13: Chapter 13 Shocking Assessment Base
Rank 18.
Rank 17.
Rank 16.
Chief Examiner: "..."
The Chief Examiner watched Li Mumu's Team's ranking on the scoreboard; it rose by one rank every minute, causing his jaw to nearly drop to the floor in shock.
"Quick, pull up the footage of this team for me!"
The large screen switched its display.
Li Mumu was kiting over a hundred Black Widow Spiders. Seeing that he couldn't dodge them all while kiting, he simply gave up struggling, sat down on the spot, and began chewing on Blood Grass to recover health.
At the same time, golden light continuously shimmered on Li Mumu's body, while not far away, Ice Arrows and Fire Birds took turns attacking the Black Widow Spiders surrounding him.
Witnessing this scene.
Inside the assessment base, the number of examiners whose jaws dropped to the floor continued to increase.
After a long while.
One examiner swallowed hard and said hoarsely, "Is... is this Great God Ye's 'One-Wave' strategy?"
One-Wave: A strategy where the main tank pulls aggro from over a hundred monsters and wipes them out all at once.
Another examiner said, dumbstruck, "It's very similar, yet completely different. Great God Ye relied on his own combat techniques to evade damage, whereas this Orc relies on monstrous defense plus the presence of a Light-type Priest."
"Could it be... the monstrous one isn't the Orc, but that healing Light-type Priest?" the scorekeeper interjected.
The Chief Examiner stared fixedly at the large screen, remained silent for a long time, and then shook his head. "No, the monstrous one is this Orc. Look at his health; just eating Blood Grass is enough to maintain it at one-third. That Holy Healing Technique is merely the icing on the cake."
With this reminder, the other examiners carefully observed the large screen. The more closely they looked, the more they discovered Li Mumu's abnormality.
Sure enough, just as the Chief Examiner said, even without the Light-type Priest, Li Mumu could still withstand the attacks of a hundred Black Widows.
Because most of the Black Widows' attacks on Li Mumu showed up as 'Miss'; the only thing truly causing him to lose health was the corrosion from their venom.
Seeing this, one of the examiners couldn't help but exclaim, "My god! This Mutated Class is simply more monstrous than a Hidden Class."
"No!"
The Chief Examiner refuted this view. "I believe it's not the Mutated Class that's strong, but Li Mumu himself!"
"You mean..." another examiner prompted.
The Chief Examiner nodded. "Over the years, there have been quite a few Orc Mutated Classes. By all rights, Orcs should have been categorized as a Hidden Class long ago."
"But the reason they haven't been included is the instability of the Orc class. The strong ones are incredibly strong, like the Black Dragon or Golden Phoenix, while the weak ones are pathetic, like the Mosquito or Cicada."
"Yes, that's right," another examiner followed up. "In history, there was even a Maggot-type Orc. Aside from being disgusting, it was completely useless."
The Chief Examiner was silent for a moment, stroking his chin in thought for a long time before saying, "This person must stay in Canghai City. Notify Canghai University to issue an admission letter to Li Mumu, and he is to enjoy Special-Grade treatment."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was shocked!!!
Directly issuing an admission letter meant Li Mumu was effectively fast-tracked into Canghai University, but that wasn't what shocked the examiners. There were many fast-track spots every year; Hidden Classes and Light-type Priests were 100% guaranteed a spot.
What truly shocked the examiners was the phrase 'Special-Grade treatment'.
One must know.
Those who could enjoy Special-Grade treatment were the MVP players of each dungeon assessment.
These MVP players were, without exception, the cream of the crop among Hidden Classes.
And today, the Chief Examiner was actually making an exception for Li Mumu?
It seemed last year's events had really provoked the Five Cities' universities.
Last year, the one who undoubtedly took the MVP was the Dragon Knight Ji Lingchen. However, that guy had an incredibly arrogant personality; he didn't choose to stay in the Five Cities and instead went directly to the capital of the Huaxia Divine Kingdom to attend Imperial Tomb University.
Because of that.
The Five Cities' school authorities were half-dead with rage but were helpless.
The Chief Examiner saw the confusion of the other examiners, sighed, and said slowly, "Sigh, there's no other way. Talent is hard to come by. If you look at Ji Lingchen's performance in the University Professional League this year, you'll understand my intentions."
Reminded by the Chief Examiner, the examiners recalled the shocking footage of Ji Lingchen's debut in the University Professional League.
The audience looked up at the sky as Ji Lingchen descended into the arena riding the Fire Dragon Nicholas. Then, Nicholas let out a dragon roar, and the match was over.
"We support the Chief Examiner!"
"Mhm."
The Chief Examiner nodded, staring at Li Mumu's Team's rising rank on the scoreboard. "By the way, if all goes as expected with their farming method, they will soon attract the attention of the Black Widow Queen. Arrange for a few Bronze Level 10 security guards to go in; we must save this boy."
"Yes."
Hearing this, the examiners' expressions changed drastically.
The Black Widow Queen was a Boss-level monster, a being truly standing at the pinnacle of the Bronze-level pyramid.
Normally.
The Black Widow Queen would not appear in the Spider Cave dungeon unless a condition was met: killing 2,500 Black Widows within 6 hours. Li Mumu's Team's mob-killing progress was clearly on track to reach this achievement.
"Oh no, I was so excited watching that I forgot about this. Is it still in time to send people now?"
"Sigh, I hope it's in time. Otherwise, this team is in for a lot of trouble."
"Please don't let it happen, that would be such a pity. This team has a Hidden Class, a Mutated Class, and a Light-type Priest—they are the future of Canghai! Quick, get the Bronze Level 10 guards there as fast as possible."
Hearing the conversation between the examiners, the scorekeeper offered his own thought, "Isn't it necessarily so? Isn't the Orc's defense quite heaven-defying?"
Smack!
The examiner next to him couldn't help but give him a light swat on the back of the head.
"What do you know? The Black Widow Queen's attack power can break the defense of even a Silver Level 1 professional, let alone a Bronze Level 2 Orc. Even if his defense is impressive, can it be more impressive than a Silver Level 1's?!"
Hiss~~
The scorekeeper sucked in a breath of cold air, realizing the true gravity of the situation. He prayed in his heart for Li Mumu's Team: You must survive!
Meanwhile.
Li Mumu, who was inside the dungeon, was eating Blood Grass to recover health while drinking a Cola he had stored in his system inventory yesterday.
Gulp, gulp.
He downed the bottle. One word: Refreshing!!!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching Level 3. You have gained one chance to draw from the Bronze Prize Pool.]
[Ding! The host has learned Great God Ye's One-Wave strategy. Title Gained: i am the most handsome guy in huaxia.]
Li Mumu: "..."
Titles were rewards for professionals in the Double Moon World for completing specific tasks; they provided certain attribute bonuses.
For example, the 'Straight-A Student' title Li Mumu had obtained before. When activated, it enhanced focus while reading, making it easier to absorb information.
And this time, 'i am the most handsome guy in huaxia', when activated, would deepen the hatred (aggro) toward the host, making it very suitable for pulling monsters.
Thinking about the words 'i am the most handsome guy in huaxia' floating over his head, Li Mumu felt a bit sheepish. Even if this title had no attribute bonuses, the name alone was enough to draw aggro.
Yeah, better use it sparingly in the future...
"System, draw."
As Li Mumu thought the command, the Treasure Chest appeared in his mind again. Then, the Treasure Chest shook violently. Before long, a multicolored black light exploded in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing a Black Lucky Bag. Would you like to open it?]