Underground

Even now, F222 still can't see her own problem from her perspective, but if you switch to another clone and only observe her, you can immediately tell that the direction in which F222 extends the Mystic Thread is different from what she thought.

"As expected, my perception has been changed."

She tried to walk down the stairs, but after a few steps, she saw a door behind the light and shadow.

A gentle knock was made on the iron gate, and a dull sound came from it.

"Unbelievable, from other angles, the iron gate doesn't even exist."

F222 made a firm decision and headed straight for the building in front of it.

Bang!

A sharp pain shot through her head, but she managed to get through the iron gate.

When I opened my eyes, there was another staircase leading downwards.

"As expected... the iron gate doesn't exist."

This school is really something, directly hindering students' understanding of the material.

The Mystic Thread cannot be fooled, but if the brain controlling F222, which controls the Mystic Thread, is fooled and the image she sees is different, then the purpose of deception is actually achieved.

A simple summary of the main body and Core Group.

1. Ye Qian (Black Iron Rank, Weaver): The real Ye Qian, a 15-year-old girl with long, straight black hair, a cute and somewhat innocent appearance.

She looks like a girl who has just left the loli stage, and doesn't have any mature or older sister vibes.

2. Ye Xin (Black Iron Rank, Shadowless One), White, LV7, a very youthful girl with a more mature temperament than her original self. She usually wears a black jacket with a zipper on top, a black skirt and black tights on the bottom, and is 1.65 meters tall.

Ability: [Spirit Thread (Green)].

3. Alice (Black Iron Rank, Weaver), Green, LV4, a fair-skinned blonde loli. Her height is estimated to be 1.4 meters, but the actual measurement is around 1.3 meters.

Abilities: [Empathy (Green)], [Sword Intuition (General, White)]

4. Little Soul (Black Iron Rank, Weaver), white, younger sister type with long black hair, petite girl, 1.45 meters tall.

Ability: [Soul Projection (White)]

5. Ye Shan, white, has a temperament similar to a pure high school girl with long green hair. She has very fair skin and is an extremely beautiful girl. Her appearance surpasses that of an average clone. She is 1.6 meters tall.

Abilities: [Day Flash (White)], [Body Agility (White)].

6. Ye Qian No. 2 (Black Iron Rank, God-Forbidden), has Purification ability, and her appearance is almost identical to her original form.

7. Ye Lan (Black Iron Rank, Blood Warrior), split from Ye Shan No. 2, possesses the [Object Vibration (Green)] skill, with a significantly weakened mental attribute talent, but a significantly enhanced strength and physique.

8. Ye Ling, a white-haired clone created by Vier, has the ability of [Spirit Imbuement (Blue)].

9. Ye Shan No. 2, a green-haired girl with the same abilities as Ye Shan.

10. Ye Kong, inherited from the original body, is about the same height as the original body, but his legs are a bit fleshy and cute.

Skills Mastered: [Weak Divination (White)], [Space Jump (Blue)], [Wave Interference (General, Green)]

11. Vier (Black Iron Rank, Weaver), Green, White-haired clone girl.

12. Ye Qian No. 3, Blue, a beautiful girl with the same appearance as the original body, but without Purification ability.

Skills: [Force Field Barrier (Blue)], [Metal Control (Blue)], [Ice Creation (Blue)]

13. Vierino, Green, Vier's clone. Visually, Vier's slightly more mature than Veril. A cute white-haired girl with a large bust, completely outshining the original; estimated to be a D cup or larger. At around 1.6 meters tall, Ye Qian herself finds this size incongruous.

Inherited the [Super Strength (Green)] skill.

14. Ye Zi, green, purple-haired girl.

Skill: [Matter Vibration (Blue)]

15. Ye Qian No. 4, Blue, a girl with the same form as her original body, possessing Purification abilities. Skills: [Light Particle Blast (Blue)], [Matter Deceleration (Blue)], [Electricity Control (Blue)]

16. Little Soul No. 2, Blue, Appearance similar to Little Soul, [Spellcasting (Blue)], [Spirit Enhancement (Passive, Universal)]

17. Ye Xin No. 2, Green, Skills: [Spirit Thread (Green)], [Fine Control (Green, General)]

18. Alice No. 2, Green, a blonde girl aged fourteen or fifteen, who is proficient in the [Animal Speech (Green)].

19. Ye Lian (Black Iron Rank, Limit Breaker), a girl with long black hair, skill: [Black Heavy Chain (Blue)].

Chapter 194 Underground

[Ye Qian is LV40; the previous error of typing 19 has been deleted. Currently, all un-advanced bodies are at level 20, and those that are advanced will quickly reach level 40, so levels are no longer being recorded.]

"They really have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."

Realizing the situation she was in, Ms. F222 had to focus her attention.

She allowed more Mystic Thread from afar to pass over her head and around her, so that she could constantly observe the condition of the line on her body.

After walking slowly down the stairs for a full three minutes, Miss F222, who was disguised as another girl, finally arrived at the bottom.

What came into view was a spacious underground hall.

The hall is extremely large, roughly square in shape, and at least 100 meters long. The overall style is rather dark, and the surrounding walls are not made of cement, but rather of Bronze- like material, with some sections being entirely black and covered from top to bottom with abstract murals.

Compared to those things, what truly startled Miss F222 was the situation in the very center of the hall.

Several long, black iron chains were tightly binding a delicate figure.

She was a young girl.

With long, flowing hair reaching her waist, and snow-white skin, she closed her eyes tightly and bowed her head listlessly.

She was dressed only in black, and she was very beautiful.

Because the distance was closer, the Mystic Thread could no longer be guided away, so Miss F222 used the line to sense the other party's situation.

There was no breath at all, just like a dead person... no, it should be called a doll.

"Is there no Pollution at all? Were they Transcendent in life? Or is it that after Transcendent dies, no Pollution can actually be detected in their body?"

Ye Qian frowned, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Let's go up and take a look... But I'm using someone else's appearance, so I still have to be careful."

Although she was using someone else's body, Miss F222 never intended to cause any trouble with that appearance. She used this face purely to avoid arousing suspicion from some teachers and students. After all, the Cannon Fodder Misses's original appearance was clearly different from that of the students in school.

She wasn't sure if the Cognitive Barrier she had built was reliable, so she decided to just use the appearance of students from her own school.

His gaze fell on a round platform behind the girl.

There was a bead on it, emanating a faint energy that, upon closer inspection, possessed a hint of magic.

"This is... the Elemental Core?"

It is crystal clear, 10 centimeters in diameter, and emits a faint, colorful light.

But compared to the bound girl, the bead was hardly eye-catching.

"This girl is quite beautiful, no less so than many of my clones. I wonder why she's tied up here."

Miss F222 took two deep breaths and began to approach cautiously.

I have a feeling this guy might suddenly open his eyes.

But in reality... there was no reaction at all.

Just as she was about to walk past the girl...

"What are you doing?"

A slightly rough voice, belonging to an adult male, suddenly came from behind.

F222's steps froze.

Slowly turning his head, he discovered a man dressed in the uniform of a college leader standing at the bottom of the stairs, more than 20 meters away from him.

The other person was wearing black-rimmed glasses and appeared to be in his forties.

Although the power was somewhat restrained, the invisible pressure allowed Miss F222 to roughly judge the opponent's strength— Mithril Rank.

"Did it sense my arrival and come here?"

F222 had a guess in his mind.

And it's pretty much a 100% accurate estimate, since this place is definitely of high importance, and the academy couldn't possibly not be watching it all the time. It's not surprising that they'd be using some kind of surveillance method they can't sense to monitor this place continuously.

"Which class are you in? I'm curious. How did you get off?"

The male teacher took a step forward and began to approach little by little.

F222 frowned slightly and took a tiny half-step back. "I... I saw a door here, and I just wanted to lean against it, but I ended up walking right through it."

"To get here, it's not enough to just have strength; you also need to know... this door doesn't exist."

The teacher's eyes were somewhat cold; the immense pressure of Pollution was already overwhelming.

Although Miss F222 had drunk the Water of Purification before, that dosage was clearly not enough to counteract the opponent's aura. Her legs were already trembling uncontrollably, and she only managed to stay upright thanks to the Purification power and the mental energy drawn from her body.

"Tell me your identity. This isn't a place that just anyone would know about."

This Mithril Rank teacher was already emanating a murderous aura.

Mystic Thread pierced through the other person's mind, sensing that this guy seemed to have the intention to make a move.

"I don't know where this place is, I just wandered in here out of nowhere."

Miss F222 began to back away, but the teacher's footsteps drew closer.

Such immense pressure! Even this layer of Pollution Power might not be enough to withstand a battle against Mithril Rank enemy.

Cannon Fodder Misses was about to retreat to the side of the girl who was bound by chains when, without noticing, her heel touched the chain on the ground.

Although it was only for a very brief moment, with the subtle observation of the Mystic Thread, he immediately noticed that the expression of this Mithril Rank big shot had changed slightly, and at the same time, his heart had suddenly skipped a beat, as if he was worried about something.

Miss F222 suddenly pulled out a knife and held it to the girl's neck.

"Don't come any closer. She's important, isn't she? If she gets any closer, I'll stab her."

The teacher stopped in his tracks, and his eyes turned cold.

"Don't move," he said sternly.

"I just accidentally came in here. You guys set up this basement, and I just inexplicably fell in. I'm wondering why you're blaming me?"

"..."

The teacher took a deep breath to calm himself down and said in a low voice, "Calm down first, put down that knife. You can't touch this thing, it's very dangerous."

"Why? Who is she? Is she still alive?" F222 asked.

"That's none of your business. All you need to know is that you can't touch these chains or that girl's body, not even her skin."

Miss F222 narrowed her eyes. She tried to bring the knife a little closer, but didn't touch it at all. A great terror of facing an extreme death situation suddenly descended upon her.

This was a warning from her dangerous instincts; she immediately moved the knife away a little, feeling somewhat shocked.

The teacher in front of him wasn't lying; he knew that once the knife touched the girl's neck, he would die.

"I want to know why?" F222 had already decided not to touch it, but on the surface, she still pretended to know nothing.

"Okay, okay, calm down. I'm really not kidding you. This person is extremely dangerous. She's actually a doll-shaped bomb..."

"Heh heh," F222 thought to himself with a cold laugh.

She immediately knew the teacher was lying.

Because at this moment, what the other party was thinking about was clearly not that, but rather... the girl's other identity.

And those associated with the Second or Third Era.

Since the other party didn't think any further (or perhaps didn't know), Ye Qian really couldn't get any more information.

"I'm a bit curious, how come there's such a facility underground in the academy? The surrounding walls look like they were built in ancient times, there's even Bronze. And the writing on it seems to be from a very long time ago, right? I can't understand it, is it from the Third Era... or even earlier?"

The words he was saying were complete nonsense, intended to provoke the teacher's associations.

The other party's emotions did indeed fluctuate.

After thinking for a while, seemingly having finally made up his mind, he said, "Alright, I'll tell you. These are characters from the late Second Era, and I don't know their specific meaning. This Underground Palace you see existed long before the school was built; it was excavated by archaeologists. Later, the Transcendental Academy was established here... Initially, the academy's official control over this facility wasn't strict, and this girl sneaked in. Then, something happened; she seemed to be controlled by some strange blood-like thread, becoming extremely insane and difficult to kill. These chains you see are tools used to suppress her."