Chapter 187

"As expected of an Abyss-level dungeon, it's too hard!"

"Yeah, I only made it to the fourth stage before being focused by hundreds of Silver-tier Goblins!"

"If I hadn't escaped quickly, I probably would have been finished in there!"

"Haha, I was okay; I felt it was a bit difficult when passing the third stage, so I used the return scroll directly."

"..."

First-floor lobby of the dungeon building.

Many students who were experiencing the Abyss-level difficulty for the first time were slumped on the sofas, lamenting that the dungeon's difficulty was simply perverted.

Indeed...

Even in a Nightmare-level dungeon, the monster levels were only slightly higher.

Most ordinary monsters were still only Bronze-tier.

Elite monsters were Silver-tier, and the final BOSS would be Gold-tier.

And this Abyss-level dungeon, where ordinary monsters were all Silver-tier, was something most students didn't even dare to think about...

On the first floor of the entire dungeon building, besides the lobby's resting sofas and dungeon passages, there was also a special, empty room.

This room was the teleportation point for returning from the dungeon.

At this moment, besides the people sitting on the sofas, many professionals were walking out of this room.

These people, without exception, had bloodstains on their armor.

Clearly, they were students who had experienced the Abyss-level difficulty.

And among these people, one young girl was extremely conspicuous.

This girl carried a black, ancient long sword on her back, wore tight leather armor, and had a charming and beautiful appearance.

As soon as she walked out of the room, she attracted the gaze of some male students.

This person was none other than Jiang Churan, who had cleared the Goblin Dungeon.

"Fortunately, I only chose the Hard difficulty; otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to clear it."

Listening to the seniors' complaints about the dungeon's difficulty, Jiang Churan felt extremely fortunate.

Although she was a provincial top scorer, she had a good self-awareness of her own strength.

She was only Level 17, just barely reaching the minimum entry threshold for the Goblin Dungeon.

If she had challenged the Nightmare or Abyss difficulty right away, she might not even have known how she died!

Therefore, for the sake of safety, she finally chose the Hard difficulty, preparing to test the waters first.

Facts proved that her choice was extremely correct!

With her strength, she was just able to clear the Hard-level Goblin Dungeon.

"I wonder if Brother Zhou Yi can successfully clear it."

Although she had great confidence in Zhou Yi's strength, listening to the complaints around her, Jiang Churan couldn't help but worry.

"Ding-a-ling~~"

Suddenly, her phone rang.

Answering the phone, a familiar voice sounded from the other end:

"Xiao Ran, I've entered the first-floor lobby. Where are you?"

"You've entered? Where are you?"

"Just at the entrance."

Jiang Churan looked toward the lobby entrance and saw a tall girl with twin tails waving there constantly.

"Xiao Dan, look to the right, I'm here."

Jiang Churan replied to the phone.

This girl was naturally her best friend, Zhong Dan.

Like her, Zhong Dan, who was a Warrior, also chose the Weaponry Academy.

She also had no classes this morning.

It's just that Zhong Dan's level was only 16 at this time, not enough to enter the dungeon.

So she only came here to accompany her.

As for why they weren't together when they set off in the morning, it was naturally because of her special arrangement to spend time alone with Zhou Yi...

"How is it? Is the Goblin Dungeon hard?"

The two found an empty sofa and sat down, and Zhong Dan asked curiously.

"A bit hard. The Goblin Dungeon is a Silver-tier dungeon secret realm."

"Although I only chose the Hard difficulty, the Goblin monsters inside were almost all Level 20 or above, and I almost had to use all my strength to clear it."

Jiang Churan didn't hide anything and replied directly.

She was telling the truth.

Except for not using the Succubus power in her body, she had almost exerted all her strength in the dungeon.

Of course...

During the entire battle, she didn't receive any serious injuries.

"So hard?!"

Zhong Dan's eyes widened, then she sighed and said helplessly:

"It seems that when I reach Level 17, I can only choose to start from the Simple difficulty..."

In the freshman competition four days ago, although her sequence ranking rose from the original 34th to 28th,

among all the freshmen, her strength could still only be considered the second tier.

Compared to Jiang Churan, who ranked second in the sequence, the gap was even greater!

Even the Hard difficulty that the other person had to use almost all their strength to pass, she naturally couldn't clear without injury at Level 17.

"By the way, what about Zhou Yi? He hasn't come out yet?"

Zhong Dan looked around, but she didn't see Zhou Yi's figure.

"He chose the Abyss difficulty, so he should still be in the dungeon."

Zhong Dan, who received the answer, was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and smiled bitterly:

"Challenging the Abyss difficulty right from the start... that really is his style."

At the freshman competition, Zhou Yi was like a war god, defeating two provincial top scorers and that formidable aristocratic disciple Shen Lingfeng, leaving a very deep impression on her.

Hearing that Zhou Yi chose to challenge the Abyss difficulty, for a moment, Zhong Dan didn't feel much surprise.

"With Zhou Yi's strength, he should be able to clear it very soon."

Subconsciously, Zhong Dan looked up at the huge screen in front.

To motivate students, Suhang University would display the fastest dungeon clearance times on the screen according to ranking.

Once the clearance situation in the dungeon changed, it would be updated on this screen in time.

'First, Tang Yang, Abyss difficulty, time spent 16 minutes 24 seconds, final clearance progress 88%.'

'Second, Liu Quan, Abyss difficulty, time spent 15 minutes 41 seconds, final clearance progress 86%.'

'Third, Yu Hang, Abyss difficulty, time spent 17 minutes 56 seconds, final clearance progress 85%.'

'...'

The first criterion for ranking on the screen was clearance progress; if the progress was the same, the time spent was compared.

At this moment, with the Abyss difficulty open, those at the very front had all chosen the Abyss difficulty.

But without exception, among these people, none were able to clear it successfully...

Besides Jiang Churan and Zhong Dan, the other students resting in the lobby were also staring closely at this list.

'First, Huang Heng, Abyss difficulty, time spent 17 minutes 57 seconds, final clearance progress 93%.'

Suddenly, the screen refreshed, and a new name replaced Tang Yang at the top of the ranking.

"Hiss, even Huang Heng couldn't clear it successfully! This is too hard, right?"

"It's outrageous!"

"As expected of an Abyss-level dungeon, the intensity is too outrageous..."

"..."

Huang Heng, a Level 21 Mage, ranked 36th in the second-year sequence.

He possessed the A+ level talent 【Element Enhancement】, and his strength was extremely formidable!

However, even he couldn't completely clear the dungeon.