The second stage, being a maze challenge, tested the newcomers' ability to find the sole exit while their vision was restricted.
The Druid class's Nature Affinity was indeed a solid choice.
Yun Chen's quick reactions kept him ahead.
As for the other newcomers, each passed the stage in their own unique way.
The Dark Priest subclass in the Priest profession gained huge bonuses in the darkness, and with Dark Perception, they could swiftly locate the only exit.
Mechanics used ultrasonic waves emitted around them, mapping the maze through sound echoes.
With this technique even stronger than a bat's innate talent — the Echolocation skill —
In just seconds, their handheld screens displayed rapidly generated map data.
"Not bad!"
"Mechanics are expensive, and mastering machines takes effort; they can't just rely on skills..."
"But using the tech at hand often yields great results."
The instructors watching the screen praised the performances.
Besides that,
Some Mages forcibly controlled trolls to serve them by using spells like Soul Search and Mental Hypnosis.
Some Summoners released burrowing rats, wind sprites, and other tracking pets to quickly find the exit.
Notably, the exclusive class "Taoist," not open to outsiders in the country, showed up.
A young girl in Taoist robes cast a spell on the spot and then vanished rapidly.
Also, hidden classes passed down secretly through generations of noble families gave outstanding performances at this moment.
Among them was a hot-headed player who, without warning, drove a mech to recklessly smash through walls, manually creating a path.
This brute-force approach stood out especially among warriors who couldn't find the exit quickly.
"Going in blindly..." one teacher sighed.
But some brute strength did pay off — the player actually carved out a real path and spotted the entrance at the maze's end.
"Hmm..."
"Sometimes luck is part of strength. That's acceptable."
Dean Ye Anfu shook his head with a smile.
"However..."
"Compared with Yun Chen, a fellow Druid newbie, this player's reaction was slower and didn't instinctively use underground vines to probe ahead."
As the Druid instructor, he strongly agreed with this.
Even more absurd, some Druids' Nature Affinity seemed weaker than that of this Unclassed Drifter.
Just Yun Chen's Growth skill, causing vines to rapidly surge and strangle the troll, was ridiculously strong.
Also...
What drew the most attention was that this drifter never slowed down during the run.
When ambushed by an enemy at the wall, he anticipated the trap and swiftly sliced the troll's throat with a dagger shot from a tactical wrist launcher.
That was the second weapon the teachers noticed him use.
"Interesting."
The second stage, with no real survival pressure, tested perception.
Taking more time here meant losing steam for the following stages.
"From all the footage so far, he's still in first place."
"Yeah... looks like he's even widening his lead, but the real test is still to come."
"Here comes stage three!"
The teachers' gazes converged again on a screen window.
A powerful instant-cast fireball spell smashed the dungeon door along with the boss guarding the gate.
"This guy's pretty fierce."
"The power of that fireball is a real waste if he's not in the Elemental Academy."
"Indeed, judging by this, he's clearly skilled in magic, fits well with the Elemental Academy."
The Elemental Academy teachers nodded in agreement.
However...
At the start, the Weapon Academy Dean, Xia Qingcheng, responded coldly.
"We'll see as it goes on."
"Also, didn't you notice? Yun Chen never used Mana Recovery nor drank any potions this whole time. His mana pool must be huge. Doesn't that contradict your earlier assumption?"
Those words immediately changed the expressions of many Elemental Academy teachers.
Right! From stage two, he hadn't drunk any mana potions.
And why didn't he cast the Priest's Mana Recovery? Probably because his mana was still full and he didn't want to waste it.
That completely contradicted their initial conclusion that he was heavily consuming mana.
So...
What exactly did he do in stage one?
How did he save so much mana?
Many Mage instructors were embarrassed; they couldn't even guess what Yun Chen had done.
"It must be some other profession's skill..."
They all understood that, but it was almost impossible to identify the specific skill among the hundreds of basic skills available to all professions, plus the thousands of minor skills stored in the Jiangnan University skill repository.
Then...
Dean Ye Anfu suddenly relaxed his brow as he recalled that the school had rewarded this top student with a batch of very rare beginner skills.
Some even involved foreign professions...
But since Dean Ye wasn't involved in those matters, he had no idea what skill books had been given.
If Shou Yichun were present, he might have made some connections.
While everyone was still stunned,
Buzz!!
The entire window capturing Yun Chen's figure suddenly lit up in blinding white light again.
The intense daylight glow made even the focused teachers squint or look away.
"Damn..."
"Here we go again!"
"Another Light Burst? What a pain!"
Faintly,
A piercing sound wave came from the screen, a horrific noise overpowering all other window sounds.
Then, the window began violently shaking.
Clearly, the entire area inside was shaking intensely.
"Oh my god..."
"What did he do this time?"
At that moment, all the teachers were intensely curious, feeling as if feathers were tickling their hearts.
This guy, when will he reveal the secret?!
Hey!
What did the pangolin say?!
This is too much.
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