Chapter 1 Nightmare Village

Accompanied by a burst of dizzying spins, the 44 students of Class Four, Grade Four found themselves at the entrance of a village.

Qiao Yu looked up. The entire village was laid out in a grid pattern, with verdant mountains and clear waters, a picturesque landscape, truly a geomantic treasure.

It had a distinct air of Peach Blossom Spring.

Not bad!

It seemed there shouldn't be any danger, Qiao Yu nodded with satisfaction.

"Qiao Yu, you wait, I will definitely defeat you!"

Ma Fei walked over, looking at Qiao Yu with a chuunibyou air, his eyes burning with intense fighting spirit!

"I will prove that only I, Ma Fei, am most suitable to be the leader of this class! I am the strongest man in Class Four, Grade Four!"

"Then go ahead."

Qiao Yu scratched his head in confusion. What was up with Ma Fei? He hadn't even provoked him.

"Humph! Just you wait and see!"

Ma Fei puffed out his chest, his arrogant expression even more pronounced.

"Ah!"

Just as the two were facing off, a high-decibel female voice pierced the sky.

Qiao Yu turned his head and saw Zhao Ziyue, the big-breasted girl with the best figure in their class.

Zhao Ziyue let out a shriek. She looked at the stone tablet at the entrance of the village in horror, collapsing weakly to the ground.

The students followed her gaze and saw three large characters engraved on the stone tablet—Nightmare Village!

At that moment, a mechanical female voice sounded.

"Welcome to the novice trial—Nightmare Village, Difficulty: Novice S-rank."

"Trial requirements: 1. Leave alive. 2. Uncover the core secret of Nightmare Village."

"Trial rewards: Will be determined based on each individual's completion."

"Friendly reminder: Don't run around after dark~"

"Note: The difficulty level of the novice trial is calculated separately from other dungeons. Novice S-rank is approximately equivalent to Ordinary Dungeon E-rank."

Everyone's faces turned pale. This dungeon had a history of wiping out fifty people, and no one had ever been able to clear it!

Just kidding, Novice S-rank was the most difficult novice dungeon! Except for those peerless geniuses with maxed-out talents, no one else could possibly pass!

The reason novice dungeons were graded separately was because most of them weren't even worthy of an F-rank in ordinary dungeons.

"I want to go home, I'm not playing anymore!"

A pale-faced male student was so frightened that he was about to manipulate his chip to exit, but he was horrified to discover!

The chip had malfunctioned! He couldn't exit the Otherworld!

"What's going on? Why can't I get out!"

The male student was on the verge of tears. His family was very wealthy, and he didn't want to experience the feeling of death!

Seeing this, everyone quickly began trying to exit as well, only to discover in despair that everyone was in the same situation!

This Nightmare Village dungeon didn't allow players to exit at all! No wonder that previous class had been completely wiped out!

"It's over, we're all going to die here! We're all going to die!"

Zhao Ziyue slumped to the ground, sobbing.

"That's right, this novice trial is equivalent to an E-rank ordinary dungeon. You need to be at least an Initiate rank to clear it, we're all Apprentices, how is it possible for us to clear it!"

A wave of despair enveloped everyone's hearts.

The ranks in the Otherworld were divided into Apprentice, Initiate, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Levels 1-10 were Apprentice, 11-20 were Initiate, and so on.

They were all novices, all Apprentices. It was impossible for them to clear a dungeon of this difficulty.

Ma Fei realized that this was his chance to establish prestige!

"Everyone, don't be afraid! I, Ma Fei, will definitely lead you out of Nightmare Village! Please rally yourselves and believe in me!"

Ma Fei walked in front of the crowd and raised his arms and shouted. After speaking, he even gave Qiao Yu a provocative look.

Qiao Yu frowned slightly and slowly retreated behind his classmates. The situation was unclear, and he wouldn't be stupid enough to be a bird sticking its head out.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly. He really had a crow's mouth. He had just told Yang Xiangdi that as long as they didn't encounter a perverted novice dungeon, they could steamroll through everything, and now they had encountered the most perverted one.

"Anyway, the situation is unclear. Instead of waiting for death, we might as well explore the truth of Nightmare Village. Let's go! Even if there is danger ahead, I, Ma Fei, will carve out a bright future for you!"

Ma Fei walked forward without hesitation, stepping into Nightmare Village.

He had dreamed of being a hero since he was a child, and now was his time to realize his dream!

Encouraged by him, everyone finally mustered the courage to follow behind him.

Everyone originally thought that with such a terrifying name as Nightmare Village, the village would surely be filled with terrifying asura monsters.

Unexpectedly, the first villager they encountered was a hale and hearty old man.

"Outsiders? So young, what a pity."

The old man was initially somewhat excited, then sighed regretfully.

"Grandpa, what do you mean by that?"

Ma Fei quickly asked.

The old man glanced at him and said slowly.

"Once you cross the stone tablet at the entrance of the village and enter Nightmare Village, you will never be able to leave!"