SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Zhou Yi! New Record!

TL: Rui88

“As expected, it truly is an Abyss-level dungeon, too difficult!”

“Yeah, I only reached the fourth stage, and I got focused on by hundreds of Silver-tier goblins!”

“If I hadn’t escaped quickly, I probably would have fallen in there!”

“Ha-ha, I’m pretty okay; I felt it was a bit tough when passing the third stage, so I just used a return scroll.”

“…”

Dungeon building, first-floor lobby.

Many students who experienced Abyss-level difficulty for the first time had slumped on the sofas, lamenting that the dungeon’s difficulty was truly outrageous.

Indeed…

Even if it had been a Nightmare-level dungeon, it had only featured monsters with slightly higher levels.

Most common monsters had still been only Bronze-tier.

Elite monsters had been Silver-tier, and the final BOSS had been Gold-tier.

And this time, the common monsters had all been Silver-tier in an Abyss-level dungeon, something most students had not even dared to imagine…

The entire first floor of the dungeon building, apart from the lounge sofas in the lobby and the dungeon passage, had also featured a special, open room.

This room had been the teleportation point for returning from the dungeon.

At that moment, apart from those sitting on the sofas, many professionals emerged from that room.

These people, without exception, had bloodstains on their armor.

Clearly, they had all been students who had experienced the Abyss-level difficulty.

And among these people, one young girl was particularly conspicuous.

This girl carried a black, simple longsword on her back, wore form-fitting leather armor, and possessed a charming and beautiful appearance.

As soon as she stepped out of the room, she attracted the subtly directed gazes of some male classmates.

This person was none other than Jiang Churan, who had completed the Goblin Dungeon instance.

“Luckily, I only chose the Difficult difficulty, otherwise I fear that I wouldn’t be able to clear it.”

Listening to the seniors’ complaints about the dungeon’s difficulty, Jiang Churan felt immensely fortunate.

Although she had been the provincial top scorer, she was very aware of her own strength.

She had only been level 17, barely reaching the minimum level requirement for the Goblin Dungeon.

If she had challenged Nightmare-level or Abyss-level from the outset, she feared she wouldn’t even know how she died!

So, to be on the safe side, she ultimately chose the Difficult difficulty, intending to test the waters first.

It turned out that her choice had been exceedingly wise!

With her strength, she was just able to clear the Difficult-level Goblin Dungeon instance.

“I wonder if Brother Zhou Yi can successfully clear it.”

Although she was very confident in Zhou Yi’s strength, listening to the complaints around her, Jiang Churan could not help but become worried.

“Ding ling ling~~”

Suddenly, her phone rang.

She answered the phone, and a familiar voice sounded from the other end:

“Little Ran, I’ve entered the first-floor lobby, where are you?”

“You’ve entered? Where are you?”

“Just at the entrance.”

Jiang Churan then looked toward the lobby entrance, and saw a tall girl with twin ponytails incessantly waving there.

“Little Dan, look to the right, I’m here.”

Jiang Churan replied on the phone.

This girl was naturally her close friend, Zhong Dan.

Like her, Zhong Dan, a Warrior, had also chosen the Weapon College.

She had likewise had no classes in the morning.

However, Zhong Dan’s level was still only 16, not enough to enter the dungeon.

So this time, she had come merely to accompany her.

As for why they had not departed together in the morning, it had naturally been because she had specially arranged it in order to spend time alone with Zhou Yi…

“So, how is it? Is the Goblin Dungeon instance difficult?”

The two found an empty sofa to sit on, and Zhong Dan asked curiously,

“It’s a bit difficult; the Goblin Dungeon is a Silver-tier secret realm. Although I only chose the Difficult difficulty, the goblins inside are almost all level 20 or above, and I had to exert nearly all of my strength to clear it.”

Jiang Churan did not conceal the truth, and replied directly.

She spoke the truth.

Aside from not having utilized the power of Succubus, she had almost exerted all of her strength during the dungeon.

Of course…

Throughout the entire battle, she had not suffered any severe injuries.

“So difficult?!”

Zhong Dan widened her eyes, then sighed, helplessly saying, “It seems that when I reach level 17, I’ll only be able to choose the Easy difficulty…”

In the Freshman Competition four days ago, although her sequence ranking had risen from 34th to 28th, among all the new students, her strength was still only considered as second-tier.

Compared to Jiang Churan, who was ranked second in sequence, the gap was enormous!

Even the Difficult difficulty, which the other had almost cleared with all her might, she naturally could not clear unscathed at level 17.

“By the way, what about Zhou Yi? Hasn’t he come out yet?” Zhong Dan looked around, but did not see any sign of Zhou Yi.

“He chose the Abyss-level difficulty, and should still be in the dungeon.”

Upon hearing this, Zhong Dan paused for a moment, then immediately had a realization, and smiled bitterly, “Challenging Abyss-level right from the start… that really is his style.”

In the Freshman Competition, Zhou Yi had appeared like a battle god, having even defeated two provincial top scorers and the formidable scion of a prestigious family, Shen Lingfeng, leaving a profound impression on her.

At that moment, upon hearing that Zhou Yi had chosen to challenge the Abyss-level difficulty, Zhong Dan did not feel much surprise.

“With Zhou Yi’s strength, he should be able to clear it very quickly.”

Instinctively, Zhong Dan looked up toward the huge screen directly in front.

To motivate the students, President Su had displayed the fastest clear times of the dungeon ranked on the screen.

Once there had been any change in the clear status within the dungeon, it was updated on the screen in real time.

‘First, Tang Yang, Abyss-level difficulty, time taken 16 minutes 24 seconds, final clear progress 88%.’

‘Second, Liu Quan, Abyss-level difficulty, time taken 15 minutes 41 seconds, final clear progress 86%.’

‘Third, Yu Hang, Abyss-level difficulty, time taken 17 minutes 56 seconds, final clear progress 85%.’

‘…’

The primary criterion on the screen was the clear progress; if the progress was the same, then it compared the time taken.

At that moment, with the Abyss-level difficulty open, those at the top had all chosen the Abyss-level difficulty.

But without exception, among these people, not one had managed to clear the dungeon successfully…

Aside from Jiang Churan and Zhong Dan, the remaining students sitting in the lobby all stared intently at the leaderboard.

‘First, Huang Heng, Abyss-level difficulty, time taken 17 minutes 57 seconds, final clear progress 93%.’

Suddenly, the screen refreshed, and a new name replaced Tang Yang, appearing at the top of the ranking.

“Tch, even Huang Heng couldn’t clear it successfully! This is just too difficult!”

“It’s just absurd!”

“As expected of an Abyss-level dungeon, the intensity is just outrageous…”

“…”

Huang Heng, a level 21 Mage, was ranked 36th in the sophomore sequence ranking.

Possessing an A+ Tier talent [Elemental Enhancement], his strength was extremely formidable!

However, even he had not completely cleared the dungeon.

“It seems that we can only watch people like Shi Mingxuan and the others.”

Someone remarked.

Compared to Huang Heng, the strength of Shi Mingxuan, Zhang Tao, and Fu Long was even more formidable.

It was just that, because they had arrived a bit later, they still had not come out by now.

“I heard that in the Freshman Competition this time, the dungeon had also activated the Abyss-level difficulty, and quite a few people had cleared it successfully? Is that true?”

A robust young man clad in armor mentioned the Freshman Competition from four days ago.

As a student who had not attended in person, he had now experienced the difficulty of the Abyss-level dungeon firsthand.

He could not help but feel skeptical about this news.

“It’s true; I went to see it that day. I must say, this cohort of new students is considerably stronger than the one from our time!”

A young man with long hair beside him replied.

It could be seen that he, too, had just come out of the dungeon, with bloodstains still on his shield.

“Oh? Then who ultimately took first?”

The man who had earlier expressed doubt suddenly became interested.

“Zhou Yi, a level 19 Saint Knight.”

“A Saint Knight? You must be mistaken! A heavily armored support profession taking first place?”

The robust young man frowned slightly.

“A Saint Knight is a heavily armored support? If you had seen his battle, you wouldn’t say that!”

Seemingly offended like a revered figure, the long-haired young man immediately showed some discontent.

“Huh?”

The robust young man glared, just as he was about to explode,

When suddenly someone pointed at the large screen, exclaiming in astonishment:

“Are you referring to this Zhou Yi on the screen?”

On the lobby screen, a new record slowly appeared:

‘First, Zhou Yi, Abyss-level difficulty, time taken 13 minutes 56 seconds, final clear progress 100%.’