SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Confident Zhou Yi, Overpowered Four-Dimensional Attributes!

TL: YYang

“Zhou Yi, he…”

Homeroom teacher Li Xiangyang noticed Zhou Yi’s actions and couldn’t help but feel a jolt of surprise.

The college entrance exam dungeon scores were related to the number of participants.

Completing the same dungeon with different numbers of people would result in different scores.

Entering with multiple people would lead to shared experience, and the score distributed to each person would be correspondingly lower.

Even fixed rewards in the dungeon might need to be split among several people.

If someone soloed the dungeon and chose a higher difficulty, naturally, the score would be higher, the results better, and they could enjoy the BOSS rewards alone.

Conversely, soloing a dungeon meant having no teammates to rely on, with a high risk of death.

After all, this wasn’t a real game; dying inside meant truly perishing.

“Zhou Yi’s goal is the top three universities, so soloing the dungeon is normal.”

Li Xiangyang could only comfort himself with this thought.

In reality, he wasn’t entirely confident about Zhou Yi’s upcoming performance in the dungeon.

He could only hope that Zhou Yi had some trump card up his sleeve…

On the field, the assembled teams quickly entered the dungeon.

Students with absolute confidence in their abilities also entered the dungeon alone.

In less than a minute, all the examinees on the field had entered the dungeon.

The next moment.

The official examiner in front of the bronze gate waved his hand, and a holographic screen appeared above the gate.

The information and status of all Second High School students were displayed on the screen without exception.

The layout of the Second High School field was similar to an open-air stadium, with seating for spectators around it.

At this time, besides the homeroom teachers on the field, the principal, and students from grades one and two were seated in the stands watching.

[Class 1, Sun Qiang, Profession: Warrior, Challenge Difficulty: Hard, Team Size: 1]
[Class 1, Zeng Li, Profession: Knight, Challenge Difficulty: Hard, Team Size: 1]
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[Class 2, Yang Rui, Profession: Summoner, Challenge Difficulty: Hard, Team Size: 1]
…

Among the 13 senior classes, Class 1 and Class 2, as the rocket classes, naturally garnered much attention.

“As expected of the rocket classes, aside from two teams, almost everyone chose to solo the dungeon!”

“By the way, where’s Zhou Yi? Isn’t he aiming for the top three universities?”

Besides the rocket class members, Zhou Yi, who transferred to Saint Knight and rejected the TOP universities, also attracted much attention.

Many people searched for Zhou Yi’s information on the screen.

[Class 5, Zhou Yi, Profession: Saint Knight, Challenge Difficulty: Nightmare, Team Size: 1]

As soon as Zhou Yi’s information was found, a wave of commotion and controversy erupted from the entire audience.

“Nightmare difficulty!”

“Oh my god, he’s crazy to choose Nightmare difficulty?!”

“What’s his strategy? The Saint Knight has strong support abilities, so why choose to solo the dungeon?”

For a moment, all attention was focused on ‘Zhou Yi’ from Class 5.

Nightmare difficulty was unique and drew a lot of attention.

“Principal Luo, what’s going on with Zhou Yi? Why is he soloing the dungeon, and why did he choose Nightmare difficulty?”

In the stands, the director of the Education Bureau, Jia Tao, next to Principal Luo Heng, immediately frowned.

After transferring to Saint Knight, the city provided Zhou Yi with a lot of resources.

The aim was for him to achieve good results in the college entrance exam.

Indeed, soloing a dungeon yielded higher scores than team dungeons.

But it also depended on the profession.

Like the Priest profession, the Saint Knight was also inclined towards support.

Only in a team can the Saint Knight’s abilities be fully utilized! Soloing a dungeon is akin to cutting off one’s own arms. Moreover, Nightmare-level dungeons are extremely dangerous. If Zhou Yi, who is under so much attention, were to die in the dungeon, it would severely damage the reputation of the entire Lijiang City government!

Faced with the Education Bureau Director’s questioning, Principal Luo Heng could only offer a wry smile, unable to respond. When Zhou Yi chose to forgo special admissions and aim for the top three universities, Luo Heng anticipated that Zhou Yi might solo the dungeon. However, he hadn’t expected Zhou Yi to choose Nightmare difficulty instead of Hard!

Nightmare difficulty…

That was a terrifying difficulty with an average death rate of 40%.

At this moment, Luo Heng felt a tinge of regret. In hindsight, he shouldn’t have let Zhou Yi make his own decision. This time, he had been careless…

Yet, alongside his regret, Luo Heng was also curious. Zhou Yi wasn’t the type to act recklessly. What exactly gave him the courage to enter a Nightmare-level dungeon alone?

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With a momentary lapse of consciousness, Zhou Yi found himself in a forest when he came to his senses. The atmosphere within the forest was extremely eerie. The sky was obscured by towering trees, rendering the entire forest dim and lightless. Coupled with the scattered white bones and half-eaten animal carcasses on the ground, a bloody scent instantly assaulted his senses. An ordinary person suddenly faced with this scene might be scared stiff.

“So this is the Nightmare-level Depths of the Dark Forest.”

Zhou Yi’s eyes narrowed as he noticed something new in his personal inventory space. It was a dark green magic scroll. Having received training related to the college entrance exam dungeon, he naturally knew this was a return scroll, the most crucial life-saving item in this dungeon! If he found himself outmatched, he could tear the scroll to return safely.

Of course…

This method also carried certain risks. If he didn’t manage to tear the scroll in time and was killed, it would be over. Against the Nightmare-level dungeon’s cat demons, known for their agility and cunning, this possibility was very high.

However, risk and reward were proportional. As long as he could defeat the final BOSS and clear the Depths of the Dark Forest dungeon, he could achieve a good score.

“They’re coming!”

His keen senses had already detected the sounds emanating from deep within the forest.

Rustle~~~

Rustle~~~

The sound of objects brushing against leaves grew closer, and the frequency increased.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!…

Soon, cat demons, entirely dark green and about the size of leopards, burst from the forest, entering Zhou Yi’s field of vision. Cat demons were inherently frenzied magical beasts, prone to entering a berserk state. Sensing a human presence, they prepared to pounce and devour the intruder’s head.

Thus, the moment they saw Zhou Yi, a large group of cat demons advanced, their slender bodies charging at him like phantoms. Their ugly, ferocious eyes emitted a crimson glow in the forest’s dim light, akin to the greed of devils.

This group of cat demons numbered about fifteen or sixteen, rushing towards Zhou Yi in a frenzy.

Whoosh!

The wind howled as the leading cat demon closed in within five meters of Zhou Yi!

With a powerful push of its hind legs, it opened its maw wide, leaping directly at him!

“Good timing!!”

Zhou Yi swiftly drew a massive battle axe from behind, gripping it firmly.

‘Single-Edged Axe!’

[Single-Edged Axe (Bronze☆☆): Two-handed polearm, Strength +7 when equipped, Agility -2]

“Die for me!!”

In the next instant, Zhou Yi swung the battle axe with force. The airborne cat demon, realizing its dire situation, found no leverage and could only watch as the battle axe loomed larger in its eyes.

Splat~~~

With a single swing, the airborne cat demon was cleaved in two, its bright red blood raining down everywhere.

“First one.”

Zhou Yi licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with fervent battle intent.

[Strength: 45, Constitution: 51, Agility: 43, Intelligence: 52]

Over the past month, he had completed daily tasks every day, gaining free attributes and skill points. As a result, even though he was still level 10, his average attribute value had reached an astonishing 47 points!!

It’s important to note—

The top students in the rocket class at the Second High School had average four-dimensional attributes of only about 25 points. Across the entire Suhang Province, there were certainly many formidable rivals in more renowned high schools. Some might even have averages of 40.

But an average of 47 points in four-dimensional attributes was extremely rare. This was enough to place Zhou Yi among the top candidates in Suhang Province!

And this was why he dared to challenge the Nightmare-level dungeon alone!

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Rocket class (internet slang) – As its name implies, is an accelerated class where all the best students receive further nurturing. The term originated from a job fair for college graduates attended by Chen Jinqi, secretary of Tianjin Sino-German Vocational and Technical College in 2009.