Chapter 279: Hope Was Just Our Overthinking

Long Country, Jingdu University.

The central hall of the dungeon.

All eyes were locked onto the rift above the dungeon.

There.

A row of data showing each war zone's progress floated in midair.

Behind the line 【Long Country War Zone: 1/20】.

A blinding golden light suddenly erupted.

The light slowly coalesced.

Finally forming a small, exquisite golden weapon icon.

Everyone present understood what this meant.

It was the mark of a Unique Weapon.

And the first Unique Weapon in the entire battlefield.

Lin Mo secured the first kill of the entire battlefield!

"First kill!!"

"The Great Demon King got the first kill!!"

The students erupted in cheers.

"My god! How long has it been? The boss's kill protection timer just ended, right?!"

"I think it was less than three seconds..."

"Great Demon King is awesome!"

"The Great Demon King's reputation is going to grow even more..."

At the front of the crowd.

The members of Long Order Class were equally excited.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Han Mengqing grabbed Chu Lingxuan beside her.

"Lingxuan sister! The class monitor got the first kill! I told you! The class monitor is the number one in the world!"

"Those foreign bastards don't even deserve to wipe his shoes!"

Wang Dawei bounced up and down uncontrollably.

"Class monitor is awesome!"

"Crush them! Let those seven countries' brats know what a Long Country Great Demon King really is!"

Amid the crowd.

Ye Kong and Han Mengyao wore complex expressions.

They were proud of Lin Mo.

But mostly, they felt powerless.

Back then.

On the day they were accepted into Long Order Class.

They were full of ambition.

They had imagined countless times how they would enter the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield, slaughter everyone, bring glory to their country.

Basking in the cheers of Long Country students.

But now.

Under Lin Mo's moonlike radiance.

They...

Didn't even have the qualification to enter the Ten Thousand Nations Battlefield.

Ye Kong's lips curled into a bitter smile.

He loosened his clenched fists.

He couldn't deny it.

If it were him, a three-second first kill on a boss? Impossible.

Han Mengyao also shook her head.

The faint disappointment in her eyes was replaced by determination.

What was there to be disappointed about?

Personal glory meant nothing.

As long as Lin Mo was there, Long Country's future held infinite possibilities.

That was what mattered most!

Thinking of this,

Han Mengyao looked up at the rift and whispered:

"Class monitor, keep going."

In front of Long Order Class.

The senior figures were all beaming.

Xu Wenchang was ecstatic:

"Good kid!"

"Well done!"

"First kill in under three seconds? Man, I can't even imagine how those foreign bastards look right now..."

"Hahahaha..."

Guhe also burst out laughing.

Though he tried hard to maintain the composure of a university president,

but...

He couldn't help it.

"This Lin Mo..."

"Not only is his strength unmatched, but no one can outshine him in stealing the spotlight."

Nie Zhenguo stood with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.

"That first kill was impressive."

"One man silenced a hundred and forty."

Among them,

Lin Tianhao crossed his arms.

He stood rigidly, chin slightly raised.

"Ahem..."

Lin Tianhao glanced sideways at everyone.

"That brat—I've taught him since he was little: when you go out, get things done efficiently."

"It's just a level 40 boss."

"Why the big deal?"

Hearing Lin Tianhao's shameless humblebrag,

Xu Wenchang's mouth twitched.

"Old Lin, enough already."

"Your grin's practically reaching your skull, and you're still pretending?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Laughter erupted around them.

Meanwhile,

Ying Country, the Supreme Academy.

Thousands of Ying Country students stared fixedly at the prompt above the rift.

Complete silence.

One Ying Country student trembled as he spoke:

"Is that... a first kill?"

"Is it... Long Country?"

"How is that possible?!"

"Long Country only sent in one person?!"

"Three seconds?! Are you kidding?!"

"Baka! Impossible! How can one person be faster than everyone?!"

"I get it—other countries, including our own Kami no Tsuki, probably didn't care about the first kill. They were probably planning to surround Long Country."

"That makes sense..."

"So that's how it is!"

The central square of the entire dungeon gradually grew lively.

In front of the square.

Instructor Inoue Yu and Principal Tokugawa stood frozen in place.

"Principal Tokugawa…"

Inoue Yu murmured:

"This… what's going on?"

"In less than three seconds… that man from Dragon Country claimed the first kill?"

Principal Tokugawa stared fixedly at the golden unique weapon icon.

His hands clenched unconsciously within his long sleeves.

"Inoue."

Tokugawa's voice was low.

"It seems…"

"Dragon Country really sent in that one specialized dungeon class."

Hearing this,

Inoue Yu froze.

"Impossible?"

"Such an important class, just thrown into the Ten Nations Arena with no protection?"

"Even a fool could guess this Ten Nations Arena is far more dangerous than previous ones?"

Principal Tokugawa took a deep breath.

"Inoue."

"I believe Dragon Country is not mad."

Inoue Yu blinked.

"What do you mean?"

Principal Tokugawa sighed softly:

"Such an important class could never be sent in just to die."

"There's only one possibility…"

"This man isn't just specialized against monsters."

"He… likely possesses terrifying strength."

"Strong enough that even facing a coalition of seven nations, Dragon Country's high command isn't worried about his safety!"

At these words,

Inoue Yu froze, then shook his head wildly.

"No…"

"That's impossible!"

"Principal Tokugawa! Are you joking?"

"Strong enough to ignore an ambush of one hundred forty?"

Inoue Yu swallowed hard.

"Even Adamas family's greatest prodigy—the one hailed as a god incarnate in their history!"

"Could never survive such a horrific ambush!"

Principal Tokugawa gave a bitter smile.

"Yes…"

"I thought it impossible too."

"But if not this…"

Principal Tokugawa asked:

"Tell me, why would Dragon Country dare send him in?"

"Tell me, how could Dragon Country claim the first kill?"

Inoue Yu opened his mouth.

But not a word came out.

Of course.

No nation's high command is foolish.

How could they send such an important class to die?

Thinking of this,

A cold sweat instantly broke out on Inoue Yu's forehead.

He was panicked.

He was truly panicked.

"Then… what about Shinmugetsu and others…"

"Shinmugetsu and Yanagawa Kenichi are our nation's most talented and hardest-working prodigies in the past century!"

"They are the future of the Great Ying Empire!"

"If that man from Dragon Country is truly that terrifying…"

"Then they…"

Principal Tokugawa closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

"It's too late to say anything now."

"We can do nothing."

"All we can do is pray…"

"That we've imagined too much."