Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 93: Main School Assessment, Hunting the Siren
Qin Xiaonan nodded.

A hint of surprise flashed across Mu Nujiao's eyes, and then she parted her red lips and congratulated, "Congratulations."

Among these families in Magic City, Mu Nujiao is also one of the best.
But after seeing Qin Xiaonan and Lan Xi, the brother and sister, he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

"It's true that there are always people better than you." She said to herself in her heart.

But Mu Nujiao is a competitive person, with a spirit of never giving up.

This feeling of failure, far from crushing her, instead transformed into pure motivation. She secretly resolved to work even harder on her cultivation.

A few days later, the Qing Campus of Mingzhu Academy began the assessment to enter the main campus.

Dean Xiao came up to speak as usual.

"Classmates," Dean Xiao's voice was clearly transmitted throughout the playground through the magic of amplification, "From the freshman meeting to today, I have watched you grow step by step, which makes me feel sincerely gratified." His eyes swept across every young face in the audience.

"This year, the academy has expanded its enrollment, welcoming many talented, hardworking, and studious young people. You are the future of the Magic City's magic world." At this point, Dean Xiao's tone suddenly turned serious. "I'm sure everyone still remembers the Siren attack that hit Magic City not long ago."

A murmur erupted from the audience. Many students' expressions grew solemn, the memory of the disaster still fresh in their minds.

"Some may think that defending against demons is the duty of military mages and has nothing to do with mid-level mages like you." Dean Xiao's voice suddenly rose. "But I must remind you, as I said on the first day of school - if you just want to be a magician enjoying a high-quality life, then Mingzhu Academy is not the place for you!"

A solemn silence fell over the whole place.

"During that crisis, the seniors from the main campus joined the battle without hesitation." Dean Xiao's gaze became profound, as if he saw the scene of that day again. "As magicians, it is our mission to fight against the invasion of demons. Therefore, the content of this main campus assessment is to hunt sea monsters!"

When the Mermaid Queen attacked the Magic City, a large number of sea monsters mixed into the Huangpu River. When the crisis broke out, Dean Xiao was stationed at the estuary.

Afterwards, most of the sea monsters in the river were cleared out, but now there are still some remaining monsters, which are trapped by Dean Xiao's water formation.

This assessment is to let the students form teams independently to hunt down these remaining sea monsters.

Only a wizard who dares to face demons is a true wizard. Arena competitions between students are simply not enough.

The pressure from monsters is very great. Some wizards who usually perform well cannot even cast complete magic when facing real monsters. Therefore, this level is necessary. This is a lesson learned through blood.

After Dean Xiao explained the rules clearly, the entire playground suddenly became lively.

The students, some excited and some nervous, began discussing their team formation plans, and the air was filled with tension and anticipation. This assessment was the true litmus test.

Qin Xiaonan was listening below with some surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that the invasion of sea monsters caused by Lan Xi would change the outcome of this assessment.

It is no longer about capturing shadow beasts, but the more dangerous and direct hunting of sirens.

The large-scale invasion of the sirens made Dean Xiao realize the shortcomings of these students, so he made this decision after discussing all aspects.

After hearing these rules, some students began to feel timid. This was a real demon, and it was really life-threatening.

Dean Xiao then raised his hand and drew a deep blue water pattern in the air. The magical projection immediately unfolded into a three-dimensional water map. A small area of ​​the Huangpu River was divided into regular areas by six dazzling magical barriers.

"The assessment area has been divided into six independent zones using a formation." He tapped his fingertips, and different ripples appeared in each zone. "You will need to explore the types of sea monsters lurking in each zone on your own—this is your first lesson in actual combat." "You are free to form teams, but each team cannot exceed ten people."

"As long as you enter and hunt any sea monster, you will receive a reward from the academy. Each area has a special sea monster. The team that successfully hunts it will be qualified to enter the Three-Step Pagoda for training."

The college is really generous this time, and the rewards are several times richer than in previous years.

Hearing this, there was another uproar below.

One student discussed, "Dean Xiao requires a team of ten, and the rewards are generous, so the target monster is likely a War General-level sea monster."

"A sea monster of the same level is generally three times more powerful in the water than a monster on land."

"The most troublesome thing is the lack of information. The academy deliberately does not disclose the types and numbers of the sirens."

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"Three-step tower?" Qin Xiaonan, who had just benefited from it and broke through to a higher level, had his eyes lit up. The Three-step tower was indeed of great benefit to the practice of magic stars. It seemed that he had to compete for it.

As for the issue of forming a team, Qin Xiaonan felt that there was no need for it and that he alone was enough.

On the afternoon when the assessment results were announced, Qin Xiaonan came to the first area alone. There were many students observing the situation, but no team had taken the initiative to go in.

They are all waiting, waiting for someone to find out some information before taking action.

Qin Xiaonan didn't think too much and walked in alone.

"Who is that? Going in alone?"

"It seems to be Qin Xiaonan, the Qin Xiaonan who teamed up with Mu Nujiao to kill the Scale-Skinned Demon Mother not long ago."

"Tsk, the sirens are different from the monsters on land. If someone like him rushes in recklessly, he will probably be in great danger."

When Qin Xiaonan stepped into the water, a circle of silver-blue ripples appeared under his feet.
Countless stars emerged from the void and intertwined into a three-foot square "star field" under his feet, reflecting the turbid river water like a liquid galaxy.

This is Soraka's galactic power.

When Soraka performed it herself, "One Finger Draws the Milky Way" instantly made the galaxy fall, and it was an ocean sorcery that could intimidate the Mermaid Queen. But now when Qin Xiaonan performed it, it could only be regarded as the ability to walk on the water. There was a world of difference.

However, under the starlight, Qin Xiaonan could clearly see the shadows cruising underwater - these sirens seemed to be particularly sensitive to the power of the galaxy.

Qin Xiaonan's eyes flashed with silver light, and the galaxy path shone with ripples of light. Under the shining starlight, the scene within a range of thirty meters underwater was clearly visible.

Ten twisted shadows were swimming beneath the water's surface.

Leading the group was a dark blue jellyfish with an umbrella-shaped body more than three meters in diameter and its tentacles flickering with dangerous fluorescence.

As the starlight swept over, its translucent body revealed the remains of fish that had not been fully digested, as well as nine other scaly-armored sirens.

(End of this chapter)