The Battle Queen Came Back with Her Husbands (Joanna) novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Mock Crucible

Chapter 26 Mock Crucible

He’d spent the most time with Joanna and knew her best.

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Every day, she spent two hours scrolling through dungeon forums. She even called it a question–sea strategy.

Whether she’d beaten the dungeon or not didn’t matter.

If she’d read about it first, she wouldn’t freak out when she stepped inside in the future.

What if this dungeon were one she already studied?

Meanwhile, other students were whispering.

“Did you see this morning’s announcement? Mr. Schneider got fired.”

“Sure, Joanna attacking Cedric wasn’t right, but he healed immediately. That alone shouldn’t get her expelled. Mr. Schneider really went too far.”

“Joanna asked for it. Her summon didn’t follow orders. It should’ve been destroyed, and she should’ve gotten a major demerit. But she just relied on her summon and did whatever she wanted. Mr. Schneider just got unlucky. Who knew Joanna would come back after just one day out of school? Did she latch onto some big shot? She does have an S–rank affinity talent- basically a succubus ability.”

“No way, right?”

“Why not?”

“That’s slander. I’m siding with Joanna. She even posted recipes on the school forum yesterday. Dawnbreaker eats ridiculously well every day, yet they still kicked her out? She fed them too well, honestly.”

“Are you dumb? Is the Crucible about cooking? They could just hire a chef.”

“Where’s that campus belle anyway?”

As they whispered, they kept glancing at Lucas’s group, pointing and murmuring.

Just then, someone sharpeyed noticed something at the entrance.

A silver–white wolf carrying a girl on its back strolled in casually, heading straight toward the crowd.

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Chapter 26 Mock Crucible

The giant wolf was majestic and intimidating.

The girl radiated a sharp, overwhelming presence.

Everyone’s jaws dropped.

Joanna had arrived.

And her summoned beast had grown insanely fast!

Wasn’t he just a pup yesterday? How did he turn into a giant mastiff overnight?

His size sent chills down everyone’s spine. Fear crept into hearts.

Cedric, especially, froze.

Yesterday, that wolf could’ve sliced his hand off in a second.

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Now, that same beast carried Joanna. His wild aura seemed sharp enough to slice Cedric’s throat.

Cedric instinctively stepped back behind Lucas.

Lucas’s body stiffened as well.

For the first time, he seriously doubted whether his earlier decision had been right.

Other students felt weak in the knees staring at the giant wolf and Joanna on his back.

They almost wanted to bow down.

Joanna felt amazing.

When she got out of the cab, Nighthowl had crouched and invited her to ride him, saying it looked cooler that way.

Now, looking down at her pale former teammates from above, it felt damn satisfying.

Her lips curved. Her eyes gleamed as she remembered yesterday’s betrayal and heartbreak.

Now, it was all fuel for revenge.

When Jacob saw Joanna arrive, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Good. She made it.

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“Students, this is the final monthly exam of the semester and the last monthly exam of your lives. Let’s begin.

“The dungeon level is Level 10.

“Scoring will follow Crucible rules. Clearing the dungeon earns 60 points.

“The base clear time is 20 hours.

“For each hour faster, you get 10 extra points.

“Historically, 100 points qualify you for Violetlight University.

“A score of 130 qualifies you for Prismbridge Academy.

“Any team that scores 160 points or higher can represent Chromatic Star in the cross–stellar trial.

“Give it your all and fight for your future!”

In reality, the Crucible dungeon was slightly easier than the dungeons in Dungeon Plaza.

Desolate Castle, for example, had a 10–hour base requirement, yet it was considered tough.

Probably because Chromatic Star wasn’t very developed. Being a fringe planet, its standards were lower.

After Jacob finished, the technicians activated the dungeon portal.

“The mock Crucible begins. All teams, enter!”

Everyone stared at the portal.

“Do you wish to enter the current assessment dungeon? Dungeon content: Classified. Identity verification: Trinity High, Grade 12.”

“Yes!”

With a chorus of confirmations, over 1,000 students–almost 600 teams–disappeared from the plaza.

A scoreboard appeared above, showing points for all 600 teams.

Jacob ordered, “Focus monitoring on Dawnbreaker and Shattered Dawn.”

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Both teams‘ feeds immediately appeared in the conference room.

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“You’ve entered a Level 10 dungeon: Glacial Rift.”

Bone–chilling winds howled through the air. Even those with high vitality stats couldn’t help

but shiver.

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