Chapter 50: A New Wave Before the First Settles, Second Stage

The sudden meteor made Jiang Chen's heart tremble, and immediately his Skeleton Warriors formed a solid shield formation, tightly surrounding him.

At that moment, a fireball like a meteor struck the Skeleton Warriors, igniting sparks across the sky, beautiful and spectacular.

Jiang Chen knows his weakness well; his constitution is very fragile, and if he endures a powerful attack it will cause massive damage that will be passed to his Skeleton Warriors, posing a serious threat to them.

But if he changes his thinking and lets these Skeleton Warriors block for him, the result will be different.

The Four-dimensional Attributes of the Skeleton Warriors are known to Jiang Chen better than anyone.

Their extremely high defense can essentially ignore such damage.

Therefore, he chooses to have the Skeleton Warriors absorb this wave of attack, placing himself in a relatively safe position.

The Skeleton Warriors, like a solid Fortress, withstood the meteor‑like fireball barrage; although the sky was ablaze with dazzling flames, they remained unmoved.

Jiang Chen understands that his power does not lie in his own constitution, but in the Skeleton Warriors he summons.

The Skeleton Warriors possess a strong constitution and defensive ability, almost able to ignore damage of this magnitude.

Fire Rain arrives, but Jiang Chen remains unhurried; he commands ten Skeleton Warriors, using their Shields to block the enemy mages' attacks.

At the same time, he summons another ten Skeleton Warriors to deal with the charging beastmen warriors.

"Use Skill!" Jiang Chen orders in his mind, and red light instantly flashes in the hands of the Skeleton Warriors.

Rage Power!

Standing under the Skeleton Warriors' protection, Jiang Chen also sees clearly the beasts ahead.

team.

In the squad, there is a group of beastman mages wielding withered Wands; the meteor rain just now was cast by them.

Moreover, under the urging of these beastman mages, a large gang of Filin Beastman Warriors also brandished their Weapons, shouting wildly as they charged forward.

The Skeleton Warriors' Power Attribute reaches 5000, and with Skill bonuses their attack power instantly doubles.

The Filin Beastman Warriors are swiftly annihilated, unable to withstand such a powerful attack.

Jiang Chen also discovers that these monsters seem to have no respawn delay, suddenly popping up as a group.

For others this isn't good news, but for Jiang Chen it is a boon.

It means a large amount of points are about to be earned!

The Filin Beastman Mage continues to unleash Fire Rain; as fire rain falls from the sky, Jiang Chen hides under the Skeleton Warriors' protection, unscathed.

Jiang Chen's palm also emits light, and immediately a huge boom sounds; the explosion's shockwave spreads instantly, the Filin Beastman Warriors fall like wheat stalks, and within seconds the hundreds of charging Filin Beastman Warriors are almost all dead.

Ten Skeleton Warriors dash toward the Filin Beastman Mage like lightning, their 5000 Agility Attribute giving them astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the Skeleton Warriors reach the Filin Beastman Mage, blades flashing down; each slash means the death of a Filin Beastman Mage.

The Fire Rain is extinguished by the Skeleton Warriors' attack, and everything becomes calm again.

The Examiners, in the Trial Tower Control Room, witness the points leaderboard; they widen their eyes, looking at the screen in disbelief.

Jiang Chen's points are blazing.

Jiang Chen's points, in the heated battle, paused for a moment, then surged like a Rocket, jumping from 4105 points to 14605 points, meaning he has defeated 120 monsters.

"This guy has a Group Attack Skill." the Examiners exchange remarks, exclaiming.

"This class is overpowered; its single‑target Skill is already insanely strong, and the Group Attack Skill is no less." an Examiner comments.

"Moreover, its Summoned Entity is equally powerful." another Examiner praises.

"But we cannot jump to conclusions now; after all his level is still low, we need to see his future performance." a cautious Examiner offers a conservative view.

Some classes perform modestly at low levels, but only shine at high levels, and vice versa.

Jiang Chen's class, though strong at low levels, is understood by the Examiners to face tougher challenges as the level rises.

Being strong at low level does not guarantee strength at high level.

Being weak at low level also does not mean one will be weak at high level.

Some classes remain mediocre until they acquire a Divine Skill, after which they become indispensable.

There is a class that is usually useless.

But once war erupts, it becomes god‑like.

All its Skills are Legion‑wide group skills.

If such a class exists in a Legion, the Legion's combat power can double.

Suddenly the ground trembles, emitting a booming roar.

The whole earth seems to shake, as if an earthquake has occurred.

The corpses vanish in this tremor, as if devoured by the earth.

An invisible gas wells up from the ground, and the air becomes

heavier, suffused with a bloody scent, even carrying a corpse stench that is unbearable.

The sky grows darker, the atmosphere becomes oppressive, making one feel suffocated.

"Second Stage has begun." Jiang Chen gazes at the sky; he seems accustomed to this death‑laden aura, feeling no aversion.

Perhaps his class is related.

The aura of death does not make him feel uncomfortable.

The increasingly heavy stench, however, he does not like.

The ground tremor gradually ceases; Jiang Chen has the Skeleton Warriors circle him, staying alert to the surroundings.

After a few seconds, footsteps sound.

"It's coming!"

Jiang Chen mutters silently in his mind.

A sudden multitude of monsters appears around.

The monsters emerge from all directions, forming squads of five each.

Filin Beastmen Warrior

Level 16

Filin Beastmen Archer

Level 16

Each squad has a 3+2 composition, three Warriors paired with two Archers.

The Warriors and Archers are both Level 16.

At least 40 squads are scattered around.

From a distance, Jiang Chen looks as if he is surrounded by them.

After entering the Second Stage, not only do the monsters' level increase by one, their numbers also double.

Jiang Chen is not worried about this.

To him, they're just Level 16 monsters.

Even without Corpse Explosion, just twenty Skeleton Warriors, with a bit of time he can cut all these guys down.

He is now pondering another question.

"At this Difficulty, other professions would find it hard to get through the Second Stage."

"Even if they can get through, it would take a lot of time."

The Difficulty of the First Stage is not considered high in Jiang Chen's eyes.

As long as

spend a little effort, most practitioners can get through.

The Second Stage is much harder; just a +1 level, monsters double, two changes are enough to raise the Difficulty by several times.

Moreover, with the appearance of Archers, Archers are said to be the natural enemies of Mage‑Class Practitioners.

This change will cause most Mage‑Class Practitioners to balk.

Historically, how many people have ultimately passed the Fifth Round's assessment......