pjbooks Chapter 31 The Trembling of an S-Rank Prodigy! Who was it that slaughtered two floors?!
Chapter 31 The Trembling of an S-Rank Prodigy! Who was it that slaughtered two floors?!
The second level of the mine shaft.
The scorching smell of sulfur in the air was instantly frozen and dissipated by a sudden drop of absolute zero.
A stunningly beautiful and aloof figure appeared silently, stepping on the frozen frost.
Su Qingxue.
The only S-rank class: [Frost Queen].
The only S-rank talent: [Frozen Throne].
In particular, the special domain formed by the Frozen Throne is a devastating blow to low-level monsters.
Those goblins on the first floor, who are seen as ferocious by others.
She didn't even get a chance to scream before turning into an ice sculpture in the extreme cold.
Her leveling speed was unbelievably fast.
In less than three hours, the level had already reached level 10.
"Second floor, elite patrolmen and craftsmen, level 5 to 12."
Su Qingxue mentally reviewed the information, gripped the ice crystal staff in her hand, and carefully stepped into the huge underground mine.
However, the next moment, he suddenly stopped.
Her heart, which had been gradually sealed by ice and snow and remained calm and still, suddenly contracted violently out of control.
What did she see?
What I saw before me was not the heavily guarded Goblin Factory of my memory.
It was a hellish realm that had just ended a bloody feast.
Limbs and severed arms were scattered all over the ground.
The goblin's green blood.
The dark red blood of the cave monster.
Mixed with broken entrails, it formed a viscous, dark red stream that flowed through the crevices of the rocks.
The heavy stench of blood and decay overpowered the smell of sulfur, making one want to vomit.
Rocks torn apart by claws.
The iron cage was smashed by brute force.
The ground was pitted and uneven from being corroded by the venom.
And... corpses scattered all over the ground.
The remains of goblins, the remains of cave spiders, the remains of earth dragons...
Su Qingxue's gaze finally settled on a massive corpse that looked like a small mountain.
That was a level 15 BOSS-level creature she had only ever seen in the monster encyclopedia—the [Raging Crypt Lord]!
died.
All the monsters are dead.
The entire second floor was deathly silent, like a tomb.
Su Qingxue stood there, her usually quick-thinking mind blank for the first time for three seconds.
She had considered all the possibilities.
Encountering a powerful elite squad requires going all out.
If you are surrounded by goblins, you need to use a wide-area skill to clear the area.
The only exception is the one shown here.
Who did it?
This thought instantly stirred up a storm in her mind.
Who has the ability to slaughter all the monsters on the second floor in such a short time?
Li Wei's team?
The thought had barely formed when she nipped it in the bud.
Even if Li Wei, with his B-rank profession and several C-rank teammates, were to perish along with them, it would be absolutely impossible for him to achieve this.
Moreover, the traces at the scene pointed to an extremely brutal and chaotic battle.
more like...
Drive away the tiger to devour the wolf!
Su Qingxue's analytical abilities kicked in automatically, a chilling glint flashing in her icy blue eyes as she scrutinized every clue before her.
Someone deliberately released all the imprisoned cave creatures!
This ignited a bloody war between monsters and goblins.
Finally, an absolute powerhouse, like a grim reaper clearing the battlefield, reaped all the survivors, friend or foe.
What terrifying computing power!
What a ruthless style of doing things.
Is this really something a high school senior could do?
Su Qingxue frowned and slowly walked into the mess.
The chill emanating from the tip of the staff dissipated automatically, freezing the filthy blood beneath his feet into black ice crystals, preventing it from staining his robes in the slightest.
Her gaze swept over the corpses.
really!
Every goblin was killed instantly by some kind of sharp weapon.
The wound was smooth and targeted the vital point.
Throat, eye sockets, heart...
Clean, neat, and efficient.
This technique comes from a top-tier assassin.
The way those powerful cave creatures died horrified her even more.
The six-legged spider's abdomen was cut open, and its internal organs were spilled out.
The highly toxic corrosive monster's body was detonated from the inside, shattering into pieces.
What made her gasp for breath was the Lv.15 [Raging Crypt Lord].
Its indestructible rocky shell is riddled with corroded pits, but its fatal wound lies in its single eye.
One strike, piercing the brain.
What terrifying explosive power! What a precise and fatal strike!
The more Su Qingxue looked, the heavier her heart became.
She did some reasoning and realized that even she, without using her ultimate trump card, would find it extremely difficult to end the battle so cleanly and decisively.
Is this kind of character hidden in this beginner dungeon?
Who is it?
Names flashed through her mind, only to be rejected one by one.
Sudden.
The name she had deliberately relegated to a corner of her memory, almost forgotten, suddenly resurfaced without warning.
Chen Yifan?
No.
Almost instinctively, Su Qingxue extinguished this utterly absurd thought.
An F-class thief.
A person who became the laughing stock of the entire school during the job transfer ceremony.
How could it be him?
At this moment, he is most likely trembling in some corner of the building, or already dead under the club of some goblin.
Su Qingxue twitched the corners of her mouth, a fleeting hint of self-mockery.
I must be crazy to associate that person with this mysterious killer in front of me.
but……
That boy in the job change hall, facing the condemnation of thousands, yet his eyes remained frighteningly calm.
That indifference, that sense of detachment as if one were not involved.
Compared to the eerie yet orderly aftermath of this bloody massacre...
There seems to be some kind of commonality between the two that she cannot understand, one that transcends logic.
"impossible!"
Su Qingxue shook her head again, forcibly banishing that handsome yet aloof face from her mind.
She looked up at the abyss mine that led to the third level.
That mysterious powerful figure must have already gone to the third level.
She had to follow.
She needs to know who that person is!
Without further hesitation, Su Qingxue quickened her pace and headed towards the mine.
However, not long after.
She turned back.
The third level was filled with densely packed goblin strongholds, which even she found alarming.
That place was not one she could easily break into.
Moreover, after careful inspection, she found no trace of anyone else having been on the third floor.
She went back to the first floor.
……
Meanwhile, on the first floor of the mine.
In a secluded corner, a few shimmering mosses emitted a faint glow.
Wang Pangzi and Lin Xiaoyu stood back to back, warily looking around. Both of them were injured.
His face was etched with exhaustion and indignation.
After experiencing the enormous blow of Chen Yifan's "death," they did not give up, nor did they go back.
Lin Xiaoyu was afraid of running into Li Wei on her way back.
Wang Pangzi alone was no match for them.
The two then made a decision.
I won't go back yet.
At the very least, we won't go back until we're able to protect ourselves!
Fatty Wang kept Chen Yifan's dying words firmly in mind.
He used his broad shield to protect Lin Xiaoyu.
Lin Xiaoyu also overcame her inner fears.
Holding a bloodstained pickaxe.
Every now and then, it would slash at the goblins that charged at it.
At the same time, she used the [Shining Moss] that her A-level talent had created to provide the two of them with one safe "refuge" after another.
They hunted goblins using this clumsy yet reliable method that Chen Yifan had taught them.
Several hours later, they had all managed to raise their levels to level 5 with great difficulty.
They met the minimum requirements to remain in the professional class.
"Fatty...should we...continue?"
Lin Xiaoyu asked softly, feeling that both her mental and physical strength were almost exhausted.
"continue!"
Wang Pangzi's voice was hoarse, yet unusually firm.
"We cannot waste the opportunity that Fanzi risked his life for!"
His mind was filled with Chen Yifan's tragic figure.
He wants to upgrade!
He wants to become stronger!
He's going back to tell the teacher!
In addition...
He personally killed that beast Li Wei, who refused to help Fanzi, to avenge him!
Just then, a faint sound of frost condensing came from the passage behind them.
"Who?!"
Unlike his usual self, Fatty Wang turned around abruptly with great vigilance.
At the same time, they raised their shields.
They assumed a charging stance.
At that moment, a cold and aloof figure slowly emerged from the darkness.
It is Su Qingxue.
She was slightly taken aback when she saw Fatty Wang and Lin Xiaoyu looking like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Her gaze swept over the two of them.
Finally, the arrow landed on Fatty Wang's scratched shield, causing him to frown slightly.
Where is Chen Yifan?
She asked, her voice still cold, but containing a hint of urgency that she herself was unaware of.
Upon hearing the name "Chen Yifan".
Wang Pangzi's already red eyes were instantly flooded with tears.
He suddenly lowered his head.
I don't want anyone to see me in this pathetic state.
Finally, his voice choked with emotion, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with endless sorrow and overwhelming anger.
"Fanzi...he..."
"He's dead!"