Following Ye Qingyao down the corridor.

With her delicate features, Ye Qingyao said, "I still have to congratulate you for completing Nightmare Mode."

Jiang Che chuckled, "That's nothing compared to you. You've made a contract with an Uncanny."

"Hehe, haven't you done the same?" Ye Qingyao replied with a smile.

Jiang Che: "Hmm?"

Just as Jiang Che was puzzled, Xiaoman's voice echoed in his mind.

"After forming a contract and becoming a ghostly spirit, they can sense each other."

So that's how it is.

Jiang Che shrugged, noncommittal.

Ye Qingyao continued, "So, did you kill Li Jiahao and Li Xiaoxiao?"

Jiang Che: "Why do you say that?"

"Didn't your ghostly spirit ask you for 'tributes'?"

"And so?"

"Otherwise, how do you think thirteen of our classmates died?"

Xiaoman: "Did you hear that? Look at the treatment others get!"

Jiang Che ignored Xiaoman.

At this moment, Ye Qingyao's image as the campus queen completely shattered in his mind.

Did she really sacrifice thirteen classmates to form a contract with an Uncanny?

Damn it, just damn it!

Sacrificing classmates for boundless power!

Ye Qingyao took out an iPhone 13 in Sierra Blue and said, "Let's add each other on WeChat. If nothing unexpected happens, we are the only two contractors this year."

"Uh..."

Jiang Che pulled out his knock-off phone and added Ye Qingyao on WeChat.

Though he wasn't sure what Ye Qingyao was planning.

But when it came to a girl's WeChat, Jiang Che always added first and asked questions later.

This is called expanding resources.

At this moment, Xiaoman said, "I don't like her aura. Should I take care of her?"

"???" Jiang Che: "No need, not for now."

Watching Ye Qingyao leave, Jiang Che returned to the classroom and started answering various questions from the Principal.

Questions about the mechanics of the challenge, what rewards he received, whether he made a contract with an Uncanny...

As for the dead classmates, it seemed no one really cared.

Jiang Che answered each question, attributing many key points to his luck.

As for the ghostly spirit contract, Jiang Che outright denied it.

After all, Xiaoman came from the Myriad Heavens Prison, not a regular Uncanny in the Mystic World.

His golden finger and the Myriad Heavens Prison were secrets he couldn't reveal.

As for whether anyone besides Ye Qingyao would discover Xiaoman's existence, that was a matter for later.

Before long, the Principal announced.

"The Mystic Trial for Class 3 of Senior Year is officially over!"

5 a.m.

Dawn.

A group of high school students who survived the ordeal were heading out of the school.

At the school gate, a crowd was gathering.

Whenever a class entered the Mystic World, parents would gather at the school gate.

They would wait there for their children to return, no matter how long it took.

"They're coming out, they're coming out!"

"They're out!"

Excited voices erupted from the crowd.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

In the dim light, they could only see a group of people walking towards the gate, unable to make out their faces yet.

But...

"Why are there so few of them?"

"Wasn't Class 3 supposed to have 38 people? It looks like a lot fewer now..."

"......"

Soon.

Screams, laughter, all reached their ears.

Parents who spotted their children in the crowd were overjoyed to tears.

While those who couldn't find their children turned pale.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher, Li Lili, who came out with them, took out a piece of paper.

Her voice was heavy.

"Now I will announce the list of the deceased..."

"Tianqing High School, Class 3 of Senior Year, the students who died in this Mystic Trial are..."

"Wang Kai."

"Qian Xinxin."

"Zheng Haoran."

"......"

"Li Xiaoxiao."

"Li Jiahao."

"......"

In the crowd.

Crying, cursing, the sounds were endless.

At this moment, Jiang Che saw a middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Li Jiahao.

His face was ashen, and there was a needle mark on his hand.

When he heard Li Jiahao's name, he staggered, almost unable to stand.

No matter how healing Jiang Che was in the Mystic World, for humans...

The Mystic Trial was cruel, terrifying, and dark...

In the end, Jiang Che hadn't intended to kill Li Jiahao.

He hadn't even finished speaking when Li Jiahao attacked.

To fight for rewards, no one could be blamed.

"Give me back my son, give me back my son!"

"What kind of bullshit Mystic Trial! Give me back my daughter!"

"Ahhh, today is her birthday, ahhh!"

"Xiaoxiao, my Xiaoxiao, ah—!!!"

The crowd was agitated, heart-wrenching.

A group of fully armed security personnel emerged from the security room to prevent some parents from taking "extreme actions."

From a distance, medical staff from an ambulance that had been prepared in advance began to treat and rescue some parents who had fainted.

Every year, at the gates of every high school, this scene would play out.

It was indeed cruel, unreasonable, but it was something every country in the world was doing.

However, if they really didn't want to die, why not choose to exit the Mystic World directly?

The appearance of the Mystic Stone not only allowed people to specify the time to enter the Mystic World but also allowed them to exit at any time, and each entry would refresh a revival opportunity.

Although the school forced everyone to participate, it didn't restrict their right to exit.

Many people just went through the motions, took a look, and exited.

Those who died had their reasons...

While Jiang Che was still in a daze, a tall girl in a red dress approached him.

"What are you thinking about, aren't you going home?"

Jiang Che looked up and saw a familiar face.

"Sis..."

"Come on, let's go home!"

"Yeah, make me some noodles when we get back, I'm hungry."

"Sure!"

...

Following his sister Jiang Wan home.

On the way, Jiang Wan asked, "What level was your class's challenge this time, to have seven people die?"

Jiang Che: "E-level."

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Jiang Wan shook her head and said, "They could have exited directly, but every time there are people who take risks. How about you? If you exited directly, you shouldn't have encountered any Uncanny."

"With your aptitude, you can just work in a factory in the future. As long as you get past this hurdle, you won't have to enter the Mystic World again."

"University or not, it doesn't matter. Working in a factory screwing bolts is fine. I've already talked to the workshop supervisor, and you can start after the summer break."

Before Jiang Che could speak, Xiaoman inside him was already displeased.

"This woman is actually stopping you from going to the Mystic World. Should I crush her head!"

Jiang Che: ???

Big sister, are you crazy!

Xiaoman: "My head is in the Mystic World. If you don't go, how will you help me find it?"

"I'll kill her right now, this noisy ant."

As she spoke, a pale hand suddenly emerged from Jiang Che's forehead.

It reached directly for Jiang Wan's head!

Jiang Che: "!!!"

Damn it!