Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

The following morning, the central square of Tianhe City was bustling with activity.

Combat and support class freshmen from more than a dozen high schools in the city lined up in the center of the square under the guidance of their respective teachers.

Directly in front of the plaza stands a gigantic portal ten meters tall, within which a dark blue vortex slowly rotates, emanating a chilling spatial fluctuation.

"This is the entrance to the instance..."

"Such a strong sense of oppression."

"I only bought a set of normal-grade equipment, I don't know how many monsters I can kill."

"..."

Whispers arose from the crowd.

"Quiet!"

A deep, resonant shout drowned out the noise of the entire venue.

The speaker was He Kaishan, the principal of Tianhe No.1 Middle School.

Today, he specially changed into a faded, dark gold-grade old-fashioned robe. Although it was worn out, the residual high-level magical energy fluctuations on it still made the students below the stage feel suffocated.

"Students!"

He Kaishan, his usual kind and gentle demeanor gone, replaced by a cold and stern expression, said, "Today is your first real encounter with a monster. Put away that childish mentality you had during your school simulations!"

"The monsters in the beginner dungeons are endless! There are a huge number of them, and elite monsters may even roam around!"

Remember my words: Do what you can!

He Kaishan slammed his fist on the podium. "This isn't a mock test; you really can die in there! Every year, students get greedy and try to kill a couple more monsters, then they can't retreat in time and get killed. Remember, if you encounter unavoidable danger, leave the instance immediately! Survival is always the top priority!"

The atmosphere in the audience instantly turned tense.

Many students who were laughing and joking before now gripped their low-level weapons tightly, their palms starting to sweat.

After the speech, each school began to form teams freely, preparing to enter the instance.

"Brother Chen, I talked to my dad all night, and I secretly sold his fishing rod and got a black iron-grade heavy sword."

Wang Xiaoli, carrying a greatsword nearly half his height, squeezed next to Su Chen, patting his chest and saying, "I'll hold the front, you just stay back and throw poison balls. Oh, and I also brought along a female priest who knows basic healing, our three-person team is pretty solid!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Shiqing walked over as well.

Today she wore an elegant, moon-white priest's robe and held a staff inlaid with white crystals.

"Get out of here, you fatso! Su Chen isn't teaming up with you!"

Lin Shiqing, hands on her hips, interrupted Wang Xiaoli and looked at Su Chen, saying, "Little Su, my family has arranged three strong teammates for me. We'll be grinding monsters on the outskirts of the dungeon. You come with my team, and you'll get priority in choosing equipment."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoli immediately shut up.

The quality of the team that Lin Jia La is undoubtedly excellent, so why bother forming random teams?

Su Chen looked at the two people in front of him and shook his head.

"Thanks, but I plan to solo it."

Soloing?!

Wang Xiaoli and Lin Shiqing exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

"Are you crazy?"

Lin Shiqing stamped her feet in frustration, "Even if you're an SSS-rank mage, you're still a fragile mage. Without a frontline tank, a few mobs can tear you apart!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Su Chen shook his head, understanding dawning on his mind.

In this world, the experience gain mechanism for dungeon groups is extremely demanding.

If it is a full team of five, the total experience gained from killing a monster will be divided equally among the five.

Only by soloing can you obtain 100% of the full experience.

Of course, the rewards and drops are also exclusive.

However, correspondingly, when a person faces hordes of monsters, the danger level increases exponentially.

Generally speaking, only top geniuses who have switched to a hidden combat class and have extremely luxurious equipment dare to try soloing during the beginner period.

He didn't explain much, but simply walked around the two of them and headed towards the platform.

Side view of the elevated platform.

He Kaishan was holding a teacup, exchanging fake smiles with Liu Guodong, the principal of Tianhe No. 2 Middle School.

"Mr. He, I heard that your No. 1 High School produced an SSS-level genius this year?" Liu Guodong said with a forced smile. "It's a pity he's a poison-type. This kind of profession develops too slowly in the early stages, and I'm afraid he won't be able to exert his full strength by the time the college entrance examination is held in a week. Our school awakened an S-level profession, Berserker Axeman, this year. I think he will be the top scorer in the city."

He Kaishan sneered, "So what if it's poison-type? The value of an SSS-level is far beyond what your S-level can compare to!"

"Principal He."

Su Chen's voice interrupted the two old men's exchange.

"Su Chen, getting ready to enter the dungeon?" He Kaishan immediately put on a kind face. "Have you found your teammates yet?"

"I request to enter the instance solo," Su Chen said calmly.

"puff--"

He Kaishan spat out the mouthful of goji berry water he had just drunk.

Liu Guodong, standing nearby, dodged He Kaishan's wolfberry attack with lightning speed, seemingly already used to it.

He paused for a moment, then burst into exaggerated laughter: "Oh my, Mr. He, the geniuses at your No. 1 High School are truly... bold! Soloing a new dungeon? The last time was decades ago, wasn't it? Are they tired of living, or do they think your No. 1 High School's casualty quota isn't high enough?"

He Kaishan ignored him, pulled Su Chen aside, and growled in a low voice, "Are you serious, kid?"

Su Chen explained, "Principal, I won't force it. If it doesn't work, I'll come out right away. If we team up, the experience will be split, and leveling up will be too slow."

He Kaishan stared at Su Chen's calm eyes and nodded: "Go, go."

"..."

This time it was Su Chen's turn to be surprised. He scratched his face and asked, "Principal, why didn't you stop me?"

Why should I stop you?

He Kaishan laughed: "This kid is usually very cunning and full of bad ideas. Why would I stop you?"

"..."

Damn it, there's no love left in this world!

Su Chen was speechless and turned to walk towards the teleportation portal.

Lin Shiqing hurriedly came closer: "Little Su, I knew the principal wouldn't agree to you—"

"The principal has agreed."

"What?!"

Lin Shiqing was startled: "Why is Old Man He doing this too?"

Su Chen said, "Alright, go find another teammate. I'm going in by myself."

"Hmph, then let's have a competition."

"Compare what?"

"Let's see who kills the most monsters!"

"All right."

Su Chen shook his head.

The girl's seal has been broken again.

It seems the days ahead will be anything but peaceful!

Amidst the astonished gazes of all the students, he did not head towards any of the team-up areas, but instead stepped directly into that dark blue vortex.

As Su Chen disappeared into the portal, the expressions of several principals changed slightly, while He Tianshan continued to leisurely drink water from his thermos.

"Old He, you really let him go in alone?" Liu Guodong leaned in with a sarcastic tone. "Oh dear, the fall of a genius is always heartbreaking."

He Kaishan glanced at him, picked up his teacup, and took a slow, deliberate sip.

"Fallen? You don't know anything about SSS-class."

He Kaishan raised his voice, making sure the principals of the surrounding schools could hear him, "Do you know why it's called the 'Unique Hidden'? Because the skill mechanics of this profession simply cannot be understood using common sense!"

"Although my student is a poison-type, last night at the school's testing grounds, he melted a high-magic-resistance ironwood dummy with a single normal attack in just a few seconds!"

The expressions of the surrounding principals immediately changed.

Did they melt down the iron and wooden dummy?

They were very familiar with the attributes of those wooden stakes; their defense and magic resistance were terrifyingly high. Even a level 10 professional might not be able to do it in such a short time!