After switching jobs to Navelette, the school beauty turns out to be Funina!

Xia Qingyu suddenly switched to a sweet and cloying voice, causing Jiang Chen to stumble and almost fall into the puddle he had created.

Holy crap, this woman knows how to play games now, huh?

"Stop yelling! Let's get going. This is just the outer perimeter. Let's go and take down the BOSS, and show that beer-bellied guy outside what a professional gardener is."

After clearing out the wolf pack, Jiang Chen didn't rush to leave. Instead, he walked a few steps through the puddles like an old farmer.

Several crystal-clear, sapphire-like drops of "Source Water" floated quietly on the water's surface.

Good things shouldn't be wasted.

Jiang Chen casually waved his hand, and the water droplets instantly merged into his body.

His health bar, which had fluctuated slightly due to the release of a skill, was instantly restored to full, and even his mental state became extremely excited.

Is this the joy of a perpetual motion machine?

"Let's go find the BOSS." Jiang Chen was in a great mood and led the way into the depths of the plain.

Xia Qingyu, clutching her staff, jogged after him, her gaze dazed as she looked at his retreating figure.

She glanced at the [Lonely Heart Salon] skill on her panel that she hadn't yet used, and suddenly felt that her SSS-level class seemed to have become... a cheerleader?

……

Meanwhile, outside the instance.

The atmosphere remained somewhat delicate.

The headhunter with the beer belly didn't leave. Instead, he moved a chair and sat in front of the portal, and even somehow got hold of an ice-cold Coke, which he was happily drinking.

The students and teachers around didn't disperse either; everyone was staring at the huge copy record stone tablet.

"Brother Wang, how long do you think these two can hold out?" A man who looked like a henchman handed a cigarette to the beer-bellied man.

The man with the beer belly took a deep drag of his cigarette, pointed at the rankings on the stone tablet, and commented with an expert air.

"How long they can last? That depends on how fast they run. Look, the current fastest record for clearing this beginner trial is held by the Thunder Team, which was specially recruited from the capital last year. They were a full team of five, all of whom were A-level or higher professionals, and they finished in 14 minutes and 21 seconds."

He blew a smoke ring and sneered.

"That was the result of five top geniuses working together! What about these two?"

"One is a support mage, and the other... Heh, although Miss Xia is SSS-rank, she is a summoner, so she's fragile and slow to cast spells in the early game."

"Without a front-line tank to absorb damage, they're doomed if they encounter that Shadow Wolf King."

The students around him nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, the Shadow Wolf King is too fast. Mages are most afraid of this kind of assassin-type BOSS."

"It seems that Xia, the school beauty, has been dragged down terribly by that Jiang Chen this time."

Hearing everyone's agreement, the beer-bellied man became even more smug.

"So I bet they won't last ten minutes before the protection mechanism is triggered and they'll be forcibly teleported out. Then, I can legitimately let Miss Xia see the true colors of that gigolo."

……

Deep within the dungeon lies the Wolf King's lair.

The air was thick with the stench of blood. A giant wolf, the size of a jeep, lay on a rock, its fur standing on end like steel needles, its eyes gleaming with a sinister green light.

This is the boss guarding the beginner dungeon – the Shadow Wolf King, level 8.

"roar--!"

Sensing the presence of strangers, the wolf king abruptly stood up and let out a deafening roar. From the shadows behind it, a dozen elite guard wolves emerged.

The oppressive feeling made Xia Qingyu's face turn pale.

"Jiang Chen, be careful! This is the Shadow Wolf King. It's incredibly agile and can create clones..."

Although Xia Qingyu was nervous, she didn't move slowly.

She waved her staff, and the enormous phantom behind her reappeared, summoning three strangely shaped little creatures—

A seahorse spraying water, an octopus blowing bubbles, and a crab raising its large pincers.

"O family of waters, go and protect him!"

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Chen had already taken a step forward.

"Protect me?" Jiang Chen turned around and gave her a look that said, "You're overthinking it."

"This puppy looks very angry, which is perfect, I haven't had enough fun yet."

"But its speed..."

"Speed?" Jiang Chen chuckled softly, slowly raising his right hand.

"Speed ​​is meaningless in the face of absolute dominance."

The next second, Jiang Chen's aura changed.

If he was casual when clearing out the mobs earlier, now, the majesty of an ancient dragon is fully unleashed.

Although he still has the appearance of a human, in the Wolf King's perception, this tiny human suddenly transformed into a colossal deep-sea beast that blots out the sky!

The fear that came from the depths of his blood made the wolf king, who was about to pounce, stop in his tracks, and his limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Kneel down."

Jiang Chen's lips moved slightly, and he uttered two words softly.

This isn't a skill; it's purely the intimidation of someone in a superior position.

But to the wolf king, this sounded like a divine decree. It let out a mournful howl and actually lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to lift its head!

Xia Qingyu was completely dumbfounded.

Before she could even pick up the crab, the boss was already kneeling down?

"Since you're being so obedient, I'll give you a quick death."

Jiang Chen tapped his toes, and his whole body floated into the air again.

The water elements around him began to condense wildly, and a huge blue ring appeared behind him. The three [Drops of Source Water] that he had just absorbed exploded instantly, turning into pure energy that surged into his body.

Charge time? Reset to zero!

Jiang Chen looked down at the trembling wolf king, his palm aimed at him.

"【Balanced Trial】—Maximum Power".

boom--!!!

This time, the water jet was twice as thick as before!

If before it was a high-pressure water gun, now it's a flood peak bursting its banks!

The raging torrent, carrying devastating kinetic energy, instantly engulfed the wolf king and all its guards.

There were no screams.

Because the moment it came into contact with the torrent, the Wolf King's health bar was instantly emptied, as if by magic!

The hard rock nest was blasted open by this attack, creating a bottomless hole. The water surged and created an artificial lake on the plain!

……

Outside the instance.

The man with the beer belly glanced at his watch, a confident smile playing on his lips.

"Nine minutes have passed. In just one more minute, they'll be crying for help. Everyone get ready, and remember to give our Xia school beauty a round of applause to encourage her."

"Brother Wang is right!"

"Waiting for Jiang Chen to be proven wrong."

Just as everyone was staring at the teleportation portal, waiting to see the two make a pathetic escape—

hum! ! !

The previously calm dungeon record stone tablet suddenly began to tremble violently.

This tremor wasn't a normal refresh; it was as if it couldn't withstand some massive data surge and was emitting a humming sound of being overwhelmed!

"What happened? Is the stone tablet damaged?"

"An earthquake?"

The next moment, an extremely dazzling golden light pierced the sky like a sharp sword, directly overshadowing the sun's brilliance!