Inside the monitoring room....
"That J45 team… what kind of speed is that?! They've already reached the eighth floor in just a few minutes!"
"Impossible. Even coordinated A-rank teams shouldn't be clearing that fast. Are they skipping floors?"
"Skipping? Do you think this is some kind of illusion trial? Every floor must be cleared completely before advancing!"
"That boy… that Lin Yi… he's killing every monster in a single strike!"
The massive projection screens flickered continuously, displaying real-time feeds from hundreds of team instances within the Dragon God Tower. Yet one feed, just one, had drawn nearly every gaze in the room. J45. Three figures stood within the instance. One stepped forward. One watched in stunned silence. And one practically worshipped.
Principal Zhou stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm, but there was a faint glint in his eyes.
