"Secret realms exist in an unknown and mysterious space."
"No one knows when secret realms first appeared. Some speculate that they may have appeared on Blue Star together with the Hero Meteorites."
"The first time secret realms appeared before the public was when someone who had successfully bonded with a hero talent was forcibly teleported into one..."
"The annual Hero Bonding Ceremony begins in May, while the secret realms open in early July. Today is June 1st, so you have one month to prepare!"
"Once the secret realms open, everyone who has successfully bonded with a hero talent will be forcibly teleported inside to fight monsters!"
"Only those who successfully survive three secret realm trials earn the right to freely enter and leave them, no longer being forcibly teleported."
"This information is public and can be found online, so I won't go into detail here."
"What I mainly want to discuss is information about the secret realms!"
"The monster image you're looking at now is a monster from Secret Realm 1. It is also the monster you will soon have to face!"
"Over the next month, you must remember everything I tell you and familiarize yourselves with this monster as much as possible!!"
After Teacher Liu finished all that in one breath, he paused to let the students study the image on the blackboard.
At the same time.
He was also observing how these students would react after seeing the monster they were about to face.
The image showed a savage, terrifying monster.
Judging from its appearance alone, it looked very much like a human. It had the same limbs and head, and even the positions of its facial features were basically identical.
However, the monster's face was horrifying. Its skin had dried up and rotted like old tree bark deprived of moisture. Within its hollow eye sockets were a pair of scarlet eyes that seemed to seize one's soul.
Most terrifying of all were the pair of dreadful fangs protruding from its mouth. Sharp and pointed, they gave off an immense sense of oppression.
A green face and protruding fangs!
That was exactly the kind of monster this was.
Inside the classroom.
The students all frowned upon seeing such a monster.
After all, they would have to face creatures like that in person one month from now.
Some of the more timid girls even showed frightened expressions.
Only a small number of mentally steady students remained calm.
Tang Zichen and Zhao Zheng, for example.
Yet Chen Ye's expression was the most exaggerated of all!
He stood there dumbfounded!
He was utterly shocked.
Because he found the monster's appearance incredibly familiar!
And on top of that, it was wearing a tattered Qing Dynasty official's uniform...
A zombie!
This monster looked exactly like the zombies Chen Ye had seen in horror movies back on Earth!!
"Chen Ye!"
Teacher Liu, standing at the podium, had been watching the students' reactions the entire time.
When he saw that promising students like Tang Zichen remained calm and unshaken, he nodded slightly in satisfaction.
But the moment he saw Chen Ye's expression, he immediately frowned and called on him. "What kind of expression is that? Were you scared stupid?"
Huh?
Chen Ye looked utterly bewildered.
He had clearly been shocked, okay...
Seeing that Chen Ye said nothing, Teacher Liu sighed inwardly and said, "From the moment you successfully bonded with a hero talent, you should have expected a situation like this! Your journey into the secret realm is unavoidable. It's too late to be afraid now."
"Fear is a very harmful negative emotion. When people are afraid, they are easily prone to making wrong decisions and judgments. Especially in a dangerous secret realm, you must be bold and cautious to improve your chances of survival."
"Chen Ye, my advice to you is to face all this bravely and spend the next month improving yourself properly!"
"You only have this one path left now. There is no other way out!"
After hearing the teacher's words.
Everyone turned to look at Chen Ye, and quite a few wore disdainful expressions.
There were even people behind Chen Ye quietly discussing him.
"Is this guy an idiot? He's obviously such a coward, yet he insisted on choosing to bond with a C-class hero talent? Doesn't he know that the success rate of bonding with a C-class hero talent is nearly one hundred percent?"
"Yeah. Why is he only getting scared now? What was he doing before?"
"Chairman Chen is such a great hero. How did he end up with a son like this?"
"Looking at him, he probably won't even survive his first secret realm."
"Enough. We're classmates. Say less."
Chen Ye: "..."
He really wanted to say that he was not afraid.
But after thinking about it, he felt it would be too troublesome to explain, so he simply said nothing.
At that moment.
Chen Ye noticed a pair of exceptionally bright eyes examining him.
It was Tang Zichen!
Teacher Liu's calling on him had probably made Tang Zichen hear Chen Ye's name.
She had personally promised Chairman Chen that she would do her best to protect someone named "Chen Ye" during the first three secret realms.
Now that she had heard her "employer's" name, she naturally took a look at him.
When Chen Ye turned around as well and their gazes met, Tang Zichen turned back around.
From beginning to end, the girl's expression remained calm. There was not the slightest ripple on her pretty face, and it was impossible to tell what she thought of him.
"Alright, let's continue the lesson!"
As Teacher Liu spoke, he operated the computer again.
This time, a video appeared in the projection on the blackboard.
"This video was computer-simulated by a senior artist based on the monster's characteristics. It includes the monster's movement patterns and attack methods, so watch carefully."
As soon as he finished speaking, Teacher Liu pressed play.
The monster in the video immediately began to move.
It raised both arms straight out in front of itself and started hopping forward...
"Did everyone see that? This is how the monster moves!"
Teacher Liu's voice rang out. "This type of monster has an extremely rigid body and cannot use its limbs flexibly. It can only move forward by jumping!"
"Because of this, the authorities named it a 'hopping zombie' monster!"
"Do not underestimate their way of moving. It may look slow, but a hopping zombie's speed is far greater than that of a running human. Therefore, running away after encountering one is an extremely foolish choice. You would only expose the weak point of your back to the hopping zombie."
The students all listened attentively.
Even gifted geniuses like Tang Zichen did not dare miss a single word Teacher Liu said.
Only Chen Ye's expression looked a little off.
At that moment, Chen Ye was completely numb!
If.
Seeing only its appearance before could still have been dismissed as coincidence.
Then the hopping zombie's unique way of moving was enough to prove Chen Ye's judgment.
This was fucking a zombie from Earth's movies and TV shows!!
At that moment, Chen Ye.
Had an enormous question in his mind.
Just what kind of big shot had transported elements from Earth's fantasy works into a parallel world?
And even turned them into things that truly existed!
This was... absolutely amazing!!
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