Shaking the Entire Venue! A Solo Challenge Against an A-Class Trial!

Lin Yi was taken aback. "You know me?"

Jiang Xian studied Lin Yi with clear interest.

"I've never met you, but I've heard your name so often my ears are practically calloused."

"My little granddaughter has mentioned you more times than I can count."

"As a matter of fact, this morning, she asked me to arrange things for you in this trial once you arrived."

Zuo Qian's eyes lit up.

He hadn't expected Elder Jiang to know Lin Yi!

This made things much easier.

Lin Yi felt a bit awkward.

The old man before him was also surnamed Jiang.

Given what he'd said, it wasn't hard to guess that Jiang Xian was Jiang Ya's grandfather.

"President Jiang, isn't it a bit inappropriate to so blatantly pull strings for an acquaintance?"

A cold voice came from behind Jiang Xian.

It was a young man in a suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a chilly, sinister aura.

The person standing beside him chuckled as well. "And with all due respect, we're not looking down on the educational standards of your Jiangcheng, but realistically, very few of this year's new students here should be able to clear this trial. Instead of taking up slots and going to their deaths..."

"Why not make way for the new students of Tianshui Academy? We've traveled a long way, and we don't want to wait too long."

Jiang Xian's expression darkened at that.

He had been polite the whole time, treating these people as guests who had come all the way from Tianshui to let their first-year Mage Class freshmen participate in this Trial Dungeon.

Lin Yi frowned slightly.

He really disliked the arrogant, nose-in-the-air attitude of this group.

Sure, almost everyone from Tianshui Academy was above Second Turn, and a few had even reached Third Turn.

But they weren't that strong either.

What were they acting so high and mighty about?

Just as they were talking, a sudden commotion came from the dungeon entrance.

Following the sound, Lin Yi saw Jiang Ya, pale-faced, being supported by a Class User beside her as she walked out, looking utterly lost.

Jiang Xian's expression shifted, and he hurried over.

Even based on past experience, this Mage Class Trial wasn't considered particularly difficult.

But there were always risks.

Had they failed the trial?

"Xiao Ya, you all...?"

Jiang Ya was clearly in shock, her whole body trembling slightly, her face frighteningly pale.

Seeing her grandfather, Jiang Ya's eyes turned red, and tears streamed down instantly. "Grandpa, Second Uncle, he... Second Uncle, he... waaah!"

Jiang Xian's face went completely grim.

He also noticed that only three people had returned with his granddaughter!

One person was missing!

It was Jiang Ya's Second Uncle, Jiang Xian's Second Son!

"What happened, Xiao Ya? Don't cry, calm down, and tell Grandpa!"

Jiang Ya couldn't stop shaking.

"In there... there were too many monsters!"

"We couldn't kill them all, and whenever we stayed in one place, more kept coming endlessly. There was almost nowhere to hide in the entire space."

"In the end, Second Uncle gave us the last four Dungeon Escape Scrolls, then drew the monsters' aggro so we could escape!"

"Second Uncle, he..."

"Waaah!"

Jiang Xian and Zuo Qian both felt a chill run down their spines!

This Trial Dungeon only allowed Mage Class Users to enter.

If it was really like Jiang Ya said—monsters tracking their movements and attacking relentlessly—

With no Tank Profession to take the hits and no Healer Profession to heal, five Mages, even if all except Jiang Ya were Second Turn or even Third Turn, couldn't withstand such a high-pressure environment.

So it turned out their initial estimate—that this was merely a D-class Trial Dungeon—was completely wrong!

Now it looked like it was at least A-class difficulty!

"Help...!"

"There are wounded here! Is there a Healer Profession? Someone help!"

"She's about to die! Please save her!"

At this moment, people kept teleporting out of the dungeon entrance.

Screams, cries, pleas for help rose and fell in waves.

Countless injured were drenched in blood. Some had their abdomens torn open as if by the pincers of some unknown creature; others had their legs bitten clean off.

The scene was utterly gruesome.

These must have been the first batch of people to enter the Trial Dungeon, just like Jiang Ya.

In an instant, the crowd of Class Users who had been bustling with excitement, even lining up at the dungeon entrance, fell into terrified silence!

The next moment, though some still queued, most retreated far from the entrance, watching from a distance.

Those who managed to escape at least had a chance of being rescued.

As for the teams that didn't make it out...

Their fate was easy to imagine!

Zuo Qian and Jiang Xian's faces turned grim beyond measure.

They never expected that a situation that had seemed so promising would suddenly turn this perilous!

"Hahaha!"

"What did I say earlier? Since you're all going in to die anyway, you might as well let us through."

"If you'd done that from the start, we wouldn't have had to wait so long."

The Glasses Guy from Tianshui Academy pushed up his glasses, then crossed his arms, his expression calm.

As if he had already foreseen this outcome.

Then, the hundred or so freshmen from Tianshui Academy who had come for the trial all broke into delighted smiles.

Now, no one was cutting in line ahead of them.

"Everyone listen up. This trial's objective is to survive for three hours."

"The dungeon difficulty is A+. You must proceed with caution!"

"Hold onto the Electronic Maps you've been given and strictly follow the Strategy Guide!"

Several teachers from Tianshui Academy began briefing their students on the details.

Instantly, the surrounding Class Users were filled with envy.

"The difficulty isn't D-class at all—it's A+!"

"This is terrifying...!"

"Huh? Electronic Maps?"

"And they even have a Strategy Guide!"

"Isn't this a newly appeared limited-time dungeon?"

"You wouldn't get it. I've heard that many veteran Class User academies have mastered dungeon guides we don't know about. For a dungeon like this, where you need to survive three hours, they probably prepared the guide in advance."

Standing beside Lin Yi, Zuo Qian let out a bitter laugh.

"We're useless."

"Not only did we misjudge the dungeon's difficulty, but we don't have any so-called Strategy Guide either."

"I'm sorry, Jiang Ya, Lin Yi."

The Old Principal seemed to have aged decades in an instant.

He was completely consumed by self-blame and guilt.

Nothing stung more than comparison.

Others were fully prepared, showcasing the difference between a professional Class User academy and a small base-city high school like theirs.

"Principal Zuo, you don't need to apologize for things beyond your control."

"Even without a Strategy Guide or an Electronic Map, this trial shouldn't be that hard, right? I want to go in and give it a try."

If this trial had really been just D-class difficulty, Lin Yi would have found it boring.

But now, seeing so many people fall inside...

It actually piqued his interest.

"But in this situation, no one's going to want to team up with you..."

Zuo Qian believed Lin Yi had real skill.

But he had to point out the awkward reality.

At a time like this, when everyone was looking out for themselves, who would be willing to team up with him and enter this dungeon?

Yet, before anyone could react—

They saw Lin Yi step into the dungeon entrance, his figure vanishing from sight!