The former site of the Art Academy in the southern suburbs of Yanjing.

It was afternoon, and the sun should have been shining brightly, but the entire campus, surrounded by weeds and withered vines, was shrouded in an impenetrable gloom.

The sky seemed to be covered by a gray filter, making people feel depressed just by looking at it.

Su Yu stood on a pedestrian bridge a few hundred meters away from the academy gate.

He looked down at the four "passersby" who had just stepped out of the black sedan.

That was the Dawn Squad, wearing clown masks and having changed their appearance.

At this moment, Qin Xinran and her three companions stood in front of the rusty iron gate, looking at the dilapidated and lifeless art academy before them.

"I just used my brain to hack into the city bureau's internal network files from back then while I was in the car."

Zheng Qiang began his intelligence report with a solemn expression.

"Ten years ago, a very strange murder occurred at this school."

"A female dance student was found dead in practice room number three in the middle of the night. Her death was gruesome; both her legs had been sawed off below the knees."

"Later, when the authorities intervened, the forensic examination results were chilling. All the evidence and the angle of force indicated... that the girl herself used a hacksaw to saw off her own legs, piece by piece!"

Upon hearing this...

Wen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but shudder: "Sawing off your own leg? That must hurt so much..."

People at the time said that the girl was cursed.

Zheng Qiang continued, "After that, the school was plagued by paranormal events, and no one dared to enroll anymore. It didn't even last two years before it was completely abandoned, and it remains abandoned to this day."

"Based on the previously released mission description," Zheng Qiang's eyes gleamed with data, "I suspect that the F-level vengeful ghost that broke through dimensions might be related to that girl who died tragically back then."

"Because the case file recorded a detail... that girl's favorite thing to wear before she died was a pair of red high heels."

After listening to Zheng Qiang's intelligence analysis.

The atmosphere in the team instantly became tense.

Even before entering the door, one could already feel the chilling aura of a vengeful ghost.

"Let's go. No matter how terrified we are, it's something we have to face."

Qin Xinran took a deep breath and spoke calmly. She took the first step and stepped over the dilapidated iron gate.

The four of them formed a battle formation and stepped into the campus, which was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves.

The plane trees lining the road had long since withered, their dry branches resembling twisted, ghostly claws reaching towards the gloomy sky.

The rotting leaves underfoot crunched underfoot, a sound that was particularly jarring in the deathly quiet campus.

They followed the tree-lined path and entered the No. 3 main building.

As soon as I stepped into the lobby on the first floor.

"hiss--"

Temperature plummeted!

It was like stepping from summer into an ice cellar.

A cold draft poured in through the broken windows on both sides, echoing in the empty corridor and making a strange sound like a woman's sobbing.

The corridor floor tiles were covered with a thick layer of dust, and the air was filled with the stench of pine resin mixed with rotting flesh.

"Everyone be careful, the eerie atmosphere here is very strong."

Qin Xinran lowered her voice, and black shadow energy was already secretly gathering in her hand.

Feng Gang walked at the front, his muscles tense, his energy surging within him.

Zheng Qiang's brain was working at full capacity as he vigilantly surveyed his surroundings. Wen Xiaoxiao, walking at the back, was trembling with fear, her hands gripping the backpack straps tightly, even her breathing becoming cautious.

Just as they advanced to the middle of the first-floor corridor.

"Gulp...ho!"

From the dark corner ahead, a nauseating roar suddenly erupted!

Accompanied by the sound of sharp claws scratching the ground.

Four ghouls, their bodies covered in blackened, rotting flesh and reeking of decay, burst out of the shadows around the corner!

They were incredibly fast, their deathly gray eyes fixed on the four of them, and wriggling maggots could even be seen inside their gaping maws.

"Monster!" Wen Xiaoxiao screamed in fright, almost collapsing to the ground.

This was, after all, their first time facing such a terrifying supernatural creature in real life.

Even though they were mentally prepared, the intense visual and olfactory impact still made their hearts stop beating.

"Don't panic!"

Qin Xinran's sharp, cold shout, the calmness in her voice, instantly suppressed everyone's panic.

"Look closely! They are nothing but the lowest-ranking ghost slaves! We, on the other hand, are awakened beings who have mastered extraordinary powers!"

Qin Xinran's eyes turned cold and sharp as she strode forward: "If we can't even handle these cannon fodder, how will we suppress the real vengeful ghost upstairs? And how will we survive the apocalypse four days from now!"

These words struck like a heavy hammer, jolting everyone awake.

Yes!

They are no longer the ordinary people they were yesterday.

Now that I have obtained the power that ordinary people dream of, how can I be scared out of my wits by a few rotten flesh monsters?

"That's right! Let's just do it!"

Feng Gang's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, his inherent ferocity was fully unleashed, and he showed no sign of backing down.

"Feng Gang advances through the middle, General Qin blocks both flanks!"

Zheng Qiang's [Mechanical Brain] instantly activated to its full potential. His pupils flashed with pale blue data light, and his brain, comparable to a supercomputer, calculated the ghoul's attack route in an instant.

With tactical command in place, Feng Gang no longer charged blindly.

He let out a roar, and the [Blazing Blood Qi] erupted!

"boom!"

Dark red flames of blood and qi burned fiercely on his fists, transforming him into a raging furnace.

"Bang!"

A powerful and heavy [Blazing Sun Fist] accurately met the ghoul charging at the front.

That iron fist, imbued with the purest yang energy, smashed the monster's skull!

A violent burst of masculine fire erupted instantly, igniting the ghoul's body and purifying it into ashes amidst a mournful wail.

"Die, you son of a bitch!"

Without stopping, Feng Gang used the momentum to deliver a powerful split kick, slamming the second ghoul that pounced on him hard into the lumbar spine.

"Crack!" The sound of bones breaking rang out. The second monster was kicked backward and flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall and dying instantly.

Almost at the same time.

"Shadow Mastery!"

Qin Xinran, who was in charge of blocking both sides, also took action.

Her hands trembled slightly, and the messy shadows on the ground seemed to come alive instantly.

The shadows twisted and stretched in mid-air, transforming into two jet-black spears that emitted a chilling, eerie light!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two black bolts of lightning ripped through the air.

The remaining two ghouls that attempted to flank from the side were instantly pierced through the throat by the Shadow Spear before they even had a chance to pounce!

The Shadow Stripping ability attached to the spear was unleashed.

The two monsters were forcibly deprived of even their sense of pain and direction the moment they fell; they twitched twice and then remained motionless.

The battle is over.

Clean and efficient.

The four hideous monsters were slaughtered in less than a minute, thanks to the Dawn Squad's initial coordinated attack.

"call……"

Looking at the monsters that had turned to ashes and corpses all over the ground, Feng Gang let out a long breath and put away the fire of blood and qi on his fist.

The feeling of brutal, visceral violence gave him a sense of exhilaration.

"Sister Qin, you're amazing!"

Hiding behind, Wen Xiaoxiao watched Qin Xinran's capable and cool back with eyes full of admiration. The sight of those two shadow spears conjuring up out of thin air was absolutely amazing.

"Everyone cooperated very well. Zheng Qiang's command was very precise." Qin Xinran patted the dust off her hands, not taking credit for herself.

"Thanks to Brother Feng for holding the line, otherwise we fragile characters would have been finished if we got close." Zheng Qiang also breathed a sigh of relief. Calculating data and facing monsters are two completely different things.

After this victory in the first battle, a sense of tacit understanding naturally arose among the four of them.

The fear of facing supernatural monsters for the first time was largely mitigated by the confidence gained from the battle.

……

At this time.

High up opposite this teaching building.

Su Yu stood in the shadow of the overpass, looking at the four team members who had taken a short rest in the first-floor corridor, and nodded in satisfaction.

The team's initial cooperation was extremely smooth, with complementary tactics.

Zheng Qiang's brain computing power was responsible for finding the flaws; Feng Gang's pure physical blood and fire served as a heavy armor shield; Qin Xinran's high-dimensional shadow blade was responsible for precise harvesting.

In addition, there was Wen Xiaoxiao, who was on standby at the rear for treatment.

This lineup is a complete game-changer when it comes to clearing out these low-level ghost slaves.

"Qin Xinran's organizational skills and mental fortitude are indeed quite impressive."

Su Yu mentally gave this temporary team leader a high score.

The woman's ability to quickly stabilize morale and decisively organize a counterattack under such circumstances demonstrates her capability to stand alone.

They can be groomed as core senior executives for the organization in the future.

As for that red ballet shoe that's currently occupying the practice room...

Su Yu gazed intently at the upper floors of the teaching building.

The real test for them has only just begun.

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