Playing a DPS Role with Absolute Defense-Chapter 36 - 35: Reporter Interview—I’m Going to Be This Year’s Top College Entrance Exam Scorer!
"Can you tell us, student, what exactly did you encounter in the dungeon?"
"Excuse me, is this year’s college entrance exam just way too hard—was that why you chose to quit?"
"Do you regret giving up the exam?"
"To all our viewers watching at home, the very first elimination from this year’s school exam has just happened—they entered the testing arena for less than ten minutes, and already chose to withdraw.
Up next, let’s do an interview and find out if this year’s college entrance exam has become so difficult that students are dropping out within ten minutes.
Hello, student, I’m a reporter from Cvtt TV. Mind answering a few questions for us?"
Confronted with all this, the recently-awakened female student was utterly stunned right there and then.
What the hell happened? I just entered the dungeon, was in for maybe two minutes, then someone dragged me out, and I blacked out—and now I’m outside?
Did I really quit the dungeon?
So my college entrance exam is over?
He was already pale as a ghost, and once he realized he’d left the dungeon, he totally froze up.
He whipped his head over to the still-stonefaced Su Mo, then burst into tears:
"It’s all your fault—all because of you! If it weren’t for you, how would we have gotten booted from the dungeon this fast? Now my life is over, waaaah~"
Watching Su Mo become the first to leave the dungeon on TV, Su Yu’s heart clenched tightly.
Even though, before the exam started, Su Mo had told him he was definitely going to be this year’s top scorer.
Su Yu had always just thought Su Mo wanted to impress him, so he’d always laughed it off.
But now Su Mo quit the exam so fast—he must be crushed.
With all the chaotic chatter around him, Su Mo suddenly stomped his foot, making a loud boom, and the whole plaza shook violently.
"Shut up, all of you!"
At that, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and turned to stare at Su Mo—the plaza got eerily quiet.
"Who told you I gave up on the entrance exam? Maybe I beat the dungeon, ever think of that?"
Su Mo’s words rang out loud and clear, and in a flash, the whole plaza exploded in noise again.
"Wait—no way! The exam’s only been going for ten minutes, how could anyone have already cleared the dungeon?"
"Yeah, this kid’s totally full of it. If you fail, just admit it—don’t make up stuff about beating the dungeon. When the results come out, watch him get roasted."
"But honestly, this is kind of genius. If I’m not confident I can clear it when my turn comes around next year, I’ll just quit immediately,
forget grades—just make a splash and call it a day. If I can’t clear it anyway, may as well get some clout; maybe even livestream and sell stuff after."
"Holy shit, that’s actually smart!"
Su Mo frowned again at all the chatter, not wasting a single word. He simply flashed his exam results for everyone to see.
[Su Mo, Dungeon Exploration Rate: 70% (+70 pts), Boss DPS: 100% (+100 pts), Assembled teammates: +40 pts, Cleared within one hour: +300 pts. Total: 510 pts]
Wham!
The moment the scores appeared, everyone held their breath.
points, solo 100% boss DPS, 70% dungeon exploration, cleared in under half an hour!
This kid’s a fucking genius!
Clearing within one hour is the max bonus for this dungeon—but Su Mo’s only been out for, what, less than ten minutes.
It wasn’t just the students and reporters losing it—even the teammates standing next to Su Mo were totally stunned.
Wait, we actually cleared it???
I went into the dungeon for two minutes, took a nap, and next thing I know, we’re done?
At that thought, he hurriedly pulled up his own info to check.
[Xia Yuhua, Dungeon Exploration: 1% (+1 pt), Boss Damage: 0% (+1 pt), Assembled one teammate: +10 pts, Cleared within one hour: +300 pts. Total: 312 pts]
As his results popped up too, all the bystanders couldn’t help twitching at the corners of their mouths.
Exploration 1%, boss damage 0%, assembled one teammate—stats like that would’ve landed you dead last any other year.
But with the one-hour-clear bonus of 300 points, last year that would’ve been top 30.
Looking at these numbers—anyone with half a brain could figure out what happened.
That kid who’s standing over there scored 100% DPS, so everyone else’s output was clearly zero.
This wasn’t a quitter—it was a one-carry-four-leech squad, and an absolute beast who cleared the dungeon in under ten minutes.
Suddenly, everyone started looking at Su Mo completely differently.
The mockery and disdain from before shifted instantly to awe and respect, and his four teammates got looks of pure jealousy.
They all wished they’d teamed up with a monster like Su Mo during the entrance exam—total carry.
Go in, do absolutely nothing, come out with 300 bonus points—easy.
"Hahahaha, good—good! I knew you’d be the first one out, but this is way faster than I expected. I just went to the bathroom, you beat the dungeon already!"
As those words fell, the bald-headed Old Wang materialized at Su Mo’s side.
When Su Mo saw Old Wang, his pupils still narrowed a bit—even with 400 speed attribute, he hadn’t seen how Old Wang had got there.
Damn, Gold tier really is legit!
"Alright, Mo, you must be exhausted after the exam. Go find a spot to rest, or head home if you want. The district exam is tomorrow—I’ll handle things here."
Su Mo nodded, didn’t say much more; he knew Old Wang would now be shouting from the rooftops about the school’s teaching philosophy and his extraordinary mentorship.
But honestly, Su Mo couldn’t care less.
All the reporters desperate to interview Su Mo backed off immediately when Old Wang gave them the nod.
Su Mo was barely out of the plaza when Old Wang’s boisterous laughter echoed behind him.
"I’m telling you—this year’s top scorer is guaranteed to come from our school! With Su Mo’s strength, there’s no one anywhere who could be his match!
Of course, for him to have such ability, he obviously benefited from my careful guidance.
So I hereby officially announce to the whole country: This year’s top scorer will be Level 9! And he’s our very own Su Mo!"
Wham!
With that, the whole plaza went dead silent again.
Nobody expected that the first student to clear the dungeon was only Level 9.
And nobody expected Principal Wang to brag so hard, insisting that this year’s top scorer would be none other than Su Mo—who’s just Level 9.
...
Su Mo shook his head and walked out of the plaza, heading home.
And by the time he’d gotten back, the news about Celestial City High’s Level 9 student being declared this year’s top scorer had already gone totally viral—everyone nationwide knew.
Countless news outlets and media platforms were reposting it everywhere.
Within hours, every student, parent, and family across the country was fixated on the story and on the name: Su Mo.
"Heh, just a stunt for attention. The southwest’s really gone downhill."
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