Climbing with just a rope was much harder than climbing a sewage pipe.
His feet couldn't get any leverage.
His entire body's weight was almost entirely supported by his hands.
The two thumb-thick hemp ropes were still a bit slippery to grip.
As for why this was the case...
This was because earlier in the infirmary, Lucas had used this rope to tie up Griseo, and during the 'whip and candle' education, the sweat she shed caused the slippery feel.
To avoid accidentally falling, Lucas could only wrap the rope around his hand once.
After exerting tremendous effort,
he finally managed to get his feet onto the window ledge of the Headmaster's office.
Upon arriving here, the bizarre starry sky on the rooftop disappeared, replaced only by the pitch-black night sky and a full moon emitting a soft glow.
The entire world was incredibly silent; not a single sound could be heard.
Lucas looked down.
The sixth floor was too high to see the ground clearly, so there was naturally no need to worry about being discovered by the Night Valkyries.
In comparison, the Headmaster's dormitory was harder to infiltrate.
After all, the Faculty Dormitory only had three floors.
And there were streetlights nearby.
It was truly impossible.
If the Valkyrie Dormitory was low difficulty, and the teaching building was medium difficulty, then the Faculty Dormitory was high difficulty; not only was it harder to hide, but there were also many Valkyries, and even with Lucas's rich experience, it was still possible to fail.
The last reincarnation was a negative example.
Silently pushing open the window, Lucas tiptoed into the Headmaster's office.
He had come to get bitter melon juice before.
Lucas didn't need to search; he skillfully took out two bottles of green bitter melon juice from under the desk and put them into the lower pocket of his white pajamas.
The bitter melon juice and glass-bottled beer were about the same size.
Holding them with both hands would affect his departure from the office, but fortunately, his pajama pants pockets were deep enough.
This was also why Lucas ran around in his pajamas.
Deep pockets meant more tools could be carried, like the soft shoes and safety pins from before.
The presence of the two bottles of bitter melon juice made his pants feel a bit heavy.
Fortunately, the quality of these pajama pants was good, and there was a drawstring at the waist, so he didn't have to worry too much about them falling down.
He checked his watch by the moonlight.
'4:14 AM, I need to speed up.'
Lucas had to reach the Faculty Dormitory before 5 AM, get the late-night snack made by Raiden Mei, and then try to infiltrate the Headmaster's bedroom to find Hyperion's key.
As long as he could get the key, he would be able to enter the floating battleship—Hyperion.
He had never explored this famous floating battleship from the game.
If he had the chance, he naturally wanted to go inside and see; perhaps some unspeakable secrets were hidden within.
Explore, discover.
Seek answers in the unknown.
Peel back the layers, slowly stripping away the mysterious cloak of St. Freya Academy (Reverse World Version).
Only in this way...
could Lucas seize the opportunity to clear the game; if he flinched, repeated deaths would be the destined outcome.
Not long after entering Theresa's office,
he left again using the rope, thoughtfully closing the window before he went.
Back on the rooftop,
Lucas shook his hands, which were sore from the rope, and muttered to himself, 'My physique is still too weak. If only I had the strength of a Valkyrie.'
He was completely an ordinary person. Although his physical quality was much stronger than an average person's, he had no natural Stigmata, nor had he undergone artificial Stigmata transplantation. Unable to directly control Honkai Energy, he had no advantage against a Valkyrie.
And to transplant artificial Stigmata...
he had to be enrolled in St. Freya Academy for at least three months before he could submit a transplantation application.
Laughable.
Lucas simply couldn't live that long. He only had two ways to improve his strength: one was to rely on external objects, and the other was to cultivate Shenzhou martial arts.
But the improvement from external objects was limited and had a ceiling, and Shenzhou martial arts required a large amount of time to cultivate.
Being in St. Freya Academy (Reverse World Version),
what Lucas lacked most was time. If he could carry over his previous true qi cultivation to the next reincarnation each time, he could still hope to achieve something in Shenzhou martial arts.
Unfortunately, he couldn't.
Each reincarnation was a new beginning.
Lucas could only retain the memories of previous reincarnations; everything else started from scratch. Just as he was envying the terrifying strength of the Valkyries,
on the other side...
Griseo, who had left the teaching building, was walking towards the Faculty Dormitory.
Before parting, Lucas had specifically told Griseo to go back and rest, and this masochistic girl was very obedient.
'Lucas Gege... Lucas Gege...'
Griseo walked along, muttering someone's name, her face flushed with a sickly blush.
The Night Valkyries she encountered along the way looked straight ahead, not reacting even when they brushed past Griseo. Only Lucas could attract their attention.
Chapter 9: The Trash Can Is Already Crowded
After a long journey,
Lucas successfully arrived below the Faculty Dormitory building before 5 AM.
Like the Valkyrie Dormitory,
the Faculty Dormitory consisted of many buildings.
Himeko Murata, Raiden Mei, Bronya, Kiana, Theresa, Seele—these six Valkyries lived in the same building.
This conveniently suited his plan, as he wouldn't have to travel far.
Looking at the pre-packaged late-night snack placed at the entrance, Lucas hid motionless in the greenery. He was calculating the time, waiting until he was sure the Night Valkyries had just left before emerging from the greenery.
After all, there were streetlights here at the Faculty Dormitory, allowing for a long line of sight.
Carelessly walking out could easily lead to discovery.
He didn't want to be chased by the Night Valkyries, jumping up and down.
Not long after...
Lucas's opportunity arrived. He watched as two Night Valkyries walked away, their backs to each other. As they were about to disappear at the end of the road, he immediately stepped out of the greenery.
From here to where the late-night snack was placed was only a short seven or eight meters.
Having retrieved the late-night snack, Lucas had no intention of lingering. He turned and went around the corner of the Faculty Dormitory building to the back. There was a ventilation window here, neither too big nor too small, perfect for climbing through to infiltrate.
He had used this window before.
However, this was his first time coming here in the early morning of the first day.
He used to know that the area near the Faculty Dormitory was dangerous.
Of course, Lucas wouldn't have ventured into such a place in the early stages. Now, it was because he had something he absolutely had to get, which was why...
He didn't impatiently climb through the window.
Looking at the window, which was quite high off the ground, Lucas pressed his ear to the wall and listened carefully. Only after confirming that there was indeed nothing inside did he dare to act.
In the dangerous Inner World, being reckless could easily lead to death.
To be honest, even without being reckless, it was easy to die.
Like now.
What Lucas didn't know was...
just as he pressed his ear to the wall, someone else on the other side made the same movement.
The two were unexpectedly synchronized.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Lucas knew that behind this wall was the public laundry room, where Valkyries might appear. He listened for half a minute, confirming there were no strange sounds inside.
He lightly jumped, grabbed the window ledge with one hand, and with the other, pulled out a small mirror and extended it through the window.
He was preparing to observe.
Through the reflection in the mirror, Lucas's pupils suddenly dilated.
In the mirror, a Valkyrie had already lifted her head. She revealed a chilling smile and said, 'Found you.'
Her emotionless voice was like a ghost.
Lucas's hair stood on end. Before he could retract his hand, he heard a gunshot, and the small mirror in his hand instantly shattered.
Fortunately, he brought a mirror, otherwise, it would have been his own head that exploded.
He couldn't help but inwardly complain.
'Damn it... As a dorm manager, why aren't you squatting at the entrance? What are you doing in the laundry room!'
Lucas recognized this golden-haired, blue-eyed Valkyrie. She was the Night Valkyrie responsible for patrolling this Faculty Dormitory building.
Her strength was that of a C-rank trainee.
This person liked to squat near the entrance and play 'door kill,' but he didn't expect her to be in the laundry room at this time.
Lucas had encountered this situation before, but he wasn't worried at all.
What's there to be afraid of?
Just run.
Releasing his grip, Lucas didn't have time to pick up the late-night snack on the ground. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he immediately ran off into the distance. Although the enemy was a Valkyrie, as long as he ran fast enough, she wouldn't catch him.
After all, this was only a C-rank Valkyrie trainee, and she was still inside the Faculty Dormitory.
Seeing the man escape, the golden-haired, blue-eyed Valkyrie immediately jumped up, like a cat... easily leaping out through the open window, though her chest and hips were squeezed by the narrow window.
By the time this Night Valkyrie jumped out of the window,
Lucas had already disappeared.
The golden-haired, blue-eyed Valkyrie ignored the late-night snack on the ground. She looked at the tracks on the grass and followed them.
'Run, run! I love playing cat and mouse.'
'Hehehe... Master, ah!' This Valkyrie's expression shifted between joy and fear, finally erupting into maniacal laughter, 'Haha! Those who violate school rules deserve to die!'
Lucas didn't care about the crazed Night Valkyrie.
These people were crazier than well-known Valkyries like Kiana and Raiden Mei.
The difficulty of conquering them was unusually high.
In fact...
Lucas felt that there was no possibility of conquering these Valkyries at all, as their mental state was somewhat abstract. In his ninety-nine reincarnations, many times when he was cornered by the Night Valkyries, he would try to conquer them.