SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 101

Chapter 101: The Saint Knight’s Berserk Magic Output!

TL: Etude Translations

Until Zhou Yi entered the next stage.

The instructors at the ceremonial platform were still discussing the instant kill Zhou Yi had performed earlier.

They speculated about why the flame damage had been so high.

Among them, the instructors of the Elemental College were particularly engrossed in their discussion.

Some speculated that he had consumed a special damage-enhancing potion; others thought it was due to his high intelligence attribute.

There were even heated arguments among them.

Of course, as a top-tier university, Suhang University had an excellent academic atmosphere. Disputes over academics were unavoidable, but no one would become hostile over it.

The Elemental College instructors were debating passionately.

Meanwhile, the melee combat instructors were left dumbfounded.

What was going on? Wasn’t Zhou Yi most adept at close-quarters combat?

The massive battle axe on his back had been one of the reasons they admired him.

After all, very few students were still willing to wield massive weapons nowadays!

Most chose to use sabers or longswords.

Yet now, the Zhou Yi they admired hadn’t even used a weapon. He had cleared the first stage of the Abyss-level dungeon with just a few skill casts!

Was this still the same Zhou Yi who, during the college entrance examination dungeon, loved to rely on close-combat techniques, displaying a sharp and aggressive style?

“These bear monsters were too weak. Zhou Yi didn’t even have time to continue dealing damage; they were all instantly killed.

Hmm, that must be it,” one burly instructor said with absolute certainty.

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The Holy Light Cross indeed wasn’t a particularly strong offensive skill.

It relied on prolonged burning for sustained damage.

Typically, Saint Knights who allocated points to the Holy Light Cross would still need to rely on time to slowly whittle down the health of magical beasts.

But that was for an ordinary Saint Knight…

Under the influence of Zhou Yi’s S+ talent, Protection of the Holy Angel, the flames produced by the Holy Light Cross possessed significant damage potential.

Moreover, before casting Holy Light Cross, Zhou Yi had used the God’s Gift skill, Holy Flame Halo!

Holy Flame Halo provided a 40% damage boost to fire-based attacks.

On top of that, Zhou Yi’s intelligence attribute, amplified by various stacked buffs, had reached a terrifying level.

Thus, the moment Holy Light Cross was cast, it created the scene everyone had witnessed—flames instantly incinerating all the bear monsters.

God’s Gift skills were extremely rare; very few people knew about them.

Coupled with the fact that Zhou Yi’s four-dimensional attributes had reached an average of 165 points, it was natural for the dean and instructors to be unable to deduce the reason behind his high flame damage.

As for why he didn’t use melee combat to kill the bear monsters, the reason was simple: time efficiency!

In the New Student Competition, Zhou Yi wasn’t the only one attempting the Abyss difficulty.

He needed to clear the dungeon as quickly as possible to secure first place!

Using the battle axe, even if he could kill one bear monster with a single swing, it would still take nearly 20 seconds to eliminate them all.

But with Holy Light Cross, all the bear monsters were instantly incinerated, saving significant time. Even if it didn’t kill them in 1 second, 2 or 3 seconds would suffice.

It was far faster than close-quarters combat.

Of course…

Entering the dungeon and immediately activating all buff skills to enter peak state had its drawbacks.

For instance, skills like God’s Blessing and Gift of Protection might expire before he reached the boss stage.

However, this didn’t bother Zhou Yi much.

After all…

This wasn’t a high-intensity battle against the Flame Demon Legion, where he needed to strictly conserve his mana.

Once a buff skill’s duration ended, he could simply reactivate it.

The shortest-lasting buff, Holy Flame Halo, only lasted 5 minutes but had a cooldown of just about 1 minute.

By the time the skill expired, its cooldown would have long since refreshed.

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The first stage was cleared smoothly.

Unlike the college entrance examination dungeon, there wasn’t a teleportation light gate to the next stage at the original location.

Zhou Yi had to follow the path trampled by the bear monsters, walking forward.

It was worth mentioning…

The originally dark forest was now illuminated by the Holy Aura surrounding Zhou Yi. The eerie atmosphere was entirely dispelled, leaving the area bright and clear.

Some might wonder: wouldn’t a Saint Knight surrounded by Holy Aura be the most conspicuous target on a battlefield?

This wasn’t a concern at all.

Not to mention that Saint Knights were among the most coveted professions on the battlefield and would have plenty of professionals protecting them.

The Holy Aura wasn’t unique to a single Saint Knight.

When all buff skills were activated, the entire legion would benefit, and everyone would be shrouded in Holy Aura!

Moreover, apart from Saint Knights, humanity had numerous other support professions that could also provide various buff skills.

With all these buff skills stacking together, it was nearly impossible to distinguish who had cast which skill.

As time passed, Zhou Yi walked through the forest.

Before long, a rumbling sound suddenly came from a distance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was as if thousands of troops were charging, and the ground of the entire forest trembled.

“So, I’ve entered the second stage…”

In the wide clearing ahead, Zhou Yi saw a formation of bear monsters.

At a rough glance, there were at least a hundred of them!

“Sixteen before? Now over a hundred? The difficulty just multiplied by six!”

Under his appraisal technique, the information of these bear monsters appeared in Zhou Yi’s mind:

[Monster: Bear Warrior]
[Level: 17]
[Quality: Silver ☆☆]
[Skills: Fur Armor, Charge, Berserk]

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[Monster: Bear Tracker]
[Level: 17]
[Quality: Silver ☆☆☆]
[Skills: Slow, Tracking]

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[Monster: Bear Ussa Warrior]
[Level: 18]
[Quality: Silver ☆☆]
[Skills: Resilience Aura, War Stomp]

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“No wonder this is an Abyss-level dungeon. Silver-grade monsters appear in clusters…”

“Plus, there are even some with aura skills…”

Looking at the information displayed by his appraisal, Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes.

An aura skill was essentially a permanent buff skill.

It didn’t consume any magical energy and passively granted enhancements to oneself and surrounding allies.

On the battlefield, nearly every legion carried various aura effects.

The Resilience Aura was one of the more common ones among magical beasts, enhancing the physical and magical resistance of nearby allies.

“Under the Resilience Aura, killing all these bear monsters instantly won’t be possible.”

“In that case, let’s get started!”

Zhou Yi’s eyes sharpened as he dashed forward.

“Roar!!”

The bear monsters, seemingly surprised that this human dared to attack first, roared and charged toward Zhou Yi in response!

The Holy Light Cross had a range of about 200 meters. As the two sides charged toward each other, the distance between them quickly shrank to within 200 meters!

Boom!!!

Bright golden flames of the light attribute ignited on each bear monster!

As Zhou Yi had expected, under the Resilience Aura, these monsters weren’t instantly killed!

“Roar!!”

Although they weren’t killed outright, the immense damage from the flames made the bear monsters struggle to endure.

Amid their wails, the bloodthirsty, berserk monsters suddenly turned and began to flee!

“Hmph! Trying to escape? Too late!”

Zhou Yi’s gaze sharpened, and the skill he had been preparing was instantly unleashed:

“Holy Storm!!”

At the center of the bear monsters, a massive storm of holy light, approximately fifteen meters high, rapidly formed!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The howling wind caused Zhou Yi’s robes to flutter. The storm swept up loose soil and nearby trees into its vortex.

Ahead, thirty to forty bear monsters were dragged into the storm!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Within the storm, they suffered massive light attribute magical damage every second.

Combined with the lingering flames from the Holy Light Cross, several monsters perished within mere seconds!

“Roar!!”

It seemed that the sight of their fallen comrades had triggered the remaining bear monsters.

Their eyes turned blood-red as they abandoned their retreat, entered berserk mode, and charged toward Zhou Yi once more!

“Good timing!”

Zhou Yi’s lips curled into a grin. He decided to unleash his full power:

“Light’s Punishment!!”

Crackle! Crackle!

Arcs of electricity swirled as one golden lightning bolt after another descended at his command.

At that moment, Zhou Yi seemed to transform into the most ferocious mage imaginable.

Each strike of lightning claimed the lives of five to six bear monsters!

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