With ease, the manhole cover was pried open.

At this moment, the number of viewers in Zhao Yi's live streaming room had surged from a few hundred to sixty thousand!

Among the newcomers, his popularity had already skyrocketed to the top ranks.

His impressive moves in the earlier waves had garnered him quite a few fans.

Especially those rookies who were also new and wanted to enter the dungeon but were too timid to do so, they had already started to see Zhao Yi as their big brother!

Down the vertical shaft, it was pitch black.

Yang Linlin took out a flashlight, handed it to Zhao Yi, and grabbed one for herself.

Turning on the flashlight, the light illuminated the shaft wall.

No filth, no dust!

The smooth alloy wall reflected the flashlight's beam.

In the center of the shaft wall was a button, etched with strange patterns.

After a simple inspection, the two discovered it was actually an elevator leading underground!

"Aren't these places usually for drainage... how come there's an elevator?"

Yang Linlin covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment!

Zhao Yi glanced back.

The pitch-black underground parking lot, the deathly still wind.

The feeling was not good.

"Let's go, there's no time to waste, who knows when it will return!"

The two quickly entered the elevator and pressed the button.

The elevator operated smoothly, a slight feeling of weightlessness enveloped them as they began to descend...

This process lasted a full three minutes before stopping!

The alloy shaft wall in front of them suddenly parted, the intense light blinding them momentarily until their vision returned.

Ahead was a long, narrow, pure white corridor.

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The lights illuminated every corner of the corridor, leaving no trace of darkness.

Stepping out of the elevator, the alloy door automatically closed behind them.

"What is this place?"

Simple shock couldn't describe Yang Linlin's feelings at this moment!

Who could have imagined that hundreds of meters beneath a university, there was such a sophisticated underground structure!

"Perhaps it's some kind of strange experimental base."

Zhao Yi stroked the stubble on his chin, his eyes flickering with a glint.

Ever since he met the principal, he had felt something was off.

Having tentacles growing from one's head didn't seem too ghostly.

In the previous dungeon, he encountered several specters, especially the director of Colossus Hospital.

That was a typical example.

The more powerful the specter, the more their attacks leaned towards the metaphysical, making them hard to counter with ordinary means.

Yet, the principal in this dungeon, though powerful, had attacks that were entirely physical.

This indicated that the principal wasn't a specter.

But rather some kind of... monster.

Clearly, "Haunted School Horror" wasn't purely a supernatural dungeon; its world view was broader than he had anticipated!

Perhaps the school's current state was a result of some human intervention?

As the two walked through the corridor, they found the ground covered with a lot of bloodstains!

Though dried, the air still carried a faint scent of blood and decay.

The trail of blood led to several men in special clothing, their faces masked, appearing to be some kind of lab personnel.

Their bodies were mangled and grotesque, as if torn apart by a large beast, making Yang Linlin's scalp tingle!

"What on earth happened to these people?"

Zhao Yi cautiously surveyed the surroundings.

"One thing's for sure, this place isn't safe either."

He stepped forward, turning a corner.

Ahead was a heavily encrypted alloy door.

Zhao Yi approached the control panel, finding that entering required facial recognition.

"Looks like we can't get in."

Yang Linlin frowned.

If they couldn't get in here, it meant they would have to turn back, risking an encounter with the terrifying shadow outside!

Even someone as daring as Zhao Yi wanted to avoid that shadow, indicating just how dangerous it was!

"Hey?"

"What are you doing?"

Yang Linlin watched as Zhao Yi suddenly pulled out a scalpel and walked towards the corpses, her eyelid twitching for no reason!

Zhao Yi didn't answer her, but the next scene nearly made Yang Linlin throw up!

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It wasn't until Zhao Yi finally picked up a decayed, pus-filled, maggot-ridden head and brought it to the alloy door that Yang Linlin barely managed to control her churning stomach.

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[Beep—]

[Facial recognition successful.]

Click—

The massive alloy door cracked open, and Zhao Yi casually stored the head in his inventory.

...

[Item: Hedi's Head]

[Quality: White]

[Description: Hedi never imagined that even after death, he'd encounter a psychopath who wouldn't even spare his only intact head!]

[Effect: Opens doors]

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Seeing the system's jab at him, Zhao Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Dragging all of humanity into such a terrifying (fun) game, you're the real psychopath!

Beyond the alloy door, there were three square branching paths, with more bloodstains and fragments of flesh and bone scattered about.

Yang Linlin had already drawn her gun, her palms sweaty.

Clearly, this underground lab held immense danger!

The two cautiously explored the rightmost path, picking up a special manuscript from a blood-soaked severed hand along the way.

[My dearest Lina.]

[I've heard the Babel Amusement Park is finally built, and I promised to come back and take you there.]

[Work is nearing completion, just another half month at most, and Daddy will be home.]

[Don't worry, this time... Daddy will definitely make it back!]

After reading the manuscript, Yang Linlin sighed.

Zhao Yi, however, disdainfully tossed the paper aside.

"That's why pigeons are so annoying!"

"Always cooing when something comes up."

Yang Linlin sighed:

"He was just a father who loved his daughter, thinking of her even in his final moments!"

Zhao Yi replied nonchalantly:

"Yeah, he was a good father."

"But aside from that, he was likely a murderer; the deaths of thousands outside the school are probably linked to him!"

Yang Linlin was taken aback.

With Zhao Yi's words, she suddenly felt no sympathy for the man.

Serves him right!

Scumbag!

Screech—

From a distant corner, a grating noise echoed!

The sound resembled someone dragging a heavy metal object, its sharp edges scraping the ground, even sparking as it moved!

Only such a scenario could produce this teeth-gritting sound!

The two stared tensely at the distant corner, their muscles tensing in an instant!