Chapter 651: A Long-Awaited Mission Announcement
Who could have imagined how many times these people experienced visual shocks in just under ten minutes?
After a brief argument, the adventurers finally resigned themselves to their fate.
They knew that the compensation was inevitable.
For the rest of the time, they attentively watched the footage.
The dungeon manager dared not make any further mistakes, ensuring the staff followed Ling Zhan's movements closely through the nano-cameras.
What they witnessed was unparalleled domination!!
Yes!
Pure domination!!
Five legendary trial dungeons, cleared by this non-specialist—in less than ten minutes combined!!
My heavens!
Princess Alice, once regarded as a prodigy by countless admirers, now had a completely numb expression on her face!
After finishing the Land of Fallen Dragons, this non-specialist didn't pause but immediately transitioned to the City of Sacrifice dungeon.
The Land of Fallen Dragons was a ten-player dungeon.
The other four trial dungeons were designed for five players.
Their difficulty was naturally much lower than that of Land of Fallen Dragons.
However, due to the unique nature of the Biochemical Shelter and the Cataclysm Strait dungeons, Ling Zhan took slightly more time clearing them compared to Land of Fallen Dragons.
Land of Fallen Dragons followed a "one-take" mode, where, after defeating the dragon horde, one directly faced the boss.
In contrast, the Biochemical Shelter and Cataclysm Strait followed a multi-layered clearing mode.
Most of Ling Zhan's time was wasted on traversing these layers.
This left the onlookers both astounded and deeply helpless.
For them, the more challenging the dungeon, the longer it took to clear.
For Ling Zhan, it all depended on the dungeon's format. In a one-take dungeon, taking more than two minutes would be a loss.
For layered dungeons, due to traversal and portal transitions, clearing usually took over two minutes.
"Damn it… Clearing five legendary trial dungeons in under ten minutes—I dare say he's the only one in the world who can pull this off!"
"Absolutely! At his level, I've never seen anyone more outrageous!"
Someone couldn't help but gasp.
"How high do you think his level will skyrocket this time?"
"Who knows! Probably beyond level 90!"
"For us, clearing a diamond-level dungeon typically raises us one or two levels. This guy just cleared five legendary trial dungeons in one go. Not to mention, he broke records in each, guaranteeing massive experience rewards!"
"Looks like he hasn't unlocked his experience bar yet…"
"I'm really curious to see how many levels he'll gain once he unlocks it…"
The crowd watched this figure with a mix of curiosity and reverence.
Even Bassor, the captain of the Gewot City Guard, dared not meet this terrifying figure's gaze, fearing he might become the next target.
Ling Zhan ignored the crowd, merely nodding at the members of the reserve squad.
Then he turned to Princess Alice and said flatly, "Thank you for your generosity, Princess Alice."
Upon hearing this, Princess Alice didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
From now on, no one would likely break these five legendary dungeon records!
Zhou Xue'er walked gracefully to Ling Zhan's side, smiling as she softly remarked, "Captain Ling, I feel like no one will want to run dungeons with you anymore. After all, any dungeon you clear will likely leave no hope for future record-breakers to earn those unique dungeon talents and skill rewards…"
Upon hearing Zhou Xue'er's words.
Everyone present wholeheartedly agreed.
Previously, the records for these five legendary dungeons were closely contested, with elite teams differing by mere seconds.
Breaking records seemed achievable.
Then Ling Zhan showed up, clearing dungeons that normally took over an hour in mere minutes.
Who could possibly compete with that?
Who would dare invite Ling Zhan to a dungeon run anymore?
In response.
Ling Zhan himself felt his method of clearing dungeons might be a bit excessive. Slow and steady wins the race.
In the future, he resolved to extend his clearing times to avoid being too outrageous. Breaking records for maximum rewards was sufficient; there was no need to crush future challengers' hopes.
After concluding the dungeon runs.
Ling Zhan returned to his quarters.
The reserve squad members also headed to their rest areas, preparing for tomorrow's final battle for the Blazing Heart Empire.
Victory in this battle would solidify the Blazing Heart Empire's strategic position.
The Hundred Ghosts Corps at the Takamagahara Forbidden Zone would lose their advantage!
The Hundred Ghosts Corps had been so rampant in attacking the Hundred Ghosts Fortress mainly because this region was occupied by Slaughtering God, who used it as a springboard to continuously supply the frontlines with ghost slave monsters.
If this area could be entirely reclaimed by the allied forces, the Takamagahara Forbidden Zone battle would tilt in favor of the allied forces, shifting from a passive defense to an offensive position.
Of course…
This was because the forbidden zone's main battlefield wasn't here.
It was in the Ten-Thousand Demons' Grotto!!
As previously mentioned.
The true threat to the Lower Realm's survival lay with the demon races within the Ten-Thousand Demons' Grotto.
They harbored the most intense hostility towards all other races in the Lower Realm!!
The other three forbidden zones, by comparison, were much less aggressive.
Most importantly…
Based on assessments by the allied forces, the primary battleground had long been determined to be the Ten-Thousand Demons' Grotto.
Accordingly, the allied forces constructed a globally renowned Holy City near the Ten-Thousand Demons' Grotto.
Ling Zhan was assigned to this region purely due to a manpower shortage.
The Fuso Zone desperately needed someone as formidable as Ling Zhan.
Once the Blazing Heart Empire's strategic battle concluded, Ling Zhan would likely be reassigned to the Ten-Thousand Demons' Grotto frontline for the real war!
By then.
The "Upper Realm" mentioned by General Li might finally come within Ling Zhan's grasp.
Ding!
Sometimes, what you think of comes true.
As Ling Zhan returned to his room, a long-awaited system notification rang in his mind.
[Detecting that the host is about to face the Blazing Heart Empire's final battle. Issuing related mission!]
[Mission Name: Ascend to Godhood in One Battle!]
[Mission Objective: Personally slay a Level 100 Ghost General!]
[Mission Reward: Determined by performance!]
[Mission Penalty: None.]
[Host, please do your best to complete the mission!]
Hearing the system's emotionless mechanical voice, Ling Zhan's eyes flickered with excitement!
However, after seeing the mission objective, his expression grew solemn.
Slaying a Level 100 Ghost General!!
It sounded simple but was exceedingly difficult!
Not because Ling Zhan couldn't win. With his current strength, he could face a Level 100 Ghost General head-on.
The real challenge was…
Level 100 Ghost Generals were notoriously adept at escaping!!