Gu Hedao!
The person who had come out alone was actually him.
If it was this man, then the specter squad led by the principal was indeed unsuitable to appear before him.
After all, his unique special talent, 【One-Thought Breeze】, allowed him to turn into a gentle breeze for ten seconds and move to any location within the dungeon.
Once the Emperor found out that the dungeon's numerous specters could be commanded by a single boss, it would definitely be extremely disadvantageous for the specter side.
Zuo Lin'an stood by the riverbank and looked up toward the opposite side. At this moment, Gu Hedao drifted down from midair, landing gently on a tree branch.
Their eyes met.
Gu Hedao looked at the familiar figure enveloped in a thick specter aura ahead and murmured, “Zuo Lin'an?”
He looked at Zuo Lin'an's crimson eyes in shock.
Crimson slit-pupils like these—as if hiding a sea of blood, where a single glance could make one feel endless bloodlust and murderous intent—simply surpassed his understanding!
Up until now, he had faced many specters, but at most, their eyes only glowed red. It was his first time seeing eyes like Zuo Lin'an's.
And the state of a specter's eyes, to some extent, reflected its level of cruelty.
“To think your resentment would be so deep...”
To him, the fiercer the specter, the more miserable their life and death must have been.
In other words, Zuo Lin'an had not told him the truth when they ate together earlier.
His life before death must have been incredibly wretched, and even his death was likely filled with immense pain and suffering.
Zuo Lin'an had no idea about Gu Hedao's rich inner monologue. He was currently pondering whether he should strike him directly right now.
If he did, he didn't actually have absolute confidence in taking Gu Hedao down.
After all, Gu Hedao's talent was right there, granting him incredible mobility.
But in this situation, even if he didn't attack, Gu Hedao would definitely try to repel him. Once Gu Hedao realized he was immune to the repel effect, his secret would be exposed.
And once Gu Hedao knew, he would surely tell Xuan Jingyuan.
If that happened, all the players on the Emperor's side would find out immediately.
Yet, if he retreated directly now, it wouldn't align with a specter's instinct to hunt players. It would make Gu Hedao suspect whether he possessed independent consciousness.
Furthermore, he could indeed sense that Gu Hedao had no intention of letting him leave.
Since he would be exposed either way, he might as well take the initiative and strike.
However...
Right at that moment, Zuo Lin'an suddenly recalled that during the day, he had declared in front of these players that he would avenge Xu Youyou.
He didn't know where Lu Cheng, the one who had chopped off Xu Youyou's head, was, but Zhang Shenli was definitely in Academic Building No. 5.
And as a general, Zhang Shenli would certainly be in the same class as the Emperor, Xuan Jingyuan. After all, he was a high-ranking military officer.
In that case, he could pretend to target Zhang Shenli and slaughter his way all the way to Class Two on the top floor.
This would make the players mistakenly believe he was only there to hunt down Zhang Shenli, causing them to lower their guard and making it somewhat easier for him to break onto the sixth floor.
Since he couldn't be repelled anyway, the worst-case scenario would just be getting frozen in place by the players' specter items or talents. He could always find an opportunity to break through later.
But if he could catch them off guard, he might even seize the chance to kill a few powerful players along the way, weakening the overall strength of the players in Academic Building No. 5.
Zuo Lin'an stared intently at Gu Hedao. The moment he saw Gu Hedao's hand reach out as if grabbing onto something, he knew it was time for his performance.
“Re... venge!”
Gu Hedao froze slightly upon hearing those two words.
But he quickly snapped out of it.
After all, other specters would occasionally blurt out a few words, like "die" or "kill."
But revenge?
Doubt arose in Gu Hedao's heart. Yet, just as he was pondering, he noticed Zuo Lin'an shift his gaze and take a step forward. Then, the specter's figure instantly vanished from the riverbank.
Gu Hedao was taken aback. He quickly scanned his surroundings, fully unleashing his Xiantian Rank perception, and soon spotted Zuo Lin'an's figure.
By now, Zuo Lin'an had already crossed the river and appeared behind him.
“This?!”
In that brief moment of hesitation, Zuo Lin'an's figure, which had only appeared for a split second, vanished once more!
This speed was so fast that Gu Hedao couldn't react in time at all.
But even so, he realized something.
“Not good!”
He had already realized that the direction Zuo Lin'an was heading was Academic Building No. 5!
Without time to think, Gu Hedao hurriedly gave chase.
But at this moment, Zuo Lin'an was going all out, blinking forward with every step. In almost the blink of an eye, he arrived at the entrance of Academic Building No. 5.
Although Gu Hedao could fly through the air at the Xiantian Rank, his flight speed was still somewhat lacking compared to Zuo Lin'an's near-teleportation speed.
Zuo Lin'an actually wanted to sneak in secretly, but that was clearly impossible.
Since that was the case, he could only force his way in.
“Heads up! A specter is approaching!”
The players with the 【Spirit Vision】 talent patrolling the corridors outside quickly spotted Zuo Lin'an.
However, before they could inform the other players of the specter's location, Zuo Lin'an vanished on the spot.
“Oh no, he's gone!”
“Everyone, stay safe! Report the specter's location immediately if you see him!”
Yet, as soon as those words were spoken, a player on the first floor suddenly clutched his neck.
He let out a painful whimper, his face contorted in agony as he slowly collapsed to the ground. Blood gushed from his neck, staining a large patch of the floor red.
Everyone was startled by this sudden turn of events and quickly backed away from the dead player.
“The captain is dead!”
“A specter attacked just now!”
“When did that happen?!”
They hadn't felt the presence of a specter at all just now. Their dead companion seemed to have been attacked out of thin air.
“This shouldn't be. Although specters can conceal themselves, they have to manifest when attacking a player. But just now...”
“Everyone, stand back-to-back! Don't let the specter find an opening!”
In truth, it was simply because Zuo Lin'an's speed was too fast.
He had prepared his knife-striking stance in advance, stepping forward to flash behind the player. The moment his figure manifested, his boning knife pierced through the other's neck.
Immediately after, Zuo Lin'an pulled out his knife and took another step forward, naturally vanishing on the spot.
The entire process of killing the player probably took less than half a second. This left the numerous players on the first floor completely oblivious, even leading them to mistakenly believe their captain had been attacked from a distance.
Of course, Zuo Lin'an hadn't just targeted anyone at random. The person he killed was clearly the captain of the first floor, and since he was a captain, his strength was definitely not weak.
Killing him could be considered weakening the Emperor's forces.
Now that someone had died on the first floor, many players in Academic Building No. 5 were alarmed. Even on the second floor, many people were running down to investigate.
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