Zong Jiu saw everyone expressing sincere sympathy towards Tsuchimikado. However, while everyone was sympathetic, they had confidence in Tsuchimikado. Thus, he was silent for a moment, and then he didn’t ask anymore.
After hearing Exorcist’s words, he also felt very sympathetic towards them.
All else aside, being exposed while cross-dressing in a sailor uniform in front of a crowd wasn’t something an ordinary person would experience. But then, Exorcist added that this wasn’t the worst out of the many things the unlucky Tsuchimikado encountered. He was refreshing his bizarre and strange misfortune record in every instance.
After hearing everything, Zong Jiu felt it was already a miracle that Tsuchimikado was still alive. Something of merely this level wouldn’t be able to take him down.
However, Tsuchimikado would probably faint from anger if he was present and saw that not only was everyone not sincerely feeling bad for him, but they also had gathered together to inform others of his past experiences.
After they talked for a while, the system opened the panoramic camera and the live room.
[The panoramic camera is activating… Activation successful.]
[In the process of introducing the rules of the next instance. A unified live broadcast room will be opened for all watching contenders.]
Soon, the contender audience swarmed in.
[I’m here! The first thing I did after entering was to pull up the camera to look at the beautiful magician. Ah! No. 9! I’m dead!]
[Upstairs, you aren’t the only one! The first thing I did was also to look at No. 9! Hahahahaha. Since the first instance, I have been watching and following the Magician. Now, he’s finally risen to S-rank. Your mother, I am truly relieved and glad.]
[Am I the only one who’s still thinking about how that elite took No. 9 in front of everyone? Thinking.jpg]
[Yeah. Upstairs, it’s only you. Don’t start things, okay? Bringing up your No. 1 daddy every day, doesn’t it get annoying?]
[Alright, alright. You guys argued for a whole day on the day of the ball. Enough already. Those S-rank elites can do whatever they want. Is there any place for us noobs who couldn’t even enter the Thriller Trainee competition to talk? Quiet down. I want to read the rules.]
The trainees in the broadcasting studio were all very quiet. Only the bullet chat audience was busy sending messages.
Realizing this, they also quieted down and silently listened to the rules.
No less than four puppet strings coming from No. 1 dropped down onto Zong Jiu’s body. Each pushing his boundaries more than the last.
He simply leaned back and nestled into the soft cushion on the back of the throne. From outside, only a fluffy silver-white head could be seen.
[Following, the system will explain the next instance’s special rules to all the trainees.]
[Firstly, the next instance’s difficulty has been confirmed: A Super S-rank Instance]
The broadcast studio was filled with a deathly silence. Then the atmosphere instantly erupted like boiling water in a kettle.
Super S-rank instance!
It was merely a few words, but the underlying meaning was enough to send shivers down their spine and make their whole body tremble.
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Other than a few senior S-ranks, many trainees hadn’t even heard of Super S-rank instances.
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[Super S-rank instance? I haven’t heard of it before. My God. Going by the name, is it going to be scarier than S-rank instances?]
S-rank instances were already nightmares that all the trainees dreaded and feared. The survival rates were so incredibly low. Merely taking a look at the previous instance was enough to prove that.
[Indeed. Before, among those smart people in the forum, didn’t someone boldly predict that the Thriller Trainee competition was about to enter the final stretch? It started from the collective instance where half of the people were being eliminated. Then there was the group instance. In the latter thread, everyone was seriously discussing. There, someone guessed that the system would make a big move. If it’s a Super S-rank instance… It might just be the instance to determine the final one hundred surviving people. (Bitter Smile)]
As expected, after these few messages appeared, the system officially confirmed it.
[The next instance will be the final round of rank evaluations. There, the one hundred trainees who will make their debut in the end will be decided.]
Everyone became quiet.
The Thriller Trainee competition had already gone through five rank evaluations and four special events. The number of people had also fallen from the initial tens of thousands to around one thousand and eight hundred. In proportion, out of the original people, not even one out of ten had survived.
Now, the system had done something big again. It wanted to further narrow down the remaining thousand and hundred people and select the trainees who would ultimately survive.
The lighthearted and jovial atmosphere from the ball a few days ago was completely gone. It transformed into a sense of heaviness and solemness.
Veteran trainees were all well aware. As long as they could become the final one hundred people, not only could they live, but they could also receive any S-rank prop they desired and almost one year of rest time in the infinite loop. During that time, the system wouldn’t forcibly request the debuting trainees to enter another instance.
They didn’t hold any extravagant hopes for the universal wish ticket of the C-position debut. Surviving was enough.
[Super S-rank instance is an all-inclusive instance. Including S-ranks, all trainees will enter the same instance world.]
[However, everyone’s main task is different.]
Veteran trainees instantly figured out the unspoken implications.
If everyone’s main tasks were different, it meant that they wouldn’t be able to cooperate even though everyone was in the same instance. Furthermore, if the system insidiously assigned conflicting main tasks, there was a high chance that the trainees would once again fall into opposing, hostile situations. It would be similar to the multiple instances before with the mole in opposition to the normal people.
“No, such situations won’t occur in normal super S-rank instances.”
The one who spoke was Zhuge An. He shook his head, signaling for No.2 and No. 4 to calm down.
As expected, the system added that the main tasks wouldn’t conflict. There were only differences in difficulty.
Everyone: ???
Difference in difficulty?
Everyone was a bit curious about what the difference in difficulty meant and entailed.
Soon, the system answered their questions.
[Next will be the distribution of props to all trainees. Please wait…]
A second later, two small, ten-sided dice with conical shapes on the top and bottom appeared in the hands of Zong Jiu, who was sitting on a throne.
They were composed of two pieces of polished white crystals. The print on top shone with a faint pink color. Under the golden chandelier, it refracted a rainbow of colors, seeming regal and luxurious.
Zong Jiu raised his head and looked at other people’s dice. He found out that the Dark Warlock’s dice were black crystals with dark green and the Messiah’s dice were golden crystals with blue. As for other ranked trainees, their dice were all red and white.
[These are two ten-sided dice. They are also props that are required for the following super S-rank instance.
The system slowly explained.
[Other than these two ten-sided dice, trainees aren’t allowed to bring any special props into the next instance, except for S-rank trainees]
Discussions so loud that it seemed to blow off the roof erupted in the studio. Many low-rank trainees’ faces had undisguised expressions of fear.
It was well known that it was thanks to special props that the majority of trainees could make it to this current rank. An example would be Xu Sen, who immediately rose up with an A-rank prop.
In the infinite loop, the importance of special props didn’t need to be said.
Because they always lived under the threat of ghosts and monsters, most people wouldn’t choose to enhance their bodies. Instead, they would choose to enhance their special props to gain strength. Under such circumstances, not allowing them to bring special props was indubitably akin to cutting off one of their arms.
However, the S-rank trainees sitting on thrones received a private message from the system at that moment.
[Other than passive props, S-rank trainees are allowed to bring one B-rank or below prop.]
The white-haired young man opened his system backpack and glanced inside.
Passive props were pitifully scarce in the infinite loop. They were even much more rare than rare S-rank props.
Zong Jiu happened to have one. It was the Substitution Doll he exchanged for in the Las Vegas casino.
The Substitution Doll could block one fatal injury, but it couldn’t be used actively. Thus, it could indeed be categorized as a type of passive prop.
Zong Jiu didn’t rush to choose the prop he would bring. After this gathering, the Anti-Devil League would definitely hold another meeting. It wouldn’t hurt to listen to their tactician then.
Soon after, the system prepared to explain the rules in detail.
[In the next S-rank instance, any and all moves can be done with the ten-sided dice in your hands.]
[As long as your luck is good enough, passing the instance without any injuries isn’t a difficult task.]
Luck. Luck again?
Everyone was a bit confused. Earlier, when the system mentioned main tasks, it had also brought up luck. Now it brought up luck again, making everyone on edge and curious.
The system had only explained halfway when it suddenly fell silent for a moment.
All the trainees seemed to have felt something and raised their heads. They just happened to see a tall, human figure walk out from the darkness.
The Devil, who had already changed out of the butler tuxedo and into a black suit, walked out from the stairs. With his hands in his pockets and a bored expression, he walked to the highest place in the studio.
He didn’t seem to be here to participate in the gathering. Rather, it seemed like he was here to watch a show.
The bullet chat burst into another round of screams.
[Welcome, instructor, to the scene.]
The system customarily issued an emotionless welcome.
“Since my identity has already been exposed, then I will promptly step down from the position of player and supervise the competition as an instructor.”
The black-haired man raised his eyebrow, his gaze sweeping around the area. Suddenly, he revealed a smile that held unclear intentions.
He walked down from above and slowly walked towards the S-ranks.
Zong Jiu’s eyelid twitches.
As expected, under the gaze of everyone, the Devil directly stood by his throne, “You don’t mind me standing here, right, No. 9?
“Go ahead.” The magician responded without even raising his head.
The studio fell into silence once again.
Some people were digesting the news that the No. 1 spot was empty. Some others scrutinized the instructor and No. 9 with gazes they thought were discreet.
In the end, the silence was broken by the system.
[Since he came, the rest of the next instance’s rules will be explained by the instructor. Please go ahead.]
The Devil shrugged, “Two ten-sided dice. One represents the tens digit, The other represents the ones digit.”
He suddenly stretched out his hand and silently bowed down. His white-gloved hand ambiguously passed over the Magician’s shoulder and eventually landed on the other’s open palm.
A moment later, the two dice began spinning out of nowhere on Zong Jiu’s palm. One landed on 30, while the other landed on 4.
The large screen projected onto the dome ceiling magnified the two’s actions for everyone. It also clearly displayed the numbers on the dice.
“For example… A 30 and a 4 was rolled. Combining them, the number is 34.”
AAAHHH NEW CHAPTER!!
Ohhohohoh~ Putting faith in you ml, lead our ship to set sail
Looks like this instance is not for Tsuchimikado
Thanks for the chapter
… Is this DnD???
What a perfect time to catch up on chapters , we’re officially starting the hubby chasing arc 😂
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