As he thought, Jeremy used the ice arrows behind him to carve a path forward, climbing towards the 42nd floor.


    [You have killed a Level 11 Rotten Corpse (Normal), gaining 1199 experience points!]


    [You have killed a Level 12 Goblin Assassin (Normal), gaining 1751 experience points!]


    [You have killed a Level 12 Mutated Crawler (Elite), gaining 3663 experience points!]


    ...


    With each kill notification that appeared, Jeremy''s experience points soared at an astonishing rate. As his level increased, so did the experience required for the next level up.


    To move from level 17 to 18, he needed 160,000 experience points, and Jeremy still required 120,000 experience pointsto reach level 18.


    Previously, it would have taken Jeremy at least two hours.


    However, with Ice Arrow Rain, his monster clearing speed had significantly increased.


    At this rate, he should be able to reach level 18 in less than half an hour.


    Moreover, with Ice Arrow Rain, clearing monsters became much easier for Jeremy,he just needed to mentally control and aim the ice arrows.


    With his current level of mental strength, multitasking was not an issue.


    Taking advantage of the moment, Jeremy checked the level leaderboard.


    He found himself back in first ce.


    However, the second and third ce were only one level behind him, likely to catch up soon. Seeing a string of level 16 yers below him, Jeremy felt a strong sense of urgency.


    After all, he was just one person and found it hard topete with yers who had various resources from heavy spending.


    Relying on his current leveling speed, not to mention winning first ce in the "Chase the Sun" event, he feared he might even drop out of the top ten.


    The event had just begun and hadn''t reached its most intense phase.


    The only way Jeremy could think of to pull ahead was by clearing dungeons and killing high-level monsters to gain a massive amount of experience.


    Unfortunately, both high-level monsters and dungeon secrets were not easy toe by and dependedrgely on luck.


    What Jeremy didn''t know was that his ability to stay ahead of the others had already shocked many.


    The top ranks were mostly upied by individuals from major forces, even many from the federation, backed by various resources.


    If it weren''t for the fact that monsters killed by missiles don''t count towards a yer''s kill count, the federal officials would have loved to stuff each of them with dozens of missiles, speeding up their leveling process.


    People outside now all believe that Jeremy must also be a yer supported by some major force. If they knew that Jeremy was just a lone wolf yer, still aiming for first ce in this event.


    They would surely fly over to give Jeremy a few ps to bring him to his senses.


    ...


    Meanwhile, on the 42nd floor of themercial building.


    In the psychotherapy room, ire slowly woke up on the couch.


    Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed as she reached up to touch her forehead, feeling a headache and somewhat dazed.


    "nk—!"


    A grating metallic noise echoed in the room, instantly snapping ire to full alertness.


    It was that crawler!


    It was still outside!


    This realization made ire''s heart tighten.


    Ignoring the pain in her abdomen, she quickly got up, grabbed a fruit knife, and warily looked towards the direction of the door.


    The once smooth metal soundproof door was now covered in dense, sharp w marks.


    A sharp ck w was slowly being withdrawn from the door.


    Through the gap in the door, ire saw a crimson eye, blood-red and ring.


    It was indeed that monster!


    At the same moment ire saw the crawler, the crawler also set its sights on her.


    "Roar!" The crawler outside let out an excited growl, beginning to hit the soundproof door even more fiercely.


    The intense banging was non-stop, and the powerful force was shaking the room.


    The soundproof door looked like it was about to give in.


    Just then, the noise outside suddenly stopped.


    "Boom!"


    The French doors behind ire shattered suddenly, and the soundproof door plummeted towards the ground from a hundred meters high.


    Soon after, ire heard a dull thud, followed by the furious roars and howls of countless monsters from below.


    ire stood up and looked at the monster slowly crawling into the room.


    It was a humanoid creature with six arms, resembling a spider.


    Its body was bare, with grayish-white skin, and each arm ended in sharp, menacing ws. Its twisted facecked facial features, but it had four elongated, crimson eyes.


    A Crawler!


    A level 12 elite monster!


    Seeing ire with the fruit knife, the crawler''s grotesque mouth opened, emitting a strangeugh, as if mocking her for overestimating herself.


    ire''s delicate face remained expressionless.


    Facing the terrifying crawler, she didn''t feel fear but rather a bit of relief.


    Fortunately, the door had not been broken through while she was unconscious. Otherwise, she would likely be dead already.


    Although the situation wasn''t optimistic now, at least she had a chance to fight for her life.


    Then, the crawler suddenly moved.


    "Bang!"


    With a sudden burst of power from its six arms, the floor shattered beneath it.


    The crawler transformed into a missile, hurtling directly towards ire.


    At the same moment, ire''s eyes, cast downward, suddenly emitted a hint of azure light. Following this, the ss shards on the floor began to levitate.


    This was ire''s S-tier supernatural ability, telekinesis!


    The sharp edges of the ss shards aimed at the crawler, shooting out like arrows.


    The crawler, caught off guard, showed a look of astonishment, not expecting ire to have the capacity to resist.


    Mid-air, it had no way to dodge.


    Countless ss shards pierced its body instantly.


    Sharp ss left numerous wounds on the crawler, sttering blood everywhere.


    "Screech—!" The crawler let out a piercing wail,nding on the ground covered in ss shards. Its eyes, a particr focus of ire''s attack, were immediately shattered by the ss.


    Caught off guard, the crawler was severely injured in an instant.


    However, an attack of this magnitude was clearly not enough to kill it. In fact, before ire could seize the opportunity to attack again, the crawler''s figure vanished from its spot, reappearing instantaneously in front of her.


    With its eyes burning with rage, the crawler''s sharp ws fiercely aimed for ire''s head.


    The attack was too fast,despite ire''s quick reaction and her attempt to defend with her telekic power, she was still struck by the crawler''s formidable force and sent flying.


    "Wham!"


    ire''s slender body hit the wall, feeling as if all her organs had been severely damaged.


    This added insult to injury for ire, who was already in critical condition. Had she not recovered some of her strength earlier, that hit could have knocked her out cold.


    Blood trickled from her mouth, and the purple glow in her eyes faded.


    Looking at the crawler crawling towards her, a sense of resignation appeared in ire''s eyes. Despite her best efforts, was she still going to die?


    "Roar!!!" The crawler approached ire, its face suddenly splitting open like a clove of garlic, revealing a horrific mouth oozing with yellow liquid, and let out an angry roar at ire. "Disgusting!" A flicker of revulsion passed through ire''s eyes.


    The thought of being devoured by such a repulsive creature made her feel nauseous.


    Perhaps the crawler understood ire''s words because its body suddenly stiffened.


    Then, a voice that seemed to agree with ire''s sentiment echoed in the psychotherapy room. "Right, I also find these monsters quite disgusting." the voice said lightly.


    Following that, Jeremy''s figure appeared behind the crawler.


    He stood tall and calm, dual swords in hand, his tiger skin coat soaked in dark red blood, his eyes filled with the same deep loathing as ire''s.


    Seeing Jeremy, ire was momentarily stunned.


    She was all too familiar with Jeremy''s voice and appearance.


    But how could he be here? Wasn''t he supposed to be trapped in Moonlight Secondary School? ire''s brows furrowed slightly, wondering if she was hallucinating on the brink of death.


    As she pondered this, the crawler''s body suddenly split open from top to bottom.


    "Splurt!"


    The crawler''s blood and viscera spilled everywhere, some even sshing onto ire''s face.


    Feeling the warmth on her face, ire realized this was no hallucination.


    Jeremy had actually made it to themercial building!


    Thinking about the terrifying horde of monsters on the ground and seeing Jeremy''s coat stained dark with blood.


    ire''s emotions were a whirlwind of shock, astonishment, anger, and rage.


    But notably, there was no joy.


    Jeremy slowly sheathed his swords, turning to look at ire who was staring at him in a daze.


    He reached out his hand, smiling, "So, Dr. ire, are you moved?"


    Observing Jeremy''s eyes, nowpletely overtaken by red, and seeing the suppressed yet unmistakably crazy murderous intent in his gaze.


    ire reached out her hand. However, instead of taking Jeremy''s hand, she pped him across the face.


    "Thwack!"


    The crisp sound of the p echoed through the room.


    With her beautiful eyes slightly reddened, ire yelled angrily, "Have you lost your mind? Who asked you toe here!"