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

Ding--

The elevator doors slid open.

Su Chen walked smoothly through the corridor and headed towards Vice Principal Lin Xiaotian's office.

Inside the office.

Lin Xiaotian and Zhao Hongtao were sitting around a holographic projection sand table.

The sand table displays a real-time data waveform of a certain replica.

"The underlying logic of the instance is running normally. The monster spawn rate and aggro range in each area have been adjusted. We are just waiting for the new students to report..." Zhao Hongtao reported, pointing to several blue dots.

"Bang bang bang".

The knocking interrupted the conversation.

They both turned around at the same time.

Upon recognizing Su Chen, both of them simultaneously furrowed their brows into a deep frown.

Lin Xiaotian glanced at the digital clock on the wall.

From the time Su Chen left this office to go to the back mountain instance, until now, he has returned.

All in all, fifty minutes.

Subtract the twenty minutes spent traveling back and forth from the administrative district to the back mountain.

This kid was in the dungeon for no more than thirty minutes!

The last trace of expectation on Lin Xiaotian's face vanished instantly.

He snorted coldly, turned around, and picked up the purple clay teacup on his desk.

"The Crimson Monastery on Hard difficulty has centaurs with high physical life steal, which is incomparable to the normal dungeons outside."

Lin Xiaotian took a sip of tea and said sternly, "However, the fact that you were aware of your limits and didn't force yourself to stay in there for the sake of saving face, but instead withdrew in time, shows that you have some self-awareness."

"As for your participation in the National Olympiad and your early entry into the Tower of Babel, let's not mention it again."

"Go to normal-level dungeons and spend six months leveling up before we talk about anything else."

"..."

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhao Hongtao quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Su Chen, don't be discouraged. The monsters in that dungeon are disgusting. Many sophomores can't even withstand the centaur's charge. It's too much for you, a freshman, to solo it."

"Carlos is an even more powerful boss. In addition to sucking blood, he also interacts with the surrounding environment. When his health drops to half, he will drink from a blood fountain, which will continuously restore his health!"

"Don't feel pressured. If you can assemble a reliable team and clear the game in six months, that's already quite good."

"We will definitely focus on developing the people recommended by Elder Zhan..."

"..."

Su Chen was stunned as he listened to their lecture.

what?

So the BOSS can interact with its surroundings?

Sorry, I checked it instantly, I really didn't notice.

Without explaining further, he took an item out of his backpack and casually slammed it onto the coffee table.

"Bang."

A dull, loud bang.

The intense smell of blood exploded instantly.

It was a huge and ferocious head.

The head's eyes were still wide open in anger, its death unresolved.

【Carlos's Skull】.

Zhao Hongtao's voice abruptly stopped.

The document in my hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

the other side.

Lin Xiaotian's hand holding the purple clay cup suddenly trembled violently.

The scalding hot tea spilled out, but he was completely unaware.

He stared intently at the blood-soaked head on the coffee table, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.

Dead silence.

The only sound in the office was the dripping of blood onto the carpet.

A good ten seconds or so passed.

Lin Xiaotian suddenly looked up and asked in a low voice, "You...killed Carlos?!"

"Just lucky."

Su Chen shrugged. "Principal Lin, is the mission complete? Can I have the access card for the Tower of Babel now?"

"..."

Lin Xiaotian remained silent, lost in thought.

"you……"

Zhao Hongtao swallowed hard and asked, "How long...did it take you to beat the game?"

"I didn't look closely."

Su Chen recalled the scoreboard, "It seems to be a little over twenty-two points?"

"..."

Zhao Hongtao felt his heart skip a beat.

Twenty-two minutes?!

"It's broken! It's broken!"

His voice trembled as he said, "The record for clearing the game, which hadn't been broken for over a decade, has been shattered!"

Moreover, the time was reduced by three times.

Is this a freshman?

Lin Xiaotian took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his emotions.

He had long heard about Su Chen's abnormal output.

But he always believed that seeing is believing and thought the students were exaggerating.

Now it seems... this kid's strength is even more terrifying than he imagined.

No wonder Zhan Wuji speaks so highly of a junior!

Lin Xiaotian didn't waste any more words; that bloody head was absolute proof.

He strode to his desk, opened a drawer, and took out a black and gold magnetic card.

On the front of the magnetic card, a mysterious tower that pierces the clouds and disappears into the sky is outlined in dark gold patterns.

"Access to the Tower of Babel"

Lin Xiaotian handed the card to Su Chen, "You can only enter once a week, and for now you can only enter the normal difficulty. As long as you can survive, you can climb as many levels as you want."

Su Chen took the card.

[Obtain the Tower of Babel Pass.]

"Thank you, Principal Lin."

After saying that, Su Chen prepared to turn around and walk towards the elevator.

"Su Chen".

Lin Xiaotian called him back again, "The Tower of Babel is not like a regular dungeon. The monster mechanics are special, and you also have the Abyss Curse on you, so it will be even more difficult to conquer. Before you go in, you should go to the central trading area to prepare more potions, and while you're at it, go to the canteen to have a cat meal with Master Meow."

"OK."

Su Chen casually agreed and stepped into the elevator.

Cat food?

I vaguely remember hearing someone say that a high-level chef at Sky Dome Academy makes dishes with special effects that can provide various powerful bonuses.

……

After leaving the teaching area, Su Chen walked through two tree-lined paths and headed straight for the academy's trading area.

The trading area is vast, with the plaza divided in two by a wide central avenue.

To the left is a magnificent six-story building.

A sign for the Professionals' Chamber of Commerce hangs at the entrance.

[Professionals Chamber of Commerce Sky Branch]

"The interior design styles of all the professional chambers of commerce are similar."

Su Chen looked at the incredibly familiar building and made a comment.

My mind involuntarily drifted to the tragic image of Chairman Zhang Ze; I wonder how he is doing now.

On the right side of the main road, however, the style of painting is completely different.

[Sky Dome Academy Exchange]

As far as the eye can see, there are crowds of people.

The square was densely packed with stalls.

The cacophony of hawking and haggling filled the air.

"Clearance Sale! Level 15 Blue Wolf Gauntlets, only 800 credits! +15 Strength, melee warriors take note, don't miss out, you'll have to wait another year!"

"Buying large quantities of materials leaked by Golden Lion, supporting both academic credits and gold coins for settlement. Contact me privately for details. Scammers, stay away!"

"Drive to Normal difficulty [Frozen Fortress], one boss slot, you can lie down and loot, 10,000 credits required to join!"

"A brand new silver-grade staff, +100 Spirit, a top-tier item for mages. The price is only credits; poor folks, don't even ask!"

"..."

Compared to the professional chamber of commerce, the college exchange is more lively.

after all.

In the academy, gold coins became a secondary currency; academic credits were the real hard currency.

"We haven't heard from Zhang Ze yet. That master blacksmith probably doesn't have time. Let's just buy a weapon and make do for now."

Su Chen looked at his more than 30 million credits and decided to buy a weapon as a temporary measure.

do not know.

Is there a weapon that suits me?