Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?-Chapter 574 -

Chapter 574: The Breakthrough

After spending some effort to pull both Tan Han and Ninglan Qiuyun up, the crowd came forward to inquire about what had happened.

They were very curious why the two of them came up from down there.

Tan Han did not hide anything and immediately recounted everything.

There was nothing to hide; their enemy now was the Player.

Understanding the objective of those guys would help prevent them from making a move again.

So, Tan Han and Ninglan Qiuyun both shared the intelligence, including the fact that those Players were plundering Destiny.

Not only the Witch Academy—Tan Han naturally wasn't stingy with people from other Academies either.

After all, everyone was a captive now; there was no need to hold back on this front.

The other Transcendent Academies became instantly alarmed upon hearing this.

The Child of Destiny from their Academy… upon closer inspection, they were truly all gone!

Realizing this, they instantly panicked.

If the Child of Destiny from their Academy was plundered of their Destiny by those Players and eventually killed, wouldn't they bear great responsibility?

They all knew how much the Academies valued the Children of Destiny, cultivating them as the main force of the new generation to lead the new cohort to heights never reached by previous student bodies.

If the Children of Destiny from their Academy all disappeared, it would mean their Academy lost its competitive advantage.

The status of a Child of Destiny was already more important than their inherent strength because it represented the qualification for other Academies to even bother interacting with them!

Didn't they see that the Witch Academy, which everyone used to ignore, was now being invited to participate?

The Transcendent Academies that previously wouldn't even spare a glance were now playing along?

Having this qualification was extremely important; the older the senior students were, the more clearly they understood this.

Otherwise, why would they bring their own prestigious reputation to participate in this auction just to broaden their horizons?

Of course, it was to see with their own eyes the Witch Academy again.

In just this single semester, the multi-school joint activities—twice—the Witch Academy had severely suppressed all the Transcendent Academies!

The first time was at the beginning of the school year, representing the students' innate talent and the Academy's foundation.

The second time was at the end of the semester, representing the students' efforts and the superiority of each Academy's power system.

No one was a fool.

Previously, they were unwilling to face the gap until they were severely beaten in the later years.

Now, the new generation was directly beaten…

Therefore, communication was necessary.

But now with this unexpected incident, those Players wanted to shatter the current situation and harvest the Children of Destiny from every Academy!

Naturally, they had to unite!

So, after Tan Han explained the exploration and the plan regarding the dungeon space, everyone also had a goal.

Initially, because they faced the unknown, everyone had gathered on the upper dungeon level, afraid to touch the rifts caused by the abnormalities.

But after knowing what lay beyond, they were no longer afraid.

Just as everyone was busy preparing to search through the various passages according to the plan, the Witch Academy side held a small internal meeting.

They planned what to do next.

Although they admitted they had numbers now, blindly exploring those unknown areas was still very dangerous.

Tan Han and the others being able to adventure through so many spaces to find this place was likely due to luck.

Or rather… not luck, but Destiny.

Don't forget that Ninglan Qiuyun herself possessed a Transcendent Item, the "Heart of Ninglan."

After this Transcendent Item was returned to her, she had kept it on her person all along.

Its function was to control Destiny, at the cost of absorbing flesh and blood.

However, Destiny was ethereal and something she couldn't see.

But… Tan Han had the Spirit Vision talent that could see through Destiny, though she rarely used this talent because the cost was too great, and… she didn't know how to use it.

What was the use of seeing the threads of Destiny?

The meaning of the threads of Destiny was not simply and clearly conveyed to her.

But now, Tan Han discovered that if her ability was combined with this Transcendent Item… the effect was simply a perfect match!

Although the power of Destiny was not equivalent to luck, Destiny would help them make the right choices at critical moments.

“Oh, right, Senior Sisters, have you seen Shop Manager Xia Li? And… Little Han, there should be more people from our Witch Academy in the hotel than just this group, right?”

Tan Han asked.

“We don’t know. Most likely, they were on different hotel floors and got separated. Perhaps others are also trying to find a way now.”

Just as many people began to act, a muffled sound suddenly came from below.

The pixel blocks on the ground were shaken by this force, causing a circular ripple.

Wisps of water vapor in the air condensed into frost on the ground, and then that bone-chilling cold slowly spread out.

But this was far from over.

The next moment, the pixels on the ground suddenly exploded!

The splashing pixel blocks were shattered by a fierce force, and then an icy wave swept over!

A large hole instantly broke in the ground.

A figure completely wrapped in crimson flame leaped up from below.

Seeing this posture, everyone instinctively became wary.

The person who caused all the abnormality was stunned when they saw this scene, then withdrew this transformation posture.

“It’s… it’s Lucianne? How is it you?”

“It’s me… Hiss!”

Lucianne immediately admitted with a nod upon seeing mostly familiar faces, or people she had met once, but before she could finish speaking, Lucianne, after removing the Flame Fairy Transformation Spell, was immediately frostbitten by the gem in her hand.

Then, everyone’s gaze fell upon the gem in Lucianne’s hand… wasn't this the Heart of Cold Tide from the auction?

Although the style seemed a bit different from the one at the auction.

“Forget about this first, be careful of the Players!”

Lucianne hurriedly used means to pick up the Heart of Cold Tide.

This Heart of Cold Tide was something given to her by Wan Shi Wu, which was sent along with the Great Seed of Knowledge.

She never expected that the key to breaking the deadlock in this situation would be this item.

Relying on this item, activating its power could break the boundaries of these pixel block spaces.

It was also through this that she escaped the pursuit of those Players.

But using it was not without cost.

Even though she used the Flame Fairy Transformation Spell to resist the cold tide with fire, it could only reach the level where she could hold it.

Every time she stimulated the Heart of Cold Tide to erupt, it was indiscriminate of friend or foe.

Moreover, once these Players discovered this item, they went mad trying to capture her.

And at this moment, several figures appeared from the hole she had broken behind her!

“Hahaha! You think you can escape like this! Too naive! This technology core… You… You all!”

These pursuing Players were stared at by the gazes of everyone who remained here the moment they chased out, making them feel uneasy all over…

“Attack! Don't let these Players run!”

“Capture them alive!”

At this moment, the situation of the Players, who were previously arrogant and domineering, instantly reversed!

Because what they had to face was all the angry Transcendent students filled with rage!

Therefore, before their firepower platform could fully deploy, and before their strongest combat posture could fully form, they were instantly taken down by concentrated firepower suppression.

But even though many rational people were calling to keep them alive, the angry crowd ultimately couldn't control themselves and killed one Player by mistake.

Because it was these guys who caused everything to turn out this way, the emotions of everyone were naturally somewhat hard to control.

However, the Player who was left alive was not having an easy time either.

But they all looked indifferent, a demeanor that clearly indicated they had shielded their physical senses.

Perhaps they also knew that struggling was useless; even if they still possessed the dungeon authorization permission, they couldn't use it now.

Just as some professionals were preparing to step forward to question these Players, these Players took the initiative to speak first.

“I admit defeat this time, bah! Unlucky trash, a bunch of bitches. When we occupy your world later, I'll make you lick… Ugh!”

Before the Player could finish his foul words, he was punched because they knew what kind of filth he was about to utter.

“Ptooey…”

The Player spat out the blood in his mouth but looked like he was fine, casting a malicious glare at everyone, as if he wanted to remember every single one of them, “This level of force really feels numb to me… You guys just wait… I will appear before you again in a brand new form…”

He spoke the most vicious words with slurred speech.

Even though he was completely harmless now, everyone still felt a chill down their spines…

And the next moment, the Player's head tilted, and he completely stopped breathing. The other several Players also chose to do the same.

This was an active log-off.

“Suicide? How did they all die together?”

Everyone spoke with grim faces.

Some refused to believe it and went up to check, only to find there was truly no life sign.

Healing Spells, Resurrection Spells, and similar magic had absolutely no effect.

At this moment, a shadow of gloom enveloped everyone's hearts.

They completely failed to extract any useful information from these Players before their deaths!

And the threat they uttered before dying sent a chill down everyone's spines—that feeling of being haunted.

This feeling was really bad.

But after a while, many people regained their composure.

After all, they were still trapped here and had to find a way to leave.

However, as Lucianne reappeared with a brand-new Heart of Cold Tide, it seemed many people had brand new options.

After all, Lucianne also admitted that the power stimulated by this Heart of Cold Tide could break the boundaries of this dungeon space.

But the cost of using it was too great.

Even with the Flame Fairy Transformation Spell to resist the erosion of the cold tide, she would still be shaken by this power, causing her spell to backlash and lose control.

Now that she had returned to the main group, Lucianne no longer cared about appearances and collapsed onto the ground to rest.

After all, spell backlash was no joke.

The heavy atmosphere did not ease with the death of those few Players; they had to find a way to break this spatial lockdown.

It seemed this Heart of Cold Tide was the key to breaking the deadlock now, but the boundary it opened connected to another space, not directly outside, so it still couldn't be considered a solution.

“Oh, right… I think… I might know something…”

Lucianne, who was collapsed on the ground, closed her eyes to rest, but her rapid breathing and pounding heart didn't allow her to fall asleep immediately.

So, when she heard the crowd discussing, she quickly spoke up about something she encountered.

“Lucianne, do you know something?”

Everyone was also drawn by Lucianne’s words, hoping her advice could become a new breakthrough point.

“Uh… I don’t know if it’s relevant… but on my way here, I definitely couldn't outrun those Players…”

“Right—how did you manage to persist here while breaking the dungeon boundary and resisting the erosion of power and spell backlash?”

Soon everyone reacted and quickly stepped forward to inquire.

“Quiet! Everyone quiet! Listen to what Lucianne has to say!”

“Hmm… thank you…”

Lucianne, who still had her eyes closed, was adjusting her state, or perhaps recalling the situation at the time.

“I accidentally… broke into a strange dungeon space mid-way… Inside, there was a huge pixel construct… I destroyed it… and then that space collapsed… along with the space I came from… Then I fell into darkness and dropped into a new space…”

“You mean there are things in these spaces that maintain the existence of the dungeon space, like a core construct, right?”

“Does destroying that construct mean we can destroy the nearby space?”

Listening to Lucianne’s fragmented description, many who listened carefully roughly guessed what she was trying to convey.

“Hmm…”

Lucianne nodded, then fell silent.

“Lucianne? What’s wrong?”

“She fell asleep. Everyone, don't make noise. Lucianne endured immense pressure to break through to here in the first place; let her rest a bit first,” the Senior Sister holding Lucianne quickly said, then cast a deep rest spell on Lucianne so she could rest well.

“I hope you have a good dream.”

Then everyone's gaze seemed to turn to Tan Han and the others again.

According to their description, they had also traversed many connected spaces.

“Tan Han, did you see the special dungeon space Lucianne described when you came over?”

“A special dungeon space?”

Upon being questioned by everyone, Tan Han recalled one by one.

She summoned the projection of the Great Seed of Knowledge and searched through the connected spaces she had marked one by one.

If it was a special space, she had indeed experienced it, but to avoid unnecessary trouble, she didn't act rashly.

“Tan Han, is this what Lucianne was talking about?”

Ninglan Qiuyun seemed to have some recollection as well.

“Yes, probably that one. I’ll look for the recorded image.”

Tan Han nodded, then brought up an image, which was finally displayed before everyone.

Many people were amazed by this method, but this kind of imaging method wasn't considered extremely rare; however, this clearly presented an image from memory!

“Is this it? It does seem to match what Lucianne was talking about—such a huge construct?”

“If that’s the case, let’s go check it out first. Otherwise, we don't have any other breakthrough points.”

Someone suggested at this time.

Many people were eager to try.

The Witch Academy side was also willing to cooperate; someone was willing to step forward to test the danger first, making them glad to relax.

Moreover, this was clearly a special dungeon space; it wasn't suitable for everyone to try.

If an accident occurred, it wouldn't be good.

Therefore, some people needed to stay behind to “guard the house,” as there were many injured people here, the currently unconscious and sleeping Lucianne and the others, and the Children of Destiny were here, so they couldn't take the risk.

Although… currently, all these Children of Destiny seemed to be people from the Witch Academy?