Despair! Million-Level Counter-Heavenly Output!

"Come~ hit~ me~ you~ idiot~!"

The Goblin Giant was enormous, a full seven or eight meters tall, even towering over Lin Yi's Molten Flame Demon.

The moment it appeared, it opened its massive mouth and began taunting.

Along with that, its right hand flashed a gesture universally understood across Blue Star and Earth.

Paired with that expression, it was absolutely asking for a beating!

Lin Yi really wanted to complain about which big-brain designed this dungeon!

Actually, Lin Yi was mistaken.

All the monsters in this dungeon were based on a real-world dungeon.

And in reality, the Goblin Giant really was that insufferable.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The wind howled around Lin Yi.

The next moment, a green tornado cyclone formed above the Goblin Giant's head.

The gale condensed into needle-sharp spikes, relentlessly stabbing into the Goblin Giant's hide.

Fourth-tier Wind Element spell: Storm Cyclone!

Lin Yi chose this spell because, in a prolonged battle, it dealt the highest total damage per single cast.

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[Storm Cyclone]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Tier: Fourth Tier]

[Element: Storm Element]

[Cost: 4000 Mana]

[Chant Time: 3.5 seconds]

[Cooldown Time: None]

[Effect: Conjures a massive tornado cyclone from wind element, attacking all targets within range, dealing wind-element damage 5 times per second to each target.]

[After the Storm Cyclone hits a target, it stops moving and continues spinning, dealing damage continuously. Maximum duration: 30 minutes.]

[Note: Winds! Hear my command!]

All fourth-tier spells from the Elemental Element specialization.

Were area-of-effect spells.

That was the hallmark of the mage class.

The Wind Element was no exception.

But this spell's damage followed the Wind Element's usual tradition.

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125!

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136!

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207 (Critical)!

The damage numbers were only in the hundreds!

Compared to the Fire Element's thousands upon thousands of damage, it was no contest!

A scratch!

But it scratched fast!

And it lasted!

Once summoned, a Storm Cyclone persisted for a full half hour before dissipating.

For a lumbering monster like the Goblin Giant, which only stood on the spot spewing insults, it would take the full 30 minutes of damage!

Using this mechanic, Lin Yi kept summoning Storm Cyclones.

Five, ten, twenty...

The number of Storm Cyclones enveloping the Goblin Giant rose at a terrifying rate!

Dozens of Storm Cyclones hammered the Goblin Giant simultaneously.

The frequency of damage per second was horrifyingly high!

With 20 Storm Cyclones, he could attack 100 times per second!

At such a high attack frequency...

The Goblin Giant, which had been spewing endless insults moments ago, now had its jaw trembling, its throat stuck like a broken tape, unable to utter a single sound.

Its massive body shook violently, looking both ridiculous and comical.

This scene stunned countless people in the Examination Center.

Qi Guoguang even stood up.

Staring at Lin Yi on the screen, his mind was racing.

He still couldn't forget what he had seen over ten days ago when he rushed to reinforce Canglan City.

Is it him?

It is him!

Right... right?

Something's wrong.

Right, right.

No, no!

In Qi Guoguang's mind, affirmations and denials kept cycling.

Both are Fire and Wind Dual Cultivation.

Both are young mages.

But one possesses terrifying magical control and can simultaneously release Fire Element Tier 7 and Wind Element Tier 7 spells.

This kid before him, only level 42 and just after his Second Turn.

Even with the boost from a mysterious talent.

Can he pull this off?

The odds are too slim!

Yet, his instincts as a mage kept reminding Qi Guoguang.

All of this is connected!

Even the matter of the City of Fading Light, Feiliekain, is related to this young man!

But rationality shot down all his guesses.

"Elder Qi, what's wrong?" Li Yuanjing was also amazed that Lin Yi could use Wind Element spells.

But after all, he was a Class User of the archer type.

He didn't know much about mage spells.

Qi Guoguang's train of thought was interrupted by Li Yuanjing, and in the end, he could only shake his head. "Nothing."

"I just had some... not-so-practical guesses..."

Li Yuanjing wanted to ask more.

But after the third round began, the leaderboard in the top right corner of the big screen refreshed after a brief delay.

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[Current Round: Round 3]
[Live Leaderboard:]
[NO.1, Examinee Lin Yi, Total Output: 53696!]
[NO.2, Examinee Qi Xiaying, Total Output: 11833!]
[NO.3, Examinee Li Zerui, Total Output: 10236!]
[NO.4, Examinee Ding Chuqing, Total Output: 9691!]
[NO.5, Examinee Fang Ming, Total Output: 9527!]

Since this round was about output values, the leaderboard updated in real time.

And the constant was that Lin Yi was still far ahead.

Opening a gap nearly five times that of the second place!

And if anyone looked closely, they'd notice the gap was still widening.

Because as the number of Storm Cyclones increased, Lin Yi's DPS (damage per second) kept rising!

The next second after seeing the leaderboard.

Countless people gasped again.

"It's him again!!"

"He's still first!!"

"Such high damage, what spell is he using?!"

"This kid is actually a dual-cultivation mage!"

"So insane, how did he get so many Skill Points?!"

"But why isn't he using fire spells? Fire has higher damage, doesn't it?"

"Fire costs more Mana. In a test like this that focuses on endurance, you'd prioritize cost-effectiveness."

Inside the exam instance.

Over ten minutes had passed since the third round began.

Li Zerui wanted to spit blood.

In the second round, which tested burst AoE output, he had narrowly lost to Qi Xiaying, and he accepted that.

But this round, which tested endurance, he was determined to win!

Because the Alloy Super Cyborg, a Legendary-grade class, had unlimited ammunition!

The catch was that reloading took time.

As long as he controlled the rhythm.

For these thirty minutes, he could ensure he was outputting nonstop.

Without any pause!

Meanwhile, other Class Users would inevitably hit fatigue and interruptions in their output during the latter half of this round, unable to sustain it.

With the score from this round, he had confidence in breaking into the top ranks of the leaderboard.

Plus, he knew that Lin Yi, who had ranked first in the first two rounds, had strong burst damage.

So at first, when he saw Lin Yi at the top of the leaderboard.

Even with a fivefold gap, he wasn't too worried.

Because in his eyes, Lin Yi was just going hard at the start.

He'd definitely fizzle out later!

Who would've thought—

Right now, on the leaderboard.

He was in second place.

Having dealt over a hundred thousand damage.

Pulling ahead of third-place Qi Xiaying by nearly twenty thousand damage!

And the first place?

His output had already broken a million!

That was just insane!

Even if Lin Yi stopped outputting right now.

Li Zerui knew he couldn't catch up to his damage.

But just as he was sinking into despair, the next second.

He suddenly saw, on the leaderboard floating in the air, the total output number for first-place Lin Yi flicker, and then, from a million-level damage count, it directly dropped to zero!

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