Chapter 12: Luo Dachun's Instigation

Dungeon Hall.

Su Zhanghe kept comforting the self-reproaching Su Chang, his heart feeling increasingly restless and chaotic.

According to what the staff member said earlier, the Emergency Team should have been in position over ten minutes ago.

Yet, nearly half an hour had passed, and this group of people had only just arrived late.

Leading this Emergency Team was a middle-aged man with a fat head, big ears, and a prominent potbelly.

He appeared visibly intoxicated, and as soon as he entered the Dungeon Hall, he began shouting and making a scene.

"Which one of you doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, entering a dungeon without a Teleportation Stone? Are you intentionally trying to cause trouble for the government!"

Su Zhanghe frowned, stepped forward, and said: "It is my student, his name is Zhou Chu. You all arrived too slowly; how much time has already passed!"

The middle-aged man glanced at Su Zhanghe and said indifferently: "What's the rush? Just a student who bound an F-rank Soul Profession, how long could he possibly last in an Expert-level Dungeon? He's probably beyond saving already."

Su Chang, who was wiping away tears, flew into a rage upon hearing this: "How can you speak like that! This is a living human life, after all!"

The middle-aged man sneered: "I am stating facts. You teachers are the same; students like this shouldn't have come in the first place. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done such a stupid thing."

Su Zhanghe suppressed his anger and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this, please hurry inside!"

"An F-rank Soul Profession, daring to challenge an Expert-level Dungeon, truly ignorant of life and death."

The middle-aged man muttered impatiently, preparing to lead the Emergency Team into the dungeon.

At this moment, a figure was suddenly teleported out.

The leading middle-aged man was startled upon seeing this and stumbled back several steps.

Eventually, losing his balance, he landed on his bottom on the floor.

"You, you, you, what kind of ghost are you?"

He widened his eyes, pointing a trembling finger at the Zhou Chu who had appeared before him in terror.

Zhou Chu was also startled by the fat man who had suddenly sat down on the floor.

But he quickly realized that everyone present was looking at him with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

They had all concluded that Zhou Chu was surely dead.

Yet they never expected Zhou Chu to appear before them safe and sound.

Just then, a loud broadcast echoed throughout the Dungeon Hall.

【Real-time Announcement: Congratulations to Tianhua No. 1 High School candidate "Zhou Chu" for successfully clearing the Expert-level Dungeon. Time taken: 28 minutes and 28 seconds!】

【This result has broken the 1 hour and 41 minute record held by former Tianhua No. 3 Middle School candidate "Lin Mo'er," becoming the newest clear record for the Expert-level Dungeon!】

People stared at the constantly scrolling results on the big screen, stunned, and the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Su Chang's eyes were filled with tears, her mouth slightly agape, as she walked to Zhou Chu's side and gently touched his body with her finger.

After confirming that Zhou Chu was a living person, she could no longer suppress the torment in her heart, pulled Zhou Chu into a tight embrace, and burst into loud sobs.

If something had truly happened to Zhou Chu, she might have lived the rest of her life in the torment of deep self-reproach.

At this moment, the principals of the Second Middle School, Luo Dachun, and the Third Middle School, He Laijin, also arrived at the Dungeon Teleportation Gate from the observation area after hearing the announcement.

They were equally shocked.

A mere F-rank Soul Profession was actually able to clear an Expert-level Dungeon and even break the existing record.

What kind of god-tier Soul Profession was this bottom-of-the-barrel Necromancer, that even three S-rank Soul Professions were no match for him!

Luo Dachun stood there stunned for a long time, then looked at the results on the big screen for a while, an expression of disbelief appearing on his face.

"You, how did you get out?" he asked, looking at Zhou Chu in astonishment.

"I came out after killing the monsters," Zhou Chu replied as if it were a matter of course.

Luo Dachun felt as if a fishbone were stuck in his throat; he couldn't say a single word.

Even Su Zhanghe, as the principal of the First Middle School, could not believe this was actually true.

He had originally held not even the slightest bit of hope for Zhou Chu.

Yet he never expected that Zhou Chu would not only give him a huge surprise but also earn him plenty of face.

Su Zhanghe patted Zhou Chu on the shoulder, beaming with joy: "Not bad, not bad, student Zhou Chu. With your current results, if you can get a good score on the College Entrance Exam, getting into Shenxia is a certainty."

"You have made history! This victory is hard-won for you. You must remain humble and prudent, and continue to work hard..."

Following that, he said with a smile to He Laijin, who was still standing there in a daze: "Old He, you should have nothing to say this time. Since Zhou Chu won first place, you cannot go back on the wager you made before the exam!"

He Laijin nodded repeatedly and smiled: "Oh, that is natural, that is natural."

Even so, Luo Dachun on the side was still very unconvinced.

He was unwilling to accept that his prized student had lost to a student who had bound an F-rank Soul Profession.

An S-rank losing to an F-rank—who would believe that if it got out?

His eyes rolled, and a smile instantly replaced his expression as he stepped forward and said: "Old Su, then I will congratulate you in advance. Your school has cultivated such an excellent student; he will surely become a pillar of the country in the future."

"However, such an excellent sapling will never achieve greatness without tempering. I hear the Exorcism Army is a good place."

"Even a piece of raw jade must be finely carved and polished before it can become a treasure."

"In my opinion, this child should be sent to the Exorcism Army to be tempered. Even if he doesn't have the chance to go to the front lines, it would be good for him to go out and see the world."

Upon hearing these words from Luo Dachun, Su Zhanghe's face instantly turned cold.

This guy clearly had no good intentions.

Who didn't know what kind of place the Exorcism Army was?

That was the location closest to the front-line battlefield, shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the entire country from the invasion of the Calamity Legion.

Generally speaking, only those who had bound less-than-ideal Soul Professions would consider joining the Exorcism Army.

Most who went there faced nine deaths for every one life.

Only those who survived the constant tempering of war would become the backbone of the Exorcism Army.

Therefore, the vast majority of people who went there were just cannon fodder.

As for a newcomer like Zhou Chu who has bound an F-rank Soul Profession, he is even less qualified to join the Exorcism Army.

But Zhou Chu is the student who placed first in today's joint entrance exam; at the very worst, he wouldn't end up in a place like the Exorcism Army eating dirt.

As the principal of the First High School, he would be the first to disagree.

"Luo Dachun, don't think I don't know what kind of scheme you're hatching? This is clearly just jealousy on your part."

"Trying to incite my student to go to the front lines? Only a fool would listen to your nonsense!"

Su Zhanghe was indignant.

Seeing his own student being outperformed, this Luo Dachun had grown jealous and come up with such a sinister idea; he really was a piece of trash.

But just at this moment, a voice sounded from behind Su Zhanghe.

"Principal Su, I want to join the Exorcism Army!"