Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin

Zhang Jingtian felt a chill run down his spine. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a loud crash from the roof.

"It seems like something happened."

The person who spoke was Zhou Yang, and his face had never looked so grim.

As for Wu Yinxiang, a girl who always tried to act tough and told herself she was no weaker than men, her face had also lost its color.

Her heart was pounding uncontrollably, and the giant python coiled around her neck had completely frozen.

Although she knew that beast-type creatures were suppressed by ghost-type creatures, for the giant python to stop moving completely, the monster on the roof must be incredibly powerful.

"Are we… finished?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the three of them saw a behemoth crash through the ceiling of the top floor and land in front of them.

It was a monster composed of countless charred corpses.

Blood, bones, flesh, internal organs—every part was successfully in place.

It was enveloped in a thick miasma of resentment.

Just getting close to it felt like being torn to pieces.

Purple quality, level 30.

The level cap for purple cards was level 50, and a level 30 purple card was already extremely powerful.

At least, for Zhang Jingtian and the others, it was impossible to defeat.

Just as Zhang Jingtian was about to fight to the death, the three of them were suddenly ejected from the instance.

The strange sensation of weightlessness returned, but Zhang Jingtian felt more regret than anything else.

He knew that no matter how powerful his blue cards were, they couldn't win against a level 30 purple card when they were only below level 10.

But they should have at least exchanged blows once.

In the end, they were teleported out just by facing the monster.

Without even needing to think, it was definitely the director who had personally closed the instance.

At this moment, the director walked towards the three of them with a smile. Beside him lay Chen Haotian, still unconscious.

"Although you won't really die in the instance, facing an enemy that's far too strong for you will still impact your mental strength, even if you die in the instance."

"If someone's willpower isn't strong enough, they might go crazy or even suffer brain death."

"When the three of you saw it, what did you feel?"

Zhang Jingtian thought for a moment and said, "It was very strange. My heart kept pounding, and I felt inexplicably anxious."

"Yes, because it's composed of the monsters in this building. This secret realm has its own unique characteristics."

"Because everyone inside the building was burned to death three hours after the fire, in the secret realm, as long as three hours pass, the monsters that haven't been cleared will combine and turn into the one you saw."

"The more monsters you don't clear, the stronger it becomes."

Zhang Jingtian realized that this was essentially a timed instance. Once the time was up, the boss would go berserk.

"So, director, you cleared all the monsters before it combined back then."

The director nodded. "Yes, there were quite a few of us who went at the time. Only the two monsters on the first basement level and the top floor took a little more time."

"But don't be discouraged. You performed very well. From the beginning, we didn't expect you to clear it."

"The main thing is to let you experience the secret realm."

As he spoke, Chen Haotian also woke up.

The first thing he did after waking up was to look at the director with some lingering fear. "Teacher, am I… am I okay?"

The director smiled. "You're fine, you were just startled. Your mental strength has suffered a slight injury. Go back and rest more, and you'll recover."

"But remember, don't try to be a hero when you go to secret realms in the future. That's a pointless sacrifice. If you had waited for the three of them to join forces, your clear progress would have been even greater."

Chen Haotian now accepted the director's lecture with peace of mind. He himself was clear that he hadn't performed very well today.

Then he looked at the director. "Then, who's in first place…"

The director smiled and pointed at Zhang Jingtian. "Experimental Middle School has the most clear progress this time. Although you weren't able to clear it, there's still a reward."

After saying that, the director handed five bottles of mental strength recovery potions to Zhang Jingtian.

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When Zhang Jingtian reunited with his other three classmates, they were all particularly excited and surrounded Zhang Jingtian, chattering excitedly:

"Captain, you were amazing! We all saw it! You controlled two heroic spirits at once! No one could stop you! You were a nightmare for the ghosts!"

"That's right! Captain, you actually have two blue-quality heroic spirits! That's incredible!"

"It's a good thing we had the captain. We even got a reward in the end, or else we would have returned empty-handed."

Zhang Jingtian smiled slightly, his expression very calm.

After today's events, his position among these classmates should have improved a lot, and his status as the team leader was also solidified.

Even Zhou Yang's expression now showed more admiration when he looked at him.

Then, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau came out.

As soon as he appeared, some of the students recognized him.

The deputy director waved his hand, signaling the fifteen students to sit down.

"I saw all of your performances just now. It was about what I expected. Your cards have indeed improved a lot, far stronger than when I was in school."

"However, your practical experience is still insufficient. Many people didn't even have time to show their skills before they were eliminated."

"I don't know what you're thinking, but if I were you, I would be so ashamed that I couldn't wait to go home!"

The harmonious atmosphere that the director had created was now broken.

Those students who had been eliminated almost without exerting any effort were even more ashamed and blushed.

The deputy director snorted coldly. "Some people are even proud that they received a reward without doing anything. Is that something to be proud of? If this weren't an instance, you would already be dead!"

"In short, I'm very dissatisfied with today's test! You have five more days of training. I hope to see your improvement!"

After saying that, the deputy director turned around and left, leaving them all sitting there, looking at each other in dismay.

Although Zhang Jingtian knew that this was a good cop, bad cop routine, no one felt good after being scolded like that.

Especially since most of the people here were the pride of heaven.

They had all been praised by their friends and teachers before, but today, when they really went to the instance, they didn't expect the scene to be so ugly.

Zhang Jingtian looked at his four classmates and said softly, "Let's go rest first!"