SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Thunder! Flames! Storms! Is This Guy Really a Saint Knight?

TL: Etude Translations

The sixteen Bear Warriors in the first stage of the dungeon were already a significant challenge for ordinary professionals.

But for the new students of Suhang University, they were nothing more than appetizers.

It was the second stage of the dungeon, with over a hundred Bear Warriors, where the real challenge began!

Among these hundred-plus Bear Warriors were tough-skinned and thick-fleshed regular warriors, Trackers who could inflict slowing debuffs, and Ussa Warriors who cast buff auras.

Together, these three types, combined with their overwhelming numbers, already resembled the prototype of an army.

This second-stage proto-army was essentially a test of how a freshman could single-handedly annihilate an entire army.

Annihilating an entire army alone might sound exaggerated.

But it was worth noting that Suhang University was the top university in the country!

Naturally, the students it trained were also the top-tier talents!

Furthermore, these hundred-plus Bear Warriors were just a proto-army with only three types of soldiers.

Eliminating all of them wasn’t entirely impossible.

For Zhou Yi, who had already destroyed the Flame Demon Legion from another world, this was a mere warm-up.

Inside the dungeon:

As the hurricane created by the Holy Storm continued its raging roar, Zhou Yi activated Light’s Punishment.

The Light’s Punishment skill allowed him to wield the power of thunder and summon lightning imbued with light attributes.

Thus:

Faced with the wave of twenty-eight Bear Warriors ahead, Zhou Yi resembled a god of thunder.

Surrounded by gathering lightning elements, each summoned bolt of lightning struck down, directly obliterating four or five Bear Warriors at a time!

Zzzt—zzzt—zzzt!

It didn’t stop there. Each lightning strike, upon hitting its target, sent golden arcs of electricity leaping to the surrounding Bear Warriors, causing secondary damage!

Even those under the enhancement of the Resilience Aura found the damage from these arcs devastating!

Moreover, due to the unique properties of lightning, the Bear Warriors’ sensory organs and nervous systems suffered intense shocks.

Even in their berserk state, their movements were stiff and sluggish, and their charging speed was significantly reduced!

“Urgh!!”

“Ahhh…!”

Miserable cries resounded from the Bear Warriors charging forward.

Under the merciless assault of thunder, flames, and storms, they were utterly disadvantaged, as if stuck in a swamp, unable to charge at Zhou Yi.

Instead, they fell in waves!

…

In the outside world, when over a hundred Bear Warriors appeared in front of Zhou Yi, a group of instructors watched with anticipation.

In an Abyss-level dungeon, dealing with over a hundred Bear Warriors was not something one could handle with ordinary means.

One slight misstep could result in elimination, with no time even to use a return scroll, and being torn apart directly.

However, the instructors were not overly worried about this.

Anyone who had passed the college entrance examination dungeon and chosen an Abyss-level dungeon would have anticipated such risks.

The moment they sensed danger, they would surely rip open the return scroll immediately.

Even if they truly died in the dungeon, there was no need for concern. With the Vice Principal, a third-transfer Holy Priest, present, even death could be reversed.

Of course…

Revival was not without its costs.

On the contrary, the side effects were severe.

Firstly, the revived individual’s four-dimensional attributes would be reduced by 40%.

Secondly, they would endure a six-month-long period of weakness.

During this weakened state, a professional would essentially become an ordinary person.

Their strength would be sealed, and they wouldn’t be able to enter dungeons to gain experience like other students.

Still, compared to the importance of life, these side effects were negligible.

But at Suhang University, where competition was fierce, a 40% reduction in four-dimensional attributes and a six-month weakness period would inevitably create a huge gap with others.

“Based on the first stage, these hundred-plus Bear Warriors shouldn’t pose much of a problem for Zhou Yi.”

“However, relying solely on the flame damage from Holy Light Cross to instantly kill these Bear Warriors, like in the first stage, won’t be as easy.”

Zhou Huayang, the dean of the Elemental College, was the first to make an assessment.

Indeed, as Zhou Yi charged into the Bear Warrior army, the flames generated by Holy Light Cross failed to instantly kill the enemies.

However, what the instructors hadn’t anticipated was that the usually ferocious and berserk Bear Warriors, under the scorching flames, turned and fled!

“It seems the flame damage is too high. Even the Bear Warriors enhanced by the Resilience Aura can’t endure it and want to escape quickly.”

“In this light, Zhou Yi’s mastery of fire elements is truly exceptional.”

Zhou Huayang’s brows lifted involuntarily, and the appreciation in his eyes grew even stronger.

Such a high degree of elemental control…

Zhou Yi was perfect for the Elemental College.

“Hmm?”

This made Wu Mang from the War College squint his eyes in suspicion.

It was no secret that when Zhou Yi had been evaluated as the top freshman, the War College had already marked him as their own.

Even though Zhou Yi had been away from the university for over a month, he had not changed his determination.

Now, seeing Zhou Yi’s dazzling display of strength, Wu Mang was even more determined not to let him be snatched away by other colleges.

Watching the fleeing Bear Warriors, Zhou Yi in the footage quickly sprang into action again.

His right hand lightly touched the center of his brow, and as magical energy surged, a massive Holy Storm suddenly materialized, sweeping through the surrounding grass and trees.

A large swath of Bear Warriors was instantly wiped out!

Zzzt!

Zzzt!

After the storm came thick bolts of thunder and lightning that rained down continuously!

For a moment, the entire scene was filled with intense elemental energy.

“Uh… this…”

The commotion on screen left the instructors at the ceremonial platform in a daze.

In their minds, the image of Zhou Yi as the top freshman was still fixed on the college entrance examination dungeon-clearing video.

The swift combos of Air Slash, the Victory Spear, and the Pure White Blade had left a deep impression as a precise and deadly melee fighter.

But now, the screen was filled with thunder, flames, and storms.

Zhou Yi hadn’t even swung the battle axe strapped to his back.

“Thunder, flames, storms… is this guy really a Saint Knight?”

A teaching instructor voiced what everyone was thinking.

On the screen, the relentless barrage of spell attacks continued.

For a full minute, the ferocious elemental energy wreaked havoc before finally dissipating.

And then…

What appeared before everyone’s eyes was a scene of utter devastation—a burning forest reduced to ruins.

The massive Bear Warriors lay dead across the ground, their corpses scattered everywhere.

Every body bore marks of intense fire scorching and thunderous strikes.

Even the soil, covered in fallen leaves, had been upturned completely.

Tall trees had been uprooted by the storm’s suction force, leaving behind gaping craters.

The sight before them resembled the aftermath of a brutal modern war.

As the architect of this catastrophic scene, the towering and divine figure of Zhou Yi seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

Shaking his head, he stepped over the wreckage and advanced toward the next stage.

“What terrifying elemental attacks!”

“Zhou Yi, our Elemental College will not let you go!” exclaimed Zhou Huayang, the dean of the Elemental College, his eyes shining with excitement.

Never before had he imagined that he would invite a Saint Knight to join the Elemental College.

But now, Zhou Yi had not only achieved this but had also earned his deepest admiration!

“His performance is flawless—his attacks are even more ferocious than those of a pure Elemental Mage.”

Even Wu Mang could not hold back his praise as he glanced at another screen.

The screen showed a delicate-looking young woman named Meng Qian.

Ranked seventh in the sequence, she had transferred to the hidden profession of Elementalist.

She was holding a staff, skillfully dodging and repositioning while casting spells.

Yet the abilities she unleashed, though refined and professional, were far less impactful than those of Zhou Yi, the Saint Knight.