16: The hero returns!

On the square, many Students were enthusiastically discussing the situation of the Novice Dungeon, and many Students were still walking towards the teleportation array, when suddenly, Lin Feng reappeared in the square.

“Damn it! It’s him again! Lin Feng!”

“How many minutes has it been? Has it been twenty minutes?”

“No way, I think it’s at most twelve or thirteen minutes!”

“Not bad, this time it’s longer than last time. It seems the Novice Dungeon can indeed train one’s courage.”

“Puhahaha! I’m dying of laughter. Is he treating the Novice Dungeon like a public restroom? Goes in, takes a dump, and comes out?”

“Trash is trash. A one-star talent, even if he enters the Novice Dungeon for the second time, he still doesn’t dare to stay longer?”

“He probably just walked around the safe zone, and when he heard the Dire Wolf’s howl, he got scared and ran out scrambling!”

The harsh jeers surged like a tide, even more turbulent than last time.

Lin Feng’s shockingly short entry and exit interval once again became ironclad proof in everyone’s eyes, solidifying his labels as “coward” and “waste.”

No one believed he could complete any task in such a short time, let alone kill powerful magical beasts.

However, amidst the clamor of mockery, one figure suddenly froze.

Chen Yuxing, responsible for maintaining the operation of the teleportation array, instantly locked his gaze on the identity token on Lin Feng’s wrist, like an eagle.

Just as Lin Feng stood firm and the teleportation light completely dissipated, Chen Yuxing clearly saw the words ‘Completed’ flash across Lin Feng’s identity token screen.

“This… How is this possible?!”

Chen Yuxing’s heart felt as if it had been fiercely gripped by an invisible large hand, almost stopping its beat.

His pupils suddenly constricted, staring intently at the token on Lin Feng’s wrist.

He cleared the Novice Dungeon on normal difficulty in just twelve minutes!

This has never happened before!

Not to mention anything else, just the Bronze-level Tier 1 BOSS of the simple difficulty Dire Wolf Den is not something ordinary newcomers can handle.

At that level, even against an encirclement of 5 Black Iron Level Tier 10 job holders, it could last at least 7-8 minutes!

Adding the journey to the BOSS area, twelve minutes would probably only be enough for a round trip.

“This Student…”

Chen Yuxing’s gaze moved with difficulty from the token, landing on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was excessively clean all over. His clothes showed no scratches or bloodstains, not even a speck of dust or a single wrinkle, as if he had just returned from a walk in his own backyard.

On that excessively calm face, there was even a hint of… lingering enjoyment?

Or perhaps, boredom?

“He… what exactly did he do inside?”

Chen Yuxing felt his breathing quicken, an indescribable excitement and shock assaulting his brain.

He subconsciously reached out, wanting to grab Lin Feng and ask for clarification, but his hands trembled uncontrollably due to the immense turmoil in his heart!

A genius!

No, a monster!

A peerless genius misunderstood and scorned by everyone!

This thought exploded in his mind like a thunderclap.

He needed to confirm immediately, he needed to check the dungeon records!

His hands trembled even more violently, a tremor of intertwined ecstasy and disbelief at discovering a treasure!

Just as Chen Yuxing was so excited he was almost losing his composure, preparing to rush forward and grab Lin Feng regardless of anything… *Buzz!*

The teleportation array once again erupted with a bright white light!

This light was much more dazzling than when Lin Feng appeared, and it lasted for several seconds longer.

Within the light, several figures gradually emerged.

The leader was a burly figure like an iron tower, wearing heavy armor shimmering with a silver luster, holding a huge war hammer. It was Xiong Gang, who possessed an eight-star talent!

His face was ashen, looking as if he wanted to devour someone.

Beside Xiong Gang stood Su Wanqing, with her cold demeanor and beautiful face. However, Su Wanqing’s complexion was not very good at this moment, and large areas of her clothes were stained red with Dire Wolf blood.

Behind them were the other three Students in the team, whose appearances were even more miserable.

They were panting, all bearing injuries of varying degrees. One person’s back was completely stained with blood, and his entire face was devoid of color.

However, the physical constitution of job holders was much stronger than ordinary people. Even with such severe injuries, this person did not faint.

“It’s Xiong Gang and Su Wanqing!”

“They’re back! Looking at them, they must have experienced a big battle in the Novice Dungeon!”

“Wow! Brother Xiong is so handsome! This aura, truly worthy of an eight-star genius!”

“Su Wanqing is so pitiful, her clothes are all stained with blood.”

“Is the Novice Dungeon that difficult? Even following Xiong Gang, an eight-star Beast King, they couldn’t easily and joyfully clear the Novice Dungeon?”

“Of course it’s hard. Didn’t you see the wound on that person’s back? That’s a six-star talent Shield Warrior, and even he suffered such severe injuries! You can imagine how difficult the Novice Dungeon is then!”

“Xiong Gang’s team is mighty! This is how our newly awakened should be! Unlike some people, who enter the Novice Dungeon alone to ‘AFK’!”

As he spoke, everyone’s gaze once again gathered on Lin Feng.

Xiong Gang also noticed Lin Feng on the teleportation array at this moment. After a brief stunned, a mocking expression immediately replaced it on his face.

“Lin Feng?”

Xiong Gang raised his thick eyebrows, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.

“Why are you still here? The teleportation array is for everyone to enter the Novice Dungeon, not for a waste like you to stand on it and admire the scenery.”

“A waste who doesn’t even dare to enter the Novice Dungeon? Well, with your one-star Summoner talent, you’d probably be eaten as a snack by the pouncing Dire Wolves as soon as you step out of the safe zone where the teleportation array is located!”

Su Wanqing also coldly glanced at Lin Feng, as if looking at a speck of dust.

Lin Feng couldn’t be bothered to respond to Xiong Gang and the others, but someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

“Brother Xiong, Sister Su, don’t you know yet? This guy just arrived. He already ‘went in’ and ‘came out’ once, very quickly, like he was fleeing for his life! See, this is his second time ‘escaping’!”

“Oh?”

Xiong Gang sounded as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, dramatically lengthening his tone as he sized up Lin Feng.

“Twice?”

“How long was the interval?”

“The first time he went in and came out was only about five minutes. This time was a bit longer, twelve or thirteen minutes!”

Another voice in the crowd eagerly answered, his tone full of ridicule.

“Brother Xiong, look at him, so clean, not even a single hair out of place, let alone any signs of combat.”

“Hahaha!”

Xiong Gang burst into a loud laugh, causing the surrounding Students to join in the guffaws.

“Five minutes? Twelve, thirteen minutes?”

“Lin Feng, you couldn’t possibly have mistaken the ten-meter safe zone around the teleportation array for the dungeon’s core area, and just walked around in there twice before coming out, could you? You’re truly a refreshingly unconventional waste!”

He pointed at Lin Feng and loudly declared to the surrounding Students: “Everyone, look! This is the legendary ‘Safe Zone War God’! The kind that can ‘clear’ all dungeons without taking any damage!”

The crowd once again erupted in laughter, and Xiong Gang’s voice became even more contemptuous.

“’Genius’ Student, you’ve entered the dungeon twice, surely you haven’t even seen the most common Dire Wolf in the Novice Dungeon, have you?”

As he spoke, the identity token on Xiong Gang’s wrist flashed with a white light, and then a huge wolf head, as big as two basketballs, with a pair of blood-red eyes, appeared in his hand.

“Here, let me open your eyes. This is the head of the Blood Bladder Wolf King, the ultimate BOSS of the Novice Dungeon! An existence as high as Black Iron Level Tier 6!”

The people around gasped in surprise as they looked at the Blood Bladder Wolf King’s head in Xiong Gang’s hand, especially when they heard Xiong Gang say that the Blood Bladder Wolf King’s level was as high as Black Iron Level Tier 6, everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

After all, the Students entering the Novice Dungeon this time were all newly awakened novices, and everyone was still just a Black Iron Level beginner.

“Boss Xiong is awesome!”

“Sister Su, you worked hard!”

The atmosphere in the square was instantly ignited. The previous mockery of Lin Feng was immediately replaced by enthusiastic cheers and praise for the returning heroes.

Countless gazes of admiration and envy focused on Xiong Gang’s team, forming a glaring contrast with the cold stares and ridicule Lin Feng received.

Xiong Gang felt the cheers around him, his face revealing undisguised pride and confidence…

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