Big Devil: Starting from refining flying zombies

"A recommendation letter for the trial? I am qualified to write one for you, but isn't it a little too early for you? There has never been an example of a first-year student participating in the trial in the history of the academy. I think you should reconsider it."

Scamander looked hesitant. The wilderness was full of dangers that were sometimes unpredictable. If one lacked experience in dealing with them, it would be easy to fail to demonstrate one's true strength and end up with one's head and body separated.

Although Neltharion's strength on paper has indeed reached the level of a second-level wizard.

This is stronger than many of the senior students who participated in the trial.

But what he is showing more now is his academic attainments, which are two completely different concepts from actual combat.

Generally speaking, combat courses at the Titanium Wizarding Academy will not be taken until at least the fourth year.

This is why fourth-year students are called seniors, and first- to third-year students are classified as freshmen.

"Teacher Scamander, you may not know that my mother is the third-level wizard Sylphy. She was an outstanding graduate of the Magic Shaping Department."

"I received her careful guidance in the days before I entered the academy."

"Every winter, we go into the Misty Forest in the north of the Kingdom of Eton to hunt dangerous monsters."

"So I am not unfamiliar with fighting and surviving in the wilderness. To me, it is just another laboratory."

Neltharion raised his hand, and purple energy intertwined in front of him, forming six hexagonal crystal walls that were pieced together.

This is a second-level defensive witchcraft floating barrier.

It can gather and disperse around the wizard on its own, blocking physical kinetic energy and energy impacts. It has strong defense and mobility.

It can be said that once this witchcraft is successfully released.

Melee transcendents like the Great Knight of Glory are almost in despair.

Before they can break the turtle shell, the subsequent attacking witchcraft will tear its body apart first.

However, correspondingly, the difficulty of casting Floating Barrier is also one of the highest among the second-level witchcraft.

Many second-level wizards need to spend at least five breaths to guide this huge witchcraft model.

And you must concentrate fully during this process, otherwise it will easily lead to spell failure.

Therefore, in most cases, the only option is to put a layer of floating barrier on yourself and your teammates during the pre-battle preparations.

But Neltharion released it with just a gesture.

He compressed the guiding process of the witchcraft model to a level comparable to instantaneous. It was obvious that he was not bragging and he was indeed proficient in combat witchcraft.

It can be said that with this skill alone, Neltharion is enough to become an excellent combat wizard, allowing him to have a very high survival rate whether in war or wilderness adventures.

Scamander then tried several more times, and after confirming that Neltharion's on-the-spot reaction was indeed enough to quickly release defensive magic in any situation, he finally slowed down his tone and said thoughtfully:
"Well, you succeeded in convincing me!"

"Trials can indeed stimulate the growth of spiritual power and inspire academic inspiration. They are also a way for many students to gain opportunities."

"Since you insist on participating in the senior trials, I will write a letter of recommendation to the school later!"

"Thank you, mentor!" A hint of joy appeared on Neltharion's face. He placed his hand on his chest to thank Scamander solemnly, and then, as the latter waved his hand helplessly, he left the final exam venue carrying the Heterochromatic Crow.

More than half a month passed like this, and just when Neltharion suspected that the hospital was reluctant to let him, their beloved baby, take risks and coldly treated his trial application, good news came.

In an eighth-grade trial team of the Titanium Wizard Academy, one student's body was severely deformed when he attempted to transform his own bloodline. His sanity dropped to zero and he turned into a monster. He was cleared out by the academy instructor, so there was a vacancy in the trial team.

Neltharion seized the opportunity and visited several mentors who had influence in the academy to write letters of recommendation. After such an overwhelming response, he finally got the spot in the eighth grade trial.

"It seems that the golden signboard of genius wizard is still useful. As long as they are not those mentors with particularly twisted and weird personalities, they are willing to give me face."

"Moreover, the eighth grade trial missions are generally not that dangerous, which is probably an important reason why the school approved the application."

Neltharion thought to himself that he had indeed benefited greatly from his talent in the academy. If he were an ordinary freshman, he would most likely not even be able to meet his tutor, let alone ask for a letter of recommendation.

Soon, a few days later, according to the requirements of the trial mission, Neltharion came to the "helipad" outside the academy, which was a rock platform, and met up with other members of the trial team.

When he packed his bags and arrived at the destination, a flying magical device that looked like a small garden house was already parked on the rock platform. This big guy was obviously not from the same witchcraft school as Placido's mechanical airship.

Mechanical airships make more use of alchemical mechanical witchcraft, while this garden building uses rune arrays engraved on the foundation to release magic energy as its main driving force.

Ouch——

However, just as Neltharion approached the garden building, the house suddenly came alive.

The two windows on the second floor of the house turned into a pair of empty and dull blood-red eyes, and the double-opening bronze door turned into a bloody mouth with jagged teeth, and let out a bloody howl at him.

This scene was extremely frightening and terrifying. If it were a timid person, he would have been so scared that he would fall to the ground with tears streaming down his face.

"Knowledge and magic that can give matter active changes? Looks very interesting."

At this moment, Neltharion's red hair was swaying constantly in the strong wind caused by the house monster.

But his eyes did not blink, and he was not at all scared by the fangs and sharp teeth so close to him.

Instead, he looked at the witchcraft structure of this big guy with great interest.

Bang!
When the wizard who was controlling the house monster behind the scenes saw this scene, he also cancelled the activation state of the house. The small garden house immediately returned to its original state in a cloud of smoke.

Immediately afterwards, a group of five people, three men and two women, walked out leisurely from the main door of the small building.

One of them, a handsome young wizard with a meticulously groomed hairdo, applauded calmly while speaking to his other companions:

"Good news everyone. Neltharion, who is famous in the academy, seems to have some courage."

"It seems that he is not just a boring nerd as we guessed. He may not be too much of a burden to us in the next trial mission."

"Of course, this judgment may not be accurate. He may have been frightened."

At this moment, another tall young wizard wearing a monocle took over the conversation and said jokingly:
"Eck, don't do this. The dean has specifically instructed us to take good care of this talented junior. If he gets hurt in the slightest, you'll lose your credits and end up having to delay your promotion to the ninth grade!"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only the young wizard named Ek, but even the other three senior students frowned unconsciously and looked at Neltharion with a look of implicit scrutiny.

Neltharion understood instantly. It seemed that the academy really valued his qualifications, so ensuring his survival should be one of the scoring criteria for this trial mission.

This is of course unfair to the other members of the trial team.

It was bad enough to accidentally add a relatively unfamiliar first-year student to a good team, and in a sense, I had to act as a babysitter for him. This kind of thing would make anyone feel uncomfortable.

In addition, Ek and the tall young man who added fuel to the fire were both second-level wizards.

They were at the same level as Neltharion, so they were not too afraid and expressed their displeasure without much scruples.

Neltharion was just a teenager. Faced with such slightly provocative words, he instinctively felt a little angry and immediately wanted to do something to prove himself.

But then I realized that this urge to prove myself was meaningless.

The other members of the trial team are dissatisfied because their interests have been harmed. Unless Neltharion can convince the academy to change the scoring rules, it will only further intensify the conflict.

Of course, Neltharion had no motive, and there was no need for him to go to such great lengths to do so.

Perhaps doing so could gain some favor from the cheap teammates in front of him, but the favor of these people was actually of no use to Neltharion.

Who would pay special attention to a few slow-moving passers-by they encounter on the road while striding forward?

It's not like he really needs the protection of these cheap teammates.

"You don't have to worry. In the next mission, even if I can't guarantee to make outstanding contributions to the team, I don't think I will need any extra care from you."

Neltharion stated the facts calmly, not caring whether the five people on the opposite side believed it or not.

Then everyone laughed and interacted with each other.

Neltharion also learned the names of the five people, namely Ek, Onandi, Heman, Ian and Shamira.

Among them, Onandi is the tall young man wearing a monocle, and the previous very interesting revitalized house was his work.

But the flying magic weapon in the Garden Tower does not belong to these five people, but to a third-level wizard who leads the team.

"Very good, it seems that you have already had contact in advance. A good team atmosphere is one of the guarantees for the success of the trial mission. Let's set off without further delay!"

About half an hour later, the team leader finally arrived.

This is a witch who wears a purple wide-brimmed hat, has a snake-like face and heavy makeup. Her name is Bettina, and she is proficient in magical shaping witchcraft.

Neltharion and others entered the small garden building and each chose a room to stay in.

Bettina piloted the garden building high into the sky and flew towards a place in the west of the Blood Spirit Continent.

Since they were not familiar with each other, Neltharion and the other cheap teammates did not talk along the way.

He just practiced meditation alone in the room, or made some slight improvements to his witchcraft pet, the Heterochromatic Crow.

Ten days later, they arrived at the trial site.

This is a dangerous place called the "Howling Abyss" by the wizarding world of the Blood Spirit Continent. Mortals are forbidden to enter, and it is filled with energy radiation.

From the outside, it looks like a large rift valley that is thousands of miles long.

It was vaguely like something fell from the sky, tearing the ground apart, and leaving traces.

However, the extraordinary energy of the Howling Abyss is somewhat special. Wisps of black energy smoke like a poisonous barrier rise from the cracks in the rift.

It is said that a drastic change took place here thousands of years ago, causing magic potions, monsters, etc. to undergo varying degrees of alienation.

And for wizards, change is good.

Some of these alienated magic potions and monsters have grown special organs and tissues, or have developed unique medicinal effects, etc. In short, they are quite worth studying.

This is an eighth-grade trial team organized by the Titanium Wizard Academy.

The mission objective is to obtain at least seven illustrations of alienated objects from the Howling Abyss that have not been included in the academy.

These illustrations of alienated objects can be magic potions, unique minerals, organs and tissues of magical beasts, etc. The range is quite wide.

But it’s not easy to find one that meets the requirements, it’s a bit of a face-dependent thing.

During this process, the trial team will inevitably have to deal with the dangerous environment of the Howling Abyss, highly toxic potions, and dangerous monsters.

As the team mentor, Bettina will not act rashly. Every time she acts, the evaluation of the trial mission will be lowered.

This mechanism ensures that while the casualties among trainees are minimized, the training effect can also be achieved.

"Hey, the aura here is a little familiar. It seems to be... the result of the infection of the power of law!"

Just as Neltharion and the rest of the team stepped into the Howling Abyss and began to explore the depths.

Behind him, the Phantom Blood Demon suddenly appeared in the air for a moment.

Liang Xiao's true will sensed the fluctuations of the energy aura around him, and combined with the historical background here, he quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter.

The Blood Spirit Continent once suffered an attack from a void god.

This caused a repairable crack to appear in the world barrier, and it was through this opportunity that the snake ring fell into the Kingdom of Eaton.

But it is clear that the influence of the Void God goes beyond this.

Part of its power of laws still invaded this world, but was assimilated by the world and evolved into the Howling Abyss.

At the same time, on the other side, Neltharion also rarely took out the wand prepared for him by Sylphy and stood on guard.

It is said that there are third-level monsters in the Howling Abyss, and wizards have even found traces of suspected fourth-level monsters in the depths.

A magic wand is to a wizard what a sword is to a knight.

Not only can it seal one or two life-saving witchcrafts in advance, but it can also speed up the speed of guiding the witchcraft model, significantly improving the combat capability.

"Our good luck has come! I found a big one. Its shape is somewhat similar to that of an earth worm, but it is also somewhat different. It is definitely a rare alien species!"

Half a day after entering the Howling Abyss, Ek, who was proficient in detection witchcraft, had a large group of hideous tentacles that looked like black seaweed and sticky roundworms crawling out of his left ear.

This is a second-level witchcraft of symbiosis with magic worms. It transforms the cochlea into the residence of magic worms, thereby gaining some unimaginable super hearing. This super hearing can even sense the target's color and object shape, and the effect is very powerful.

At this time, the tentacles of the magic insects trembled twice in the air. I don't know what message they received, but Ek suddenly shouted in surprise, then took out his magic wand and bombarded a mountain wall nearby. (End of this chapter)