Zuo Lin'an was startled when he heard this.
He remembered!
In previous dungeons, when he was hunting players and in a bit of a rush, he did seem to use a bit more violence.
Just as An Wen had said.
He had specter aura to keep the players hanging onto life, so he could play around however he wanted.
Especially on several occasions, he had stabbed players directly through the back of the neck, instantly severing their spines. If he hadn't had his specter aura keeping them alive...
Then that single stab would have...
Snapping out of his thoughts, Zuo Lin'an felt a bit embarrassed.
“As expected of an instructor. He hit the nail right on the head with just one sentence.”
If he hadn't been warned, he probably would have instinctively stabbed those criminals straight in the neck upon entering Sin Hunter City this time.
This was worth one hundred Contribution points!
If he wasted it for nothing, he would probably cry himself to death.
An Wen checked the time.
“It's good that you keep that in mind. But it's still early. Are you going to head straight over to the prison cells to wait for tonight, or do you want to rest here first?”
Zuo Lin'an thought about it.
“I'll head over first.”
Waiting was the same no matter where he did it anyway.
Staying in the office would be rather inconvenient since other instructors might come by, and An Wen would definitely have classes to teach this afternoon.
An Wen had no objections.
“Then head over yourself. You've been there once before anyway, so you don't need me to lead the way.”
Zuo Lin'an stood up immediately.
“Alright, I'll be off then.”
After saying goodbye to An Wen, Zuo Lin'an walked all the way to the very back of the training base.
There were many individual prison cells located there.
At the entrance, he saw several heavily armed soldiers, and of course, there were specialized Specter Masters guarding the place as well.
“Oh?”
“You're Student Zuo Lin'an, right?”
Zuo Lin'an looked at him in surprise. This person actually recognized him?
But on second thought, it made sense. Only a minority of people successfully graduated, and he had only graduated not long ago.
In truth, what he didn't know was that after he left the training base, An Wen would brag to everyone he met about how he had produced three graduates all at once.
It had reached the point where it was impossible for the people working here not to know.
Zuo Lin'an nodded to him.
Even though he didn't know the man, the other party had greeted him with a warm smile, so it wouldn't do to be too cold.
“Hello. I'm here to wait for the plane to Sin Hunter City tonight.”
“No problem. Follow me.”
He personally led Zuo Lin'an inside.
Zuo Lin'an followed slowly behind, his gaze sweeping across the cells holding the criminals. Occasionally, he could see a few scattered students inside, experimenting with their methods of execution.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but recall his own experiences here in the past.
He still remembered the nauseating, stomach-churning feeling he felt after completing his method of execution for the first time.
But now, he had long since grown accustomed to it.
Following the man ahead, he walked all the way to the innermost area and casually found an empty cell.
“This one will do.”
“You can just rest inside. If you get bored, you can also come out for a walk.”
Zuo Lin'an glanced at it.
“Thank you.”
The man waved his hand and continued to remind him.
“When it's time to leave, remember to leave your specter body here. Also, you can't bring your phone inside.”
“Alright.”
“Once you come out of Sin Hunter City, you will appear directly where your specter body is. So, leaving your specter body here is much more convenient.”
Zuo Lin'an understood.
“Thanks for the reminder.”
The man seemed quite busy as well; he didn't stay long and left with quick steps.
Zuo Lin'an casually opened the cell door in front of him, walked inside, and sat on the bed, intending to rest first.
It was only about one in the afternoon right now.
In other words, he still had to wait for several hours before he would be scheduled to board the plane at night.
Of course, this time, the cell door was left open.
Noticing this, Zuo Lin'an felt a bit sentimental. He remembered that when he came here last time, these people had genuinely treated him like a criminal.
While they hadn't treated him brutally, their attitude had been exceptionally cold.
Then again, he had to disguise himself as a criminal last time. At the very least, he couldn't let the other criminals traveling with him discover his identity as a student during the initial phase.
But this time was different; he needed to get off the plane alone.
Since that was the case, there was no need to hide his identity.
He stayed inside, scrolling through his phone.
Xu Youyou still hadn't sent him any messages.
“Could he really be planning to starve all the players in the dungeon to death?”
Before long, someone delivered a brand-new set of prison uniforms.
Zuo Lin'an took the opportunity to change into them, then hid the pocket watch, the boning knife, and the map he had obtained earlier on his person.
An entire afternoon passed.
He spent his time either scrolling through his phone or studying the map.
After all, the map had already marked the location where he would get off the plane.
He could also familiarize himself with the surrounding environment in advance through the map.
Time slipped quietly by.
By the time the night grew deep, Zuo Lin'an finally got word of the plane.
Two heavily armed soldiers came outside.
“Hello. It's time.”
Zuo Lin'an packed up his things, then separated his specter body, leaving it to rest there. Before leaving, he took out the two phones on his person and handed them over to the guard.
Only then did his living body push open the door and step outside the cell.
He walked in front, needing no one to lead the way. He walked straight through the numerous cells toward a nearby forest at the back, where there was only a single path.
He only needed to follow the path straight ahead.
Sure enough, upon reaching the end of the path, he saw a very familiar helipad surrounded by countless trees.
There were many training bases outside of Sin Hunter City.
The layout and architectural configuration of each training base were basically identical. Although he had hitched a ride on a plane from a different training base to Sin Hunter City last time, the bases looked the same.
Because all the bases looked identical, he could easily find his way here this time as well.
By the time he arrived, a large crowd of criminals had already gathered there.
Some kept their heads down and cowered in fear.
Others had blank, expressionless stares and numb faces.
A scattered few with shifty, rat-like eyes were constantly scanning the area in secret, seemingly sizing up the other criminals.
In any case, escaping was absolutely out of the question.
There were numerous soldiers here, and there were even Specter Masters guarding them from the shadows.
When a few people's gazes swept over him, they were all astonished. After all, a criminal as refreshed and composed as Zuo Lin'an was truly a rare sight.
After all, most of those being sent onto the plane were people who had stayed in the training base for a while and had been fortunate enough not to be selected by the students, thus surviving.
They had witnessed other criminals being brutally killed more than once, and they were essentially jumping at shadows.
Therefore, anyone with experience would immediately realize from Zuo Lin'an's state that he wasn't a criminal, but a student!
“Everyone is here. Board the plane.”
Zuo Lin'an was the first to step onto the plane, casually choosing a seat closest to the outside.
Then, the other criminals boarded one by one.
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