"Tsk, this never ends."

I swung my sword at the green creature in front of me, without even checking if the attack was effective, and then turned around to run deeper into the area. It was inevitable because I knew from the start that it wouldn't work.

Having inexplicably fallen underground six hours ago, I had been slashing my way through, but to no avail, because the opponent was a slime.

"Ugh, how am I supposed to defeat this monster with its physical immunity? Can I still enjoy monster hunting?"

Looking at the dozen or so jelly-like creatures in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Although I remembered encountering such situations during previous explorations, back then we had everyone together, and it was easy to deal with them using skills with elemental attributes like Little Black and Little Xiao had. Unfortunately, I didn't have any elemental skills. What should I do? Just keep heading west? I don't know where I am now, but I know this passage is oriented east to west. Don't ask me why, I have no idea either.

"Argh, why am I facing this kind of trouble? The treasure hunt event is about to start, and if I don't hurry, I won't be able to get any treasures!"

And so, I continued slashing and running, luckily the slimes I had attacked didn't chase after me but instead fused back together, like something out of a horror movie.

There used to be excellent creatures called slime girls in the notebook, why aren't there any here?

Why did we fall from approximately the same distance, but after arriving, she disappeared? Could this maze have multiple levels? I hope Little Black is alright by herself; she seemed afraid of loneliness and used to sleep with Little Xiao all the time.

Well, anyway, let's quickly figure out a way to find them and leave this place.

With that in mind, I ran along the wide corridor ahead.

- On the other side: At the airship of the Bai Yueguang class -

"Professor Bai, it's so inconsiderate of him to leave without a word. The event has already started, and he's nowhere to be seen. What am I supposed to do..."

Complaining was Horsdoe, the theoretical teacher of the Bai Yueguang class, an experienced knight responsible for educating students who wanted to become knights. Due to his advanced age, he couldn't teach combat classes. With the tension rising in the Eastern Continent, the school principal established a martial arts training class for the Eastern Lands, where students like Bai Yueguang were enrolled.

"Professor Horsdoe, this was left by Professor Bai. Please take a look."

The class leader handed a letter to Horsdoe, which seemed to be from Bai Yueguang.

Horsdoe chuckled bitterly; it seemed like this guy really had foresight and knew he was trouble.

"Let me see... If I'm not here on the day of the event, let the class leader manage the activities. - Bai Yueguang... Ascat, what do you think?"

Ascat, the young man who was the only one interested in learning Bai Yueguang's swordsmanship, was the only one who had mastered it (Bai Yueguang: It's just opening the disciple system and selecting 'teach'). Besides the ghost series skills that he couldn't learn, he had picked up most other skills. However, as Bai Yueguang's skills were direct-key activated, mastering them after learning was essential. Without practice, just following the instructions was like cooking based on a recipe.

Nevertheless, he specifically used his connections to buy a greatsword from the Blue Moon Trading Company. If he knew that the owner of Lanya was on good terms with his teacher, he would surely be troubled, given that good greatswords were not cheap.

"As long as you agree," said Askat.

"I've already learned Teacher Bai's skills anyway, so this is a perfect opportunity for me to practice," he continued.

"All right then, it's settled. If you encounter danger, don't act impulsively. Retreat if you can, understand?"

"The students know what to do. Rest assured," replied Askat.

And so, Askat led dozens of classmates into the forest.

Meanwhile, his teacher was still inside, running wildly while munching on compressed dry rations.

-----------Back to Bai Yueguang's perspective-----------

Watching the red dots on the mini-map getting closer, I gritted my teeth and rushed into a nearby door, quickly closing it behind me.

Once inside, I hastily took out a broken sword I had picked up before from my ring and jammed it into the door handle. Then, I quickly scanned the room, flipped over to a slide in the upper right corner, and wedged myself inside.

The durability of the broken sword didn't last long; after being hit a few times by the slimes outside, it made a crisp sound and snapped into two pieces. The slimes then flooded into the room like a burst dam.

"..."

The slimes roamed around the room, seemingly intending to search everything inside thoroughly.

However, there was only a cabinet and a desk in the room. Soon, they were dissolved by the slimes' corrosive liquid and disappeared entirely.

I felt beads of sweat forming on my forehead. If I had hidden in the cabinet just now, it would've been game over, right?

But there was actually a way out. As long as I activated Ghost Possession, dealing with these low-level monsters would be a piece of cake. However, I would lose face if I had to resort to such a method against slimes. It was a humiliation I'd never live down, considering how basic slimes were as monsters. So, for now, I decided to play it safe and not reveal my trump card.

After the slimes wandered around and confirmed there was no one in the room, they gradually left, retreating in opposite directions like a receding tide.

I heaved a sigh of relief and decided to wait a bit longer until they were completely gone before leaving.

About three minutes later, when I confirmed the red dots had moved far away, I released my grip and slid down.

However, at that moment, I suddenly felt a strange sensation – like the feeling when your center of gravity shifts abruptly on a roller coaster ride!

"Oh no..."

Before I could finish cursing, I continued sliding down the chute, tumbling head over heels several times, until I crashed onto the floor with a loud thud.

Oh God, this was just outrageous. Was there a character in worse luck than me?

I got up from the ground and popped a blood vial.

But when I saw the scene around me, my pupils dilated instantly!

"Where is this…"

Surrounding me was an area that looked like a control room, but it had only numerous red buttons.

No instructions, no prompts.

Just buttons.

"My goodness, is this some kind of control center?"

As I approached and examined the buttons, realizing they were all identical, I found myself at a loss on what to do next.

"Should I press one and see?"

Just as I was about to reach out and touch a button, as if obeying my words, the button suddenly depressed on its own.

Surprised, I stepped back and looked around.

There is nothing.

"Nothing, that's scary..."

Boom!!!!!

A loud noise rang out, my jaw almost dropped, I quickly retreated to where I had come in, waiting for the tremors to stop.

"Oh crap! What have I done!"