An Wen shifted back into his lecturing mode.
“Now that everyone is here, I will explain some of the most critical details to you.”
“The first step to becoming a dungeon boss, or rather, a Human-Specter Symbiont, is to establish a rule for yourself!”
“As I mentioned earlier, to become a specter, you must possess at least one Death Rule. The rule you are establishing now will be your very first.”
“Therefore, this rule must be a Death Rule.”
“Do not ask me, ‘Instructor, what should I do if I don't want my first rule to be a Death Rule?’”
“I wouldn't know what to tell you either.”
“The only option would be to ask him to leave.”
“As for how to formulate the content of a Death Rule, it is actually quite simple.”
“For example: ‘Those who insult me shall die!’”
An Wen wrote this rule on the blackboard.
“Now that the Death Rule is set, the second step is to establish the method of execution.”
“Every specter has its own unique method of execution. For instance, if they died of poisoning in life, their execution method would be poisoning.”
“If they died by decapitation, their execution method would be beheading.”
“So, I will set my own execution method: a single slash to the throat.”
“With both the Death Rule and the method of execution fully set, we arrive at the most critical third step.”
“We need to turn this rule into reality—to make it a rule that you truly possess.”
“This step is the most dangerous part of the entire process!”
An Wen raised his hand and pointed in a direction outside the window.
Everyone followed his gaze and saw the towering metal walls.
“Over there is Sin Hunter City. Everyone inside is a death row inmate.”
“These death row inmates vary in strength. The strong ones are powerful enough to defeat all of you combined, while you could easily take on three of the weaker ones at once.”
“What you need to do is enter Sin Hunter City and execute the rules you have established for yourselves.”
He tapped the blackboard, pointing at the Death Rule he had just written.
“Take this one, for example.”
“Since I established this Death Rule for myself, once I enter Sin Hunter City, anyone who insults me will trigger it.”
“I will have to kill every single one of them without exception!”
“Furthermore, I must kill them in strict accordance with the execution method I established earlier.”
“Every time you kill someone, a wisp of specter aura will form on you.”
“This specter aura doesn't come from anywhere else. It originates from your own heart, born from your obsession to become a Human-Specter Symbiont or a dungeon boss.”
“The deeper your obsession, the denser the specter aura becomes!”
“Once you have killed enough people, the density of the specter aura on you will reach a critical point. At that moment, a phantom specter body will form.”
“Once this specter body is formed, it means you are only one last step away from success.”
Having said this, An Wen suddenly paused. Only when everyone's eyes were fixed on him did he speak in a low, eerie voice.
“The final step is also the one with the highest mortality rate.”
“And that is... to let your own specter body kill you with its own hands!”
A collective gasp echoed through the room at his words.
An Wen continued, “A newly born specter body is phantom. Although it originates from your heart, it is not yet one with you.”
“Moreover, a specter body has no consciousness; it possesses only instinct!”
“The instinct of a specter body is easy to understand: it wants to completely fuse with its own living body.”
“For this fusion to happen, the living body must be killed once.”
“Of course, you won't actually be killed. Instead, you must be pushed to the brink of death. In this state, you will have the chance to merge with your specter body, becoming a true Human-Specter Symbiont.”
“This is the most perilous step.”
“If your obsession is insufficient or your resolve wavers, the fusion with the specter body will deviate, leading to failure.”
“The result of failure is being completely killed by your own specter body.”
“After your death, the specter body will become like floating duckweed without roots, completely dissipating.”
“But if you successfully fuse before complete death occurs, the scenario I described earlier will take place.”
“Your body will restore to its peak state and remain frozen at that moment forever—never aging, never dying.”
Having said all this, An Wen did not give them any time to discuss.
“I have explained the general process to you, but there are still two points I must emphasize.”
“The first is the formulation of the Death Rule.”
“I know you all want powerful Death Rules, but I hope you can be realistic, calm down, and think it through!”
“Keep in mind that your first Death Rule requires you to venture deep into the perilous Sin Hunter City as ordinary humans!”
“You must then rely on your own strength to kill everyone who triggers your rule in order to actualize it.”
“If the rule you establish for yourself is too difficult...”
“For example: ‘Those who look at me shall die.’”
“This Death Rule has an incredibly broad scope and is very easy to trigger. However, because of this, the difficulty of completing it is immense!”
“If you choose this rule, then from the moment you enter Sin Hunter City, you must personally kill everyone who sees you. Missing even one person means failure!”
“Furthermore, you must realize that you are currently just ordinary humans. You haven't become specters yet, so you won't have Death Lock to guide your way.”
“You have to identify and find everyone who triggers the rule yourself. If you can't find them...”
“In the past, at least fifty percent of the students died in Sin Hunter City because the Death Rules they set for themselves exceeded their capabilities.”
An Wen's expression turned solemn.
“Therefore, I advise you to make the Death Rule you set for yourself simple, efficient, and practical!”
“The most crucial aspect is feasibility!”
“That is to say, it must be within your capabilities. Above all... you must guarantee that you can clearly know exactly who has triggered your rule.”
An Wen began to give another example.
“Suppose you set a rule: ‘Those who stare at me for ten seconds shall die!’”
“Can you clearly know who has stared at you for exactly ten seconds?”
“Of course not.”
“Such a Death Rule is called a passive rule, meaning it requires others to trigger it. The initiative is completely out of your hands.”
“Therefore, you need to change your approach and formulate your Death Rule as an active rule.”
“Which means a rule that is triggered by your own actions!”
“For example: ‘Those who respond to me shall die.’ Or: ‘Those who assault me shall die.’”
“With rules like these, the initiative remains entirely in your hands.”
“To get a response, you must first initiate communication. If there is no interaction, there can be no response, and the other party won't trigger the rule.”
“As for assault, if you simply avoid conflict, the other party won't trigger the rule. But if you want them to trigger it, you only need to provoke them into attacking.”
“As for how to provoke them, just punch them. If one punch isn't enough, hit them twice. They will eventually hit back.”
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