He turned on the bullet comments as Ye Tianxuan had requested before entering.
Every time Yin Xiu looked up, he could see tiny characters floating past in the upper right corner of his vision; they were quite dense.
"Ahhh, Xiu-ge! Xiu-ge, look at me!!"
"I heard that Boss Ye will have Brother Xiu turn on the live chat this time. I wonder if Brother Xiu can see me now!"
"I'm in the front row expressing my love for Brother Xiu! I offer my highest respect to our great God of Slaughter!"
"I also want to confess to Brother Xiu! Brother Xiu!! If it's you! I'm willing to offer myself! I can warm the bed."
"Wow...you guys in the comments...I remember there are more guys from our small town, right? I'm questioning the gender of the comments."
"Mind your own business with handsome guys, I'm going to be Xiu-ge's hooker."
Glancing at the rows of messages flying by out of the corner of his eye, Yin Xiu fell silent.
Alright, he finally knew where Ye Tianxuan got the nickname "Brother Xiu" from. When did these people who used to silently avoid him become so strange?
He hadn't seen them this crazy when he walked around the town.
Yin Xiu silently ignored the passionate comments in the live chat, lowered his head and picked up the note on the table. Unsurprisingly, it was the rules sheet.
[Dungeon Survival Rules:]
1. No matter what, don't look in the mirror, because the person in the mirror might not be you.
2. You must attend class every day, and you must not harm your classmates.
3. Do not eat the food in the dormitory refrigerator; it is not as delicious as it looks.
4. Do not stare directly at other people's faces for a long time; beware of their allure.
5. At night, draw the curtains and lock the door. Do not look directly out the window, and do not pay attention to any sounds outside the window. They will lose their rationality, go crazy, and look for you.
6. You will see it when your rationality is too low. Please be careful and pretend you don't see it.
7. Survive for seven days to prepare for your graduation ceremony.
The survival rules for this instance were more complicated than Yin Xiu had imagined. Just from these seven rules, one could feel how severe the mental impact of this instance was on people.
After the previous dungeon, Yin Xiu discovered a weakness in himself: he was not afraid of sword fights or killing monsters, but he was afraid of mental influence.
In layman's terms, he has high attack and high physical resistance, but low magic resistance, so any mental attack will shake him.
Perhaps six years ago, Yin Xiu's cold heart was enough to withstand any attack, but now, it seems that he has begun to have weaknesses because of the warming of his emotions.
This dungeon is practically tailor-made to exploit his weaknesses; it's such a perfect counter to him.
Yin Xiu looked up and glanced at the comments in the upper right corner.
After reading the rules and the context, the comments section started buzzing with excitement.
"Holy crap, it's this dungeon! The legendary Ghost Dungeon. Occasionally, when the dungeon randomly refreshes at night, you can see a live stream of this dungeon, but there are no dungeon-related items, and it's not in the main dungeon's clear record."
According to statistics from players who happened to see the live stream, there are currently only a few records of clearing this dungeon, and no one has even seen how it was cleared.
"It turns out that today's update is for this high-difficulty dungeon that has been secretly released all along. This dungeon has severely damaged many high-end players. Even the few survivors who cleared the dungeon suffered severe aftereffects and were all insane, unable to reveal any information about the dungeon."
"Yes, it's very difficult for someone to maintain mental health after being released..."
"This is so hopeless, why is this the newest dungeon...?"
"It's alright, with Boss Ye here, he's the least afraid of mental influence, he'll definitely get through this dungeon safely."
"That's right, with Boss Ye around, I feel much more at ease."
"With Brother Xiu in this instance, we're all set."
"I have to say, I suddenly feel at ease."
The comments section was filled with amicable banter, except for Yin Xiu, who silently frowned.
High-difficulty mental damage dungeons... they're a hard counter to him...
Thinking it over, Yin Xiu quickly flipped over the back of the rules sheet to check the conditions for passing the level.
Dungeon completion conditions:
1. Upon graduation, please leave the instance in a manner befitting a human being.
2. Don't kill your original self when you leave.
Yin Xiu stared silently at the words on the paper.
Leave the instance in a human-like manner... Do not kill yourself when leaving?
He couldn't understand it yet, but finding Ye Tianxuan as soon as possible and staying by Ye Tianxuan's side was definitely the right thing to do.
Yin Xiu immediately put away the rule sheet, stood up, and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly paused and turned to look around.
He was the only one in the entire classroom; there were no other players, nor did the person he was expecting appear.
"You promised to come find me once you enter the dungeon..." Yin Xiu pursed his lips, muttered softly, then stuffed the rules sheet into his pocket and strode out the door.
After leaving the classroom, Yin Xiu glanced at the live chat comments.
Players in the town can see the location of all other players, and having them report is the most convenient way to transmit information.
As soon as I looked up, a barrage of comments flew past.
"Brother Xiu! Boss Ye is studying the rules in Class A classroom on the first floor, hurry up and go!"
"Brother Xiu! Boss Ye is waiting for you over there! Don't worry!"
"There are a lot of weird creatures wearing school uniforms wandering around outside right now, Xiu-ge, be careful."
"Ah! My Xiu-ge is so handsome! He looks so good in his school uniform!"
"Hey, you guys were supposed to be passing on information, why are you the one praising Brother Xiu?"
"You've all said everything you could, so of course I'll praise Brother Xiu!"
"You back down, let me handle this!"
"Tsk."
Yin Xiu ignored some of the messy information, extracted the key clues, and then walked down the quiet corridor to find the stairwell.
He turned to look at the open space below the teaching building. Just as the comments said, there were indeed many strange creatures dressed in school uniforms walking and wandering around. Unlike the usual dark and gloomy monsters in the dungeons, they were slightly human-shaped, but only slightly.
Those humanoid beings had three arms, four legs, or two heads, and their facial features were all different. They were humanoid but filled with non-human monsters.
The school's location was unknown; it was surrounded by darkness, with the sky barely visible, and occasionally the entire school building would sway slightly.
Yin Xiu silently glanced at the high part of the corridor wall, where barnacles were densely packed, a height that was almost unreachable to a person.
Only things that have been submerged in water for a long time will be covered in barnacles. Considering the name of the school, did it emerge from the sea?
As Yin Xiu pondered, he descended the stairs. Just as he reached the bottom floor, he suddenly encountered a strange creature walking towards him.
The person in the school uniform with four glasses waved to Yin Xiu with a smile as soon as he saw him, looking exceptionally kind. "Good afternoon."
Faced with the sudden encounter, Yin Xiu instinctively gripped the knife hanging at his waist and stared at the other party warily.
Rule number two: Go to class every day, and do not harm your classmates.
Does it mean we can't kill these monsters wearing school uniforms?
Yin Xiu was unsure, but he remained vigilant just in case.
The monster opposite did not attack, but ignored Yin Xiu's vigilance and smiled, saying, "Class is about to start, remember to enter the classroom before the bell rings."
With that, he waved his hand and calmly walked past Yin Xiu and left.
Yin Xiu watched his departing figure, feeling somewhat lost.
The monsters in the dungeon are not afraid of him, nor do they attack him; they even give him warnings.
Is it really true, as the dungeon announcement says, that the monsters here are friendly to me?
Yin Xiu wasn't entirely sure, but he remained vigilant. He watched the strange creature disappear into the distance with a blank expression before turning and going downstairs.
The comments section quickly relayed this information to Ye Tianxuan, who was still in the classroom.
As Yin Xiu descended the stairs to the first floor, he passed by many strange, human-like beings. None of them attacked him; instead, they greeted him amicably before leaving.
This was the first time Yin Xiu had encountered such a dungeon, and he was very unaccustomed to it.
He walked along nervously, knife in hand. For the first time, he had walked through a group of monsters without encountering any conflict, which made him very uneasy.
He quickened his pace and entered Class A on the first floor, eager to find Ye Tianxuan to see if there was something wrong with him.
But after entering the classroom, he fell silent, and the viewers on the live stream were also stunned.
The classroom on the first floor, Class A, where Yin Xiu was located, was full of strange things, but Ye Tianxuan was not there.
On the other side of the screen, in Class A classroom where Ye Tianxuan was, he was all alone.
The two people are in completely different spaces.
A barrage of question marks immediately filled the screen.