Chapter 21. A thunderbolt strikes, the white sun rises.
"It seems there are other mages fighting. Should we join them?" Zhang Xiaohou said to the crowd from his high vantage point.
"They don't have time to worry about us either, let's keep going," Mo Fan said, shaking his head.
Zhang Xiaohou paused slightly, and just as he was about to get down, he suddenly saw a huge, ferocious wolf's head slowly emerge from a flat building. The barbed, tooth-like bones on that head were so conspicuous!
Zhang Xiaohou immediately covered his and Zhang Yinglu's mouths, while constantly giving Mo Fan meaningful glances.
Mo Fan immediately ordered his men to quickly hide in a corner. Soon, the others also noticed a giant demonic wolf. For a moment, no one dared to breathe, their faces filled with astonishment and fear.
"Whew~~~~~~~~"
A breath was exhaled from not far away, and a chaotic gust of air swirled around the ground.
"Thump!!!"
"Thump!!!"
Heavy footsteps echoed, and with each step forward, the buildings could be felt to vibrate noticeably.
Fortunately, the other party did not notice them and then walked away.
The shaking footsteps in the street gradually faded away, and the frozen expressions of the vanguard squad members finally relaxed.
My heart started pounding wildly, and I couldn't stop it.
No one knew how far the creature had gone, and the group remained rooted to the spot, too shaken to move forward even an inch.
"Who...who the hell can tell me what...what is that?!" Wang Sanpang asked, his mouth trembling as he gazed at the receding head.
Zhang Xiaohou almost collapsed to the ground, his legs trembling.
As for Zhang Yinglu, having experienced a life-or-death situation, she wasn't so scared that she wet her pants.
"It's...it's a warrior-level demon, the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf, also known as the Bone-Spiked Ferocious Wolf. Its three eyes have a field of vision of almost 270 degrees, its body is as solid as steel, and its sharp bone spikes are simply a nightmare-level demon for us," Xue Musheng said in a very deep voice.
Even for a teacher like him, facing a Bone-Spiked Ferocious Wolf of the Warrior General level, there was only one outcome: death.
The rest of the journey was relatively safe. Although they encountered a demonic wolf once, thanks to Mo Fan's paralysis and Mu Bai's ice seal, they managed to kill the two lone demonic wolves they encountered without any real danger.
"Almost there, almost there! Great! Can you see that barrier light screen that's as tall as the city wall? It's right there!" Zhang Xiaohou said excitedly to everyone, standing on the telephone pole.
This three-kilometer-long deadly route was indeed too difficult for these magic students who had not yet graduated. Now that they were about to reach the safe zone, they were naturally overjoyed.
"Don't let your guard down, there are still more than 600 meters to go," Mo Fan said.
The group continued onward, and ahead lay a stinking moat.
The river is not very wide, and willow trees are planted on both sides. The rows of sunshade cafes that used to be there are no longer so bourgeois and charming, but are now a mess.
There were one or two giant-eyed orangutans in the stinking river water, but fortunately they didn't linger and swam away into the distance.
Just after they crossed the bridge, a dark blue wolf-shaped creature suddenly appeared before them.
Unlike the one-eyed wolf, which was semi-upright, this dark blue creature was on all fours, with the hair on the back of its head sticking up all the way to its neck and shoulders, making it distinctly different from the ferocious one-eyed wolf that everyone had seen.
Everyone was initially startled, but when they looked closely and discovered that a man was sitting on the back of the ferocious wolf, joyful smiles instantly bloomed on their faces, and the students were even more excited.
Because this is Master Wei, the White Sun Instructor of the Wei faction.
But when they were eager to get closer, Mo Fan reached out and blocked their way.
The group looked on in confusion, completely baffled by Mo Fan's actions. Bai Yang was also taken aback.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
While stopping the crowd, Mo Fan decisively used the Book of Star Charts.
Knowing full well that this person was a lackey of the Holy See, he naturally wouldn't utter a single unnecessary word.
Wait for him to slip up on his own?
That would undoubtedly be an extremely foolish act.
"Mo Fan, what are you doing?" Xue Musheng asked, puzzled.
After a brief moment of surprise, Bai Yang quickly sensed the intense fluctuations of the lightning element!
He was surprised, wondering how this kid had noticed him, but at this moment, striking first was the best strategy.
"Youlang Beast, tear him apart!!" Bai Yang roared angrily.
After all, Mo Fan had killed one of his Ghost Wolf Beasts. How could he not seek revenge for both the old and new grudges?
"Bai Yang, what are you doing?!" Xue Musheng was completely dumbfounded.
First, Mo Fan blocked everyone from passing by, and now Master Wei Bai Yang has actually ordered the Nether Wolf Beast to attack.
Although he shouldn't have gotten involved, Mo Fan was, after all, a student, and it was Mo Fan who had saved his life along the way. As a teacher, he naturally couldn't stand idly by.
Just as Xue Musheng stood in front of Mo Fan, preparing to unleash light magic, a powerful aura surged forth from behind.
"Thunderbolt - Top-Down!"
Thunder, the first of the elements.
Even at the beginner level, the skill is incredibly powerful, equivalent to three skills combined, and extremely ferocious.
Even at the intermediate level, lightning remains the most violent and domineering element!
Mo Fan used the Book of Star Charts and pointed his hand towards the sky!
In the sky, a purple bolt of lightning suddenly cleaved space in two, its thick purple body emitting a sharp cry as it hurtled towards Bai Yang, who was standing still.
This bolt of lightning came incredibly fast, a true bolt from the blue.
As the thunderous impact struck, the earth around Baiyang suddenly sank and shattered!
Standing beneath the crashing lightning, Bai Yang's eyes widened in disbelief. He could feel his entire body deforming...
"Boom!!!!"
With a deafening explosion, Bai Yang, whose face had been contorted with rage just moments before, exploded and died instantly under the violent force of the thunderbolt, his blood splattering out in a shocking display.
The thunderbolt was so fast that Bai Yang's death wasn't even that disgusting.
The lightning disintegrated his limbs into extremely fine fragments, making them look more like countless red water droplets collapsing, leaving no trace of his ferocious appearance!
A mid-level lightning spell, without any warning.
By the time Bai Yang realized it, it was too late.
Fingers, lightning strikes!
Simple and straightforward!
Don't even mention that Bai Yang doesn't have any defensive magical artifacts; even if he did, they would only be some low-level magical artifacts.
However, what use are basic magical tools when facing intermediate-level magic?
The moment Bai Yang was blasted to death, the ghost wolf beast that was about to rush towards Mo Fan vanished instantly, and the black beast demons that had appeared all around turned into a pile of stinking, filthy things...
Only then did the others finally see those hideous creatures!
"Mo Fan, you killed Instructor Bai Yang?!"
The group was completely baffled by what they were seeing; it was like something out of a TV drama.
"Is that Instructor Bai Yang, the Black Beast Demon? Is he from the Holy See?" Mu Bai suddenly spoke up at that moment.
Although Mu Bai disliked Mo Fan, he could still distinguish right from wrong when it came to matters of principle. Moreover, it was undeniable that even his performance as a scion of a prominent family in Bo City was far inferior to Mo Fan's.
Those hideous creatures vanished immediately after Bai Yang's death. Clearly, they were closely related to Bai Yang.
Therefore
Mo Fan didn't actually kill a sorcerer named Wei, but rather a spy within the Holy See in Wei's faction!
However, Mu Bai didn't understand how Mo Fan could have figured it out.