Chapter 34 : Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Nightmare Conqueror
At a moment like this, if Tian Ye had not repeatedly sworn that Lin Yuan was an unbelievably monstrous seedling,
then Cheng Feng would never have bothered coming at all.
“Teacher, I know you’re in a hurry, but please don’t rush just yet.”
“He’s only been in there for forty minutes. How could he possibly come out that quickly?”
“Besides, Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard has eight waves of attacks in total. At this point, he probably hasn’t even seen the Boss yet.”
While the two of them were speaking,
a man in a dark green Mage Robe came hurrying over.
“Master Cheng!”
“It really is you. I thought I must have mistaken you for someone else.”
“I’m Chen Ming, the Vice President of Dawn Sword. We met at the gate of Jingdu University last year.”
Cheng Feng turned his head. After seeing who it was, he replied in a lukewarm tone,
“Mm.”
Cheng Feng’s indifference came from strength.
With his strength, aside from the bigshots of those top guilds,
there was no need for him to give anyone face.
“Master Cheng, what brings you here today?”
“If there’s anything our Dawn Sword Guild can help with, just say the word.”
“We’ll absolutely give it our all.”
Cheng Feng did not feel like speaking, so Tian Ye answered from the side instead.
“Teacher came this time to look for good seedlings who can be directly admitted into Jingdu University.”
The moment the phrase “direct admission” came out,
Chen Ming’s eyes lit up at once.
Not only him—so did the eyes of the five young people standing behind him.
Those five were the progression squad that had just entered Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard.
Dawn Sword Guild had paid a great price to gather five S-Rank talents.
They wanted to shape them into an elite squad capable of progressing through Nightmare Difficulty dungeons.
If, in the future, they could join the Demon Suppression Army
and become a progression squad there,
then Dawn Sword Guild would truly soar.
“Master Cheng, you’ve come at exactly the right time.”
Chen Ming’s eyes shifted, and he immediately stepped half a pace aside.
“These five are the new talents of our Dawn Sword Guild this year.”
“Every one of them has an S-Rank talent. Their teamwork is extremely strong, and their instinct for battle is exceptionally sharp.”
“The captain, Xiao Bin, has an S-Rank Strong Assault talent. He possesses 1 A-Rank skill, 2 B-Rank skills, and 4 C-Rank skills, and he’s equipped head to toe in Gold gear.”
“As for the other members...”
The moment the Vice President began introducing him, Xiao Bin lifted his head high and puffed out his chest.
Inside Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard just now,
their Shield Warrior had made a few mistakes.
Yet Xiao Bin, by his own strength alone, had forcibly held the Bone Giant back for ten full seconds.
Afterward,
under his precise command, the party had killed the Bone Giant in only seven minutes.
What a pity that his teammates had failed to keep pace with him.
Otherwise, they absolutely could have tried challenging Skeleton Knight Mosa.
The mention of S-Rank talents did not surprise Cheng Feng in the slightest.
That was because Cheng Feng had seen far too many S-Rank class-holders.
An S-Rank talent was merely the minimum threshold for entering Jingdu University.
If one wished to truly stand out,
then combat skill, fortune, and good teammates were all indispensable.
“Master Cheng, not long ago, their team also achieved the first clear of Nightmare Difficulty Goblin Forest, a Level 10 dungeon.”
“And just now, after entering Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard, they killed the fifth-wave Boss, the Bone Giant.”
Chen Ming enthusiastically introduced the promising new talents of his guild,
hoping to move Cheng Feng and obtain direct-admission slots.
Even within Jingdu University,
it was not as though just anyone could receive a direct-admission quota.
Although Cheng Feng was merely a professor, the待遇 he enjoyed was on par with that of a dean.
In his hands, he held a full team’s worth of direct-admission quotas—
five in total.
If all five of those quotas could be secured,
then Dawn Sword Guild could save a great deal of resources and use them to cultivate another elite team as well.
A double-pronged approach.
At the side, Tian Ye nodded.
“They first-cleared Nightmare Difficulty Goblin Forest. Their performance is indeed not bad.”
“This year, your Dawn Sword Guild has pulled quite a bit ahead of the other guilds.”
“I haven’t heard of any other guild clearing a Nightmare Difficulty dungeon.”
Chen Ming chuckled. “Captain Tian flatters us.”
“In the past two years, Dawn Sword has always ranked at the bottom in Tianfeng City. This year, the Guild Master decided to increase support for promising newcomers.”
“Ten million.”
Chen Ming raised a single finger. “A support fund of ten million for each of them.”
“The plan is to forge them into an elite progression squad.”
“The five of them have also lived up to expectations. Clearing Nightmare Difficulty Goblin Forest won our guild a great deal of face.”
“Ten million.” Tian Ye nodded. “That truly is going all in.”
Ten million was enough to buy a Level 20 Platinum weapon or a niche S-Rank skill.
To pour that much into newcomers like this, without fearing it might all go to waste—
one had to admit that the Guild Master of Dawn Sword truly had vision.
“Master Cheng, do these new talents of our guild meet your standards?”
Chen Ming looked eagerly at Cheng Feng, hoping to hear a single word of approval from his lips.
But Cheng Feng merely cast them a casual glance.
“They’re alright.”
That single “alright” caused disappointment to spread across Chen Ming’s face.
So. He had not been impressed.
Xiao Bin had been standing there with his head held high, like a proud rooster,
expecting praise from the others.
But the word “alright” struck him nakedly back into reality.
A look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
Though he did not say anything aloud, the meaning was obvious.
He thought Cheng Feng was looking down on him.
Heh.
An S-Rank talent, a full set of Gold equipment,
and a skill bar containing 1 A-Rank, 2 B-Rank, and 4 C-Rank skills—
seven offensive skills in total.
And all that only earned him an “alright.”
Ridiculous!
Xiao Bin folded his arms and stood there.
His gaze fixed itself on the dungeon entrance.
Today, he fully intended to see just who in this place could possibly be more outstanding than he was.
These crooked melons and split dates around him?
What a joke.
【Congratulations to Lin Yuan’s party for clearing Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard in 43 minutes】
【Congratulations to Lin Yuan’s party for clearing Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard in 43 minutes】
【Congratulations to Lin Yuan’s party for clearing Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard in 43 minutes】
Three consecutive notification sounds rang out.
Lin Yuan’s figure reappeared at the dungeon entrance.
【Perfect Clear of Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard achieved. The derivative dungeon White Bone Warhorse Training Grounds has appeared】
【Congratulations on achieving two Perfect Clears of Nightmare Difficulty dungeons. You have obtained the title Nightmare Conqueror】
【Nightmare Conqueror Lin Yuan has entered the current area. Let us cheer for him!!!】
Silence.
A silence so complete that one could hear a pin drop.
There was not even the sound of breathing.
Within a thousand meters of Skeleton Graveyard,
more than two thousand class-holders heard the regional voice announcement.
Lin Yuan’s party.
Only one name.
What did that mean?
It meant Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard had been solo-cleared by a single person.
Solo-cleared!!!
“Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!”
“What did I just hear? Someone solo-cleared Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard!”
“Who exactly is this godly figure called Lin Yuan? He’s way too incredible!”
The Knight big brother who had stood in front of Lin Yuan in the queue earlier shouted in excitement.
“He’s that mysterious man from before—the one with the Nightmare Difficulty Sword-Emblem Pass!”