Chapter 77: This Record Has No Predecessor, No Successor

Such a sound hasn't been heard for a very, very long time.

In the venue, hundreds of astonished eyes focused on a brand‑new, unbelievable record...

People kept swallowing, staring unblinkingly at the new record on the screen, their faces beaming with disbelief.

"Is this really possible?"

"One person, actually solo‑completed a Nightmare-level Dungeon?"

"Even though it was a Level 17 Low-level Dungeon, solo completions are few."

"That's secondary; the crucial point is time—he finished in 50 minutes, a full 9 minutes faster than the previous record..."

"How did he do it?"

"His class is called Necromancer Summoner. What is that class? How have I never heard of it?"

Everyone kept shaking their heads.

"I've never heard of it either; it must be a new class."

"Exactly, definitely a new class; no one has heard of it before."

"Maybe it's a Mythological Class class?"

The chatter continued, and Jiang Chen appeared at the Instance Doorway.

"He's out, he's out!"

"Classmate, how did you do it?"

"Even though some can solo a Nightmare-level Dungeon, how did you both solo it and break the record?"

"Boss, could you take me along?"

Jiang Chen was surrounded by a crowd; he twitched the corner of his mouth, speechless.

He looked up at the new record he'd created and instantly understood everything.

Then he chose to spend points to purge the cooldown.

The next moment, Jiang Chen re‑entered the Instance.

"He went in again!"

"Is he going to solo again?"

"He can still keep soloing? Isn't he tired?"

"No

Don't keep watching; it'll scare him—after all, he's only Level 17.

"Exactly, I'm cracking up—some people are already Level 30, just called the guy Boss and begged to be taken, what a shameless move!"

The crowd dispersed, yet the discussion kept flowing.

Chu Yao was also in the crowd, her face full of shock.

"Incredible."

"Did he really earn 50 Contribution Points in the Trial?"

Just as Jiang Chen entered the Instance, his Communicator began to vibrate.

A message appeared on the Communicator.

"Refresh Mutated Forest Dungeon new record, reward Thousand Points Reward and 5 Contribution Points, each person can receive only once."

Jiang Chen was slightly startled; turning a record also grants point rewards and Contribution Points.

Unfortunately, it can only be obtained once; if it could be repeated, that would be awesome.

However, the university had already anticipated this and sealed the loophole early, preventing exploitation.

Even though it's a one‑time gain, it's still a pleasant surprise.

Jiang Chen only wants to level up; his goal is simple.

If the loophole isn't closed, a swarm of professional point‑farming teams will emerge; experienced groups can strictly control time, shaving a few seconds each run to keep farming points.

Controlling time, constantly refreshing records, constantly gaining Contribution Points—obviously the school had already foreseen this issue...

One hundred eight Skeleton Warriors charged forward again, sweeping the beasts in the Mutated Forest like wild predators.

Having learned from the last run, this time he didn't get lost and moved faster.

In just over 20 minutes, Jiang Chen reached the end of the Instance.

Skeleton Warrior

They advanced together, and instantly four corpses fell to the ground.

A column of water erupted, and the final Boss, Mutated Turtle, crawled out of the pool.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jiang Chen used the Skill: "Corpse Explosion!"

Four deafening blasts, the Mutated Turtle was helpless, its fate already sealed.

In fact, from the moment it emerged from the pool, its destiny was sealed.

It became a stepping stone for Jiang Chen to gain experience!

With a spray of water bursting into the sky, the pool instantly shrank by several meters.

A large crater appeared on the ground; the Mutated Turtle was blown all over with scale‑rending injuries.

"Flip it over."

The Skeleton Warriors had been ready for a long time, and surged forward as a pack.

No one ever uses this tactic.

No class can possess so many Summoned Entities.

Given the Mutated Turtle's size and weight, flipping it is simply impossible.

The Mutated Turtle let out a wailing scream, its four legs up in the air, exposing its most vulnerable spot; from this moment its fate was sealed.

In truth, its fate was sealed the moment it crawled out of the pond.

The Skeleton Warriors surged forward en masse, each unleashing a skill.

Skill: Rage Power!

Great blades glowing with red light fell upon its belly one after another.

Fresh blood spurted out like a fountain.

Compared to last time, it went far smoother—first stunned by corpse explosions all around, then hammered by the Skeleton Warriors' full‑force attacks.

In just one minute, the Mutated Turtle was dead.

'Killed Mutated Turtle, Experience +56,700'

'Obtained Bronze-grade weapon: Turtle Bow'

'Obtained Low-level Monster Core'

'Turtle Bow: Bronze-grade, Agility +40, Bow skill damage increased 6%, usable after Level 12'

In the Dungeon Hall, Zhong

voice rose again.

The person who had just left the Dungeon Hall rushed back again.

'What's happening, why is there a new record again?'

'Why is it still the Mutated Forest, and the score has risen again?'

'Whoa, this score is defying the heavens.'

'I'm going to faint, who can tell me this isn't real, such a score can't be possible.'

The new record time was frozen at 24 minutes 32 seconds.

It not only crossed the 30‑minute threshold, but also surpassed the 25‑minute mark.

The previous record, held for over three years, was 58 minutes.

And it was achieved by a five‑person team under near‑perfect configuration.

Unlike Jiang Chen, who single‑handedly set a record unimaginable to outsiders.

Breaking the existing record is extremely difficult.

Otherwise the old record wouldn't have hung here for over three years.

'I bet this record has no predecessor and no successor.'

'Saying there'll be no successor is a bit exaggerated; I'd say even in 500 years no one might break it.'

'It leaves no room for anyone to survive.'

'Do you think he'll go farm other instances to create new records?'

'Very likely. I just can't figure out how that Old Turtle Boss at the end of the Mutated Forest Dungeon, as hard as anything, managed it.'

'That turtle's constitution is absurdly high, nearly immune to physical attacks; only Elemental Attack can hurt it.'

'His class is Necromancer Summoner; using Elemental Attack is normal, just too fast. When I ran this instance before, I spent an hour just on the turtle.'

'I really don't know how he did it, that's amazing.'

Jiang Chen glowed all over at this moment; as the Mutated Turtle fell, Jiang Chen finally leveled up.

Reached Level 18.

Since his Job Change, less than half a month has passed.

He rose from Level 1 to Level 18 in a row.

The speed was astonishingly fast.

The attributes rose again; the Skeleton Warrior's Four-dimensional Attributes now topped 5,800, and after these two instance runs, Jiang Chen also saw the Skeleton Warrior's flaws.

Physical attacks are powerful, yet too one‑dimensional.

If faced with monsters with extremely high physical defense, the Skeleton Warrior's effect would be greatly weakened, even nullified.

The Soul Burn skill can compensate, but its efficiency against bosses is insufficient and limited by total Spirit.

'Necromancer Summoner, there must be more than just Skeleton Warriors.'

'Keep leveling up; when you reach Level 20, buy some Skill Scrolls and see if you can get new skills.'

Before Level 20, he doesn't plan to use any Skill Scrolls.

Even if Level‑10 skills remain, the success rate of Skill Scrolls drops dramatically.

It's better to wait until Level 20 and use a batch together.

His class is unique, unable to acquire skills the way other classes do.

Skill Scrolls are his only option.

Jiang Chen doesn't even know how many skills he has; after all, he's the first Necromancer Summoner and the only singular class.

There isn't even a reference point.

So he can only use as many Skill Scrolls as possible to try to obtain every skill.

At the beginner stage it was fine; a Beginner Skill Scroll costing 100,000 per sheet wasn't pricey.

But once reaching Intermediate Skill Scrolls, the price skyrocketed to 10,000,000, which is quite frightening.

'Take it step by step, don't overthink.'

Jiang Chen appeared outside the instance.

He found himself surrounded once more.

But this time everyone didn't like

as last time; this time they were much calmer.

"Classmate, could you tell me how you killed the Mutated Turtle?"

"Yeah, classmate, why can you fight so fast? Any tips? Share them, will you."

Many people humbly asked Jiang Chen for instruction.

Jiang Chen said lightly, "Just flip it over."

Flip it over?

The crowd's minds were suddenly enlightened.

Someone exclaimed, "Right, why didn't I think of that?"

"This old turtle, its Turtle Shell is hard, but the meat on its belly is still soft."

"Exactly, just flip it over and that'll be fine."

"Classmate Jiang Chen is truly talented, to think of such a good method."

Amid the chatter, Jiang Chen already walked toward the adjacent Instance.

Level 20 Instance: Spider Nest.

Entry requirement is Level 18 to Level 22.

Minimum Level 18 can enter, maximum must not exceed Level 22.

Before, because the level was too low, there were far too few Instances to choose from.