need to count on him.”
Wu Hongfei sighed. “He’s not a student of The First Academy!”
Alright.
The students came to their senses.
That made sense too.
Lu Ming was not a student of their school and would not be there! The World of Darkness and Shadows was not a conventional site and normal people could not come there!
Besides…
This was a place for peak six-stars. Why would a Card Creator come here?
This place was ultimately not reality!
“We might as well pine our hopes on Lu Yan instead of Lu Ming.”
Wu Hongfei said suddenly, “Lu Yan is a super genius. Although her ability has been affected after re-cultivation, she is still very scary! She was not captured during the Lunar Shadow legacy too!
“She’s the horrifying one!
“With her ability, she’ll definitely be able to save us!”
The students looked at Wu Hongfei doubtfully.
Is this true?
“Shut up!”
Gao Tianlang threatened viciously.
He had a hunch that the chances of them being saved were decreasing bit by bit…
“Believe me.”
Wu Hongfei said in a low voice, “You guys may not understand Lu Yan. She’s cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Once she finds out about this, she will definitely come and save us!”
“Shut up!”
Gao Tianlang was frantic. He felt really hopeless now.
His hopes were gone.
It was a pity…
He could not stop Wu Hongfei from talking.
The students were speechless.
Why did Gao Tianlang look that terrified?
After a long time…
Gao Tianlang suddenly thought of something, “Who do you think has the least possibility of coming to save us?”
“Zhao Yunshan.”
Wu Hongfei sighed. “His talent is ordinary and he even re-cultivated. He is a krypton gold cultivator in real life and, like us, he won’t have trump cards in the World of Darkness and Shadows! Therefore, he is the weakest. In fact, he is considered lucky that he has not been caught yet. I actually hope that he can contact the school…”
“Oh.”
Gao Tianlang shut both his eyes. “Rest for a while to gain some energy. If someone really comes and saves us, we can’t be a burden too.”
“Will it be Lu Yan?” the students asked.
“No.”
Gao Tianlang glanced at Wu Hongfei and sighed. “Zhao Yunshan.”
The students were speechless.
Wu Hongfei was speechless.
Who is he looking down on?!
Zhao Yunshan?
How is he going to save you?!
You might as well pin your hopes on the teachers of the school!
…
At this very moment…
The First Academy.
The teachers were finalizing the second part of the assessment.
According to the initial arrangements, they wanted to test survival, combat and many more aspects to determine the students’ versatility and make the rankings more well-rounded.
The headcount would also reduce gradually, leaving behind only the most qualified ones in the rankings.
The first round of tests was nearing the end. It was time for them to prepare for the second round of tests.
Although some students had been eliminated, they were now in the resting cabins and unconscious due to the integration protection mechanism.
“Another group of students has been eliminated.”
“Well… The shadows have returned and are integrating with the bodies. The improvements in the combat ability during this period are also integrating with the bodies…”
“How’s the depletion of the nutrient solution?”
“It’s stable.”
“That’s good.”
The teachers were gratified.
For a shadow that had improved combat ability, energy needed to be supplied to integrate the shadow and the body. The integration would only be optimal when there was enough energy supply!
As for the problem… What problems could occur?
They looked at the data of the students in the assessment. In theory, the data would record in detail the situation of the students in the World of Darkness and Shadows!
If there was any abnormality, they had to save them.
And cut off the connections forcefully!
Hence…
The teacher glanced at the data. Well… The various aspects of the data were abnormal. In theory, they should already disconnect them.
However…
The problem was that the data had long been messed up!
From the point that the students decided to cheat, none of the data were normal!
That was right!
The teachers were terrified during the initial occurrence of abnormalities. Afterward, they saw the scores on the rankings shoot up… Under such circumstances, how could they disconnect?
Therefore…
They were shocked and frantic during the first time, calm the second time and numb the third time…
Right now?
They would let them be.
Because of the large number of students cheating to gain points, the teachers could only pretend that this did not happen.
“Is there any response from people in the World of Darkness and Shadows?”
“No, everything is normal.”
“Let’s observe for now.”
“Understood.”
…
At this very moment…
Somewhere.
Lu Ming had already achieved his goal.
He had killed shadow monsters constantly and absorbed the shadow force. His energy tempering increased constantly and he had already dashed to the maximum!
Peak four-star!
A brand new level!
Bang!
Lu Ming clenched both his fists. He could feel the powers of the improved level.
“This is certainly a land of fortune,” Lu Ming exclaimed.
He transformed into a shadow and entered this place to absorb the shadow force and improve rapidly. This was a hundred times faster than cultivating at any legacy site!
He attained peak four-star in only a few days’ time. If only he could remain there for a longer period of time…
Lu Ming was very tempted.
Oh.
Right, there was the assessment!
For the past few days, he was aware that the students were accumulating points. It was just that he was at the critical stage of peak four-star breakthrough and he did not want to be distracted!
And now…
Snort! Snort!
Lu Ming felt energized.
As a programmer, it was time to make everyone experience what was called testing the ability of a software bug…
However…
Lu Ming was stunned when he saw the rankings.
The data… was not right!
He remembered that he had also seen the same data a long time ago. According to the rate at which those guys were accumulating points, there should not be a limit!
Hence…
Lu Ming took a closer look at the data and discovered that everyone’s score had remained stagnant!
Has the assessment ended?
No!
Why would it stop?
Lu Ming’s expression suddenly turned grave.
Shush!
Shush!
He scrolled to those students who cheated and discovered that their scores were no longer increasing. They were not eliminated either. Strangely and mysteriously, they had become stagnant.
This situation…
Lu Ming’s heart skipped a beat.
In fact…
He had created a similar function in his past life!
To prevent some players from using bugs prolifically and damaging the server and other players, they isolated these players who exploited the loopholes in the black house [1.The black house is a Chinese Internet Slang for blacklisting users who contravene the rules and ban them from expressing themselves]!
In normal circumstances, this meant that the GM (Game Master) had taken action!
Of course.
The GM in the games had nicknames, but here…
Lu Ming’s expression changed drastically.
Shush!
Lu Ming scrolled the data and was stunned to discover that Gao Tianlang’s score was not increasing either.
Gao Tianlang took part in the assessment normally. If he was also captured, that went to say that there was a large-scale cornering and killing!
In the games, this could mean the sealing of an entire area!
And in this place…
He reckoned that none of the students could escape!
“Leave!”
Lu Ming was instantly alarmed.
“This doesn’t have anything to do with us?”
Xiao-Xiaojian muttered. They did not cheat! Zhong Chu’s matter had already been settled…
However…
Just as it finished muttering its words slowly.
Not far away, a terrifying shadow quietly appeared.
Shush!
That shadow drifted, stopped and landed its gaze on Lu Ming. It gradually came into view and a gush of terrifying powers quietly spread in that instant.
The target was locked on!
“Advanced six-star…”
Lu Ming’s heart skipped a beat.
This was far beyond the powers that he had imagined.
Even in real life, when he had countless cards and a stockpile, he might also be beaten to a pulp by the other party, much less there?!
In this world.
The cards that he stockpiled could not be used!
Shush!
He took out his Original Card.
A solid radiance flashed on the Original Card.
It was just that…
They seemed weak and pitiful before the terrifying powers of the advanced six-star.
“?”
A question mark popped out from the other party.
Obviously…
He did not expect that the opponent in front of him was merely a four-star!
“Who are you?”
Lu Ming asked.
“Your captor.”
Puzzled, the dark figure said, “Although I don’t know why you’re only a four-star, it’s obvious that you’re also one of the targets.”
“Why?”
Lu Ming was doubtful.
“Because of your attire.”
The shadow confirmed and said, “Since you guys can’t remove your clothing, we can only take you away to research it.”
“Are you referring to this?”
Lu Ming removed the Shadow Combat Suit and asked quizzically.
The shadow was dumbstruck and could not come to his senses for a long time.
Crap!
He removed it?
How could that be possible?!
They had already removed the clothing of three men. However, the moment they removed their clothing, both the shadow and the clothing would disappear…
Therefore, the mission turned into a capture.
But the person before his eyes…
Damn it. Why is it that you can take off your clothes that easily?
“You can remove it?” the shadow asked.
“Yes.”
Lu Ming said as a matter of course, “When I was by the roadside, I saw some people wearing these clothes and they looked super dashing. Therefore, I hired someone to tailor make it for me!
“At the tailor shop in the community.
“Why? Are you interested?”
Lu Ming gushed excitedly,”I can recommend a shop to you.”
The shadow was silent.
He suddenly understood something.
To hell with it.
It was no wonder that he could remove this clothing. It was no wonder that this person did not have the aura of those people. It was no wonder that he was that weak and small… It turned out that he was an imitation!
“It’s actually a misunderstanding…”
He was speechless for a moment.
“Yes, senior.”
Lu Ming smiled faintly.
Look.
Why would we have to fight?
Look, a tragic battle has been resolved…
I’m so smart!
“Oh.”
The shadow was very disappointed. “Since it’s a misunderstanding. I’ll just kill you.”
“????”
Lu Ming was dumbstruck.
Damn it. What kind of logic is this?
He then recovered from his senses afterward.
Oh.
Damn!
He had forgotten something very important!
Most of the shadows in the World of Darkness and Shadows were underground big shots who committed all sorts of bad deeds. This kind of person would kill as they pleased and do things according to their whims and fancies!!!
Reason?
What was that? It didn’t exist!
“I’ve made a wasted trip.”
The shadow was somewhat unhappy.
He had received news that a similar shadow was moving about in this area and specially came there to capture it. Unexpectedly, he had been tricked!
Could he not feel angry?
Hence…
The shadow launched a six-star strike conveniently. Since he was not the target, there was no need to waste his breath on him. Everything would end after he killed him!
Be careful!
Xiao-Xiaojian, who long had a premonition, dragged Lu Ming away rapidly.
Bang!
The shadow force blasted.
“Oh?”
The shadow was shocked as it looked at Lu Ming, who did not suffer the slightest bit of injury. “You actually dodged it?”
Although he cast a casual strike, he was an advanced six-star and any of his strikes were six-star and above! Yet, a four-star managed to duck it!
Interesting…
The shadow’s interest was piqued.
Buzz—
Terrifying shadow forces condensed.
This time, he had deployed advanced six-star powers carefully. A terrifying aura appeared. A faint gush of this aura was already enough to make Lu Ming feel out of breath.
How could they possibly defeat him?
Lu Ming had an idea.
Ultimate outburst?!
Various swordplays + becoming one with the sword?
This would not do!
That would at most beat a beginner six-star or strike a draw with an intermediate six-star, he might not even be able to win the fight. If he did that to an advanced six-star, he would not be able to beat him!
But if he were to use the cards…
The Lu Ming in his shadow state did not have any cards!
Well…
There was only one way then — The materialization of the Original Card!
Lu Ming took a deep breath. If he were to materialize through the Original Card, he might be able to forcefully cast one card. He did not even know if it would be effective!
However…
This was the only way!
Bang!
The shadow’s attack landed!
Lu Ming could feel his entire body turning cold. The terrifying shadow force was akin to a huge dragon twining around him. That terrifying and chilling aura shrouded his entire body!
There was nowhere to run!
Shush!
Lu Ming stimulated the Original Card without any hesitation!
In his hands, a seemingly thin Original Card shone. The only card in the Original Card which had printed lines was released through the materialization of the Original Card.
Bang!
Suddenly, there was an endless dazzling glow!
…
