I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

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30,000 points!

This is an astronomical figure for the average student.

Generally, it is divided equally among those who want to enter.

After all, this is a raid instance. If twenty people enter as Xiao Li said, then each person would need to share 1,500 points.

If there are forty people, it would only be a little over seven hundred.

This is actually a normal price.

However, it's no wonder that multiple people need to team up; the difficulty of the dungeon is one aspect, and the required points are another.

However, he was still confident that if he went in alone, all the spoils he obtained would be his, and he could definitely use them to make up for some of the losses later.

Before coming to the dungeon lobby, he went to the resource room and exchanged all the things he didn't need for points.

That's just enough to cover the entrance fee for this trip.

Lin Yuan readily paid 30,000 points and turned to walk towards the teleportation array.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

As if remembering something, Xiao Li kindly reminded him from behind, "Since you're going to enter this challenge instance, let me offer you a word of advice."

"Although the chances are slim, you can keep an eye out for it."

"It is said that the final boss of this dungeon, the Undead Lord, will drop an extremely rare core material."

[Item: Core of the Undead Lord (Heart of the Undying)]

"This thing is used to make accessories or to embed undead cores into equipment; the effect is extremely powerful."

"It's said to grant equipment the properties of 'self-repair' or 'instant repair'!"

"This material is only refreshed once every ten years."

Xiao Li lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "According to our calculations, it should be refreshed within this month."

"So recently, the top clubs in the school have been frantically organizing people to tackle this dungeon."

"Everyone's scrambling for this first kill and the materials."

"Currently, no one has revealed it yet."

"After all, besides the fact that the boss itself is difficult to deal with, the drop rate of that item is just too low, it's outrageous."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's previously calm gaze instantly turned fiery.

"This material sounds like a perfect match for me."

He already has a [Necromancer's Heart] material, but that can only be used to forge one piece of equipment at most.

He will most likely use it for a shield.

After all, his current shield, although it has a healing property, still heals too slowly.

The shield is his primary equipment for blocking attacks, so it is definitely the first choice.

The second option is naturally upper body armor.

Lin Yuan waved to Xiao Li and smiled, "Thank you for the reminder, Sister Xiao Li."

After saying that, he stepped into the gray teleportation array that exuded an aura of death without looking back.

As Lin Yuan entered, the teleportation array instantly emitted a dazzling gray beam of light, and this huge commotion immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the entire dungeon hall.

The once noisy hall fell silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, an incredulous gasp erupted.

"Holy crap?! I'm not seeing things, am I?"

A warrior who was forming a party stared wide-eyed: "That gray teleportation circle is the [Undead Burial Ground], right?"

"Only one person went in just now?"

"Going into a raid all by himself?! Is this guy crazy, or does he have so many points he doesn't know what to do with them?"

A second-year student nearby, completely unaware of the situation, exclaimed in disbelief, "That's 30,000 points!!"

"Isn't this incredibly wasteful? Are they just going in to their deaths?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, several senior students in their uniforms looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"You look like you were away from school for a while, just got back from a mission, right?"

A third-year student snorted coldly:

"If anyone else did that, they'd be courting death."

"But if this person is Lin Yuan... then it's not surprising at all."

The man paused for a moment, then asked, "Lin Yuan? Who's that?"

"Could it be some popular senior? Otherwise, how could he be so arrogant?"

The third-year student shook his head and said in a complicated tone:

"No. He's a freshman."

"ha?!!"

Several people around who were unaware of the situation nearly dropped their jaws.

A freshman soloing a raid? Are you kidding me?

Don't be surprised.

The senior pointed to the now-vanished pillar of light, his eyes filled with admiration: "Don't underestimate him just because he's a freshman, only in the class of 25."

"But he's this year's top scorer in the country, and the only one with a hidden profession!"

"Even more so, in the challenging environment of the college entrance examination, he single-handedly withstood an army of abysses, protecting thousands of his compatriots!"

"I heard the day before yesterday that he and Lei Xiao went to Azure Island to fight for ownership!"

"Although your level is higher than his, to put it bluntly, if you were to fight him one-on-one, you probably wouldn't even be able to break through his defense."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the dungeon lobby.

"Is that Lin Yuan, the one with [Absolute Defense]?"

"Oh my god! It was him!"

"He's only just awakened, yet he already possesses such spirit and strength; I admire him!"

A knight holding a shield looked ashamed.

"I'm also a shield warrior, but I struggle to even tank elite monsters of the same level, let alone tank several at once, while others are already soloing raids."

"That's the difference!"

"To be honest, I'd like to get to know him, but I don't know if he's joined a club yet."

"If we could recruit him into our club, wouldn't we be set for takeoff?"

Initially, these uninformed senior students were more worried and angry at Lin Yuan for his recklessness regarding his actions.

This is a mistake that freshmen often make.

These senior students, having experienced many trials and tribulations, know what they can and cannot do.

Although they can be arrogant at times, that's just youthful impetuosity. They also assess whether what they're doing is actually feasible.

After all, they were wearing the uniforms of the War Academy, and everything they did represented the face and honor of the academy!

Lin Yuan was completely unaware of the outside world's discussions and admiration.

At this moment, he found himself in a dark and oppressive world.

[You have entered the Challenge-level dungeon - Burial Grounds of the Dead!]

[Clearance condition: Defeat the final boss, the Undead Lord!]

The sky here is leaden gray; there is no sun, only an eternal haze.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench of decay and dust.

Looking around, the earth appeared a deathly gray-white.

Countless broken weapons, rotten armor, and stark white bones were scattered haphazardly across the wasteland.

Occasionally, phosphorescent lights would drift in the distance, emitting a ghostly green glow.

Lin Yuan had just taken a step forward when the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled violently.

"They're here."