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

Principal's rest area.

Several principals looked at the report cards that kept appearing on the big screen and complimented each other.

"Old Li, your No. 1 High School is really doing well this year."

A tall, thin principal congratulated, "That S-rank fire mage actually held out until the 17th wave before coming out. With this result, he's guaranteed admission to Sky Dome Academy."

Li Zhiyong leaned back on the sofa, his face full of smiles.

"It's alright, they're quite strict with training."

Li Zhiyong waved his hand, feigning modesty, but his eyes glanced at He Kaishan. "But survival battles are all about testing comprehensive abilities; high damage output alone is useless."

He Kaishan continued to hold his stainless steel thermos, looking at the big screen, ignoring Li Zhiyong.

Laugh to death.

Survive?

This kid is cunning. Knowing he has high damage output, he can't be without survival skills.

At that moment, a girls' school saw her students on the death list displayed on the big screen and sighed, "So many students have died."

The school principals all sighed in admiration.

"Yes, but the college entrance examination is inevitable every year."

"If they can't even assess this kind of battle situation, they'll die on the battlefield someday."

"The situation on the northern front is critical, and it's likely that a large number of this year's students will be going to the battlefield."

"..."

Time passed by, second by second.

Ten minutes later.

The atmosphere in the rest area began to become somewhat awkward.

The arena was packed with people, and the students were chattering away.

But the exam wasn't over yet.

"Huh? Why isn't anyone out yet?"

One of the principals glanced at his watch and said, "It's been almost half an hour since we went in. Logically speaking, even the top students in the capital should have been exhausted and had to quit by the 20th wave."

By wave 20, there probably won't be any regular monsters left; they'll all be bosses!

Li Zhiyong frowned, then turned his head and saw Xiao Liu passing by again.

"Hey, Xiao Liu, wait a minute. How many students are still inside?"

Xiao Liu stopped in his tracks, his expression even more excited than before.

He swallowed hard: "There's only one left in the whole country."

"Who?"

"Su Chen, Tianhe No.1 High School!"

The rest area fell silent for a moment as everyone turned their heads toward He Kaishan.

I rely on!

Why is it this kid again?!

"bite--"

Sudden.

A very loud system notification sounded throughout the arena and also reached the rest area.

[The second exam has ended. All candidates have been forcibly teleported out of the examination room.]

"Look! The rankings are about to be released!"

One of the principals exclaimed in surprise.

The next moment, the report card appeared prominently on the big screen.

[First Place: Su Chen, Score: 30 waves]

[Second place, Zhao Xuan, score: 20 waves]

[Third place, Zhang Ling, score: 20 waves]

……

When the results were announced, the entire arena fell into a deathly silence once again.

All the candidates stared blankly at those lines of text, as if frozen in place.

"30...30 waves?"

Wang Xiaoli's mouth was agape when the mineral water bottle he had just picked up fell to the ground with a "thud".

Lin Shiqing also stood there, stunned, staring at the screen without blinking.

"That's great! I knew Xiao Suzi was so strong, nothing would happen to him..."

She let out a long sigh of relief, then became excited.

The second-place team only lasted until the 20th wave.

Su Chen is once again the undisputed number one!

After wave 15, the spawns will consist of a mix of elite monsters and bosses.

What kind of monsters are spawning in wave 30?

At that moment, the teleportation array flashed.

Su Chen walked out calmly.

He dusted off his clothes and looked around.

Tens of thousands of eyes throughout the arena were fixed on him.

That look... didn't seem like it was looking at a human being.

Su Chen twitched his lips in slight confusion.

What's going on? Are they jealous of my beauty?

"How are your grades?"

Su Chen lowered his hood and walked towards Wang Xiaoli and Lin Shiqing, casually asking a question.

Wang Xiaoli didn't answer, but stammered, "Brother Chen...you...you finished all 30 waves?"

"Ah, it's over."

Su Chen nodded.

Lin Shiqing quickly asked, "Little Su, what's that monster behind us?"

"Um, it seems to be a Silver-level BOSS?"

Su Chen scratched his face: "No wonder they didn't give me any experience points. I was too lazy to read the rest anyway, since I died as soon as I left the house."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the few candidates who were eavesdropping nearby almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Holy crap, we die the moment we step outside?! So we're fighting monsters to the death, and they just block the door and kill us?"

"No way, are you even human?!"

"Dude, please stop with your supernatural powers!"

"..."

Wang Xiaoli said speechlessly, "Brother Chen, are you even human? Blocking the door and killing? I was chased all over the place by elite monsters in wave 11! Miss Lin only lasted until wave 16! And some people didn't have time to evacuate and died!"

Su Chen was stunned for a moment.

isn't it?

Is this thing really that powerful?

……

Rest area.

Li Zhiyong slumped onto the sofa, his face deathly pale.

"Finished? All 30 waves cleared?"

He muttered to himself, "Impossible... Where would a magic-based class get so much mana to clear 30 waves of monsters!"

Generally speaking

Mages are known for their high burst damage, but they often lack sustained damage and need to use potions and rest after a short time.

But when it comes to Su Chen... how come he has both high output and high endurance?

Have you no shame?

Li Zhiyong gritted his teeth, still looking unconvinced: "The thirtieth wave has eighty silver-level bosses! Silver-level!! Even if it were eighty steamed buns, it would take him half a day to eat them!"

"Principal Li, it's entirely possible!"

"What did you say?!"

Xiao Liu explained, "I didn't mention that Su Chen shattered the steel wooden stake with just a normal attack. Eighty silver-level bosses could be defeated with eighty normal attacks, right?"

"..."

"Old Li."

He Kaishan's voice rang out, his face once again sporting that smug, dragon-king-like smile, "Who just said that magic-based classes have short sustain and are most afraid of monster hordes?"

"..."

Li Zhiyong's face flushed red, and he stammered for a few seconds.

Suddenly, he thought of a reasonable explanation.

"I know! He definitely used some kind of temporary power-gaining skill! He must have paid a price!"

This world is not lacking in skills that provide a brief burst of power by overdrawing physical strength.

He was certain that Su Chen had used such a skill!

Li Zhiyong thought it over and became more and more convinced of its possibility, laughing, "Hehe, if they use their trump card in the second match, how are they going to win the third?"

"You're being stubborn, aren't you?"

He Kaishan was speechless.

How can this person be so stubborn?

"Old Li, if you're not convinced, how about we make a bet?"

"What are we betting on?"

Li Zhiyong suddenly raised his head.

He Kaishan extended a finger and tapped it on the table.

"Let's bet on this third match, whether he can also get first place in the province! If you win, I, He Kaishan, will resign on the spot and become Li Zhiyong's vice principal."

Li Zhiyong narrowed his eyes: "What if he wins?"

He Kaishan's smile became incredibly bright: "I heard that your Provincial No. 1 High School has extensive connections, and this year you managed to get a 'Special Mentor' admission spot from Sky Dome Academy?"

Li Zhiyong's expression changed drastically: "How did you know?! Our school went through tremendous effort to..."

Sky Dome Academy is the most prestigious university in the country, and its "Special Mentors" are individuals who have the right to freely choose their mentors.

Even those mentors who have long since stopped taking on students may still have the opportunity to become their apprentices!

There are only a handful of these slots available nationwide each year.

"Stop talking nonsense."

He Kaishan interrupted him, "Do you dare to bet?"

Li Zhiyong stared intently at He Kaishan, then glanced at the glaring "30 waves cleared" score on the screen.

He didn't believe it.

He didn't believe that a student from a poor, remote area could pass through the thirty waves without any cost!

"Okay! I'll bet with you!"

Li Zhiyong slammed his hand on the table.

All in!

"What spirit!"

He Kaishan smiled like a cunning old fox.

He had already begun selecting a mentor for Su Chen in his mind.

Su Chen uses poison, so perhaps... he could worship that person?