Chapter 270: One-sided Slaughter! True Speedrun
"Do you think this non-specialist will break the Light Saintess's record?"
"Honestly, with this speed, it's very possible!"
"Not just possible! If nothing unexpected happens, he'll definitely set a new record for the 50th floor!"
"I remember he entered the dungeon exactly when the teleportation array first opened today, at 9:00 AM sharp!"
"It's 9:08 AM now! That means he's only used 8 minutes to speedrun floors that usually take us days or even half a month to clear!"
"Holy! I recall Princess Saint Luni's best speedrun for the 50th floor is 19 minutes and 21 seconds, right?"
"Yes, and there's still 11 minutes left! If he hadn't been carrying those girls earlier, he might have been even faster by a minute!"
"The future Empress of the Holy Light Empire, Princess Saint Luni. If her record is broken by a non-specialist, it will definitely excite all the media."
"Let's wait and see!"
"..."
Many spectators who initially wanted to see the non-specialist fail,
now found themselves unexpectedly rooting for him.
They never thought this jobless non-specialist could be such a monstrous talent.
They initially assumed he was some noble young master refusing to change jobs out of stubbornness.
But now they realized he was a genuine prodigy!
"As long as this non-specialist can reach the 50th floor's rest area by 9:19 AM, he will have broken the record!"
As for Shou Jingyuan, who had vowed to intercept Ling Zhan,
the crowd no longer had much hope for him.
However, after consulting the guild's higher-ups,
the front desk manager decided to split the screen.
Once Shou Jingyuan and Mr. Funo were ready, they would also broadcast Shou Jingyuan's progress.
…
Currently,
Ling Zhan had officially entered the 44th floor.
Since his level had already reached 40,
his four main attributes had skyrocketed from 482 to 542!
Keep in mind, Ling Zhan's attributes were evenly distributed!
Meaning from level 37 to 40, he had gained a total of 240 attribute points!
That's an average of 80 points per level!
And this was only the increase before reaching level 40!
When Ling Zhan reaches level 60, the attribute points he gains per level will be unbelievably high!
After breaking through the space barrier between the floors,
his vision momentarily blurred.
He then stepped into a cold, dark ice cavern.
As soon as Ling Zhan, with his vigorous blood energy, appeared in the ice cavern, many creatures began to stir.
In the harsh environment, eerie blue eyes appeared, like stars in the dark ice cavern.
With the 'All-Demon Eye,' Ling Zhan saw everything clearly as if it were daylight, including the strange forms of these creatures.
They resembled slimes but floated in the air.
They had no sharp claws or teeth.
Their nearly transparent bodies only had those eerie blue eyes constantly flashing.
Floating Phantoms!
Level 52 evil soul-type monsters!
Another mob floor!
Swish!!
As these seemingly harmless floating phantoms approached Ling Zhan, their bodies suddenly transformed into scythe-like weapons, slashing at his neck with lightning speed!
Such mob floors seemed easy to handle,
but they were actually quite tricky.
Even for highly anticipated succubus mob floors, teams needed thorough preparation to tackle them.
After all, succubus skills involved mental manipulation. Without equipment to resist mental control or high mental resistance,
teams could easily be wiped out.
Many teams had underestimated succubus floors, only to become playthings for the succubi.
They ended up drained dry, their fates too tragic to describe.
People often joked: "Better to die under a peony flower, to die as a ghost is also romantic."
But in reality, when facing death, one wouldn't think that way.
You might like peonies, but you definitely don't want to die under one.
The floating phantom mob floor was just as tricky.
Their attacks targeted the challenger's soul.
This meant that physical defense, magical resistance, and health were all useless.
A single slash could severely damage the soul.
However,
Ling Zhan's calm, calculating mind had already devised a strategy.
Buzz!!
The Thousand Mechanisms Ring appeared in front of everyone for the first time!
A fire-red staff covered in mysterious patterns appeared in Ling Zhan's hand.
The staff emitted a dazzling red glow, with a red magic crystal floating at the top.
As the staff appeared, the icy cavern began to show signs of melting!
The next moment,
effortlessly dodging the floating phantoms' attacks, Ling Zhan raised the blazing staff high.
Buzz!!
The red crystal at the top of the staff suddenly emitted a burst of holy white light!!
'Bright Light!'
The long-forgotten Bright Light spell was cast once again by Ling Zhan!
This time, the Bright Light not only covered a wide area but also had holy attributes, burning any soul touched by the light!
"Aaaaaah!!"
Sure enough!
The inherently evil floating phantoms screamed horribly when touched by the holy light.
Their bodies began to dissolve rapidly in the intense holy light!
[Congratulations, you have successfully killed a Floating Phantom, gaining 7,000 experience points.]
[Congratulations, you have successfully killed a Floating Phantom, gaining 7,000 experience points.]
…
Experience notifications flooded the screen.
After the 5-second Bright Light spell ended,
hundreds of floating phantoms in the cavern had completely dissolved.
Since Ling Zhan was only level 40, he gained significantly more experience for killing level 52 floating phantoms.
Each phantom gave 7,000 experience points, and after killing 520 of them, he gained a total of 3.64 million experience points!
His level skyrocketed once again!
He stopped leveling up only when he reached level 45.
To reach level 46, he needed 4 million experience points!
This meant he had to quickly advance to higher floors.
Otherwise, his experience gains would halt.
Although Ling Zhan was leveling up quickly now, once his level matched the dungeon monsters,
his experience gain would significantly decrease.
After swiftly collecting the materials and items dropped by the floating phantoms,
Ling Zhan proceeded to the next floor.
Clearing the 44th floor, including collecting materials, took him less than 30 seconds.
Outside,
the spectators stared at the large screen filled with white light, dumbfounded.
They were utterly shocked!
"Damn! What skill was that?"
"Bright Light?"
"Is Bright Light that powerful!? And does it even kill monsters!?"
"..."
As the five seconds of white light faded,
they saw Ling Zhan collecting materials and swiftly entering the next floor.
The entire process took less than 30 seconds.
Only then did the crowd realize.
This wasn't just a dungeon challenge.
It was a one-sided slaughter!
After reaching the 40th floor, Ling Zhan barely paused.
It felt less like a dungeon challenge and more like a stroll in his backyard!
They finally realized that not a single boss or elite monster had lasted more than one move against him!
"Do you think he'll continue to one-shot the next floors too!?"
No one answered.
However...
The subsequent events proved the audience's predictions right!
45th floor, Venomous Bee Paradise, one fireball wiped out everything! Even the three-lives queen bee boss didn't last three seconds in the inferno!
46th floor, Rotting Forest, a massive levitation array lifted hundreds of decaying slimes, followed by a deadly sword sweep. The entire forest was cut down in one swing.
47th floor, Toxic Biochemical Lab, the lethal poison clouds didn't hinder the non-specialist's steps. The biochemical monsters were mere clowns before Ling Zhan's purification.
48th floor, Ogre Siege, the massive ogre monsters saw the human standing in mid-air. The next second, a deluge from a water staff drowned the entire closed city, poisoned by toxic elements.
49th floor, Evil Emperor's Tomb, the emperor's ghost saw the human who killed his four guardian ghosts. For the first time, the emperor felt fear.
50th floor, Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, the level 60 demon king raised his ghost talisman to control the parade. Before he could react, the human appeared before him. One punch, and the demon king's head exploded like a watermelon.
50th floor...
As Ling Zhan stood in the rest area, his expression calm and not even showing signs of breathing heavily.
The guild staff guarding the area stared dumbfounded at this young man, radiating a murderous aura, their faces filled with shock.
At this moment.
The Eden Guild hall fell into a stunned silence.
The guild members who had witnessed the entire process were at a loss for how to express their inner shock.
Even Nine-Tailed Fox's charming face was frozen, as if she was utterly astounded.
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