Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

Unfree·Pat was a creature bound by dozens of thick chains deep in Prison Valley, his body covered with scales and fur.

He possessed both human and beastly features, a symbol of the Half-demon Clan.

It hadn't taken Qin Chuan much time to find and kill him.

Or rather, it was after the killing that the real challenge began.

Behind Pat, surrounded by mountains, was a massive cavern entrance, standing over ten meters tall.

All signs indicated that Pat was merely a bound guardian, a pitiful "Unfree."

Entering the cave, Qin Chuan carried the dungeon clue "Immortal Candle Lamp" he had obtained earlier, using its faint light to see stone cells dug into the cave walls. There wasn't even a notch for torches, seemingly no means for lighting at all.

If the extreme criminals once imprisoned here had to live in enduring darkness, it was indeed a terrifying thought.

By now, these stone cells no longer housed any living creatures, but the corpses of those who had been imprisoned here had not been cleared away.

Illuminated by the lamp, Qin Chuan saw the ferocity and agony of these corpses before their death, a vast despair still perceptible through their dried flesh and blood.

With the help of the first clue from the Sun Needle, he quickly found the second dungeon clue.

It was a somewhat special stone chamber within the cave, equipped with flat tables and bookshelves, and a slot that perfectly fit the "Immortal Candle Lamp."

Clearly, this chamber was not meant for imprisoning the vicious criminals.

"Congratulations Player, you've obtained a dungeon clue: Prison Director's Imprisonment Records."

Prison Director? There indeed was such an entity.

Qin Chuan looked at the books neatly arranged on the shelves; the Otherworld script had already been translated into Chinese, showing a sequence of dates correlating with imprisonment dates.

He randomly pulled out a binder and opened it, seeing the record at the very top.

"Heavenly Dome Calendar 3828, January 12, Solras of the Dead Ghost Clan, incarcerated in stone cell number 742 of Prison Valley, as prisoner number 742."

"Prisoner 742 in the cell..."

The details that followed were a horrifying recount of the imprisonment process.

Right after his imprisonment, the one named Solras had all his powers stripped away. In this lightless cave prison, he was only allowed to "feed" at set times each day.

This feeding wasn't from the wardens providing food, but rather temporarily opening each stone cell's doors, sealing the entire cell block, allowing prisoners to come into contact with one another.

The prisoners here were both the feeders and the food itself.

After the "feeding" time ended, only those who were still alive were taken back to their cells, awaiting the next "feeding" time.

After a mere 22 days, the Dead Ghost named Solras perished amidst wails.

And he was not an exception.

Qin Chuan browsed through other criminals' records, very few survived past 30 days in this place.

After reviewing dozens of records, and as his dungeon clearance rating increased to S, Qin Chuan carried the "Immortal Candle Lamp" deeper into the cave.

In the deeper parts of the cave, he finally saw other living beings besides Pat; they were prisoners of various clans, their bodies maimed, faces twisted in madness.

The coincidentally arriving "feeding time" caused all the stone cell doors to open, the ravenous prisoners irrationally lunging at the newly arrived Qin Chuan, only to be annihilated.

In their moment of death, there was no pain on their faces, only a color of liberation in their sudden clarity.

While the rating increased to SS, the words from the dungeon introduction flashed through Qin Chuan's mind.

"And now, Prison Valley has found new meaning; it is the extreme criminals' last redemption before plunging into despair."

A ridiculous thought suddenly surged in his mind.

To die in Prison Valley, is it truly a redemption for the extremely vicious?

If that was the case...

Just how terrifying is Semia Abyss?

Looking at the stone pathway not far ahead, which was clearly excavated later than the stone prison, Qin Chuan took a deep breath.

During the battle, he noticed that the frenzied prisoners were doing their utmost to stay away from the entrance of that pathway, as if there was something there that they were extremely afraid of.

He had a premonition that on the other side of the pathway lay the Semia Abyss.

Gripping the "Immortal Candle Lamp" tightly in his hand, Qin Chuan stepped into the passageway, where the echoes of wails and despair seemed to be eternally sealed within, resounding throughout the passage endlessly.

After advancing several hundred meters, Qin Chuan was blocked by a hazy light membrane.

That was the boundary of the instance.

On the other side of the light membrane, the blood lights flickering in the darkness revealed a corner of a hellish scene, with terrifying creatures looking this way, causing the hair on Qin Chuan's body to stand on end instantly.

"Congratulations Player for achieving Advanced Clearance Requirements: First Glimpse into the Abyss, Dungeon Clearance Rating upgraded to: SSS."

"Current Dungeon Clearance Rating: SSS."

After collecting the instance rewards, Qin Chuan reappeared in the dormitory, displaying a thoughtful expression.

He had initially thought that the Prison Valley, ranked the same B-level as the Evil Demon Forest, would allow him to enter the Semia Abyss to gather the three treasures required to mix "Disease Cleansing Spirit Water" from Clary's Gift.

But it seemed he had underestimated the difficulty.

And greatly so.

Just from a fleeting glimpse, Qin Chuan could be certain that the Semia Abyss was a profoundly terrifying place.

If this was also an instance, then its level was definitely beyond A.

"Clary," Qin Chuan thought of the woman with moon-blue skin and silver-white hair, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Is the cost of your Disease Cleansing Spirit Water a bit too high?"

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In the girls' dormitory on the other side, Lin Yue listened with a smile as Zheng Xiaoyu and the other two roommates chatted back and forth, recounting the fun stories from the dormitory mixer, while she finished the barbecue packed for her.

"That restaurant's barbecue is really delicious," Lin Yue said seriously.

"Right?" Qiao Chang laughed, "Knowing you prefer lighter flavors, I specifically asked them to use as little chili and cumin as possible."

"That was just right." Lin Yue stuck out her tongue and licked the lingering taste from her lips, "How much was it?"

"No need to split the bill, someone has already treated us!" Song Yuxin laughed, "Qin Chuan secretly paid the bill."

Lin Yue memorized this name.

If there's a chance, she needed to say thank you.

After the four girls washed up, they each got into bed, chatting intermittently about gossip and their own experiences until late into the night.

Once the dormitory quieted down, Lin Yue thought for a moment and picked up her mobile phone to send a message.

A buzzing sound came from the bed next to her head.

Zheng Xiaoyu opened her phone.

"Lin Yue: After entering the Dream World, can you keep it a secret if you see Luo?"

"Lin Yue: He is also at Yan University, but I don't want him to know about my situation yet."

"Eh?" Zheng Xiaoyu's eyes widened, she couldn't help but raise her head to look at Lin Yue, then laid her head back down on the pillow.

Got it! The vice-chairman doesn't want the chairman to know she is in a wheelchair!

After all, the vice-chairman just mentioned that she should be able to walk normally soon.

No wonder the vice-chairman wants to wear a mask to hide her identity.

Her secret, I must keep it well!

Determination appeared in Zheng Xiaoyu's eyes.

"Zheng Xiaoyu: No problem!"