Inside the Multi-purpose Venue.
The students about to enter the Deathmatch Showdown had all arrived at their assigned positions, quietly waiting for the second round to begin.
"Please relax and stay calm." Chen Li sat on the stage, making some offhand remarks to set the mood.
Liang Fuzhong and the other class counselors finished taking attendance and returned to the stage one after another.
Many students looked up at the enormous clock on the ceiling.
The longest hand on the clock face inched closer to the appointed time.
No one needed to step forward and maintain order. The students in the venue quieted down on their own.
After hundreds of years, everyone knew the Deathmatch System was astonishingly punctual. It had never once been late.
Students and staff alike watched the clock overhead, silently counting down.
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
The instant the appointed time arrived, a mechanical announcement devoid of emotion appeared in every student's mind at once.
[Beep!]
[The second round of Deathmatch Showdown has begun.]
[Teleportation commencing!]
[Deathmatch Arena No.: 87****1062]
[Username: Rename26LB (cannot be changed for now)]
[Equipped Main Title: Innocent Smile]
[Equipped Subtitles: Decapitation Butcher, Ultimate Murderer]
[Talent: 18.2]
[Current Points: 0]
[Current Rank: 500/500]
[Ability: Flash Time]
[Notice! The first-round Ability Pool has opened. You may select an ability.]
As the saying went, the first time was unfamiliar; the second, familiar.
Lu Bai quickly recovered from the dizziness of teleportation. The first thing he noticed was the emerald-green glow flickering above his head, radiating a vibrant sense of life.
He looked up. The four words "Innocent Smile" were abruptly floating over his head, and above the green title were two lines of striking red-and-black lettering.
"Decapitation Butcher" and "Ultimate Murderer"—every stroke of the two titles looked wild and menacing, like cursive script. Their blood-red