I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 87 The World Players Cannot Reach

Through Fang Yi's account, Cao Yu came to a conclusion—this Dean Lin Youwei had quite a few problems hidden within him.

Guiding students to evolve according to their own research directions... In the end, it is clear that this evolutionary direction was wrong.

'The students all turned into monsters in the end… What was Dean Lin's mindset when guiding these students? Was he using them as experimental subjects? Or did his intentions turn out well, but the consequences were disastrous?'

Judging from the teachers' attitude, they were clearly aware of the situation and wouldn't rashly choose such an unknown path of evolution. So... how did they become monsters?

Did this instance world, this city of Vil, originally possess three evolutionary paths? Did they exist but were concealed? Or did they never exist from the beginning?

Cao Yu quickly identified several suspicious points.

If these doubts can be clarified, the "hidden truth" will surely come to light.

At that time, the side quests will likely be completed smoothly.

To clarify the doubts, it is necessary to investigate intelligence related to Lin Youwei.

I wonder how Shen Luoyan's investigation is progressing?

Cao Yu glanced at the player panel—5:49 PM.

That concludes today's intelligence gathering. As a janitor, he is responsible for moving all the school's trash to the southwest garbage station after school and before midnight.

Now, he has to rush back to the guardhouse to meet up with the other players and exchange information.

After making his decision, Cao Yu looked at Fang Yi, who was speaking enthusiastically, and sighed softly in his heart.

The reason he disregarded Fang Yi's safety and recklessly deceived her to extract information was not because he lacked morality, but because the girl... was actually dead.

He and Yang Chan had previously verified that the teachers and students in the Seventh Evolution Academy were all monsters in their true forms.

They were merely bound by their teacher's and student's ID cards, maintaining their original human form, unaware that they were already dead...

In the future, this city will be completely abandoned.

The teachers and students here will become mindless monsters that wreak havoc everywhere, leaving behind only a certain obsession—this is a predetermined future.

"Mr. Agent, why aren't you saying anything?"

Fang Yi's voice brought Cao Yu back to his senses.

Cao Yu adjusted his mindset and smiled gently, saying:

“I’m thinking about how to praise you. The information you provided was very useful to me, and I’m sure I’ll be able to find out about the illegal experiments soon. Once I report it, the Vicheng government will thoroughly investigate and shut down the academy. Then you can go home and reunite with your parents.”

"Um... is Dean Lin really conducting illegal experiments?"

Fang Yi looked worried:

"I feel that Dean Lin is a very good person. He is knowledgeable, kind and approachable, very patient with us, and will carefully guide each of us in our evolution. He is a very reliable elder."

"Whether it's reliable or not depends on the final investigation results," Cao Yu said seriously. "We can't judge a person based on our subjective will, right? Whether Dean Lin is innocent will be determined by the final facts."

"Right……"

Fang Yi agreed with this statement.

She quickly became immersed in the joy of returning home, her lifeless demeanor transforming into vitality, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Cao Yu chatted with her for a few more minutes before making a brief farewell.

Before leaving, Fang Yi watched his retreating figure and spoke up to remind him:

"Agent, be careful. The teachers at the Seventh Academy are very strict and strong. Be careful not to get caught by them."

"Don't worry, wait for my good news."

Cao Yu turned around, waved to her, and then quickly left to meet up with Yang Chan, who was coming from another direction.

"Is there any result?" Cao Yu asked Yang Chan.

"They haven't given in." Yang Chan shook her head. "Cousin, what about you?"

“I have some insights,” Cao Yu said. “Let’s talk about it as we walk.”

So the two of them returned to the guardhouse before 6 p.m.

On the way, Cao Yu briefly shared the information he had gathered with Yang Chan.

After listening, Yang Chan frowned slightly, and many thoughts arose in her mind.

She was undoubtedly more emotional than Cao Yu.

However, the dungeon was still ongoing, and she hadn't forgotten what she needed to do.

……

Back in the guardhouse, Cao Yu and Yang Chan found that all the other players had already arrived.

Cao Yu observed Xi Gou and noticed that he had a furrowed brow, as if he had encountered something before.

As soon as the greyhound saw Cao Yu enter the guardhouse, it immediately approached him and said:

"Captain, as you predicted, those two criminal players have also crossed the abandoned city and entered the academy."

"Yes, they are D-level players, which is stronger than the matched players, so it's normal that they can get in."

Cao Yu nodded, unsurprised. The difficulty of the abandoned city was roughly equivalent to the difficulty of a normal dungeon run for those two criminal players.

It might take some effort to deal with, but once you get into the academy, it shouldn't be a big problem.

"But those two guys were very united and didn't fall for our trick."

Greyhound recounted what had happened before:

"They came in a little after four in the afternoon. As you instructed, Captain, I took out the remaining dormitory checker's pass and tried to incite a dispute between them."

As a result... after some hesitation, they didn't choose to fight each other, but instead attacked us directly.

One of them was a Celestial player, using an item that could summon strange squid to spew ink bubbles that would cover our heads; the other was a Demi-human player, using an item that could release toxins into the air. Judging by the effects… well, neither of these items posed a decisive threat to us; they were probably both E-rank items.

"So you won?" Cao Yu asked.

With just E-rank items, they really couldn't defeat the three guards, including the Greyhound, who were left to guard the gatehouse.

After all... that simp senior is a rich second-generation and possesses a D-level item.

Before players reach the C-level evolution stage, their combat methods rely heavily on items.

"It's about even," said Greyhound. "Their evolution level is high, and their reaction speed is fast. Although their items are a bit lacking, they are still D-rank players, so they shouldn't be completely crushed by us. However..."

After thinking for a few seconds, he added:

"These two guys were probably worried that you, Captain, would hear the fighting and come over to kill them, so... they didn't make too much of a commotion during the fight. When they realized they couldn't beat us in a short time, they gave up on stealing the work permits and just ran away."

"Where did it run off to?" Cao Yu asked.

"They ran into the academy first. Not long after, they turned back. But only one of them returned; the other was gone."

The greyhound replied:
"The remaining one, upon seeing us again, said nothing and simply ran away. He... he ran out of the academy."

As he spoke, Greyhound pointed to the window of the guardhouse—looking out through the window facing the outside of the academy, the sun was setting in the west, and the world outside was peaceful in the twilight.

But the greyhound said in a serious tone:
"We looked through this window and didn't see the guy who escaped. He climbed over the wall, jumped down, and then disappeared."

I suspect... the world outside the academy is probably fake. Or rather, we players can't even reach it.

Once we leave the academy, we'll likely be teleported back to the abandoned city we originally belonged to.

Many players had already guessed this after entering the academy.

The city outside the college is peaceful... Is it true or false?
According to the dungeon prompts, players need to complete tasks within the academy, so no player dared to test this out to avoid any problems.

Now... the criminal players have actually helped them find out.

Regardless of whether the outside world is real or not, players can't go there anyway.

"By the way, Captain, have you encountered that criminal player who stayed in the academy?" Greyhound said. "I've asked the others who went to gather intelligence, and none of them have encountered him."

"I haven't seen it here either."

Cao Yu replied:

“This academy is only so big. We’ve been active and investigating. The criminal player doesn’t have a cleaner’s certificate, so there are many places he can’t go. If he stays in the academy… after a while, there’s basically no way he’ll be able to escape all of our notice.”

"So, if you wander around the academy without wearing your work badge, you'll just disappear?" Greyhound was filled with fear.

"They must have been teleported back to the abandoned city."

Cao Yu sensed the spatial repulsion force on his body and drew a conclusion.

He didn't say how he came to this conclusion.

He sighed inwardly... Alas, the criminal escaped and will most likely die in the abandoned city. What a pity!

He wasn't thinking about murder, robbery, or stealing props.

As a member of the Special Affairs Bureau, he was simply intolerant of injustice and wanted to eradicate evil completely.

“Captain, there’s one more thing,” said Xigou. “Around 3 p.m., four teachers in camouflage uniforms registered and left the academy. Here is their information.”

Hearing this,

Cao Yu didn't react yet, but Yang Chan's eyes lit up—she remembered what Cao Yu had mentioned before about players wearing "teacher's work permits".

Cao Yu took the paper from Xi Gou, looked at the information on it, and then handed it to Yang Chan.

Yang Chan began to read.

Cao Yu's gaze fell on Shen Luoyan, and he asked:

Have you made any discoveries over there?

"Yes," Shen Luoyan said with a smile, "and quite a lot."

She then took out several maps from her storage space and gave one to each of the players present:
"This is a map of the college I found in the library. It has a lot of information, including what each building and location is used for, and where each teacher's office is."

After distributing the map, Shen Luoyan pointed to her head and continued:

"I have the student roster and their personal information memorized. I've analyzed it and found a lot of commonalities."

(End of this chapter)