Before long, Jiang Han began to feel a little uneasy again.
Ma Jun… he hadn't already forgotten her, had he?
Someone like him—a top-tier genius—how could he possibly remember an ordinary person?
Compared to the other players, Jiang Han might still count as outstanding, but in Ma Jun's eyes… she was probably nothing more than a slightly larger ant.
Just as she was growing anxious, Ma Jun suddenly broke into a bright smile.
He even waved at her.
Seeing Jiang Han, Ma Jun himself was a little surprised.
The horror game was enormous. Every year, hundreds of thousands of new players entered. For the same two people to meet twice in a row—
Even with regional matching taken into account, that probability was incredibly low.
"It's you."
"What a coincidence."
Jiang Han's heart instantly softened, waves of joy spreading from her chest.
So… he really remembered her!
She took a few steps forward, then hesitated, not knowing what to say.
In the end, she could only manage:
"Yeah. What a coincidence."
The two stood facing each other. Suddenly, a calm, steady voice rang out from the group of players.
"Everyone, pay attention—there's something strange about this dungeon!"
The players immediately stirred.
Ma Jun raised an eyebrow and followed the voice. The speaker was a male player wearing rimless glasses.
His facial features were sharp and composed, and he carried an air that inspired trust.
Ma Jun felt that, judging by that demeanor alone, this man was destined to work in public service—at least a bureau-level position.
"What's strange about it?" several players asked, curious and nervous.
The bespectacled man spoke evenly.
"Haven't you noticed? This dungeon's level is actually listed as undetermined."
"Logically speaking, the first three newbie-phase dungeons should all be easy difficulty. Even nightmare difficulty shouldn't appear."
"But this time, the dungeon level is undetermined. What does that mean?"
What did it mean?
Jiang Han couldn't help but glance sideways at Ma Jun.
The answer was already obvious.
What do you mean nightmare difficulty wouldn't appear?
That only meant they'd never experienced it before!
Last time, when Ma Jun entered the horror game for the first time, he'd relied on his own strength to forcibly drag a group of rookies into a nightmare dungeon—
And that was before he cleared a dungeon and became stronger.
Jiang Han thought: she herself had already reached Level 3 after one dungeon. Then what level was Ma Jun now?
Level 4? Or Level 5?
Both were possible.
She had exhausted every reasonable guess—yet even so, she couldn't imagine that Ma Jun had jumped to Level 8 after just one dungeon.
"I think," the bespectacled man continued, "that there's someone among us whose strength is abnormal!"
"For everyone's safety, I suggest we be honest and disclose our information."
"I'll go first. My name is Lu Feng, from Huaxi Academy. I'm currently Level 2, and my evaluation in the previous dungeon was A-rank."
"Whoa!"
A wave of exclamations rippled through the crowd.
"Huaxi Academy!"
"So he's from Huaxi Academy!"
"No wonder he got an A-rank evaluation."
"So strong…"
"Maybe only the major military districts and the great clans have people stronger than Huaxi Academy."
Ma Jun glanced at Lu Feng. So he was from Huaxi Academy.
Huaxi Academy was a top-tier institution in the southwest region.
They also invested resources to cultivate select individuals, fast-tracking them into higher education.
These elite academies were neither the strongest nor the weakest.
They couldn't compare to military districts or hidden clans, but compared to ordinary schools, they were leagues ahead.
Still—
Compared to Ma Jun, whether academy, clan, or military district, none of them were worth much.
Lu Feng raised his hand slightly, pressing it down, his expression sincere.
"I'm not trying to show off. In the horror game, everyone is equal."
"In the face of life and death, we're all the same."
"Alright. Let's continue."
After his words, the players began reporting their levels and previous dungeon evaluations one by one.
Most were Level 2, with a few embarrassed players admitting they were still Level 1.
Ma Jun listened quietly. In the first dungeon, if you failed to achieve at least a B-rank evaluation, you couldn't level up at all.
The gap between the strong and the weak in the horror game was terrifyingly obvious.
It was Jiang Han's turn.
Aside from Ma Jun, she wore an extremely cold expression toward everyone else.
Cool. Detached.
She didn't hide anything.
"Jiang Han. From the Southwestern Military District. Level 3."
She still held back one thing.
She didn't reveal that her previous dungeon had been nightmare difficulty.
She felt that was a secret shared only between herself and Ma Jun.
Thinking of that made a subtle, strange feeling stir in her heart.
The players reacted even more loudly than before.
"Southwestern Military District?!"
"Level 3?!"
"Oh my god!"
"I actually got matched with a seed from the Southwestern Military District!"
"This dungeon is definitely going to be easy!"
Even Lu Feng's eyes flashed with shock.
Among this group, there was actually a seed from the Southwestern Military District—and one who reached Level 3 in a single dungeon!
He looked at Jiang Han with unconcealed envy.
He guessed her previous dungeon evaluation had to be S-rank or higher.
No wonder it was the Southwestern Military District—far too strong.
There was always someone better.
He'd have to work even harder.
After the shock subsided, everyone's gaze turned to Ma Jun.
All the others had reported.
Only this one classmate remained.
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