Chapter 12: Welcome to… the Abyss
Amid the astonished gazes of everyone, Chu Hao calmly sat in the seat designated for the assessment, slowly manifesting the divine realm bound to him—the prototype world of the Endless Abyss.
The moment the prototype of the Endless Abyss appeared, the nearby teachers widened their eyes.
They stared fixedly at the Endless Abyss, as if the world itself were a black hole, drawing in all their attention.
Their intense focus on Chu Hao's every move was not only because he was the first to apply for an early assessment, but also because he had already been recognized as a genius—an equally important factor.
Yet the most crucial reason was that the Endless Abyss, a world causing a stir among the faculty, deserved to be the center of attention.
According to some instructors, the Endless Abyss designed by the genius Chu Hao might very well be...
The first functional low-dimensional world in existence!
The first!
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"All right, Chu Hao, the assessment is about to begin. Please prepare!"
A teacher on the side raised a finger, drawing a golden beam of light from the core of a designated assessment world.
The so-called assessment world was a specially created divine realm designed by Tianding University for examination purposes.
This divine world was unique for two reasons.
First, it contained numerous races, from dragons to elves, humans to orcs—every type imaginable.
Second, to increase the difficulty, the appearance of these races was entirely random.
Perhaps in the first stage, the invaders are orcs; in the second stage, dwarves; in the third, a vampire army!
Each race had its own unique attacks, weapons, and tactics.
Such unpredictable changes could easily drive examinees to despair, as their worlds could not withstand attacks from such varied races.
What made this divine world even more unusual was that it combined ordinary and supernatural elements.
Examinees could not know if their enemies were supernatural beings or technologically advanced human armies.
The first wave might face magical attacks, while the next wave could be humans using steampunk technology.
These mixed factors forced each examinee to stay fully alert.
It's worth noting that although examinees did not need to fight personally (being semi-gods, they could overwhelm even legendary-tier creatures), they could guide the creatures in their divine world to avoid unnecessary deaths, so they wouldn't face the invading armies entirely helplessly.
Meanwhile, the teacher controlling the golden beam successfully linked Chu Hao's divine realm with the assessment world.
Forty tiny, almost imperceptible particles of light, plus one slightly brighter particle, shot toward the Endless Abyss.
The next instant, Chu Hao felt a sharp tug at his heart.
A sensation of being "invaded" echoed through his mind.
Since Chu Hao had already linked himself to the Endless Abyss, this feeling of invasion brought him intense… irritation and anger!
"Assessment begins!"
Hearing this, Chu Hao immediately closed his eyes, focusing all his attention on the Endless Abyss.
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Clang, clang.
With the sound of armor clashing, dozens of fully armed orc-type invaders descended onto the first layer of the Endless Abyss.
The moment they arrived, they became fully aware.
"Roar!" "Awooo!" "Grrr!"
After communicating in their own incomprehensible orc language, they formed a team under the leadership of a 5th-stage orc commander.
Instinctively, they began moving toward the core of Chu Hao's Endless Abyss.
Their only goal: destroy the core!
However, after only a few steps, an orc soldier suddenly dropped to his knees and vomited.
Its strong, bull-like body was already feeling extreme discomfort before even starting the battle.
Soon, more and more orc soldiers began suffering symptoms like vomiting, dizziness, and coughing blood.
Even the strongest orc commander's face turned pale, revealing his unease.
At that moment, he realized the anomaly they were facing.
The world's environment was wrong!
This area was completely unlike any world they had previously invaded.
There were no birds singing or flowers blooming, no majestic landscapes.
No gentle morning breeze, no crystal-clear waters.
When the orcs looked up, they saw a blood-red sky overhead.
Turning their heads, they saw the land around them was barren, terrifying, and full of malice.
On the ground, ugly, greedy, bloodthirsty creatures began to emerge.
This was not a normal mid- or high-dimensional world—it was a low-dimensional world they had never seen.
Any creature from a non-low-dimensional world instinctively shows signs of maladaptation when entering a low-dimensional space.
The chaotic and twisted environment chilled the orc warriors to the bone.
They had never imagined coming to such a horrifying hell.
As the first abyssal creature screamed and lunged at the nearest orc,
the Endless Abyss launched its counterattack!
Then came the second, third, and fourth creatures.
Insect-like, beast-like, humanoid, deformed, indescribable…
Using claws, magic, mechanical energy, toxins, or mental attacks…
Every creature of the Endless Abyss screamed in its own way, showing the invaders the horror and distortion of the abyss.
One by one, the abyssal creatures attacked the terrified orcs with no formation or order, tearing into them with excitement.
Through their actions, they told the orcs where they were.
This was the Endless Abyss: an infinite, suffocating place of terror.
A place with harsh environments and twisted, chaotic rules.
A place filled with betrayal, slaughter, and destruction.
"Welcome to…
The Abyss!"