158: Years of experience and facts have shown that solo play doesn’t work!
In the hall outside the dungeon.
Although only a little over seven hours had passed since the dungeon opened, there were quite a few Professionals with injuries in the hall.
Some were even severely wounded, unconscious and unresponsive.
Fortunately, the academy had anticipated such a situation and prepared a batch of healing items for the Professionals to exchange.
Moreover, there was also a team of experienced and high-Rank healing Professionals in the hall.
This ensured the students' safety to the greatest extent.
At this moment, the faces of the less severely injured Professionals were filled with lingering fear.
They discussed the dangerous situations that occurred inside the dungeon with others, still shaken.
“Damn, it’s too dangerous in there, I almost couldn’t get out!”
“You’re telling me, as soon as our team entered, we were almost wiped out by a disguised Frost Ancient Tree.”
“I almost died in the Hot Spring Valley; there were way too many Merman Monsters in there.”
“Yeah, even a full team of forty people couldn’t clear it.”
“It truly lives up to its name as a large dungeon; I’m genuinely impressed.”
“Looking at it this way, those大佬們 who can clear this dungeon are truly amazing!”
Everyone discussed animatedly.
They weren't just recounting their dangerous encounters; more of their attention was focused on the teams still inside the dungeon.
After all, as failures, they were the ones most aware of the dungeon's horrors.
Some teams didn't even get past the Frost Ancient Tree, almost suffering a team wipe.
The rest weren't much better; almost none managed to get past the Mermaid Queen.
After all, it was underwater combat, and the Merman Monster count was extremely high.
Even if they pulled monsters one by one, it would take a very long time, not to mention the risk of exposure during the process.
At this moment, a Professional with a bandaged head asked:
“Do you think any team will break the past record this time?”
“I doubt it. Large dungeons aren't that easy to clear.”
“Exactly. This time, it’s probably impossible for the heart of infinity to drop!”
“Hehe, just because you can't, doesn't mean others can't.”
“That’s right. Deng Jie from White Tiger Academy, I heard he spent a lot of credit to buy a complete ice blood set for this dungeon.”
“Besides, which other first-class academy team isn’t fully equipped with red gear and at Rank one hundred!”
“Clearing it is definitely possible; it just depends on who is lucky enough to get the heart of infinity!”
Everyone was fiercely discussing which team would break the clear record and which team would be lucky enough to get the heart of infinity.
Anyway, within these three days of the dungeon's opening, they couldn't leave this place.
They could only occasionally look at the clear record leaderboard standing nearby, then wait for the final winner to be revealed.
Suddenly, at this moment, a slightly abrupt voice rang out:
“Hey, have you seen that student God Yi brought?”
Hearing the name God Yi, everyone's heart skipped a beat.
They immediately remembered the young man God Yi had shown special care for.
“Hiss, if I remember correctly, he seemed to have gone in alone, right?”
“Soloing a large dungeon, did God Yi give him some trump card?”
“No, he hasn't come out yet. He didn't die inside, did he?”
“That shouldn't be the case, after all, he's someone God Yi values.”
“Nonsense, our team of nearly forty people couldn’t clear the dungeon; how can he do it alone?”
“Hehe, the dungeon space is so big, maybe this kid just got lost!”
Many people discussed animatedly. Among them, there was no lack of jealousy towards this young man, favored by God Yi and personally brought here.
After all, they had been in the academy for several years, and besides being able to see God Yi from afar on certain important occasions,
at other times, they couldn't even catch a glimpse of God Yi.
Some people even wished Song Ming would die inside.
Others were even more blunt, stating that Song Ming was merely all show.
This large dungeon had never been soloed before.
Song Ming's actions were purely due to vanity, and he would definitely slink out of the dungeon in the end.
Most people, in any case, did not think highly of Song Ming.
Because on the clear record leaderboard here, the smallest team had only ten people.
And these ten people were all intentionally stuck at Rank one hundred, specifically preparing thoroughly for this large dungeon.
Years of experience and facts had told them.
Soloing was completely foolish behavior!
...
Inside the dungeon.
Song Ming was not in a hurry to teleport out; instead, he eagerly began to tally the rewards from this clear.
One could only say, it truly lived up to its name as a large dungeon.
The rewards were still very generous.
Although his Rank was still stuck at 98.
His objective for this trip could actually be considered achieved.
Song Ming looked at the two glittering treasure chests in his backpack space.
As for the other equipment and Materials, he didn't even glance at them.
With a somewhat nervous feeling, Song Ming opened the first SSS-Rank evaluation treasure chest.
[Opened SSS-Rank evaluation treasure chest: Gained Experience +1,500,000, Legendary item heart of infinity]
[heart of infinity: Legendary item. After use, gain 10 additional Skill Points for each Rank gained; can also be given to an Artifact Refiner to be crafted into an Endless Pendant. When practicing Skills, wearing this equipment can rapidly increase proficiency]
The moment Song Ming saw the heart of infinity, an uncontrollable excitement appeared on his face.
A Legendary item that could permanently increase ten Skill Points.
Who could resist that?
If it weren't for his consistently stable Heart-Nature, he would probably be jumping up and down with excitement right now.
This was a decisive factor concerning whether his strength could rapidly increase.
It was simply incomparable to anything else.
As for crafting it into equipment, Song Ming completely disdained the idea.
After all, his strength relied on adding Skill Points, not on the Heavenly Dao rewarding diligence.
That kind of efficiency was simply too slow and very unsatisfying.
Then Song Ming opened the second treasure chest.
[Opened clear record leaderboard first treasure chest: Gained Experience +1,500,000, Elementary Skill Point Book * 2, Rank 100 Gold equipment extreme frost heaven garment]
After the baptism of the heart of infinity, Song Ming was not as excited when he saw the second treasure chest.
However, he was still very happy.
After all, he had gained two more Elementary Skill Point Books.
And he had also, after a long time, obtained a Rank 100 Gold equipment.
[extreme frost heaven garment]
[Category: Clothing]
[Rank: 100]
[Restricted Profession: Spellcaster]
[Bonus: Spirit +2900, Spell damage reduction 50%, Mana recovery +500 points/s, Cooldown reduction +50%]
[Special Effect: Active Skill, Ice and Snow Control! Consumes 500 Mana to allow the wearer to control the surrounding ice element power for a short time, forming attacks or defenses, or empowering ice element Skills. Lasts one minute, cooldown 30 hours]
Looking at the description of this equipment, Song Ming immediately glanced disdainfully at the dragon-tiger magic robe he was wearing.
He had indeed worn this outfit for a bit too long; it was time for a change.
For the next period, Song Ming planned to visit the Instance Dungeon Palace again.
He absolutely wouldn't come out until he reached Rank one hundred!