Lu Fang instantly realized the most perverse cycle of this class.
The stronger he became, the stronger the summoned Money Wraiths became.
The stronger the Money Wraiths, the faster they cleared monsters, and the faster he leveled up.
The faster he leveled up, the more his attributes skyrocketed, making him even stronger...
It was an unsolvable perfect loop!
"Hahahaha!"
Lu Fang looked at the ten golden figures around him, as solid as a fortress, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Come on, let the storm rage even harder!"
...
Meanwhile, outside the Gymnasium.
The massive light screen leaderboard flickered.
The number representing the stage next to Lu Fang's name jumped from "1" to "2" without warning.
This jump wasn't conspicuous on the densely packed leaderboard, but Old Zhang, who had been watching closely, noticed it.
Immediately, the first exclamation erupted from the crowd.
"Damn? Lu Fang cleared the first stage?"
"That was so fast! He was just on the first stage, how did it jump to the second in the blink of an eye?"
"Is it a display error?"
This exclamation drew everyone's attention back to the light screen.
The Vice Principal adjusted his glasses, frowning, staring intently at the number.
"Elapsed time... 1 second?"
He estimated the time the students had entered, his voice changing pitch.
"How is this possible!"
The surrounding teachers all wore expressions as if they'd seen a ghost.
"It must be a problem with the dungeon."
Many thought the system had a bug, as clearing a stage in one second was beyond human comprehension.
However, while everyone was still discussing whether it was a system bug, the numbers on the light screen jumped again.
It wasn't a slow jump, but... a frantic flicker!
Inside the dungeon.
The monsters of the second stage had just refreshed, twenty Gray Wolves.
But they didn't even see the enemy's form before being torn apart by ten golden afterimages.
Lu Fang's experience bar surged again.
Then came the third stage, the fourth stage...
The difficulty increased exponentially.
By the fifth stage.
"Fifth stage challenge begins."
"Monsters: Jungle Panther (Level 3)."
"Quantity: 50."
"Experience per kill: 30."
A dense growling sound filled the air.
Fifty agile and swift Jungle Panthers leaped out from the void.
They excelled in speed, and if encountered by an average class, they would likely be clawed to shreds in an instant.
But Lu Fang simply stood with his hands in his pockets, not moving an inch.
"Kill."
He softly uttered a word.
The ten Money Wraiths, like ten golden reapers, charged into the panther group.
Bang bang bang bang!
The dull sounds of impact merged into one.
The Jungle Panthers, freshly spawned, hadn't even landed before their bodies exploded into blood mist mid-air.
Instant kill!
All instant kills!
[Killed Jungle Panther, Experience +30]
[Killed Jungle Panther, Experience +30]
...
[Total Experience Gained: 1500]
Lu Fang's body glowed with the light of leveling up once more.
[Congratulations on reaching Level 3!]
[Attribute Increase: All Attributes +100!]
[Current Strength: 1200]
[Money Wraith Strength Sync: 1200]
Lu Fang couldn't help but complain about the difficulty of leveling up.
It's said that the more powerful the class, the greater the growth per level, so the more experience is needed to level up.
It seemed he was likely the most difficult.
But it didn't matter; with his terrifying monster-clearing speed, a bit more difficulty was fine.
The slaughter continued.
The sixth stage, the seventh stage...
In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth stage.
"Eighth stage challenge begins."
"Monsters: Ironhide Bear (Level 6)."
"Quantity: 100."
"Experience per kill: 60."
A hundred thick-skinned Ironhide Bears charged with roars, the ground trembling.
But in front of the Money Wraiths with 1200 strength, their proud defense was like paper.
The Money Wraiths didn't even need to use skills, merely relying on their terrifying attributes to crush, smashing these behemoths into pieces with a single punch.
[Killed Ironhide Bear, Experience +60]
...
[Total Experience Gained: 6000]
Lu Fang's experience bar filled up again.
[Congratulations on reaching Level 4!]
[Attribute Increase: All Attributes +100!]
Outside the Gymnasium.
The previously noisy atmosphere of the square had, at some point, turned into a deathly silence.
At this moment, no one spoke, no one played with their phones.
All eyes were glued to the massive screen.
Not even the sound of breathing could be heard.
The data line representing Lu Fang was refreshing at a terrifying frequency.
It wasn't just jumping; it was spamming!
Stage 2...
Stage 5...
Stage 10...
The speed of progression defied all common sense.
Other students' names hadn't even reached Stage 2.
But Lu Fang was like a rocket, leaving everyone in the dust!
"What... what kind of monster is this?"
Old Zhang felt his legs going weak, clutching the railing, trembling as he pointed at the screen.
"One stage per second??"
The Vice Principal's face had long turned pale, his mouth agape, unable to close for a long time.
"This is definitely not a bug..."
He muttered to himself.
"If the system had a bug, it couldn't have bugged out over a dozen times, and each stage's completion time had subtle differences, which means... he's really clearing them!"
"But how is this possible?"
No one could answer him.
Because this scene had shattered their worldview.
Inside the dungeon.
The continuous instant kills caused a massive flow of experience to surge into Lu Fang's body like a river into the sea.
In the blink of an eye, he stood at the entrance of the 15th stage.
"15th stage challenge begins."
"Monsters: Bloodthirsty Lizard (Elite-grade, Level 10)."
"Quantity: 200."
"Experience per kill: 150."
This was already the final stage of the Starter Dungeon, and also the most difficult.
Two hundred blood-red-eyed, vicious elite monsters surrounded Lu Fang.
But Lu Fang didn't even glance at them.
At this moment, having leveled up several times, his attributes had reached terrifying values.
[Level: 4]
[Strength: 1300]
[Money Wraith Strength: 1300]
The ten Money Wraiths had grown to a height of two and a half meters, like ten golden demonic gods.
"Clean it up."
Lu Fang ordered calmly.
Boom!
A golden storm swept across the field.
Those two hundred elite monsters, enough to make ordinary newcomers despair, were as fragile as cutting vegetables and chopping melons before the Money Wraiths.
In just three seconds.
The field was cleared.
[Killed Bloodthirsty Lizard, Experience +150]
...
[Total Experience Gained: 30000]
Lu Fang's body flashed with golden light once more.
[Congratulations on reaching Level 5!]
[Attribute Increase: All Attributes +100!]
[Current Strength: 1400]
As the notification of clearing the 15th stage fell, Lu Fang stood in the midst of a battlefield littered with corpses, quietly waiting for the dungeon settlement's teleportation light.
However, the expected white light did not appear.
The previously gray sky seemed to be torn apart by invisible hands, instantly dyed a shocking blood-red. The entire space's temperature plummeted, and a strong scent of blood permeated the air.