Many students left their seats.
Some students from other classes also pushed open the door to come in and offer drinks to those they knew.
Some people were happy, others were feeling down...
It was a lively scene.
"Old Chen, with so many pretty girls around, aren't you going to make the rounds?"
Jiang Tao's face was flushed red; he had obviously had a bit too much to drink, though he still seemed relatively sober.
"I'm not going," Chen Ye shook his head and then asked, "When does this end?"
"End? It's still early! Once we finish eating, we'll probably head to a KTV. It'll be at least 11 o'clock before it wraps up. Otherwise, this whole thing wouldn't be worth 200 yuan per person!"
Hearing this, Chen Ye frowned, "Staying out this late, aren't you worried about the impact on tomorrow's college entrance exam?"
Jiang Tao chuckled, "Everyone's saying it's precisely because of tomorrow's exam that we should relax tonight!"
Chen Ye was left speechless by this.
At that moment, the private room door was pushed open.
When a beautiful figure walked in, the room, filled with laughing and chatting students, suddenly fell silent.
Because the newcomer was none other than the school's acknowledged beauty:
Wen Xinyi!
After entering, Wen Xinyi scanned the room, and when her gaze fell upon Chen Ye, she immediately stopped and walked straight toward him.
Everyone in the room watched her as she walked over to Chen Ye's side.
"Chen Ye, I'd like to have a drink with you. You don't mind, do you?"
Chen Ye was momentarily stunned but then replied, "I don't mind."
Even if it wasn't Wen Xinyi, but just an ordinary person offering a drink, Chen Ye would politely clink glasses with them. That's just basic manners.
The two clinked glasses under the envious and surprised gazes of everyone around them.
"Tomorrow is the college entrance exam. I wish you exceptional performance and a great result."
After saying that, Wen Xinyi raised her glass and drank it all in one go.
Chen Ye wanted to tell her that he wasn't planning to take the exam...
But explaining would be too troublesome, so he just thanked her, "Thank you!"
Then he finished his drink as well.
"I won't disturb you from drinking with your classmates. Let's keep in touch."
"Alright!"
With that, Wen Xinyi turned and left.
It wasn't until Wen Xinyi left the room that everyone snapped back to reality.
They all looked at Chen Ye with eyes full of envy and jealousy.
"Damn, Old Chen, are you stupid? You let such a great opportunity slip away?"
Jiang Tao, as if spurred into action, suddenly picked up a glass of wine, declaring, "No way, I need to find someone to drink with too!"
"Then go ahead!" Chen Ye waved his hand dismissively.
After Jiang Tao left, Chen Ye also stood up and headed towards the restroom.
The restroom inside the private room was already crowded, so Chen Ye had to go out and look for a public restroom.
The restroom outside was also packed. Numerous students who had tried to show off had drunk too much and were now throwing up, filling the restroom with the stench of alcohol.
Chen Ye wrinkled his nose, quickly did what he needed to do, and then went to the sink outside to wash his hands.
Coincidentally, Tang Yuting also came out of the women's restroom and went to the sink outside to wash her hands.
The two stood side by side.
Chen Ye smiled slightly but didn't intend to start a conversation.
When Tang Yuting saw Chen Ye, her expression changed subtly.
Earlier in the elevator, Tang Yuting felt that this boy's aura seemed very familiar.
But with other people in the elevator and her being a girl, it wasn't appropriate for her to ask too many questions; it could easily be misunderstood.
A girl proactively starting a conversation with a boy?
...
**Meanwhile.**
In a pitch-black forest.
The sacrificial altar had been completed.
The young man in black looked pale and weak.
To build this altar, he had expended a significant amount of blood, and he was now showing signs of severe blood loss.
If he weren't a B-level reincarnator with a strong constitution, an ordinary person would have died long ago from such a loss of blood...
Then, the young man conjured a piece of metal out of thin air.
The metal piece was black and shaped like a hexagram.
This was no ordinary piece of metal; it was something the young man obtained in his personal dungeon, "Hellboy: The Blood Queen Rises," when he encountered the ruler of Hell.
The metal piece was the key to opening the gate to Hell!
He had made a pact with the ruler of Hell!
By opening the gate to Hell in the human world, he would receive a gift from Hell—a demonic godhood!
At this moment, the young man held the metal piece with trembling hands.
His heart was filled with tension, fear, and anticipation...
The young man had visited Hell in the dungeon and was well aware of the formidable power of those demons!
Once the gate to Hell opened in the human world, it would be a catastrophe for all humanity!!
But people are inherently selfish.
The allure of demonic godhood was too strong for the young man to resist.
Once he became a demonic god, his power would change dramatically!
This very planet would become his playground, where he could do whatever he wanted!!
"Whoo!"
The young man took a deep breath, placed the hexagram-shaped metal piece in the center of the altar, and began chanting a spell:
"Great Lord of Hell, please hear the call of your faithful servant..."
As the young man uttered the incantation, the sky suddenly darkened, and a fierce wind began to howl.
It was as if the heavens were enraged!
"...Gate of Hell, open!"
The moment the young man finished the incantation...
Boom!
The entire world seemed to shudder!
...
**On the Sixth Floor of the Hotel.**
In the restroom.
Tang Yuting had finished washing her hands and was about to leave.
Even though she felt that Chen Ye's aura was very familiar, that wasn't reason enough for her to start a conversation.
In her heart, she already had an image of someone.
Even though she still didn't know what that person's true face looked like...
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire hotel building shook.
Several students, already tipsy and staggering, immediately lost their balance and fell to the ground.
"What happened?"
"What was that just now? An earthquake?"
"Doesn't seem like it! When do earthquakes stop after just one shake?"
The students were all talking at once, surprised by the sudden tremor.
Chen Ye was also a bit surprised; this was the first time he had encountered something like this.
"Ah!!"
Just then.
A scream suddenly came from the women's restroom.
Moments later, a few girls rushed out.
Their clothes were in disarray, and as they ran, they screamed:
"A ghost, a ghost!"
Tang Yuting quickly stopped a girl she knew, "Xiao Xiang, what's going on?"
"Yuting, run, run! There's a ghost in the restroom, a terrifying ghost..."
"A ghost?"
Tang Yuting furrowed her brows, her pretty face filled with confusion.
Chen Ye, standing not far away, heard the frightened girl's words and was equally puzzled.
At that moment, screams erupted from the men's restroom as well.
Then...
Screams and cries for help began to echo throughout the hotel building...