Versatile mage c1 2021, p.112
Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 112
"Is that so? Then how come I got some news saying there will be someone called Mo Fan dragging the Shadow Beast to the Beast Iron Cage?" Shen Lin said calmly.
"How could that be? The Shadow Beast is currently under our control. That guy must be bluffing," Shen Mingxiao said disdainfully.
"How about I give them a call and ask," Luo Song said, a bit worried. He fished out his phone as he dialed one of the squad members that was left behind, but the call did not connect.
All three of their numbers did not go through. Shen Mingxiao and Luo Song glanced at each other, thinking the same thing… Shit!
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The two of them sprinted to the old warehouse. They discovered the door to the warehouse was open, and there was no longer a Shadow Beast inside. There was only their three squad members fainted on the ground.
"Disgraceful thing, he dares to rob us of our goods! Let's go, let's find him!" Shen Mingxiao immediately started to rage.
They had spent so much effort to catch the Shadow Beast, but then it was stolen by someone else. How could Shen Mingxiao's proud nature possibly put up with this?!
Luo Song was even more angry. How could it be Mo Fan again?! He had already crossed him three or four times; this time he wouldn't let him go, no matter what!
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Pearl Institute's Beast Taming Iron Cage was provided for the use of Summoner students. It was there to prevent some of the Summoned Beasts from getting out of control.
The Beast Taming Iron Cage was at the very edge of the Azure Campus of the Pearl Institute, a place that could be considered very close to an old hill. Normally, there wouldn't be many people there.
When the news of Mo Fan catching the Shadow Beast spread, the eyes of practically all of the students who were still confused up until now started shining. They were already waiting to ambush him there.
The funny thing was, those who had the same idea were not few in number. There were only a few places where they could hide, so it looked like there were several big people entering a small cupboard, one by one. Some of them were already familiar with one another, so they could only awkwardly greet each other.
"Shit, I must turn this scoundrel into a swelling corpse! He actually dared to call everyone over!" Shen Mingxiao said, as he nearly went crazy.
The Shadow Beast that he had spent so much energy on was actually being announced to everyone! A group of idiots had come here to get their share of the action!
Even if Shen Mingxiao's ability was better, he could not fight against nearly a thousand students!
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"Big Sister Mu, did Mo Fan really catch the Shadow Beast?" Ai Tutu whispered as she hid on a rooftop.
"Didn't you see the picture?" Mu Nujiao said.
"But did his brain malfunction? Although he caught the Shadow Beast, why did he take a selfie and send it to his friends group?" Ai Tutu wondered.
Ai Tutu had already taken off her u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r, and was preparing to shower and then go to bed. Who would've thought that when she was swiping her friend group feed, she would see a selfie. The person on the selfie was Mo Fan, and next to him was a Spirit Wolf that had seized the Shadow Beast!
Heavens, did this guy go crazy, sending things on the newsfeed? Whoever caught the Shadow Beast would normally cling onto its tail while conducting themselves normally, and secretly deliver it to the Beast Iron Cage. This Mo Fan had directly put himself in the spotlight as he made himself seem like a god!
"Was he purposely teasing everyone?"
"Whether he was teasing or not, we will see when the time comes."
The two of them turned silent as they surveyed the thousand people who were hiding in that narrow ground.
They had all received the news, and thus came here.
"Spirit Wolf, I see the Spirit Wolf…"
"The Shadow Beast is also there, it's being dragged by the Spirit Wolf!"
"Heavens, the Great Demon really came!"
Suddenly, the edge of the campus that seemed so tranquil boiled up. It was like every single person's brain had one question reverberating... Did something in Mo Fan's brain break?
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Mo Fan came according to schedule. He followed the asphalt road with maple trees along it as he directly walked forward.
The maple trees were on both sides. He could see students using various methods to hide themselves all over the place. They were all feeling sluggish, as they couldn't believe that the Great Demon would really did drag the Shadow Beast over.
After the end of the road was a plaza with a fountain. In the center of the fountain were a few sculptures of Summoned Beasts. These sculptures were immersed in the water, with some moss growing on them. They seemed to have been there for many years.
Hiding behind the sculptures was Bai Zangfeng and his squad, their gazes already fixed on Mo Fan walking over. They glanced at one another.
On the other side of the fountain sculpture was a forest. The refined Jia Wenqing and the senior Fu Tianming opened their eyes, unable to believe it.
Mo Fan continued to walk forward. At this moment, there were a couple of people who could no longer stand by, and they surrounded him.
The thing was, no one dared to make the first move.
Everyone knew of the incredible strength of the Great Demon. The many people in the place right now knew that the first person to make a move would be the first person to suffer losses!
Chapter 230 - The Great Battle Royale (1)
"He… he really came! Sister Mu, I don't think you should recruit him. I bet the normal him is maintained with the use of medicine. He definitely did not take his medicine today!" Ai Tutu exclaimed from the rooftop. From her place, she could clearly see Mo Fan, and also see the Shadow Beast that he brought along with him.
Mu Nujiao didn't think of it as something so simple. However, no matter how much she thought about it, she just did not understand what Mo Fan was thinking.
The Three Step Pagoda was something that every single person would dream of getting. Just what was the reason for him to even give up the opportunity to enter the Three Step Pagoda?
Additionally, Mo Fan would normally appear to be rather sly. However, today, he seemed to be very gloomy, and it even felt like there was some kind of dark aura encircling his body.
This kind of dark aura was not something Mu Nujiao had seen before. When she used her Forest Of Kun, Prison, she seemed to also have seen this kind of dark aura bubbling forth.
He knows Black Magic?
Or could it be that there's a Dark Aura Equipment on his body?
Mu Nujiao watched cautiously, but she felt as though Mo Fan was getting increasingly harder to grasp.
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Mo Fan had already walked to the center of the pond in the plaza. The people surrounding him only increased, but there was still not a single one who dared to take the first step.
The Shadow Beast was being dragged along by Spirit Wolf. The Spirit Wolf and its master were the same, neither of them displaying any hint of weakness as they faced down these people surrounding them.
Mo Fan's gaze swept past the hundreds of people, knowing that the person who had hurt Xu Zhaoting was definitely hiding among them. However, just who was it?
"Who wants it?" Mo Fan asked as he pointed at the Shadow Beast.
Who wants it?!?
Everyone began to curse in their heart. Wasn't this bullshit, which one of the people present did not want it?
"Let me just casually mention this. In my old town, there's an exceedingly special type of spring water. I was originally going to enter an agreement with this Shadow Beast; however, this guy ended up swallowing the bottle that contained that spring water. If you want the Shadow Beast, you can have it, what I want is that bottle of spring water!" Mo Fan continued.
Mo Fan was very straightforward with what he said.
That's right! He wanted to tell the son of a b*tch from the Black Vatican that was hiding as a student that the Underground Holy Spring was in his, Mo Fan's, hands! Now he planned on using it to feed the dog… ah, feed the Shadow Beast. If he had some ability, then he could fight with the other hundreds of students!
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"This guy… he knows our objective!"
"He's baiting us!"
"So what if he's baiting us? Everyone wants the Shadow Beast, so what if we were to steal it, there's no way we'd be discovered!" Fu Tianming said as he clenched his teeth.
"Yeah, this is our only chance. I don't want to go back and see the Deacon with a failed mission."
"Sir Priest, you've said enough."
The Priest was like a statue as he stood there. His eyes burned with resentment as he gazed at Mo Fan.
If gazes could kill, Mo Fan would've been turned to pieces right there!
This godforsaken Mo Fan, he actually purposely tried to bait me!
Alright, I, Yu Ang, would like to see what kind of ability you have! In this chaos, you won't be able to see the punches and kicks. If there's a death, then it's something that even the school might not be able to investigate. We'll let the chaos begin, and then take away the Underground Holy Spring!
"Sir, I've investigated it just now. The Shadow Beast's breath does indeed have the smell of the Underground Holy Spring. The Underground Holy Spring is indeed in the stomach of the Shadow Beast, it's real."
"Sir, we've confirmed that there is no one from the Magic Courts nearby. As long as we can deceive the eyes of the school, then our actions this time will not be exposed," spoke up Hui Yi, who was now concealed as a student.
Yu Ang nodded. Since there was someone looking to die, then he'd help them along!
"Don't use the power of the Vatican, we need to take the Shadow Beast first!" Yu Ang said.
Although he detested Mo Fan to death, Yu Ang knew that the most vital matter this time was to take the Underground Holy Spring. After obtaining the Underground Holy Spring, he, Yu Ang, would be able to become a Blue Cloaked Deacon! His authority would skyrocket! It would be a simple matter to have someone killed!
"Understood. The problem is, there are many experts within the Azure Campus. I will most likely encounter a few obstacles."
"Hmph, it's just a group of garbage," Yu Ang said disdainfully.
He wasn't going to move, his underlings were the ones who were going to take the Shadow Beast.
Even if these people were to exposed and sacrificed, Yu Ang wouldn't brood over it.
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Mo Fan gazed over his surroundings once more. He understood that it would be impossible for him to find the members of the Black Vatican just by looking.
His eyes sweeping across, Mo Fan suddenly saw a familiar face.
"Bai Zangfeng, it's you! I've been feeling very apologetic to you due to the thunderbolt I pulled on you during the Rookie Competition. I'll give this Shadow Beast to you as my sincerest apology!" Mo Fan looked at Bai Zangfeng, who seemed to harbor resentment toward him. His face immediately displayed an innocent smile.
After saying this, Mo Fan commanded the Spirit Wolf to drag the Shadow Beast over in front of Bai Zangfeng.
Bai Zangfeng stood there, completely dumbfounded.
Screw your sister! If you really were sincere, then you should've given this thing to me in private, and I'd call you a brother! Now that you throw this thing at me, that's basically making me a target for everyone else!
After he said he'd leave it, Mo Fan didn't even glance at the Shadow Beast. He directly had the Spirit Wolf toss the restricted Shadow Beast to Bai Zangfeng.
"Go, go!"
"Steal it, hurry up and steal it!"
"I'll go to the Three Step Pagoda even if I die, whoever dares to steal from me, I will fight them!"
The students immediately went crazy. They looked like hungry wolves charging from a desert as they frantically tried to steal the Shadow Beast!
The first person to make his move surprised everyone. It was precisely Wang Liting, with his powerful Bone Corpse Demon!
Wang Liting had the Bone Corpse Demon hover in the air above the Shadow Beast. It directly assaulted those students that tried to take the prize!
It was clear that his Bone Corpse Demon's strength had increased. While it was circling around, its feathers were like sharp daggers as they rained down on the surroundings of the Shadow Beast.
Wang Liting was indeed very fierce. The sharp feathers of his Bone Corpse Demon were shooting into a large area. They instantly hit ten or so people, and those people were unable to finish their magic in time. They could only howl as they fell to the ground...
"You should know that a Summoned Beast is different from just normal magic. A straight spell's power can be controlled, the caster can prevent a life-threatening wound! However, I cannot control the Bone Corpse Demon that thirsts for blood all the time! If someone's eyes gets pierced, or they get cut and die here, don't blame me, Wang Liting, for being cold-blooded! I also have things I must place first!" Wang Liting was extremely domineering. As he stood up, he immediately intimidated everyone.
Wang Liting clearly had squad members with him. The other four people immediately encircled where he was standing. One of them stepped on the Shadow Beast that was unable to move, his gaze vigilant toward his surroundings.
Wang Liting's words were indeed useful. Many of the Magicians that did not have a defensive ability immediately retreated. The students that were unable to draw a Star Atlas also no longer wanted to steal it, and they hurriedly retreated to a safer place.
The battle this time was an extremely important test!. It was an examination that concerned their life!
The school clearly stated that unless there was definite proof that you purposely killed someone, then anything that happened in the process of a battle was your own responsibility. So you must retreat to safety, or else you can't blame the school and the government when you're on death's door!
All of the Magicians here were a.d.u.l.ts. They had to be responsible for their own actions!
Furthermore, it could be said that there was definitely no such thing as a safe area for Magicians!
Chapter 231 - The Great Battle Royale (2)
"Wang Liting, that blockhead! Why couldn't he hold out for a longer time!? Don't tell me he actually thinks his Bone Corpse Demon is invincible?! Doesn't he know that this examination has students in their fourth year? There are limited rookie experts, but the number of experts hiding their strength among the veterans is as many as the hairs on the back of a cow!" snorted the Summoner magician Hai Dafu.
Zheng Bingxiao nodded. "Although we don't know what objective Mo Fan wants to achieve by giving up the Shadow Beast, our hope of taking the Shadow Beast is very high. Since Wang Liting formed a group with other people, then we don't need to be polite, either."
"Do we make our move now?" Hai Dafu asked, considering their options.
"Don't be in a hurry. We, the Summoning Element, possess a great advantage in a fight between Primary Magicians. However, once we reach the Intermediate level, it would be hard to say," Zheng Bingxiao said.
"Oh."
Wang Liting and his squad would definitely pay for their impulse of rushing out first!
Even though the Bone Corpse Demon was powerful, it was still unable to dodge when it faced off against so many Intermediate Magicians shooting spells at it.
Furthermore, there were many people who had joined together in attacking it!
Perhaps not everyone would genuinely try to take each other's lives, but people like Wang Liting, who possessed a powerful Summoned creature, needed to be gotten rid of.
When the Bone Corpse Demon was locked down by an Intermediate Senior student, a sudden Thunderbolt came down from the sky and struck the Bone Corpse Demon mercilessly.
Thunderbolt was the ability with the most frightening energy at the Intermediate level. After the Bone Corpse Demon lost its ability to dodge, its posture was extremely weak. The overpowering Thunderbolt directly smashed the Bone Corpse Demon to pieces!
Chunks of blood and the feathers mixed together as they sprayed in every direction. Wang Liting's face turned pale as he stood there, as though the lightning had smashed into his brain.
Wang Liting's four squad members clearly did not have enough strength. After suffering from waves of attacks, they no longer had any thoughts of being arrogant as they pulled the completely dumbfounded Wang Liting out of the place!
"Hmph, he was truly overestimating his capabilities! He dares to contend against us, the Lightning Hat Squad, with just that little ability… I presume everyone knows what kind of person I, Guan Yi, am! If you don't want to fall into a desolate place, then you better obediently give way to me! In the future, if you ever get bullied by someone in the outside world, I will fight for your justice, seeing as we are all classmates!" Guan Yi took the lead, working with his four squad members to take control of the Shadow Beast!
He had cast the Thunderbolt that had destroyed the Bone Corpse Demon just now.
Guan Yi's Thunderbolt was indeed tyrannical. For a moment, not a single person dared to make their move. There were a few people who were affected by what he said, and hurriedly gave way to him.
Guan Yi's reputation wasn't small, either. He was the most outstanding student of the great Element of Lightning, and one of the most influential figures of that school!
It was said that he already had the ability to enter the Main Campus. The only reason he never stepped into the Intermediate level was because he wanted to receive the reward. He was more clear than anyone on the importance of the Three Step Pagoda!
Someone who pinched his throat in the crowd yelled out, "You're really acting tough! I haven't been very pleased with you for a while! Everyone, let's go! Let's get rid of this tyrannical guy who ran away from the Main Campus to the Azure campus!"
This voice seemed to be from a man. He most likely did that in order to deceive everyone.
"Violent Wave, Banishment!"
As his voice came out, another mighty voice was heard. Just when the people were guessing who was being so audacious, they saw the water by the pond immediately gather in mid-air!
