Chapter 772: Is This Guy Even Human?
On the screen.
What unfolded was a sea of roaring flames!
The monstrous, ferocious sea serpents writhed in agony within an environment resembling the infernal depths of hell, their bodies consumed by the endless burning of crimson karmic flames.
These sea serpents were minions summoned by the final boss of this dungeon's last stage.
Keep in mind—this was an underwater environment!
In an ocean teeming with water elements, most people wouldn't dare to use fire magic for a dungeon run.
Yet, this non-specialist before them had done just that!
And the effect was extraordinary!
The enhanced giant sea serpents flailed like fish thrown into a boiling cauldron. Once touched by the black flames, they thrashed in torment, clearly unable to endure it.
These flames not only suppressed the sea serpents' regeneration and recovery abilities, but also inflicted devastating burns on their very souls!
Of course…
What shocked the Merman Prince and everyone else even more was the sight of the boss!
Massive, interwoven thorny vines formed a giant prison, trapping the nine-headed sea serpent boss as if encased within a cage of brambles.
The Abyssal Hydra.
The final boss of the Sea Serpent Abyss dungeon.
Each of its nine heads was terrifyingly hideous, and each head wielded a different elemental magic skill.
No matter how it unleashed destructive blasts on the thorny cage or rammed it with its massive body, the prison remained unshaken, and the thorns tore its body into a bloody mess.
Whenever a thorn was broken, new ones would quickly grow from the seabed.
Soon…
Streams of scarlet blood from the boss spread like fireworks, dyeing the dark seawater a glaring crimson, like blooming red roses.
What came next was even more shocking.
After successfully trapping the boss with the thorny vines, the non-specialist directed the black flames onto the vines.
The entire thorny cage burst into flames.
"Roar!!"
The Abyssal Hydra let out a pained, deafening roar.
Its enormous body twisted and writhed like a mudfish in a hot pan, burning as its health rapidly plummeted.
As its health dwindled, green light began to emanate from its body.
Boundless life energy surged forth, covering its wounds.
However…
What drove the Hydra to despair was that no matter how much life energy it poured in, the wounds refused to heal!
Its health bar wouldn't recover!
Ultimately, it was forced to use its trump card—its life-saving skill, 'Life Reset,' just like the elite Shadow Twin-Headed Sea Serpent from the second stage.
However…
Would it work?
Just as the Hydra finally broke free from the thorny prison with all its might,
It was met with massive tentacles of mud rising from the seabed!
'Earth Prison!'
Another seemingly simple earth-element beginner spell cast by a mage!
But now upgraded to SS-level,
The spell's effect had undergone a qualitative transformation!
The deep-sea mud transformed into a giant octopus, its eight tentacles binding all nine of the Hydra's heads!
Its massive body was firmly trapped and held in place!
Just as it tried to struggle free…
Splash!!
Three more massive mud octopuses appeared, layering over the Hydra's body!
The Hydra, having just escaped one confinement, was trapped again by the earthen prison!
"Roar!"
"Humans! Damn humans!"
At this moment,
The Hydra realized that this human was far beyond its ability to contend with.
All it could do was curse in fury.
But Ling Zhan…
Had already raised his hand and clenched his fist toward the Hydra!
Crack!!
'Freeze!'
In this ocean filled with abundant water elements, ice magic received an enormous boost!
The SS-level Freeze spell instantly turned the area around the Hydra into a massive ice sculpture.
Below, the sea serpent monsters that Ling Zhan had tamed using 'Beast Taming' swarmed the Hydra with ferocious attacks!
Boom!!
The massive sea serpents crashed into the frozen Hydra, shattering the ice and tearing its body apart!
This marked the final downfall of the boss!
[Ding!]
[The Abyssal Hydra boss has been slain…]
[Congratulations! Your team has successfully cleared the Sea Serpent Abyss dungeon!]
[Clear time: 12 minutes and 38 seconds!]
[Team overall rating: SSS-level!]
[Personal performance rating: SSS-level!]
[The battle report has been compiled and will be sent to each team member's panel shortly!]
[Clearing rewards will be distributed in one minute!]
...…
"This…"
Outside the dungeon, the audience was left completely dumbfounded by what they had just witnessed on the screen.
Especially when the team's clearing information was publicly displayed on the live broadcast, the entire crowd was plunged into shock!
"What the hell?! Is this guy even human? 12 minutes and 38 seconds!"
"Too powerful! He completely shattered the record!"
"I remember the previous record for Sea Serpent Abyss was 14 minutes and 5 seconds! He actually broke it!"
"At the start of the first stage, he didn't even seem comfortable swimming. I thought it would take him at least 30 minutes to clear it, but he still broke the record!"
"I admit I spoke too soon earlier. My bad, my bad!"
"Is this guy even human?"
"…"
Shock, disbelief, awe, and respect…
The only thing missing from the crowd's reactions was their previous disdain and ridicule.
Reflecting on how they had mocked the non-specialist earlier, everyone now felt embarrassed.
Of course…
The crowd's gaze toward Ba Quanming and Li Yuan's teams grew increasingly meaningful.
"Hey, Old Ba, any regrets? If you had accepted that non-specialist, your team would have broken the record!"
"Haha! You guys missed out on a free ride to victory!"
"Thinking back to how you looked down on him earlier—does your face hurt now?"
"No wonder those two beautiful girls were all over that non-specialist. Turns out it was a guaranteed free ride to victory!"
"…"
Ba Quanming and Li Yuan's team members had extremely sour expressions.
Deep down, they were filled with regret!