Chapter 11: All Monsters Cleared—What

Jiang Chen looked up, finally seeing the source of the dark brown branches that attacked him.

It was a branch from a towering tree; frowning, Jiang Chen cast Detection Technique on the tree.

"Monster Name: SM-Whip Tree"

"Level: 8"

"Monster Description: A bizarre tree with strange binding habits, many branches that will bind passing creatures and continuously whip them."

Jiang Chen twitched the corner of his mouth; this tree seems to have some quirks.

Wait?

Something's off; isn't it supposed to bind passing creatures? Then why didn't it attack the Skeleton Army that just passed by?

Could it be because the Skeleton Warrior shows no signs of life, so it's not considered a creature?

But a flesh-and-blood person like me walking in naturally matches the creature's habit, so I got attacked.

Jiang Chen's stunned empty block, and the long branch resumed its attack.

Already mentally prepared, Jiang Chen immediately stepped back, creating distance from the long whip branch.

With two swishing sounds, the long whip branch, unable to reach Jiang Chen, stopped its attack.

"So that's it!"

Jiang Chen halted, seeming to have an epiphany, and understood.

"The designer of this Instance really put thought into it!"

The monsters before in the Loran Forest Instance were all weakened from normal strength.

But at the deepest part, this level‑8 tree monster has strength equal to wild monsters.

The Instance designer further filtered level‑8 monsters and ultimately chose this plant‑type monster.

To let novices experience monster danger early, the tree monster has ambush traits.

It can make novices become alert after the first encounter.

and wary.

Moreover, this long whip tree monster cannot move, so novices are safe in front of it.

As long as a safe distance is kept from the tree monster, no attack will occur.

After testing, Jiang Chen was surprised to find that the skill casting distance of Magic Class Professions matches exactly the attack range of the long‑branch tree monster's limbs.

This directly removes any chance for ranged Magic Class Professions to cheat, preventing them from standing far away and outputting, grinding these level‑8 monsters!

It can be said that the level‑8 monster before us is the final trial the Instance designer left for newcomers.

These tree monsters have attributes identical to wild ones, serving to smoothly bridge newcomers between the Instance and the wild.

In such an Instance and battle, novices can obtain the greatest honing and growth.

Jiang Chen didn't let the Skeleton Warrior continue searching for monsters; having arrived here, there must be nothing besides the level‑8 tree monster.

He summoned back the Skeleton Warriors, and seventeen Skeleton Warriors clustered tightly around him.

They looked imposing, like bodyguards guarding him.

Jiang Chen commanded one of the axe‑wielding Skeleton Warriors to charge the long whip tree monster.

Until the Skeleton Warrior reached it, the tree monster's branches still gave no reaction.

It seems Summoned Entities cannot be counted as creatures.

With a crack, the Skeleton Warrior's axe slashed the tree monster.

The tree monster finally reacted, its long whip branches slapped the Skeleton Warrior and tried to bind it.

Amid the pounding clangs like metal striking, the Skeleton Warrior's steel‑like defense left the long whip branches helpless.

None

Whether it's constitution, strength, or defense, the stats are all 550, so this level of Slash doesn't even count as a tickle.

Seeing that a single axe swing couldn't instantly kill the long whip branch, Jiang Chen was also puzzled.

Logically, after a tenfold Perfect Buff, the Skeleton Warrior's strength should overwhelm a level‑8 monster, right?

That's right!

His eyes lit up as he recalled, this is the true strength of wild monsters.

So he commanded the Skeleton Warriors to keep hacking until four consecutive strikes,

the whip tree finally fell.

"Killed SM-Whip Tree, Experience Value +200"

Clearly, a monster of this strength gives far more Experience Value than the previous Divine Power Level 7 monsters.

Though the Experience Value is higher, killing with Skeleton Warriors takes more time.

It's still faster to grind level‑7 monsters, but finding level‑7 monsters wastes time.

Looking at the towering lush trees ahead, they are all level‑8 whip trees.

Jiang Chen also realized, set aside speed concerns; at least the density of level‑8 monsters here is very high.

Here, Skeleton Warriors don't need to search for monsters; they just have to swing a few more axes.

It must be said, monsters meeting a Necromancer Summoner like Jiang Chen have met their nemesis.

With a single thought released, the seventeen Skeleton Warriors scattered, attacking the whip tree clusters.

The axes and short swords in their hands kept striking the whip trees.

Experience Value began rising again nonstop.

Perhaps other students in the Instance are still struggling with single monsters, while Jiang Chen here, aided by seventeen Skeleton Warriors,

Experience

acquisition speed is actually getting faster.

Whoosh!

After more than 40 minutes passed, a faint golden light lit up Jiang Chen again, and he leveled up, reaching Divine Power Level 6.

At this moment, outside the Instance, it was already night, and the sky was gradually dimming.

Since entering the dungeon, all the students have been inside Luolan Forest for about ten hours.

When the 12‑hour period ends, everyone will be automatically teleported out.

Sitting in the outdoor resting area, the various high‑school principals and Lu Weichuan were still quietly sipping fragrant tea.

At their current levels, even if they meditated here for three days and three nights, they wouldn't feel a strong hunger.

Every year, when the students enter the Newbie Dungeon, these principals wait outside.

Mainly to prevent any accidental incidents.

Lu Weichuan was staying here, hoping that after the 12‑hour period ends, they could be the first to see their daughter Lu Qingyu.

After all, during the Job Transfer Ceremony, they had promised that their daughter would come to watch, but hadn't kept that promise; this time they didn't want to break their word again.

Swoosh!

At that moment, the exit of the Loran Forest Instance suddenly glowed with a faint light.

A teacher shouted in surprise, "What? Is someone coming out?"

They felt a bit panicked; normally, before the time is up, the students inside wouldn't come out easily, as they want to gain more experience inside.

Those who leave early might have encountered some mishap.

Accompanied by the faint light, Jiang Chen walked out from inside.

Cheng Rushan's expression was already… Jiang Chen's is a Hidden Profession; could it be that he's too weak to hold on inside?

He hurriedly asked anxiously.

"

Jiang Chen, why did you come out so quickly!

Jiang Chen replied calmly, "I finished clearing the monsters inside, so I came out!"

!!!

Everyone present was startled.