A Top Scholar in Everything

Room 204 is where the monster appeared earlier; the figure tracked by the Blood Worms entered here and never came out.

The monster.

Baiyu is ninety-nine percent sure that it is the shadow that ambushed him.

"Are you saying that guy is also a miner? Not long ago, he started killing at the tavern?"

Room 204.

Baiyu examines all parts of the room, looking to find something useful, while also questioning the assassin.

This kind of tavern.

Almost always involved in various gray industries.

Assassins, underground black markets, and so on, are quite common.

In street terms, such a place is called a black spot.

"Yes, I don't know his real name; everyone calls him by his nickname Evil Owl. This guy has only been here for a month and has already completed several jobs.

I saw him go to the mining site afterward and found out he was originally a miner.

It's actually quite normal.

Here in the resource area, many miners who can't make a living resort to risky ventures in black spots to make money; it's the most common thing.

But his skills are simply terrifying.

Even some Tier Nine Martial Artists in the tavern are no match for him."

The conversation records with this assassin are all recorded by Baiyu on his mobile phone.

His information gradually surfaces with the conversation.

Only a few months ago, he was an ordinary miner; who knows what kind of extraordinary encounter he had, then became an assassin in the black spot.

Of course.

The other party also doesn't know why he turned into such an ugly and horrifying monster.

Honestly speaking.

He was a common person who had never touched Ancient Martial Arts and the Extraordinary.

Being able to kill students who were trained from a young age and born out of Martial Arts School, Baiyu even wonders if this guy carries protagonist aura.

Besides.

He seems to have a highly targeted purpose.

The group hasn't found out anything yet; instead, he struck first, killing the physician in the team.

"Did he come in contact with the Evil God, or did he inadvertently obtain some legacy left by predecessors?"

Baiyu slowly organizes his thoughts in his mind.

...

Stayed in the tavern overnight like this.

The next morning.

After compensating for the tavern's losses, Baiyu took a taxi directly to Heavenly Elevator, returning to Celestial South Martial Arts University.

There were quite a few pedestrians in the school in the morning.

Baiyu attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered.

Most of them are freshmen.

These people looked at him in a complicated way, even some walked quietly to avoid him, acting like Baiyu was some kind of vicious person.

But right now, he had no time to care about these things.

He went straight to the student council office, looking for his supervisor.

This neat-haired girl was named Lorna, from the Mystical Academy in her sophomore year, now an elite officer of the student council.

She was also the one who came with Geoffrey to give Baiyu his task.

"This is the task content I investigated."

"As of last night, five people died in total, including a student... and someone from the team who accepted the task with me died."

Baiyu took out the phone recordings and material he collected: "I suggested we should withdraw first at the time, but they didn't take it on, and as for the current situation, it's unclear."

Lorna took the materials, frowning: "A student from Martial Arts School died, our student council is at fault for this, the difficulty level of the task should be above C Level. We must call them back immediately."

She seriously dialed Meng Siyu's phone number.

Only to receive no answer.

Finally, she had to resort to the task's commissioner, the contractor of the mining site.

This task was reported to the school by the other party.

The school's task system usually has various tasks, besides those released by the school itself; there are also a lot of tasks posted by merchants and guilds from the society.

After review, these tasks will appear in the school's task hall.

Upon contacting the contractor, Lorna's expression turned darker.

News came from the other side.

In the early morning hours, Meng Siyu and the group had already set off; it seems they had found clues using special methods and went back into the mines.

Putting down the phone.

Lorna pondered for a moment, exhaling heavily:

"Come with me.

You understand the situation, know exactly what's going on there."

She frowned, speaking in a low voice: "The reward for this task has been raised to one hundred GPA points, plus one weapon crafting opportunity; it's the maximum privilege I can enhance, feel free to refuse if you find it not enough."

"If it's just bringing you over, I have no problem."

Right now, he indeed lacks a suitable close-range weapon, the Eighteen Swords of Abi Hell are mechanical flying swords, requiring special Sword Control Spirit Techniques to unleash real power.

The weapon crafted by the school.

How bad could it really be?

"Just need to bring you over?"

Baiyu confirmed again.

Lorna nodded, pulled out two double blades from under her desk, carrying them in hand: "Let's go, if we're late, any further accidents will be difficult to remedy."

...

The Heavenly Elevator greatly increased the traffic convenience between layers of Zenith City.

An hour later.

Lorna showed up at the mining site, hastily.

The contractor was waiting outside with a few workers and saw the girl with a grave expression; he said with a wry smile, "Madam, hours ago, they probed around using special methods, then had Foreman Han lead the way, going down into the mines."

Lorna nodded.

Actually, there's no need for him to speak to know this.

Around the mining site, there were lines like lime scattered around, here and there, all pointing toward the mine.

This is footprint powder.

It can show most beasts and Exotic Beast's footprints or blood traces.

It was developed by a Mysticism Alchemist from Kyoto Magic University, and the person even gained a national invention award for it.

"Looks like they've already been to the tavern."

Baiyu looked at the trail of footprint powder on the ground, thinking secretly in his mind.

There's a clear line that points to the tavern.

Footprint powder emits a different radiance during the day, extremely conspicuous, no wonder He Chenghai and his group were confident in finding that monster; such a large amount of footprint powder clearly enhances the search for an injured monster.

Lorna frowned.

The situation inside the mine was unclear, the environment was complex, logically should prepare more before entering, but the situation now allows no such luxury.

She is in charge of this task.

If serious accidents occur, she'll bear full responsibility.

Ten minutes later.

Lorna took a map, hired two miners to lead the way and then her gaze landed on Baiyu: "Going down together? If this group dies, you'll still face trouble, and your task completion won't be very high."

Baiyu looked at the nearby mine.

Lorna is a Tier Seven Martial Artist, that monster only Tier Nine, the danger is not that severe.

Besides.

In the Scholar Space, there's also an elite task "Discover Rare Extraordinary Creature."

Making Baiyu even more interested.

It is the fact that the person was originally just an ordinary miner; how did he suddenly acquire extraordinary powers, and why did he turn into such a terrible monster?

Below.

There might be something surprising for him.

In the worst case, with Blood Worms exploring and life-saving measures, Baiyu can retreat safely.

"Alright."

"But my combat ability is limited; I can only assist you with a handgun."

Baiyu pulled out Shark Kiss.

Lorna nodded and moved right away into the gloomy mine.

The key area of this mining district is this cave.

Subterranean, it is intricate and vast; except for the initial passage illuminated by lighting equipment, miners must bring their own lamps deep inside.