Chapter 14: The Atmosphere Inside the Dungeon Hall! Skeleton Knight Leo

Before the second wave of monster attacks, Zhou Chu had 8 minutes of preparation time.

Taking advantage of these 8 minutes, Zhou Chu stepped up his recruitment.

He increased the number of Skeleton Spearmen by another 300, while adding 100 Ghouls and 100 Crypt Poison Spiders each.

The strength of the first few waves of monsters shouldn't be much to speak of; he would inflict damage from a distance as much as possible, so he wouldn't need to deploy his melee troops.

The 8 minutes passed quickly, and Zhou Chu's troop count was now over 800.

However, the second wave of monsters had been replaced by Walking Corpses, which had slightly slower movement speeds but relatively higher defense and health.

Even so, this second wave of monsters was hit by several volleys from the 300 Skeleton Spearmen, all of them turning into experience and money for Zhou Chu.

The second wave consisted of exactly 200 monsters.

Zhou Chu now had a total of 305 Soul Fragments on him, nearly halfway to one thousand.

Expert-level Dungeon, Catastrophe Town.

In the central plaza of the small town, a large bear with several arrows stuck all over its body howled in agony, hurriedly searching for cover to avoid the attacks from the skeleton archers on the high ground.

After finding cover, Chen Bo, having transformed back into his human form, panted heavily as he cast Rejuvenation on himself, waiting for his skill cooldown.

He had been fighting independently in the Expert-level Dungeon for an hour and a half.

Yet, he was being pressed so hard by the monsters' fierce offensive that he could barely breathe.

Chen Bo had entered the Expert-level Dungeon with the intention of setting a new record.

But he never imagined that the end of this dungeon would be even harder than he had imagined.

If it weren't for his high health and defense after turning into Bear Form, he would have likely had to use a Teleportation Stone and been forced to GG just now.

Fortunately, most of the firing points had been almost completely destroyed by him, leaving only those last two rooftops.

For a newcomer bound to an S-rank Soul Profession, whether or not one breaks a record is secondary; clearing the dungeon is what matters.

Having gained a moment to catch his breath, Chen Bo couldn't help but picture the scene of Zhou Chu being shot into a hedgehog, and a gloating smile appeared on his face.

But then he had second thoughts, feeling that he might have been overestimating Zhou Chu.

A bottom-of-the-barrel F-rank Soul Profession wouldn't even be able to make it this far; he would probably have been hacked to death by those skeleton soldiers earlier on.

Therefore, Zhou Chu had no qualifications to be compared with him at all.

What he needed to consider was clearing the dungeon before Qin Ye and He Muxue, which would allow him to take first place in this mock joint examination.

But judging by the current situation, Qin Ye and He Muxue were both fragile Soul Professions; one slight carelessness and they would capsize in the gutter.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, the two of them would absolutely not dare to clear the dungeon using such a playstyle.

They would inevitably have to be cautious and choose the safest strategy.

Thus, their clear speed would definitely not be faster than his.

Consequently, after nearly another 30 minutes, Chen Bo, braving the danger of being blown to bits by those five Skeleton Grenadiers, cleared the dungeon in an extremely disheveled state.

It ultimately took him 2 hours and 13 minutes.

When Chen Bo walked out of the dungeon with a swaggering posture, he saw that many students who had cleared the Normal-difficulty dungeon had already returned to the hall.

At the same time, three principals and some Dungeon Hall staff were standing in front of the dungeon.

At this moment, Chen Bo looked like an African refugee; he was pitch black from head to toe, with only his white teeth showing.

If one didn't look closely, one wouldn't even recognize him as the second young master of the Chen Family.

He looked back at the electronic plaque above the Expert-level Dungeon and saw that Qin Ye and He Muxue were still inside the dungeon.

Chen Bo felt even more smug and whistled as he walked up to the three principals.

"Principal He, hello! I am Chen Bo, a student from No. 1 High School bound to the S-rank Soul Profession Druid. I am also your future son-in-law; I hope for your guidance in the future."

Chen Bo, feeling good about himself, took the lead and bowed slightly toward He Laijin as he spoke.

However, looking at He Laijin, he didn't seem to hear him, but was instead staring nervously at the electronic plaque behind him.

Chen Bo's expression changed slightly, and only then did he notice the anomaly in his surroundings.

At this moment, the entire hall was so quiet that there was almost no sound at all; one could even hear a pin drop on the floor.

One could see that the eyes of all the teachers and students were fixed tightly on the electronic plaque above the Hero-level Dungeon.

Everyone seemed to be holding their breath, their eyes filled with tension, and some even involuntarily clenched their fists tightly.

A suspicious Chen Bo then looked toward the electronic plaque above the golden portal.

When he saw the scrolling subtitles on the electronic plaque, his whole body felt as if it had been struck by Pikachu's 100,000 volts; he trembled all over, shaking like a sieve.

A surge of Blood Qi rushed to his heart, and he nearly had a breakdown.

Zhou Chu... actually entered the Hero-level dungeon!?

How is this possible!

Chen Bo refused to believe it, and his gaze immediately looked toward the large screen in the distance.

He was shocked to see that Zhou Chu's score was still ranked first, and he had even set a new record for the Expert-level dungeon.

What the f***?

Isn't he just an F-rank Soul Profession?

How can he be stronger than an S-rank Soul Profession!

A Hero-level dungeon!

That is a Hero-level dungeon!

And he's actually soloing it!

Upon seeing the three words "Hero-level," Chen Bo couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

Even though he was bound to an S-rank Soul Profession, he didn't have the guts to solo a Hero-level dungeon.

I don't even dare to, how does he dare to!

Chen Bo was filled with jealousy and hatred, wishing that Zhou Chu would die in the dungeon the next second.

At this moment, an hour had passed since Zhou Chu entered the Copy, but the electronic plaque above the Hero-level Dungeon was still scrolling Zhou Chu's information.

Once the text on the plaque disappears, it indicates that the person inside the Copy has encountered a situation.

Chen Bo simply refused to believe this!

So, like everyone else present, he stood in front of the Copy, watching its movements.

After a while longer, Qin Ye and He Muxue also walked out of the Expert-level Dungeon separately.

Upon learning of Zhou Chu's performance in this assessment, they were even more astonished.

What left the two of them even more tongue-tied was that he was currently soloing the Hero-level Dungeon, which was truly shocking.

Subsequently, the two of them could not help but join the ranks of the spectators.

On the other hand, Luo Dachun, who had goaded Zhou Chu into the Copy, had originally estimated that Zhou Chu would last at most ten minutes or so.

Yet, to his utter disbelief, this underdog kid was actually able to hold out for as long as an hour, and he could not help but feel a little apprehensive.

However, he still knew a thing or two about the basic situation of the Hero-level Dungeon.

There are five waves of monsters in the early stage.

But the further one goes, not only does the number of monsters increase exponentially, but their strength also rises exponentially.

Even if Zhou Chu had more tricks up his sleeve, once he encountered a siege by the monsters, he would definitely not be able to hold on.

Therefore, Luo Dachun felt that the possibility of Zhou Chu coming out of the Hero-level Dungeon alive was almost zero.

It was not just Luo Dachun who thought this way.

Everyone present, even the father and daughter Su Zhanghe and Su Chang, believed that it was impossible for Zhou Chu to come out alive.

Inside the Copy, relying on his own production speed of one soldier per second, Zhou Chu had built up a massive army over the course of an hour.

At this time, Zhou Chu had exhausted all his Soul Power, and, feeling weak, he collapsed to the ground, using his willpower to arrange his troops and command the battle.

Without Soul Power, Zhou Chu could no longer summon minions from the Contract Pool.

However, before him was already a vast and mighty army of minions, almost reaching the enemy camp ahead.

Prior to this, relying on the long-range lethality of a large number of Skeleton Spear Throwers, Zhou Chu had easily withstood the enemy's five attacks with minimal cost.

Although the fourth wave of Skeleton Crossbowmen and the fifth wave of Skeleton Grenadiers were relatively threatening, the first three waves had almost no difficulty.

At the same time, Zhou Chu was also about to reach level 5.

Just then, accompanied by the continuous trembling of the earth ahead, the sound of hooves trampling the ground rang out.

Immediately following, a Skeleton Knight riding a bone horse, clad in armor and wielding a giant shield and a long sword, broke through the black fog.

【Skeleton Knight Leo】 C-rank Enhanced Elite

【Level: 10】

【Blood Value: 】

【Attack Power: 850】

【Skills: Charge, Indestructible, Endurance Aura, Heroic Impact】

The only elite monster of the Hero-level Dungeon had finally arrived!

As long as he kills it, he can clear the Copy!

The corners of Zhou Chu's mouth curled up slightly.

He had already seen the dawn of victory!