Chapter 38

Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW

Chapter 38: The Fallen Laboratory

After the registration deadline at twelve o’clock, Karoso and Neymar had a hearty lunch and arrived at the school’s playground at one o’clock in the afternoon.

Along with them, there were twenty-eight other people.

The vice president looked solemnly at the crowd. When he saw Karoso and Neymar, he had a certain expression on his face.

Speaking of which, Karoso and his two brothers were different. Grand Duke Osiris’ strict education would only continue until they entered the academy; after that, he wouldn’t intervene.

Karoso’s two brothers became a bit rebellious at the academy. Despite trying to study normally, they were still more hardworking than children from regular noble families, influenced by their past habits. They couldn’t afford to have poor grades.

Karoso’s brothers had never been involved in this dungeon; they knew how dangerous it was.

This Karoso, he really was quite determined.

"Based on comprehensive selection, you are the last to enter the dungeon. Are you all ready?" the vice dean asked.

"Ready!"

Everyone responded in unison.

There were only two first graders present: Karoso and Neymar.

The Card Maker is only one person, Karoso.

The wizard is only one person, Neymar.

The rest are all holy workers from Nature Academy and Warrior Academy; none of them are children of nobles.

"I want to remind you again, this dungeon is a random one. You will only know what kind of dungeon it is when you enter. All risks are unknown. You may even encounter an upgraded dungeon. This means there is a possibility of a total party kill," the vice president said. "If anyone wants to quit, now is your last chance."

Neymar’s hand trembled again.

Seeing this, Karoso grabbed her small hand, calming Neymar down.

My brother and I can communicate inside, which is an advantage that no one else has ever had. We can do this.

"When entering the dungeon, you can only bring cards, no other magical items. The weight of the clothes you wear cannot exceed ten pounds, or the extra weight will be pushed out when you enter," the vice president continued. "To successfully conquer the dungeon, you need to find and defeat the master inside."

"You can take as much as you can carry inside, the value of the items you find should be familiar to you from your research before going."

"For this dungeon adventure, there is a new rule added this time – only experienced adventurers who have conquered the third-tier dungeon before are allowed to join, so all of you are experienced adventurers."

"I hope you can work together and complete this challenge successfully!"

"So, I’ll ask again, is there anyone who wants to quit?"

Everyone present looked determinedly at the vice president.

After glancing at Neymar and Karoso, the vice president turned around and said, "Leave a trace of magic in the soul stone so we can know if you are alive in the dungeon, after doing this… you may enter."

……

Principal’s office.

"Who let Karoso enter!"

The principal looked at the list of people entering the dungeon with a frantic expression, completely puzzled.

I was only away for two days, how could this happen!

To let someone like Karoso into a random dungeon, what a risky move.

"He went willingly," the prince gazed at the ceiling. "No one could stop him, could they?"

"I’ve already advised against it," 『』 said helplessly.

"Do you realize he is the most talented one in the Colloa family? If he dies, what will Grand Duke Colloa do?" The principal frantically grabbed his hair. "Do you know how many followers Grand Duke Colloa has?"

"If he wanted to fight, even if it means risking his life here, he would. Don’t worry, even if he does fight, he won’t target a school," the prince reassured.

The principal felt like his head was about to explode.

At this moment, all they could do was pray for Karoso’s safety.

Darn it, if Karoso comes out alive, I won’t let him go on such risky adventures again!

……

[Dungeon: Fallen Laboratory]

[level: 3rd tier]

[number of challengers: 120 people]

[This place used to be a hospital, specializing in using machinery to replace missing limbs. During a medical procedure, a chemical reaction occurred between the mechanical arm used by the director and the patient’s wound, turning the patient into a unconscious and green Poisoner. Do you think that just defeating many Poisoners and breaking out is enough at this moment? I can only say, you are too naive, young one, keep listening to my introduction.]

[The director was delighted when he discovered this Poisoner and began to investigate the cause. During the investigation, he found that the root cause was the copper used in the mechanical arm, which came from a special place. The director spent a huge amount of money, bought a large amount of copper, brought them back here, and transformed this place into a laboratory, wanting to create more Poisoners.]

[After decades of research, he discovered that only at specific times and places, during the surgery to replace arms, would the mutation occur.]

[The director consulted a large amount of information about this matter and found that this Poisoner was not at all mutated, but that when the copper made into a left arm on December 18 every year was installed on a person, it would activate a magic circle. It was an ancient magic, seemingly ritual magic for summoning.]

[The director began construction on the laboratory, finally digging into a special space underground where an ancient and unfamiliar magic circle was depicted.]

[When the headmaster reached the center of the magic circle, he heard whispers from the gods…]

[At that moment, all of His followers came to the academy to ensure the ceremony went smoothly.]

[If you want to live, stop the headmaster from offering loyalty to Him. Otherwise, you will all become His food.]

When Karoso opened his eyes, he found himself locked in a room.

Looking around, he saw a clean single room with only a bed, a dim oil lamp on a nightstand, and no other decorations.

Karoso casually took out a Communication Card and infused it with a bit of magic.

[Name: Talksnail]

[Category: Spell]

[Star Level: 0]

[Grade: Grey Common]

[Occupational Restriction: None]

[Introduction: Can communicate with people within a radius of three hundred meters, provided you are in the same space]

"Neymar, what’s going on?" Karoso asked carefully.

"Brother, I’m in a separate room…"

Knock, knock, knock.

At that moment, a loud knocking sound echoed simultaneously in Karoso and Neymar’s rooms.

Before Karoso could react, the door was forcefully pushed open.

In front of them stood a figure in black robes, looking fiercely at Karoso as he said, "You, come with me!"