Chapter 116: The Lich King Abdicates, a New Boss Takes the Throne

Zhou Chu was slightly stunned; he had not expected Tongtong's father to be Bai Ping from the Shenxia University Dormitory Management Department. This was truly a bit unbelievable.

How could his daughter be here?

At this moment, Zhou Chu recalled the expression on Bai Ping's face when he had pulled him into the Copy; did that strange expression seem to imply something?

Could it really be related to his daughter?

It was possible that Bai Ping already knew his true strength, which was why he wanted him to enter the Copy.

In fact, it was to have him help find his daughter.

But if there was such a matter, why didn't he just say it openly instead of secretly borrowing a Student Card and risking the danger of committing an offense to get him into the Copy?

Perhaps Bai Ping had known about this hidden Copy all along, and did so to avoid unnecessary trouble or panic.

However, before he entered the Copy, he had not mentioned a single word about his daughter from start to finish.

Zhou Chu felt that, in his view, he probably held no hope for him at all.

Regardless of the reason, Zhou Chu felt that none of it made sense.

And the real reason was something only Bai Ping knew in his heart.

But regardless, Zhou Chu had gained a great deal from this trip to the hidden Copy; not only did he successfully reach level 20, but he also upgraded his Life Soul Artifact to S-Grade.

He even subdued Lich King Pantos.

And now, he had even helped Bai Ping find his daughter.

It was just that he didn't know if the hidden Copy, now without the Lich King presiding over it, could still be considered a real Copy.

【Ding! Congratulations on clearing the Nightmare hidden Copy "Yiwang Zhidi"; you have one opportunity to decide the fate of the Copy!】

【Do you wish to permanently close this Copy?】

Upon hearing this prompt, Zhou Chu could not help but be startled.

He never expected that he would ultimately face such a choice.

Standing in place, Zhou Chu frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

This hidden Secret Realm was located within the Teaching Area of Shenxia University; not only was it difficult to develop, but it was also a very rare resource for the school.

Although he did not know why a powerful Lich King was imprisoned in this Copy, if he were to shut it down immediately, it would inevitably attract the attention of the school authorities, and the consequences might be somewhat uncontrollable.

Therefore, after weighing it repeatedly, Zhou Chu decided not to close it.

【Yiwang Zhidi Copy preserved successfully; the final boss of the Nightmare difficulty will be adjusted to the 12 Liches under the Lich King's command!】

【Confirm?】

Due to the abdication of the Lich King, the final boss of the Nightmare difficulty became those Liches in the stone coffins.

There were originally 15 Liches in total, but Zhou Chu had offed 3 of them to test his skill effects, leaving 12 in the end.

From now on, anyone who challenges this difficulty of the Copy will not face the Lich King as the final boss, but these 12 Liches.

However, these 12 Liches were all S-Grade monsters; although not as powerful as a single Lich King, they were still worthy of this difficulty.

Zhou Chu then chose to confirm.

At this moment, Zhou Chu looked at his two Divine Fusion Points and used one directly on Lier.

【Fusion successful! Mechanical Loli Lier SS-level → God-level!】

And at this time, a portal appeared in front of Zhou Chu.

Returning to the entrance of the Copy, the two guards who were originally dozing off were startled awake by their innate alertness.

When the two saw Zhou Chu walking out of the portal with Lier and Tongtong, they were both stunned.

Then, the two solemnly grabbed their weapons, and one of the guards said in a deep voice, "Where did these two come from? How did they enter the Copy with you?"

"Confess immediately, otherwise we will report this to the School Discipline Office at once!"

Having seen only Zhou Chu enter the Copy earlier, and now seeing two girls appear out of thin air, both guards felt something was fishy and dared not be the least bit negligent.

The other guard immediately checked the Copy entry records, and sure enough, there was no data for these two girls.

Zhou Chu did not know how to explain it at the moment; such a situation was indeed quite tricky.

But just then, Lier suddenly extended a finger and pointed at each of the two guards.

Two specks of light flew rapidly into the brows of the two guards; the next moment, the two guards closed their eyes, their bodies went limp, and they all collapsed to the ground.

"Lier, what are you..." Zhou Chu looked at Lier in astonishment, his heart full of confusion.

Lier clapped her hands with a relaxed expression and said, "Father, don't worry, I just let them sleep for a while; when they wake up, they won't remember anything."

When Zhou Chu walked out of the Teaching Area with Tongtong and Lier, the flow of people had become sparse compared to before.

Since it was getting late, there were fewer and fewer students heading to the Martial Arts Hall for training.

Just as they arrived at the exit of the Teaching Area, they saw Bai Ping sitting alone on a rock with a worried look on his face.

At this moment, his head was lowered, and his hair had become a messy bird's nest from his hands constantly rubbing it.

"Daddy!"

A clear voice rang out, causing Bai Ping to lift his head. When he saw Tongtong, his almost lifeless eyes suddenly burst forth with two rays of joyful light.

However, he still rubbed his eyes, unable to believe that the dirty little girl in front of him was his daughter.

"Daddy, I missed you so much!"

When Tongtong ran over and threw herself into his arms, Bai Ping's face was still somewhat dazed.

Feeling his daughter's familiar scent, his face instantly bloomed with an incomparably excited expression. He hugged Tongtong tightly, his voice trembling slightly from excitement: "Tongtong, it's really you, my precious daughter, you finally came back, Daddy was worried to death!"

"Let Daddy see, are you hurt!"

Tongtong hurriedly shook her head: "I'm not hurt, Daddy, don't worry."

Bai Ping's eyes turned red all of a sudden, tears swirling in them; the worry and concern he had felt for Tongtong over these past days all turned into the joy of a lost treasure being found at this moment.

It seemed that Pantos had gotten what he wanted and had kept his promise to send his daughter out.

In fact, in Bai Ping's view, he held absolutely no hope for the so-called promise of that evil Lich King.

It was just that his daughter was trapped in the Copy, and he was truly at his wit's end, grasping at straws, when he reached this agreement with that Lich King.

Because he believed that whether it was his daughter or Zhou Chu, once they entered the Copy, there was absolutely no possibility of survival.

So when Tongtong truly appeared before his eyes, coming to him unscathed, he felt a bit dazed, as if all of this were not real, like he was dreaming.

"Tongtong, how did you get out? Did the Lich King let you out?" Bai Ping asked hurriedly at this moment.

Tongtong shook her head, turned around, pointed behind her, and said, "Brother Zhou Chu and Sister Li Er saved me. Brother Zhou Chu even killed the Lich King!"

"Teacher Bai!"

At this moment, Zhou Chu's figure slowly appeared in the darkness; reflected by the dim light, that black shadow was stretched out long, as if it were a ghost in the darkness.

Seeing Zhou Chu, Bai Ping's eyes were filled with fear, and he nearly collapsed onto the ground.

But out of instinct, he still tightly shielded his daughter by his side, looked at Zhou Chu vigilantly, and said with a trembling voice, "Pantos, what else do you want to do? Come at me if you have anything! Don't even think about hurting my daughter again!"