Villainess X Villain: They are obsessed with each other!-Chapter 116 -: 115 The first floor.[2]

Not long after Julius and Rosalina went deeper into the floor, a bright white light flashed in the open area.

One by one, students started to appear out of nowhere, just like characters spawning in a game.

Cillian was one of them. He looked around with wide eyes, full of wonder and confusion.

"Where is this place...?" he murmured.

The spawning area stretched far and wide.

Dozens of students appeared all around him, talking excitedly.

"Wow... what is this place?" one student said, his mouth hanging open.

"Damn! I never thought the inheritance grounds would look like this! It’s really awesome!" another shouted with excitement.

"I didn’t think something this big could even exist..."

Cillian felt the same awe.

He took a few steps forward, moving away from the main group, unintentionally in the opposite direction from where Julius and Rosalina had gone.

He had only walked about a hundred meters when a loud rumble shook the ground.

A deep, heavy voice suddenly echoed all around them.

[Welcome, future generations... to the Lone King’s inheritance!]

"Whoa!" A girl jumped back, startled by the sudden voice.

"It’s the same voice from earlier... That’s the Lone King!" another whispered.

A few students’ eyes turned greedy right away. They tried to butter up the voice.

"Hello, Lone King sir! I’ve been your biggest fan for a long time!" one called out.

"lies!" another interrupted.

"I’ve been worshiping you for three centuries across different reincarnations!"

"Ridiculous! You all looked down on him your whole lives," a boy shouted dramatically, fake tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Even me, his only son! All my life I was bullied just because I was your son... sniff... sniff..."

But the heavy voice continued without caring about their silly attempts.

["You have all arrived at the first floor!"]

Cillian stroked his chin, thinking hard. He looked around carefully.

From the distance, he could sense faint bloodlust coming from a dark forest area.

["This is a tower,"] the voice boomed again. ["There are eleven floors in total."]

"Eleven floors?" Cillian muttered. He waited quietly for the voice to speak again.

While the voice stayed silent, he looked around at the crowd.

Around two hundred students had gathered in the open area. Most of them were faces he didn’t recognize.

He searched carefully for two certain people, but he couldn’t spot them anywhere.

"Where are those two?" Cillian whispered to himself.

He hadn’t seen Julius or Rosalina outside either. "Could it be they already entered before us?"

His eyes narrowed as he thought harder. "Or maybe... they have already passed this floor?"

Just as he was wondering, the deep voice echoed again.

["Each floor has certain obstacles. You must overcome the obstacle to move to the next floor!"]

The voice paused for a moment, then continued, ["The obstacles will be difficult. You may form teams to pass them."]

The moment the voice said that, the students looked at each other.

Many fell into deep thought. Should they form a group or go alone?

If they formed a team, they would have to share the rewards.

But if they went alone, they could keep all the loot for themselves.

Still, there was risk. This place didn’t feel normal at all.

It was like a whole new world, and no one knew what kind of danger waited ahead.

Most students wanted to try it by themselves. But a few had already started forming small groups.

The voice spoke once more, ["If you cannot overcome the obstacle, you will be sent back to the real world.]

[And do not fear...if you die here or get injured, you will also be transported back safely, without any harm."]

"Really? That’s great then!" one student said loudly with excitement.

But as soon as he spoke, everyone around him fell silent.

Cillian watched them from the corner of his eye.

He thought quietly, "Who will test that out? And even if someone dies here, how will we know they really revived outside?"

He let out a soft sigh. It was better to be careful.

Cillian stepped back slowly. The moment he did, a group of four students walked straight over to him.

The group walking toward Cillian consisted of two boys and two girls.

It looked like they had already formed a solid team and were now looking for a fifth member.

The moment Cillian saw them, a spark of recognition hit him. He had seen these faces before.

"Hello, Cillian," the bigger-built boy said with a friendly grin as they stopped in front of him.

"Do you remember us? From the 3rd year Star Class?"

Cillian’s face lit up with a warm smile. He stepped forward and shook the boy’s hand firmly.

"Of course I do! You’re Senior Max from the Star Class, right?"

Max nodded, looking pleased.

Cillian then turned to the skinny boy beside him. "And you are... Sir Chris?"

Chris smiled and gave a small nod. "Right."

The two girls were stunning. One had long black hair and warm brown eyes that sparkled with confidence.

She waved lightly and said, "Hello, I’m Natalia."

The other girl had sleek black hair and striking blue eyes that seemed to glow with quiet intelligence.

She smiled softly. "And I’m Cyana."

After the quick introductions, Cillian went straight to the point.

He could already guess why they had approached him so directly.

"I assume you seniors came to ask me to join your team?"

Max gave him a big, honest smile and nodded. "Yeah. If you’re not waiting for someone else, would you like to team up with us?"

Cillian smiled back brightly. "Of course... I don’t mind at all."

On the outside, he looked relaxed and happy to join. But inside, his mind was racing with serious thoughts.

Crypian and Alia had been sent straight to the 7th floor.

They were already facing the obstacles there, but the two of them alone weren’t enough for what lay ahead.

Cillian’s expression turned slightly serious as he glanced down at the communication band on his wrist.

It was a special handband made by Alia and given to all her close friends.

That was how he had known exactly what this place was the moment he appeared here.

A small wave of worry mixed with excitement ran through him.

Teaming up with these four felt like a smart move for now... but he couldn’t shake the feeling that bigger things were happening deeper in the tower.

"I hope they will be safe...."