Chapter 17: Ranking No. 1

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The professional forum was abuzz with excitement, and Principal Lee, who was waiting on the playground, was dumbfounded when he heard the system prompt. "Has anyone cleared the hell-level difficulty?" he exclaimed.

Principal Lee looked at Frank, who was standing nearby. Frank was equally perplexed and said, "Don't look at me. The Holy Tower's instructions can't be false."

After saying that, Frank laughed and added, "Old Lee, you've found a treasure. Conquering the Hell difficulty Goblin Forest right after awakening—there's a bright future ahead."

These words left Principal Lee silent for a long time.

Why did Alex's conquering of the abyss at hell difficulty cause such a sensation? It's because the Abyss of Hell difficulty is unique.

The emergence of hell difficulty means there must be creatures from other planes inside. If the Hell Difficulty Abyss isn't conquered within a certain period, the monsters inside might descend on Earth.

Take Goblin Forest, for example. The Angry Demon God Samael spent a lot to send his projection into the Goblin Forest. His plan was well thought out.

The Natural Disaster Sect was to trigger an abyss riot in Windpeak City, launching the Purgatory Natural Disaster successfully. Samael's projection would be summoned early, and after absorbing enough blood, it could possess enough power to destroy Windpeak City.

Unfortunately for Samael, Alex disrupted the plan. He killed the demon projection in advance, preventing a disaster from happening.

Principal Lee, deep in thought, couldn't fathom how Alex, a weak mage with a G-level talent, and Tom, who didn't focus on his shield fighting profession, managed to clear the Goblin Forest on hell difficulty.

Wasn't Samael's projection supposed to exist in the dungeon?

No, the prompt had said Samael's projection was killed.

"How on earth did you clear the hell difficulty level?" he pondered, scratching his head. Principal Lee decided not to dwell on it any longer.

"No matter how they did it, I'll report them as S-level seeds."

With that, Principal Lee took out his phone and called the mayor's secretary, Susan.

"Hey, Secretary Susan, I was just about to inform you. The ones who conquered the Hell Difficulty Abyss are from our Central High School No. 3. I'm going to list these two students as S-level seeds. How should we proceed with this process?"

Principal Lee's tone was filled with pride, and his expression radiated satisfaction.

On the other end of the phone, Secretary Susan replied that she needed to consult with the mayor before making any decisions.

Principal Lee expressed his understanding. Before hanging up, he emphasized the importance of recognizing the students' achievements promptly and ensuring they received their due recognition.

Meanwhile, Alex was unaware of the activities in the outside world. He was busy choosing rewards.

**[You can choose 1 of the following 3 rewards]**

- **[Option 1]: Obtain 1000 skill points.**

- **[Option 2]: Obtain 2 B-level skills that match your profession.**

- **[Option 3]: Get a gold suit that suits your profession.**

There were three choices, but in Alex's mind, only two were viable. Option 1 was immediately dismissed. For Alex, 1000 skill points were merely equivalent to leveling up once. He wouldn't choose it unless he was crazy.

Between options 2 and 3, Alex opted for option 2. Although the golden suit was tempting, it was temporary. As Alex leveled up, the golden suit would become obsolete, and the money from selling it might not be enough to buy two skill books.

Speaking of skill books, Alex had casually asked Tom if he had ever heard of skills that could be upgraded. In response, Tom had looked at him as if he were an idiot.

The level of a skill book is determined upon learning it, with no possibility of upgrading.

After receiving this confirmation, Alex knew this ability must be due to his unique advantage.

So Alex chose option 2 and received two skill books.

**[Spell Counterattack]** (Level B) lv1

- Cost: 500 mana

- Casting time: Instant

- Description: Used on a target that is casting a spell to interrupt it, making the target unable to cast any spells of that system for 6 seconds.

**[Exploding Fireball]** lv1

- Cost: 800 mana

- Casting time: 2.5 seconds

- Description: Throws an exploding fireball, causing 1000+intelligence*2 points of fire damage. After hitting the enemy, it explodes, causing 800+intelligence*1 points of fire damage.

Alex was very satisfied with gaining two B-level skills. "Now I have more attack options."

Having just received another 10,000 experience points, Alex's level reached 8. With numerous skill points at his disposal, Alex upgraded his skills during his free time.

**[Forced Silence]** (Level A) lv1

- Cost: 1200 mana

- Casting time: Instant

- Description: Use on a target to prevent it from casting any spells for 3 seconds.

**[Pyroblast]** (A level) lv1

- Cost: 1500 mana

- Casting time: 3 seconds

- Description: Throws a huge fireball, causing 30000+intelligence*1 point of fire damage.

After upgrading to A-level, the skills improved substantially. Forced Silence no longer required the opponent to be casting a spell, and it affected all spells, making it very practical. Pyroblast's damage increased significantly.

Seeing he still had over two thousand skill points, Alex upgraded both skills to S level.

**[Silent Realm]** (S level) lv1

- Cost: 3000 mana

- Casting time: Instant

- Description: Puts all enemy units within 15 meters into a silent state, preventing them from casting any spells for 5 seconds.

**[Meteorite Technique]** (S level) lv1

- Cost: 5000 mana

- Casting time: 4 seconds

- Description: Summons a flaming meteorite with a diameter of 10 meters, causing 100000+intelligence*1 points of fire damage. The target in the center will be stunned, and edge targets will be knocked away.

"Awesome!" Alex exclaimed, impressed by the effects of the two S-level skills.

Silent Realm changed from a single target to a group target, making it useful against magic-using monsters or professionals. The 5 seconds of silence were enough for Alex to defeat opponents multiple times.

Meteorite Technique became even more powerful, with a 10-meter attack range and two control effects: stun and knockback. It would make monster farming more efficient in the future.

After upgrading his skills, Alex noticed Tom staring at him blankly.

"What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?" Alex asked.

Tom shook his head. "Nothing, I'm just looking at a prodigy."

Alex: ...

Oh no, why is he calling me that?

Before Alex could respond, Tom walked into the nearby portal. Alex hesitated for a moment before following him.

Upon exiting the portal, Alex found everyone on the playground staring at him.

Principal Lee's eyes were full of surprise, exploration, and excitement, reflecting his complicated emotions at the moment.

"Look, they are Alex and Tom, who are number one on the list," a female classmate exclaimed.

This female classmate's team had previously been ranked third. After Alex became number one, her team's ranking dropped to fourth.

However, the students didn't appear angry. Instead, they looked on with admiration and longing.

But this wasn't the case for their captain, June Winters. As the only student at Central High School No. 3 with an A-level talent, June had distinguished herself by ranking first in the school and third in the city.

Yet, no one could have anticipated that someone like Alex would appear. In the rankings, all results from second to tenth were on normal difficulty, but the first-place rank was on scarlet hell difficulty.

It was an achievement that seemed impossible to catch up with.