"Sister Yaxuan, is she your friend? She seems like she's about to die," Tong Qi said hesitantly.

"Quick, save her!" Cao Yaxuan looked at Sherry, her tone filled with extreme urgency.

Sherry hurriedly crouched down and began healing the silver-haired woman.

She now had two healing skills, one area-of-effect and one single-target, and the two could even be stacked, making the healing effect extremely powerful.

"This wouldn't be that close girlfriend of yours, would it?" Xu Lang asked.

As the goddess of Clear Sky University, Cao Yaxuan's every move attracted attention, including that close girlfriend of hers who occasionally visited the campus.

Silver short hair, Zhen Lu!

She was also said to be a young lady from a wealthy family, her father being the CEO of a multinational trading company.

"Yes!" Cao Yaxuan was frantic with worry, murmuring, "How did Little Lu end up like this?"

After Zhen Lu's condition improved somewhat, Cao Yaxuan helped her up and placed her on the sofa.

About a minute later, Zhen Lu regained consciousness, painfully opening her eyes.

Her pupils were pure, like the first snow of early winter.

Her gaze was dazed for a moment, but after clearly seeing Cao Yaxuan's face, she said in astonishment, "Yaxuan? What are you doing here?!"

"Don't speak yet," Sherry said dutifully, opening a can of energy drink.

Was this really how you treated a patient?

Zhen Lu felt speechless inside, but licking her dry lips, she drank it anyway.

Before the energy drink had even formally entered her stomach and been absorbed by her intestines, she felt her brain cells become several times more active.

"What kind of drink is this?!" Zhen Lu reached out a bloodstained hand, took the drink, and saw it was labeled "Black Bull Energy Drink." Her expression immediately froze.

Knockoff drinks from small workshops really went all out with the ingredients.

Was she drinking adrenaline?

"Never mind that for now, Little Lu. Tell us, how did you get these injuries?" Cao Yaxuan asked.

"I was attacked by an arm-blade monster," Zhen Lu sighed, her voice light and ethereal, like a white deer in the mountains.

"What arm-blade monster?" Cao Yaxuan didn't understand.

Zhen Lu also seemed puzzled. "The monsters in the blood mist, of course."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!

"What did you say?!" Xu Ruyan pressed urgently, her eyes suddenly sharp as daggers.

Zhen Lu leaned back, squinting as she met Xu Ruyan's gaze, her face full of vigilance. She clearly wasn't an ordinary person either.

After all, the gap between ordinary people and players was huge.

When mental and physical attributes were high, they naturally suppressed ordinary people. Murderous intent, malice—these mental concepts could even solidify into something tangible enough to harm.

Unless the gap was simply too vast, to the point where you couldn't even sense the other party's danger, life would instinctively avoid things that posed a threat.

"Little Lu, don't be afraid. Everyone here is on our side," Cao Yaxuan reassured her.

Zhen Lu nodded, calmly glanced at everyone present, and began to slowly recount.

About a month ago, the blood mist suddenly descended upon the entire world, forming various "secret realms."

At first, the blood mist secret realms were only open to those in power, because they contained things that transcended the mundane.

Later, more and more blood mist secret realms appeared, gradually becoming uncontrollable, infesting almost one percent of the planet's surface. Humanity began using weapons of mass destruction to clear the blood mist and the monsters within, but this backfired. The blood mist went completely berserk, rapidly expanding, and many urban areas fell!

Human civilization was in peril!

Zhen Lu took a deep look at Cao Yaxuan and said,

"That's everything I know."

"Now it's your turn to talk."

"Yaxuan, Clear Sky University was one of the initial landing points for the blood mist back then. Uncle Cao even sent people to rescue you at the time, but everyone who went never returned."

"So, we are at Clear Sky University right now, aren't we?"

"Why am I here? You don't seem surprised by my appearance at all!"

Cao Yaxuan hadn't yet recovered from the shock and was about to answer instinctively when Xu Lang spoke.

"Tell us, what kind of supernatural power do you possess?" Xu Lang looked at Zhen Lu, his gaze very calm.

This was the first time Xu Lang had spoken, but it gave Zhen Lu immense psychological pressure.

Zhen Lu had actually been secretly observing Xu Lang, the only male present. Now being questioned, her heart tightened, and she answered truthfully, "Transforming into beasts, similar to a Druid in games."

"So, you are a Sequence Holder?" Xu Lang pressed further.

Zhen Lu pursed her thin lips and remained silent.

"Sequence A? Sequence B? Sequence C? Sequence D?" Xu Lang stared into Zhen Lu's eyes, listening to her heartbeat. He spoke rapidly, like an interrogation without torture instruments. "Looks like it's Sequence D."

What's with this person? Can he read minds?!

Zhen Lu's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly she was extremely tense.

"Is it D-120 Illusion Master, or D-27 Sorcerer..." Xu Lang trailed off here.

In the Sequence Encyclopedia, only these two sequences matched transforming into beasts.

So he couldn't continue, nor did he need to.

Right now, applying pressure on Zhen Lu was all that mattered!

"Just who are you?" Zhen Lu looked back at Xu Lang, her face tense.

"Xu Lang, owner of Dorm 200 in the Mad King building," Xu Lang answered, then said, "You haven't answered my question yet."

Zhen Lu took a deep breath. "It's D-9, Beast Spirit Envoy!"

Xu Lang gave a slight nod. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

She wasn't lying.

Actually, interrogating Zhen Lu wasn't primarily to get an answer, but to implant an image of his authority into her mind.

He had to start grinding points in a few hours!

It's urgent!

[Name: Zhen Lu]

[Comfort Level: 95]

Zhen Lu was extremely beautiful, with exquisite facial features, a delicate nose as straight and fair as carved jade, and small, cherry-like lips.

"Stop scaring Little Lu," Cao Yaxuan chided Xu Lang, then turned to Zhen Lu. "Xu Lang is a good person, don't be afraid."

If other players in the Mad King building heard this, they'd probably have a stroke on the spot.

Who in the entire Mad King building wasn't afraid of Xu Lang?

As long as Xu Lang remained alive for a day, they lived in constant fear, terrified of being slaughtered.

Well! That only applied to Xu Lang during rest periods!

Doesn't seem like it... Zhen Lu thought to herself, but nodded on the surface.

"I really never imagined our world would also be invaded by the blood mist," Xu Ruyan said, somewhat dejected.

She still had many relatives and friends in the real world.

"You guys, do you think one day our family members might turn into monsters and come attack the dorm building?" Sherry suddenly wondered aloud.

Xu Xiaomeng twitched at the corner of her mouth and replied, "Teacher Sherry, please don't say that. That's too grim."

In Dorm 200, Sherry was the one with the loosest tongue.

Cao Yaxuan was deeply worried and asked Zhen Lu, "Are my parents doing okay?"

"Yes, Uncle Cao and your younger brother are in a safe zone," Zhen Lu nodded.

Xu Lang had Tong Qi pour several cups of coffee.

"Tell us more about the real world!"

"You have the concept of Sequences, so you must know quite a bit of information!"

"..."

The Blood Mist World was indeed bizarre, but the five major nations weren't pushovers either. After over a month of interaction, they had actually gleaned some information.

To summarize in one sentence:

—The Blood Mist World is a world forged from despair and blood, containing many civilization ruins and terrifying creatures. Without exception, all these creatures harbor the utmost malice toward living beings!!