Chapter 648: Is He Even Human?
"Display the data on the public screen!"
Watching the manager's shocked expression…
Princess Alice suppressed her inner turmoil and spoke calmly.
The manager nodded and waved his hand.
Buzz!!
The magic-controlled holographic public screen instantly displayed rows of data!!
[The Land of Fallen Dragons Best Record Holder: Ling Zhan; Completion Time: 1 minute 24 seconds; Overall Rating: SSS.]
Crowd: !?
Uproar!!
When this information became crystal clear to everyone.
The entire hall erupted in an earth-shattering uproar of disbelief!!
The noise was almost enough to blow the roof off the dungeon hall!
"Holy crap!! This…"
"No way! He actually solo cleared it!?"
"Oh my god! Soloed the Land of Fallen Dragons! Soloed! Soloed!!"
Perhaps due to excessive excitement and shock, many kept repeating the word 'solo'!
As if emphasizing how astonishing this result was!
To put things into perspective, the best solo record for the Land of Fallen Dragons was 3 hours 24 minutes!
That record was achieved by Princess Alice's ten-person team!
After all, they faced a massive army of Western dragons!
Dragons!
Whether in Eastern or Western nations…
Dragons have always symbolized "strength"!
Dungeons involving dragons are far more challenging than ordinary ones.
In the Land of Fallen Dragons, the monsters start at level 85!
With extraordinarily high defense and health, even a team's full offensive might barely take down small mobs.
Princess Alice's team utilized a dungeon mechanism to their advantage.
At the dungeon's center lies a Dragon Blood Pool.
Reaching it and drinking its blood nullifies high environmental debuffs…
And temporarily grants bonus damage against dragon monsters.
With this mechanism, Princess Alice's team cleared the dungeon relatively easily.
Yet even so…
It took them over an hour.
Reaching the Dragon Blood Pool alone required significant effort.
However…
This non-specialist bypassed the mechanism and cleared the dungeon directly!
And he did so with an unbelievable completion time of 1 minute 24 seconds!!
This…
What the hell!?
Is this even something a human can do?
"No way! How did he do it? Can we pull up the recording?"
Bassor, recovering from his brief shock, quickly turned to the manager.
After all, his entire fortune was on the line!
5 million Sacred Crystals!
If he could watch the recording and learn how the dungeon was cleared, it might ease his mind.
If it turned out forbidden means were used, he could reclaim his 5 million Sacred Crystals!
"There is a recording, of course."
"I'll play it for everyone now!"
The manager wasted no time retrieving the recording.
While the projector had been off earlier…
The dungeon's cameras had continued recording.
Princess Alice was also eager to see how her record had been broken!
Just what kind of extraordinary methods could achieve such a short completion time?
While others were curious and impatient…
Zhou Xue'er's group exchanged glances and smiled, entirely unperturbed.
Because deep down, they already knew the method Ling Zhan had used!
'Great Calamity'!!
It had to be that absurdly overpowered skill!!
A single move capable of obliterating an entire mega-city!!
As it turned out…
Zhou Xue'er and her companions' speculation was spot-on.
On the screen…
As night fell in the dungeon, and the timer began…
Countless dragon monsters emerged across the vast battlefield.
That slender figure remained calm, slowly ascending into the air, surrounded by terrifying energy ripples!
Even space began to distort!
"He's casting multiple buffs and stacking talents without incantation!"
Princess Alice immediately recognized his preparations!
At that moment, the figure's momentum peaked!!
The debuffed attributes caused by the environmental effects were not only restored but absurdly enhanced by the passive buffs!
"Goodness! How many talents and skills did he activate during this brief moment!?"
The crowd was utterly stunned!
The enhancement was terrifying!
However…
What shocked them even more came in the next instant!!
That slender figure extended a hand and pressed down forcefully!!
In a deep, resonant voice, he murmured, 'Great Calamity'!!
The next moment!
Boom!
The ground shook violently!!
The sky changed colors!!
Thunderbolts descended from the heavens, striking the dragon army!
Massive white lightning bolts obliterated countless dragon monsters in an instant!
Beyond the Lightning Cataclysm, there were earthquakes, magma eruptions, insect plagues, floods, snowstorms…
As these apocalyptic scenes unfolded, everyone finally witnessed true 'world-destroying' power!!
Princess Alice watched this god-like display, her mind overwhelmed by turbulent waves!
"This move should've consumed a tremendous amount of energy!"
"Coupled with the environmental debuffs, he should be pale-faced and out of mana by now!"
"But why does he still look composed? His mana waves are still so fierce!?"
Princess Alice felt like she'd seen a ghost!
The reserve squad members smiled at her reaction.
Hmm…
The princess's dumbfounded look mirrored their own back then!
They had once assumed Ling Zhan would enter a weakened state after unleashing such a powerful move.
But later, they learned what it meant to remain unfazed!
If Ling Zhan lacked anything, it wasn't mana—he had it in spades!
It was practically infinite!
However…
What came next even shocked Zhou Xue'er and those familiar with Ling Zhan!
On the screen…
That towering figure took less than thirty seconds to dispatch the small mobs before raising his hand again towards the five descending dragon bosses!!
In the crowd's bewildered and horrified gaze…
'Great Calamity'!!
Activated a second time!!
Boom!!
The entire holographic screen lit up with dazzling brilliance!
Cataclysm descended once more!!
The immensely powerful calamity engulfed the five dragon bosses.
They held out for a while.
Hmm…
Slightly longer than the small mobs.
But did it matter?
When ten legendary trial treasure chests appeared before that towering figure…
The entire dungeon hall fell into pin-drop silence…