Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

Ah!

Five goblins, imbued with immortality and wielding weapons, charged toward Leng Ruoxue with astonishing speed. Their eyes burned with eerie green flames, and their movements were even more agile and swift than in life.

Leng Ruoxue remained unmoved, her feet moving with a mysterious footwork, her figure as light as falling snow as she evaded the encirclement. The claws and weapons of the five undead creatures barely grazed the hem of her clothes, leaving not even a trace.

("This is no ordinary necromancy... Ordinary resurrection spells can only create sluggish, walking corpses, but these goblins have not only advanced two minor stages in their cultivation, but their attacks also possess a strange spirituality.")

("I've never had such an ability in my past life. I've never even heard of this student massacre. Is this world really the world I know?")

("The future trajectory has already begun to deviate; we must improve our strength as soon as possible to cope with unknown variables.")

In the blink of an eye, a cold glint flashed in Leng Ruoxue's eyes, and the chill around her suddenly surged.

"Frosty Dance!"

The sword light bloomed like a fleeting flower, drawing five perfect arcs in the air. The undead goblin, which was about to pounce again, suddenly froze in place, a fine line of ice appearing on its neck.

"laugh--"

As Leng Ruoxue flicked her sword, sending ice shards flying, five heads rolled off simultaneously. No blood gushed from the severed wounds; only black death energy slowly seeped out.

In the distance, amidst the treetops, the man in black's pupils constricted sharply. He never expected this seemingly innocent girl to possess such strength. Just as he was about to continue observing, a chilling killing intent suddenly locked onto his location.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!"

A whooshing sound whistled through the air as several ice spikes shot towards them like arrows. The man in black hurriedly deployed his weapons.

"Diamond Shield!"

A yellowish-brown energy shield instantly materialized, and ice spikes struck its surface, shattering into countless ice crystals. The man in black let out a muffled groan, clearly finding the defense difficult.

"Now is not the time for a direct confrontation."

"Shadow Cloak."

With a swift movement, he disappeared into the shadows like ink dissolving in water, disappearing rapidly into the depths of the forest.

A moment later, Leng Ruoxue landed gracefully. She scanned her surroundings warily, using all her senses, but could no longer detect any unusual aura.

"Have they already escaped?"

Leng Ruoxue crouched down, her fingertips lightly touching the lingering dark energy on the ground: "This nauseating aura... could it be the culprit behind the recent student murders?"

"Will this variable affect the future? This guy has to die!"

Meanwhile, in the forest on the edge of the Green Green Grassland, a massacre is unfolding.

"Don't come any closer! Help!"

Five students stood back-to-back in a circle, facing several resurrected undead monsters. These monsters were not only incredibly powerful, but also completely insensitive to pain, continuing their frenzied attacks even after their limbs were severed.

"ah--!"

A student's chest was pierced by a sharp claw, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed. The other four soon fell into pools of blood, their eyes wide open in death.

The man in black emerged from the shadows of the forest, surveying the corpses scattered on the ground with satisfaction. With a casual wave of his hand, five white orbs of light emerged from the bodies of the dead, drifting in the air like fireflies.

"We were lucky; the quality this time is very high."

He casually tapped one of the brightest orbs and absorbed it into his body. The other four dissipated into the air like bubbles.

"It's time to go find those so-called geniuses."

The man in black licked his lips, his figure disappearing back into the shadows. The forest returned to silence, save for the lingering scent of blood on the wind.

Soon after, patrol officers from the Secret Realm Administration arrived at the scene, where students were being slaughtered by monsters once again.

"Reporting to Captain Chen, that guy has reappeared."

All that could be heard from the phone was Chen Yi's incredulous and furious voice.

"What did you say?!"

"It's certain that the methods are all the same; perhaps there's a problem with our selection process."

"There's no way the screening could be wrong! The other party must have used some methods we don't know about to conceal their identity!"

"The entrances and exits of the secret realm are now sealed off and searched. Search personnel must check the true cultivation level displayed on the other party's celestial mirror!"

[Heavenly Mirror: After the spiritual energy recovers, humans become Awakened Ones. The Heavenly Dao will automatically generate a panel similar to a game interface, which can be used to view one's own characteristics. However, one's own characteristics are hidden by the Heavenly Dao and can only be viewed by the individual.]

[The National Secret Realm Management Regulations stipulate that in emergency situations, the Secret Realm Management Bureau has the right to allow Awakened Ones to unfold their panels for viewing, including their level and network information.]

"Yes, Captain Chen!"

Then, a rigorous inspection began at the entrance and exit of the secret realm.

At this moment, everyone at the entrance and exit of the secret realm looked at the sealed-off secret realm with puzzled expressions.

"What's going on? Why such a big commotion?"

"You wouldn't know this, would you? Judging from the looks of it, someone was killed inside the secret realm."

"The last time something like this happened was several years ago."

"What you're saying reminds me of the recent rumors. It seems someone is massacring students in a secret realm. Could it be that the person we're looking to capture is the real culprit?!"

"Really? Then I'll have to take a good look."

Soon, someone started live-streaming, and almost the entire city was watching this scene, wanting to know who had done such a thing.

As time went by, it was almost evening when Leng Ruoxue came out, but the lockdown was still not lifted.

They couldn't find it until everyone in the secret realm had completely left.

The Secret Realm Management Bureau became a laughing stock in the entire Luoxia City, and Chen Yi, as the person in charge of this operation, would also have to take all the responsibility.

Inside the meeting room of the Secret Realm Administration Bureau.

Luo Wenqing calmly surveyed Chen Yi and his team members.

"Chen Yi, tell me, what did you gain from making such a big fuss today?"

Chen Yi stood up with a solemn expression.

"I'm sorry, Director Luo, today... we didn't get anything."

"I suspect that not all of our conclusions from yesterday were wrong."

Luo Wenqing gave Chen Yi a disgruntled look, then turned to look at Liu Qingyun.

"Qingyun, have you found anything on your line of work?"

"Today, I went to the Black Dragon Hunting Company and obtained a list of the criminal gangs in Luoxia City."

"After a day of investigation, we have only completed a quarter of the investigation."

"We haven't received any useful information yet, and the criminal gangs we've investigated haven't shown any signs of making a comeback."

"So, a day has passed, five students have died, and you haven't found anything, is that it?"

The entire conference room was unusually quiet at that moment; everyone had their heads down and remained silent.

Luo Wenqing looked at everyone with some disappointment. Just then, the conference room door was opened. Luo Wenqing was about to get angry when he saw Wang Yanzhi walk in.