SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: The Final BOSS Battle, Competing for the Provincial Top Scorer!

TL: YYang

After receiving the first strike from the Minotaur King, Zhou Yi knew that the gap in strength between him and the Minotaur wasn’t very large.

Thus, it was expected that the Victory Spear would successfully pin it in place.

A smile spread across Zhou Yi’s face.

Enveloped in various holy lights, his tall figure stepped forward, and in that moment, he seemed to vanish as if teleporting.

He left behind only a radiant afterimage of the Holy Light Cross.

“Hmm?”

The Minotaur King was taken aback.

What incredible speed!

Seeing Zhou Yi disappear from his view, he quickly raised his massive axe, preparing to defend against the upcoming attack.

However, just as he lifted the axe, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen!

Swish—

A deep, gaping wound suddenly burst open on the left side of the Minotaur King’s abdomen.

In its berserk state, the Minotaur’s blood flow accelerated.

This caused, at the moment the abdominal wound appeared, red blood to spray out like a fountain!!

With multiple buffs stacked, Zhou Yi’s agility was terrifying!!

Taking the first blow from the Minotaur King was merely to gauge their strength difference.

Now, as Zhou Yi charged forward, the Minotaur King could naturally not keep up with his movements!!

“Roar!!”

In that instant, realizing it had been outmaneuvered, the Minotaur King was filled with immense rage.

A surge of energy pulsed as the red energy around it intensified, causing the entire palace to tremble slightly.

Its aura climbed higher and higher.

“The BOSS is about to unleash a big move!!”

Zhou Yi naturally wouldn’t allow the Minotaur King to use its ultimate skill.

“Air Slash!”

With the dazzling golden light of the massive battle axe, he swung it down.

Boom!!

The towering Minotaur was sent into a floating state, interrupting its ultimate skill release.

Zhou Yi seized this opportunity and continued his assault.

“Pure White Blade!”

The cross light blade ruthlessly slashed towards the Minotaur King, inflicting light attribute magic damage and putting it into a staggered state!!

Zhou Yi then wielded the massive weapon, launching a frenzied attack!!

The enormous weight of the battle axe felt like a toy in Zhou Yi’s hands at that moment.

Splat!

Splat!

Splat!

…

With the Holy Light Cross radiating behind him, Zhou Yi, enveloped in various holy auras, resembled a deity.

Each swing left deep gashes on the Minotaur King’s tough skin.

Seizing the opportunity to exploit its weakness!!

In just 0.7 seconds of the staggered state, Zhou Yi managed to swing the axe five times!!

As the Minotaur King’s staggered state was about to end, Zhou Yi’s gaze sharpened, and he exerted even more force, swinging the axe like a dragon!

In that instant, the Minotaur King’s staggered state finally ended.

But in its severely injured condition, it could only barely raise its axe to shield its vital areas!

Boom!!

The injured Minotaur King faced the heaviest blow as Zhou Yi’s powerful strike hit the axe blade.

Under the tremendous force of the blow, the unfortunate BOSS was sent flying like a cannonball.

Boom~~~

After crashing into several stone pillars and plowing a deep trench in the ground, it finally slammed into the palace wall and came to a stop.

“Victory Spear!! Die for me!!”

Looking at the Minotaur King, sprawled on the ground with its chest wide open, Zhou Yi grasped the Victory Spear that had coalesced in the air.

Then, aiming for the Minotaur King’s heart, he hurled it with all his might!!

“Roar…”

The severely injured Minotaur King let out a pained growl.He had at least five deep axe wounds visible down to the bone, and even with his robust physique, he couldn’t recover from them.

He could feel his stamina rapidly depleting.

As he looked at the glowing spear that was gradually enlarging in his vision, he attempted to raise his battle axe.

But no matter how hard he tried, his body felt as if it were unresponsive, unable to move.

Splat—

The Victory Spear effortlessly pierced through the Minotaur King’s chest, pinning him against the wall.

“Hah… Hah…”

Ordinary monsters would have died instantly from such a heavy blow.

Yet, the Minotaur King was still clinging to life at this moment!!

However, the protective red energy enveloping his body dissipated due to the loss of magical energy supply.

Boom!!!

Without the protection of the red energy, the golden flames produced by the Holy Light Cross quickly engulfed him.

In a blaze of light, the Minotaur King met his demise!!

“Phew, I finally killed the BOSS.”

Zhou Yi exhaled deeply.

To quickly eliminate the BOSS, he had pushed everything to the limit!!

Not only had he applied all his buff enhancements, but even his methods of attack and timing for skill releases were the results of rapid decision-making.

Using so many skills in a short time had nearly depleted his magical energy, leaving him with just enough to cast a few minor spells.

At that moment…

A sound suddenly reached his ears.

Ding!

[Congratulations to Zhou Yi, a candidate from Lijiang Second High School, for successfully clearing the Depths of the Dark Forest dungeon.]

[Your difficulty level is: Nightmare.]

[Your clearing time is: 9 minutes and 24 seconds.]

[Your college entrance exam score has been successfully recorded.]

[Please claim your dungeon clearing rewards.]

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…

[Given your clearing difficulty and time, your evaluation is SSS-Rank. Congratulations, you have been confirmed as the first person to clear this dungeon.]

[Now, starting to distribute your clearing rewards…]

“First person to clear the dungeon record?”

Listening to the series of prompts echoing in his ears, Zhou Yi keenly grasped the key point.

The exam setter for the entire Suhang Province was Old Yang.

This meant that all college entrance exam questions were based on the Depths of the Dark Forest dungeon!!

At this moment, the voice prompt declaring him the first person to clear the dungeon implied that he had effectively become the provincial top scorer for this year’s college entrance exam in Suhang Province!

Of course, Zhou Yi understood that the final ranking would still require the college entrance exam to conclude and the province to tally all students’ scores before the list was released.

“I did it! Provincial top scorer!!”

Zhou Yi couldn’t help but raise his fist in triumph.

Those who have walked in darkness know how precious light is.

In the year since his transmigration, he had faced the death of his mother and the serious illness of his sister.

He not only needed to repay the debts left by his parents but also had to cover his sister Zhou Yun’s medical expenses.

All of this weighed heavily on him, making it hard to breathe.

Under such a heavy burden, every day after school, he had to take on three part-time jobs.

If it weren’t for meeting Uncle Li later and being invited to tutor, his life might have been even worse.

But even so, after paying the monthly medical fees, he still had only 700 to 800 Zhongxia Currency left for living expenses each month, leading to severe malnutrition.

In such difficult circumstances, he still chose not to give up, training hard every day.

Since he couldn’t improve his attribute values, he focused on tirelessly honing his combat skills and developing his combat awareness!!

With no extra skill books available, he trained relentlessly in the only two skills he had mastered, perfecting his timing for skill releases!!

It was precisely because of this mindset that when the system appeared, he knew his turning point had come!!

After receiving the S+ talent, Protection of the Holy Angel, he didn’t become complacent; instead, he chose to train even harder.

The daily task of running was set at 20 kilometers, but he doubled it to 40 kilometers!

The daily task of doing 200 push-ups was also doubled to 400 push-ups!

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Fate must be in one’s own hands!

The system could suddenly appear, and no one knew if it would disappear one day!

That was why Zhou Yi had to work even harder.

Even if the system vanished one day in the future, his strength wouldn’t regress because of it.

It was this unwavering determination that allowed him to kill the Minotaur King today and set the record for being the first to clear the dungeon!

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PS: Zhou Yi has finally become the provincial top scorer, taking the first step towards the peak. If you enjoy this book, please give some flowers and votes~~

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