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

At the entrance to the Eye of the Poison Swamp dungeon, the slowly rotating dark green spatial rift grew larger and larger.

The highest level of security cordon has been set up around the crack.

Dozens of fully armed high-ranking military professionals stood ready.

Various detection instruments flashed red lights and emitted low-frequency humming sounds.

The atmosphere inside the command tent at the base was terrifyingly oppressive.

"Sir, the vital signs of the third exploration team... have all disappeared."

A communications soldier took off his headset and, pale-faced, reported to the major standing in front of the sand table.

The major's name is Lin Hu, and he is a level 80 paladin.

Upon hearing this news, he slammed his fist into the alloy frame at the edge of the sand table, making a dull thud.

"Damn it!"

Lin Hu gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot. "This is already the forty-third team to perish in there! Even level 25 elites with Dark Gold equipment couldn't last half an hour. Just how difficult has this suddenly mutated Abyss dungeon become?"

The adjutant next to him adjusted his glasses, looked at the data panel in his hand, and said in a serious voice, "According to the scattered data transmitted back by the detectors, the miasma concentration in the replica is three times higher than the initial state."

"Furthermore, the elite monsters inside have skills like [Near-Death Berserk] and [Venom Self-Destruct]. This extreme AOE true damage mechanism means that even a main tank that only stacks stamina can't withstand more than a few waves."

"What about those students from Sky Dome Academy?"

Lin Hu turned and asked, "How long have Lu Qingyan's team been inside?"

"Just went in."

The adjutant said, "The situation is unclear, and communications have been completely cut off."

Lin Hu took a deep breath, his brows furrowing into a tight knot.

Lu Qingyan and the others were all promising talents that Sky Dome Academy was focusing on cultivating. If they were to perish here, the military would have a hard time explaining it to the school.

But they are, ironically, the last hope.

"Continue to deploy defensive measures."

Lin Hu gave the order, "No matter the cost, we must stop the monster here and prevent it from spreading outwards."

Just then.

Om-!

The spatial rift outside the tent suddenly twisted violently, emitting a piercing tearing sound.

"Someone's coming out!"

The guards outside shouted.

Lin Hu and his adjutant immediately rushed out of the tent.

A figure was seen being awkwardly "spit out" from the dark green crack and crashing heavily onto the scorched mud.

The man was covered in foul-smelling mud, his once exquisite armor was corroded and torn to shreds, and his face bore an expression of extreme terror and distortion.

It was Chen Feng who was voted out of the team by several people.

"Quickly! Medic!"

Lin Hu roared.

Several military chaplains quickly stepped forward.

Several soft beams of white light fell on Chen Feng, dispelling the remaining poisonous miasma on his body.

Chen Feng coughed violently, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood.

After recognizing the military personnel around him, his eyes finally shifted from fear to ecstasy.

Immediately afterwards, this ecstasy quickly fermented into vicious resentment.

"Sir...Sir, help me!"

Chen Feng grabbed Lin Hu's military boots, tears streaming down his face, "Something terrible has happened inside!"

Lin Hu crouched down and asked in a deep voice, "Are you a student of Sky Dome Academy? Where are Lu Qingyan and the others? What's going on inside?!"

Chen Feng's eyes darted around.

The image of Su Chen's calm yet utterly humiliating face immediately flashed into his mind.

He gritted his teeth, raised his voice, and cried out, "Sir, you must do justice for me! That freshman named Su Chen... he's a madman!"

"Su Chen? A freshman?"

Lin Hu frowned. "How come a freshman is in the Abyss dungeon?"

"He insisted on following Senior Lu in!"

Chen Feng began frantically smearing the message, speaking at breakneck speed, "He wouldn't listen to commands as soon as he entered the dungeon, he kept pulling monsters randomly! He almost killed our whole team!"

Chen Feng pointed to his tattered breastplate: "Look! This is what happened to the monsters he attracted! Not only that, he also planned to use a large-area AOE skill to grab the loot when facing the first wave of monsters!"

The adjutant, frowning, quickly took notes: "Intentionally using an AOE skill to lure monsters?"

"right!"

Chen Feng nodded frantically, "He completely disregarded his teammates' lives! If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would be dead inside by now!"

Lin Hu's face turned completely gloomy.

In the process of clearing the Abyss dungeon, the most taboo things are ignoring commands and fighting amongst yourselves.

There are countless examples of how one person's foolish actions can lead to the annihilation of an entire army.

"How are Lu Qingyan and the others now?"

Lin Hu asked sternly.

Chen Feng feigned a heartbroken expression: "Senior Lu bravely withstood the monster's attack to protect that madman. When I came out, they were already surrounded by hundreds, even thousands, of monsters. That Su Chen... he's a scoundrel!"

Chen Feng spoke fluently without hesitation.

Su Chen was portrayed as a greedy, selfish, and inconsiderate cancer.

"Nonsense!"

Lin Hu punched the armored vehicle next to him, and the armor dented again.

"How could Sky Dome Academy admit such an undisciplined cancer!"

Just as Chen Feng was secretly pleased with his acting skills, a sudden screech of brakes sounded outside the camp.

A black SUV bearing the Sky Dome Academy emblem was parked outside the police cordon.

The car door opened, and a middle-aged man with a large belly and a receding hairline strode in.

He was wearing a sharp suit with the badge of the Dean of Academic Affairs of Sky Dome Academy pinned to his chest, and his face was ashen.

"Director Zhao."

Lin Hu recognized the person and nodded.

Zhao Hongtao, a level 120 archmage, is known in the Sky Dome Academy for his strictness and protectiveness.

"Major Lin."

Zhao Hongtao strode up to Chen Feng, looking down at him. "Chen Feng, repeat what you just said to me verbatim!"

When Chen Feng saw Zhao Hongtao, it was like seeing a lifeline; he scrambled over to him.

"Director Zhao! You've finally arrived! You must stand up for me!"

With tears streaming down his face, Chen Feng repeated his lie, embellishing it further.

They even described Su Chen as a psychologically twisted antisocial individual, a lackey of the Abyss, and a spy of the Demon Clan.

The three hats were simply put on.

"He said we second-year students were all useless, and that he could solo a dungeon by himself. Senior Lu has a good temper and always tolerated him, but he took advantage of that and actually attacked us in the middle of a monster horde!"

Chen Feng said viciously, "Director Zhao, this kind of scum absolutely cannot stay at Sky Dome Academy!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongtao trembled with rage and pointed at the crack at the dungeon entrance, cursing loudly.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!"

Zhao Hongtao laughed in fury, "A freshman, relying on his status as the top scorer in the country, dares to provoke senior students in the Abyss dungeon, and even instigate infighting to harm his teammates?!"

Zhao Hongtao turned to Lin Hu, his tone stern: "Major Lin, Lu Qingyan is the top student in our college's third year; she absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble. As for that Su Chen..."

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"If he dies inside, fine, he brought it on himself. But if he dares to come out alive, I, Zhao Hongtao, will expel him from Sky Dome Academy today in front of everyone and hand him over to the court!"

Chen Feng lowered his head, a sinister sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

Su Chen, Su Chen, weren't you so arrogant?

Even if you're lucky enough to survive the dungeon, so what?

If you offend me, the military, and the academic affairs office, let's see how you ever recover in this lifetime!