The same warning blared again, and all the classmates who had just acted like puppets and attacked froze and turned in unison.

They first stared blankly at the corpse on the ground, as if they didn’t understand why this had happened.

Then, they raised their heads and stiffly looked toward Lu Ce.

A group of people surrounded him, but no one stepped forward for a long time.

Their expressions seemed to say:

Come on, bro~~.

Lu Ce lowered his gun, waiting for the game’s restraints and bindings to kick in, but his gaze never left the people in front of him.

Feeling the killing intent radiating from Lu Ce, so intense it felt tangible, Xie Antong knew—saying anything now was pointless.

The leash on the beast had already been loosened. There was no way to hold him back now.

She was familiar with Lu Ce’s previous Med-Popped War God state from the last game. She could only hope this big boss didn’t go too far and play himself to death—that’d really be something...

As for herself, she began examining the classroom setup. The All-Seeing Eye converted everything before her into data, combinations, and permutations for her to decode.

With the All-Seeing Eye, she knew—there are no true coincidences in this world. With enough calculation, even a pencil could be the catalyst for a murder.

So, if the game had a purpose, then the permissions granted to Park Bu Seong should be limited to locations tied to the Seven Mysteries.

That means their initial spawn point—this bizarre classroom—must be one of those Seven Mysteries.

Even if it had been heavily modified, there should still be some fundamental signs left. Those wouldn't change.

What’s the weirdest thing about this classroom?

There were those sketch-style statues all over the place. Nothing seemed off at first glance, but if we’re talking props, could that be it?

Statues, huh?...

The walking Statue of Ninomiya?

Modified by Park Bu Seong or not, they’re still statues—it fits.

But then... what about these strange classmates?

And Wang Longfei, the one who got his head blown off—what’s up with him?

Were they just NPCs? Useless? Just there for Park Bu Seong to hurt?

Xie Antong stood alone at the back of the classroom, observing everything, pondering other possibilities.

Meanwhile, Lu Ce sat at his desk, surrounded by people, enduring “punishment.”

The punishment warning alert was broadcast to Park Bu Seong as well, and he was thoroughly confused.

Huh?

Another violation, bro?

Were the traps and levels I designed really that intense?

Triggered another punishment already? Dude, you for real?

“Heh, looks like our so-called strongest player isn’t living up to the name after all.”

“I just hope he has some self-awareness. If he really can’t do it, then just quit. I only want his top rank—I don’t need him to die.”

Facing the livestream audience, Park Bu Seong continued building his persona.

On the other side, Lu Ce finished his punishment. His bloodied body stood up, downed a bottle of Basic Healing Potion, and once again raised his gun.

“Wait, Sin, you might actually need to kill those people!”

Suddenly, Xie Antong, who hadn’t spoken until now, finally said something.

“Then what?”

Lu Ce paused mid-trigger. Because someone had interrupted him, the murderous aura around him immediately shifted direction—locking onto Xie Antong.

“But listen to me next.”

“The next bullet—aim at that idiot picking his nose. Hit him in the face—right in the nose!”

Hearing her words, the guy who had just been picking his nose and turned away after hitting Lu Ce twisted his head around, stunned, staring straight at Xie Antong.

Seriously, girl? You’re a grim reaper too?!

He already looked a bit dumb, and now he looked downright derpy.

But he had no chance to say anything.

Bang!!

Gunshot. Hell Roar spat out a blaze of death. A bloody hole appeared dead center on the idiot’s face, and he fell flat on his back.

His eyes didn’t even close, just stared blankly as he hit the floor.

The rest of the students acted like nothing had happened, continuing what they were doing—so apathetic it was terrifying.

“Hm?”

Lu Ce let out a single sound, as if expressing confusion.

The game punishment sequence that had already appeared several times… didn’t show up this time.

Xie Antong breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness—she made it in time.

Her guess was on point. Before Lu Ce’s rage spiraled out of control, she had identified the issue.

This classroom was one of the Mysteries—just twisted into its current madness.

The anatomical sculptures, the human sketches on the blackboard, and the multicolored stains on the floor all made her assume this was an art room.

With the presence of statues, her instinct had led her to think the Mystery might be “The Walking Statue.”

But the students and their obviously targeted bizarre behavior clearly meant they had a purpose.

So the anatomical models might actually be teaching tools.

The sketches on the blackboard clearly depicted dissected bodies—likely used for instruction.

The colored stains on the floor weren’t just paint—they could be different reagents used in a lab!

This might not be an art room at all.

It could be a laboratory—a biology lab.

That means the Mystery here is—The Human Model in the Biology Classroom!

These anatomical models might really have been made from human bodies, sourced from dissection labs.

These students weren’t students. They weren’t human.

They were parts—separate body parts given form. If you sniff closely, you’d catch a whiff of formalin.

Their true forms were the central part of their twisted actions. Like that nose-picking idiot—his true form was probably the nose.

Once all that info lined up, the theory made perfect sense. And “Sin’s” shot confirmed it. Destroying the nose—no punishment triggered!

Mystery solved.

The only issue was, some of the students’ actions were still too ambiguous for her to deduce their core part.

So for now, she could only pick the ones she was confident about and tell “Sin.”

“The next bullet—shoot the guy doing a handstand and constantly using his feet to put on clothes. Aim for his legs!”

But this time, there was no gunshot.

Lu Ce turned his head. His pale green mask now showed an expression that was hard to read (⓿_⓿).

That look made Xie Antong’s hair stand on end. She had no idea what went wrong.

The next second, Lu Ce raised his hand—aimed—

Bang!

Headshot!

【Warning! Warning! Player “Sin” has violated game rules and forcibly disrupted the game process!】

【Mandatory punishment now enforced!】