In a corridor where the light flickered erratically, three figures stood silently together. Their bodies were shrouded in light and shadow, making their forms appear even more eerie and sinister.
"Classrooms of Difficulty 3 generally aren't something ordinary students can challenge. They only open under certain conditions, usually for special course activities or high-difficulty assessments."
"But according to rumors, there's also a hidden Difficulty 4 classroom somewhere in the corridors. I've just never heard of any living student experiencing it firsthand..."
After listening to Bachelle for a while longer, Lanchi handed him the Credit Coin in his hand.
Bachelle immediately took it, as if he had just received a get-out-of-death-free card.
Lanchi once again brought the Shadow World's mission information before his eyes.
11 hours and 42 minutes remaining
Task Objective 1: Raise the Academy Exploration Rate above 60%; current progress: 4%
Task Objective 2: Investigate the source of tonight's danger
Task Objective 3: At least 1 person must survive until the time limit ends; current survivors: 6/6
Challengers Lanchi & Hughberlian are in Corridor G21 and have not entered any classroom
The initial "Progress: 3%" under Task Objective 1 had changed to "Progress: 4%."
In other words, clearing the Demon Examination Hall just now had increased it by 1%.
According to the discussion Lanchi and Hughberlian had earlier on the way, the six challengers displayed by the Shadow World had most likely been divided into three pairs.
That meant the data change indicated that entering a Difficulty 1 demon classroom should grant 1% exploration, while clearing it would increase the exploration rate by another 1%.
By extension, Difficulty 2 and Difficulty 3 classrooms would most likely provide even more exploration.
If they had three teams and each cleared five Difficulty 1 classrooms within twelve hours, they could obtain at