"Isn't this a barrier?"

Li Pu leaned in to take a closer look at the talisman patterns within the wall.

Although he couldn't identify exactly what kind of barrier it was, he recognized the style of the patterns.

A translucent barrier, with flickering purple lines flowing like liquid.

This was a typical manifestation of a barrier.

"If it's a barrier..."

Realizing the nature of the wall, Li Pu wasn't in so much of a hurry anymore.

He checked the time; it was just over 23 minutes.

There were still 5 minutes left before the record for first place.

"Come on, it's your turn now."

He patted Bubu's head.

[ "Eat eat?" ]

Bubu looked up with a puzzled expression.

"Bite this wall."

Li Pu pointed to the wall.

[ "Eat eat, eat!" ]

Bubu showed a distasteful expression, as if saying it didn't want to eat the stone.

"That's not what I meant."

Li Pu explained a few sentences, finally making it understand.

[ "Eat eat eat!" ]

Bubu's little short hands reached into its bag and pulled out... its own head.

Whoosh~

The blue-glowing head was thrown out, landing at the base of the wall and started gnawing.

[ "Eat eat bleh! Eat eat bleh!" ]

Even the blue-glowing head didn't seem too willing to do the task, taking a few bites before spitting out.

"It can work, after all."

But Li Pu showed a delighted expression.

The wall that a straw man struggled to crack and a clumsy wolf couldn't penetrate appeared fragile like tofu under Bubu's big mouth bites.

[ Barrier Bite: Can damage barriers through devouring and biting ]

No one expected this inherent ability gained at the 2nd turn could finally come in handy.

"Bite it hard for me."

He waved his hand.

[ "Eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat!" ]

Bubu didn't hesitate, constantly pulling out blue-glowing heads and tossing them in all directions.

[ "Eat eat bleh! Eat eat bleh! Eat eat bleh!" ]xN

The entire passage was soon covered by its heads.

As Li Pu saw the maze passageway being gradually nibbled away, he showed a satisfied expression.

Maze, who needs to go through a maze?

If you destroy the entire maze, wouldn't that be passing through?

...

Outside the dungeon, several people, including Wu Guinan, were watching the timer on the electronic screen.

Time passed by the second as Li Pu's duration inside the dungeon neared the record for first place.

"He's stayed at the fifth stage the longest."

"It seems that indeed, the maze is quite a challenge."

Qian Shanshan seemed relatively relaxed, thinking she had correctly predicted the situation this time.

There was no way that exchange student could break the record.

"Stage 1 in 30+ seconds, Stage 2 in over 50 seconds, Stage 3 in 10 minutes, Stage 4 in 6 minutes, totaling over 18 minutes."

"He's already accomplished an impressive feat, but to set a new record, he needs to find the maze's exit in around, or even less than, 9 minutes."

"It's really too difficult, I don't think there's much chance."

Wu Guinan recognized Li Pu's skills but still expressed his skepticism.

Everyone's attention was basically focused on the same question.

Could Li Pu break the existing 28:47 record?

If he couldn't, it wouldn't be much of a big deal.

Maybe they would pay attention again if he approached Wu Guinan's record.

Qian Shanshan and Wu Guinan concluded from personal experience and objective analysis.

Nonetheless, for some reason, they inexplicably held on to a hope that something unexpected might happen.

Regardless of the objective perspective, they had a blind faith in Li Pu.

It must be said; this was somewhat beyond reason.

The electronic screen showed Li Pu's duration continuing to increase.

27:55, 56, 57, 58, 59...

"28 minutes, it really seems hopeless now."

Qian Shanshan shook her head.

Seeing the still tense expressions of the two next to her, she found it amusing.

Was it because they were close to that exchange student, still hoping he'd break the record?

Anyway, she couldn't be bothered to keep staring at the screen; watching their expressions was more entertaining.

Now, Qian Shanshan was waiting, waiting for the moment when it would reach 28:47 and seeing their expressions shift from anticipation to disappointment.

That would certainly be interesting.

However, as she watched Wu Guinan and Qian Shanshan's expressions, only about 10 seconds passed.

Suddenly, she saw their expressions turn dazed, then... they laughed?

"What the...!"

Wu Guinan's exclamation rang out beside her.

Qian Shanshan, upon hearing this, instinctively thought, "No way," and quickly followed their gazes.

Soon, she froze.

Because a person was already standing before the light gate of the dungeon on the platform.

It was Li Pu.

Moreover, the electronic screen's top slot had changed.

The previous 28:47 slipped to the second place below.

Replaced with, a new record: 28:12.

"...What?"

Qian Shanshan's mouth dropped open.

The exchange student actually broke the record?!

What on earth, could there really be first years who could complete it in under 30 minutes?

Or two of them???

Wu Guinan had a similar reaction, mouth agape.

Click!

Qian Shanshan mischievously captured their surprised expressions on her phone.

"Hehehe, I've captured precious material."

"I'm going to use this as my phone background for the next month."

She held her phone, grinning craftily.

"You're so wicked, haha."