"Ah, this is..."
"What's going on? Why is Principal Fang so agitated...?"
All the students who had just taken their seats were dumbfounded.
Why the sudden urgency over Yun Chen?
It was understandable for younger students to get excited, but why was the usually calm and composed Principal Fang now acting so frantically, urging things forward like mad?
"Yun Chen... I think he's the top student in Class Three?"
"So the legendary Brother Yun... that upperclassman everyone talks about... is him?"
"This doesn't feel right. Why is he suddenly stealing the spotlight from the Wen twins?"
Everyone was baffled.
"Hmm?"
Not far away, kneeling on the ground and not daring to look up, Little Wen suddenly stood up.
As the school's pride, its star examinee, and the top seed candidate, he'd suffered a major defeat—and didn't dare meet anyone's eyes. He feared seeing their disappointed faces.
He had let them all down...
Let down Dongyun High School's trust and cultivation of him.
He was even scared of hearing words of encouragement from the younger students. That would only deepen his shame.
And yet...
The mental preparations he had made were all for nothing—because the scene he expected never came.
Everyone... completely ignored him.
As if he were irrelevant.
As if he no longer mattered.
What... was going on?
This kind of indifference hurt even more than disappointment.
"Teacher, this..."
Little Wen turned to look at his homeroom teacher, his face filled with confusion.
"Don't say anything yet. Come sit with me and watch Yun Chen's final trial."
There was no time to explain. The climax was about to begin, and the teacher himself was eager to see how this final battle would unfold.
Whether or not Yun Chen could triumph would decide who became this year's valedictorian.
Aside from the dropout students who had just taken their seats, every single spectator knew—this final BOSS fight could become a historic moment.
The proctor, understanding the mood, quickly shifted the floating holographic screen to once again focus on... that man.
"He's here..."
"The final BOSS battle begins!"
Goblin Dungeon – The Third Trial, Palace Grounds
Blood pooled across the palace floor, littered with empty bullet casings and blackened magazines.
Goblin corpses lay strewn about the grand chamber—death and carnage everywhere.
And amid the blood and ruin, only one human figure remained standing.
Yun Chen.
The short-barreled gun in his hand had already been tossed aside.
Weapons had a lifespan.
Overuse—constant chambering and repeated firing—had blown the barrel apart.
The black-iron quality pistol was essentially destroyed.
Even the spare gun he had left was nearly unusable, its barrel overheated. At most, ten more shots before it exploded.
"You've fulfilled your duty..."
Yun Chen murmured to the discarded weapons.
During that final one-sided massacre, he barely used any magic—he'd even saved on movement skills.
With continuous mana regeneration from Mana Flow, he now had over 80% of his magic reserve intact.
"The final stage awaits."
At the end of the palace stood a massive bronze door.
Creeeaaak—
Without hesitation, without resting even for a second, Yun Chen pushed the door wide open.
Compared to the narrow passageway of the first trial...
The vast underground hall of the second...
And the grand, majestic palace of the third...
The very first thing that greeted him in this fourth stage was—a towering shadow.
A gigantic figure sat slumped on a massive stone throne.
The entire chamber was cloaked in dim, oppressive darkness.
But as the bronze door opened, light from outside pierced through—illuminating the body of the Goblin Giant seated upon the throne.
Perhaps disturbed by the light, the slumbering giant slowly opened his eyes.
A pair of blood-red irises stared forth—cold and chilling, as if gazing into a sea of blood.
"Human..."
"This is no place for you!"
"INTRUDER—DIE!!"
With those words...
The towering figure rose from his throne.
As he stood, thick layers of dust slid off his muscular frame, accumulated during years of slumber.
His body was clad in silver armor, and behind him trailed a dark red cloak—like blood pooling into a lake.
Hmm?
Yun Chen's eyebrows arched, intrigued as he gazed at the towering monster.
A Goblin that can speak a human language?
Even the Goblin Centurion from earlier had only barked unintelligible growls.
But this one...
This one spoke clearly.
Interesting.
Using the common skill Appraisal, Yun Chen quickly accessed the BOSS's information.
[Monster: Goblin Millarch]
[Level: 16]
[Rank: Gold ★]
[Skills: ???]
[Note: The blood-red cloak is the mark of a Goblin Millarch.]
Appraisal wasn't all-powerful.
Due to the level gap, some key information appeared as "???"—especially the skill list, which was likely intentionally hidden as part of the trial's difficulty.
Still...
Yun Chen didn't care.
Eyes gleaming with composure, he stored the staff in his inventory's two vacant slots.
He had no intention of fighting barehanded.
After all, the war spear slung across his back had remained untouched until now.
From the start, Yun Chen had planned to save that spear for boss fights.
It was his ace—specifically tailored for close-quarters burst combat.
"Let's see how long you can last..."
Not even a second later...
Wrapped in an oiled cloth, the battle spear landed in his right hand.
"You..."
"You'll survive for no more than 20 seconds—exactly 20 seconds."
With that declaration—
The Martial Monk class's basic skill Blood Burst ignited, bathing Yun Chen in a fierce crimson glow.
Blood Burst (C+ Grade)!
For 20 seconds:
All stats increased by 80%
Attack speed, movement speed, and armor penetration increased by 75%
Afterward:
Buffs vanish
He enters Weakened state—only 25% of base stats
Debuff lasts for three full minutes
In short:
This was a gamble.
If Yun Chen didn't finish the BOSS in 20 seconds, the one to fall would be him.
But in Yun Chen's eyes—clear, black-and-white, and calm—there was no sign of desperation.
Only clarity.
And absolute confidence.
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