Chapter 8

the two sides moving toward each other were within reach.

Looking at Li Yao right in front of her, Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu only swept a cold glance over him.

Her eyes were filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, as well as pity for Li Yao, who was about to lose his qualification to enter the dungeon.

The two sides brushed past each other.

The next second,

“Boom!”

A giant tree with a diameter of one meter collapsed with a crash.

A giant wolf with dark red fur like barbs stepped on the tree and appeared before everyone’s eyes.

“Roar, roar, roar!”

Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu looked back and found that Li Yao was still standing in the same spot.

Scared silly?

Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu withdrew her gaze with contempt.

Facing a strong enemy, he couldn't even run; she didn't know how he dared to come here!

At this moment,

the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf lunged toward Li Yao at an extremely fast speed.

Just as it was about to bite Li Yao,

the air beneath the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf suddenly distorted.

Two deep purple scythe-claws, radiating a chilling aura, appeared silently.

“Swish!”

The two scythe-claws crossed in the air, leaving a cross-shaped air wave.

The Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf’s massive body stalled in mid-air.

Li Yao shook his head gently.

“Still can’t take a single hit.”

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[Leveled-up kill of a boss-tier creature, Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf, EXP +142%]

[Level increased to 5!]

[Hedge Fund triggered, obtained 10 gold coins!]

[Practical Training triggered, Void Mantis Strength +1]

Two black lines slowly emerged on the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf’s body.

The next moment,

blood shot out like a pillar!

The Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf died without even discovering who its enemy was!

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, and the scream that never came,

made Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu and the others look back in the middle of their escape, caught by surprise.

Li Yao was still standing in the same spot as before.

In front of him lay the four neatly severed pieces of the monster’s corpse,

and above the corpse, a pale silver treasure chest hovered ten centimeters off the ground.

Monsters in the novice dungeon are weakened and have no loot.

But this Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf was different; it was unweakened and was a boss-tier monster itself.

Looking at the scene before her,

Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu felt her brain shrink!

The knowledge absorbed from nine years of compulsory education was completely unable to explain this scene.

The group stood frozen in place as if time had stopped.

Li Yao had no intention of paying attention to them; he put the pale silver treasure chest into his storage ring.

Li Yao was not surprised by the one-shot kill of the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf.

The moment the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf appeared, Li Yao had cast Appraisal on it.

8th-level boss.

On the way to the depths of the dungeon, the Void Mantis had hunted countless monsters.

Its strength attribute had long since exceeded 600.

‘Taste Their Fear’ could deal four times the damage, and coupled with the ‘Isolation’ multiplier,

that was eight times the damage.

If he remembered correctly,

the damage font just now was displayed in red, which meant a weak-point attack, doubling the damage again.

Dealing over ten thousand damage became perfectly normal.

A one-shot kill was nothing out of the ordinary.

It was just unexpected that there were boss-tier creatures in the novice dungeon; that was a pleasant surprise.

Not only did he level up, but he also got loot.

A pale silver treasure chest had a chance to contain Silver-grade equipment.

“I’ll open it when I get out.”

Now that he had reached level 5 and the Hedge Fund gold coins were in hand, there was nothing left to linger for in this novice dungeon.

Li Yao walked toward the dungeon entrance.

Passing by Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu, who was still stunned, Li Yao gave her a deep look.

In his heart, he had already passed a ‘death sentence’ on this woman.

Regardless of the outcome,

if he were just an ordinary professional, Li Yao would have been dead or severely injured by her attempt to shift the danger onto him.

Li Yao didn't consider himself a good person.

If someone wanted to harm him, they had better be prepared to accept retaliation!

It was just that, being in the novice dungeon, it wasn't convenient to make a move.

Until Li Yao disappeared from their sight,

Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu and the others finally came to their senses.

“That was Li Yao’s summon, right?”

“Should be, right?”

“Are A-rank summons that exaggerated?”

“How is that possible?! Even an S-rank couldn't one-shot it; this is a boss-tier! Have you forgotten how Ye Tao was teleported out?”

They all knew Li Yao’s summon came from Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu’s A-rank skill book.

However, if an A-rank summon were that strong, Summoners wouldn't be considered a ‘sewer’ class.

Now they could only guess that Li Yao’s class, Chess Player, possessed the ability to buff summons for a short time.

And it was a massive boost, the kind with side effects!

Even so, they now knew that Li Yao, this A-rank Summoner, was by no means as simple as they had imagined.

Seeing Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu still lost in astonishment,

the archer professional in the team showed a gloating expression.

“Goddess Goddess Jiang, do you regret breaking up now?”

After entering the dungeon, Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu’s snatching of EXP and her later sacrifice of teammates to shake off the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf

had long since shattered her ‘Goddess’ halo.

“I don’t think you have time to regret it now.”

The archer professional reminded her with a smirk.

“The look Li Yao gave you just now was the same as the look you gave me back then.”

Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu’s body trembled.

The same as me?

Back when they were being tracked by the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf,

when she looked at the archer, she had been thinking of sacrificing him.

At this moment,

the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf’s corpse, divided into four pieces, was so glaring in Goddess Jiang Goddess Jiang Ningyu’s eyes.

“No! It’s not like that!”

“In that situation, even if he were targeted by the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf, Li Yao wouldn't have been killed; at most, he would have been teleported out!”

“Li Yao, he... he misunderstood me!”

“I have to explain it to him!”

Outside the dungeon, the sun was high.

It was noon.

They had entered at nine in the morning; it had only been three hours.

Li Yang and the several principals had not moved.

They were drinking tea and chatting occasionally, not feeling bored.

Every year was like this; when students entered the novice dungeon, they would guard outside.

To prevent students who were teleported out from not receiving timely medical treatment.

Li Yang had not left.

Although he didn't have high expectations for the Summoner class, he wanted to see what level his son could reach.

After all,

this concerned who would eventually receive that resource!

The dungeon entrance suddenly emitted rays of light; the group stood up and looked toward the entrance with suspicion.

“It’s only been three hours, and someone is already out?”

The novice dungeon has two exits.

One is in the depths of the dungeon, near the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf’s territory.

The other is where they entered, which can also be used to exit.

Because he hadn't killed the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf in its territory, Li Yao didn't know there was a closer route there.

Li Yao walked out from the light.

Li Yang walked over quickly: “Li Yao, why are you out so soon?”

“Yo, you’re here, sir!”

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Li Yao saw the middle-aged man before him.

He must have been worried about him getting hurt in the dungeon and came specifically to watch.

Li Yao explained: “It wasn't challenging, so I came out.”

‘It wasn't challenging, so I came out.’

This statement left Li Yang unable to understand for a moment.

Li Yao said it too blandly, and there was even a smile on his face.

The next second,

a gasp came from behind Li Yang.

“Li Yao, Chess Player, level 5?!”

Zhang Yi appeared beside Li Yao in an instant, and all the other principals also looked over.

Zhang Yi’s mind went numb; even though his Appraisal had already seen Li Yao’s level, he couldn't help but ask,

“You’re level 5?”

A sense of absurdity filled his brain, as if it had crashed.

It had only been three hours since the dungeon opened.

Three hours!

Even counting professionals beyond S-rank, the fastest time to reach level 5 was five hours.

Zhang Yi didn't believe it, and didn't dare to believe it!

“The boss gave a lot of EXP, so I reached level 5.”

The word ‘low-key’ did not exist in Li Yao’s dictionary.

This is a high-martial world where monsters run rampant!

As long as the higher-ups aren't stupid, the more talent he shows, the more resources he will definitely receive!

He wouldn't follow some ‘cowardly’ path.

“You even killed the boss? That Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf?”

As expected, as soon as Li Yao finished speaking, gasps erupted all around.

That was an 8th-level boss-tier monster that hadn't been weakened!

Li Yao had entered the dungeon alone.

And he was still in the novice stage, with few skills, weak combat power, and little experience; how could he defeat that monster?

For a remote place like Jiangzhou, no one had ever thought that such a boss monster would one day be killed.

Even the S-rank professional from a few years ago, limited by not having an elite team, hadn't completed the subjugation of the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf.

Yet Li Yao had done it, and in all likelihood, it was a solo hunt!

Zhang Yi thought of many things, but he just couldn't figure it out; he stood there in a daze.

“Principal Zhang?”

Seeing Zhang Yi not responding, Li Yao smiled.

In this world, only by showing eye-catching talent will people pay attention, and only then will resources be tilted toward you.

The child who cries gets the milk.

“By the way, Principal Zhang, I want to apply to go to the Jiangzhou border.”