Hearing this rebuke, Li Haotian's eyebrow twitched as he turned his head without expression.
At the forefront of the crowd stood Yun Miao, whose expression was already stern, now with her thin eyebrows raised high, staring fiercely at Li Haotian.
Li Haotian glanced at her indifferently, his gaze slightly cold.
He had originally planned not to confront Jiang Zhen and the others, intending to sneak in, but unexpectedly, his whereabouts were exposed by this woman.
Moreover, as the recruitment teacher of North Dar, Yun Miao's tone was indeed somewhat condescending, making him very uncomfortable.
"Abyss monsters at level 27, though higher in level, lack intelligence and possess only the instinct to kill, with singular abilities."
"Overall, their true strength is only equivalent to ordinary professionals of level twenty-plus," Li Haotian's lips curled slightly. "If compared to your esteemed institution's elite student Yun Lan, they shouldn't be much stronger than her illusions, shouldn't they?"
"Such strength isn't enough to make me 'seek death,'" Li Haotian's expression was calm, meeting Yun Miao's gaze without any hint of backing down.
"Ignorant boy! Do you think the Abyss Dungeon is the same as a college selection? The illusions I create don't aim to kill, but abyss monsters won't hold back!" Yun Miao rebuked with a somber face.
"Facing endless abyss monsters, how many bullets can a newly turned mechanic like you afford to waste?"
"Unable to accurately assess your own abilities, the East Dragon Empire grows weaker day by day because of self-confident fools like you!"
Beside them, Jiang Zhen's face darkened instantly: "Yun Miao, mind your identity! That's going too far!"
Yun Miao snorted coldly, looking at Li Haotian with disdain: "A speck trying to be a bright moon!"
"Since you want to send yourself to death, let me show you the vast difference between a trash illusion god profession and a true illusion god profession!"
"Don't think that just because you passed the college selection through some tricky method you're impressive. In front of our North Dar elites, you are still unworthy!"
Yun Miao looked over at Yun Lan, about to step into the light beam, and shouted, "Yun Lan, I'll give you one day to lead the group and conquer this Abyss Dungeon for me!"
"Yes, teacher!" Yun Lan glared fiercely at Li Haotian and stepped into the light beam, disappearing.
On the other side, Jiangwu Youyou pulled Li Haotian to Jiang Zhen's side.
Jiang Zhen looked deeply at Li Haotian, not blaming his earlier actions but instead whispered, "Li Haotian, are you sure you want to go in?"
Li Haotian nodded solemnly, "Mr. Jiang, rest assured, if I dare to enter, I definitely have the assurance of self-preservation. I wouldn't gamble with my life."
There was a flicker in Jiang Zhen's eyes, and after a while, he gritted his teeth hard and handed a piece of faintly glowing parchment to Li Haotian, speaking gravely: "This is the Abyss Contract. Youyou has one too. It ensures that when you're transported inside, you won't be separated."
"If you encounter danger within the Abyss Dungeon, you can activate the Abyss Contract, and it will forcefully extricate you from the abyss and teleport you out."
Li Haotian looked at Jiang Zhen in surprise.
He knew about the Abyss Contract, a rare item worth a hundred thousand gold coins at the auction, and almost impossible to buy!
He hadn't expected Jiang Zhen to give him such a thing as a life-saving trump card!
His emotions subtly shifted as he solemnly accepted it, speaking gravely: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang, I will remember this favor."
Noticing the sincerity in Li Haotian's eyes, Jiang Zhen nodded in satisfaction and said to Jiangwu Youyou, "Youyou, inside the instance, take care of each other and don't get separated."
"I understand, Dad." Jiangwu Youyou looked curiously at Li Haotian and replied crisply.
She knew that Jiang Zhen was actually reminding him to take care of Li Haotian more in the Abyss Dungeon, though his words were more tactful.
With that, the two turned and headed towards the light beam, stepping into it hand in hand.
Jiang Zhen watched the two disappearing figures and muttered, "Reaching level 20 in three days after changing professions, defeating Yun Lan and Youyou's illusions within 10 seconds..."
"There's an old saying in the East Dragon Empire: 'Special people have special traits.' Li Haotian, don't let me down..."
On the other side of the light beam, Yuan Ting and several strong men were hiding in the crowd, watching Li Haotian and Jiangwu Youyou get teleported into the Abyss Dungeon simultaneously.
A vicious glint flashed in Yuan Ting's eyes as he whispered, "He went in for sure. Let's go. This time, he won't escape!"
"Yes, young master!"
Stepping into the light beam, Li Haotian only felt a slight dizziness in his mind.
Soon after, the scene before his eyes changed, and he appeared in a desolate landscape surrounded by withered trees.
There was a faint smell of sulfur in the air.
Li Haotian looked around, seeing the same sight in all directions.
In the distance ahead of them was a large mountain extending across the landscape.
The mountain was entirely black, as if it had grown out of hell.
Crimson blood light flickered at the mountain top, accompanied by faint roars of demons coming from that direction.
On this side of the mountain, there was a large sloping hillside, descending into a black forest full of withered trees below.
High rocks flanked both sides of the slope, making it look like a water trough that stretched from the top of the mountain below.
Currently, tall figures were moving downwards along the slope.
Jiangwu Youyou watched the scene unfold before her, her beautiful face turning serious. "The Abyss Lord has already summoned quite a few abyss monsters."
Li Haotian looked at the winding terrain of the slope in the distance, his eyes lighting up as a thought sprang to mind—this terrain seems perfect for a classic "trap and kill" tactic!
Immediately, an idea popped into his mind, an idea to farm monsters quickly!
"Let's go! Let's take a look first!" he said eagerly.
Jiangwu Youyou looked at him in shock, "Go over? Just us two?"
"Yeah, why not?" Li Haotian asked in confusion.
Jiangwu Youyou pointed at the shadows with an exasperated look, "Can't you see? Down the slope alone, there are nearly 200 abyss monsters gathered, and with those on the slope, the number of abyss monsters must be over 500. Are the two of us going to get ourselves killed?"
Even though Jiangwu Youyou was a level 29 Elemental Controller and a top student at Qinghua Academy,
the abyss monsters were tough, with high resistance. Even though she excelled in AOE output as an Elemental Controller, she might manage to kill dozens before her Spiritual Power Value would be exhausted.
Even with Spiritual Power Potions for replenishment, she certainly couldn't withstand the attacks of over 500 abyss monsters.
Moreover, the Abyss Lord at the top of the mountain was continuously summoning more abyss monsters!
Li Haotian chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't drag you to get killed. Trust me, let's go!"
As he spoke, a flash of light covered Li Haotian, and a metallic exoskeleton with exquisite mechanical design was donned.
He controlled his legs to make a forward leap, and in a clanging mechanical roar, Li Haotian swiftly darted towards the slope.
Abyss Dungeon, strategy commence!