Shadow World: Tales of Demon Academy
"Cornelia, are you ready?"
"Yes."
Durkan stretched his muscles and walked with Cornelia towards the gate to the void.
Walking through the huge gate to the void was no different from the feeling of entering the artificial shadow world before.
It was completely dark and you could not see anything.
But he could feel that Cornelia was next to him.
As well as his own heartbeat, he could also hear her breathing.
Soon the surroundings became slightly illuminated and the scene filled Durkan's field of vision in an instant.
This is...
Durkan watched the scene.
Where he was, it seemed to be a classroom?
Why did he use the word "seemed"?
Because this classroom looked too strange.
It was obviously a spacious classroom of about 200 square meters, but it looked particularly dark and oppressive.
The only source of light was a few lamps hanging on the walls of the classroom.
Durkan lowered his head and saw a parchment with a demonic pattern and a set of black stationery on the desk in front of him.
He raised his head again and looked around. He could see a group of strange guys sitting in the classroom.
They had all sorts of strange images, most of them had horns and black tails, and some had strange patterns on their skin.
And in the aisle between the desks sat two guys who looked very evil and were on patrol.
Although they wore suit-like clothes, they gave off a strong smell of blood and a swamp-like, evil atmosphere.
The blood-red eyes could not hide the greedy and bloodthirsty light at all, as if everything they saw was their prey.
This was simply a nightmare.
But Durkan had to say that this classroom was quite stylish.
If it was a horror cafe at a school festival, it might go down well.
Unfortunately, this shadow world was obviously not such a cheerful subject.
Soon the introductory information about the shadow world appeared before him.
This is a clue that only "shadow world conquerors" can see.
[Shadow World: The Tales of the Demon Academy]
[Level: Level 4]
[Number of vanquishers: 6]
[In this unique demon academy, every place is full of hidden dangers - the civilization of demons is actually a game of killing. In order to study demons, some human adventurers have disguised themselves as demons with through help of lost potions and sneaked into the demon academy, but found that the humans in the demon academy are cruelly tortured by demons. Please save them or help them. ]
[Mission objective 1: Academy exploration degree exceeds 50%, current progress 1%]
[Mission objective 2: Save at least three people, current progress 0/3]
[Mission objective 3: No more than 3 disguised people whose human identity is revealed, current disguise intact 6/6]
[Time remaining: 11 hours and 59 minutes]
[The Conqueror's starting point is the exam scene. The exam time is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Subject: Demon Comprehensive]
[Cheating in any form is strictly forbidden during the test. Once discovered, the invigilator will immediately deprive the person of their life]
[If the test is completed and the result is less than 60 points, the person will be deemed unqualified and will be deprived of their life immediately by their invigilator]
[You can submit your paper early]
[The remaining time for the exam is 2 hours and 29 minutes]
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Wow, I have really been accepted to the Demon Academy?
You thought you were on vacation, but really you just changed places to study.
Durkan lamented in his heart.
He did not comment on the background of the story and the content of the task.
It can't be a fourth-order shadow world?
He is a second-order one, and Koniliya is a third-order one, so he shouldn't be able to enter a fourth-order shadow world, right?
That's a bit problematic.
I thought I'd be vacationing in the Pingtui Shadow World, but I did not expect it to be this exciting.
There's a good academic atmosphere at the Demon Academy. If you do not pass the exam, you are sentenced to death.
I wonder who dares not to study hard.
And... Have I become a demon now?
Durkan looked down at himself. Not only was he wearing the uniform of the demon academy, his nails had also turned black and shiny.
He touched his head and then his back again. There are two horns and a thin, long tail.
At the moment, I can not guess what kind of demon he's disguised himself as.
I really want to find a mirror to see what I look like now.
Durkan observed the surroundings with a small reach and noticed that there were obviously two or three candidates looking around.
I am afraid these people are other conquerors.
There are also people who should pay close attention, like me.
"If you are caught whispering one more time, it's considered cheating!"
A hoarse voice came from the examiner patrolling the classroom. The desire to kill was like a beast that had been locked up for a long time and now wanted to break out of its cage.
This startled several candidates, who all ducked their heads and obediently looked at their papers.
Well, you obviously can't look around.
Thought Durkan.
But it seems okay to move your eyes a little.
He just found some good news.
Konelia was sitting to his left, and there was only one empty seat between them.
At that moment, his eyes met Konelia's.
Konelia's appearance didn't seem to change much, except that she wore a pair of small dragon horns on her head and her pupils became golden beast pupils. She seemed to be a dragon demon.
That made Durkan sure that his appearance hadn't changed much either, because Konelia recognized him.
In that case, let's look at the test questions first.
As a top student, Durkan is very sure that if he doesn't make it, there is a high probability that no other conqueror in this exam room will make it alone.
[Question 1: In order to integrate into the group, people give up three quarters of themselves during the growth process, which is a painful process for people. How much of their self do demons have to give up if they want to integrate into the human group? ]
[A. 1/4]
[B. 3/4]
[C. 0]
[D. 1]
Noise.
Durkan couldn't help but hold his breath.
Is that philosophy or math?
Keep scanning down, the questions get stranger and stranger.
Durkan is finally convinced that these questions aren't meant for humans.
Although some questions can be guessed, it's still too difficult to reach 60 points by guessing.
Finally, there are short answers and subjective questions later on.
...
The viewing room of the Hevenlit College
"Why have they entered the shadow world of the fourth level?"
"It's over, the newcomers are entering the fourth level shadow world! Last year, there was a fourth level shadow world where even the elders died!"
"If it was those two freaks, then maybe there's still hope. After all, they both defeated the weakened fourth level examiner in the entrance exam. But it's certain that their experience isn't very great."
"That's bad. Even professors who are familiar with the intelligence of the shadow world wouldn't be able to pass the exam questions of these demon civilizations. We haven't gathered much information about highly civilized demon tribes from other shadow worlds."
"Pray for them..."
...
Professor Arnold was sitting in his office, but he received an urgent call from the Knights Academy and rushed into the boardroom.
"Mr. Dean, how do you assess your situation?"
Arnold asked anxiously.
The rector looked at the alchemy academy screen and shook his head.
"That's hard to say. I can't predict how these two people will do in actual combat. Fortunately, they brought the spectator program with them. I'll find out the exact situation."
There are two ways to adapt to a shadow world that is higher than your own.
The first is to team up with stronger players or just be unlucky.
The second is that there are high-level players who intentionally team up with lower-level players to conquer lower-level dungeons.
"Using a team card when the gap is three levels or more" is prohibited behavior.
The reason for this is that it can seriously affect the survival rate of the other conquerors.
The specific situation requires further investigation.