The natural chill of the specter aura still alerted most of the players, causing them to snap awake!
Not only that, but upon waking, they discovered they had somehow been separated. The players who had been right beside them just moments ago were completely gone!
Filled with dread, they screamed and wailed, scrambling on all fours in a desperate attempt to escape.
Yet whenever anyone tried to run outside, the principal would stretch out a massive hand, snatch them up, and stuff them into his mouth, snapping their neck with a single bite.
Blood sprayed everywhere, quickly dyeing the entire first floor a crimson red.
The principal was incredibly fast.
He was so fast that the players he killed didn't even have time to use their specter items or talents.
However, Zuo Lin'an observed closely and noticed that the principal was only targeting ordinary people—those who weren't martial artists and weren't holding any specter items as they fled.
As for the players who looked highly alert and held various specter items in their hands, he didn't touch a single one of them.
Zuo Lin'an warned Xu Youyou to avoid the high-risk players.
Xu Youyou, however, seemed highly excited.
“It's fine, it's fine! I'll just switch to my living body state later to ignore the effects of their specter items. It doesn't matter if they see me anyway. There aren't many players in the administrative building; we can just kill them all.”
Zuo Lin'an figured that made sense. “Then do as you please.”
Watching Xu Youyou rush off with a bizarre laugh, Zuo Lin'an walked toward the other veteran players who were holding specter items.
When a specter killed a player, they had to deactivate their Concealment state. Zuo Lin'an was no exception.
He took a step forward and instantly materialized in front of a player.
Since the player was slowly shuffling along with his back against the wall, he noticed Zuo Lin'an the moment he appeared. Instinctively, the player threw the specter item in his hand forward.
Zuo Lin'an didn't dodge.
After all, the trigger of a specter item's special effect wasn't something that could be avoided simply by dodging the item itself.
【Player has used a specter item. Special effect can repel specters!】
【Triggered Gold Hairpin Token of Love Special Effect One: Only by killing both bonded individuals at the same time will they truly die. The player's specter item cannot take effect.】
After using the specter item, the player thought they were safe. But before their expression could fully relax, they saw the sharp knife in Zuo Lin'an's hand thrusting straight toward their neck.
Unable to react in time, his neck was impaled by the tip of the blade.
Zuo Lin'an flicked the blade outward with a forceful sweep, slicing through flesh and bone alike. The head, still wearing an expression of shock and disbelief, slowly slid off the neck.
With a dull thud, the head hit the floor and rolled quite a distance away.
After confirming the player's death, he didn't idle around, immediately searching for his next target.
It took about ten minutes for the three of them to eliminate all the players in the administrative building.
The principal reeled in his specter aura and stood quietly outside.
“As expected, arranging for Human-Specter Symbionts to make a guest appearance was the right choice.”
Zuo Lin'an said, “We can handle those troublesome players.”
“However, as you know, Principal, our situation is unique. We can't guarantee we'll wipe out every single player right now, so our nature as Human-Specter Symbionts must not be exposed.”
“I'm fine since I have a special specter item, but Youyou doesn't. He can't just switch states at will when facing troublesome players.”
“Therefore, he should only target isolated players. That way, he can switch states without being seen, minimizing the risk of exposure.”
The principal nodded. “I understand. In that case, the most troublesome players will be left to you, the rest of the players to Xu Youyou, and the remaining ones to me and the other specters.”
At this point, the principal paused before getting down to business.
“Right now, there are six hundred and ninety-two players left in the entire specter dungeon.”
“As for the specters, including us, there are only eleven left.”
Xu Youyou's eyes widened. “It's only been how long, and another four have been repelled?”
Zuo Lin'an was also somewhat surprised.
“Principal, shall we head to the cafeteria first? I feel like those isolated players have realized something and are already starting to gather at those three locations.”
In other words, there was no longer any point in searching for isolated players.
The principal said, “Some players are outside looking for isolated ones. For those Xiantian Rank and Houtian Rank martial artists, finding people in a school of limited size is simply too easy.”
Zuo Lin'an asked, “Should we meet up with the other specters?”
The principal replied, “No need to look for them. They are all hiding outside the cafeteria.”
Zuo Lin'an knew why—it was because there were fewer players in the cafeteria.
“Let's go.”
As soon as the principal finished speaking, he dropped to all fours and crawled forward, vanishing into the distant, blood-red moonlight at extreme speed. Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou exchanged a glance and quickly followed.
After a few flashes, their figures also disappeared into the distance.
To be safe, they made a detour to avoid Academic Building No. 5.
It was quite frustrating, honestly.
A grand dungeon boss and two powerful specters had to go out of their way to avoid players.
Arriving outside the cafeteria, they quickly found the other eight specters.
They all looked unfamiliar; they likely hadn't interacted before.
After gathering, they briefly exchanged information. Realizing none of it was particularly useful, they stopped dwelling on it and focused instead on how to deal with the players hiding inside the cafeteria.
The cafeteria was surrounded by greenery.
A dense cover of trees and shrubbery completely obscured the two-story cafeteria, so unless players got close, they wouldn't have any idea what was happening inside.
The principal said, “There are fifty-nine players inside. I will charge in first. Once chaos erupts inside, the rest of you will enter to hunt them down.”
“I will blanket the entire cafeteria with my specter aura. No other players will notice the commotion here.”
Furthermore, as the dungeon boss, the principal could control his specter aura perfectly. Unless players elsewhere got close, they wouldn't even sense the chilly air.
“Understood, Principal.”
The principal wasted no more time. It was already nearly 11:20 PM, leaving just over half an hour before midnight. If they delayed any further, they might not be able to kill many players.
Logically, the players entering the Scarlet Dream for the first two times were the easiest to kill since they were unfamiliar with the environment!
If they missed these two opportunities, it would be much harder to kill them later on.
After all, any players who could survive the first two nights would not be easy targets.
As the principal approached the cafeteria, he released a dense specter aura, sealing the entire building airtight.
He crawled at extreme speed, the wind from his passage even bending the surrounding ornamental trees.
Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou closely followed his lead.
Just as they reached the entrance, the sound of shattering glass echoed. Looking up, they saw that the principal had already crashed into the cafeteria.
“Ah!”
“A specter! A specter is here!”
“Run!”
“It's on the wall! Watch out above!”
“Run this way!”
“Don't run around blindly! Everyone, come to me!”
Upon seeing the specter, the players hiding in the cafeteria panicked and scattered in all directions. Non-stop screams and cries for help filled the air.
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