Chapter 172

Speed Stimulation: Attack speed increased by 30%.

Berserker Soul: Skill damage increased by 30%, damage taken reduced by 20%, pain sensation reduced by 50%.

These two skills are simply god-tier for physical classes.

All status effects can last for one hour.

With these status buffs, Jiang Taotao and Ning Yiyi's combat power increased by at least 200%.

As for Lin Moyu…

It makes no difference whether he has them or not.

Lin Moyu looked at the long corridor, "Should we…"

Jiang Taotao interrupted Lin Moyu, "Let us try it ourselves first. If we can't get through, then you step in."

Ning Yiyi felt the same way.

This is a team competition; we can't just rely on Lin Moyu alone the whole time.

Although we will definitely have to rely on him in the end, it's only the preliminary round now, so we can definitely give it a try.

"Alright."

Lin Moyu didn't insist and followed at the back of the team.

It wouldn't be too late to act if there was a problem.

The corridor was very long, about five meters wide.

As they stepped into the corridor, a monster appeared before them.

Lin Moyu's pupils constricted slightly.

The appearance of this monster was exactly the same as an Abyssal Demon Dog.

Only its aura was not as powerful as an Abyssal Demon Dog's.

This is a unit created by Shenxia Tower based on the Abyssal Demon Dog.

"Looking at it this way, could the final boss guarding the level be a Dog Demon?"

Jiang Taotao assumed a combat stance and simultaneously cast a Detection Spell.

[Abyssal Demon Dog (Fake)]

[Level: 27]

[Strength: 2800]

[Agility: 3500]

[Spirit: 1000]

[Constitution: 2000]

[Skill: Bite]

Its level was 4 levels lower than a real Abyssal Demon Dog; a real Abyssal Demon Dog is Level 31, while this one is only Level 27.

Its attributes in all aspects had greatly decreased.

It was not difficult to deal with.

Even though Jiang Taotao was only Level 24, with all status buffs applied, her attributes already exceeded those of the Level 27 Abyssal Demon Dog.

Jiang Taotao gave a soft shout and activated the Charge skill, rushing forward. The Charge skill slammed into the Abyssal Demon Dog with immense impact.

Skill: Shield Bash!

The skill activated, and she swung her shield up violently, striking the Abyssal Demon Dog on the head.

The Abyssal Demon Dog was not only injured but also fell into a stunned state.

At this moment, a faint glimmer appeared behind it.

Without realizing it, Ning Yiyi had already snuck behind the Abyssal Demon Dog.

Skill: Fatal Strike!

She thrust her dagger out, stabbing into the Demon Dog's body with a bang.

With a scream, the Demon Dog collapsed to the ground, motionless.

When it comes to burst damage, no one dares to claim first place if an Assassin claims second.

Those high-power skills of Mages all require preparation and channeling.

At least ten seconds, sometimes even dozens of seconds.

Unlike Assassins, who have instant burst damage.

It didn't seem too hard.

A look of slight relaxation appeared on their faces.

Lin Moyu, however, smiled inwardly; how could it be that simple?

Having gone through The Great Exam, he knew too well how these things worked.

This assessment had only just begun.

Outside the light screen, it was already empty.

All teams had already entered and begun the preliminary assessment.

Dense text appeared on the huge light screen, all of which were the names of the team captains.

Lin Moyu's name was also among them.

Originally there was a 0 after his team, but now it had become a 1.

[Lin Moyu Team, 1]

This 1 represented their current score, having killed one Abyssal Demon Dog.

As the classification changed, the team's ranking also began to change.

In the Level 20 to Level 29 group, a total of over 30,000 teams were participating.

Currently, the Lin Moyu Team was ranked over 10,000th, which was neither good nor bad.

Many people were paying attention to this competition.

The Shenxia Empire had opened video streaming to the whole world.

Every country could watch this competition.

As the preliminaries continued, the team names were changing in real-time.

Suddenly, one team's name turned gray, and their ranking dropped directly to the last place.

This indicated that this team had been eliminated.

The preliminaries had only just started for five minutes, and the first team was already eliminated.

This shows that the preliminaries were far harder than imagined.

A worldwide discussion was in full swing.

"It's only been a few minutes since it started, and people are already being eliminated so quickly."

"It seems this preliminary round is very difficult."

"Of course it's difficult; the Shenxia Empire officials said that the preliminaries will eliminate over 90% of the teams."

"What else can they do? There are over 100,000 teams; if they don't eliminate them, they won't get a result even by next year."

"I think 90% is still a conservative estimate; I reckon at least 95% of the teams will be eliminated during the preliminary stage."

"Look, more teams have been eliminated."

Three teams' names turned gray at the same time, and they were eliminated.

The eliminated contestants appeared outside the light screen, each one dejected.

They had lost the qualification to continue forward.

They didn't even get to see the actual competition arena.

Those who couldn't even pass the preliminaries were not qualified to enter the actual competition arena.

The rules were cruel, but also very realistic.

Chapter 172: Otherwise, How Could He Become the Top Scholar?

Jiang Taotao let out a series of soft shouts.

With a shield in her left hand and a knight's longsword in her right, she swung them with great force.

Various skills were used consecutively without any wasted movements; it was perfect.

Three Abyssal Demon Dogs simulated by Shenxia Tower continuously launched attacks at her, but she resolved and dodged them one by one.

In this way, the pressure on the Healer in the team was much reduced.

Ning Yiyi had already silently snuck behind an Abyssal Demon Dog.

She thrust her dagger out, and her skill burst forth instantly.

Skill: Fatal Strike!

A muffled bang sounded.

One Abyssal Demon Dog died instantly.

Ning Yiyi did not stop; she backhanded her dagger and thrust again.

Skill: Internal Explosion!

An explosion sounded inside the Abyssal Demon Dog that was stabbed, and it was then blown away.

Ning Yiyi took out two Demon Dogs in two moves, clean and efficient.

"Slash!"

Amidst her soft shout, Jiang Taotao also killed the last Abyssal Demon Dog.

She was slightly panting, her chest heaving.

At this point, they had walked halfway through the corridor.

The number of Abyssal Demon Dogs was also increasing.

From the initial one, now three appeared at the same time.

If they continued further, perhaps four, five, or even more would appear at once.

However, Jiang Taotao did not intend to let Lin Moyu help.

She wanted to see where her limits were.

When running a Dungeon, facing multiple monsters at the same time is a very common occurrence.

Especially in high-level Dungeons, this is even more so.

If she couldn't even do this, she would be unworthy of the Knight class.

Jiang Taotao told herself in her heart that she was someone who was going to enter a top academy and must never give up easily.

Giving herself a pep talk, the team continued forward.

Sure enough, four Demon Dogs appeared at the same time.

Jiang Taotao threw herself into the battle again.

Ning Yiyi concealed her figure, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Miao Yu carefully observed the battle, ready to cast healing skills at any time.

Duan Gao, on the other hand, had nothing to do.

For a Prophet, after applying status buffs, there was basically nothing left for him to do.