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**Chapter 158: Late Night Supernatural School, Final Building**

In the dim dormitory, Ji Yan sat up.

His gaze first fell on the door and window—no signs of being tampered with.

The unknown tentacle supernatural creature from last night hadn't appeared...

Ji Yan's eyes flickered, and he could only put the matter aside.

Then, his attention shifted to Liu Congming in the neighboring bed, from whose thick blanket came steady, clear snoring.

He had to admit, this guy had an incredible mindset.

He slept on time, no matter if a volcano erupted outside or the world was ending—he paid no attention to anything beyond his own affairs.

At that moment, though Liu Congming was asleep, a strong stench of corpse emanated from him...

Ji Yan's eyes moved.

He noticed that beside the bed, a blurry supernatural shadow was fixed on the edge, staring intently at the hungry and cold.

The Misfortune Supernatural Entity was awake.

Its gaze was sinister, but with Ji Yan present and Liu Congming's severed finger, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity made no other moves.

Treating it as air, Ji Yan turned over and got out of bed, hung the black school card around his neck, opened the status panel, and confirmed that his mental value was full.

He roughly guessed that tonight's tutoring session would likely require frequent use of his talent [Omniscient Understanding], so he had kept some stored food on him.

When Ji Yan reached the dormitory door, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity above suddenly spoke: "Close the door properly, or even with that finger, it won't protect you."

"Also, if I catch you scheming against this kid, you'll die a miserable death!"

Ji Yan paused.

Looking at the overly protective Misfortune Supernatural Entity, he couldn't help asking, "Did Liu Congming save your life or something?"

The Misfortune Supernatural Entity sneered at this.

"I just don't want this fool to die!"

"I finally managed to parasitize such a perfect body; I don't want to be imprisoned back in the exam room again."

Ji Yan raised an eyebrow slightly: "You mean Liu Congming has some special physique that's highly compatible for your parasitic hosting?"

The Misfortune Supernatural Entity's smile grew more mocking: "His intelligence is much lower than other players."

"And the lower the intelligence, the more accommodating it is to my supernatural ability. Parasitizing his body, I can recklessly gnaw on the luck of the unlucky guys around!"

"..."

Ji Yan shook his head—he had overthought Liu Congming. He twisted the door handle and turned to leave the dormitory.

When the door closed, the Misfortune Supernatural Entity withdrew its gaze, falling back onto the bulging blanket.

And after Ji Yan left, the previously grating, sawing snoring in the dormitory suddenly came to an abrupt halt...

...

...

Outside the dormitory, Ji Yan turned on the flashlight.

A piercing, desolate black wind poured into the quiet, empty corridor.

Ji Yan took a deep breath and began walking out of the dormitory building.

A sudden heat surged through his body. Ji Yan knew it was the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity causing trouble. He glanced at the palm of his right hand.

On it were several blood characters:

"There's... [Clubs 9]... scent..."

Ji Yan's eyes moved.

The Blood Gu Supernatural Entity could detect the presence of [Clubs 9], which likely meant that the ruthless player Liu Congming had mentioned was also active during nighttime.

At the same time, the tattoo on the back of his hand opened a supernatural eyeball.

The Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity sneered coldly: "You actually dare to come out after midnight?"

"It seems I'll be free soon."

Ji Yan chuckled: "I'm just out for some late-night cramming, not walking into a tiger's mouth. How am I doomed?"

The Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity: "You have no idea what your situation is."

"After midnight in this supernatural school, there are far too many 'Unspeakable' existences."

"Late-night cramming? That flimsy protective rule is as fragile as an eggshell—it can't protect you at all."

Ji Yan's eyes flickered as he followed up: "Unspeakable?"

"So you don't know what that is, do you? They..."

The Cursed Eye Supernatural Entity stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing, and snapped angrily: "You little brat, you're trying to pry information out of me?!"

Ji Yan smiled: "How could that be? With you being so smart, what information could I possibly get?"

At the same time, the Blood Gu Supernatural Entity wrote two blood characters on his palm: "Idiot!"

By now, Ji Yan had walked out of the Dormitory Building.

Even with the flashlight on, everything before him remained dim and blurry, forcing him to keep moving forward.

It was like passing through a thick layer of fog. When the flashlight's beam finally pierced through, Ji Yan's vision cleared, and he could see the supernatural school after midnight.

But—

When he saw the scene before him, Ji Yan was completely stunned.

The campus, teaching buildings, laboratory buildings—all the daytime supernatural school structures had vanished entirely!

In front of Ji Yan stood a massive circular building.

In the gray, hazy fog, a tall supernatural shadow staggered crookedly toward him.

Ji Yan tensed up warily, instinctively pulling out his hammer.

The supernatural shadow gradually revealed itself. It had a human face and body, but its limbs and fingers were grotesquely long and thin, its skin rough like tree bark, and its face like aged leather, with wrinkles nearly drowning out its features.

"A candidate from the [Ordinary Class]?"

"No wonder—you have credentials."

The supernatural shadow's slender fingers pinched the black school card on Ji Yan's chest.

It rasped: "A student from the temporary cram school?"

The shadow glanced around and slowly stepped aside.

The door behind it creaked open.

"Once you're inside, go straight to your class. Don't mistake it, don't get lost, don't wander off. Otherwise, if you disturb other candidates' exams, this school card won't protect you!"

Listening to every word, Ji Yan nodded and walked past the supernatural shadow.

As he passed, Ji Yan glanced at the shadow's body, his eyes flickering.

He recognized these supernatural entities—they were the camphor trees from the campus during the day!

Ji Yan couldn't help but feel a chill and shock.

No wonder all the grass and trees during the day looked so unsettling—they were all supernatural entities. In the daytime, bound by the instance's rules, they couldn't transform and merely served as campus scenery.

But at night, when the instance's rules shifted, they turned into supernatural beings, active on the nighttime instance map...

Turning his gaze forward, Ji Yan looked at the door before him, then at a rectangular plaque above to the left.

"Final Key Building."

As he watched Ji Yan's fading figure, the supernatural shadow twisted its head and spoke into the dimness: "A fat sheep from the cram school has arrived..."

"I've got two playing cards on me—Spade 9 and... the familiar, delicious Spade 1!"

...

After entering the exam hall, Ji Yan appeared in the main lobby, looking up at a sea of seemingly countless classrooms.

Following the classroom number "A50" on his black school card, Ji Yan began walking along the winding corridors that led to the upper floors.

All the classrooms were tightly shut, completely obscuring the view inside. As Ji Yan walked around, various Teacher-uniformed Supernatural Shadows watched him and issued invitations:

"This examinee, which classroom are you heading to?"

"Why not come into mine? We're just one examinee short, and then we can start the exam."

"You want Learning Points, don't you? The exam here is simple—just use your brain and you'll pass. Generous rewards!"

These Supernatural Entities were like touts at a train station, sweet-talking Ji Yan with all kinds of tempting offers.

Ji Yan turned a deaf ear, his eyes fixed only on the door numbers.

Finally, in order, he found the "A50" exam room.

Pushing open the door, Ji Yan didn't enter directly. Instead, he stuck his head in first and asked, "Excuse me, is this a cram school?"

The room was empty.

There was only one oval table.

A few people sat around it. Hearing the sound, they all turned their heads in unison, staring at Ji Yan with varying expressions...