"Hey Fatty, it's me! Why are you running like you just saw a ghost?"
Zhou Han stared at Zhang Pang as the fat guy stumbled out of the classroom. He had a puzzled look on his face. He wanted to check if the fatty was alright after seeing him shake his huge body in such a weird way.
To be honest, Zhou Han could barely stand the disgusting sight of Zhang Pang wobbling like some messed-up Titan from Defence on Titan.
But the moment he put his hand on Zhang Pang's shoulder, the fat guy freaked out completely and bolted out of the classroom like his life depended on it.
"Did the Abyssal Trials scare him that bad?"
He shook his head and walked back to his desk. He pulled up a motivational video on Ghost Tube to pump himself up.
"The lights are cut off, but you're still holding your sword, shaking it every day and telling yourself, 'It's not over until I lose my V.'"
Hearing those deep words, Zhou Han got a determined look on his face and thought to himself,
'Abyssal Trials? Nah, I'd win.'
...
In front of Teacher Lin's staff room, Yang Chen knocked on the door with a relaxed expression.
"Come in," Lin Yulan's cold voice answered from inside.
Yang Chen opened the door and walked in casually, one hand in his pocket. He looked at Lin Yulan's icy face but didn't care at all.
After all, the Trials of Abyss would start in just five minutes. Knowing her personality, he was sure she wouldn't punish him too harshly right now. He pulled out a chair and sat down with a carefree attitude.
Teacher Lin looked shocked at his rude behavior.
He showed zero respect or guilt for what he had said in the classroom. Even the college principal acted polite around her. Seeing a student treat her with such disrespect made Lin Yulan want to slap him hard.
But looking at his handsome face and the clock on the wall, she held back her anger and asked in a strict tone,
"Student Chen, what happened to you these past few days?"
"You never acted like this before. What changed?"
Yang Chen felt surprised when he heard her question. A quick flash of anxiety appeared in his eyes. 'I knew Spectral cultivators were superhumans who go beyond normal limits, but out of three hundred students, she still noticed my change?'
The surprise passed quickly.
He calmed down and started thinking of a good excuse.
What he didn't realize was that his brief anxious look meant something completely different to Lin Yulan. She had been a teacher and Abyss participant for over ten years.
'That anxious expression... did he give up on life?'
This kind of thing happened often after the Abyssal Trials came to Seraphia.
Young people with weak minds and low resilience often became depressed and acted strangely when they turned eighteen.
From what she remembered, Yang Chen used to be quiet and withdrawn.
Whenever Zhang Pang and his group bothered him, he would just ignore them.
'No... I can't let him throw his life away.'
Once Lin Yulan figured it out, worry filled her face. She suddenly slammed her hands on the desk and shouted at him with emotion.
"Yang Chen, why did you give up on your life?"
'What the hell?'
'Since when did I want to die? How did I miss that?'
Yang Chen was stunned. He tilted his head with a confused expression.
Seeing his reaction, Lin Yulan became even more convinced her guess was right. She stood up from her desk and walked right in front of him.
'...Gulp...'
Yang Chen swallowed hard as he watched her huge breasts bounce with every step.
In the classroom he hadn't gotten a clear view. Now up close, he worried she could actually suffocate him between those twin mountains.
'What does this woman want?' Before he could think more, Lin Yulan grabbed his collar and pulled him up until his face was close to hers.
Yang Chen, who had watched plenty of adult videos, immediately recognized the situation.
She was about to kiss him. Even though he was still processing everything...
'A kiss from a hot milf? Hell yeah! I could do this forever!' Yang Chen closed his eyes with a happy smile, waiting for it.
Lin Yulan misunderstood his action and thought he wanted her to end his life.
"Since you've decided to die, you don't care how it happens, right?"
She spoke in an overly emotional voice.
A semi-transparent white aura burst from her body, creating a strong wind and heavy pressure.
Yang Chen felt the force directly and shivered.
He quickly opened his eyes. When he saw the spectral energy around her and her wild expression, he was completely shocked.
'Damn it! I don't want to die before even entering the Abyssal Trials!'
As the spectral energy moved closer, he cursed inside his mind.
He grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard while yelling.
While shaking her, his eyes kept getting distracted. It looked like her breasts were practically begging for attention.
Yang Chen's little brother, which had been hiding quietly, suddenly got brave and started pushing against his pants.
"Hey, Lin Yulan, snap out of it!" In the panic, he even dropped the "Teacher" title.
When she still didn't respond, he tried to answer based on what she had said.
"I don't want to die yet, damn it!" he shouted, then added in his mind,
'Not until I smash a hot milf.'
His loud yell finally brought Lin Yulan back to reality. She realized what she had done and sighed sadly.
'Sigh... when am I going to move past that old incident?'
She felt relieved when she saw Yang Chen hadn't truly given up on life.
While she was thinking, she felt something hard pressing against her stomach.
She looked down and her face turned bright red when she saw the size.
'Oh my god! It's huge!'
"Ahem, Teacher Lin, could you let go of me?" Yang Chen asked with an annoyed look. He covered the obvious tent in his pants with his hand.
After all, he had almost died because of this milf's apparent PTSD. Lin Yulan let go of his collar with an embarrassed face and returned to her desk. She sat down and lowered her head.
After calming herself, she checked her watch. Only one minute remained before the trials began. She looked at Yang Chen and asked,
"You won't commit suicide because of the Abyssal Trials, right?"
Yang Chen now understood why she had lost control. But he didn't answer right away.
Since he had discovered her big weakness, he felt he could use it to make her his. After thinking for about twenty seconds, he looked at her and gave a sad smile.
"No, I want to die."
"What? But you just said you wanted to live!"
She asked angrily.
"Yeah, I did say that, but suddenly I don't want to live anymore," he replied with a gloomy face.
"Why?"
"I got no bitch—cough, girlfriend."
"Don't mess with me. With your handsome looks, you definitely have a girlfriend."
After saying that, Lin Yulan stared at him closely.
"Sigh, I really don't have one," Yang Chen answered with a sad expression.
Hearing this, Lin Yulan was about to suggest some of her friends' daughters when a system voice from the Abyss echoed across the entire world.
[Ding! Dong! Hey guys! Guess who's here!]
[Yes, you guessed it right! It's me, the Trials of Abyss!]
[I'm super happy to see so many participants this year. Now let me start the countdown!]
10!
9!
8!
7!