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

With a flash of white light, Su Chen's figure reappeared in the center of the arena.

He flicked his wrist and glanced at the empty surroundings.

Apart from a few examiners maintaining order, there was no one else in the hall.

"The other candidates are probably still locked in a fierce battle with monsters in the dark dungeon right now, right?"

Su Chen muttered to himself and walked straight toward an examiner standing not far from the teleportation array.

"Examiner, am I done with the exam?"

Su Chen pointed to the portal behind him. "What's next?"

The examiner was staring intently at the tablet in his hand, which displayed Su Chen's score report.

[Su Chen, cleared the level, score: 3 minutes 12 seconds]

Upon hearing Su Chen's voice, he abruptly looked up, nearly dropping the tablet in his hand.

He looked Su Chen up and down, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"The exam...the exam is over."

The examiner's voice was a little hoarse. "Next, just wait patiently. The system will process the results once all other candidates have completed their third test."

Su Chen said "Oh," and took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack and opened it: "Then I'll find a place to sit for a while."

Watching Su Chen leisurely walk towards the rest area, the examiner's lips twitched twice.

Three minutes and twelve seconds.

Is this the kind of achievement a human could make?

……

On the other side, in the principal's rest area.

Li Zhiyong sat on the sofa, somewhat depressed.

The first two humiliations were too severe; now, even the way he looked at He Kaishan was filled with murderous intent.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of the teleportation array in the center of the arena out of the corner of his eye.

He recognized the boy in black at a glance.

Su Chen.

Li Zhiyong paused for a moment, then glanced at the clock on the wall.

10 points.

Less than four minutes had passed since the start of the third test!

Li Zhiyong's eyes suddenly lit up, and his previous dejection vanished.

He jumped up from the sofa as if he had been injected with adrenaline.

"Hey, Old He!"

Li Zhiyong strode up to He Kaishan with an arrogant air, "Look who's that? Isn't that your school's darling, Su Chen?"

He Kaishan was resting with his eyes closed when he heard this. He opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the person, and said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Zhiyong became even more enthusiastic.

"Why are you out already?"

He pointed at Su Chen outside, his face full of disappointment and exasperation. "A five-man dungeon! That's five-man dungeon difficulty! I told you earlier, young man, don't be so arrogant, insisting on going in alone to solo it. Now look what happened! You couldn't even withstand the first wave of mobs?"

Li Zhiyong became more and more excited as he spoke, turning to the other principals: "Everyone, don't you agree? Individual strength is one thing, but this is a proper raid, it tests teamwork! Without a front-line tank to absorb damage, without a healer to heal, a squishy mage like him would just be feeding the enemy!"

The principals looked at each other in bewilderment.

They clearly didn't expect Su Chen to come out so quickly.

I was the first one to come out.

Although they didn't verbally agree, their eyes revealed a degree of approval.

The fact that he came out in less than four minutes means he escaped.

"Old He, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you need to keep a close eye on this promising talent."

Li Zhiyong took a sip of tea and said earnestly, "This is terrible! If he gets a zero on the third exam, all his good scores in the first two will be useless. Forget about being the national champion, his position as the provincial champion is probably in jeopardy!"

"Also, you can't go back on our bet, okay? Don't worry, we've been classmates for so many years, and now that you're at our provincial No. 1 High School, I won't treat you badly!"

He Kaishan finally put down the thermos.

He sighed, picked a goji berry from the cup, popped it into his mouth, and chewed it twice.

He didn't panic at all.

This kid... doesn't play by the rules at all.

He couldn't believe he could escape in less than four minutes!

"Old Li."

He Kaishan's voice was very soft, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, let the dust settle."

At the same time, the results sheet appeared prominently on the arena's large screen.

[Su Chen, cleared the level, score: 3 minutes 12 seconds]

"Clatter".

The teacup in Li Zhiyong's hand fell to the ground again and shattered into pieces once more.

The entire rest area was deathly silent.

All the principals stared wide-eyed at the line of bright red numbers on the screen.

3 minutes 12 seconds.

"Holy crap?! So this kid didn't escape, he actually beat the game?!"

"Dude, I beat it in three minutes! You think I was just going to wander around like a pet?!"

"How can he kill so many monsters in the dungeon so quickly?!"

"..."

The principals were all bewildered.

Three minutes... even if they let them in, they couldn't have killed them that quickly!

Even if it's a one-hit kill, doesn't the attack time count?

"This...this is impossible!"

Li Zhiyong whirled around, staring intently at He Kaishan. "How could he possibly clear a five-player dungeon in just over three minutes?! Just running around the map would take more than three minutes!"

He Kaishan slowly screwed the lid of the thermos onto the cup.

"Hey, five-man dungeons aren't actually that hard. As long as one person is stronger than all five combined, what's wrong with doing a five-man dungeon?"

"Five khakimi chicks, we can't just kill one of the Northeast Golden Shaded dogs, can we?"

He Kaishan's lips twitched up to his ears again.

He turned his head and looked at Su Chen outside, a hint of undisguised smugness flashing in his eyes.

That little bastard really makes me proud!

Li Zhiyong was completely speechless and slumped onto the sofa, utterly dejected.

Spicy!

He wanted to cry but had no tears.

He was planning to reward the top student in his school with that special tutor spot!

Now, it's all been exported.

"Old Li, you just said you couldn't go back on your bet! That spot... hehe, with so many principals here, you're not going to renege on your promise, are you?"

"..."

Li Zhiyong looked utterly hopeless as he turned to gaze at the fiery red sun.

"The sunlight is so bright."

……

Time passed by, second by second.

An hour later, teams began to emerge from the portal one after another.

Most of the teams were covered in dust and dirt, and some even suffered casualties, with only two or three people managing to escape in a sorry state.

"Damn it, those skeleton mages' focused fire was too intense, we couldn't withstand it at all!"

"That last Abyss Knight was a complete lunatic. The moment the second phase started, his charge was so fast we couldn't even see him. Our main tank was instantly knocked away!"

"Waaaaah, our eldest brother covered our retreat and hasn't come out yet!"

"..."

The hall was filled with the complaints and sighs of the test takers.

Before long, Wang Xiaoli and Lin Shiqing's group also came out one after another.

Both of them looked exhausted. Wang Xiaoli had a large hole in his armor, clearly indicating that he had taken a heavy blow.

Lin Shiqing was also drenched in sweat; the three consecutive exams had left her quite exhausted.

"Phew... I'm exhausted."

Wang Xiaoli plopped down on the ground. "This dungeon is no place for humans. It's full of traps and patrols. The BOSS is even more outrageous. It took us fifteen minutes to finally grind it down."

Lin Shiqing wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, walked to the big screen, and prepared to check her team's ranking.

[First Place: Su Chen (1 person). Time: 3 minutes and 12 seconds.]

[Second Place: Zhao Xuan's Team (5 members). Time: 41 minutes and 30 seconds.]

[Third Place: Zhang Meng's Team (5 members). Time: 50 minutes and 15 seconds.]

【…】

[Ninth Place: Lin Shiqing's Team (5 members). Time: 54 minutes and 29 seconds.]

Lin Shiqing was stunned.

Wang Xiaoli leaned over, glanced at the screen, and then rubbed his eyes hard.

"Am I...am I seeing things?"

Wang Xiaoli's fingers were trembling. "Three...three minutes?!"

Other test takers nearby also noticed the anomaly on the big screen.

After a brief silence, the entire arena erupted in chaos again.

"Holy crap! 3 minutes and 12 seconds? What the hell is this?!"

"BUG! It's definitely a bug! It took me ten minutes just to clear the mobs in the first hall. Even if he kills them one by one, there's no way he could clear them all in three minutes!"

"What the hell?! 3 minutes and 12 seconds! In the time it took me to take a dump, he'd already punched through the script?"

"You went into the college entrance exam dungeon to take a dump? Dude, you're even more amazing than him!"

"What's the point of even playing this game?! Where's the Ministry of Education? Aren't they going to explain something?"

"..."