The begining....

Wednesday Afternoon - 13:30 hrs

In the visual arts room, two students sat across from each other. The boy wore navy blue pants, a matching navy blue waistcoat, and a white shirt. His black hair was styled in a buzz cut. Across from him sat a girl in the same navy blue uniform, her ebony hair tied in a high ponytail secured with a navy blue ribbon.

"What the hell just happened?" the girl with the ponytail asked, her brows furrowed.

"Huh? What happened?" the boy with the buzz cut replied, looking confused.

"My [ ] is broken," she answered.

"???" He gave her a questioning look.

"You know, the protection charm I have on my chain," she explained.

"Oh... but how?" he asked, puzzled.

"I don’t know, but something doesn’t feel right." As she spoke, she checked her phone. "How strange..."

"What’s strange?" the boy asked.

"My phone signal is down," she said, frowning.

"Let me check mine... Huh, strange, mine's down too," he replied.

"Now I really have a bad feeling about this. Let's go to class and see if the same thing happened to the others," the girl suggested.

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In Class

The classroom had three rows of paired desks, totaling 28 seats. Currently, 26 students were present, but when the two arrived, the count went up to 28.

Standing in front of the board, the girl and the boy asked everyone to check their phone signals. A chorus of surprised voices filled the room:

"Mine's down!" exclaimed one of the boys.

"Me too!" several others chimed in, making the girl with the ponytail even more nervous.

"But that’s not really that strange. Something must be wrong with a cell tower in the area," a boy with messy brown curly hair suggested.

"Well, he has a poi—!!!"

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. As quickly as the tremor came, it stopped. A loud roar echoed through the air, sending chills down the students’ spines.

What the hell?! No... this can't be happening, can it? the girl with the ponytail thought as a blue hologram appeared in front of her. Looking around, she realized she wasn’t the only one—five other students had similar holograms. She took a shaky breath, trying to calm herself and assess the situation.

Then, a voice boomed from nowhere:

[YOU HAVE NOW ENTERED A DUNGEON BREAK. ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION: 2 HOURS. FAILURE TO COMPLETE WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT WILL RESULT IN THE DEATH OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE DUNGEON.]

[ELIMINATE ALL MONSTERS WITHIN THE DUNGEON BOUNDARY TO CLOSE THE DUNGEON.]

[GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.]

[YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.]

[13:40]

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Amira cautiously peered outside the classroom. Her heart pounded at the sight—monsters of all shapes and forms, at least 50 of them. In the center stood a monstrous creature, about 25 feet tall, with two gigantic saber-like fangs protruding from its mouth. She quickly pulled her head back inside, locking the door behind her. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to stay calm and think of a way to escape the school while avoiding the monsters.

Suddenly, she remembered the blue hologram she had seen earlier. She clicked on it, and a detailed information screen appeared, listing her stats and abilities.

"Well, that’s... informative," Amira muttered. Looking around, she noticed that her classmates also had similar blue holograms in front of them, though she couldn’t see what was displayed on theirs. Sighing, she mumbled, "What are we going to do now?"

One of her friends approached her. "Hey," said a boy with brown curly hair and green eyes—Dave. "Did yours say something about powers and whatnot?"

"Yeah," Amira replied.

Before they could discuss further, a girl with shoulder-length blonde hair and brown eyes stepped to the front of the room. "We need to find a way out before the monsters get here," she said in a commanding tone.

Amira rolled her eyes. "No shit, Sherlock."

The blonde girl turned and glared at her—Rasta, the class’s self-proclaimed leader, always in everyone’s business.

Sighing, Amira muttered, "I'm too young for this kind of stress..."

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