Matthew Atkinson
Oxford
As the students began to recover from their surprise, Professor Holland continued talking about the second layer of Supernatural Real.
"What is the meaning of Plundering Supernatural Layer?"
"As the name suggests, it's a Supernatural Realm Layer that allows you to steal the mission progress of other supernatural individuals!"
"As long as you can kill other superhumans, half of their hard-earned, life-risking mission progress will become yours!"
Hearing what Professor Holland said, most of the students in the classroom were terrified.
They didn't expect that there would be such ruthless rules in the Supernatural Realm.
Matthew, too, looked utterly astonished.
'Could people steal half of someone else's mission progress? What is the Supernatural Realm trying to do? Is it trying to raise poisonous insects?' he thought.
"Do you think this plundering rule of the Supernatural Realm is cruel?"
Professor Holland said calmly, "The Supernatural Realm is not a safe playground, and peace is not what it desires. Only the slaughter is its eternal theme!"
"The existence of the Supernatural Realm is precisely for the purpose of cultivating the strong. Such rules of plunder will appear in many more Supernatural Realm Layers in the future, so you must be mentally prepared."
"If you can't accept it, then fight with all your might to survive the first ten layers, then retire and never enter the Supernatural Realm again."
These words silenced many students.
Regardless of what the students thought, Professor Holland continued lecturing.
He operated the laptop for a while, and the projector then displayed a new image on the white screen.
The image showed a ferocious-looking monster covered in a hard shell, resembling a praying mantis!
"These are the monsters in the second layer of the Supernatural Realm, and they are also your main objectives when you enter the Supernatural Realm."
Professor Holland said, "This monster is very strong. According to official statistics and long-term research, its strength and agility are both around 100 points. It is a fast and strong monster!"
"Although its vitality is not strong, its entire exoskeleton is extremely hard! It is almost impossible to be injured by blades and spears. Unless you attack with a force far greater than their defense."
"If you encounter this monster, be very careful of its two forelimbs! They are sharper than scythes. With the speed and strength of these monsters, a single, gentle slash can cleave your body in two from head to foot!"
Many timid students turned pale with fright.
The other students also looked solemn, their eyes fixed on the monster picture on the white screen.
Only Matthew looked eager to fight. He was keen to know if this monster could break through his defenses after he activated the innate Steel Body skill.
"Don't worry. The Supernatural Realm won't drive people to the brink of despair. Even these monsters have weaknesses."
Professor Holland changed the monster image on the laptop, then pointed at it and said, "The weak point is right here, the monster's abdomen!"
"The monster is protected by a hard shell all over its body, except for its belly, which is relatively soft. A sharp blade can pierce through it and kill it!"
Professor Holland continued, "The correct way to deal with this kind of monster is to set a trap, or find a way to turn it upside down, and then take advantage of its unpreparedness to attack its abdomen quickly!"
"Of course, if you have the ability to break through the monster's shell and kill it directly, then you don't need to go through all this trouble."
"However, it is very difficult to do this. Even if you have enough strength, this monster will not just stand there and let you hit it."
"Don't forget, they're very fast too!"
At this moment, a student raised their hand to ask a question. "Professor, won't we hunt this monster at night? Won't a dark environment affect our vision?"
"Good question!"
Professor Holland smiled and said, "This kind of monster hides underground during the day and only appears after dark. You will indeed need to fight it at night, and your vision will definitely be obstructed. But don't worry too much, because the time in the Supernatural Realm is different from our world. In the second layer of the Supernatural Realm, there is always a full moon in the sky at night."
"The bright moonlight is enough for you to see the monster's every move clearly."
The student nodded and then sat down.
Professor Holland asked, "Do any other students have questions?"
A girl stood up and said, "Professor, I think that the ability to plunder other people's mission progress at Plundering Supernatural Layer is a huge loophole. If someone keeps plundering other people's mission progress, wouldn't they be able to obtain unimaginable quest rewards? Could they directly become gods?"
Upon hearing this, Professor Holland frowned immediately: "Which class were you in before? Didn't your professor tell you that there is a limit to the rewards for each layer of the Supernatural Realm? Just like Natalie Russel in the first level of the Supernatural Realm, she killed so many monsters. She created an unprecedented record, but in the end, her rewards could not exceed 350 Attribute Points."
Matthew: "..."
'Professor, couldn't I have killed the monsters?'
"I'm sorry, professor, I forgot..." The girl who asked the question earlier looked ashamed.
Professor Holland waved his hand, gesturing for the other person to sit down, then asked the others if they had any questions.
No one asked more questions, so the professor continued, "There's another thing you should pay attention to. These monsters don't actually have very good eyesight, but their hearing is exceptionally developed. They are extremely sensitive to sound."
"So, after dark, you must keep quiet, even while killing monsters, try to make as little noise as possible."
"If you make a big commotion after dark, then congratulations, the monsters in the vicinity will be attracted, and they will surround you!"
Upon hearing this, the students quickly wrote it down. This was indeed important knowledge.
"After entering the Supernatural Realm, you will have ten hours for your mission. Subtracting the initial half-hour preparation time, you will actually have nine and a half hours!"
"If you want to hunt monsters in nine and a half hours, you also have to be wary of ambushes from your own kind... You'd better work with your teammates to develop a detailed plan and prepare in advance over the next ten days."
Professor Holland then discussed other issues related to the second layer of the Supernatural Realm, explaining them in great detail.
In this lesson, Professor Holland showed his meticulous side.
The explanations of the monsters were extremely detailed.
Even though some students knew about the monsters in the second layer of the Supernatural Realm in advance through other channels, they still felt they gained a lot from this lesson.
Even Matthew was very satisfied with Professor Holland's teaching methods.
A while later, the bell rang, signaling the end of the class.
As Professor Holland packed his things, he said.
"You have ten days left. In your spare time, you can borrow some weapons from the university's storeroom to practice and get used to them beforehand, so that when you enter the Supernatural Realm, you won't be at a loss for how to use the weapons you find."
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."
After saying that, Professor Holland picked up his things and left the classroom.
As soon as he left, the students immediately gathered with their teammates and started discussing.
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