Speedrun! You're the Challenger!

"Big shot, are you really going to find the dean? He's really strong..." the burly man asked again.

"It's nothing, just a bit of wind and frost. Lead the way." Zhou Yi stood with his hands behind his back, speaking with a faint smile.

"Alright."

Seeing his insistence, the big man said no more, leading Zhou Yi out of the dark room and along the passage toward the outside.

The passage reeked of mold, lined with rooms identical to the one Zhou Yi had just been in—most were empty, but some held young boys and girls.

Zhou Yi paid them little heed. Under the big man's guidance, he soon left the passage and arrived at an open space.

At this moment, in the open space, there were several instructors and dozens of trainees.

These trainees wore numb expressions, their eyes hollow, mechanically carrying out the instructors' orders as they drilled in the open area.

At the other end of the space stood a building resembling a schoolhouse, and in front of it, a middle-aged man in a white lab coat.

"Hey, what are you standing around for? Get in formation!"

Zhou Yi and the big man's appearance immediately caught the attention of those instructors, who barked at them.

At the instructors' words, the big men shuddered, as if encountering something terrifying, their eyes turning hollow as they quickly joined the formation.

Zhou Yi, however, showed no reaction. He simply stood there, sizing up the instructors.

"I'm talking to you! Newcomer, do you want to be locked up again?"

Seeing Zhou Yi unmoving, one instructor grew impatient, strode over quickly, and raised a hand to slap him.

"Scram."

Zhou Yi wasted no words. He threw a punch, triggering his S-rank talent, and instantly killed the instructor on the spot.

Silence spread through the field. Everyone stopped what they were doing, staring blankly at Zhou Yi.

The remaining instructors stood frozen as if under a spell, their expressions dazed, making no move.

Ignoring them all, Zhou Yi walked through the crowd and stopped before the middle-aged man in the white lab coat.

"Are you the dean here?" Zhou Yi sized him up, then spoke calmly.

"Are you challenging my authority?" Dean Yang said coldly, exuding an indescribable pressure.

"I just want to leave this place."

Zhou Yi raised a finger, wagged it, and met his gaze directly, speaking flatly: "And let me correct you—you are the challenger."

"How arrogant. But I've dealt with plenty of troublemakers like you. They all turned into good little boys, and you'll be no exception."

The next moment, Dean Yang's expression twisted into something terrifying. Black lightning crackled around him, his back split open, and four tentacles sprouted from behind, thrashing in the air.

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry. I don't have time to play with you."

Without further words, Zhou Yi stepped forward and threw a punch at Dean Yang.

"Boom!"

With High Damage on his left and High Damage on his right, Dean Yang, caught off guard, was blasted away by Zhou Yi's fist, crashing heavily into the building behind him.

Under the effect of the rules, his form rapidly disintegrated. Before he could even let out a scream, he vanished completely into the wind...

As Zhou Yi one-shot the final boss, the livestream audience was stunned.

"Wait, the final boss is also a one-shot?!"

"This vibe is all wrong—aren't weird instances supposed to be cleared with brains?"

"Tsk, terrifying beyond words. For other Chosen Ones, he's the ultimate boss; for God Zhou, he's just a roadside weed!"

"Cleared in under ten minutes—is this even right?"

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With the final boss dead, the clearance prompt for the Weird Instance appeared again.

[Congratulations on clearing the instance]

[Rating: Perfect]

[With ultimate power, destroy everything, break the rules!]

[Reward: Dragon Kingdom mineral reserves increased by 20%]

[Hidden Achievement: Speedrun!]

[Requirement: Clear the instance within ten minutes.]

[Reward: Chosen One's physique permanently tripled!]

"Ahh~, so good..."

As the reward was distributed, Zhou Yi felt an incredible ease throughout his body, as if both his body and soul had been elevated.

The surging power gave him the illusion that he could now kill an ox with a single punch!

"Job done, time to head back for grub."

Having cleared the instance and claimed his reward, Zhou Yi didn't linger. With a thought, his figure vanished from the Weird Instance.

As the scene shifted before his eyes, Zhou Yi returned to Blue Star...

"Wait, no..."

But soon, Zhou Yi realized something was wrong—he hadn't returned to the snack stall, but to the shabby rental room he'd lived in before!

"No way, why'd it send me home! I wanted to eat! Weird Instance, I **** you..."

Meanwhile, at the snack stall.

"Huh, didn't Zhou Yi clear it? Why isn't he coming back for supper?" Zhang San said between bites of king crab.

"Who knows, maybe he's not into this stuff?" Li Si was equally puzzled.

Good thing Zhou Yi wasn't there—if he were, he'd probably be coughing up blood from sheer rage.

"He doesn't even like this? Even the finest delicacies can't top this, right?" Zhang San stared at the table piled with rare dishes, stunned.

Besides king crab and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Mo Shang had ordered plenty more—black truffles, caviar, morel mushrooms, things that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, swam in the water—basically, whatever was expensive, he ordered...

Of course, Mo Shang ordering these at a snack stall wasn't the craziest part.

The craziest part was the snack stall owner—if Mo Shang dared to order these dishes, the guy could actually produce them!

"Speaking of which, boss, you've really got skills. Anything on the menu, you can actually make..."

Li Si turned to the snack stall owner and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Of course, back in the day..."

The owner chuckled, ready to launch into a nostalgic tale, but just then, a voice cut him off without mercy.

"Boss, one serving of fried rice."

The newcomer was a young man, handsome, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Oh, Young Master Ye, you're here! Forget the fried rice tonight—come have some king crab, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to drink your fill..."

The owner waved the young man over, sat him down, and placed a king crab in front of him.

The young man stared at the crab, bigger than his own head, blinked, and was suddenly full of question marks: "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall... to drink?"

"That's right, a big spender came by today. King crab for everyone, one per person, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall on tap..." The owner smiled, explained to the young man, and pointed at Mo Shang.

The young man followed the owner's gesture and looked over, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes before vanishing just as quickly...