I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

"You're something else. Looks like I underestimated you. Your health and defense are pretty high."

Tang Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The fact that he could last for a minute means that he wasn't killed instantly."

"However, the aggro of hellish monsters is chained."

"The more you run, the more monsters you attract."

"Let's see how long he can hold on."

Five minutes passed.

The red light remained glaringly bright, and this time, the crowd began to stir.

"Five minutes?!"

"That's impossible! How could a level 23 freshman survive five minutes in a hellish dungeon?"

"Could it be a bug?"

Ten minutes have passed.

The entire service area of ​​the instance lobby fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the red light.

Tang Yu had already crushed the beverage can in her hand.

She sat up straight, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and confusion.

"Ten minutes? Is this guy really that resilient?"

And the people around them have even temporarily stopped going into dungeons to challenge them.

I just want to see how long Lin Yuan can hold out.

At this moment, a second-year student finally couldn't hold back any longer. He squeezed to the front of the counter, knocked on the table, and asked the receptionist who was processing Lin Yuan's paperwork:

"Xiao Li, who exactly is that person? Is he really a freshman?"

"You must have mistaken some sophomore or junior for a freshman, right?"

"In the past, the highest level a freshman could enter was the 19th grade at most."

"And this person is level 23!"

Upon hearing this, the people around him finally realized what was happening.

Yup!

The levels don't match!

Xiao Li, the receptionist, was also completely bewildered. She quickly pulled up the previous record and checked it several times:

"That's right."

"When I registered his information, the system did indeed display 'freshman' as his name."

The senior student who asked the question frowned even more deeply: "That's a bit strange. There's still a month until the freshmen officially enroll, so why did this guy enroll early?"

"And what's more, he's a freshman, yet he has 2000 points!"

"I saw him swipe his card just now, he didn't even blink!"

Now everyone realized that something was wrong.

It's important to know that in the War Academy, points are more valuable than gold coins; they are the school's hard currency.

When they enrolled, they only had a few hundred points.

The really impressive ones barely break a thousand, but those are basically the kind of students who would be the top scorers in the country.

Some people whispered among themselves, "Could this person be this year's top scorer in the national exam?"

But someone immediately retorted, "That's impossible, isn't it?"

I've never seen a defensive shield-wielding fighter be ranked number one in the nation.

"How can a Shield Warrior, a clunky class, level up slowly in the early game (unless you team up with others) and become the top player?"

At this moment, a bespectacled journalist, who was clearly interested in current events, said:

"I don't think so either. I heard that a legendary class was released in both Beijing and Shanghai this year!"

"One of them is named Ji Qingyue, and her profession is [Taiyi Sword Immortal].

"One of them is named Ye Cang, and his profession is [Radiant Judge]."

"Both of them are level 19, but they are both the kind of devastating damage-dealing classes."

"He's completely different from this clumsy shield warrior in front of me."

The more people guessed, the more confused they became.

High level, many points, niche profession.

Who exactly is this person?

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Finally, the older student couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Xiao Li:

"Xiao Li, stop keeping me in suspense."

"What's this person's registered name?"

Looking at the name on the screen, Xiao Li took a deep breath and said, "This person's name is Lin Yuan."

"Lin Yuan?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Never heard of it. Which family secretly trained them?"

"No matter who he is, if he can clear this hellish dungeon, his name will resound throughout the entire War Academy tomorrow!"

Inside the instance.

"BOOM!!"

With a final wail, the last Black Iron Dwarf miner collapsed to the ground and vanished into white light.

The cleanup work in the first mining area has been completed.

[Level upgraded to lv24!]

With a flash of white light, Lin Yuan's fatigue vanished, and all his attributes slightly increased.

"Cool!"

Lin Yuan stretched comfortably.

In just over ten minutes, the first wave of forty elite monsters were all cleared out.

This efficiency is like riding a rocket!

Not only that, he also gained more than 4,000 defense points this time. It feels great to have accumulated some defense points!

He bent down and began to happily clean up the battlefield.

The ground was covered with black ore and broken equipment.

"what?"

Just as Lin Yuan picked up a piece of ore, a different kind of luster caught his eye.

It was a hammer emitting a faint blue light, lying quietly beside the dwarf overseer's corpse.

【Precision Vibration Hammer (Silver Grade)】

[Level: lv25]

"Oh? The shipment has been completed?"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up, and he picked up the hammer and weighed it in his hand.

It feels heavy and is well-made.

"A silver-grade weapon, its attack power is just average."

"But the area-of-effect tremor effect is really good; it's an excellent little control item."

"Perfect for berserkers who love charging into battle but lack control skills."

Then he looked up at the darker tunnel deep in the mine, from which came the heavy roar of machinery.

That's the second mining area, where even more powerful [mechanical golems] are stationed.

As they ventured deeper, the dim firelight was left behind, replaced by magical ore on the walls that emitted a chilling blue light.

The smell of sulfur in the air gradually faded, and a strong smell of engine oil and burnt metal friction wafted over.

"Click, click"

The heavy hum of machinery echoed through the enclosed tunnel, making the loose stones beneath our feet tremble slightly.

As you pass through the tunnel, the view suddenly opens up.

This is an underground dome space that is even larger than the first mining area.

The surrounding area was no longer rough rock walls, but was covered with neat black iron armor plates.

On the ground, there are huge gears and conveyor belts crisscrossing.

And among those gears, two rows of tall steel figures were neatly arranged.

They are three meters tall, made entirely of refined black iron, and their joints emit white steam.

The arms are no longer hands, but two incredibly sharp, high-speed rotating chainsaw blades!

【Name: Rune Mechanical Puppet (Elite)】

[Level: lv27]

【HP: 80000】

Attack Power: 2200

[Description: A product of goblin technology and abyssal magic, devoid of pain and emotion, possessing only extreme killing efficiency.]

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