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

Meanwhile, in the instance lobby.

The hall, far from becoming deserted as time passed, attracted even more onlookers.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the data for "Blade & Mantis Valley" on the screen, especially the red timer.

[Current challenge time: 17 minutes and 58 seconds]

Tang Yu stood at the very front, looking at the time, feeling as if her breath was about to stop.

As a core elite in her second year, she was all too aware of the value of this time.

"Eighteen minutes? Even if our top ten sophomore teams teamed up, it would take them at least an hour to clear Hell difficulty!"

"Just finding monsters, pulling monsters, and controlling aggro takes up a lot of time."

"Not to mention, we also have to be constantly on guard against sneak attacks from those invisible hunters."

Tang Yu's voice trembled: "But he only used eighteen minutes?!"

Just then.

"Ding!"

A crisp system notification broke the deathly silence of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, the red light that represented "taking the challenge" turned emerald green once again, without any suspense!

[Passed successfully!]

[Time taken: 18 minutes and 03 seconds!]

Although everyone was somewhat prepared, when that extremely absurd time actually froze on the screen...

The entire hall erupted in chaos instantly!

The sound waves surged like a tidal wave, almost blowing the roof off!

"Holy crap!! Eighteen minutes?!"

"How is this possible?! Am I seeing things?"

"There are hundreds of monsters in that dungeon! And some of them are really good at kiting, so just pulling them takes a lot of time. How did he manage that?"

"Unless," someone swallowed hard, offering a chilling conjecture:

"Unless he didn't even bother to hunt the monsters, and instead the monsters lined up and delivered themselves to his doorstep for him to kill!"

"But is that even possible? That's a hellish monster! It's not an idiot!"

Amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd...

The portal's light screen rippled slightly, and Lin Yuan slowly walked out from it.

Lin Yuan walked out of the gate and looked at the thousands of green eyes around him that seemed to want to devour him. He subconsciously took a half step back.

"So many people again?"

"Everyone seems to have a lot of free time?"

Lin Yuan smiled and waved to the crowd: "Excuse me...?"

The crowd instantly parted to create a wide path, a testament to their awe of the strong!

Su Ya watched this scene, and although she was prepared, she still couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

She originally thought she had overestimated the student as much as possible.

But now it seems she was too conservative.

Su Ya pulled Lin Yuan aside and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't your level increase this time you soloed the dungeon?"

Lin Yuan said, "I've added all the experience I gained to the newly acquired skill, and it's almost level 25."

Lin Yuan sighed, "The more I level up, the more I realize that the more experience I need to upgrade my skills. I've even soloed a dungeon, and my skills are still not maxed out."

"I'm curious how other people level up their newly acquired skills; it's so difficult!"

Su Ya said speechlessly, "Do you think everyone is like you, upgrading their skills to the same level as their class level? There's definitely a difference in the order of upgrades. Some skills, with a tap of your finger, instantly transport you to the wonderful world of team configuration in Chapter 110. They're obviously pretty useless and don't require spending a lot of experience to upgrade."

Lin Yuan said in a low voice, "That's true, but it doesn't really make a difference to me. It just takes a little more time anyway."

"I always feel like I'm missing out if I don't upgrade all the skills I acquire to the same level as my job."

Lin Yuan felt that some skills might seem useless now.

But every five levels he can not only gain new skills, but also new gold attributes.

Perhaps some skills will undergo a qualitative change due to the effects of their modifiers?

And when it comes time to improve, the experience required will probably be much greater than it is now!

Suya: Look at what they're saying, is that even human language?

This time, because Lin Yuan broke the record again, he was given another 15,000 points as a reward.

After deducting the 2,500 points for entering the dungeon, he now has earned 12,500 points for free!

She reached out and stopped Lin Yuan, who was about to turn around and go back to the dungeon. "Okay, stop! Don't go into the dungeon anymore."

"If you keep pushing them, the other students will lose confidence because of you."

Su Ya pointed to Tang Yu, who was waiting not far away: "Let Tang Yu take you to meet your new teammates."

"We're leaving tomorrow. This gathering is to let you get to know the other five people beforehand."

Su Ya gave Lin Yuan a meaningful look: "You can't just get to know each other tomorrow before you're teleported to Azure Island, that would be too late."

"Moreover, your joining has taken the place of an old member."

"You need to handle the relationship here."

Lin Yuan nodded, his playful expression fading.

"Understood! Don't worry, Professor Su, I'm an expert at handling interpersonal relationships."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: At worst, I can just convince them with physical force.

After a while.

War Academy, East District Training Grounds.

Tang Yu led Lin Yuan along the tree-lined path toward the meeting point.

Along the way, Tang Yu explained the composition of the second-year students' team heading to the Azure Island to Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, listen carefully."

"With you included, our team now has six people."

"Besides you, the 'paratrooper,' the other five are all core students from the second year, and also my old teammates."

Tang Yu stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one: "First is me, Tang Yu, a level 35 Windranger Archer, responsible for ranged physical damage output and scouting."

"Then there's a support character, a very rare class called Star Prophet, who can provide powerful buffs."

"There's another mage, an elemental blaster, with incredible firepower and a volatile temper."

"And a Holy Knight responsible for off-tank and melee DPS."

At this point, Tang Yu paused, his tone becoming somewhat serious:

"Finally, it's our captain, Lei Xiao, who is level 41 and has already completed the second job advancement quest."

"His class is the legendary Infernal Dragon Knight!"

"He is not only the core of our team, but also the undisputed top fighter in the entire second year."

"As for his personality... he's rather domineering and only values ​​ability."

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly: "Level 41? A legendary class? Interesting."

Tang Yu glanced at Lin Yuan and said with some worry:

"As for your joining... our team was originally perfectly configured."

"Besides the Holy Knight as the off-tank, there is another main tank named Wang Gang, whose class is Greatshield Guardian."