In the Trial Camp.
Li Yang gripped his long spear, looking at the Elite Monster, River Crab King, that had appeared.
Level 5 Elite Monster!
With his current strength, he might not be unable to fight.
But what he needed to be careful of was that his physique was not high, only at a normal Level 3.
High attack, low defense; if he were suppressed, it would be very dangerous!
【Level 5 Elite - River Crab King】
【Ability: Crab Shield (B)】
【Crab Shield: Generates a shield every 1 hour that can block 500 points of damage to protect itself.】
【Copyable】
Li Yang's heart stirred; it had come at just the right time.
"Copy!"
His current defensive capabilities were indeed lacking, and the monsters in the areas ahead would surely be higher level, which would increase his margin for error.
【Card copied successfully! You have gained the ability: Crab Shield (B)】
Soon, Li Yang found that a transparent shield had formed around his body, fully protecting him.
Only he could see this shield, and it would automatically activate to block damage upon encountering an attack.
Immediately after.
Li Yang fixed his gaze on the River Crab King's eyes and abdomen.
Crabs, as crustaceans, have their bodies protected by hard shells, offering extremely high defense. One needs to find their weaknesses and attack those points.
Fighting it in the river would be a thankless task.
Li Yang strategically retreated.
Seeing Li Yang wanting to leave, the River Crab King immediately raised its large pincers and scuttled over quickly, making the ground slightly tremble.
Li Yang's eyes were focused.
The River Crab King's pincers were about one meter long, while the long spear in his hand was 1.5 meters. As long as he controlled the distance well, he could kite it, but he had to be careful not to let the River Crab King pinch his weapon.
The moment the River Crab King was about to enter attack range, he thrust forward fiercely!
His spear thrust was at full speed, the spear tip cutting through the air with a sharp whistling sound.
The spearhead pierced into the River Crab King's eye.
【-130!】
The River Crab King's perception was damaged, and it retreated half a step, raising its pincers and snapping them forward fiercely.
As the large pincers were about to clamp down on his spear, Li Yang quickly retracted, pulling the spear back almost at the last possible moment.
After this empty clamp, Li Yang quickly struck its abdomen with another spear thrust.
【-130!】
The River Crab King suddenly retreated a step, falling into an imbalanced state.
Li Yang seized the opportunity, continuously thrusting his spear!
【-130!】
【-130!】
...
Each of his spear thrusts accurately hit the River Crab King's weak points, and the damage was almost not reduced.
This was also the result of his diligent practice over the years; besides him, few people in the school could do it.
After landing a few thrusts, he did not get greedy for damage and chose to widen the distance again.
At this point, the River Crab King's health bar was only about half full, and one could clearly feel it becoming even more enraged!
Both of its huge pincers had turned crimson!
It charged towards Li Yang again.
But it was clear that the River Crab King's body was no longer stable, swaying from side to side.
Li Yang's previous spear thrust had hit its eye, and the River Crab King's perception ability had significantly decreased.
Li Yang used this characteristic to pick up two stones and throw them at it.
The River Crab King's vision was blurry, and seeing something attacking it, it quickly clamped down with its two pincers.
Li Yang seized the opportunity, charged forward fiercely, and jabbed his spear into its other eye.
The River Crab King stumbled, its entire body flipped over and fell to the ground, completely exposing its abdomen. Its mouthparts opened, spitting bubbles.
Li Yang brought his spear down again!
Just then, green venom suddenly spurted from the River Crab King's abdomen!
Without any warning, just as it was about to hit Li Yang's body.
Li Yang's shield took effect! It blocked this damage.
【Shield Value -200!】
At the same time, the River Crab King's body was also enveloped by a shield.
Li Yang realized that this was its ability.
The River Crab King also desperately tried to flip itself over.
Li Yang flicked his spear tip, constantly maneuvering and quickly thrusting; he now held the initiative and seized the time to break the shield!
【-140!】
【-140!】
...
Shield
"Crack..."
With a crisp sound, the shield shattered, and the River Crab King fell into a state of paralysis.
Thanks to his skyrocketing base attack, he broke the shield almost at light speed!
Li Yang seized the opportunity and continued to land hits.
【-130!】
【-130!】
...
As one weak point damage after another appeared.
The River Crab King's massive body finally disintegrated.
【You have killed Level 5 Elite Monster - River Crab King! Experience +500!】
【Level Up: 3 → 5】
【You have obtained one card, current quantity: 2】
Done!
Li Yang exhaled, wiping his sweat.
Level 3 killing a Level 5 Elite Monster!
Who else!
His level skyrocketed directly to Level 5! And he obtained a card.
After a brief tidying up, Li Yang continued forward.
...
In the school control room.
Director Han, who had just witnessed all of this, was full of shock. He didn't even notice his glasses were askew, his gaze fixed on the screen of the terminal.
Initially, when he saw it, he was secretly gloating.
It wasn't until he witnessed Li Yang's fluid movements and incredibly clear thought process that even he couldn't help but be amazed.
"This operation... what a pity."
Such a person, it's a pity he had a brain fart when choosing his profession.
Otherwise, his future would surely be limitless.
Recalling these three years of high school, he had suppressed himself every moment to avoid acting prematurely and revealing himself.
As he watched, he suddenly noticed something was off.
Every time Li Yang's attack hit, the River Crab King's health bar visibly decreased.
Director Han was startled and quickly zoomed in on the screen.
He continued to observe the battle, and after confirming he hadn't seen wrong, he gasped.
Li Yang was clearly only Level 3, so why could he deal such high damage?
Over 100 points!
Was he still a blank profession?
As a Level 5 Elite Monster guarding the boundary, the River Crab King's shell was known for its extremely strong defense.
Even if Li Yang, through his maneuvers, hit its weak points every time.
But he was only Level 3 after all, attacking across 2 levels, with powerful level suppression, it was impossible to deal such high damage!
Moreover, the weapon could be ruled out as the problem, because all the weapons provided for students were blank, and Li Yang's was no different.
Just as he was wondering.
The River Crab King's shield opened.
Li Yang's rapid shield-breaking technique and extraordinary movement speed.
All of it left him deeply astonished.
This agility... it must be at least 50, right???
Wasn't Li Yang professionless? So how on earth did he do all this?
The strength he displayed was much stronger than Jiang Hao's just now!
He hadn't recovered even after the River Crab King was defeated.
As he watched, his gaze drifted uncertainly.
Well, he had indeed underestimated Li Yang; even so, Li Yang could still stand out.
He was very curious how Li Yang did it and couldn't help but continue watching.
...
Meanwhile, in the academy square.
The atmosphere was no longer as joyful as before.
On the screen, the once spirited Du Qingran was in a bitter struggle.
And her opponent was precisely that Level 5 Elite Monster - the River Crab King!
One must know that the highest level monster in the normal area was only Level 3.
Therefore, before crossing the normal area to the intermediate area, most people were only Level 3.
Yet, at the river crossing point, a Level 5 Elite Monster, the River Crab King, had spawned!
Under the circumstance of being the same Level 5, at least an A-Rank combat profession would be needed to have a chance of winning.
Challenging across levels was even more impossible.
This came as a rude awakening to some of the once spirited students, including Du Qingran.
The more sensible students had already turned back to level up in the normal area.
But Du Qingran, who had awakened an S-Rank Mage Profession and was full of spirit and confidence, was unwilling to avoid its edge.
She directly faced the 2-level suppression, waving her staff to launch a fireball.
"Boom!"
【-25】
The fireball hit the River Crab King's hard shell, but only a pitiful number appeared.
Her eyes immediately widened: "How can this be? I'm an S-Rank Profession!"
The River Crab King's aggro was drawn, and Du Qingran began to clumsily move and kite, falling into a bitter struggle.
Seeing this, Principal Wang's brows furrowed.
He, who had been boasting wildly just a second ago, was momentarily at a loss for words.
In the footage, only a few minutes passed before Du Qingran fell into a disadvantage, finally retreating in a sorry state back to the normal area.
Principal Wang could no longer hold back and spoke:
"Is this year's Trial Camp messed up? Why is there an Elite Monster blocking the area boundary?"
A Level 5 Elite Monster placed in this position was enough to weed out more than half of the school's students.
One must know that in previous years, Elite Monsters only appeared when approaching the end of the third area.
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