10: City Lord: Then I’ll have to go over there!

Meanwhile, outside the Dungeon, it was already packed with people.

Upon learning that the Dungeon might be malfunctioning, even the Vice Principal of War College arrived.

Zhao Xuan's expression finally improved, and everyone began to whisper:

"You're saying the Dungeon is malfunctioning? What about the people inside?"

"They won't be repeatedly killed by the Demonic Beasts, will they? That's a bit pitiful!"

"What about the bet, then?"

"Given Ye Ze's usual performance, he probably can't beat Young Master Zhao. The 1.8 million he's saved up over the years is probably gone!"

"..."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Zhao Xuan's lips curled into a smile.

The Vice Principal couldn't help but shake his head. "This Ye Ze, he's just too used to being number one in his grade..."

"He hasn't recognized reality!"

"To actually bet against the Elite Class?"

As the crowd buzzed with noise,

the huge blue screen above the Dungeon entrance changed!

This was the interface for student teams and ranking news, but all the characters on the screen disappeared...

And were replaced by an extremely exaggerated announcement:

"Congratulations to 'Ye Ze' from Lin Yuan City, East China Region, War College, for being the first to clear the Hell difficulty Newbie Dungeon - Demonic Beast Mountain Range!"

"Ranked first on the National Hell-tier Clearance Leaderboard!"

The Dungeon interface's announcement was dazzling.

But the entire scene fell silent, as if time had frozen for over ten seconds.

Zhao Xuan: ???

Vice Principal: ???

All the students watching: ?????

At this moment, without exception, everyone's faces were filled with confusion and blankness.

Unbelievable!

Impossible to believe!

A commoner Summoner, a commoner Summoner who didn't have money to cultivate Summoned Beasts and whose combat power was even inferior to a Warrior's.

Cleared a Hell difficulty Dungeon?

Who could believe it?

The next moment, everyone's gazes simultaneously shifted to the leaderboard next to them.

This was the Newbie Dungeon's clearance leaderboard.

Before this, the leaderboard only showed clearance records for the first five difficulties: Normal, Advanced, Hard, Nightmare, and Calamity.

And now, on the Hell difficulty clearance board, finally appeared the only name:

"Hell Difficulty - Newbie Dungeon Clearance Leaderboard"

"[1] Ye Ze - Clearance Time: 2 hours 13 minutes"

"----"

The Vice Principal adjusted the glasses on his nose, beginning to question if he was suffering from presbyopia.

As for Zhao Xuan and the Ms. Secretary beside him, their faces were paler than the other's, completely devoid of color.

This was a national leaderboard, recording Ye Ze's name!

There was no way not to believe it now!

"Are you crazy! Soloing Hell difficulty!"

"Bug, it's definitely a bug!!"

"And it only took a little over two hours! I remember the clearance record for Calamity difficulty took over four hours!"

If anyone knew at this moment that:

The most terrifying boss in Hell difficulty was actually where Ye Ze spent the least amount of time, who knows what they would think.

However, some also had a sudden thought:

"You think, could this be the true strength of a commoner Summoner?"

"Is there a possibility that rich people playing as Summoners are actually not as strong as commoners playing as Summoners?"

"Brain-dead!"

"Even if they are strong, it's clearly Great Master Ye Ze who is strong!"

"Exactly..."

Feeling the instant change in everyone's attitude,

Zhao Xuan's eyes lost all light. "It's over, it's really over this time!"

But even more panicked was the professional-looking Ms. Secretary from Zhao Corporation next to him.

"I think I, I even called Ye Ze 'stupid' today?"

"I cursed a professional who was the first to clear Hell difficulty?"

Thinking of this, her body couldn't help but tremble.

She wasn't a professional; her current status relied entirely on Zhao Corporation behind her.

So, she subconsciously wanted to contact Zhao Xuan's father, who was the President of Zhao Corporation.

But she didn't expect that the President of the great corporation would send her instructions first:

"Are you at War College?"

"The Academy has the national first-place winner for the Hell Dungeon! Get to know him as soon as possible, and it's best to establish a good relationship first!"

Once such a nationally famous professional appeared, it would attract attention from various corporations and consortiums.

Even if they couldn't recruit him, they would try to show goodwill.

But now, hehe...

The Ms. Secretary's scalp tingled. What should she do now?

Who would have thought that a commoner Summoner could achieve such success?

Was she supposed to tell the President:

The professional you want to establish a good relationship with was just cursed by me this morning?

...

In addition, at the City Lord's Mansion on the other side,

City Lord Wan Feipeng had just prepared all the materials to repair the Dungeon.

His assistant rushed over again in a panic:

"Lord City Lord, you don't need to go! The Dungeon isn't malfunctioning!"

"Damn it, are you messing with me?" Wan Feipeng had just shown a hint of displeasure.

The assistant then said again:

"It's not that the student couldn't get out, it's that he cleared the Dungeon."

"He cleared the Hell difficulty Newbie Dungeon! It's now been announced nationwide!"

Wan Feipeng: "?"

This robust, sixth-tier Hunter's brain seemed to crash for two seconds on the spot.

Hell-tier Dungeon!

The Hell-tier Dungeon he personally designed, specifically to frustrate rich second-generation heirs, was cleared?

"How could anyone clear the boss I designed last?"

"The clearance record has appeared, it's genuinely cleared." The assistant finally added:

"You really don't need to bother."

Before he could finish speaking,

Wan Feipeng extended his muscular arm and fiercely grabbed the assistant's collar:

"Damn it, then I have to go even more!!!"

"The national first-place winner for Hell difficulty first clear appearing in my Lin Yuan City is far more important than repairing this Dungeon!"

The assistant seemed to finally come to his senses at this point. "Right, right..."

Wan Feipeng was extremely excited at this moment.

"Put all these repair materials back in the warehouse, I need to go early!"

With that, the speed of a sixth-tier Hunter professional was revealed without a doubt.

With a 'bang', he crashed through the City Lord's Mansion gate like a tank and rushed out.

The assistant left in the office seemed to be used to it, sighing helplessly:

"Lord City Lord..."

"War College is in the north of the city, the direction you're going is the south of the city..."

...

Inside the Dungeon, Ye Ze was completely unaware of the commotion outside, still surprised by the countless notifications he received.

"As expected of a Hell difficulty first clear, the rewards are abundant!"

After the boss died, the Dungeon could only last for another 10 minutes.

Ye Ze prepared to check his rewards:

A total of three items dropped by the Red Fiend Lion, all stored in his backpack.

10 crystals, bringing his total crystal count to 26, with a market value of at least 260,000.

This made Ye Ze sigh with emotion, professionals really earn money fast!

The rest were two Level 4 pieces of equipment; equipment dropped in the Newbie Dungeon was the same level as the professional's level:

"Crimson Demon Blade (Rare ★★★★★)"

"Damage Multiplier 140%, Strength +10, Agility +10, Equipment Level: 4."

"Special Effect: Ignores 30% of enemy's defense when attacking."

"----"

"Red Spirit Bracers (Rare ★★★★★)"

"Damage Multiplier 125%, Strength +10, Constitution +5, Agility +5, Equipment Level: 4"

"Special Effect: 40% attack speed when attacking or casting skills."

"----"

Two top-tier Rare grade equipment pieces, almost comparable to Excellent grade!

And both equipment effects were extremely practical.

Very valuable!

Even Zhao Xuan, backed by Zhao, one of the ten great corporations in the East China Region,

only had a set of ordinary Rare equipment, at most one or two stars Rare grade.

Because Rare equipment with excellent attributes was extremely difficult to drop, scarce on the market, and often subject to bidding wars.

Each piece was worth at least a million, with demand far outstripping supply!

However, thinking that these two were dropped by the Red Fiend Lion, it wasn't surprising.

If he sold them all, it would be enough for Ye Ze to open the Hell difficulty Dungeon again.

But there was no need.

Ye Ze decisively equipped these two to his two Summoned Beasts.

The Crimson Demon Blade went to the Shadow Squirrel, and the Red Spirit Bracers went to the Kung Fu Panda.

Summoned Beasts could wear equipment just like professionals!

This was why Summoners had a high ceiling, and also one of the reasons why they were extremely expensive.

Equipping each Summoned Beast with a set of equipment would be absolutely unaffordable for an ordinary person...

Then, Ye Ze looked at the treasure chest in his backpack.

"Dungeon First Clear Exclusive Treasure Chest (Hell-tier)!"

This treasure chest made Ye Ze quite excited.

According to the textbook "Social Practice Class - Dungeon Strategy":

The first clear treasure chest had a high probability of yielding a professional exclusive equipment...!