Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?-Chapter 567 -

Chapter 567: The Player’s Trump Card

“Is that... the Abyssal Demon Academy?”

“How dare those guys from this academy come here?”

“Did the Witch Academy send invitations to even these disgusting guys?”

Just as the auction was about to begin, the hotel once again welcomed its heavyweight "guests."

Their arrival immediately caused a visceral sense of revulsion among those present.

And this group was the students from the Abyssal Demon Transcendent Academy.

Even the students from the Abyssal Demon Academy felt a little incredulous when they received this invitation.

They were originally students of what were called Wild Chicken Academies, blinded by their own perception, betrayed by their families, and ultimately jumping into this fiery pit.

They thought their lives were ruined forever.

But no one expected that just one semester later, their academy would suddenly thrive!

Not only that, they united to form the "Abyssal Demon Transcendent Academy," and were even recognized by the Three Great Top-tier Academies!

In their opinion, the Three Great Top-tier Academies acknowledged their academy's merger, and even the Witch Academy casually released a related public statement.

This was tantamount to them making a complete turnaround in status.

They had accomplished a feat that even the Beast Academy had failed to complete!

From now on, they were also top-tier academy students who could rightfully go out and say, "Don't blame me for not working hard; blame your academy for not working hard."

Of course, this self-congratulatory craze was only for internal amusement within the Abyssal Academy, but the Witch Academy's auction this time actually sent an invitation letter against all conventions.

This was solid proof of their academy's elevated status!

So they absolutely had to come, and they had to be the last to arrive, with a grand entrance.

After all, in the perception of these people, the person who appears last is the one who best demonstrates their status.

Although their arrival at this moment elicited a wave of disgust, they were long accustomed to this kind of contempt and even took pride in it!

At this point, only the receptionists would greet them with professional smiles and escort them inside.

The leaders of the Abyssal Academy had never been invited to participate in this form of exchange, but even so, they completed the procedures under the guidance of the receptionists.

However, their arrival still caused a certain impact here.

Their demeanor was completely out of place, like bandits entering a village.

Their arrival also placed immense pressure on the receptionists here.

Fortunately, the preview would end shortly, and the auction process would begin next.

“Honestly, this is my first time in Modu. These Witches really know how to enjoy themselves.”

After a brief adaptation period, they no longer treated themselves as mere guests.

Perhaps the long-term academy environment had completely reshaped their perception and values.

“Eat more. Grab anything you can take away.”

“By the way, shouldn't we go look at the items? Aren't we here for the auction?”

“The items are all downstairs, didn't you see them when we came up? If you want to go, go. I won't stop you.”

“Right, what was the item the teacher told me to compete for this time? I forgot...”

“The... Heart of Cold Tide, I think? Was that the name? Anyway, the team leader will worry about this. Why do you care so much?”

“True. Come on, keep eating! Damn it, when can our academy have such delicious food?”

Observing the crude behavior of these individuals, several figures not far away were also in discussion.

“They really are crude individuals.”

“Seeing their demeanor, I feel relieved. They are also here for the Heart of Cold Tide.”

It wasn't just the Reserve Witches from the Witch Academy who were paying attention to the movements of these individuals; the Elves and Wizards were too.

They needed to use some special means to draw out the hidden Players.

They didn't know if the Players would appear at the auction, but they knew that those guys must be very interested in [Transcendent Knowledge].

Xia Li had already tested this with her life.

Even if Xia Li wasn't very cooperative in telling them the specific details, it didn't mean they knew nothing.

Now, the Heart of Cold Tide was placed in the most conspicuous position at the preview.

Two days were almost up, and there were no signs of it being stolen.

If it were just simply stolen, or if someone tried to grab it, the Witch Academy people would be laughing their heads off, essentially catching a turtle in a jar.

But obviously, no one fell for it, or perhaps... there were no Players at the auction venue.

So, they needed a "Great Sucker" to break the news and expand the scope.

As for whether the seller could bear the risk of the Heart of Cold Tide being lost... that was no longer a concern.

Because at this moment, the Heart of Cold Tide was no longer an auction item but bait to hook out those Players.

Of course, this did not mean they didn't have to pay.

When this plan was formulated, the student representatives of the top academies had already communicated with the seller and bought the item before the auction.

None of them were short of money.

So, the auction of the Heart of Cold Tide was now a pretense.

Its ultimate destiny was to become the bait for achieving their plan.

There was no need to feel that this was fooling the bidders.

For those who truly held power, the entire auction process was merely a game.

They were the rule-makers of the game, and benefits naturally had to revolve around them.

Moreover, an existence like the Heart of Cold Tide was not something those who knew nothing were qualified to bid for.

And those who understood its value were all involved in this plan.

And its ultimate destination... was no longer determined by the highest bidder, but by a purer method of acquisition: The Strong Take All.

They had quarreled for a long time over this matter and the final distribution of benefits, almost resulting in a fight.

However, everyone compromised at the last minute, and a Witch's Contract with the highest binding force was signed under the witness of all, led by the Witch Academy.

...

Inside the hotel.

“Hurry! Hurry! She's about to reach this floor!”

On the hotel corridor, a figure panting heavily was desperately running, as if some demon were chasing him for his life.

But for this Player... it was all about the same.

“Hurry up and tell me what the countermeasure against that monster is? You have a pre-arranged plan here, right?”

“Almost! Turn left! The room at the end!”

The Player's ear received his teammate's cooperating words.

But just as hope rose in him, a gust of wind whistled behind him.

“What! Ah!”

At this moment, the Player only had time to sense the danger but couldn't make any evasive maneuvers.

So, the armor from his gaming equipment instantly materialized on his body to block the fatal blow.

However, a huge force still hit his back. His armor made a screeching, cracking sound at this moment.

The powerful force and terrifying impact sent him flying and crashing into the wall.

He immediately felt his internal organs churning.

Only by temporarily shielding his pain perception could he barely maintain his composure.

“Wait... Calamity Witch... I think we can still talk...”

He fell from the wall and struggled to support himself.

Because he had shut off his perception to resist the agonizing organ pain, he looked a little battered and slightly comical as he got up.

But when he turned around, I had already arrived behind him and bent down to pick up my Book in the Casket.

“The equipment quality is good.”

I lightly shook it, clearing the bloodstain from the casket.

“Is that your last word?”

“Last word? Wait! I still have value! I can tell you...”

He looked at the casket in my hand.

He certainly knew how terrifying that strike was!

The Players had all obtained the footage of the previous battle and had already identified this Calamity Witch.

Although she wasn't the Witch the Game Architects had in mind, her strength was absolutely top-tier!

But no matter what he said, or the sneak attack methods he prepared in the dark, they were completely useless in my eyes.

Pfft!

Blood didn't splatter in an instant...

“What a lot of nonsense. If I kill you, the result is the same.”

I wiped the Book in the Casket again.

I no longer had any burden regarding killing, even in this most bloody way.

I did not use a spell to kill him, nor did I immediately destroy the crime scene.

The power of a spell would interfere with the earth vein information, and destroying the scene would do the same, although the interference would be minor given the scale of the spell used.

It would only slightly complicate the integration ability of the Earth Vein Information Appraisal Spell.

After a painstaking effort, and after obtaining all the information, I used a Fireball spell to completely destroy the evidence, and finally, the Cleaning Spell completed the cleanup of the traces.

No one would know that a person had once disappeared here.

However, I was still lingering here and hadn't left.

After filtering out the original host's memory that the Player occupied, I now understood that after the Players occupied the bodies of ordinary people, the original host was already dead, or rather, had lost consciousness and become a vegetable person manipulated by the Player.

This meant they were dead but not completely dead, all for the purpose of better controlling the body and for the final step of Soul-substance Harvest.

During the Player's descent, the Soul-substance and memories still remained in the brain.

This state was very mysterious, and certainly, in a sense, very cruel.

But none of this was the focus.

The focus was on what information this Player had revealed.

After all, once this physical shell dies, the Player goes offline immediately, and the Player's main body suffers no loss.

The information and intelligence their main body possesses will not be retained, and even if it might be, my Earth Vein Information Appraisal Spell cannot understand that intelligence based on my cognitive framework.

But even so, I obtained a lot of useful information.

For example, there were far more than two Players who had infiltrated this auction, but the one I killed didn't know much.

He only knew about the Player who had been communicating with him—that Player was currently in a certain suite communicating with other Players.

I had previously sensed that the other party's movements were suspicious, as if they were avoiding me, and that was not an illusion.

His escape route was constantly provided by that Player, meaning that Player seemed to still control the hotel's surveillance.

Even if they didn't, they probably left behind a large number of monitors that would be easily overlooked.

Of course, the guy I was targeting definitely wouldn't escape, and don't forget I still have Teleportation.

Inside a hotel at this close range, I didn't need to pre-arrange a Teleportation Marker.

However... the main reason I didn't kill that Player immediately was to see if he would seek out his companions when he was deliberately avoiding me.

But the facts proved that he didn't.

However, this was not without a pleasant surprise.

It actually led me to discover some of the plans the other party had prepared, such as... some counter-measures designed to deal with a powerful individual like me.

But unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to use it on me.

However, there was another regrettable thing: this Player still hadn't extracted from his teammate what that counter-measure against me was.

Nevertheless...

My gaze fell on the left side.

This was where the Player said the means to counter me was located.

This seemed to be a suite near the top floor of the hotel.

I could sense a huge Transcendent Pixel fluctuation inside the suite.

The Earth Vein Information Appraisal Spell also gave back similar information.

My Spirit Vision told me there was a terrifying energy level of Transcendent energy inside...

All my methods were telling me that the inside of this suite was very dangerous, but I didn't know exactly what it was.

The appraisal spell couldn't match any corresponding concept either, meaning the method inside was beyond my cognitive scope—it was a new and isolated concept.

The only known information was that there were a large number of Transcendent Pixels inside the suite.

So, at this moment, I was pondering whether I should try it.

It seemed that it made no difference whether I moved forward or retreated.

At this time, I noticed another matter mentioned in the information left by that Player, which made me very concerned.

For this one opportunity, they had shut down the deployments in multiple game worlds, freeing up resources for their Myriad Worlds Terminal, all for the purpose of achieving a "catch-all" harvest at this auction in this world.

No wonder they managed to create such a situation.

This was an unprecedented opportunity acquired at the cost of scaling down an entire world invasion plan.

Perhaps the suite was where the nerfed version of this method was located.

The only regrettable thing was that these Players did not specify what kind of method it was.

The lack of information left me completely in the dark about the current situation.

However... even if I didn't kill that Player, that Player probably couldn't have revealed such confidential information anyway.

After all, I remember that the Players' speech was not free.

Even if they subjectively wanted to speak, they couldn't.

So... in the end, I made a decision...

I'm going to start a live broadcast!

How could I not share such a thrilling event with the Witch Sisters?

Before going in, I'll turn on the Reverse Summoning Spell as a safety measure.

If things go wrong, I'll immediately leave.

The Reverse Summoning Spell is powerful enough to cross between worlds, so how could it not be able to escape a method structured with [Transcendent Knowledge]?

Moreover, I'm not afraid of not having enough time to escape.

Since the awakening of the Seventh Sense Time Sense prototype, I am no longer afraid of anything related to reaction time.

So now, I have the confidence to face any danger without batting an eye.

I genuinely dare to try anything.

The most important thing is... I am genuinely curious!

What kind of method gives them such confidence to counter me, or even harvest everyone in the entire hotel?

There is another crucial thing: if even I cannot resist this matter, then the crisis must be elevated to an uncontrollable level.

In that case, special circumstances require special treatment. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Thinking this, I immediately started the live broadcast.

This was my second live broadcast.

As the screen unfolded, the number of viewing Witches this time was slightly higher than the last.

“Hi all you Witch Sisters, I'm live again! This time, I'm taking you to witness the Players' new method. I hope I won't be too disappointed, but before that, could any kind Witch Sister help me activate the Reverse Summoning Spell for some insurance? If you are constrained by the Witch's Contract that forbids you from taking action, asking the Fool's Dream Clan for help is also fine.”