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

The deathly silence in the square lasted for a full half minute.

The teachers in charge of the group looked at each other, forgetting to hand out the basic mana restoration potions they were holding to the students.

"Ahem..." He Kaishan cleared his throat. "Good...good lad. Soloing an 8th-level Black Iron BOSS is unprecedented in the history of Tianhe City. Even Zhan Lao fought for several hours back then."

He stared intently at Su Chen, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

"Su Chen, now that you've reached level 6, there's something I need to tell you beforehand."

He Kaishan lowered his voice and leaned closer, "This year, the Education Department of Jiangnan Province specially created a special instance. It was specially created by the provincial bureau, and the monsters in it give a lot of experience. Our school only has two spots. Originally, I was planning to wait until you reached level 5 before mentioning it to you, but now it seems..."

He Kaishan paused, his tone becoming extremely solemn: "One of the spots is yours. The college entrance examination will be held in a week. The higher your level, the better. If you want to get into Sky Dome Academy, you need to reach at least level 15."

Sky Academy?

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

The Great Hua Empire has many universities, and when it comes to rankings, students from each school always have endless debates.

But there is only one place that is undisputed—Sky Dome Academy!

This is a top-tier university located near the northern border of the Great Hua Kingdom, with incredibly abundant learning resources.

He nodded: "Don't worry, Principal, I definitely will."

"Alright, the instance will open in five days, don't forget!"

"..."

Su Chen nodded, and began to mutter to himself.

Five days... If we just follow the school's plan all the time, it might slow down our progress.

Su Chen glanced at the students in the square who were still shaken by the few level 3 monsters, and cut straight to the point: "Principal, I would like to apply for the trial outside the city."

"Leave the city?"

He Kaishan was stunned for a moment, and Liu Guodong next to him also frowned.

"You've only just started your first job advancement. The monster areas in the wild aren't as peaceful as the beginner dungeons. Not only are there all sorts of unexpected situations there, but you might also encounter high-level monsters roaming around," Liu Guodong kindly reminded him.

Su Chen glanced at Liu Guodong and smiled, "The low-level dungeons arranged by the school are too unprofitable for me. The monsters there... are too easy to defeat, and they will only slow down my progress."

Upon hearing this, several students who had just been complaining that "Rampaging Wildcat is too strong" almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Too fragile?

Listen to this! Is this even human language?!

He Kaishan pondered for a moment, looking at the bright level 6 on Su Chen's panel and the silver-glowing [Heavy Black Iron Breastplate], and finally nodded.

"You're right." He Kaishan sighed. "With your current level and attributes, those public dungeons that the school arranges, which are no higher than level 5, are indeed a waste of your time."

He took out a pass stamped with the official seal of the school from his pocket and handed it to Su Chen.

"This is a special pass for the east gate of Tianhe City. The wilderness is not like the city. Besides monsters, you also have to be careful of other job changers. Especially those dangerous people who specialize in stealing monsters and doing dirty work in the wilderness. Since you are not in a team, you should be more careful in everything you do. If you encounter danger, running away is the best option." He Kaishan gave him advice like an old mother.

"Understood, thank you, Principal."

Su Chen took the pass, didn't linger, and turned to walk out of the square.

Watching Su Chen's departing figure, the principals were unable to calm down for a long time.

"Old He, your No. 1 High School is really going to produce a dragon this time." The female principal watched Su Chen disappear from sight, her tone full of undisguised sourness.

He Kaishan touched his bald head, his mouth almost stretched to his ears in a grin, but he still waved his hand to appear calm: "Oh, no, no, this kid just got lucky and ran into a fragile BOSS."

"You're talking nonsense! A Black Iron Poison Lizard with 150 stamina points is considered fragile?"

Liu Guodong couldn't hold back and cursed out loud.

Immediately, a sense of relief crept into his gaze as he looked at Su Chen.

Although he wasn't his student, he was very happy that such a genius had emerged from Tianhe City.

……

After Su Chen left, the atmosphere in the square did not calm down; instead, it became even more restless.

As time went on, the blue light curtain fluctuated at an increasingly faster frequency.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Students were being transported out in droves.

The entire square was instantly filled with wails and complaints, and the priests in the medical team were so busy they barely had time to breathe.

"Damn it, this is impossible to fight! The bushes are full of poisonous spiders. One bite and your health bar drops like crazy. Even the priest's healing can't keep up!" A warrior threw his tattered shield on the ground and gasped for breath.

"Don't even mention it. We encountered a level 2 Treant with ridiculously high physical defense. Our team of three physical damage dealers only managed to deal single-digit damage to it, and it could even regenerate health on its own! We fought it for half an hour, and it regenerated health faster than we could damage it. In the end, it completely drained our mana."

"This is insane! And these are just the monsters on the outer perimeter. I heard there are level 5 elite monsters deeper in. What kind of stats do those have?"

"Level 5 elite monster? What are you thinking? Even encountering a level 3 monster and escaping unscathed is already considered a god-like feat!"

"..."

The students sat sprawled on the ground in small groups, sharing their harrowing experiences in the dungeon.

My mind is filled with the monster's unreasonable high defense and high damage.

At this moment, the blue light screen in front of the square, which had been constantly illuminated, suddenly erupted with a strong fluctuation.

The light was more dazzling than ever before.

Five figures slowly emerged from the light screen.

The once noisy square instantly became much quieter.

Many students' eyes were drawn to it.

Walking at the front was Lin Shiqing, who had her hair tied in a high ponytail.

Her once magnificent priest's robe was now stained with mud and water, and there was even a noticeable tear at the hem.

Her four teammates behind her—two warriors, a mage, and an assassin—were in even worse shape. The shield warrior's armor was covered in deep scratches, and the mage was leaning directly against the assassin, clearly exhausted of his mana.

But unlike the students around them who were dejected and fleeing in a sorry state, this five-person team had an undisguised excitement and pride on their faces.

They were the last group to come out.

They managed to exhaust all their supplies, and even Lin Shiqing, an S-rank stealth priest, had her mana completely depleted before finally emerging from the exit.

"Look! It's Lin Shiqing's team!"

"Holy crap, they actually held out until now? It's been almost four hours!"

"Judging from the bloodstains on them, they must have gone deep into enemy territory."

"..."

Lin Shiqing let out a long breath and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

The intense mental concentration has given her a splitting headache, but her eyes are unusually bright.

Lin Shiqing quickly scanned the square but didn't see that familiar figure.

She walked straight up to He Kaishan, and before she could even catch her breath, her first words were:

"Principal, where's Xiao Suzi?"

"He came out a long time ago, right?" Lin Shiqing puffed out her cheeks, looking utterly exasperated. "I knew it! A squishy, ​​solo-playing magic user like him couldn't have lasted long in there. I told this idiot not to team up with me and come out so early; I've already leveled up to level 4. He's fallen behind in experience now, hasn't he?"

"..."

He Kaishan opened his mouth, his expression very complicated.

Liu Guodong, standing next to him, turned his head away, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

"Shiqing..." He Kaishan picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and seemed to be organizing his thoughts.

"What's wrong, Principal? Has something happened to Su Chen?" Lin Shiqing's expression changed slightly.

"No, Su Chen did come out a while ago." He Kaishan put down his teacup. "About... two hours ago."

"Two hours ago?" Lin Shiqing said angrily, "That little Su is infuriating! He was only in there for less than three hours, and he's already leveled up to level 2?"

He Kaishan took a deep breath.

"He's leveled up to level 6."

The air suddenly became quiet for a moment.

"ha?"

Lin Shiqing blinked.

Level 6?!

Their team was assembled through the Lin family's connections, and each member's attributes are definitely top-tier today.

After fighting for more than four hours, the average player only leveled up to level 4.

Su Chen is level 6?!

"How is this possible?!"

Lin Shiqing's voice suddenly rose, and she couldn't even maintain her arrogant tone anymore, "Three hours, level 6? Even if you clear out all the level 1 and 2 monsters on the outer perimeter of the newbie dungeon, you still won't get enough experience to reach level 6!"

As a top student, she has an extremely keen sense of calculating experience.

"Those monsters are indeed not enough," He Kaishan said quietly.

"He went deeper in." He Kaishan pointed to the direction of the light screen. "He wiped out the level 5 elite monster area, and then, feeling that he didn't get enough experience, he also killed the level 8 black iron-grade BOSS, the three-headed black-scaled poison lizard, and even got a piece of black iron-grade equipment."

Lin Shiqing: "..."

Teammate A: "..."

Teammate B: "..."

Lin Shiqing stomped her foot.

You little brat, Su Zi, you made me worry about you for nothing!

But soon, her angry expression dissipated, replaced by a look of relief.

"Where is the principal?"

He Kaishan replied, "He went home. By the way, he's planning to leave the city tomorrow and won't be traveling with the school anymore."

"Leave the city?!"

Lin Shiqing's expression changed: "Principal, you agreed? How could you go along with his reckless behavior?"

He Kaishan explained, "Shiqing, if Su Chen wants to apply to Sky Dome Academy, he must raise his level to have even a sliver of a chance. The dungeons planned by the Education Bureau in the city are not good enough."

"..."

Lin Shiqing's expression turned serious.

Is Xiao Suzi going to apply to Sky Dome Academy?

As the eldest daughter of the Lin family, she was all too aware of the difficulty of getting into Sky Dome Academy.

Even the entire Tianhe City may not be able to guarantee that a student will be admitted every year.

The difficulty can be imagined.

She clenched her fists.

"Hmph, Sky Academy it is! I want to go too!"

"Little Su, I won't let you fall behind me!"