Chapter 172 Zero Gate World Descent!
"Anyway, let's begin the exercise now, shall we? In the real Zero Gate, you will have 30 days from the 1st of December to explore the realm before rushing back to the gate and returning to this side, or you would have to survive there for an entire year."
Xue Bing sneered. "Don't think you can be smart and hide in there to cultivate for the rest of your life. The Zero Gate's opening suppresses the power of the lifeforms and dangers within, so after the 30 days pass and the suppression ends, even the headmistress cannot guarantee her life."
The faces of many students who had a devilish twinkle in their eye changed as fear filled them. They had planned to be like visa deserters, obtaining a temporary visa to enter another country and then disappearing into the crowd when they got there.
However, hearing that even the mighty headmistress who was seen as a symbol of invincibility by all beings of the universe could not survive for long, they immediately tamped down their arrogance and extinguished that thought.
Dante's brow furrowed as he planned to leave a quantum marker in the Zero Gate and teleport in at his leisure to explore as well as learn more. However, if the dangers were so severe, then he would have to accelerate his power growth in all aspects and stop wasting time.
"Right, so in this simulated Zero Gate world, you will also spend the next 30 days from today in there, so you can opt to use the provided pods to secure your bodies or use your own method, we don't care."
"Just do not leave the world no matter what because we are going to act like it's the real thing, obviously. If you can log out at the slightest inconvenience, you will definitely die when the real thing comes."
Xue Bing waved her hand boredly when she saw that many students had questions. "Also, you can flout the rules, we don't care, however, your eligibility to enter the Zero Gate will be removed. Also, I am not answering any questions, just get in there and succeed however you can."
Many students were left speechless. What a lazy and incompetent teacher. Looking at the smug and disdainful faces of the other four, it was clear that they had no intention of answering any questions and would rather leave them to find the answers themselves the hard way.
If it wasn't for the fact that they were not sure of how strong she was, many would have attacked Xue Bing on the spot and pummeled her face into the ground. As for Dante, he naturally rubbed his chin and decided to leave his body in Beatrice's care because one never knew.
"Right, you lot can go to wherever you plan to enter the Etraverse from. You will notice that a new world has opened up for you to select called the Zero Gate World. Select that and queue up for descent in at most 30 minutes!" Xue Bing instructed and walked into another room with pods.
Many students followed her in but a few left the student enhancement center, planning to entrust their bodies to someone or something much safer. As for Dante, he saw a teacher walk over to him with a friendly smile.
"Student Dante, why don't you… hey!"
Dante ignored the fellow and teleported away into the Inferno Battleship. He had no intention of listening to garbage that would come from the fellow's mouth, as after all, the only thing he would do was solicit Dante.
The other teachers glanced at the ignored one who had an ugly expression and could not help but feel a hint of pity and disdain. Obviously, the Portinari clan had brainwashed and secured the fellow thoroughly given his talent and power, how could his meager attempt at solicitation work?
Meanwhile, on the ship, Dante told Beatrice about the class details, and she graciously led him into a pod. Since the technology came from this universe anyway, she gave him a pod similar to his vitality pool which continuously injected high-grade energy into his body to maintain his high requirement life functions.
Once he went in, Dante glared at Beatrice who had a victorious expression and stated very straightforwardly. "I'll make sure to use my hellfire to cover my lower body so don't try anything."
Unfortunately, it backfired greatly as Beatrice sneered. "With my power, that little bit of fire cannot do anything."
Then her expression became lecherous as she closed the pod on Dante. "Besides, I like my sausage a bit hot~"
Dante's expression shifted, but he could only pray for providence as he went under. He scrolled through the available school worlds and saw the one for the current world they were about to enter.
[World Name: Zero Gate World (Beginner)
World Owner: Eternal Academy
World Creator: Eternal Academy
World Size: Small
World Type: Instanced
World Genre: Survival/Exploration
Bionics Allowed: No
Psionics Allowed: No
Superpowers Allowed: Yes
Requirements: Student ID
Duration: 30 days
Description: This is a recreation of the world behind the Zero Gate that has been refined countless times over the centuries to suit the true nature of what exists. The world behind the Zero Gate is randomly shuffled each time upon entry, but the archetype of the dangers and benefits that exist are traceable after so many voyages within.
Objectives: Survive for 30 days to pass and acquire as many Fruits of Condensation as possible.
Limitations: No Bionics, Psionics, or AI chips like in reality. One cannot leave the world until they either die or complete the tasks.
Provisions: Your body is perfectly scanned and replicated to its truest extent, allowing you to use all your powers and abilities freely. This world is instanced, so there is no competition with other students.]
Dante entered the world and descended immediately. He found himself within a lush forest with strange colorations. Unlike the greenish color of a typical forest, this place was mostly a lustrous black with hints of deep purple.
It was strangely beautiful and aesthetic in a way that Dante could not easily describe. He then scanned his body to find that his full 1500 points SDI was present given his strength, and he could feel his hellfire and spiritual cores perfectly.
Dante's expression changed slightly, and his eyes flashed. Now he was certain that there was no way the Eternal Academy worlds were built using just quantum code because it was impossible to replicate things this well.
There was likely a superpower or two involved in the creation and stabilization of these worlds, which would make so much sense given abnormal quantum worlds like the Apocalypse World.
Why did Dante say this? Well, he had entered other worlds where superpowers were allowed before, but none could replicate his two magical methods. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to enter with his real body all the time if he wanted to use his special powers.
Also, his quantum body was the reason he could use power systems of quantum worlds, so this world had to be able to replicate his quantum body from his real body. Without his quantum body, Dante would have long been burned up by his hellfire or crushed by his spiritual cores.
Not to mention his almighty Eyes of Illusion. Dante blinked twice and could feel them working at? full power, which made him all the more serious. However, everything was predicated on his survival first.
And more than the monsters or ambient dangers of this world, what Dante feared was running out of energy. Luckily, he was spawned at full power because it was assumed that he would be smart enough to recharge his tank before he actually entered the real thing.
Dante released a bit of hellfire on the surrounding vegetation and then retracted it. He smiled when he found that his Gluttonous Inferno could extract the vitality of these plants to supply him with energy for sustenance, so as long as life existed here, he should be like a perpetual motion engine.
What surprised him, though, was the fact that even after being drained, these plants did not die but quickly recovered. Due to his superpower, Dante could obviously sense the endless Zero Energy in the air, or at least, the Zero Energy replicated by this quantum world.
This energy was absorbed by the plants, and they returned to full health. This gave Dante an idea as he quickly entered with his real body and tried to absorb the Zero Energy in the quantum world to fill his tank.
However, he obviously ended up smacking his lips with a wry smile. It would be too easy to expect such a thing to work, and he would be insulting his superpower and all superpowers if he thought such a thing would work.
He returned his real body to the outside world and began to survey the area with his spirit sense that reached 1500 meters, making a full spherical scan that went into the sky and down below into the earth.
Immediately, his face changed as he noticed extensive underground activity by what looked to be millions of giant termites that could manipulate the earth like it was water.
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