Chapter 7: If We Don’t Steal Its Nest, Where Will We Spend the Night Tonight?
Chapter 7: If We Don't Steal Its Nest, Where Will We Spend the Night Tonight?
At No. 8 Middle School
In response to Principal Huang's furious question, the four head teachers stood silent and aggrieved.
Since the first day of high school, they had emphasized over 800 times that students should never enter dungeons higher than their level.
There were even huge warning posters in every classroom.
But now, none of that mattered.
An accident had happened, and it was their responsibility—whether they liked it or not.
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The Blame Game Begins
Principal Huang turned his sharp gaze to Teacher Zhang, the head teacher of Class 8.
"Xu Yan is in your class."
"As the team captain, he knew his team couldn't handle the dungeon."
"Yet, he failed to lead them to exit within the first 10 minutes!"
"This proves Xu Yan didn't fully understand the emergency exit mechanism!"
"That's your responsibility!"
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Teacher Zhang clenched his fists.
Xu Yan was one of his smartest students.
His theoretical knowledge was top-tier.
Yet today, he had made the most fatal mistake.
Why!?
But there was no point asking why now.
Teacher Zhang took a deep breath.
"I will review this matter."
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More Teachers Get Dragged In
Principal Huang turned to the other three head teachers.
"Bai Ding, Gao Yang, and Zhou He are your students."
"None of them stopped Xu Yan's mistake."
"They blindly followed the captain's judgment, without thinking for themselves."
"Is this how you teach your students!?"
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The three teachers wanted to protest.
They constantly drilled safety rules into their students every week.
But at this moment, they knew better than to argue.
Instead, they lowered their heads and admitted their fault.
"We accept responsibility. We will conduct a deep review."
"In the future, we will strengthen practical training to reinforce critical thinking and survival instincts."
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The First Punishment
Seeing their willingness to take responsibility, Principal Huang softened his tone slightly.
"All of you will have one month's salary deducted. Any objections?"
"No objections."
"We accept it."
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"This deduction isn't just a punishment," Principal Huang continued.
"It's to show accountability to the parents."
"We need to calm them down before they start demanding our resignations."
The teachers nodded grimly.
They understood the consequences of this disaster.
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The Worst News for the Parents
On the outskirts of Dayan City, beside a plot of barren land,
Xu Yan's mother comforted his father, Xu Shan.
"If Xu Yan can't go to college, it's not the end of the world."
"I was thinking… maybe we should buy this land for him."
"He can grow his own crops, be self-sufficient."
"Even if he can't sell vegetables, at least he won't starve."
She knew this land was infertile—nothing could truly grow here.
She just wanted to give Xu Yan something to do, so people wouldn't gossip about their family.
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Xu Shan sighed heavily.
"This is our only option. With his profession as a farmer, he'll never find a proper job."
"At least with this land, he won't starve when we're gone."
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He pulled out his phone to contact the seller.
The land cost 30,000 yuan—every cent they had saved.
Xu Shan had already accepted the price.
This money couldn't be saved.
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Then, the Phone Call Came
Just as he was about to make the purchase, Teacher Zhang called.
"Xu Yan's parents?"
"Yes, I'm his father."
"Something happened to Xu Yan."
Xu Shan froze.
"What happened!?"
"Xu Yan and three other life profession students accidentally entered a Level 5 Hell Dungeon."
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"WHAT!?"
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"But—but I thought students could exit if they entered the wrong dungeon!?"
"Yes, but only within the first 10 minutes."
"Xu Yan's team has been inside for over two hours."
"Now, if they want to escape… at least one of them has to die."
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Xu Shan dropped his phone in shock.
His wife's face turned pale as a sheet.
Then, without saying a word, the two of them grabbed their bicycles and raced toward the school.
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The parents of the other three students also rushed to the school as soon as they heard the news.
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Inside the Dungeon
After defeating another wave of normal wolves, Xu Yan's team finally arrived at the Elite Wolf's Lair.
A massive cave loomed before them.
The air reeked of blood.
Piles of devoured animal bones lay at the entrance.
The teammates shivered as they saw the clean, sharp cuts on the bones.
It wasn't the work of normal fangs—it looked like a blade had sliced through them effortlessly.
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"Captain, we took the wrong route!"
"There's an Elite Wolf ahead!"
"It has a hegemonic body—it can escape from control!"
"Its stats are insane! Even Wang Ke's team struggled against it!"
"We need to leave NOW!"
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But Xu Yan ignored them.
He walked straight into the cave.
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"We're not lost."
"We're not avoiding this cave."
"Because if we don't steal its nest…"
"Where the hell are we supposed to sleep tonight?"
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The team stood frozen in disbelief.
Xu Yan wasn't leaving.
He wasn't avoiding the Elite Wolf.
He was going to take its den.
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"And whether it has a hegemonic body or not…"
"The result will be the same."