54: Chapter 54 Shangguan Yunshu's Majesty

On the plaza outside the dungeon, at the top of the recording stele, the kill records of Lu Yang and his group changed once again.

The name of the final boss, Goblin King Bloodhorn, appeared on the boss kill records.

Shortly after, the dense mob-clearing records behind the five people's names slowly faded away, condensing into two large golden characters.

"Cleared."

Upon seeing this, the plaza fell silent for a moment, and all the professionals present were filled with disbelief.

"Cleared... It really cleared! So fast! In just a few hours, they cleared such a massive dungeon!"

"Indeed, the monsters killed exceeded two hundred thousand. For such an ultra-large five-man dungeon, the previous record should have been around a week, right?! And that was just a regular speedrun. This is pioneering right now! Pioneering actually took only a few hours??"

"What level of Soul Talent does this squad even have? Why do I feel like even Lady Shangguan and a few other golden legendary figures couldn't achieve this level during their beginner stage?"

"I have no idea... It's unbelievable, ridiculously strong."

"..."

Not only were they shocked, but Blake Monroe, a Tier 3 core member of the Dawn Pioneering Team, also wore an expression of profound existential doubt.

As a core member of the pioneering team, he knew all too well the difference between the difficulty of pioneering a dungeon and a normal speedrun.

After all, when pioneering a dungeon, aspects such as mob types, skills, dungeon terrain characteristics, boss mechanics, and boss skills were completely unknown.

For safety's sake, they had to cautiously test things out time and time again to figure out all the information inside the dungeon.

This process was extremely time-consuming!

After all, no one dared to be overly rash; in the event of any accident, dying meant truly dying!

In contrast, speedrunning a dungeon meant knowing all its various mechanisms inside and out; as long as there were targeted countermeasures, clearance efficiency was naturally much faster than pioneering!

Yet Lu Yang and his group, as newly awakened rookie professionals who had only ever run a welfare dungeon once, took a mere few hours to complete the clearance on their very first pioneering run of such an ultra-large five-man nightmare-level dungeon!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, even if someone told him about such a thing, his first reaction would have been disbelief, even thinking the other person was joking with him.

Yet now... he had witnessed it with his own eyes!

This was enough to shatter Blake's years of pioneering experience into pieces, making him question his life.

Could he be a fake Genius?

But soon, realizing that even his own captain couldn't achieve this, he felt relieved.

True... Even their own captain said that Lu Yang's talent was extremely terrifying.

It might truly be a prismatic myth-level Soul Talent.

With a Soul Talent of this level, accomplishing something so close to a miracle seemed entirely reasonable...

Just as Blake's thoughts were flying everywhere, Shangguan Yunshu's calm voice rang out: "Get ready to pay attention to the surroundings; Lu Yang and the others are about to come out. "

Hearing this, Blake was startled inwardly, then reacted.

After all, Lu Yang and the others had very strong talents and could be assassinated at any time.

Now the surroundings were a mess, and it was the period right after a dungeon clearance; it was quite possible someone would make a move.

Thinking of this, Blake's expression immediately turned serious, and he silently nodded: "Mm. "

Soon, a flash of white light appeared at the dungeon entrance, and Lu Yang and the others walked out from it.

Seeing Lu Yang and the others appear, all the surrounding rookie professionals wanted to approach them at the first instance, wanting to see what these geniuses who broke the first-clear time record for the ultra-large rookie dungeon actually looked like.

However, they quickly discovered that they were blocked by an invisible wall.

They pushed against it, finding that although the wall was invisible, it was incomparably sturdy, as if space itself had been frozen and transformed into a wall blocking their path.

Just as they were confused, Shangguan Yunshu's cold and calm voice rang out: "Everyone, do not make a commotion, and do not approach the five of Lu Yang. Proceed with normal dungeon raids. "

Hearing Shangguan Yunshu's words, the somewhat confused crowd immediately reacted.

Lady Shangguan seemed to be a special swordsman class with spatial powers.

This invisible wall was obviously her doing.

The crowd quickly retreated one after another, not daring to approach.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Yunshu and Blake had already arrived in front of Lu Yang and the others.

Blake wore a warm smile and said to Lu Yang in a semi-joking tone: "Classmate Lu Yang, your strength is too overpowered! When you reach Tier 3, you must carry me! I'll hug your coattails in advance!"

Before his voice faded, Shangguan Yunshu silently glanced at Blake. The smile on Blake's face instantly froze, and his entire body stood as straight as a ramrod.

Shangguan Yunshu's calm voice rang out: "As a core member of the Dawn Pioneering Team, instead of thinking about striving to improve yourself and pioneering dungeons, you're thinking of relying on others? If everyone were like you, our Blue Star Alliance would only fall further and further behind the other three factions in pioneering progress."

Blake could tell that Shangguan Yunshu was truly a bit Life Qi.

He gave a dry laugh and hurriedly said: "Captain, I was joking; it's my fault, I shouldn't make this kind of joke!"

Shangguan Yunshu's calm voice did not have a single trace of fluctuation: "After going back, write a ten-thousand-word self-reflection report and hand it to Annan."

Blake's face instantly turned bitter, but he still honestly nodded repeatedly, not daring to say half a word of refusal.

Annan was the vice-captain of their Dawn Pioneering Team, in charge of team discipline, and was quite strict.

If Vice-Captain Annan found out about this, he would lose at least a few layers of skin...

But who told him to have such a cheap mouth?

Saying such things in front of the captain, his brain was truly eaten by a dog!

Although Lu Yang knew that Sister Shangguan was exceptionally strong and had an extremely high status, this was the first time he had witnessed her majesty.

This Blake was a Tier 3 powerhouse after all, and also a core team member of the pioneering team, yet he was lectured by Sister Shangguan like a grandson.

Shen Qingci, Rebecca, and the other four exchanged glances, silently lowering their heads and not daring to speak much to avoid drawing fire onto themselves.

Shangguan Yunshu no longer scolded Blake, instead looking at Lu Yang. The expression on her originally cold face seemed to ease slightly, and she softly said: "How are the few of them doing?"

Lu Yang didn't react at first, but soon he understood that Shangguan Yunshu was referring to the four of Shen Qingci.

He nodded, smiling as he spoke: "I let them experience a few battles on their own, and they feel quite impressive. They're relatively cautious, and their coordination is also not bad."

Speaking of this, Lu Yang scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed as he said: "However, I don't have much dungeon experience myself either. As for how they specifically did, Sister Shangguan, you can take a look for yourself later."

Shangguan Yunshu nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping across the four of them.

Under Shangguan Yunshu's gaze, the four of Shen Qingci unconsciously straightened their bodies, wanting to present their best side to Shangguan Yunshu.

Shangguan Yunshu immediately said: "Shen Qingci, Rebecca, the two of you can enter the reserves of our pioneering team. Afterward, I will arrange your trial missions. Outstanding performance will get you into the formal team. The formal team for the rookie stage is currently being assembled; if you are particularly outstanding, you might have the opportunity to enter the new core team."

Hearing this, Shen Qingci and Rebecca flushed with excitement.

They were overjoyed, nodding repeatedly: "Thank you, Lady Shangguan, we will definitely work hard!"

Zhu Tongchen and Lance, however, showed no emotional changes.

They had previously received invitations from the Dawn Pioneering Team.

Afterward, Shangguan Yunshu withdrew her gaze, swept it across the crowd still gazing from afar in the plaza, and said calmly: "It's crowded and mixed with eyes here, let's leave first."

Silver-gray light flowed silently around her body, twisting space and swallowing everyone into it.

Soon, on the plaza, the traces of Lu Yang and his party vanished.

And the spatial wall that had previously blocked the path also dissipated accordingly.

All the rookie professionals present looked at each other in dismay, for a moment not knowing whether they should enter the dungeon right now.