Ch121 – Class 9 Squad Forms

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Zong Jiu’s proposal to form a team was really not on a whim.

As of now, three rounds of the Thriller Trainee competition had passed, and the trainees of the two F and E ranks had been eliminated.
The trainees who remained refreshed again.
Now, there were only about 5,000 left. 

After the next round of team instance, there was no doubt that the D-rank trainees would be eliminated, leaving behind only S, A, B, and C-ranks.
These four ranks added up to perhaps 2,000 people, and after multiple rounds of knockouts, they would all have a baseline of strength.

According to Zhuge An, the first three rounds of instances were all A-rank instances, and the difficulty of the next team instance was likely to be a serious S-rank instance.
Then according to this trajectory, the next instance absolutely would not be lower than S-rank in difficulty.

 

 

In this regard, Zhuge An produced convincing evidence, “I suspect that the next instance will be infinitely close to S+ rank in difficulty because the Taiji Eight Trigrams cannot deduce any information.”

It was not until No.
3 mentioned it that Zong Jiu knew that apparently, props could not be used in S+ instances. 

Not being able to use props was equivalent to becoming an ordinary person.
There was no other method but the brain.
Anyone would know how terrifying that was with a bit of thought.

 

“An S+ rank instance has only appeared once in the history of the infinite loop, and none of the people who entered that instance have survived.
Instead, an extremely terrifying existence was released from that S+ rank instance.”

The black-haired man spoke meaningfully, “Only that which surpasses an S-rank instance, or from a more advanced high-dimensional world, otherwise, you will not be able to get the immunity of the props.”

The white-haired young man looked down at his nose, pointed his nose towards his heart, and did not answer.

 

He was immune to the Devil’s control and had already encountered two people’s machinations after being discovered.

Fortunately, Zhuge An didn’t seem to care about this.

After all, his mission was the same as what he said before.
It was enough to find the person in the prophecy and assist him in fulfilling Guiguzi’s lifelong wish.

 

This was why the final conclusion was worth scrutinizing. 

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There was no doubt that if people wanted to enter the S+ rank instance, let alone 2,000 people, even if it was 5,000 people, it was already pretty good if 500 people survived.
It was the same as saying that after this super instance, only one more decisive battle was needed to select the final hundred people who survived the thriller trainee competition.

In other words, they didn’t have much time.

In order to seize the opportunity ahead of time, they must plan for the worst first and try to protect as many of their own people as possible.
In case the other S-ranks were controlled by the Devil, there would still be a possibility of being a match against them in a confrontation in the end.

Zong Jiu was in agreement.
Anyway, he and Zhuge An were already grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
Not to mention that the Devil had clearly expressed his interest in him, plus the fact that he could ignore No.
1’s control and tear off the puppet strings. 

If this was a real fight, he would be the first target to be struck down, so why not strike first?

As soon as the words fell, almost all the remaining ninety-six trainees from Class 9 raised their hands in unison.

Index 98 smiled and said, “Jiu-ge, no need to count, we’ll all go.”

Before the Magician came, the trainees of Class 9 had glass after glass of drinks, and everyone opened up their hearts and said everything that was not said in the instance. 

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“Sigh, if we were stronger at the beginning, maybe index 99 and index 15 would not have been sacrificed.”

“Yeah.
Ultimately, we were too weak and held back Jiu-ge.”

 

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B-rank trainees were in an awkward position.
They were not as important as the A-rank trainees in the organizations, and naturally, they did not receive much attention.
Usually, they were stuck in the middle of things, incomparable to those above yet better than the fodders below.

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Previously, most people who signed up for the Thriller Trainee program did so because they were simply following their organizations.
After entering, the system announced that only 100 people could survive and they became disheartened.

But it was different now.
Now they not only bore their own hope of survival but also bore 99 and 15’s share.
And it was precisely the latter reasoning that endowed everyone with inexhaustible energy. 

Not a single person objected to the proposal of participating in the Halloween event.
Even if Jiu-ge didn’t plan to lead the team, everyone decided to jump into this dragon and tiger den.

Now that they all decided to go, Zong Jiu sent a message to Xu Su and Xu Sen, asking them to come to the top floor bar to meet up.

After everyone arrived, Zong Jiu began to arrange his own setup.

Now that he had decided to engage in trouble and do things behind the Devil’s back, he couldn’t expose his connection with Zhuge An. 

“There are still 20 days until the Halloween event.
During this period, don’t lose sight of the big picture because of the small.
First, get the special experience card blind box from Rainbow Amusement Park, and collect points along the way.”

Here, the insidiousness of the system must be mentioned.

The system announced the massacre escape gameplay, but it did not announce Rainbow Amusement Park’s layout map, and even told the trainees very intimately that there were many space doors in the park leading directly to the trainee dormitory.
It will not affect the process of everyone returning to their dormitory to rest.

This move clearly told everyone that if they were interested in participating in the Halloween Massacre Escape, they must discover the map of the park in these 20 days.
Otherwise, if the system announced which building or amusement facility the safe house was, they wouldn’t know where to go. 

But the problem was that the Rainbow Amusement Park was really too big.

They stood on the top floor of the trainee dormitory and looked down.

 

The island that used to be just a few rocks had now expanded to an incredible extent.
All they could see were the amusement park lanterns glittering in the night sky.

There were hundreds of different kinds of facilities, and each kind of amusement facility might be duplicated.
In estimate, there were probably nearly 900 kinds of amusement facilities alone, and the spread was larger than ten Disneys.
If it wasn’t so, the system wouldn’t have been so generous and merciful and gave them twenty days to explore. 

“There are 110 people in total, so we will be divided into eleven teams.”

The white-haired young man touched his chin, “What we have to do is to draw the map of the amusement park first.
It’s the kind of map that needs to be accurate to the spacial doors, and there can’t be any mistakes.”

This was indeed a huge project, plus everyone needed to get the special experience card.
The next 20 days would likely not be easy.

Everyone said “Yes!” in unison, indicating that they would definitely complete the task. 

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Seeing their cooperation, Zong Jiu also nodded in satisfaction.

“Let’s go.
It’s almost midnight, let’s go down and have a look first.”

……

When it was nearly midnight, the changes in Rainbow Amusement Park slowly stopped. 

The amusement park that the trainees saw in the broadcast hall was still a half-finished product.
After they returned to the dormitory, the amusement park continued to be created out of thin air.
The flowers in the flower bed were created one by one, and the steel and iron skeleton of the roller coasters were built one by one in mid-air and then painted with different colors.

Only now did all the amusement facilities and the colorful lights on the rooftops slowly light up.
The central castle was reflected in different gorgeous colors by the spotlights.
The lanterns floated in the air and fairy lights hung on the trees like twinkling sparks.
Everything was splendid and glamorous, made of stars and flames.

Boom–

At midnight, as if the start button was pressed, thousands of fireworks burst into the sky behind the castle, illuminating the night sky like day with brilliant colors. 

In the distant seaside, a huge searchlight turned on in the depths of the seabed, and small light bulbs floating on the sea bobbled up and down, bringing light and clarity to the dark seabed and also lighting up the submarine tunnel at the bottom of the water.
Everyone saw a dazzling sea of ​​stars, it was like a real fairy tale world.

[Special Scenario: Rainbow Amusement Park, has been opened]

[Panorama cameras will be open in various areas, and during the Halloween Event, each participating contestant will have a personal camera and a live broadcast room]

[After the event ends, the scene will be permanently reserved for daily entertainment purposes] 

As soon as the icy mechanical voice fell, a huge group of staff suddenly appeared at the gate of the previously empty amusement park as if by magic.

Unlike Las Vegas and the Sky Bar, the staff did not wear croupier uniforms, nor the common tailed suits from the dormitory.
Instead, they wore a variety of doll clothes.

 

Looking around, there were teddy bears, Bugs Bunny, rubber duckies, Donald Duck… and so on.
There were so many.
There were even those wearing Ultraman heads.
Of the hundreds of nonrepeating mascots, there were those who pushed ice cream carts or popcorn carts, as well as those with water guns ready to be distributed near the water park, and those carrying small baskets of fresh strawberries and other fruits.

One of the trainees was thirsty, so he walked quickly to the tray in front of a mascot and took a glass of juice. 

The teddy bear lowered its head.
The corners of its mouth on the mascot outfit raised strangely, and the edge of its mouth was brightly painted with red oil paint.

At this moment, the system made a sound again.

[Ding dong, new special reminder]

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[All the staff in the amusement park are dressed up as Halloween Event NPCs] 

Halloween Event NPC?

Isn’t that-

The D-rank trainee who was drinking from the cup of juice he just took from the teddy bear stiffened.
The next second, he spat the juice out, so frightened that he wet himself, stumbling backward to escape.
Even his tone changed as he screamed into the night sky.

“Help! There’s a ghost! Aaaaaahhhhh!” 

The system spoke again after a ten-second interval.

[Before the Halloween Event starts, NPCs will not pose any threat to the trainees, and the headgear cannot be taken off in any form.
Conversely, trainees cannot use special props on NPCs during this time.
Please be aware]

As if echoing the system’s words, the teddy bear nodded stiffly, and the scarlet oil paint became more and more terrifying.
It gave the illusion that a ghost would pop out at any moment.

In the silent night, the sound of the trainees gulping became particularly noticeable. 

Even if the system said it, ghosts were still ghosts! Not taking off their headgear didn’t mean they weren’t ghosts!

Who knew if there was a headless corpse under the mascot’s headgear, or a big ghost sister with fluttering hair who liked appearing in the middle of the night, or a Texas Chainsaw Massacre type who enjoyed peeling off human skin and sticking it on his face the most.

After the system ruthlessly exposed the inside story of these mascots, no one dared to associate them with the word “cute” anymore.

On the contrary, Zong Jiu raised his eyebrows and whispered to the surrounding Class 9 Squad. 

That’s right, the temporary name of their combined squad was called the Class 9 Squad.

Zong Jiu wanted to gather some people to join him in the group instance, but that didn’t mean he wanted to build an organization.
After all, the trainees from Class 9 had their own organizations before joining the Thriller Trainee competition and even had teammates in their organizations.
It was unnecessary for everyone to make a choice between one organization and another, it would even lead to unnecessary hostility.

 

In fact, it was better to form a temporary team.
Other organizations would consider using these dispensable B-rank trainees in their organization to improve their relationship with the Magician, the strongest newcomer.
It wouldn’t even take them much effort to achieve this goal.

“This mascot is a bit interesting, everyone should pay more attention when exploring.” 

The white-haired young man stared at the mascots, “Do you remember that the Halloween Event booklet said that there are good ghosts and bad ghosts for the event?

“The system said that NPCs can’t take action against trainees before Halloween, but it didn’t say that trainees can’t chat with ghosts and find clues, right?”