Thriller Trainee

The decaying decoration of the dilapidated mental hospital gradually faded away, and Zong Jiu's surroundings turned into an endless expanse of white.

[Random mission in progress]

A piece of white paper and a black pen slowly floated down from the sky, and landed accurately in front of the white-haired young man.

Zong Jiu took off the paper, unscrewed the cap of the pen, and wrote the names of Messiah and Sheng Yu with a swift movement of the pen.

Anyway, Sheng Yu was 100% sure that the Messiah was too perfectly disguised. Even if the evidence was conclusive, Zong Jiu didn't dare to tell the truth.

No matter what, as long as one of them is right.

System sound rang in the empty room.

[Please wait...the system is checking...the answer has been submitted]

[The post-match rating will begin immediately, and the transmission will be carried out immediately in thirty seconds. The transmission location is: the studio]

The white paper slowly floated up after being separated from Zong Jiu's fingers, and spontaneously ignited out of thin air.

Zongjiu rubbed his hands that were aching from swinging the hammer too hard just now, and fell into deep thought.

Not only did he obtain the S-level props and survive the dangerous challenge, he also stood on the shoulders of the giant Zhuge An and figured out the ins and outs of the entire dungeon. Based on these points alone, his evaluation in this dungeon will never be low, and it is not impossible to even jump to the third level in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Zongjiu took the time to look into his arms.

The black iron box still exuded bright golden light in his hand.

He opened the lid of the iron box and gently brushed a stack of cold golden playing cards placed inside.

[It has been detected that you are holding an S-level item in your hand. Do you want to store it in the system backpack? 】

Zongjiu chose yes without hesitation.

He will be transported to the studio soon. If he doesn't put it away yet, everyone will see the golden S-class props in his hands.

This S-level prop was obtained without any effort. The only person who saw him taking the prop was killed by Zong Jiuyi with a hammer. Since no other person knows about it, it is better to use it as a trump card, which will have an unexpected effect.

Just as he was thinking, the space began to break and reorganize again like a puzzle.

Red gold chandeliers hang from the high dome, and the gilt hanging at the ends reflects the flowing viscous color, reflecting on the deep red carpet, as if it is coated with a thick layer of magnificent tunes.

At some point, angel statues made of white plaster were erected around the hall. They had their eyes closed, holding divine swords or olive branches, with solemn expressions, and formed a circle around the golden-red hall in the center.

Zongjiu appeared directly on the stairs of the E-level. When he appeared, the hall was already packed with people, and many trainees were being teleported back here one after another.

The number of people and time required to clear each dungeon is different, but everyone can appear at the same time. It can be seen that the main system should blur the flow of time, allowing all trainees to gather in the studio at this moment regardless of the clearance time.

This kind of means and power has long been beyond the scope of human control.

Zong Jiu remembered that Zhuge An once said that the main system would blur some memories of the real world in the survivors' minds, and a deep thought appeared between his brows.

The reason why he was not affected was probably because he was a book-threader and did not follow the conventional process and became the fish that slipped through the net.

It's a pity that Zongjiu read too little of the original text, so little that he didn't dig into the core of this huge infinite loop world. But now, looking at it from an outsider's perspective, he always felt that he smelled some kind of conspiracy in this thrilling trainee competition.

Alas, abandoning the article midway is really not a good thing. If Zongjiu had to read the original text, he might not know what it would be like now.

About five minutes later, almost everyone arrived.

Zongjiu looked around and found that all the trainees in the hall were pale and frightened. The number of trainees was almost half visible to the naked eye.

What happened to those people who disappeared is revealed.

It seems that for this first solo show copy, the main system is determined to filter this huge group of trainees.

The ones whose numbers have dropped the most are undoubtedly the lower-level trainees, such as F-level, E-level, and D-level. They used to be so densely packed, but now they still have a lot of room to stand on the steps. Not to mention the lower three levels, even the upper three levels have experienced sharp decreases to varying degrees, but the A-level with two hundred people is said to have been reduced by more than a dozen.

The only one whose numbers haven’t decreased...

The white-haired young man raised his eyes and looked at the highest point in the entire hall.

Zong Jiu glanced at it from a distance, and Zhuge An and Messiah were among them. Except for the extremely mysterious No. 1, who has not yet appeared, all the nine thrones are packed.

In fact, Zongjiu was also a little curious about the legendary No. 1 whose name was not even known.

But... a being who can make people like Zhuge An fearful is not a kind person at all.

[All trainees have gathered and are about to begin the first round of post-match ratings]

[After each round of sub-quarters, the lowest current level will be eliminated. According to the rules of the competition, trainees who obtain level F after this round of level re-evaluation will automatically be put into the punishment copy]

[The punishment dungeon is launched in single-player mode. As long as the eliminated trainees can survive the single-player punishment dungeon, they can get a chance to be resurrected as a reward and return to the competition]

As soon as the voice fell, the F-level trainees standing on the stairs below Zong Jiu all fell into a large-scale panic.

After experiencing the massacre, they experienced a real horror copy. After finally saving their lives, they still have to be re-evaluated after coming out?

"This is unfair. We don't have any special props like those old people. Why do you treat us like this?!"

"I don't want to stay here anymore. What kind of a shitty place is this? I want to go home..."

"It's hard to survive. Why do we have to be rated again?"

No one wants to die, but the infinite loop puts a knife on everyone's head.

No one knows when the knife will fall.

For these voices, the main system is deaf to all.

[The level evaluation starts from the lowest level. After one level evaluation is completed, the evaluation of the next level trainees will begin. After all the evaluations are completed, all trainees will move to the same level position]

[The evaluation is divided into two parts. The first part is the system evaluation and the second part is the instructor evaluation. The final evaluation level of the trainee will be the middle value of the two evaluations.]

[The number of survival points will be issued according to the final evaluation level. Trainees can use survival points to strengthen themselves and improve their survival rate.]

[The panoramic camera is turned on...]

In the trainee dormitory, live broadcast is not turned on by default. Only in a specific part of the program will a large live broadcast room be opened, such as the most exciting level assessment part.

The moment the main system live broadcast room is turned on, the infinite loop of viewers immediately rushed in like a tide, and a large number of bullet screens rained down.

[Wuhu, I'm in! Finally, the second level assessment is coming. I'm so nervous!]

[My God, there are fewer people in the hall. It's really miserable for newcomers. Light the candle.jpg]

[This personal show is really polarized in difficulty. It's amazing. I stayed in the live broadcast room of Azan in black and watched him operate. The newcomer held his thigh and passed the level steadily. There was no sense of terror. Who would have thought that this big guy was actually a bodhisattva?]

[Is Azan in black so peaceful in his live broadcast room? It seems that we didn't meet anyone from the Temple. The Curse Team and the Night Clan in the next venue were fighting fiercely. I remember that all the newcomers in their copy seemed to have died.]

[Huh? The one above is called intense? You didn't watch the live broadcast room of Zhuge and the Son of God. In their copy, they actually encountered an unsolvable supernatural being, and there was even a ghost with different identity cards in the copy... If I remember correctly, it seems that only three people survived in this copy.]

This speech is like a stone thrown into a calm water surface, and a stone stirs up a thousand waves.

[? ? ? Did I hear it right, an unsolvable existence? Cat puzzled.jpg]

[Fog, what? ? Unsolvable supernatural existence? ? Damn, this has reached S-level difficulty, how could it appear in the first game, what's going on? ]

While the horror trainee competition was in full swing, the endless cycle of spectators outside was not idle either.

Many data analysts posted in the forum and even found out the system's setting for the difficulty of the first dungeon.

According to the analyst, the main system is likely to set the difficulty of the personal show dungeon according to the comprehensive strength of the participating trainees. This can explain why the difficulty of the dungeon without even A-level is several spans easier than the dungeon with S-level trainees. The reason is that there are only ten S-level trainees in total, and each of them is at the top of the strength. In order to prevent the dungeon from being too boring, the system naturally raises the average difficulty of the entire dungeon.

By the way, the analyst also spent a whole floor analyzing the dungeon of the mental hospital.

The existence of two S-levels shows that this dungeon is definitely not simple, but even so, the unsolvable supernatural existence that appeared at the end is really a bit exaggerated, not to mention that there is an S-level prop in the dungeon. So the analyst cautiously gave a suspicion that there may be another unknown existence among the participants of that dungeon.

"You said... if no survivor found the live broadcast room of that person, would it be-"

This guess is a bit scary, but it is not untenable.

The fanatical followers searched through the list, but could not find the live broadcast room of No.1. After the main system almost made it clear that No.1 had superior privileges that other levels could not imagine, everyone was speculating whether it was the person who used No.1's authority to directly shut down his live broadcast. No one knew.

For this speculation, everyone couldn't help but agree with it. Otherwise, no one could explain why the S-level props and the unsolvable supernatural existence appeared at the same time in the first game of the competition. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a dimensionality reduction attack.

Just as the barrage and forum were discussing vigorously, the studio finally got to the point.

The gorgeous and bizarre chandeliers began to dim one after another.

The lights came on, and the light fell from the high dome. The entire hall, except for the lowest step, fell into a deep darkness.

[The level assessment of F-level trainees has begun... The system score is being issued...]

In an instant, the trainees with purple F-level badges on their chests had letters of different levels popping up above their heads.

sabcdef is arranged according to the colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, which is clear at a glance.

The people standing on this ladder, which is the largest and lowest level and also has the largest number of people, are all newcomers without exception. They are also all trainees who have neglected training in the real world, have low overall strength, and received the lowest evaluation in the initial rating.

The system's expectations for them are very low, so looking at it, the main system scores of F-level trainees are generally not high, almost half of them are still purple.

Many trainees who still received an F grade in the second evaluation squatted on the ground and broke down crying. A gloomy atmosphere enveloped the entire hall.

Tutor evaluations also follow.

The instructor evaluations above most trainees are almost the same as the system evaluations. When the system gives an F grade, the tutor usually also gives an F grade. There is basically no situation where the system gives an E grade and the tutor gives an F grade, or the system gives an F and the tutor gives an E.

After the two evaluation letters hovered in the air for a few minutes, they slowly formed a new letter. At the same time, the name badges worn by the trainees also changed.

The letters and colors of the badges of trainees who are promoted will be changed, while the badges of trainees who remain in the current F level will remain the same.

Only one of the dozens of F-class trainees was lucky enough to be promoted. They all had happy faces and were incompatible with the collapsed and hysterical F-class students around them.

[The re-evaluation of F-level trainees has ended, and the evaluation of E-level trainees will soon begin]

It's difficult for low-level newcomers to break too big a boundary. Just like during the F-level re-evaluation, the highest level among nearly 10,000 people was only D-level, and there were only a few of them.

Therefore, there is basically no suspense in the rating of the lower three levels. Whether it was the audience watching in the live broadcast room or the elderly people on the third level, they all seemed to have little interest in the evaluation at the beginning.

To them, these are just appetizers, and the real meal cannot begin until it has received a C-level rating.

In the midst of casual inspection, someone suddenly asked in surprise.

"Wait, that's... a red rating???"

red. It is obviously the most noble and top-notch among the seven colors, and it is also the representative color of S-level.

Immediately, an old man sneered: "Are you kidding? We have just reached the evaluation of E-level trainees. They are all newbies. If the main system evaluates them at S-level, are you sleepwalking?"

However, the next second, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Because in the intertwined ocean of purple and blue below, there is really a piercing scarlet, which splits everyone's sight and penetrates deeply into the eyes.

The barrage exploded with sparks.

[Damn it, I read that right, an E-level newcomer got an S-level rating from the main system]

【? ? ? What nonsense are you talking about? How is it possible... Wait... Damn, I'm sorry, it's me who's talking nonsense! ! 】

[Oh my god, an E-level guy got an S-level rating? Is there a bug in the main system? 】

[I confirmed again and again, exited the live broadcast room and re-entered, zoomed in on the camera several times, and then had to admit...the main system really gave an S level]

...

[No, am I the only one who noticed that this E-level guy is so good-looking? 】

[Note: I noticed it. It’s true that he looks good, but it’s impossible for the main system to give him an S-level just because he looks good. What are you thinking upstairs?]

The studio hall seemed to have been put on pause. Everyone was shocked to see the scarlet one clustered among the blue and purple like stars over the moon, and rubbed their eyes blankly.

"S-level rating? How is that possible?" Many people exclaimed.

What is the concept of an E-level newcomer getting an S-level evaluation from the main system?

Maybe they don’t know who the mentor is or the specific criteria for mentor evaluation. But except for the irregular element of the mentor, there is no doubt that the main system is absolutely the most fair and impartial, and there is no possibility of favoritism.

Although the main system controls everyone's life and death, it itself is more like a programmed program, cold and ruthless, like a machine that strictly follows rules and procedures, has no entity, and does not contain any human emotions.

Many survivors have speculated that the main system is likely to be the product of higher-dimensional existence, so it has powers that are close to those of "gods" in human consciousness.

It is precisely because of this that it is even more terrifying to receive an S-level rating.

Because this means that unless this E-level newcomer has obtained almost all the points presented in advance by the main system.

These include dangerous situation challenges, reasoning, prop acquisition, character strength evaluation... and so on.

In other words, people who can get an S-level evaluation from the main system are sitting high and high now. How can they reach the second-to-last level? Not to mention, this is still a newcomer! !

The young man stood there with a casual attitude, calmly accepting thousands of glances of unknown meaning.

Zong Jiu's boundless beauty and extraordinary hair and eye color make it easy to stand out from the crowd and become the focus and focus of people's attention.

Now, the red letter above his head undoubtedly lit a fire for him again.

Since the initial selection of the competition, the row of thrones under the dome has been almost silent.

And now, the silence is finally broken.

On the top floor of the entire studio hall, sitting on ten thrones symbolizing glory and status, No. 5 suddenly turned his head.

"Is this newcomer so powerful? He might become our colleague."

No.5 is a top-level exorcist. Compared with other top-level survivors with strange personalities, he can be considered a versatile existence. He is very capable but does not have a fixed organization. He often forms wild teams, so he can talk to any organization.

He sneered, "Colleagues? The number of people who can advance to level three is fixed. If a new S-level is added, it means that one of us will definitely be squeezed out. What do you want to imply?"

No matter who is squeezed out, it will be a great shame and humiliation for top survivors like them.

Even if you can't keep your S-level seat, the other party is still a newcomer. Who can bear this?

The exorcist shrugged: "I didn't mean that, I just think this newcomer's potential is really scary."

The blond saint also joined the conversation, "I didn't expect that he would be the third survivor."

"He's in the same venue as you?" asked.

Messiah nodded, still with a compassionate smile on his face, "He is a very interesting child. But in the end, an unsolvable existence appeared in the copy, and we got separated. Now I am very happy to see that he survived. "

Among the ten people, No. 4, who had always been unhappy with the Holy Son, snorted heavily, fully expressing his disdain with his own attitude.

They chatted all the time over there, and even the silent S-class high-ranking people looked at the white-haired young man in silence.

Zhuge An, who had been closing his eyes in deep thought, suddenly opened his eyes and pierced him with sharp eyes.

Unexpectedly... he actually got that S-class prop.

Because he was anxious to come back to confirm one thing, although Zhuge An was the first to clear the level, his overall completion level in the mental hospital dungeon was not as high as Zong Jiu's.

Zhuge An's eyes swept over the scarlet letters on the white-haired young man's head, and he narrowed his eyes.

The S-level comment above the white-haired young man was like a catalyst, shaking the entire silent hall. Even the top three, who had remained cold and silent in front of the newcomers from the beginning, got into heated discussions because of him.

No one was watching him. Everyone is watching him.

He is the center of attention.

"It seems that one of the top ten S-levels is about to be castrated, and I don't know who it is..."

"It's really frustrating to be suppressed by a newcomer. What did he do in the first copy? How could he get such a high system rating without any special props?"

"Who knows, the Holy Son just said that only three people survived from that copy, but this can be regarded as stepping on our old people's heads."

The A-level trainees were whispering, their expressions were not very good.

As we all know, newcomers cannot have special props. To be able to get such an evaluation without special props is to say that he is a monster.

"Don't be so full of words. Isn't there still a mentor's evaluation? If it's just an A-level, it would be too exaggerated to say it directly."

Some people said unconvinced, but their voices were drowned in the waves.

More than one person had the same idea as him, but that was unfortunately the case.

In the F-level evaluation, the instructor evaluation is basically the same as the system evaluation.

Thinking about it, it can make the most demanding main system give an S-level high score. No matter how bad the instructor's evaluation is, it won't be too bad. No matter what, it will be at least an A.

But who would have thought that such a terrifying dark horse could emerge from the penultimate level.

Zong Jiu stood there with a relaxed posture.

He doesn't care what kind of evaluation he can get. Even if he jumps from E-level to S-level, he doesn't think it is something worth showing off.

After all, he was once Bu Ping Qingyun's favored son, an internationally renowned magician who had become a god. After his hands were broken, he also fell into the clouds, fell to the bottom of the valley, and became so decadent that he lived on alcohol.

After going through so many trials of being hopeful but ultimately facing despair, now it can be said that the mountain collapses in front but remains unchanged, the elk thrives on the left but does not blink, and the mentality is stable.

Rank is not Zongjiu’s ultimate goal. His purpose was clear, to heal his hand and continue his vision of a great magician. It doesn't matter what the rating is, of course the higher the better, because the main system also said that the rating is directly linked to the number of survival points, and there are many benefits and privileges, so don't give them up for free.

While everyone was discussing, a system prompt came.

[The evaluation of e-level trainees is in progress. The system evaluation has been issued, and the instructor evaluation will be issued soon]

Suddenly, the entire hall became quiet again.

This time it was even more silent, so much so that many people had undisguised astonishment on their faces, looking in disbelief at the other level that appeared above the white-haired young man.

The young man frowned and raised his eyes lazily.

The next second, he straightened the corners of his mouth, and his light pink eyes suddenly became sharp.

Next to the bright red S-level, a more conspicuous purple level quietly emerged.

f.

In the grade evaluation of his previous copy, the instructor actually gave him the lowest grade of F!