These High Schoolers Are a Bit Too Strong
Yukino Yukinoshita strongly protested that Li Yu was using her as a True Magic unit of measurement. After some playful fighting, everyone settled down in the main room on the 37th floor.
Tomorrow, everyone will begin their return to the Upper Floors. It's estimated that one day isn't enough to get back up from here, as the map below is simply too vast. It might take a little over two days to get back to the Upper Floors.
After the tents were set up, everyone had dinner together and then rested. They didn't return to the tents until the alarm rang the next day.
Because many monsters had been wiped out when they came down, they didn't encounter many monsters this time when they returned. Although some would spawn from time to time, it was much better than when Li Yu and the others first came down.
They slowly returned from the 37th floor to the collapsed 30th floor. By the time they arrived, it was almost evening. Li Yu and the others rested on the 27th floor for the night, and then continued their journey the next day.
It took them two days to get up from below. When they reached the safe zone on the 18th floor, Li Yu and his group even encountered some people there.
They were quite surprised to see Li Yu and his group. Someone had actually come up from deeper into the Dungeon? The young man at the head of the group quickly approached and said, "Hello, we are students from Cerulean University. Did you draw a map after you came back from down there?"
Li Yu and the others were somewhat surprised to hear what the other party said. Cerulean University? It seems to be a university in the next city. Are they letting undergraduates in first? Although they had some doubts, Li Yu still gave an answer.
The college student's eyes were incredibly clear, the kind that seemed easily fooled. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes."
Upon hearing that Li Yu had a map, the people's faces lit up with joy. The college student who had just spoken to Li Yu couldn't help but ask, "Could you please make a copy for us? We can exchange it for something."
As he spoke, he took out some Magic Stone he had obtained. Li Yu glanced at them but wasn't very interested. He turned to the others and said, "Give them a picture of the maps you have."
Hearing Li Yu say that, Xia Yu chuckled, then walked out and took out a notebook from her Space Backpack, handing it to Li Yu, saying, "Class monitor, here, use mine. I drew it carefully."
Seeing this, Li Yu took the camera, glanced at it, and handed it back to the other party, saying, "You can just take pictures with your phones. But I must remind you, if you're not strong enough, it's best not to go too deep. We only managed to reach level 37."
"I didn't go any further down."
He meant well by giving these people a heads-up; if they continued down those floors, the monsters alone would be enough to give them a run for their money.
"37 floors? Wow, are you college students too? Which university?" Hearing that Li Yu and his group had already reached the 37th floor, the people in the team were also somewhat shocked. One of the college students, who was rather attractive, couldn't help but ask this question.
"We're senior high school students, and we won't be going to university for a while. If you want to go down there, you'd better stay above the 37th floor. It took us a week to get from the 30th to the 37th floor; it's full of monsters." Xia Yu answered for Li Yu.
Hearing Xia Yu's words, everyone was shocked. They were all just senior high school students? But didn't these people have to take the college entrance exam? Why were they all here? Although they were shocked, they were more concerned about the situation below.
Xia Yu meant well, and briefly explained the situation below, including how the floors below were completely destroyed after reaching the 27th floor. In other words, jumping directly from the 27th floor would take you to the 30th floor.
After taking pictures of the map Xia Yu Xia Yu given them, the group returned the notebook to her. The leader then expressed his sincere gratitude, saying, "Thank you for providing the map. These Magic Stone are our reward."
Faced with the gifts these people offered, Xia Yu directly refused, saying, "No need. We should help each other out when we're traveling. If I hadn't already been admitted to Boundary University, I might have become your classmate too!"
Xia Yu waved her hand, refusing the gifts, and then put away her notebook. The others were even more surprised when they heard this—she'd been accepted by Boundary University?
"The matter is settled, so we'll be leaving now. Oh, and here's a reminder: the Dungeon will regenerate on its own. The damaged areas should be restored soon. Also, starting from the 17th floor, there will be floor masters on the 27th and 37th floors. The 18th floor where you are now is the only safe zone from the top to the 37th floor." Li Yu glanced at the group and gave them this reminder before leaving.
After saying this, Li Yu continued towards the passage to the 17th floor. These people had no map or strategy guide, and had to rely entirely on themselves. Li Yu was getting a taste of the thrill of being a beta tester.
"Floor owner... safe zone... no wonder no monsters spawn here..." The college students looked at each other, watching Li Yu and the others who had already begun to leave. They did not stop them, but silently noted down the information Li Yu had given them.
They thought they were the first to enter, but it turned out that someone had already gotten in before them and even explored up to the 37th floor, which was a bit outrageous.
After watching Li Yu leave, a girl in the group of college students suddenly spoke up, "Captain, these people are so strong! Are they really high school students? Apart from two who are at First Tier, everyone else is at level four, and... that handsome guy who was talking to you just now seems to be at Fifth Tier!!"
Her talent lies in perception; she can sense the approximate strength and weaknesses of an enemy, so she just sensed the strength of this group of people as well.
Hearing her words, the captain couldn't help but say, "I remember there's a special school in this city where the principal gathers many geniuses and puts them in one class. I suppose these people are from that class?"
He had heard about these things before, so he knew that there was such a special class, and it just so happened to have so many people—a class full of geniuses, a monster-like existence.
No wonder they were here; these people didn't need to take the college entrance exam at all, but were directly admitted to Boundary University. Although they were a little envious, they didn't think much of it. Looking at the map on his phone, he directly shared the photos he had taken with others.
Although there is no signal here, Bluetooth transmission is still possible. In addition, they need to redraw their map using a laptop.
Xia Yu's map was modified by herself, based on the map she obtained from Orario and combined with the Dungeon of this world. There may be some discrepancies, but it is still quite useful.
She even wrote down information about some monsters, including the floor masters that Li Yu just mentioned, which were all recorded in the notebook, and all of these people saw it.
Looking at the information, they felt more confident about exploring the Dungeon, but they also became more vigilant, remembering that the more relaxed they were, the more difficult it would be.
Would there be many monsters in the deeper Dungeon? Their team only had 8 people, and venturing into those undeveloped areas could be life-threatening. After discussing it, they decided to focus on the 17th floor.
They only needed to explore down to the 25th floor. As for the boss on the 27th floor? They glanced at the description above: Amphisbaena, capable of dispelling True Magic with red mist and blue high-temperature flames.
Upon seeing these two descriptions, everyone immediately said they were interrupting, because five out of the eight people in this team were mages. What kind of fight was this? There was no way they could win.
Besides, they weren't like Li Yu, who studied both martial arts and True Magic. These people specialized in either martial arts or True Magic. A single red mist could wipe them out, right?
So, it's best to take advantage of this summer vacation to gather some materials from these floors and sell them. Leave the rest to other people; they shouldn't get involved.
If I have the chance to meet Li Yu and the others again in the future, I can go deeper together. After all, the fact that this group of people can go as far as the 37th floor proves that they are absolutely terrifying!
"I really didn't expect this place to be open to the public." After everyone stepped into the 17th floor, Xia Yu couldn't help but exclaim. They had only been here for a little over ten days, and now it was already open to the public.
"Since the college entrance exam is about to begin, some college students are gradually starting their holidays. It's normal to let them come here for training. If nothing unexpected happens, we may encounter other people next." Li Yu said, looking towards the spot where Goliath was born.
When they returned from the other world, they saw the news that the college entrance examination was about to begin. Now that they've been down there for so long, it seems like it's only recently? So it's quite normal for college students to be down there.
"Maybe some high school students will even come down after a while?" Just as everyone was thinking this, Li Yu's voice rang out again. "You've come back just in time. Goliath is about to be born. Who wants to go and kill him?"
Hearing Li Yu's words, everyone stopped and looked in the direction where Goliath was born. There were indeed some strange things on the wall at that moment. It seemed that Goliath's cooldown time had ended?
"Have we been down there for two weeks already?" Asuna Goliath about to respawn. She remembered that it had been about two weeks since they last defeated Goliath and returned.
Asuna took out her phone and checked the time. It showed June 4th, and when they went down there, it seemed to be May 20th. Looking at it this way, it did seem to be two weeks ago.
"Let me do it this time, I want to try a one-on-one fight!!" Xia Yu volunteered as soon as she saw Goliath about to spawn, she was really happy to have a chance to fight one-on-one.
Now that she's at least a fourth-tier cultivator and has her own True Magic, how could she not try to take on Goliath one-on-one? Today, she's going to cut off that giant's neck.
Hearing Xia Yu say that, the others were immediately unhappy, since many of them wanted to try soloing the boss, which was something many boys wanted to do.
A group of people started arguing about this, none of them wanting to miss such an opportunity. Li Yu looked at them speechlessly and said, "Since that's the case, let's just finish it off quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the True Magic appeared in his hand. The moment Goliath was born, Li Yu had already unleashed Piercing Magic Cannon aimed at it, before anyone else could even react.
Li Yu's magic cannon fired directly, and amidst Xia Yu's sharp explosion, Li Yu's Piercing Magic Cannon directly devoured the newly born Goliath.
"Aaaaaah, class monitor!!! How could you do this!! You promised to let me fight you one-on-one! This is so unfair, you're bullying me!!" Xia Yu's voice rang out, but was quickly swallowed up by a deafening roar.
After doing all this, Li Yu turned to them and said with a puzzled look, "Weren't you all clamoring for a one-on-one fight? Since we can't settle it, I'll just finish you off in a second."
The students looked at Li Yu speechlessly. They suspected that Li Yu was doing this on purpose, deliberately reminding them before instantly defeating them. And wasn't his casting speed a bit too fast?
Yun Shu, who possessed Instant Casting True Magic, looked at Li Yu with some confusion and said, "Class monitor, why were you casting True Magic so fast just now? It felt a bit like Instant Casting?"
She voiced her doubts. From the moment Li Yu took out his staff to the moment he released the True Magic, only a few seconds had passed before the newly born Goliath was swallowed up by the light cannon.
"It's just that I've saved some steps. Besides, this True Magic was created by me, and I've mastered it to a high degree. I can cast it quickly, but it's not Instant Casting." Li Yu said, putting away his staff.
This attack Destruction Goliath along with his Magic Stone, but oh well, Goliath's Magic Stone wasn't worth much anyway, so Li Yu didn't take it to heart.
Hearing Li Yu say this, Yun Shu felt a little strange. Was that really true? However, she had never created True Magic herself, so she didn't know if it was true or not. Since Li Yu said so, then it was probably true.
"Damn it, class monitor, you owe me a boss!!" Xia Yu was furious that her chance for a one-on-one fight was gone. She ran to Li Yu and yelled at Li Yu to give her a Goliath.
"Sure, Yukino gathers Divine Blood and then summons a special one for her to play with." Li Yu glanced at the noisy Xia Yu and immediately shouted this to Yukinoshita.
Besides ordinary floor masters, there are also special floor masters, just like Juggernaut. If a drop of Divine Blood suddenly appears at this time, it is estimated that a Black Goliath will be born on this floor.
As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, Yukino looked over and said, "Xia Yu, do you want it? If so, I'll help you with this."
Hearing their words, Xia Yu immediately chickened out. Although she was confident she could defeat Goliath, she wasn't confident she could defeat those special monsters. Like the one Li Yu had dealt with before, wouldn't she have died on the spot?
So Xia Yu quickly backed down, saying, "Forget it, it's not easy for anyone. I'll skip the special floor owner. I'll come back in two weeks. I'll remember that time!"
Completely convinced, Xia Yu took out her phone and quickly made a memo two weeks later, also noting down the current time. Next time, she would personally come and challenge him one-on-one.
Watching the other party's actions, Li Yu's lips curled up slightly. Then, without saying anything more, he continued walking towards the Upper Floors, saying, "Let's go. It's better to just finish them off quickly. It's getting late, so we need to speed things up, otherwise it will be very late when we get outside."
After speaking, Li Yu began to speed up, and the others hurriedly followed. Bell and Haruhime could only follow silently behind, their speed barely keeping up with everyone else.
After all, they hadn't been idle for the past two weeks. Just the daily travel had significantly improved their stamina. Compared to when they first entered the Dungeon, the two of them were now much better.
When Li Yu and his group left the 17th floor, the college students on the 18th floor also heard the commotion from above. Curious, they ran over, only to find that Li Yu's place was already deserted when they arrived.
The fact that only a huge crater remains indicates that an attack was recently launched here, and it seems that the crater was blasted out in an instant? It's still emitting heat from there.
"Wow, was the floor owner instantly killed?" Looking at the crater, the people were filled with shock. Wasn't the floor owner supposed to be very strong? And now he's been instantly killed?
And they're already gone. How long did it take from when they heard the commotion and ran, and then for this person to arrive? They're already gone? It seems the fight was over in an instant. Weren't those high school students' skills a bit too overpowered?
Li Yu and the others paid no attention to what happened on the 17th floor. When they returned to the 16th floor, they started to move faster. They encountered some people along the way, but Li Yu did not stop at all.
Those people saw that no one dared to stop the group running wildly through the Dungeon, assuming that something was wrong, so they quickly made way for them. Under these circumstances, everyone emerged from the Sun Dungeon before sunset.
Back outside, the Sun was already setting. The Dungeon was somewhat surprised to see that many shops had reopened, including some weapon shops.
Li Yu then spotted a familiar sign: Jimmy Weapons... This is Sister Mi's shop! She's actually opened here? Besides this, there's also Treasure Tree Hall.
However, Sister Mi's shop is currently closed, while Treasure Tree Hall is open for business, but not many people go there, and there aren't many people around who are still here.