So the Trap Was Waiting for Me Here, Huh?

Was this a coincidence?

Or could this student really see right through him?

Teacher Yao felt his hand, the one clutching the ring, grow numb. He sensed an oppressive aura rolling off this damned, bizarrely-dressed student, an aura no weaker than Principal Wang's.

The difference was that Principal Wang made him tremble with absolute strength.

This fellow, however, terrified him to his very core. His actions were unknowable, and his ability to see into and bewitch people's hearts was frightening.

"Fine… It's a pleasure working with you."

Teacher Yao had no choice.

With things like this, it was either zero times or countless times. After compromising in the Little Black Room yesterday, their fates were sealed. They were like grasshoppers tied to the same string.

In response, Wu Wang used 【Shadow Mutual Combat Art】 to secretly switch on the voice recorder in his pocket.

You want to be brothers, heart to heart? Fine. I'll play mind games with you.

He smiled and asked, "Then which homeroom teacher do you plan to make a move on? Give me a target."

The gaunt old man blurted out without a shred of hesitation.

"The homeroom teacher of Class Seven! Zhang Yanli!"

"Oh? Why her?"

The question made Teacher Yao's face contort with savagery. He snarled, "Because she's the only one who can threaten my position. Get rid of her, and when the principal is promoted next year, I'll be the new principal here!"

"Excellent! As you wish!"

Wu Wang's smile grew even wider.

Seeing the old teacher practically drooling as he fantasized about his wonderful future, Wu Wang tapped lightly on the desk.

He was signaling that the other man had forgotten something.

Only then did Teacher Yao snap back to his senses. Like a thief, he glanced cautiously out the window before flipping open a blank notebook on his desk. He quickly wrote down information about the Art Building.

【The Art Building only appears between 12:00 AM and 3:00 AM】

【Location is behind the Little Black Room】

【You must apply oil paint to enter. The only paint box is locked in the safe in the principal's office. No one knows the password】

【The principal is not in his office after 12:00 AM】

He stopped writing and looked up at Wu Wang.

After about ten seconds, having confirmed Wu Wang had finished reading, he tore out the page and gestured toward the lighter clutched in Wu Wang's hand.

Whoosh!

Another pile of ashes drifted to the floor.

He cracked a smile, revealing a row of teeth stained yellow by tea and cigarettes, and shrugged.

"I've provided the information you wanted. The rest is up to you. Don't expect me to be the one to go get the item."

Teacher Yao was clearly referring to the paint box in Principal Wang's office.

In his opinion, stealing that item was even more difficult than breaking Li Yang out of the Little Black Room. After all, Principal Wang was simply too powerful.

Within Gao Shan High School, his power was unrivaled. No person or thing could stand against him.

Just because he wasn't in his office didn't mean it was unguarded. The moment an intrusion was detected, the principal could teleport to the office at any time.

The result would be a dead end.

"I have my own ways. Goodbye."

Before leaving, Wu Wang shot a strange look at the space above Teacher Yao's head.

A line of text there was exceptionally jarring.

【The other party is anticipating your success, but also hopes you die in the principal's office. He is very conflicted】

He glanced again at the white ring on the desk. A peculiar glint flashed in his eyes.

His shadow trembled slightly…

Wu Wang made his way back to the dormitory.

He locked the door and windows, drew the curtains, and even used a book to block the observation window on the door. He had to ensure no one could see what was happening inside.

Then, Wu Wang began to undress.

He took off his fingerless tactical gloves and unfastened the military combat suit and the bulletproof vest underneath.

This revealed the multicolored Gao Shan High School Uniform. He reached out and rubbed the colors on it.

"As I thought. Except for the red, it's all coated with oil paint," he said, amused. "So the trap was waiting for me here, huh?"

He didn't need to steal the paint. He could enter the Art Building just by wearing this uniform!

But why call it a trap?

If he wasn't mistaken, the reason his Main Quest was different from the others was because of this very school uniform.

It wanted him to enter the Art Building. But for what purpose?

Wu Wang had no idea.

"Abyss God, this is related to you too, isn't it?"

He turned his wrist over, looking at the mark Lord Cthulhu had given him.

At this moment, the Red Vertical Pupil was actually blinking from time to time. It could even rotate to observe its surroundings. It was clearly alive.

And now, looking directly at it no longer triggered any strange whispers or a drop in his Sanity Value.

【Vision of Truth (Passive)】

【You are seeing through to the truth with the aid of His vision】

This was the information displayed on the panel above the Red Vertical Pupil.

The reason Wu Wang had said "special privileges based on the rules" and "foolish curiosity"—the very things that had made Teacher Yao's face pale with fear—was because those exact phrases had been hanging over the man's head at the time.

Coupled with the text he saw just before leaving, he could basically confirm it. The Red Vertical Pupil allowed him to see the true thoughts in people's hearts.

"So, Gul'dan, what is the price?" Wu Wang asked mockingly, using a classic line from Warcraft.

Unfortunately, the vertical pupil wouldn't answer.

After a moment of contemplation, he smiled.

Forget the price for now. Since the quest wants me to stir up chaos, then I might as well make things even more chaotic!

This was a five-person instance, after all. He had to let the others have their fun, too.

He quickly put his clothes back on, covering the Bloodstained School Uniform.

Then he dashed off in the direction of the Teaching Building.

The exam over there had just begun.

Bang!

The door to Third Year, Class One, was kicked open.

The proctoring teacher frowned at the bizarrely-dressed student standing in the doorway.

"Student, what are you—"

"Taking the exam! What else? Am I here for the buffet?"

Wu Wang walked cheerfully back to his seat. He picked up the blank test paper on his desk and quickly scanned it.

Then, he began to write furiously.

Beside him, Baili Dao was even more bewildered.

Doesn't this guy have a leave certificate? Is he some kind of model student, actually coming here to take the exam?

Baili Dao was completely baffled.

But the exam at hand was not to be taken lightly. Failing meant getting thrown into the Little Black Room. He quickly refocused and continued working on the problems.

Time flew by.

Wu Wang abruptly stood up. He snatched up his paper and, as he passed Baili Dao, "unintentionally" bumped his desk.

Then, under the proctor's wary gaze, he placed his paper on the teacher's podium. He turned, intending to leave the classroom again.

"Student, just what are you trying to do? I'm warning you, this is an examination hall!"

The proctor's tone was no longer friendly. For a disruptive student, he would naturally administer punishment.

But Wu Wang just turned around, his expression one of bewilderment.

"I'm blind, Teacher. I can't see the test paper, so I can't take the exam."

As he spoke, he took the leave certificate from his pocket and even poked his fingers into his empty eye sockets.

There was nothing inside. 【Shadow Mutual Combat Art】 had long since moved his eyeballs to a place the proctor couldn't see.

"?"

Now it was the proctor's turn to be dumbfounded.

What is wrong with this guy? He comes to take an exam despite being blind, scribbles a few random things, and then wants to hand in his paper and leave? Is he insane?

"Get out, get out! And don't come back!"

Faced with the leave certificate, the teacher couldn't do anything to Wu Wang. He just chased him out of the examination hall.

The entire process seemed utterly nonsensical.

Only Baili Dao knew what had really happened.

The test paper on his desk had been swapped!

It was no longer the blank paper he had been racking his brain over, but one completely filled with answers.

There was also a small note.

【Hand in your paper and come find me in the bathroom】

Gulp.

Baili Dao swallowed hard.

Twenty minutes… From entering to leaving, Wu Wang had only taken twenty minutes!

This test covered all subjects. On a 100-point scale, most questions were worth tiny fractions of a point. The test had over three hundred questions, and the exam duration was five full hours.

And he finished it!?

Skeptical but desperate, Baili Dao gritted his teeth and stomped his foot.

He handed in his paper.

Under the proctor's murderous gaze, he left the examination hall.

In the bathroom, Baili Dao found Wu Wang casually playing with water from the tap.

"Bro, are you serious?" he asked helplessly. "This had better be an emergency. I'm screwed if I fail that exam!"

But Wu Wang said something that left him flabbergasted.

"Relax. I guarantee you a perfect score. You'll be first in the class. Isn't this stuff so simple you know the answer just by looking at it? Being slow is your problem, not mine."

"?"

Baili Dao was stunned. Recalling the test paper he'd seen, it seemed… there really weren't any mistakes?

His expression immediately turned peculiar.

He quietly attached a new label to Wu Wang in his mind.

【High-IQ psychopath. Excellent potential. Worth inviting to join the Abnormal Affairs Bureau, but must get him treatment with the best psychologist immediately.】

Seeing the stunned Baili Dao, Wu Wang walked up to him. He wiped his wet hands on the other boy's school uniform and spoke with a serious tone.

"I've found a clue about the school-skippers."

"There's a paint box hidden in the safe in the principal's office. After 12:00 AM, you guys go steal it. Take it behind the Little Black Room, and you'll be able to open the entrance to a certain building. All the clues are in there."

"!"

This news made Baili Dao's eyes light up. Finally, some concrete progress!

The "certain building" must be the Art Building they had been searching for!

But he was still a little confused.

"We go steal the paint? Then what will you be doing?"

Wu Wang explained with a resolute tone.

"I'll go to the Little Black Room ahead of you guys to scout it out. That building is only accessible for three hours. I need to prevent any accidents from happening in the Little Black Room, like those tentacled ghosts showing up again."

Hearing that Wu Wang was going to the Little Black Room voluntarily…

Tears nearly welled up in Baili Dao's eyes.

He gathered crucial intelligence, proactively took on danger, and even helped me pass the exam.

What was this? This was a good brother! A great teammate!

He took back his previous thoughts. This guy, Pending Death, was absolutely worth relying on.