[You have chosen Option ①: Quick Cast.]
In that instant,
a surge of new insight flooded Yun Chen's mind. At this moment, his understanding of magical elements advanced another step.
"Very good..."
Low-level magic skills from the Mage class already had minimal chant and gesture requirements.
Now, he could even skip those entirely and instantly release spells with quick cast effects.
Don't underestimate that tiny bit of time saved—some skills might take less than half a second.
But in a rapidly changing battle, every fraction of a second could mean the difference between life and death.
Especially for someone like Yun Chen, who had a keen battle instinct and often used half-seconds to change the tide.
Take the earlier fight with the Goblin Centurion—
Had he been able to instantly activate his defensive skill, he wouldn't have been interrupted by his own forced rising slash.
Buzz!!
At that moment, a golden beam of light descended from above, landing directly on the stone throne.
When the light faded, two pieces of gear appeared atop the throne.
These were the two gold-quality equipment pieces awarded for clearing the dungeon.
[Equipment: Verdant Waistband]
[Quality: Gold★]
[Attributes: Constitution +10, Strength +5]
[Level Requirement: Lv.10+]
[Race Restriction: Human]
[Class Restriction: None]
[Verdant Set Effect:]
① 2-piece: After being out of combat for 5 seconds, you regenerate health, mana, and stamina continuously based on your Constitution.
② 4-piece: In addition to the 2-piece effect, surplus health generates a Life Shield, and surplus mana generates a Mana Shield.
[Equipment: Verdant Gauntlets]
[Quality: Gold★]
[Attributes: Strength +10, Constitution +5]
[Level Requirement: Lv.10+]
[Race Restriction: Human]
[Class Restriction: None]
[Verdant Set Effect:]
① 2-piece: After being out of combat for 5 seconds, you regenerate health, mana, and stamina continuously based on your Constitution.
② 4-piece: In addition to the 2-piece effect, surplus health generates a Life Shield, and surplus mana generates a Mana Shield.
"Nice gear."
Yun Chen sighed in admiration.
Given his background, gold-tier equipment had always been out of reach for him.
His current loadout was made up of iron and bronze-level gear.
Even the rare Sword-in-Staff weapon was only Bronze★★ quality.
And now... this was a set.
Just the value alone absolutely crushed his entire newbie setup.
[Level: 10 (15650/3000)]
[Free Attribute Points: 20]
[Skill Points: 20]
Other dungeon-clear rewards had also arrived.
Level-ups had to be triggered manually, since the experience pool could be shared with sub-classes.
But since Yun Chen didn't have any sub-classes yet, he upgraded without hesitation.
And the EXP from an SSS-rated clear was truly outrageous—
He leveled up multiple times in one go.
[Congratulations! You've reached Level 11. You gained 3 Free Attribute Points and 3 Skill Points.]
[Congratulations! You've reached Level 12. You gained 3 Free Attribute Points and 3 Skill Points.]
[Congratulations! You've reached Level 13. You gained 3 Free Attribute Points and 3 Skill Points.]
...
[Level: 13 (2650/8000)]
Including the bonus points from leveling up, Yun Chen now had 29 Free Attribute Points, which he distributed fairly evenly:
[Strength: 49 | Constitution: 48 | Agility: 47 | Wisdom: 47]
(Not including gear bonuses)
After assigning the points, Yun Chen immediately felt his body give positive feedback—he was clearly much stronger than before.
As for the title [Goblin Slayer], its effect granted +25% damage against goblin-type enemies.
"Not a bad haul."
This reward opened up a new line of thought for Yun Chen.
If he could keep breaking records in dungeon runs, he might be able to use this method to gain more Free Attribute Points, without relying too heavily on the system.
"Hmm... the post-Blood Burst weakness period has been shortened..."
After equipping the new gauntlets and waistband, Yun Chen quickly noticed that his out-of-combat recovery rate had drastically increased.
Even the debuff from Blood Burst had been significantly alleviated.
This effect...
Not bad at all.
"It's about time to head back..."
At this moment, Yun Chen felt a powerful longing to return.
With such amazing results, he was inwardly thrilled and couldn't wait to share the good news with his little sister.
Just half a month ago, he couldn't even have imagined getting this far.
But just as he was about to use his Return Scroll—
RUMBLE!
The stone throne suddenly collapsed inward.
Cracks spread like a spiderweb, and a massive hole appeared in the center.
"What the..."
Yun Chen was momentarily stunned.
Peering into the hole, he discovered another level of dungeon below.
A thought immediately popped into his mind:
"Could this be... the rumored hidden stage?"
At this point, his exam was basically complete.
Whether he exited the dungeon or went deeper wouldn't affect his score.
And besides—
this was pure EXP lying in wait.
Missing it would be such a waste.
Driven by curiosity, and bolstered by his confidence, Yun Chen decided to explore the hidden level.
To be fair, his clear of Stage 4 had taken less than a minute.
After all, he'd shredded the boss in mere seconds.
Blood Burst gave him 20 seconds of enhanced stats—
and he didn't even need half of that to perfectly finish off the Goblin Centurion.
Outside the Dungeon—
Perhaps due to multiple screen switches, the live broadcast feed had a bit of a delay.
So when Yun Chen inside the dungeon was already picking up loot,
the audience outside had just watched him finish off the Goblin Centurion!
The poor Centurion had his battleaxe knocked away by a deflect-counter combo...
His open arms left his center wide open...
Then Yun Chen launched a sudden thrust—
his spear shot out like a dragon and pierced the goblin's skull.
Yep.
Just like that.
It was over.
The entire exchange had taken maybe 7 to 8 seconds—
or perhaps 8.5 seconds tops.
And that still wasn't even half the duration of the Blood Burst buff!
Silence...
A silence so still, you could hear a pin drop.
The venue felt frozen in time.
For not even two seconds.
"WAAAH!!!"
Then in an instant—like a volcanic eruption—
the entire audience exploded in cheers!
"YUN CHEN! YUN GOD!!"
"Damn, that had to be under eight seconds!! That's insane!! How'd he do it?!"
At that moment—
not just the ecstatic students, but even Principal Fang, typically calm and composed,
was waving his suit tie in the air like a giant excited kid, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Decades of cultivated poise had vanished.
Like a character from a comedy skit who suddenly made it big,
Principal Fang just wanted to scream to the world about Dongyun High School's rise to glory!
"He really pulled it off..."
The homeroom teachers of the two elite classes were stunned.
And oddly enough, they weren't exactly thrilled.
Rather, they felt a hint of bitterness—
because this remarkable student wasn't from their classes.
Nearby, Jin Sheng clenched both fists, trembling with excitement.
This normally mild-mannered teacher let out an emotional outburst,
even joining the students in shouting "Yun God! Yun God!"
And seated on the other side,
the school's top seed, the much-hyped Xiao Wen, wore a conflicted expression.
"That slide tackled the monster's balance...
"An upward strike interrupted the opponent's skill and launched them into the air..."
"And then... Air Combo."
"Damn it..."
"He actually pulled off a six-hit aerial combo... What kind of physical stats does he have...?"
"And... that final block-counter—he perfectly knocked the weapon out of the opponent's hands and followed up with the finishing shot."
There weren't many people who could fully grasp the complexity of the tactics used in those few seconds.
Most people only knew that Yun Chen had taken down the BOSS in a matter of seconds, and for that, they were ecstatic, cheering wildly.
As for how he did it—most couldn't explain the details.
Xiaowen understood what had happened, but he couldn't bring himself to be happy.
Because he knew he couldn't do it himself. And upon realizing the sheer gap between them, despair took root in his heart.
This Yun Chen, who had suddenly emerged out of nowhere, had completely stolen his spotlight—and was shining even brighter than he ever had.
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