Chapter 1 The Fourth High School

After only one night, when he stepped onto campus again, the new class assignment list was already out.

Countless students surrounded the school's information bulletin board, checking out their new classmates.

"Wow! I'm in the same class as Qiao Yu! We're both in Mage Class Two!"

"Why am I in Class One?! I'm so bummed!"

"Class One isn't bad either, you have Yang Xiangdi! He's also been recommended to Jingda University. Class Three is doomed, we don't have any geniuses!"

"It's okay, the exclusive instance dungeon should let all three mage classes participate together. We can still latch onto those two big shots."

Ding-ling-ling. As the school bell rang, everyone returned to their new classes with excitement.

Xue Jinlong happily walked into Mage Class Two, still serving as Qiao Yu's homeroom teacher.

"Alright! Class, settle down! I'm your homeroom teacher, Xue Jinlong! Today, we'll talk about the mage exclusive instance dungeon."

"Mage exclusive instance dungeons are generally tests of your intelligence and mental strength, most likely involving deduction or puzzle-solving."

"So, cooperating with each other and brainstorming ideas will produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts."

"Next, let's talk about the key points for clearing the dungeon..."

While lecturing, Xue Jinlong's eyes constantly scanned the class. Suddenly, his brow furrowed.

"Where is Qiao Yu? Has anyone seen Qiao Yu?"

"Reporting, Teacher, we haven't seen him since this morning," a student replied.

"Hmph! Just because he's been recommended doesn't mean he doesn't have to attend class? I'll go find him!" Xue Jinlong left the classroom, preparing to find out where Qiao Yu had run off to.

Just as Xue Jinlong walked out the door, he nearly collided with a graceful figure.

Shi Mei, the homeroom teacher of the neighboring Mage Class One, also looked anxious.

Shi Mei was the Fourth High School's acknowledged beauty teacher, usually unsmiling. Students privately called her the Ice Beauty.

At the school's New Year's Eve gala, she conquered the hearts of countless students and teachers with a *Jile Jingtu* dance.

"Teacher Xue, have you seen Yang Xiangdi from our class? He didn't come to class this morning!" Shi Mei asked Xue Jinlong, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed.

"Qiao Yu from our class didn't come to class today either! Could something have happened to them?" Xue Jinlong said.

Shi Mei became even more anxious upon hearing this. "Ah?! What do we do then? Let's go look for them quickly!"

"Alright!"

Xue Jinlong raised his foot to walk, but suddenly stopped abruptly. Shi Mei, who was behind him, almost bumped into him.

"Wait... Yang Xiangdi and Qiao Yu disappeared together? Could they be..." A guess suddenly formed in Xue Jinlong's mind.

While Xue Jinlong was still guessing where Qiao Yu had gone, Qiao Yu was already in the Otherworld.

"Xiangdi, is it really okay for us to do this?" Qiao Yu asked.

"What could possibly go wrong? The more people who enter the exclusive instance dungeon, the more dangerous it becomes! Instead of letting them latch onto you, it's better for me to latch on!" Yang Xiangdi said smugly.

"Besides, we can just bring them along after we clear it. The exclusive instance dungeon can be cleared several times anyway, it just doesn't give rewards."

"But..."

"No buts, let's go! We have the handbook from Jingda University, we don't need to attend school classes!" Yang Xiangdi pulled Qiao Yu to Miss Irene.

Today, Irene had changed into a beautiful JK uniform, looking very alluring.

"Hey! That exciting babe, we want to enter the mage exclusive instance dungeon!" Yang Xiangdi said boisterously.

Qiao Yu's face was full of black lines. Luckily, Irene was an Otherworld NPC. If a real girl heard you call her that, she would kill you.

Irene didn't mind at all, and showed a sweet smile.

"Okay, two esteemed players, drawing a dungeon for the two players..."

"Drawing successful! The exclusive instance dungeon drawn by the two players is – the Myriad Poison Cave."

A door of light appeared next to Irene. Qiao Yu was about to enter when Yang Xiangdi stopped him.

"What are you doing? Didn't you listen to the quest prompts?" Yang Xiangdi asked.

Qiao Yu's eyes widened. "There are quest prompts?"

"Of course, didn't you clear that Skeleton Cave dungeon before by listening to the quest prompts?"

Qiao Yu: "..."

A look of surprise appeared on Yang Xiangdi's face.

"You didn't just kill skeletons all the way through, did you?"

Qiao Yu: "..."

"Brother Yu, you're really something else!" Yang Xiangdi gave Qiao Yu a thumbs up.

Irene's sweet voice sounded again.

"Legend has it that in Southeastern Guizhou, there is an extremely ancient and evil tribe. The people in the tribe are all good at refining Gu, perverse and tyrannical, and can administer Gu without anyone noticing. Those who are afflicted with Gu will suffer unbearably. The insect Gu reproduce in their bodies, devouring flesh and blood, until the host dies..."

"Quest Requirements: 1. Find the legendary evil tribe; 2. Eliminate all insect Gu."

"Quest Rewards: Depend on the player's quest completion."

"Friendly reminder: The Myriad Poison Cave dungeon requires five players to open. The system will automatically match you with three teammates. Please prepare yourselves."

After finishing the quest prompt, Irene made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Qiao Yu and Yang Xiangdi could enter the door of light.

"See, I told you there were quest prompts." After Yang Xiangdi finished speaking, he walked into the door of light.

Qiao Yu quickly followed. This time, he was sure he had heard the quest prompts clearly. This time, nothing would go wrong! Definitely!

After passing through the door of light, Qiao Yu appeared in front of a gate with a beast head. Two large stone lions squatted beside the gate.

At this time, there were already two men and one woman in front of the gate. They were the teammates that the system had matched for Qiao Yu and Yang Xiangdi.

Yang Xiangdi walked around the gate a few times and found that the gate was tightly closed and could not be pushed open.

On both sides of the gate were two plaques. On the left plaque was engraved "De Wu," and on the right plaque was engraved "Ji Yu An."

"Hey fatty, don't waste your effort. We've already tried it, this gate can't be opened by human strength. The five characters engraved on the two plaques are probably the clue to opening the gate."

One of the men opened his mouth and said mockingly.

"Long Chang! Don't be so rude. It's fate that we can be matched together." Another man with a delicate appearance reprimanded.

"Hmph!" Long Chang snorted unconvinced, but didn't continue to speak.

The man with a delicate appearance showed a kind smile.

"Hello, classmates. My name is Fang Xun, this is my friend Long Chang, and this is my sister, Fang Yuan."

"Hello~"

Fang Yuan greeted Qiao Yu and the others. She had a rosy apple face, bright eyes under her eyebrows, and shiny, smooth hair, looking very energetic.

"Hello, my name is Yang Xiangdi, and this is Qiao Yu." Yang Xiangdi greeted them with little interest.

"Hello, Yang Xiangdi and Qiao Yu. Let me share what we know first. After our experiments, this gate has magic immunity. That is to say, any spell cannot cause damage to this gate. So, it is definitely impossible to destroy this gate by brute force."

As Fang Xun spoke, he casually conjured a fireball and threw it at the door.

Sure enough, the huge fireball was absorbed by the beast head gate, without causing the slightest damage to the gate.

"What about you? Do you know any clues?" Fang Xun asked.

"We're not sure either, we just arrived."

After Yang Xiangdi finished speaking, he walked to the side, picked up the booklet given by Jingda University, and began to read it.

Fang Xun could only sigh in disappointment and look at the gate with worry. De Wu, Ji Yu An, what do these five characters mean...?