ryethenovel Chapter 248 Abyss Gap
Chapter 248 Abyss Gap
On the outskirts of the abyss, a desolate land was shrouded in the light emanating from the enormous dark red star overhead.
The air was thick with the stench of sulfur and blood. The jagged rocks, like the skeletons of giant beasts, pierced the scorched earth and pointed straight at the eternally dark sky.
"boom--!"
With a deafening explosion, a figure dressed in black combat uniform soared into the sky like a phoenix rising from the ashes amidst the smoke and flames!
She held a long, crimson spear, its tip wreathed in flames that were slowly merging with the surrounding darkness!
It was Lin Yuechan!
At this moment, she is a completely different person from when she left school.
That pretty face, which always carried a touch of aloofness, was now stained with some dust and blood, but her eyes were sharper and brighter than ever before!
She was surrounded by an indescribable, powerful aura that seemed to resonate with the abyss!
Step into the abyss, utilize the abyss, embrace the abyss...
This is... a sign that you've stepped into a mysterious realm!
Below her was a humanoid creature covered in jet-black scales and with menacing horns on its head.
One of his arms was missing, and foul-smelling black blood flowed from the wound. There was a huge, gaping hole in his chest, with scorch marks from the flames still visible around the edges.
"Mysterious? Lin Yuechan, you've stepped into the realm of mystery?!"
He was screaming in disbelief.
"Go to hell!"
However, what responded to him was the tip of Lin Yuechan's spear!
He stared at the godlike figure in mid-air, his scarlet eyes filled with utter terror and resentment.
Lin Yuechan's expression was as cold as ice. She looked at the creature at her feet, which had once been human but had now been completely reduced to a lackey of the abyss, without the slightest pity in her eyes.
These traitors to humanity believed that by siding with the abyss, they could gain eternal life and immense power...
Little did they know that in the eyes of the abyss, they were nothing more than disposable materials.
After death, both soul and body will return to the abyss and become nourishment for that endless darkness!
Do not!
A soft sound!
It sounded like lighting a candle.
It ignited instantly!
As the humanoid creature's final roar faded, its massive body began to rapidly dissolve.
Its scales and the sharp horns on its head turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated into the air without leaving any trace.
However, just as the black smoke completely dissipated, a palm-sized token, entirely red and black, fell from mid-air with a "ding" and stuck into the scorched ground.
Lin Yuechan descended from the sky, and with her slender hand, she picked up the token.
When her gaze fell upon the token, her usually sharp, sword-like phoenix eyes instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints!
On the front of the token, two large characters are engraved in an ancient script filled with eerie power: "[Hidden Dragon List]".
This is the script of the abyss.
Lin Yuechan couldn't understand!
But I once saw this token in a professional paper!
This is a bounty poster!
On the back of the token was a clear line of name and information written in the Imperial Common Language.
Lin Qiye, Galaxy 0755, Galactic Martial Arts University
"Lin Qiye? The Hidden Dragon List? This is... a bounty..."
Lin Yuechan murmured to herself, her voice trembling slightly without her even realizing it.
When did this little guy get on this kill list?!
No!
We must get back immediately!
The bounty wasn't just on one lackey.
This news will soon travel back from the abyss!
We must... find an exit and return to the real world as soon as possible!
……
Galaxy Martial Arts University, the First Martial Arts Arena.
Under the spotlight, Chen Chuwei looked at the boy in front of her with admiration, handed him the microphone, and her voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Lin Qiye! With the dust settling on the selection competition, your name has once again swept across the entire campus of Galaxy Martial Arts University like a storm! What are your thoughts at this moment?"
Lin Qiye thought for a moment, and a sincere smile appeared on his usually calm face.
"Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way," his voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly. "Thank you to the school, thank you to my wife and family for helping me go to school, thank you to my teachers, especially Ms. Lin Yuechan and Ms. Si Qingwan for their tremendous help, and also thank you to all my classmates who have helped and supported me!"
Chen Chuwei said with a smile, "The title of 'Top Freshman' adds another layer of weight to your already dazzling aura."
"This time, there were no more dissenting voices. Whether they were local geniuses or international students from the main planet, they all paled in comparison to your unparalleled strength."
"The list of participating teams for the ten-school joint examination has also been finalized. As the champion of the selection competition and the top freshman, you will be the captain of the team of 100 participants. Ling Xiaoqing will be the vice captain, and the remaining spots will be filled by the top 100 from the selection competition..."
However, before she could finish speaking, the director next to her quietly handed her a small note.
Chen Chuwei took the note with a puzzled look. When she saw the messy yet powerful handwriting on the note, her usually bright and mischievous eyes widened instantly!
She took a deep breath without making it obvious, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and put on a professional smile again.
She cleared her throat, and after Lin Qiye finished speaking, she immediately spoke in an unprecedentedly serious and solemn tone:
"Dear viewers, we have just received an official update from our school! In previous years, the joint entrance exam for freshmen from ten schools was conducted in a simulated environment, serving as a training exercise for the freshmen. However, this year the situation is different!"
"The recent abyssal disturbances were actually caused by the appearance of nearly twenty new abyssal rifts around our 0755 star system! After nearly a month of emergency cleanup, these abyssal rifts have been initially cleared, but due to a shortage of manpower on the front lines, the subsequent secondary cleanup tasks will be handled by the students of our selection team!"
"In other words, the content of this ten-school joint exam is truly about entering the abyss's rifts and carrying out a secondary cleanup mission!"
"Our mission is to enter and completely eliminate the abyssal creatures that have re-emerged in the past month or two, preventing these unstable abyssal gaps from eventually developing into true abyssal rifts!"
"And this time, the battlefield that our Galaxy Martial Arts University will be responsible for is the No. 1 Abyss Rift!"
She paused, then her voice rose eight octaves in an instant, filled with barely suppressed excitement and longing!
"Furthermore, according to the latest joint examination rules set by the ten schools, the team from the school that can complete the cleanup task in its assigned area the fastest will be qualified to enter the next, or even the third, abyssal rift to continue cleanup! Cleaning the abyssal rifts not only yields massive amounts of credits and resource rewards, but also offers the possibility of obtaining resources through extraordinary means, or even resources for advancing to mysterious realms!"