Deep in the Living

Chapter 595 The Crowded Classroom

Sunday, 06:30.

The recruitment event in Whirlpool Town also served as the entrance examination for the Fourth Middle School.

All pedestrians who passed the external inspection had their palm prints show a swirling structure this morning, and they could enter simply by placing their palms on the surface of the ashes dust.

Hunter has not eaten any meat during this period.

Throughout his journey here, he had only eaten cooked vegetarian food, which went against the nature of his fears, causing him to lose weight very quickly and making his face appear more angular.

He seemed like a completely different person; even the natural meaty smell emanating from his body had almost disappeared.

He and Mia formed the Eight Villains team and arrived at the edge of Whirlpool Town, reaching out to touch the ash barrier.

As a vortex structure formed on the surface of the barrier, they felt their bodies being swept into it by an irresistible force, and they were suddenly transported directly to the campus area.

If they fail the assessment, they will be kicked out of the town and will not be able to learn about the internal structure of Whirlpool Town. Only students who pass the assessment are qualified to move freely in Whirlpool Town.

……

"Wow! A classroom! I've never really studied much before. Is this what a classroom looks like?"

Mia was still the same, full of curiosity about many things and restless in her seat.

Hunter immediately began to observe the surroundings.
The small classroom was too cramped, with a total of sixty desks, and the ceiling fan was also crowded, with many blades almost touching each other.

Each desk had a bottle of unlabeled mineral water, and the teacher's desk had a box of chalk spilled on the floor.

The weirdest thing is,

In the empty area at the very back of the classroom, there was a sinister coffin.

In what appeared to be a normal classroom, Hunter sensed a deeply hidden danger. He also gave Mia a meaningful look, signaling her not to act rashly.

quickly,

The classroom, which could hold sixty students, was quickly filled.

Most people's attention was naturally drawn to the coffin at the very back, but no fools went directly near it; they all simply remained seated in their places.

A notice came over the classroom loudspeaker:

Attention all prospective students, you are now required to leave the classroom and proceed to the playground area to undergo the school's entrance examination.

Only those who successfully leave the classroom are eligible to participate in the assessment.

If a participant is seriously injured, falls into a coma, or even dies during the departure process, their spot will be revoked.
After the announcement, most people looked at each other in bewilderment.

The simple requirement of leaving the classroom was something they did almost every day, even when they were still human.

Such a simple request is obviously abnormal here. Everyone remains still, and everyone hopes that a guinea pig will take the first step.

But a five-minute countdown appeared on the blackboard.

Mia was also eager to try. As a serial killer with saprophytic properties, she had amazing vitality. She couldn't think of any way to stop her from leaving.

She was less than five meters from the front and back doors, and it would only take her half a second to rush out.

Just as she was about to get up, Hunter gave her a look that startled her so much that she immediately sat back down.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"Don't move, you might die."

"why?"

"I don't know, we'll wait until the very end to take action."

"Ok."

As one of the Eight Evils, Mia was well aware of Hunter's power, so she naturally chose to trust him.

Everyone was staring at the countdown, watching the time dwindle, and finally someone couldn't sit still any longer.

A man whose body was covered in snake scales opened his mouth wide and split off three versions of himself from his body.

They escape through the front door, the back door, and the windows on both sides, and each incarnation has a different speed and movement method.

Problems arose very quickly.
Or he might step on a water bottle and suddenly fall forward, his entire head being sliced ​​off by the corner of a table.

Or perhaps it climbed on the ceiling and accidentally got caught in the ceiling fan, ending up cut into equal pieces of snake meat.

but,

One of this person's avatars, the seemingly weakest juvenile clone, actually managed to leave through the front door by simply stepping on some chalk, tripping slightly, breaking an arm in the process.

Even if his main body and other avatars die, he can transfer his core to the remaining clones and run towards the playground.

Seeing that the first white mouse had actually escaped, at least twenty people in the classroom immediately began to act.

however,
In such a small and crowded classroom, the calamity does not only affect a single person, but connects people together, multiplying the threat level.

Some of the monsters noticed this, including Hunter, and quickly deployed their domains, covering only the area around their desks. They carefully dispelled the domains once the commotion outside subsided.

The classroom, which was once clean and tidy, is now covered in thick, bloody red. Corpse parts are hanging on the desks, the floor, the podium, and even the ceiling fan.

It's like experiencing a massacre, but there are no perpetrators at the scene, only victims.

Especially those monsters that tried to get close to the coffin and check the inside, they all died tragically behind it.

Having witnessed this scene, Hunter already knew the answer in his heart.

He decisively released his domain, collecting all the pieces of flesh on the scene and restoring the classroom to its original tidy state, reducing the risk. He then proactively provided the information he currently possessed:
"Everyone, go one by one, don't rush."

An unknown calamity surrounds this place, related to the coffin. Stay as far away from the back as possible and exit through the front door. Also, try not to let your mind wander; keep your thoughts clear.

Do not trigger a chain reaction. Wait until the first person leaves or dies before the second person starts to act.

If anyone deliberately delays the process until the assessment here is over, I will kill you, regardless of whether you have been registered by the organization!
There are three minutes left. Each person must have no more than eight seconds. The person closest to the front door will start.

Hunter's initiative had a great effect; everyone chose to follow instructions and leave in turn.

indeed,

As long as you stay as far away from the coffin as possible, even if you still encounter misfortune, its severity will be greatly reduced.

Hunter sat in the back, taking the opportunity to observe the remaining people, several of whom were quite capable.

In particular, a woman who exuded death herself put herself into a state of death and left by being suspended by invisible ropes, was not targeted by the calamity.

Soon it was his and Mia's turn.

"you go first."

"Boss, be careful, there's only half a minute left."

Mia left as quickly as possible, but stepped on chalk as she passed the podium, completely dislocating her chin. However, she used the fall to perform a front flip and escape.
Mia, standing outside the classroom door, peered out at her chinless face and gave a thumbs-up with a smile.

Hunter's side began to take action.

Although he had cleared his mind of all the jumbled thoughts beforehand, he still sensed something as he walked, as if the coffin behind him was right next to him.

His mindset is different from most monsters.

His biggest concern wasn't how the calamity worked, but rather what kind of being possessed such immense power.

Without revealing their true forms or using any special techniques, they managed to make it difficult for so many monsters to even perform the simple act of "leaving the classroom."

Is that person in the coffin?
Has he already used his qualifications to break through to the next realm of fear?
Just as Hunter's mind wandered, the fan above his head fell down.

When his body was in danger, he instinctively wanted to dodge, but he reacted instantly and forcibly stopped the dodge.

Because both the puddles on the ground and the rolling chalk are potential dangers. In Hunter's eyes, he seems to see lines of calamity connecting these things, and touching them will trigger a chain reaction.

He didn't make any moves.
The fan was not damaged.
Let the fan blades cut into the skull.

He knew very well that any unnecessary actions would only bring unnecessary calamities, and that by doing nothing, the calamities would have no way to spread.

that's it,
Hunter walked out of the classroom with the fan still plugged into his brain, the blades just an inch away from his pituitary gland.

Cold sweat slid down his forehead. It was too absurd that this ordinary fan could become capable of killing him under the influence of the calamity.

He removed the fan, placed it next to the classroom door, and wiped away the brain matter on it with a napkin he carried with him.

"Boss, shall we go to the playground?"

"No rush... We were one of the last few anyway, the countdown only relates to leaving the classroom. I want to see what exactly caused these calamities."

"Wouldn't it be dangerous?"

"No... Since this school has rules, there's only danger during certain designated periods. If it were a teacher at this school, he would probably go to the playground too."

"Ok."

The countdown ended quickly, and the remaining people all left the classroom safely.

A total of 45 people went to the playground, but some of the participants were seriously injured and it is unknown whether they will be counted as having passed.

Bang!

The sound of a coffin lid falling came from the back of the classroom.

A blond man wearing a top hat appeared from behind, sitting in a specially made wheelchair. When he saw Hunter waiting at the door, he nodded slightly in affirmation.

Just that one glance,
Hunter then confirmed two things.
1. The opponent has not yet completed the breakthrough through the [qualification] and is still a monster that has reached the maturity of a plant, but has already reached its current limit.

2. This person is none other than the mysterious and unpredictable owner of the Invisible Manor, ranked No. 2 in comprehensive pituitary plant rankings, §Genetic Misfortune§

"Such a monster is actually a teacher here... We really made the right choice coming here."

(End of this chapter)