SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Holy Flame Halo! Holy Light Cross! Instant Kill and Clear!

TL: YYang

One minute passed quickly.

As the countdown reached its final second.

The silver gate hovering in mid-air at the back of the field released an ancient aura, and then the two doors swung open.

Seeing this, many new students hurriedly connected their minds to it.

Identical blue information panels appeared in everyone’s minds simultaneously.

[Dungeon Secret Realm: Bear Monster Nest]

[Level: 12-19]

[Difficulty: Selectable – Simple, Hard, Nightmare, Abyss]

[Number of Participants: 1-6]

[Note: In the dark and eerie forest, ferocious bear monsters reside. It is said that a single human cannot even fill the stomach of the weakest bear monster…]

“So there really is an Abyss difficulty! But it’s the Bear Monster Nest dungeon? That’s absurd!”

“Bear monsters have thick skin and high intelligence; this is going to be troublesome.”

“Sigh, seems like challenging the Abyss difficulty is out of the question. Better stick to Nightmare difficulty.”

“……”

The moment they saw the dungeon information.

Many new students, who were initially full of fighting spirit, felt as if they had been doused with cold water, immediately calming down.

It’s important to know—

Apart from the Suhang Province’s college entrance exam dungeon being cat demons, other provinces had dungeons similar to goblins or gremlins.

This doesn’t mean those dungeons weren’t difficult, as they still had boss-level monsters like the Minotaur King or Goblin King.

However, the overall sense of oppression from those dungeons wasn’t as intense.

But bear monsters…

New students who had studied monster encyclopedias in high school knew.

Even the weakest bear monsters stood over two meters tall.

Stronger ones could reach three, even four meters high!

Their muscular bodies were as robust as steel!

Their fur naturally formed armor-like protection, with extremely strong defense!

Most troubling, bear monsters possessed high intelligence!!

In short, they were extremely difficult monsters to deal with.

And now, they had to enter their nest…

Despite the dungeon’s difficulty, many new students quickly reacted and disappeared from the field, entering the dungeon.

‘Difficulty: Nightmare!’

‘Number of Participants: 1!’

Logically, Suhang University’s new students, being the best professionals from across the country.

Should be able to challenge Abyss difficulty.

As long as they teamed up, they should be able to clear the challenge.

But geniuses are proud, and they don’t want others’ help.

Moreover…

Teaming up would reduce their individual weight, and even if they cleared Abyss difficulty together.

Their personal scores wouldn’t be as high as clearing Nightmare difficulty solo.

Therefore, the vast majority of new students chose to solo the Nightmare-level dungeon.

Only special admissions students and some exceptionally confident ordinary new students opted for the most challenging Abyss level.

“Good luck, Brother Zhou Yi!”

After shouting that affectionate term.

Jiang Churan blushed, her slender figure carrying the ancient sword quickly vanished from sight.

“Let’s begin…”

Zhou Yi’s eyes focused, and he unhesitatingly chose to enter the dungeon.

[Difficulty: Abyss!

Number of Participants: 1!]

He was very interested in this difficulty above Nightmare.

“I hope this rumored difficulty allows me to fully unleash my potential…”

A look of anticipation appeared on his chiseled, resolute face as his figure slowly disappeared from view.

……

……

“Infinite Vision!”

After all the new students had entered the dungeon secret realm.

On the ceremonial platform, a mage instructor waved his staff.

The instructor released a skill that allowed them to observe the students’ performance within the dungeon.

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

One by one, thirty projection screens appeared in mid-air.

Unlike ordinary video screens, these projections offered the best viewing experience from any angle.

“The new student competition has begun!”

In one of the screens.

A Summoner ranked 102nd in the sequence had just entered the dungeon and immediately summoned his contract magical beasts.

The sheer number of summoned beasts approached nearly a hundred!

They quickly filled the surrounding area!

Clearly, this was a Summoner following a swarm tactic.

In the adjacent projection, an Assassin ranked 87th, wielding a dagger.

Quickly vanished from sight, entering stealth mode.

Boom! Boom! Boom!…

Meanwhile, the tall and ferocious bear monsters in the distance were falling one after another.

“Impressive!”

“This batch of new students is indeed strong!”

Many instructors were visibly impressed.

There were three dungeons available for the new student competition at Suhang University.

They typically rotated annually.

The Bear Monster Nest dungeon was the most challenging of the three.

In the past, there had been instances where new students were caught off guard and eliminated as soon as they entered this dungeon.

However, this year’s new students were performing exceptionally well overall.

“Switch a window to Zhou Yi.”

At this moment, Wu Mang, the dean of the War College, spoke up.

After all, Zhou Yi was personally selected as the top new student.

Despite Zhou Yi having spent over a month seemingly wasting time in the Tempest Mountain Range, Wu Mang still wanted to see.

How well Zhou Yi could perform in the Bear Monster dungeon.

……

……

[You have arrived at the Bear Monster Nest.]

[You have selected the difficulty ‘Abyss’.]

[You have obtained a ‘Return Scroll’. Please note, the Return Scroll will become invalid if you are attacked.]

[Note: Monsters in Abyss difficulty are extremely berserk. Be mindful of when to use the ‘Return Scroll’.]

After the prompt, Zhou Yi found himself in the Silver Secret Realm dungeon, the ‘Bear Monster Nest’.

As he regained his senses, before he could take in his surroundings, a thick stench of blood filled his nostrils.

Zhou Yi frowned slightly and noticed the sinister white bones scattered across the dark forest floor.

Not far away, a group of bear monsters was feasting.

The strong smell of blood came from the carcass of an unknown animal.

“Roar!!”

The bear monsters, disturbed from their meal, seemed highly displeased, standing up one after another.

Similar to the Minotaur in the college entrance exam dungeon, each bear monster stood three meters tall!

As they rose, they blocked out the already scarce sunlight, further darkening the surroundings.

Though their height was similar to the Minotaur, the aura the bear monsters exuded was incomparable.

They were massive, with robust bodies.

Their fur, like armor, was stained with fresh blood.

Just standing there, they exuded a formidable sense of oppression!

“No wonder it’s an Abyss-level dungeon; these bear monsters are more intimidating than typical Flame Demons.”

Zhou Yi’s eyes flashed as he began to release his skills.

“Blessing of Dawn!”

“Gift of Courage!”

“God’s Blessing!”

“Gift of Protection!”

“……”

In less than a second, Zhou Yi had released all his buff skills.

“Roar!!”

At that moment, dozens of bear monsters charged at him like armored vehicles, exuding a heavy aura.

Faced with such a scene, Zhou Yi didn’t stop releasing his skills.

The holy aura around him grew even denser:

“Holy Flame Halo!”

Boom!!

A dazzling ring of flame appeared out of nowhere behind his head, imbuing him with a layer of sanctity.

“Holy Light Cross!”

A cross formed from holy light suddenly coalesced.

Boom!!!

The instant the Holy Light Cross was released.

Dazzling and scorching holy light flames instantly engulfed all the charging bear monsters.

“Roar!!!”

Their pained howls didn’t last even a second.

All the bear monsters were incinerated by the holy flames!!

Leaving only ashes on the ground…